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FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 9/2/15
What's up RotoBallers, and happy Wednesday. Welcome to another edition of my FanDuel analysis for DFS contests. There is a full slate of games on Wednesday, September 2nd with four early games and the Marlins/Braves starting at 12:10 ET, so double check those lineups before things kick off. Tons of aces which means we'll try and save... Read More
J.A. Happ (PIT, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / Matchup Streamer OWNED IN: 18% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It's always interesting to see how players react after joining a playoff contender. In J.A. Happ's case, he's found a groove that's padding the Pirates lead as the top Wild Card. Since joining the Pirates from Seattle, Happ has started four games... Read More
Raisel Iglesias (CIN, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Raisel Iglesias has been covered plenty here at Rotoballer. How is his ownership still only 41%? Has everyone shifted their focus to football already? We have a month of baseball left people, don't give up now! He's been on a roll since the All-Star Break, accruing... Read More
Joe Ross (WAS, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: I'm officially baffled. Yes, the Nationals have indicated Joe Ross will be shut down in the next 2-3 weeks. But why in the world would you not use him until that point? Ross saw his ownership take a dip after a rough West Coast trip (8.2 IP, 9 ER) and... Read More
Week 22 Live Fantasy Chat (8/30) with Max Petrie - 8 ET
Sunday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller Max Petrie will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Sunday August 30th at 8:00 PM EST. Lineup concerns, add/drops, trades, DFS questions – you name it, we cover it! Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do our best to... Read More
Week 22 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire: Ross, Iglesias, Eovaldi, Happ
Welcome to Week 22. If you've been following along with this series all season, you know the drill. If not, this article is to help you uncover starting pitcher options that may have been overlooked in your league. As always, included are options for both shallow and deeper leagues. I also add my list of pitchers discussed previously at... Read More
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FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 8/26/15
What's up RotoBallers, happy Wednesday. Welcome to another edition of my FanDuel analysis for DFS contests. There is a full slate of games today, Wednesday August 26th, with only two early games starting at 1:05 ET. There are a ton of juicy pitching options which means we'll try and save some coin on the offense. My... Read More
Tyler Duffey (MIN, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues / Matchup Streamer OWNED IN: 2% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: We're digging deep here, so AL-Only owners listen up. Perhaps owners are scared off by the 4.60 ERA and 1.47 WHIP, but there's more to Duffey than meets the eye. Duffey debuted at Toronto and allowed five earned runs in just two innings before getting... Read More
Jerad Eickhoff (PHI, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team / NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: I wanted to include Eickhoff in last week's article but considering you couldn't even add him for his debut in most leagues, I decided to hold off. We ended missing out on an excellent debut - six scoreless innings with a 5/1 K/BB ratio and... Read More
Wade Miley (BOS, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / Matchup Streamer OWNED IN: 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: One week after I discussed a player I was frightened of (Garza), it's only fitting I feature another play that makes my stomach turn. Jokes aside, Wade Miley has earned our attention. In the month of August, Miley has put together... Read More
Kris Medlen (KC, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: As I predicted, Medlen has found his way back into the rotation after replacing Jeremy Guthrie for Kansas City. Medlen has a 2.51 ERA in seven relief appearances this year, but it needs to be noted that all of those runs were in his... Read More
Chris Colabello (1B / OF, TOR) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues / Matchup Streamer OWNED IN: 30% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: But Max, he isn’t playing in 7 games this week. Well guess what? My article, my rules! With Toronto now lined up to face three LHP (Holland, Perez, Boyd) I except Colabello to find his way back into the lineup after sitting... Read More
Michael Conforto (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / Matchup Streamer OWNED IN: 5% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Conforto hasn’t contributed too much to the Year of the Rookie, but most pundits expected him to struggle making the jump from Double-A. He’s currently hitting .224/.333/.448 with 3 HR and 11 RBI as part of a platoon in LF. He’s... Read More
Week 21 Live Fantasy Chat (8/23) with Max Petrie - 8 ET
Sunday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller Max Petrie will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Sunday August 23rd at 8:00 PM EST. Lineup concerns, add/drops, trades, DFS questions – you name it, we cover it! Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do our best to... Read More
Top Hitters to Stream in Week 21: Head to Head and Weekly Leagues
What's up readers. Below are my top MLB hitter streamer options for Week 21 of fantasy baseball. All players listed here are 50% owned or less in Fleaflicker leagues and play seven games this week. Streaming hitters is a great way to increase production and fantasy stats off the waiver wire for your head-to-head matchups. It can... Read More
Week 21 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire: Medlen, Miley, Eickhoff, Duffey
Welcome to Week 21. If you've been following along with this series all season, you know the drill. If not, this article is to help you uncover starting pitcher options that may have been overlooked in your league or dropped after a poor start. As always, included are options for both shallow and deeper leagues. I also add my... Read More
Martin Perez (TEX, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / Stream Worthy OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Many fantasy owners may have forgotten about Martin Perez after his Tommy-John Surgery in 2014, but with pickings so slim it's worth putting him back on your radars. Only 24, Perez has bounced back nicely after a horrendous outing vs... Read More
Jeremy Hellickson (ARI, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / Stream Worthy at Home OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: HellBoy just refuses to leave the fantasy landscape. He had an excellent run in July (1.88 ERA) that saw his ownership climb into the double digits. Enter two terrible outings at Houston and Washington (8 IP, 10 ER,... Read More
Matt Garza (MIL, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12 + Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Here's a name I was quite sure I would not be discussing in this series but the pickings are slim and he's gaining traction in ownership, so here we are. Matt Garza recorded a 5.55 ERA in the first half (4th... Read More
FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 8/19/15
What's up RotoBallers, happy Wednesday. Welcome to another edition of my FanDuel analysis for DFS contests. There is a full slate of games today, Wednesday August 19th, including five early games beginning at 1:05 ET. My goal as always is to help you find matchups for your DFS lineups to help you win on FanDuel.... Read More
Week 20 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire: Treading in Dangerous Waters
Welcome back readers after the one-week absence. Hopefully your rotation's didn't hit the fan in that time span but if so, I'll take responsibility for your team's downfall. This week I'll try and boost you back up, although the pickings are getting slimmer and slimmer as we wait for roster expansions in September. If you've... Read More
Week 19 Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat with Max Petrie (8/16) at 8 ET
Sunday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller Max Petrie will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Sunday August 16th at 8:00 PM EST. Lineup concerns, add/drops, trades, DFS questions – you name it, we cover it! Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do our best to... Read More
Week 19 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire: Norris, Anderson, DeSclafani, Owens
Welcome to Week 19. As if you haven't been beaten over the head with this concept, we have more rookies to discuss today. That doesn't mean add them asap, simply we will be diving a little deeper into their performances to determine whether they have what it takes to succeed in 2015. We'll also be talking... Read More
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FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 8/5/15
Another full slate on the first Wednesday of August. Four early games to account for when setting up your lineups with first pitch at 2:10 ET. We have a trio of aces (Madison Bumgarner, Matt Harvey, Johnny Cueto) whose price tags exceed $10,000. While I think one of these is worth the ticket price, there's... Read More
Luis Severino (SP, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Just when you thought all the rookies who will have an impact in 2015 had been called up, the Yankees explained why they refused to make a deadline trade for pitching by calling up Luis Severino. Severino was the #1 prospect in the... Read More
Mike Leake (SF, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 61% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: But Max, Mike Leake is owned in all my leagues! Yes, that's a real possibility with his 61% ownership, but it was just 39% last week (22% jump!) I feel the need to include him here after the CIN-SFG trade that took Leake... Read More
R.A. Dickey (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With all the noise Toronto made this trade deadline, it's only fitting we find a way to include a Blue Jay. Luckily for us, R.A. Dickey has given us plenty of reasons to discuss his recent spurt. Dickey has been fantastic in his... Read More
Aaron Brooks (SP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team leagues / Stream Worthy OWNED IN: 1% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Gotta love the year of the rookie. Aaron Brooks made his starting debut at home vs Cleveland and was excellent, spinning 7.1 innings of one run ball with a 5/0 K/BB ratio. Yes, it was the Indians (23rd in runs... Read More
Week 18 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire: Severino, Leake, Dickey, Brooks
Welcome to Week 18. Once again, there's a rookie sensation to discuss along with a former CY Young winner and another impressive rookie are on the plate. If you've been following along with this series all season, you know the drill. If not, this article is to help you uncover starting pitcher options that may have been... Read More
Week 17 Q&A: Live Chat with Max Petrie (8/2) at 8 ET
Sunday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller Max Petrie will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Sunday August 2nd at 6:00 PM EST. Lineup concerns, add/drops, trades, DFS questions – you name it, we cover it! Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do our best to answer... Read More
