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About Richie Smith - RotoBaller
I am a consultant by day and a baseball scout and fantasy writer by night. I am from San Diego originally, so I always root for my hometown Padres (unless they are playing the DBacks, which is the organization I scout for) and Chargers, as difficult as that is most of the time. Needless to say, I'm a huge sports nut and an avid fantasy baseball and football player.
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Richie Smith - RotoBaller has written 50 articles so far, you can find them below.
5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 13
This weekly piece focuses on the best two-start pitchers and streamer waiver wire pickups for the upcoming week of fantasy baseball. These under-the-radar, two-start pitchers can be sleepers off the waiver wire depending on your league format, including NL-Only and AL-Only formats, and you can consider adding them to your head-to-head and daily-league lineups. These pitchers are near... Read More
Top 5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 12
Week 12 Lineup Tools: Two Start Streaming Options This weekly piece focuses on the best two-start pitchers and streamer waiver wire pickups for the upcoming week of fantasy baseball. These under-the-radar, two-start pitchers can be sleepers off the waiver wire depending on your league format, including NL-Only and AL-Only formats, and you can consider adding them to your head-to-head... Read More
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Top 5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 11
This weekly piece focuses on the best two-start pitchers and streamers for the following week of fantasy baseball. These under-the-radar, two-start pitchers can be sleepers off the waiver wire depending on your league format, including NL-Only and AL-Only formats, and you can consider adding them to your head-to-head and daily-league lineups. I’ll give you a mix of starting... Read More
Top 5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 10
Week 10 Two-Start Streamers This weekly piece focuses on the best two-start pitchers and streamers for the following week of fantasy baseball. These under-the-radar, two-start pitchers can be sleepers off the waiver wire depending on your league format, and you can consider adding them to your head-to-head and daily-league lineups. I’ll give you a mix of starting pitcher options... Read More
Top 5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 9
Week 9 Two-Start Streamers This will be a season-long, weekly piece on the best two-start pitchers and streamers for the following week of fantasy baseball. These under-the-radar, two-start pitchers can be sleepers off the waiver wire depending on your league format, and you can consider for your head-to-head and daily lineups. I’ll give you a mix of... Read More
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Top 5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers: Week 8 Waiver Wire
This will be a season-long, weekly piece on under-the-radar, two-start pitchers whom you should consider picking up for the following week of play. I’ll give you a mix of starting pitcher options, some ideal for shallow leagues, some ideal for deep leagues. This post will always be published well enough in advance of next week... Read More
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Top 5 Two-Start (SP) Streamers: Week 7 Waiver Wire
Five Starting Pitcher Streamers For Week 7 This will be a season-long, weekly piece on under-the-radar, two-start pitchers whom you should consider picking up for the following week of play. I’ll give you a mix of starting pitcher options, some ideal for shallow leagues, some ideal for deep leagues. This post will always be... Read More
Top 5 Two-Start (SP) Streamers: Week 6 Waiver Wire
Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 6 This will be a season-long, weekly piece on under-the-radar, two-start pitchers whom you should consider picking up for the following week of play. I'll give you a mix of starting pitcher options, some ideal for shallow leagues, some ideal for deep leagues. This post will always be published... Read More
Top 4 Two-Start (SP) Streaming Options: Week 5 Waiver Wire
This will be a season-long, weekly piece on under-the-radar, two-start pitchers whom you should consider picking up for the following week of play. In weekly leagues, we know your attention turns to the next week as soon as lineups lock on Monday – this post will always be published well enough in advance to give you... Read More
Top 5 Two-Start Streaming Options (SP) for Week 4
Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 4 This will be a season-long, weekly piece on under-the-radar, two-start pitchers whom you should consider picking up for the following week of play. In weekly leagues, we know your attention turns to the next week as soon as lineups lock on Monday – this post will always be... Read More
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Top 5 Two-Start Streaming Options (SP) for Week 3
Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers (4/14-4/20) This will be a season-long, weekly piece on under-the-radar, two-start pitchers who you should consider picking up for the following week of play. In weekly leagues, we know your attention turns to the next week as soon as lineups lock on Monday – this post will always be published on... Read More
Two-Start Streaming Options at Starting Pitcher for Week 2
Your draft is over. You’re pretty excited about your team. And Week 1 is officially underway. Now the fun part of managing your fantasy team really begins—pursuing the waiver wire and free agent pool like there’s no tomorrow. This is the first article of what will be a season-long, weekly piece on under-the-radar, two-start pitchers... Read More
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Draft Strategy: Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 11-15
On Sunday, we discussed Rounds 1-5, and on Tuesday we looked at Roounds 6-10. So for the final part of my three-part mock draft series, we will take a look at how Rounds 11-15 of my first mock draft of the fantasy baseball season went. If you haven't done so already, I recommend going back and... Read More
Draft Strategy: Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 6-10
Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 6-10 On Sunday, I wrote about how rounds 1-5 of my mock draft went. Today, we’ll take a look at rounds 6-10 as my three-part mock draft series rolls on. If you haven't done so already, I recommend going back and reading the first part of the series to truly get a... Read More
Draft Strategy: Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 1-5
Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 1-5 I recently completed my first mock draft of the season. I definitely recommend that everyone who plays fantasy baseball participate in at least one mock draft prior to their real draft, and if you can do a mock draft where you’re able to draft in the same slot as... Read More
2014 Fantasy Baseball Prediction: Top 10 for Runs
While pitching has seemingly dominated the past several seasons, there are still many players scoring a plethora of runs. Last year, there were nine players who scored more than 100 runs, and 22 who scored over 90. What follows is a forecast for how the runs leaderboard will look at the end of the upcoming... Read More
2014 Starting Pitcher Category Rankings: Top 10 for ERA
You could make the argument that a starting pitcher’s ERA is one of the most important statistical measurements when determining how consistent a pitcher is during the course of a season. It’s not a coincidence that the pitchers whom we consider to be the best in baseball tend to also have some of the best... Read More
Three Undervalued First Basemen: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
Undervalued First Basemen: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Yesterday, I wrote about three first basemen that I thought most fantasy baseball experts were ranking too high, and thus could potentially disappoint compared to their preseason rank. Today, I’ll talk about three guys who I think are not ranked high enough, thus they are players you might... Read More
Three Overvalued First Basemen: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
I am excited to bring you the first part of my two day series examining first basemen that I think fantasy baseball analysts and experts are ranking either too high or too low. Today, we’ll discuss three guys at the position that I think are overrated and should not be drafted as high as they... Read More
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Five Draft Strategies for Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues
Five Draft Strategies for Fantasy Points Leagues We are still several weeks away from spring training being in full swing, but don't let that make you put off your fantasy baseball draft strategy. It's never to early to start thinking about your fantasy baseball drafts. While your approach shouldn't be drastically different if you’re... Read More
