
Contact Rate Risers and Fallers: Week 3
Welcome, fellow 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. Each week […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 20th
Happy tax day and welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. This is your one stop guide to plug lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Thursday, April 20th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)
Another week in the books, and now is the time you can start to contemplate parting ways with that 20th-rounder who is hitting a paltry .087 on the season (not to name names or anything, Jose Reyes.) It's the time when struggling hitters may be sent to the DL and roster spots begin to open […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 19
Happy tax day and welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. This is your one stop guide to plug lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, April 19th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Watch List
Welcome to Week 3 of The Watch List. We introduced this piece last week, but here’s a friendly reminder for those who forgot. Each week we’ll be updating this list full of players who you aren’t quite ready to be pick up, but who need to be on your radar. We’ll look at eight players […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)
As we get into the thick of things this April, the injuries are starting to pile up. Fortunately, some of the lesser-owned players are starting to heat up and show that fantasy value can always be found if you look hard enough. The corner infield positions traditionally offer power with the potential for high averages, […]

Week 3 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
What's up RotoBallers? We are back with our weekly starting pitcher matchup recommendations. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 3, and our recommendation on whether you should start or sit the pitcher. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 18
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. This is your one stop guide to plug lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, April 18th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/17/17): MLB DFS Advice
Even with a shorter slate this Monday, there are plenty of intriguing games to watch, including an 11:05 AM eastern time start in Boston. With several different contests being offered on DraftKings, you'll have lots of different lineup options. For our purposes, the following picks have been made for contests running all day. In this article, […]
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Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/17/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks
Happy Easter Sunday! Or Happy Monday morning and/or Monday afternoon or whenever you're reading this. In any case there is one afternoon game and nine evening games on Monday. That's a total of 10 games on the slate for Monday so I'm going to focus on the nine evening games. Yahoo has some great value options to choose from for […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 17
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. Use this column to plug lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Monday, April 17th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/16/17): MLB DFS Advice
Happy Easter! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/16/17. Enjoy the read and good luck out there today! You can read our DraftKings and Yahoo DFS lineup picks as well. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to me on […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/15/17): MLB DFS Advice
Who's ready to get rowdy? Welcome to Saturday DFS, RotoBallers. Today we have a full plate of baseball, split between a 10-game Early Slate and a five-game Main Slate. Mother Nature looks to be fairly cooperative, with only the CWS-MIN game in Minneapolis looking like a serious storm risk for the second consecutive day. There […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/15/17): MLB DFS Advice
Who's ready to get rowdy? Welcome to Saturday DFS, RotoBallers. Today we have a full plate of baseball, split between a 10-game Early Slate and a five-game Main Slate. Mother Nature looks to be fairly cooperative, with only the CWS-MIN game in Minneapolis looking like a serious storm risk for the second consecutive day. There […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 2)
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 season is still young, but already there have been some major […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/14/17): MLB DFS Advice
Friday is another full day of baseball that will include some afternoon games. With several different contests being offered on DraftKings, you'll have lots of different lineup options. For our purposes, the following picks have been made for contests running all day. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

Week 2 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects
Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Recently Promoted Prospects! You all may remember this series from last year where I discuss some recently promoted prospects and what to make of their production for fantasy owners. Being that this is the first week we are starting this series up, and there are half a million […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 14
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. Use this column to plug lineup holes, stream H2H pitchers, or target categories of need. DFS lineups can be built using the information here as well. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, April 14th. We'll have a full […]

Champ or Chump - Brandon Kintzler & Yasiel Puig
Regular readers may notice that "ADP" is no longer in the title. The first week of the season has come and gone, so if you still have not completed your fantasy draft, it is looking likely that you are not playing fantasy baseball this year. That said, I liked the idea of ADP conveying how […]

Manuel Margot (OF, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 51% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Manuel Margot was already a preseason breakout candidate due to his excellent speed; he stole at least 30 bases in four different seasons in the minors. Now, it appears we can add power to his list of assets. Margot surprisingly has launched three solo homers […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/12/17): MLB DFS Advice
We have two slates today, as there is an early slate of five games and a late slate of 10 games. This article will include players from both slates, as they are both big enough to create lineups for. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/12/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks
Happy Tuesday night and/or Wednesday morning! Heck, maybe you're reading this Wednesday afternoon or early evening. In any case there are two early afternoon games and two late afternoon games along with eleven evening games on Wednesday. That's a total of 15 games on the slate for Wednesday, and I'm going to focus on all of them. Yahoo has some […]

Yangervis Solarte (2B/3B, SDP) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 56% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Since the 2015 All-Star break, Yangervis Solarte has quietly been an excellent hitter. In 663 plate appearances – roughly the equivalent of a full season – he’s hit .297 with 21 home runs, 89 runs, and 89 RBI. He plays for a bad team in […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/11/17): MLB DFS Advice
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We've got a pretty big slate to gear up for tonight, with the Main contest packed with 10 games, beginning at 7:05. There are two late-afternoon games as well, with the Twins and Tigers facing off at 1:10 and the White Sox at Indians following shortly after, with first pitch […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/11/17): MLB DFS Advice
We get a large slate tonight, but there are no true elite pitchers. With that being said, we have plenty of great stacking options, especially with a game being played at Coors Field tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/11/17. The DFS […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/11/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks
Happy Monday night and/or Tuesday morning! Heck, maybe you're reading this Tuesday afternoon or early evening. In any case there is one afternoon game and one late afternoon game along with ten evening games on Tuesday. That's a total of 12 games on the slate for Tuesday, but I'm going to focus on the ten evening […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)
As we head into week two of the fantasy baseball season there are certainly movers and shakers on the waiver wire. Today I'm taking a look at Week 2 second base/shortstop waiver wire options to consider. Whether the result of open rosters spots from DL moves, or owners who were already planning on churning those […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 12
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. Here are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, April 12th. Since it's a full slate, most of the focus will be on pitchers. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 11
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. Here are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, April 11th. 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) PvB matchups data (Pitcher […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/10/17): MLB DFS Advice
We have 10 games to kick off the week with. Five are in the early slate, and there is a five game main slate. I'm going to try and hit on a bit of both, just to cover the full range of players and options out there. Some big name arms on the mound today, […]