Cuban Missile Crisis For the second time this week, the “Cuban Connection” of A’s sophomore Yoenis Cespedes and Dodgers' rookie Yasiel Puig homered on the same day, after both registered two-homer games on Tuesday. On Thursday, Cespedes would expel two more balls into the seats, both solo shots, leading to another A’s win. Cespedes’s two […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 10 Closer Update
Yeoman’s Work In Week 10, I am going to take another trip around the MLB and dig deeper into some more bullpens and their so-called “closers.” As savvy veteran fantasy owners, we get very upset when our closer (or any closer, really) blows a save. How can a starting pitcher throw 7-8 scoreless innings only […]
Full Story »Real Talk Raph's Riches: Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (June 6, 2013)
We have switched things up a little bit in our Daily League column. Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys. There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded... the idea here is to give you some […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Analysis: The Big Story of Week 10 - Ryan Dirty
Ryan’ Dirty By now we have all heard about the Biogenesis story, so I will not bore you with a 60 Minutes version. We are fantasy baseball managers, not baseball purists pontificating on the future of the game. With that said, let’s talk about the biggest name in the Bad Boys Club: Mr. “I Did Nothing […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 6: Teheran Turns off the Bats
Teheran Turns off the Bats Julio Teheran pitched masterfully. Teheran held a no-hitter two outs into the eighth inning when Brandon Inge hit a pinch-hit single. Teheran stayed ahead in the count all game and set a second consecutive career-high with 11 K (besting his previous start's 9 K) over 7.2 IP. He threw 79 […]
Full Story »RotoBaller Roundtable: General Commentary on the Biogenesis PED Scandal
Anyone who plays fantasy baseball in any format has some skin in the game with regard to the rumored suspensions coming down the pike from Major League Baseball in the wake of the Biogenesis PED investigation. With that in mind, RotoBaller has convened a roundtable discussion to look at some of the questions that these […]
Full Story »RotoBaller Roundtable: Burning Questions about the Fantasy Fallout from the Biogenesis PED Scandal
Anyone who plays fantasy baseball in any format has some skin in the game with regard to the rumored suspensions coming down the pike from Major League Baseball in the wake of the Biogenesis PED investigation. With that in mind, RotoBaller has convened a roundtable discussion to look at some of the questions that these […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 75 (June Update)
At RotoBaller, we know that all you fantasy baseball GMs want more and more all the time: more players to add, drop, watch, trade, buy, sell, forget, etc. We're always doing our best to provide you with top-notch information and high quality fantasy baseball advice and this piece continues our recent June Rankings Updates. This is RotoBaller's top […]
Full Story »RotoBaller Live Chat: Fantasy Baseball Advice (6/5) – Braun, Holliday, Feldman, Straily & More
The following are the transcripts from the RotoBaller Live Chat that took place on June 5th, 2013. RotoBaller staff expert Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe) talks fantasy baseball, waiver wire, and more with RotoBaller.com readers. As always, you can get some LIVE quick hit advice in RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball advice chat room. Let’s win some leagues! 19:29 […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 5: Cuban Defection Connection
Cuban Defection Connection The Athletics and Dodgers each took a considerable risk when signing two raw-talented Cuban defectors in 2012. In March of 2012, the A’s inked YouTube sensation Yoenis Cespedes to a 4-year, $36 million contract. Cespedes would make his major-league debut on March 28 and hit a double in his second at-bat off […]
Full Story »Daily League Fantasy Baseball Lineup Analysis: June 5, 2013
We have switched things up a little bit in our Daily League column. Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys. There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded... the idea here is to give you some […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base (June Update)
The first two months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and we've gotten a good look at which players are off to hot starts and which guys are struggling in the early going. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the coming days, and today, we're revisiting the first base […]
Full Story »Three Fringe Waiver Picks for the Coming Weeks
In this piece, RotoBaller delves deeper into three players who are currently in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Watch List that you should look to own over the next few weeks. These are fringe players, available on the waiver wire in many leagues, who could have an immediate impact on your team. If you invest a roster spot in […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 4: Brown is Dom-o-nating
Brown is Dom-o-nating Domonic Brown continued his torrid stretch of hitting on Monday as he connected for his NL-leading 17th home run. Brown had been juggled up and down in the system by the Phillies over the last two seasons, resulting in inconsistent playing time and never really getting settled. Coming into 2013, even the Phillies […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Second Base (June Update)
The first two months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are complete, and we've gotten a good look at which players are establishing themselves as contributors and which guys are struggling. Every month, RotoBaller will update our original preseason rankings at every position. Today, we're going to look at second basemen, a position where we've seen some significant changes in […]
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