Finding Value on the Fringes: Roster Flexibility and Late Picks

The key to winning any fantasy league is finding value where others have not. Either this means buying in on the Matt Kemps of the world early and getting value late in a draft or using roster construction to maximize stat collection. Where players play matters as much as when and how they play for […]

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 […]

Matt Olson Sitting on Wednesday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson is getting the day off on Wednesday, with Mark Canha taking his place and batting sixth. Olson has hit .262 with three home runs, 12 RBI and two stolen bases to start the year. He's coming off of a 24-home run campaign and should be started on most nights […]

Brett Anderson Called Up For Start Against Mariners

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson will be activated to start against the Mariners on Wednesday, according to John Shea of San Francisco Chronicle. Anderson had a 1.89 ERA in four starts for Nashville while striking out 25 and walking two. Emilio Pagán will be demoted to clear space for him. Anderson has a career […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are a plethora of games that are going to be played today, but they are broken down into two slates. The early slate is more than playable, but I'll be focusing on the later slate here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/2/18. […]

Minor League Roundup - Who's Hot and Who's Not? (Week 5)

In last week’s edition of “Who’s Hot, Who’s Not”, I mentioned Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka. After dominating Triple-A to start the season, Soroka was promoted to the Major Leagues on Tuesday, and made his big league debut. Soroka promptly dazzled with six innings of one-run ball. Dane Dunning was also mentioned in last week’s piece, […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 3

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. Even at this early juncture, there's value in streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest […]

Early Season Trade Etiquette for Fantasy Baseball

How does the old saying go? If you can not find the idiot in the room, it might be you? That works for fantasy owners as well. If you cannot see the annoying trader in a league, it just might be you. Fantasy baseball is a game with owners trying to win, so no strategy […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Welcome to May, RotoBallers! A quick note: Be mindful of how the 2018 season as a whole compares to 2017 with regard to HR/FB rates, swinging-strike rates, etc. when you’re analyzing a pitcher’s performance versus last year’s stats. It’s been an eventful SP week despite only being Wednesday, Nick Kingham is already owned in too […]

2018 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. The prospect promotions continue to roll in. First it was Gleyber Torres […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets For May 2

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 weakest categories and target players who may be available […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - wOBA - xwOBA (Week 5)

We continue our RotoBaller series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and I enlighten myself on the information and tools at my disposal. With a month of baseball in the books, most starting pitchers have logged […]

Dustin Fowler Picks Up Four Hits Monday

Oakland Athletics outfield prospect Dustin Fowler went 4-for-5 with a double, triple and two RBI on Monday for Triple-A Nashville. Fowler was one of the big pieces that the Athletics received for Sonny Gray at the trade deadline last year, but he missed much of the 2017 campaign with a knee injury. Fowler can hit […]

Jesus Luzardo Continues To Impress At Double-A

Oakland Athletics pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo pitched five quality innings in his second Double-A start for Midland. He allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out seven and walking one. In two starts, he has 12 strikeouts in 10 innings and only two walks to go with a 3.60 ERA. Luzardo is definitely […]

Trevor Cahill Takes Loss Against Astros In Game Full Of Errors

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Trevor Cahill was the victim of four errors in an 8-4 loss against the Astros on Sunday. Cahill did his best to keep the game close. He scattered four hits across six innings, allowing three earned runs while striking out five and walking one. Since his return to Oakland, Cahill has […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 1

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 […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Watch List

With a month in the books for 2018 we're starting to get some more clarity. We know that Didi Gregorius is the new Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole is the most untouchable pitcher in the world and everyone on the Oakland A's can mash. Ok, so we aren't really any further ahead than we thought. Even […]

Week 5 Outfield Waiver Wire Targets

The first month of the 2018 season is, functionally at least, in the books. It doesn't get easier from here Rotoballers. Even the April juggernaut is starting to show some cracks in their once seemingly impenetrable armor. Injuries have taken down some of baseball's best recently, and the hunt is on for players who will […]

Week 5 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 5! 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 5, which […]

Matt Joyce Starting In Left Field Against Houston

Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce gets the start against Gerrit Cole Sunday, according to Jane Lee of MLB.com. Joyce is a career .251 hitter against right-handed pitchers compared to .185 against southpaws. The move pushes Chad Pinder to center field and gives Mark Canha a day of rest. Joyce is only worth starting in deep […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire - H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 5

Stop the presses - Ronald Acuna has arrived! The presses have actually been kicking into overdrive since he amazed the baseball world with a wicked single and a couple of really, really long fly ball outs in his Major League debut. Oh, he hit a mammoth home run in his second game too. Like any […]

Franklin Barreto Not Challenged By Triple-A Pitching

Oakland Athletics shortstop prospect Franklin Barreto continued his offensive momentum despite a 8-6 loss to New Orleans Baby Cakes. He finished the night 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, and two runs. Barreto has been making quick work of Triple-A in the 10 games since he was sent down. He has a .308 AVG to […]

Daniel Mengden Lit Up by Astros

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Daniel Mengden was lit up with five runs in only 2 1/3 innings in a 11-0 loss to the Astros. Only four of the five runs were charged to Mendgen. He also only struck out one and walked one but allowed six hits. Mendgen will try to put this in the […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/28/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (April 28th). We published this column last year, and the feedback was great so here we are doing it again. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Sean Manaea Continues To Control Powerful Offenses; This Time In Houston

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea provided quite an encore for his recent no-hitter against the Red Sox. On Friday, Manaea pitched seven innings with seven strikeouts in an 8-1 win over the Astros. He also only allowed four hits, one walk, and an unearned run. Manaea set an Athletics record by pitching 14 consecutive […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 4

Wasn't Opening Day just a few days ago? Folks, it's been almost a month of baseball already! Slow starts passed off as small sample sizes are becoming legitimate concerns. Hot streaks thought of as just quick starts are starting to look like breakout seasons. Players performing as expected are, well, performing as expected. Shout out […]

Fantasy Reflections: April Waiver Gems

With the end of April looming, we’ve completed one month of the 2018 MLB season. As usual, there have been plenty of early surprises. Today, we’ll look at five of the best waiver wire pickups from the season’s first 30 days. Four of the five players covered below fell outside the top 400 in ADP, […]

A's Add Wilmer Font To Active Roster

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Wilmer Font has been added to the 25-man roster. The A's acquired Font from the Dodgers in exchange for lefty pitcher Logan Salow. Font was designated for assignment by the Dodgers after allowing 13 runs in 10 1/3 innings. He's expected to join the A's bullpen and pitch in low-leverage situations. […]

Ryan Buchter Exits Game Wednesday With Shoulder Tightness

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Ryan Buchter (shoulder) exited the game with the trainer in the seventh inning on Wednesday, according to Jane Lee of MLB.com. He left after feeling discomfort after striking out Shin-Soo Choo. The Athletics are reporting that Buchter felt shoulder tightness. On the year, he has a 1.74 ERA with 10 strikeouts in […]