MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/23/16

There is a nice split slate on Saturday with six games in the afternoon and nine more on the main slate. It should be another exciting offensive game in Coors Field after the 12 run affair last night. Two pitchers(Maeda-LAD, Chatwood-COL) who have had terrific starts will go head to head in the most non friendly pitchers park […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/23/16): MLB DFS Advice

Yet another Saturday brings us another very busy day around Major League Baseball as every team will be in action. With afternoon start times as well as evening games, there will be plenty of contests for you to participate on DraftKings. When looking at the probable pitchers today, no real aces are on the mound, meaning that […]

Jarrod Dyson (OF, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only leagues OWNED IN: 3% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After missing the first few weeks of the season with an oblique strain, Jarrod Dyson was back in action Tuesday night against the Tigers. The speedy outfielder has been batting ninth in the order and has already swiped two bases in his first […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Lineup Updates for DraftKings and FanDuel - 4/22/16

  This article will be continuously updated. Check back throughout the day. In this article, we’ll be providing you with critical lineup updates and injury news for MLB games on 4/22/16. We’ll try to update this article up until games so you have the latest information to set your daily fantasy baseball lineups on FanDuel […]

Adam Conley (SP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Adam Conley won the final spot in the Marlins rotation with a strong spring. He looks to carry that momentum forward to the regular season, after a solid 2015 season with a 3.76 ERA and 1.28 WHIP. His stats so far this year can be […]

Ichiro Suzuki (OF, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Ichiro Suzuki, the 42 year old legend, can still hit and he can still run. At first glance it may appear as if Ichiro's days of getting worthwhile ABs are over as he has accumulated just 18 ABs in ten games played with the Marlins […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/22/16

  It is always great when the Colorado Rockies come back to Coors Field! The Dodgers and Rockies are both fantastic options tonight. Attack that game as much as possible. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/22/16. The DFS lineup picks will […]

NL-Only League Waiver Wire Pickups for Week Three: Nicasio, Chacin, Moss, Upton and more

As we enter week three of the MLB season, most of the hot prospects and sleepers have likely been picked over in fantasy leagues. Now is the time to take advantage of the overlooked players and apparent busts that owners may have given up on. Several players have seen their ownership rates drop dramatically after […]

Justin Bour (1B, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Those in need of power, take a look at Justin Bour. It might not look like it now, but we often forget that a majority of players take a while to get going and wind up posting poor averages/run production in April. […]

Marcell Ozuna (OF, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 29% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: After hitting in the two hole for an improving Miami Marlins lineup, Marcell Ozuna was recently dropped in the batting order to sixth. This could prove to be a good thing for fantasy. FanGraphs has Ozuna projected to hit around 15 home runs […]

The Cut List (Week 3): Players To Consider Cutting Bait On

So we're into Week 3 of the fantasy baseball season. You're starting to get an idea of what your rosters' strengths and weaknesses are, and what the guys on your team are capable of. What comes with that is seeing that some guys may not be in for a good 2016, or that you might […]

Analyzing the Average Exit Velocity Leaders So Far

Welcome one, welcome all, to this look in at the leaderboard for hitter’s average exit velocity as of the beginning of April 19. Hopefully you've already read about hard hit rates, if not please click this! This is going to be a quick hitter, and some of these names can be presented with little comment. […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Three

Finding worthwhile outfield talent off the waiver wire is tricky business. There's always a catch. Player X in Toronto may mash homers against lefties, but only plays twice a week. Player Y in Miami may have excellent base stealing potential, but can't find playing time in a crowded outfield. These are all hypotheticals, of course. But that's just […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/20/16): MLB DFS Advice

Pitchers can make or break your night, on the field and for Daily Fantasy lineups. It's a no brainer to target guys like Clayton Kershaw and Chris Sale, but if you can avoid breaking the bank on a pitcher, then that's what you should do. Drafting affordable pitchers who have favorable matchups will free up […]

Using Hard Hit Rates to Win Your Fantasy Baseball League

Welcome to this little crash course on hard hit rates. Use this helpful tool in the battle for fantasy baseball supremacy. Hard hit rate relates to several things: the velocity at which a baseball leaves the bat after contact is made, the hang time, the angle at which it is hit, amongst others involved in an algorithm […]

J.T. Realmuto (C, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 41% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Not many catchers have the speed that J.T. Realmuto has. He has swiped only one bag thus far in the young 2016 campaign, but once the running catcher starts getting on base more frequently we can expect his stolen base total to jump. […]

Week 3 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Welcome to Week 3, RotoBallers! A lot happened in Week 2: Vince Velasquez's 16-strikeout gem (you're welcome for the recommendation to start him, by the way); Jaime Garcia's one-hitter (got that one); Chris Sale's shutout (nailed that one, too). One way to take advantage of matchups is to pick out the strong pitchers against the […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Week 2 is almost in the books and the fantasy baseball madness is in full swing. That means we’re all out here frantically panning for waiver wire gold. Starting pitchers have the most rollover during the season and the incredible depth of pitchers that are going across the league mean there are almost always candidates […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Starting Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/18/16)

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. Regular season basketball is officially over which means it's all baseball here on out. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/18/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/17/16

  Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some Mookie and Samardzija too. Who else should we play tonight? Sing on to find out. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/17/16. The DFS lineup picks […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/16/16): MLB DFS Advice

Saturdays during the MLB season typically mean that there are games going on all day. Such is the case today, as start times range from 1:05 p.m. until 9:10 p.m. With all the different start times, not all players may be available depending on the DraftKings contests you choose to participate in. With the pitching rotations […]

Top Two-Start Pitcher Streamers and Sleepers for Week 3

A wise fantasy baseball player never rests. They’re never satisfied with their team and are always on the hunt for the player that can help them in the present and future. For this article, we’ll focus on the present, as we present the top pitcher streamers who’ll be making two outings this week. We do […]

J.T. Realmuto (CA, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 26% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Fleaflicker owners haven't been dashing to scoop up the running catcher yet. J.T. Realmuto has begun the 2016 campaign hitting .280 and driving in a couple of runs. He'll wind up with double digits in steals, so go pick him up as your CA2, […]

Week 2 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Hey there, RotoBallers! You've survived your first week of fantasy baseball. Surely you drafted Trevor Story and Tyler White and Ross Stripling. No, you didn't? Neither did most of us. (Now is the time when all of those guys who did draft one of those guys gets to gloat.) Even if you didn't draft those guys, […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Starting Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/15/16)

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. Regular season basketball is officially over which means it's all baseball here on out. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/15/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 2

To see our tiered staff rankings for starting pitchers, head over to our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. You can easily filter and export all sorts of rankings and tiers - mixed leagues, points leagues, top prospects, and more! Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups: Catcher

You'll notice that there are fewer catchers on this list than last week's edition. I decided to pare down the list to six overall and sent the other four catchers back home, just like on shows like "The Bachelor/Bachelorette." No, I didn't give any of them a rose and I don't think any of them […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/13/16

Welcome back to another full day of Daily Fantasy Baseball. We have a full slate today with tourneys starting at 1:10 ET. The majority of pitching options on the docket aren't No.1 ace material, which should lead to a fun day of offense. It's officially MLB season, and with that comes all sorts of fantasy […]

Steven Matz Rocked For Seven Runs In Just 1.2 Innings, Not Time To Panic Yet

After 10 days of rest, New York Mets Steven Matz was rocked for seven runs before taken out after only 1.2 innings pitched. Last year, he allowed only six runs in the entire season. It was the shortest outing by a Mets pitcher since Jon Niese on July 4th, 2014 against Texas. All seven runs against Matz were […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/12/16): MLB DFS Advice

In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/12/16. The DFS lineup picks will range from high-priced to low-priced options and identify options who will out-perform their expectations, including sleepers and value plays on FanDuel. We've got a pretty full slate today, with 12 […]