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Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Picks for Wednesday 8/12
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Picks for Tuesday 8/11
It's time for another day of the stream machine! Today's feature is a Marlins' stack against lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Marlins have posted a .346 wOBA (8th in MLB) against southpaws and have an exploitable matchup against Ryu. Let's get it! When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 8/10
We're on to Week Three of this wild shortened season. If you have gotten off to a slow start, the time to act is now! You need to dig deep and find some strong matchups to get back into contention. Luckily, this article will help you get back on track. When choosing my daily hitter... Read More
Josh James Should Close for the Astros
The pitching woes in Houston continue to stack upon one another. Consider it bad luck, karma for cheating, or whatever you want, the fact of the matter is that this pitching staff is dealing with a litany of issues and cannot afford to make more mistakes throughout the rest of this shortened season. The Astros... Read More
H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 4
Another wild and wacky week in MLB, though it was tamer than the week before. Any week that a new team doesn't disappear from the schedule after a COVID outbreak is a good week, right? We're still at the point of the season where the waiver wire is littered with positional players who are excelling... Read More
1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4
Entering week four, the season is still moving forward. Some teams playing more than others and it certainly is interesting. Which players have COVID-19? Which schedules will be altered? Who is pitching on which days? Essentially, it continues to bring chaos and we need to embrace it. Before we dive in, we need to keep... Read More
2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4
With a 60-game slate, deft work on the waiver wire is even more crucial than it is in a full season. Injuries and ineffectiveness will be that much more challenging to overcome, so every decision takes on added importance. As in prior seasons, our focus will be on those players who are rostered in under... Read More
Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4
As week four approaches, the season is starting to take shape. Sample sizes for all statistics and analytics are getting larger, therefore becoming more indicative of future outcomes. Both pitchers and hitters are starting to show their true colors, making it easier to identify good matchups. With that being said let’s delve into the waiver... Read More
Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4
It's easy to hyper-analyze slow starts with nearly a quarter of the season gone (for some teams, at least), but it's important to keep in mind that teams have played fewer than 20 games. That's an extremely small sample of performance, and overreactions to poor early results have left some likely to be productive outfielders... Read More
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to another fun waiver-wire weekend here at RotoBaller. We're balancing more than ever before when it comes to analyzing players, what with postponed games, shortened doubleheaders, expanded rosters, teams in quarantine, and a sprint-style season. Keep your head on a swivel! We're... Read More
Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 4
Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for August 10 through August 16. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the upcoming... Read More
Meet The Replacement Mets
The New York Mets have been hit with a rash of injuries to begin the shortened 2020 season. Well before summer camp began, starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow requiring Tommy John surgery in late March. In addition, starting pitcher Marcus Stroman suffered a torn muscle in... Read More
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 4 (8/10-8/16)
Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly article of two-start pitcher streamers for 2020! Successfully streaming pitchers can literally be a game-changer when it comes to fantasy baseball. When it comes to daily leagues, two-start streams aren't that important, since you can stream every day. But when it comes to weekly leagues, two-start streams become exponentially more important.... Read More
Pocket Aces: Week 4 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire
Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2020 fantasy baseball season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis. In this episode he breaks down some of his recommend players to target as fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and adds for Week 4 of the 2020 MLB season. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller... Read More
Closers and Saves Report - Week 3 Waiver Wire
Before this 60-game season started, we all knew every little thing would matter more. We knew that every game was, essentially, 2.7 times as important as a regular game in a 162-game season. We knew managers would have much shorter leashes on their underperforming players, and perhaps much quicker promotions for the quick starters. But... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 8/7
Welcome to the 2020 MLB Season! While the delay has now been well over four months, it is finally time to start the season and we here at RotoBaller could not be more excited! The season will be a sprint to the finish as the teams will be playing 60 games across 66 days and we will... Read More
Early MLB Outliers To Pay Attention To
Early in the fantasy baseball season, it’s exceedingly tough to gauge whether someone is solely off to a hot start or if they’re truly breaking out as a legitimate must-start fantasy player. You hate to miss out on a true breakout player, but with only a finite amount of roster spots, you have a limited... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 8/6
Welcome to another Thursday night edition of Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers, brought to you by RotoBaller! RotoBaller's has been dishing out streamer advice for years. We're always streamin and dreamin. Each day we'll publish some of the best streaming options to consider in your fantasy baseball daily league lineups. Streaming pitchers and position players to... Read More
From Farm to Roster: Prospect Call-Ups For Week 3
Every Thursday for the duration of the Major League Baseball season, I'm going to be discussing players on a team's Taxi Squad or Alternate Site Camp who are worth keeping an eye on or stashing in hopes of reaping fantasy goodness. I'll list league sizes where the player could be relevant and give you information... Read More
Week 3 MLB Closers & Bullpen Usage Report
As this weird, altered season progresses, the imbalance in the schedule becomes a bigger and bigger issue. Some teams have already played double-figure games, while others have played just a single series. This imbalance is obviously troublesome for the standings with the playoffs not all that far off in the grand scheme. It is also... Read More
Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3
It is still the early portion of the season, where we still don't know enough about player performances to make a solid judgment, roles are still being figured out, and in some cases, teams are coming back from long layovers. It's definitely a crazy a season, but there is still some value to be found... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 8/5
With many leagues switching to daily transactions, streamers are in high demand. Wednesday's schedule has just what you're seeking. In today's article, the hitting streamers will focus on a hot-hitting catcher, a youthful outfielder on the rise, and a utility player forced into full-time action. On the other side, the pitching streamers are three pitchers... Read More
Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Exit Velocity
It's fair to say we have enough Statcast data now to dig into the numbers and start identifying early risers and fallers. Many starting pitchers have only taken two turns in the rotation, so the safest place to start is with average exit velocity numbers. In future installments, we'll get to barrels, expected stats, and... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 8/4
The stream machine rolls on for another day! We're going to continue to exploit Coors and take advantage of favorable platoon splits. Let's get it! When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their platoon splits, lineup position, and pitching matchup. With pitchers, I account for the opposing lineup, team ballpark, and recent performance to... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 8/3
It sure has been a chaotic start to the shortened season, with several games postponed over the past week. We need to pay close attention to potential streamers to get a step up on our competition. When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their platoon splits, lineup position, and pitching matchup. With pitchers, I... Read More
First Base and Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3
Entering week three, we are entering a ton of unknowns. Which players have COVID-19? Which schedules will be altered? Who is pitching which days? Essentially, it is chaos and we need to embrace the craziness. Before we dive in, we need to keep a few things in mind: We focus on players rostered in 5x5... Read More
Second Base and Shortstop Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3
With a 60-game slate, deft work on the waiver wire is even more critical than it is in a typical 162. Injuries and ineffectiveness will be that much more difficult to overcome, so every decision takes on added importance. As in prior seasons, our focus will be on those players who are rostered in under... Read More
Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 3
We’re already through two weeks of the MLB season, and although the remainder of the season remains uncertain, fantasy players should continue being active on waivers as if the season will finish on schedule. Trying to predict how the rest of the season will pan out structurally is a fruitless exercise, and it’s valuable to... Read More
Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire - Week 3
11 days of baseball down, hopefully another 58 to go. For all those who picked up Pablo Lopez, or Matt Shoemaker for two starts, it was a rough way to start the season. That’s just the reality of how this year is going to play out. The schedule will take completely unforeseen turns at a... Read More
Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 3
Coming as a big surprise to no one, the season has been absolutely wild already. Whole teams are now disappearing from the schedule and leaving us high and dry when it comes to filling out our lineups. The waiver-wire is more important than ever and with that in mind we're giving point players a one-shop... Read More
