
Top 30 Impact Prospects for 2019 Redraft Leagues (Week 2)
Can you believe the baseball season is already flying by?! Some teams already have a dozen games in hand at the MLB level, while the minor league season has been underway since last Thursday. With minor league games now underway, it’s time for another update of the ‘Impact Prospects for 2019.’ Since last we visited […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/12/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
It’s a funny thing about early in the baseball season. Some trends might just carry on all year, and they are easy to accept, but what do you do when a star stumbles out of the gate? It may be one thing when it’s older guys like Albert Pujols and Robinson Cano because age catches […]

Week 2 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers
Baseball is in full swing, didn't you miss it? Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 2. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 2, which will be updated as rotations are announced and […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2
We're a week and a half into the 2019 baseball season, giving us a larger sample size to assess the state of our fantasy rosters. If you were one of the advocates to punt the catching position to the late rounds of your draft, you might be looking for an upgrade at the position by […]

Monte Harrison Injured In Minors
Miami Marlins outfielder Monte Harrison (wrist), the team's No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline, is dealing with a sore right wrist and is missing the first few games with Triple-A New Orleans. He's not expected to land on the injury list but is likely to face live pitching in practice to test his wrist. The […]

Tayron Guerrero An Option To Close Out Games?
Miami Marlins relief pitcher Tayron Guerrero had 11 pitches that touched at least 100 mph in the game against the Braves on Friday night, and he is raising questions as to whether he could work his way into the closer role. He spent the offseason working on his secondary pitches to complement his upper-90s fastball. […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2
The 2019 MLB campaign has officially arrived in full swing, and though the offensive sample size has been extremely limited so far, the shaking out process has already begun between assets of real value and those not worth the time or effort for fantasy baseball managers. Players have come into 2019 either looking to build […]

Jorge Alfaro Sits Sunday
Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro is out of the lineup on Sunday. Backup catcher Chad Wallach will start instead and bat seventh. The move isn't surprising given that Sunday's contest is a day game after a night game. Alfaro hit two home runs on Saturday and is sporting a .973 OPS, so expect him to […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2
Being only a week and a half into the season, drastic measures are to be avoided. None of us are happy with Yu Darvish right now, for example, but kicking him to the curb after two starts amounts to fantasy malpractice in most situations. That doesn't mean you can't tinker on the edges, which is […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Watch List
As important as it is to be active on the waiver wire, snagging that next hot bat or pitcher on a roll before anyone else can, let's be honest--there are only so many roster spots. That's why your watch list is just as important as your waiver wire activity, and perhaps even more so. Throughout […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 2
Week 1 is almost in the books. We've seen some great pitching performances this week, while also watching a few guys still get the kinks worked out of their system. Now with a week of playing time that actually matters, we can get a better idea of what to expect from the two-start pitchers in […]

Top 20 Impact Prospects for 2020 Dynasty Leagues
Prospect ranking is similar to picking stocks to invest in. With both areas of focus, you have to consider a number of variables, including overall long-term value, as well as how quickly you want or need a return. Investment advisors will often analyze an investor’s risk appetite to help choose the right investments. If you have […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/7/19): MLB DFS Lineups
After a double-slate on Saturday, we have one large Sunday slate. These are some of my favorite slates because it pushes ownership around, and significantly lessens chalk. It also allows for multiple ways to construct lineups in both cash games and tournaments. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

Adam Frazier (2B/OF, PIT) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Volume is a huge factor when determining a player's fantasy value, and for Adam Frazier, he will get plenty of it in 2019. Batting leadoff for the Pirates this season, Frazier is in a tremendous spot to amass some attractive numbers as […]

Sandy Alcantara Takes The Mound Against Braves On Saturday
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara will look to replicate his dominant first start of the year when he takes the mound against the Braves on Saturday. Alcantara struck out six Rockies in eight innings of shutout baseball on March 30 and showed the team why he was deserving of a starting spot. The young […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/6/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a full day of games but they are split into an early slate and a late slate, so I'll bring a few options from each slate. There is no super expensive pitcher on the slate, so you can look elsewhere if you want to spend down. In this article, I will be providing […]

Caleb Smith (SP, MIA) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Leagues Miami Marlins starters may not seem like valuable fantasy assets, but Caleb Smith has become an intriguing option in 2019. In his first start this season against the Mets, Smith did what he does best: get strikeouts. He punched out eight batters over […]

Orioles Sign Dan Straily
The Baltimore Orioles signed free-agent starting pitcher Dan Straily to a major league deal on Friday. The 30-year-old made 56 starts with the Marlins over the last two years and posted a decent 4.20 ERA. It speaks to the state of Baltimore's rotation that Straily might actually become a consistent force for the O's and […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/5/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Early in the baseball season, there are lots of trends to track as you try to find the best value plays on Monkey Knife Fight. One of the factors to keep in mind is that we are still dealing with very small samples right now. So, even if players like Mookie Betts and Charlie Blackmon […]

Jorge Alfaro Getting Day Off On Wednesday
Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro will have the day off for the Marlins on Wednesday, according to beat writer Joe Frisaro. Backup catcher Chad Wallach will start in his place and bat seventh in the lineup against Mets ace Jacob deGrom. Alfaro has gotten off to a nice start to the season, slashing .308/.357/.538 with […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1
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 […]

Starlin Castro Torches Mets Again With Second Home Run
Miami Marlins second baseman Starlin Castro went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in the 6-5 loss to the New York Mets on Tuesday. Castro started a four-game series against Colorado with only three hits, but he now has two home runs and five hits in eight at-bats against the Mets. Castro is definitely the […]

Jose Urena Suffers Second Bad Start In Loss To Mets
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena went four innings, giving up seven hits, five earned runs and one walk while striking out four in the 6-5 loss to the New York Mets. Urena got roughed up on Opening Day, as he gave up nine hits and five earned runs to the Rockies, and this outing […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 1
Welcome to our Surprising Starts series, where every week we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). Even though the first week had just four days of baseball, there were so many surprising starts to chose from that it was hard to decide which pitchers to break down. […]

Engel's Angles - Darvish's Struggles, Alcantara's Breakout and More
Each week, I will be bringing you my latest insights from around the Fantasy world. For now, I will be gathering storylines from around Major League Baseball. This week, we look at very early results and how some intangibles and health issues can factor in overall outlooks for spotlighted players. Is it too early to […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1
It’s time to talk about the most outcasted position in fantasy baseball, the catcher. Although we may not like it, backstops still matter for the makeup of our rosters. The draft strategy for this position has remained the same over the past few years, get an elite option in the mid-rounds or avoid entirely. The […]

Drew Steckenrider Gives Up Four Runs In Inning To Forget
Miami Marlins relief pitcher Drew Steckenrider pitched one inning, giving up three hits, four earned runs and no walks while striking out two in the 7-3 loss to the New York Mets on Monday. Steckenrider was called upon in a 3-3 tie to hopefully give the Marlins a chance to walk it off in the […]

Caleb Smith Fans Eight In Start Against Mets
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Caleb Smith went five innings, giving up four hits, two earned runs and one walk while striking out eight in the 7-3 loss to the New York Mets on Monday. Smith did his part and he did it in fashion with eight strikeouts in only five innings. Smith has always been […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/3/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a full slate of Major League Baseball games, with eight day games with first pitch between 12:35 p.m. and 4:07 p.m. ET, with one game at 6:10 p.m., and five games starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. We'll have selections for the 'All Day' contests, so you'll have a wide-array of selections to choose […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Watch List
As important as it is to be active on the waiver wire, snagging that next hot bat or pitcher on a roll before anyone else can, let's be honest--there are only so many roster spots. That's why your watch list is just as important as your waiver wire activity, and perhaps even more so. Throughout […]