Updated Week 1 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Opening Day is finally here! Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 1. We are back again this year with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1

After an offseason that somehow felt even more interminable than usual, the 2019 season is underway. Teams have only played two or three games at this point (Athletics and Mariners notwithstanding), so you certainly shouldn't be looking to do anything drastic yet. No matter how scared you might be about Chris Sale's velocity, pushing the […]

Points Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1

It’s here, it’s finally here! Happy baseball season to all our diamond-dwelling RotoBallers. For the past five months, we’ve settled for touchdowns, goals and brackets but now it’s time to bust out our stirrups for summer’s pastime. With Opening Day in the books, it’s only reasonable to look ahead to the waiver wire for rest-of-season […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 1

The 2019 season is officially underway! After months of preparing for drafts, now owners will turn their attention to finding the best values off the waiver wire. Owners looking for two-start pitchers in this first week of the season are going to have to dig their way through the back end of team's rotations. While […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups - After The Draft

Howdy, RotoBallers, and welcome to our all-encompassing waiver wire piece that is meant to follow your drafts and beat the mad rush to the WW grocery store once games start. In light of this, join me as we go position-by-position and look at players whose Yahoo ownership rate is 30% or under. I'll highlight some […]

Sergio Romo Registers First Save Of The New Year

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Sergio Romo pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout in the 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday to pick up his first save of the year. Thanks to Sandy Alcantara providing eight scoreless innings of baseball, the Marlins were set up perfectly for a save. Wei-Yin Chen came out […]

J.T. Riddle Providing Early Spark For Marlins

Miami Marlins shortstop J.T. Riddle is giving the Marlins some unexpected pop early this season after launching his second homer of the year on Sunday. In an injury-shortened 2018 season that limited him to 102 games, Riddle tallied just nine homers and 36 RBI. In the early goings of the new season, however, Riddle is […]

Sandy Alcantara Dominates In Shutout Victory

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara dominated the Colorado Rockies on Sunday to earn his first win of the 2019 season. Alcantara, who came to the Marlins as part of the Marcell Ozuna trade, shut down the Rockies in a convincing 3-0 victory at Marlins Park. The lanky right-hander struck out six in eight innings […]

Curtis Granderson Off To Hot Start In 2019

Miami Marlins veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson is off to a quick start early in his 2019 campaign. The journeyman outfielder, who signed with the Marlins in the offseason, has three RBI over his last two games, including two in Miami's 7-3 win over Colorado on Saturday. Granderson, who smacked a solo homer the day before, […]

Garrett Cooper Out A Few Weeks

Miami Marlins outfielder Garrett Cooper (calf) said he will be out a few weeks with a left calf strain. He was placed on the injured list on Sunday and the Marlins called up outfielder Peter O'Brien in a corresponding move. The Marlins don't have many players that are extremely fantasy relevant, and Cooper wasn't an […]

Pablo Lopez Puts Up Respectable Stat Line In Winning Effort

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up five hits, three earned runs, and no walks while striking out seven in the 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. Wins won't come too often for the Marlins this season and Lopez put up his first in his first game this year. Lopez […]

Lewis Brinson Prevents Hitless Series With Two Hits

Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson went 2-for-4 with two runs in the 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. These were the first two hits of the season for Brinson, who was one of the main pieces in the Christian Yelich trade that the Marlins most likely regret now. Despite his rough year last season, the […]

Miguel Rojas Puts Up Three Hits In Rout Of Rockies

Miami Marlins infielder Miguel Rojas went 3-for-5 with one run, and three RBI in the 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. Rojas accounted for three of the 17 hits that the Marlins put up against Tyler Anderson and the Rockies and was overall the best hitter on the team tonight. The Marlins lineup doesn't provide […]

Top 30 Impact Rookies for Redraft Fantasy Leagues (Preseason)

It’s no secret that teams are relying more and more heavily on young hitters and pitchers to not only fill out the 25-man rosters but to be key, impactful members of the club. That, in turn, means that prospect watching and analysis plays an increasingly important part of fantasy baseball. Jumping on the promising, raw […]

Sergio Romo (SP/RP, MIA) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Despite starting a few games last season, make no mistake, Romo was a closer last year. He earned 25 saves with a 10.02 K/9, a 2.67 BB/9 and a 4.14 ERA - with a 3.32 SIERA. He is now in line to be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday brings about a split slate for DFS players, giving everyone double the fun and double the chances to win. The first six will make up the games starting between 1:05 pm and 2:07 pm, and the second six stretch from the 3:05 pm starts through to the 7:40 pm starts. This article will touch […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/31/19): MLB DFS Lineups

As always, our Sunday slate starts early (1 PM EST), so make sure you're double checking your lineups before lock! We have a nice nine game slate, though, giving us plenty of options to choose from. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 3/31/19. The […]

Neil Walker Batting Third On Friday

After mashing a pinch-hit homer on Opening Day, second baseman Neil Walker will bat third for the Miami Marlins in Friday's game against the Rockies. Walker will start in place of Miguel Rojas, who struggled at the plate as well as on the field in Miami's Opening Day loss on Thursday. Walker hit four home […]

Jose Urena Roughed Up, Injured in Opening Day Loss

It was a tough Opening Day for Miami Marlins starter Jose Urena, who was roughed up for six runs in less than five innings of work on Thursday. To make matters worse, Urena took a hard grounder off the left leg early in his start against the Rockies. The right hander was fine enough to […]

Curtis Granderson Batting Leadoff On Friday

Miami Marlins outfielder Curtis Granderson will bat at the top of the lineup on Friday against German Marquez and the Colorado Rockies. Granderson is replacing Rosell Herrera who went 0-for-3 on Opening Day. Lewis Brinson also moves down to eighth in the lineup with the move. Granderson has seen his days of fantasy relevance go […]

Opening Day Observations

When are we going to finally get around to making MLB Opening Day a national holiday? I can tell you the only thing that kept me from calling in sick was the fact that technology allows me to stream live games in HD on my cell phone while I sit at my desk waiting until […]

Victor Victor Mesa Playing In Games

Miami Marlins outfield prospect Victor Victor Mesa (hamstring) has resumed playing in minor league games after being shut down this spring. The team will make a decision in the next few days on whether he goes to High-A Jupiter or extended spring training. The 22-year-old Cuban was signed last fall and is already the team's […]

Lewis Brinson At The Top Of The Lineup On Opening Day

Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson is batting in the leadoff spot against the Colorado Rockies on Opening Day. The centerpiece of the Christian Yelich deal had an encouraging spring that saw him hit .278 with five home runs and eight RBI through 54 at-bats. He will hope to carry over that success to the regular […]

What to Expect from the Marlins' Young Rotation

In the days leading up to the start of the 2019 season, the Miami Marlins made it clear that the youth movement has completely taken over. Veteran Dan Straily was released and Wei-Yin Chen was sent to the bullpen, paving the way for a pitching rotation that doesn't boast a player over the age of […]

Updated Relief Pitcher Rankings - 5x5 Roto (Mixed Leagues)

We're back up on the bump for this edition of our mixed rankings analysis, and not a moment too soon. The 2019 baseball season is already here! RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, JB Branson, Bill Dubiel, Pierre Camus, and Scott Engel want to make sure you are prepared for last-minute drafts, so they have given their […]

Updated Catcher Rankings - H2H Points Leagues

As we enter the final stretch for drafting it is time to take a look at the latest iteration of points leagues rankings from our amazing hard working rankings staff. Few things in fantasy baseball are more miserable for many than discussing catchers, with perhaps just injuries and suspensions taking the crown. However, getting the […]

Updated First Base Rankings - H2H Points Leagues

The RotoBaller Head-to-Head rankings review series winds down with a view of first base through the lens of our three-man expert panel of fantasy accuracy champ Nick Mariano and premier staffers JB Branson and Bill Dubiel. The top tier could conceivably have a new kingpin at any point, and not all of our experts believe […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/28/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Opening Day is finally here! The baseball season officially got underway last week in Japan but for all intents and purposes this is Opening Day for most fans. Of course that also means the return of daily fantasy baseball. The Opening Day main slate kicks off at 3pm ET with the Houston @ Tampa Bay […]

Updated Shortstop Rankings - H2H Points Leagues

The RotoBaller Head-to-Head rankings review series continues with a view of shortstop through the lens of our three-man expert panel of fantasy accuracy champ Nick Mariano and premier staffers JB Branson and Bill Dubiel. The position is well-stocked with useful starters, but as you get deeper, the H2H negatives will get exposed more. Near the […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings - H2H Points Leagues

We are continuing our updated analysis of points league tiered rankings with a final look at starting pitchers. In H2H points leagues, starting pitchers are the lifeblood of a fantasy team. The more innings and strikeouts a starter can rack up, the further it carries your team toward a championship. There is a solid core […]