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Xander Bogaerts (SS, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Bogaerts is the top infield prospect in baseball at this point and now that he's started a handful of games at 3B his call up could be imminent with the Red Sox. This is a guy you really want to own because he has the ability to put up a […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoJim Henderson (RP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Henderson is not just a save vulture special. He's taken the reigns from Franky Rodriguez after K-Rod was dealt, and Henderson has run with the role in a dominant fashion. Over his past seven outings he has 7 IP and 12 K while allowing just 3 H, 3 BB, 0 […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoNolan Arenado (3B, COL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leauges ANALYSIS: Arenado was dormant for a while after a nice consistent stretch when he was called up. But he's turned it on recently and over his past 6 games he is batting .409 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. He also has 4 multi-hit games over this span, so […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoMarlon Byrd (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: OK, Byrd's hotness has gotten a little ridiculous, and he's practically begging to be picked up in all deep leagues. He's 5-for-his-last-12 with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. Over the last 2 weeks, Byrd is the NUMBER ONE player in the Yahoo! game, with a .350-4-14-9 […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoKelly Johnson (2B, 3B, OF, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Johnson has gotten hot again, and Kelly Johnson's hotness begs your attention. He is 8-for-12 over his last 3 games, with 2 HR, a double, 2 RBI and 5 R. Johnson was scorching earlier in the year and was 10-team mixed league worthy, and he could be at […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoFelix Doubrount (SP, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Doubront was nasty again last night vs. the Yankees going 6.1 IP with 5 K, the W, and just 6 baserunners and 1 ER allowed. Just to summarize, this marks 10 straight starts in which Doubront hasn't allowed more than 3 ER, and in 8 of those 10 he's allowed […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoBrad Miller (SS, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: It's tough ignore a highly-touted prospect when he gets the call to the majors and has a 2 HR, 5 RBI game. Miller did just that last night, and now has a .273-.351-.500 triple slash line in the majors. Miller is batting leadoff in the surprisingly productive Seattle […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoEric Young - (NYM, OF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Young has been blazing hot lately. His line over the past two weeks is: .300-0-3-12-7. No power, but enormous speed, very solid BA, and high-end run production. Young has performed like a 2nd round player over the two weeks before the ASB, and if you need speed going […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoDanny Salazar - (CLE, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Salazar was great in his first start for the Tribe, going 6 IP with 7 K, just 1 ER and 3 baserunners allowed. He throws ridiculous gas in the upper 90s and has very solid, above average control. Considering his K-rate in the minors was over 10 per […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoCorey Kluber (SP, CLE)
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Kluber has 94 K in 95 IP with 7 W, a 3.88 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. That is basically 5th starter material in any league. He is the 55th ranked starter in the 5x5 game. So why is he owned in only 19% of leagues? Could it be his extremely […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoLuke Scott (1B, TB)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Over the past two weeks, Luke Scott is the 58th ranked player in 5x5. He is mashing with a .405-3-8-6 line at the plate and has a 10 game hit streak with 15 hits over that span. Over his past 4 games he has 2 HR and 5 […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoBrett Wallace (1B, HOU)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: It seems like Wallace has been around forever, but he's still only 26 years old. There's still time for him to fulfill his post-hype sleeper ceiling, and we may be seeing the start of that right now. Since his callup from Triple-A, Wallace is batting .351 with 3 […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoJustin Smoak (1B, SEA)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Justin Smoak has been pretty terrible this year, but we saw him put up a very nice stretch in 2012, and it seems he's finding his groove at the plate just in time for the 2nd half. Over the last 8 games of the 1st half, Smoak had […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoFantasy Baseball Rankings: Outfield (July Update)
The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the outfield rankings we initially published in April and have updated in May and June. All the ranks […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoWily Peralta (SP, MIL)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Peralta followed up his dominant CG shutout against Cinci with a great 7 IP 8 K 2 BB 1 ER effort vs. the D'Backs. He's pitching as well as he ever has in his young career, and considering he was one of the more highly touted young pitchers […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoChris Archer (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Archer threw the best game of his career last night with a CG shutout vs. the Astros. He had 8 Ks, 0 BBs while allowing just 5 hits en route to the W. Archer hasn't allowed more than 3 ER in 8 starts, is striking out more batters […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoCustom Fantasy Baseball Advice: Harvey or Harper in Dynasty League?
The following article was written by RotoBaller.com’s team of expert analysts, in response to a question asked by one of our RotoBaller readers. You can click here for more info if you’re interested in having RotoBaller’s experts answer a custom fantasy baseball question. Question Submitted to RotoBaller I was proposed the following: I give Bryce Harper […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoBuy Low and Sell High: Trade and Waiver Targets for Week 16
Are you looking to trade? If your answer is “yes”, then the RotoBaller.com Buy/Sell Weekly Article is where to some players of the week to Sell High and a few players to Buy Low. You trade for one of two reasons: You need a shortstop, have an extra third baseman and someone has as extra shortstop. You […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoWei-Yin Chen (SP, BAL)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first start back after a two month DL stint, Chen tossed 7 solid IP while only allowing 6 baserunners and 1 ER. He had only 4 Ks, but he relies on control more than punchout stuff. Chen has a 2.81 ERA and 1.16 WHIP on the […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoJacob Turner (SP, MIA)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: If you like low-K pitchers who rely on putting balls in play to get outs and pitch for bad offenses, then Turner is your guy! I jest, but Turner has actually been very solid, as evidenced by his 2.33 ERA and 1.11 WHIP on the year. His 35 […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoIvan Nova (SP, NYY)
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: After throwing a complete game, Nova spun another gem, going 8 strong with a 6:2 K:BB ratio, allowing just 5 hits and 1 ER en route to the W as the Yanks trounced the Royals. Nova is showing great control and great swing and miss stuff since returning from the […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoFelix Doubrount (SP, BOS)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Doubrount is on a hell of a run right now. Over is past 5 starts, he has gone 33 IP with 25 Ks and 2 Ws, while only allowing 7 ER and 33 baserunners for a WHIP of 1.00. He has been remarkably consistent by not allowing more […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoIke Davis (1B, NYM)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Davis is back with the Mets and the only thing keeping him from playing regularly is the hotting hitting of Satin. In 92 PAs with the Mets Triple-A affiliate, Davis went bananas with a .293-.424.-.667 triple slash and had 5 HR and 18 RBIs. He was flat out […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoKendrys Morales (1B, SEA)
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Morales had another two HR game last night. That makes 2 in the past 7 games. Granted he only had 3 hits in 19 ABs in the middle 5 games, but his 4 HRs and 9 RBIs in the two bookends is plenty of production to hold you over. Morales […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoRicky Nolasco (SP, LAD)
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Nolasco, just like Hanley Ramirez before him, seems to be rejuvenated by playing for a competitive team for the first time in years. In his first start with the Dodgers, Nolasco went 7 IP with a 5:0 K:BB ratio while only allowing 4 hits and 1 ER en route to […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoColby Rasmus (OF, TOR)
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Rasmus had a big night on Monday going 3-for-4 with a HR and 3 RBIs. The inconsistent slugger has 16 HRs and 48 RBIs on the year with a better than expected .250 BA. His plate discipline really hasn't changed much, so it's likely his BA will fall back to […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoIvan Nova (SP, NYY)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: The Yankees opted to stick with Nova as their 5th starter instead of the rehabbing and higher-upside Michael Pineda, and Nova responded in a BIG way. He tossed a complete game with 11Ks on July 5th while only allowing 2 ERs on 4 baserunners. It was a dominant […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoWilson Ramos (C, WAS)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Ramos has come storming out of the gates and has racked up 6 hits, 1 HR, 1 2B, 8 RBIs and 2 Runs in just 4 games since returning from a 2 month absence. Ramos is probably owned in all 2 catcher leagues, but even those of you […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoTyler Skaggs (SP, ARI)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Skaggs was recalled when Cahill hit the DL with a bruised hip. He shut down the Rockies at home on July 5th to the tune of 8 IP, 5 Ks, 4 baserunners, 0 ER and the W. He has nearly a K / IP in 24.2 MLB innings […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years agoJeremy Hefner (SP, NYM)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Hefner is only 15% owned in Yahoo! leagues, and that's got to be because he plays for the Mets. With a name like Hefner you'd think he'd get a little more attention. If not the name, maybe his past 6 starts will catch your eye: 37 IP, 29:8 […]
Ze Mechanic 11 years ago