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Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 8
Welcome to Week Eight! We more or less dodged any more devastating injury news in the starting pitcher world this week, but I'm sure there are plenty of teams out there starving for good starting pitching. We had a few cases of breakout pitchers that we quickly identified early in the year, and those names... Read More
Starts & Sits for Week 7 - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball
Six full fantasy weeks are in the book and we're rolling right along! Welcome back to RotoBaller! We're getting you ready for everything week seven. I'm Jon Anderson back with the starts and sits chart! This looks like another pretty nice week for weather, and right now we don't have any scheduled double-headers, so this... Read More
Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 8
Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/27/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/27/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Another great Friday! Tons and tons of action tonight, and it's shaping up to be a great slate. Let's dive into some hitters, pitchers, stacks, and avoids! Top Hitters for 5/27/22 Manny Machado ($5,100... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/25/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/25/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Small little Wednesday slate with some off days and lots of games earlier in the day. We'll stay focused on the main slate, which starts at 7:05 Eastern tonight. Should be a pretty easy lineup... Read More
Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 7
Week six was a tough one on the pitching side. We saw some duds, some huge starts out of nowhere, and some really rough injury news. Lots of fantasy teams are probably running a starter or two short right now, but we're here to help. I will dive into the numbers here to try to... Read More
Starts & Sits for Week 6 - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball
Five full fantasy weeks in the book and we're rolling right along! Welcome back to RotoBaller! We're getting you ready for everything week six. I'm Jon Anderson back with the starts and sits chart! The weather has been much friendlier in recent days, which makes my job here a lot easier. Let's hope for more... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/20/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/20/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Man, I love Fridays! Great slate on tap for us tonight. I'm running another private DraftKings contest for any of the readers to join! $5 and top three win, so jump in that for some... Read More
Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 7
Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find... Read More
Dead Ball Victims - Power Hitter and Home Run Decliners for Fantasy Baseball
Things are different this season. The offense is down across the board and we are seeing hitters have a lot of trouble hitting for power. These aren't unprecedented times, but we got so used to the juiced-ball homer-happy era that it feels very strange to be back to the days of the early 2010s. Some... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/18/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/18/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Top Hitters for 5/18/22 I'm going to give you my favorite hitters on the slate here with my top high-priced studs first, followed by cheaper value bats. Aaron Judge ($6,100 DK, $4,400 FD) vs. Jordan... Read More
DFS & NFL talk with @AdamLevitan, The Cut List with @Baseball_Jimbo: AFB Podcast Ep #11
Adam Levitan joins the show to talk about DFS GPP strategy, NFL draft, the betting world, and more! Jon recaps players of the weeks, and Jamie Steed joins to talk about struggling players to hold or cut. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel SiriusXM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/17/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
It's Tuesday, which means we have maximum baseball action ready to happen. All-in-all today we have 18 games as three doubleheaders are going down. Two of these double-headers actually have their game two on the night slate, which is confusing quite a few things. You will have to keep an ear to the ground to... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/16/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/16/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Man, I love Mondays. After the craziness of the weekend, we get to settle in on Monday morning, sit down in a quiet room and go to work! We have another strong Monday slate of... Read More
Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 6
Hey yo! It's week SIX of the fantasy season! We are back for another iteration of the starting pitchers waiver wire pickups article, which you can find here every Sunday morning. Thanks for being here! This week, I'm beefing up the analysis a bit. I tried to include more names this week and highlight more... Read More
Starts & Sits for Week 5 - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball
We're into May! I hope all of your wildest dreams are coming true this fantasy baseball season. We're back with another beast of a post where I give a grade and a start/sit recommendation for every SP scheduled to start a game this week. The feedback has been great on this post so far, and... Read More
Starting Pitcher Standouts: MLB's Best Pitch Arsenals
After watching Shane McClanahan just absolutely dominate with all four of his pitches on Wednesday night, I got to thinking. I wanted to take a look at the full-pitch arsenals that the leagues' starting pitchers are throwing and try to identify the players that are doing the most to dominate hitters with multiple offerings. It's... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/13/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/13/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. STL is the threat game tonight as there will be tstorms near them this evening. DC and CHW have just an outside risk of a pop up tstorm. pic.twitter.com/jqtGSi2QCa— Mark Paquette; DFS meteorologist (@DFSMLBWeather) May... Read More
Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 6
Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find start-worthy... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/11/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/11/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The great weather keeps on coming, and we shouldn't be seeing any delays or PPD threats tonight! We have a shorter seven-game slate with plenty of early action as well. Top Hitters for 5/11/22... Read More
Jon Wins $50K, Players of the Week, JA Ranking Model Standouts with @RotoSurgeon
Jon reviews his $50,000 DraftKings win and talks with Producer Lee and @RotoSurgeon about surprising players topping and bottoming the JA player ranking list. Kev plays for Lee's salary, and Jon's week 5 home league opponent joins the show to talk about their matchup! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel SiriusXM... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/5/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/9/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A nine-game Monday slate, with NO WEATHER ISSUES! We are setting up a gorgeous weather pattern this week with temps 1st getting to get to normal and will get well above. No rain issues today.... Read More
Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 5
We are in the second week of May, and things like injuries and prospect call-ups are becoming more and more common. While a lot of the early season starting pitcher breakouts have long been snatched up in most leagues, these new developments give us the chance to continue to mine the waiver wire for help... Read More
Starts & Sits for Week 4 - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball
We're on to May, we hope that the starting pitching scene has been treating you all very well. We've got another version of the start/sit recommendation scores and recommendations for this massive week four. Thanks for being here! For those who are not familiar, RotoBaller puts out a weekly grid of starting pitcher matchups and... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/5/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/6/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A planned 14-game slate tonight, but it's looking like a really rough night for weather. I wouldn't use much time in the early afternoon making lineups tonight, just prepare your player pool and then be... Read More
Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 5
Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find start-worthy... Read More
Changes to the Baseball in 2022 (And What To Do About It In Fantasy)
Offensive production has been down quite a bit early on in the season, and there has been plenty of grumbling about the state of the baseball, including from some Major League players. At the time of this writing, the league triple-slash line (AVG/OBP/SLG) sits at .232/.306/.370 and we have seen a significant reduction in homers... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/4/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/4/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Another split slate Wednesday, but a decent-sized seven-game night slate to play. Let's talk about some plays. Top Hitters for 5/4/22 I'm going to give you my favorite hitters on the slate here with... Read More
Three Minute Trade, Win Producer Lee's Paycheck, Slow Starts & Slumpers with @JasonCollette - Another Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Ep. 8
Jon and Producer Lee bring on Jon's home league rookie opponent and they make a trade in three minutes! Jason Collette joins the show to talk about slow starters and slumpers, and he's given three chances to win all of Producer Lee's money! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel SiriusXM 87)... Read More
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/2/22 (Premium Content)
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/2/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Well we kick off week four of the fantasy season with one of the lamest slates of the year. Just eight games on the board total, and two aren't playable on the main slate, so... Read More
