BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 62% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Considering how thin the middle infield position is across the board, up LeMahieu is nearly a no-brainer. According to Yahoo! statistics, LeMahieu is ranked 52nd of all players and fifth of all second basemen. That’s where his true value lies. Sure, he is going to […]
Full Story »John Axford (RP, COL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 62% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: John Axford has been an incredible story for the baseball world in 2015. After three consecutive years of struggles, Axford finally found a home in Colorado and has run away with the closers’ role. Axford has 11 saves already on the year, matching his total […]
Full Story »Williams Perez (SP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Monitor in 12+ Team Leagues / Add in NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Perez came onto the scene with some pretty strong outings. He probably looked extremely tantalizing when he pitched 6 innings of one run ball against the Dodgers a few weeks ago. He struck out seven in the game […]
Full Story »Eduardo Rodriguez (SP, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 67% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Boston Red Sox have battled pitching woes throughout this season and they finally decided to pull the trigger on Eduardo Rodriguez to help alleviate those problems. Rodriguez had started 100 games with over 500 IP in the minors and has the […]
Full Story »Jesse Hahn (SP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: When the Oakland A's acquired Jesse Hahn from the San Diego Padres in exchange for Derek Norris they were expecting a franchise stabilizing move to their rotation. Hahn had been a diamond in the rough in the minor leagues for San Diego […]
Full Story »Adam Eaton (OF, CHW) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The potential has over shadowed the production of Adam Eaton and has unfortunately carried over into Chicago--- at least that has been the case in the short term. Eaton has the talent to be a lethal leadoff hitter. He simply has to […]
Full Story »Joe Panik (2B, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Joe Panik and his fantasy owners are really enjoying his second season in San Francisco. The 24-year-old is perhaps one of the more gifted second basemen in the majors, and he's got a .318/.384/.469 slash line in 56 games this season to […]
Full Story »Leonys Martin (OF, TEX) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 52% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: After back to back solid years of fantasy production, Leonys Martin has struggled to get things going in 2015. The Rangers center-fielder has hit a measly slash line of .243/.281/.343 with only 20 runs scored and 10 stolen bases. As expected, Martin […]
Full Story »A.J. Pierzynski (CA, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep, Two-Catcher Leagues Ownership: 20% of FleaFlicker Leagues ANALYSIS: A.J. Pierzynski is currently riding a five game hitting streak that has brought his season slash line to .273/.316/.430. He had a modest May after hitting .442/.442/.689 in April, but looks to be picking back up for June. He should be around a .710 OPS catcher with […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 6/10/15
Plenty of opportunity today for some tinkering of lineups. There is a lack of pitching in the early games that could lead to some unique lineups in most games. Hitting will most likely be cheap and finding the right starter may be a chore. The night games offer more stability as the good starting pitchers […]
Full Story »C.J. Anderson's Draft Value in 2015: Why He's Your Guy in Denver
Montee Ball was a borderline 1st round pick in almost every draft last year. To the dismay of hundreds of thousands of fantasy owners, he stunk and got injured halfway through the year. His backups (Ronnie Hillman, Juwan Thompson and most importantly C.J. Anderson) outperformed him in almost every statistical category. Anderson became one of […]
Full Story »Ortiz, Semien, Pederson, Aoki: Buy And Sell Hitters for Fantasy Baseball Week 10
It's Week 10. 50 MLB games have been played and it's becoming harder and harder to trick fellow owners into stupid trades. But, it's not necessarily impossible. Follow our advice at RotoBaller and you can be the proud owner of a new player for a cheap price. Plus, with your savvy trades, you can make […]
Full Story »Verlander To Make Season Debut Saturday
Justin Verlander will make his season debut on the mound Saturday for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Indians, according to the Detroit Free Press. The former AL MVP and Cy Young winner has been dealing with a triceps injury that forced him out of Spring Training and caused him to not pitch yet in […]
Full Story »Doug Fister Returns To Nationals Rotation Next Week
Doug Fister will make one more rehab start Friday with Double-A Harrisburg before returning to the Washington Nationals starting rotation, according to CSNWashington.com. The 31-year-old right-hander will join an injury-plagued rotation possibly next week after start on Friday. Fister will make a rehab start for Harrisburg on Friday, expected to go up to 75 pitches. […]
Full Story »Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Prospects from Week 9
This season has seen a lot of baseball’s top prospects get the call to the majors. Names like Carlos Rodon, Kris Bryant, Addison Russell, and now Carlos Correa. Who knows which prospects will be next? Byron Buxton, Corey Seager, Steve Matz. Who knows. The following are minor league hitters who have been very productive this […]
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