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Are you looking to trade? If your answer is “yes”, then the RotoBaller.com Buy/Sell Weekly Article is where to some players of the week to Sell High and a few players to Buy Low. You trade for one of two reasons: You need a shortstop, have an extra third baseman and someone has as extra shortstop. You […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups Review
RotoBaller writer Chris Lacey highlights a handful of players on most of your waiver wires to keep track of. You can find many of these players and recommendations, along with many more, in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Pickups List. STANDARD MIXED-LEAGUE VIABLE PICKUPS Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez is a great power hitter for the Pirates, and that is […]
Full Story »Matt Adams (1B, STL)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Matt Holliday left today's game with a hamstring injury. It looks like he's going to miss some time, and possibly hit the DL, which should open up regular playing time and ABs for Matt Adams. Adams has been great this year in limited ABs, rocking a studly stat […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis July 11: Big Papi is Ballin
Big Papi Takes Big Honors David Ortiz has been a staple in the Boston Red Sox lineup since 2003 when he was acquired from the Minnesota Twins. Ortiz has never been regarded as a defensive asset, but everyone knows how crucial he’s been when wielding the lumber. Coming into Wednesday’s game with the Mariners, […]
Full Story »Lonnie Chisenhall (3B, CLE)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: The former Top 25 prospect struggled to open the season for the Indians, which resulted in a demotion to their Triple A affiliate. Chisenhall must have taken that demotion to heart, because in 27 minor league games he hit .390 with 6 HRs and 27 RBIs. The Indians […]
Full Story »Wei-Yin Chen (SP, BAL)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first start back after a two month DL stint, Chen tossed 7 solid IP while only allowing 6 baserunners and 1 ER. He had only 4 Ks, but he relies on control more than punchout stuff. Chen has a 2.81 ERA and 1.16 WHIP on the […]
Full Story »Jacob Turner (SP, MIA)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: If you like low-K pitchers who rely on putting balls in play to get outs and pitch for bad offenses, then Turner is your guy! I jest, but Turner has actually been very solid, as evidenced by his 2.33 ERA and 1.11 WHIP on the year. His 35 […]
Full Story »Ivan Nova (SP, NYY)
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: After throwing a complete game, Nova spun another gem, going 8 strong with a 6:2 K:BB ratio, allowing just 5 hits and 1 ER en route to the W as the Yanks trounced the Royals. Nova is showing great control and great swing and miss stuff since returning from the […]
Full Story »Felix Doubrount (SP, BOS)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Doubrount is on a hell of a run right now. Over is past 5 starts, he has gone 33 IP with 25 Ks and 2 Ws, while only allowing 7 ER and 33 baserunners for a WHIP of 1.00. He has been remarkably consistent by not allowing more […]
Full Story »Danny Salazar (SP, CLE)
BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: The Tribe's #8 organizational prospect according to MLB.com makes his major league debut today after posting solid numbers across AA and AAA this season. The 23 year old has decent strikeout potential after fanning 100 batters in 76 IP (17 starts). See how he fares today against TOR before taking […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (July 11, 2013)
I'm trying out something different for today. Below, you will find a list of pitchers with some horrible splits relevant to the situations they find themselves in tonight. Any one of these guys could be a prime target for a mini-stack, but I cherry-picked from the possibilities to come up with a few really strong options […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Base (July Update)
The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the third base rankings we initially published in April and have updated in May and June. All […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis July 10: Beltre Belting Bombs
Beltre snubbed; Belts Bombs Adrian Beltre is probably the most glaring All-Star snub of 2013. With Miguel Cabrera at third base, Beltre, a future Hall-of-Famer, had no shot of being the leading vote-getter at the position. What surprised me was the willingness of the masses to vote for Manny Machado over Beltre. Call me old […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (July 10, 2013)
What kind of getaway day is this?! It's certainly not a normal Wednesday, with only a handful of day games, so I am going to ignore them altogether for our purposes (OK fine, I’ll throw one play in there for you hardcore Ballers!) . I'm more confident than usual in my picks today, so go big or go home boys and girls! As […]
Full Story »Alfonso Soriano (OF, CHC)
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: You’d be hard-pressed to find a hotter hitter than Soriano, who has put up a .296/.301/.676 triple-slash over the past three weeks and has slugged 12 HR since the start of May. His 10/77 BB/K ratio is hideous, but we’ve grown accustomed to that over the years; what potential owners […]
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