Updated May Rankings and Tiers: First Base (1B)

The comedian Lewis Black has a fantastic bit about the dumbest thing he’s ever heard in his life. After relaying the thing in question, he cautions the audience, “Don’t think about that sentence for more than three minutes, or blood will shoot out your nose.” This is more or less how it felt trying to […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/13/17): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to the weekend RotoBallers. Today is another beautiful Saturday comprised of a full slate of baseball. FanDuel has these 15 games broken down into six early games starting at 1:05 ET and a nine game main slate starting at 7:05 ET. I myself will be on the links during the early games but will […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/12/17): MLB DFS Advice

Every team is in action Friday, so there will be plenty of options to choose from. There are no afternoon games, so it's a standard evening slate of contests being offered on DraftKings. As always, finding the sleepers and picking the right starting pitchers will be the key to success Friday.  In this article, I […]

Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Catchers

The time for chalking things up to “just April shenanigans” has come and gone, and we here at RotoBaller felt that it was time for a rankings update with roughly 20 percent of the season in the books. This round features rankings from myself and my Reddit-famous brochacho Kyle Bishop, though it should be noted […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 12

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, May 12th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 6)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. Based on a combination of different reasons, including the fact it is […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/10/17): MLB DFS Advice

We have a nine game main slate for this Wednesday, and solid options all across the board. Some stud pitchers to look at and lock into your cash games, along with some interesting stacking options if you are a GPP player. Whatever you fancy, there are options for you. So sit back, read up, and […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/9/17): MLB DFS Advice

Good afternoon, Rotoballers! We have a lovely 14 game schedule on deck tonight with tons of elite and mid-tier pitching options to choose from. It's also a Coors and Coors-Light (Arizona) slate, so we have a lot to navigate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 10

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, May 10th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/8/17): MLB DFS Advice

It's a typical Monday small slate with just 10 games on the schedule. Despite the low number, some of the biggest stars in the game will be in action. Unfortunately, guys like Mike Trout and Bryce Harper are banged up, so keep that in mind when forming a lineup.  In this article, I will be […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Watch List

Welcome to Week 6 of The Watch List. We have had a few iterations already, but here’s a friendly reminder for those who forgot: Each week we’ll be updating this list full of players who you maybe aren’t quite ready to pick up (depending on league size, of course), but who need to be on […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 9

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, May 9th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. […]

Week 6 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 6, and will be updated as more starters are announced. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 6

It seems that Thames Fever has been replaced by Marwin Mania! In the same way I chose not to go into detail on Eric Thames, I won't regurgitate what has been said about Marwin Gonzalez on numerous waiver wire and streamer posts already. My simple advice: grab him if you can, then sell quickly. Moving on […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/05/17): MLB DFS Advice

Happy Cinco De Mayo my fellow daily fantasy friends! Let's kick off the weekend with some tequila, strikeouts and dingers. Sounds like a pretty good recipe for fun if you ask me. On deck tonight we have a 13 game Main slate that begins at 7:05, and FanDuel gives us an All Day slate option […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/5/17): MLB DFS Advice

Friday brings a full slate of games, with all 30 teams in action. That means that the lineup combinations are nearly limitless. As always, picking the right starting pitchers, along with a mix of big bats and sleepers will be key. For our purposes, the following picks have been made for contests running all day.  In this article, […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 5

We are through the first month of the season, and bullpens are starting to figure out their real identities. Some teams have stuck with closers through early-season struggles, others are on their second or third closers already. It was a crazy month of April, with nearly one third of closers fighting for their jobs, due […]

Power Risers and Fallers: Week Five

Welcome back to this investigative piece where we examine players who have seen some notable changes in their power profiles -- for better or for worse -- in 2017. As usual, you don’t need me to tell you that Miguel Sano or Aaron Judge are strong or that Jarrod Dyson and Billy Hamilton are toward […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 5

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming and waiver wire advice. Use this column to address your neediest categories on Cinco de Mayo. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, May 5th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (5/4/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

Happy  Thursday morning, or whenever you happen to be reading this. There are 13 games on the docket Wednesday, but the start times range from 12:35 to 10:10 EST. Only the five evening games are connected to the GPP's so they're the ones that I'll be focusing on as a result. Yahoo has some great value options to choose from for DFS […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 5)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. So we’ve been able to see some of Cody Bellinger over the […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/04/17): MLB DFS Advice

This Thursday's slate features a lot of day games, which means the most fun slate to play will be the all-day slate. Though generally it is advisable to pay up at pitcher, there should plenty of offense today, which means I'll be looking for a bargain on the mound. One situation to keep an eye […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/4/17): MLB DFS Advice

It seems Thursday always has early and late games, which breaks the day up into two smaller slates. Both slates are more than playable, though, and this article will focus on both of them.  In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/4/17. The DFS […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (5/3/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

Happy  Hump Day! There are 15 games on the docket Wednesday night and the start times range from 7:05 to 10:10 EST. All of those games are connected to the GPP's so they're the ones that I'll be focusing on as a result. Yahoo has some great value options to choose from for DFS games so let's get down to business (because, as usual, it's […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers - Week 5

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We now have a decent enough sample size in the early MLB season to look at some key offensive trends. Among those trends we will follow each week is contact rate. A sudden increase or decrease in contact rate could signal the beginning of an extended hot or cold streak, leading to […]

Top 350: Updated May Rankings and Tiers

Welcome back RotoBallers. The first month of the MLB season is in the books, and a lot has changed. Below you will find our updated May fantasy baseball tiered rankings (top 350) for mixed leagues. Below you will find consensus rankings from Kyle Bishop and Nick Mariano, looking at updated values and rankings from this point forward. Feel free to click […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/02/17): MLB DFS Advice

Tuesday is normally the enemy for me. For years, it's been getting by with little to no flack for essentially being Monday, but worse. It doesn't deserve a free pass. That all changes when baseball season comes around, though, because Tuesday means e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e is playing. Yes, we have all 30 teams taking the field tonight, […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 4

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming and waiver wire advice. Use this column to address your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Thursday, May 4th. Let's get to it. Editor's Note: Our friends at Fantrax have even more fantasy baseball advice columns and videos to help improve your teams. Be […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/2/17): MLB DFS Advice

We have a huge 15 game slate tonight, and there are plenty of options at each position. There are a few crazy Vegas lines, as well, as there are three teams that are -190 or higher favorites.  In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/01/17): MLB DFS Advice

We have an 11 game slate to kickoff the week, and there are some great options on the board. A few games in some strong hitters parks, so you may be looking to stack up some lineups there. Baseball is officially in the second month of the season, so we are starting to get a […]