Digging Deeper: Week 6 AL/NL Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome to Week 6! By now, you have a pretty good idea of the type of team that you are working with. Is your squad full of over-performing draft picks and waiver adds that are carrying you to the top of the standings? Are you hanging tight despite waiting for a few key players to […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 6: Buy or Sell?

Due to a combination of harder throwers and hitters focusing on hitting for power, strikeouts are at an all-time high in baseball. For pitchers, this is an ideal trend. The ability to generate swings and misses is the most important skill to possess, as it's the only true way to control what happens after the […]

Week 6 Outfield Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome to May, Rotoballers. Summer is around the corner, and it's time for us to dig deeper into the wire to find players that your competition will overlook to their detriment. While they grasp names, ballers grasp glory. And because we're looking for glory, the training wheels are coming off. No longer is 50% ownership […]

Week 6 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 6! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 6, which […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/6/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It's a nine game main slate this Sunday, and it's an interesting slate at that. There are a couple big time aces on the mound, as well as a some vulnerable starters to target with the bats. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/6/18. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/6/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

What's up guys and welcome to the Sunday FanDuel MLB Breakdown! We have a really nice eight game main slate on FanDuel today. Let's dive in and try to find some diamonds in the rough to help us take down a tournament. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

The Cut List (Week 6): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 6 of the Cut List. This week features standard league viable options who’ve been too cold for too long. All of these players are safe cuts in standard formats. Since I’m here to help, I want to introduce Baseball Savant’s hitting and expected stats leaderboards to those of you who haven’t seen […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week for Week 6

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Champ or Chump: Tyson Ross and Mike Soroka

Few feelings in fantasy baseball are worse than staring at an ugly team ERA and a waiver wire full of question marks. You think you have to do something, but you don't want to compromise your offense to do it or dig a bigger hole with the wrong streamers. In this situation, you need to […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 6

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/5/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 1 pm, so there will be a few players from each slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In this article, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/5/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a busy Saturday on tap for us on this Cinco de Mayo with four slates on DraftKings. All thirty teams are playing today, with the main slate starting at 7 pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/5/18. The lineup picks […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 6

With only a seven-game slate on Monday, the number of streaming starting pitchers is reduced severely. While the player pool is shallow, we are still able to compile three starting pitchers from each level of ownership (under 50 percent and under 25 percent). All ownership percentages are courtesy of Yahoo fantasy baseball. The weather is […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 6

It was nice to see Drew Pomeranz toss a quality start (finally) and prove that he's not a carcass of a former Rockies pitcher like Jhoulys Chacin. This, however, is a disclaimer that some of these buy-low/sell-high candidates may not pan out right away. Or ever. I'm still hoping that as soon as Domingo Santana […]

Mike Foltynewicz Burnt In Second Inning

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz pitched five innings, surrendering nine hits, two walks and six earned runs while striking out four in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Giants. The second inning is where the Giants inflicted damage to Foltynewicz, as all six runs given up by the Braves right-hander were allowed in the second […]

Mike Soroka Confirmed To Start Sunday

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka will start on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. This seemed to be the case after Soroka had a nice MLB debut against the Mets, surrendering just one run, but it is now confirmed the right-hander will take the mound. Soroka is one of the best pitching prospects in […]

Dansby Swanson Placed on Disabled List

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson has been placed on the 10-day disabled list due to inflammation in his left wrist. There is no structural damage, but the wrist was not healing as quick as the team was hoping for. Swanson had a surprising start to the season, registering two homers, 13 RBI and a .289 […]

Nick Markakis Has 10-Game Hitting Streak

It has been a scorching-hot start to the 2018 season for Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis. The 34-year-old Markakis has seen his hitting streak reach 10 games with three hits in the Braves 11-0 win over the Mets. One of those hits was a home run, while he scored three times and drove in three. […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

If you've never played on Draft Daily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this […]

Jose Bautista To Be In Braves Lineup On Friday

Joey Bats is back in baseball, everyone. Atlanta Braves third baseman Jose Bautista is being called up from Triple-A Gwinnett. If he's able to regain some of his form, he could make this Braves lineup even more potent. Wait and see how he does first, but he should be hyped to try to give the […]

Fantasy Reflections: To Stash A Prospect

Several of the game’s top prospects have already been called up, none met with more excitement than Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna. The consensus best player in the minors finally got promoted on April 25 and is hitting .382/.432/.706 through eight games, with two home runs and five doubles already. That kind of production is what inspired […]

Ronald Acuna Goes Deep As Braves Maul Mets

We may all look back in about 15 years at the career arc of Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna and realize how lucky we were to see him at the beginning. Or he could be Jeff Francoeuer, a good but not spectacular player. Acuna is off to a great start, hitting .382, and he clubbed […]

Julio Teheran Carries No-Hitter Into Seventh Inning In Rout

It's an understatement to say that Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran was dealing on Thursday. The righty had a no-hitter until Asdrubal Cabrera broke it up in the seventh inning. Teheran finished that inning and ended his day with no runs, six strikeouts and two walks. His ERA is a respectable 3.65. The Braves […]

Shane Carle Will Be Available on Friday

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Shane Carle (finger) is expected to be available against the San Francisco Giants on Friday. He left Tuesday's relief appearance after experiencing numbness in his right index finger and thumb. He threw off the mound on Thursday and is expected to be available on Friday. He's been fantastic for the Braves […]

Dansby Swanson Not Expected to Play Friday

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (wrist) is expected to remain sidelined for Friday's game versus the San Francisco Giants. Swanson sat out of Thursday's game due to a sore left wrist. He is not expected to be ready by Friday but is worth holding onto, especially in deeper leagues. Swanson has been slumping lately, but […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/3/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a big Thursday on DraftKings today, full of ten games split over four different slates. The 1pm eastern slate is the biggest, with six games, while the main slate at 7pm has four. In this article, I will be recommending players on every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Ottoneu Waiver Wire Report - RotoBaller's Staff League

Ottoneu leagues, available on Fangraphs, are a different beast, and for good reason. Most of the scoring formats are more advanced, there are intense roster requirements and it’s a year-round commitment. It warrants constant monitoring and tinkering to fully optimize your lineup, and the innings restrictions per roster slot certainly force you to make some […]

Preseason Sleepers Yet to Awaken - Hitters

If you are going to win a championship in your fantasy baseball league, you typically need to hit on at least a couple of sleeper selections during your draft. Anyone who took a shot on Ozzie Albies, Gerrit Cole, or Patrick Corbin have an enormous advantage on the rest of their league due to the […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 5)

So much for a slow start for the rookies. For the first few weeks, it felt as though there was very little to write about in the rookie department but recently the youngsters have taken the league by storm. Particularly in this past week, guys like Ronald Acuna, Nick Kingham, Mike Soroka, and Fernando Romero […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 4

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]