Making Moves - Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 6
We are now over a week into May of the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Now is the time that owners need to take a hard look at their roster to decide what areas they need to improve. The waiver wire has likely been picked clean of the obvious must-add players and the best option now... Read More
Week 6 Points Leagues - Strategy, Pickups and Cuts
Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable in... Read More
Power Risers and Fallers for Week 6: Buy or Sell?
Welcome to Week 6 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the season progresses further into the month of May, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/10/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We've got three slates on DraftKings tonight, with the main slate starting at 7 pm. This means that the Giants-Phillies matchup won't be included, but the nine other games are good to go. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/10/18. The lineup picks will... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/10/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 1 pm, so there will be a few players from each slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In this article,... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/9/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Good morning, Rotoballers. Quite the night of baseball we had last night with a no-hitter from the Big Maple, a pitching gem at Coors Field and an offensive explosion from the Royals that sent Dylan Bundy to the showers in the matter of minutes. Let's hope today is just as wild. There are two slates... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/9/18): MLB DFS Lineups
There are plenty of games today, but they are broken down into two slates. The later slate has seven games, and that is the slate that we will be focusing on here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/9/18. The lineup picks will range... Read More
AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week for Week 6
Every week a significant player will hit the disabled list, start a slump, or a get traded out the division. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long terms standings of a team, but failing to take advantage of... Read More
Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 6: Buy or Sell?
Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average... Read More
2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 6)
Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. At this point, it’s only a matter of time until this list... Read More
John Hicks (C/1B, DET) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Tigers catcher/first baseman John Hicks is the hottest hitter in the Tigers lineup over the last few weeks. While that does not always equate to fantasy production, there may be some great value here. Hicks has taken over for the injured Miguel... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/8/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We're back to a large Tuesday slate, which is headlined by a game between the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels in Colorado. It's tough to get away from that game, and it should feature plenty of runs. There are multiple ways to construct lineups tonight, though, and I hope to take you through a... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/8/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a MASSIVE 14 game slate tonight and there are some fantastic options across the board. There are some heavy favorites on the board, and you are going to want to look at those pitchers for your cash games. Plenty of high priced bats out there, so finding value will be important. In this... Read More
Digging Deeper: Week 6 AL/NL Waiver Wire Targets
Welcome to Week 6! By now, you have a pretty good idea of the type of team that you are working with. Is your squad full of over-performing draft picks and waiver adds that are carrying you to the top of the standings? Are you hanging tight despite waiting for a few key players to... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/7/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a small Monday slate, with a lot of pitchers that haven't been easy to pick on this season. With tight pricing, finding value hitters will be difficult. However, there are two pretty easy choices as building blocks at starting pitcher in Stephen Strasburg and Kyle Hendricks, both of which have desirable matchups. There... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/7/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We only have seven games on the docket for Monday. Meaning, we’ll have to get creative with some of our decision making, when it comes to building a lineup that we’re happy with on this small slate of games. Fortunately, three games have an over/under of at least nine total runs (MIA/CHC over/under hasn’t been... Read More
Jesus Aguilar (1B, MIL) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar is getting an opportunity for playing time while Eric Thames is out with a thumb injury that could cost him roughly two months. Currently, Aguilar is splitting time with Ryan Braun and has started four of the last five games.... Read More
Ryon Healy (1B, SEA) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle Mariners first baseman Ryon Healy was acquired in the offseason to take over the first base job. However, an ankle injury slowed him down and gave the job to Dan Vogelbach. He returned from the disabled list to re-occupy his first... Read More
Week 6 Waiver Wire Watch List
Whether it’s a post-hype sleeper, a late blooming prospect or a hanging-on veteran, it pays to keep tabs on anyone and everyone who could potentially be a useful piece at some point during the fantasy season. You just never know when you’ll need to dip into the waiver wire to help plug a hole. This... Read More
Week 6 Waiver Wire - First Base(1B) and Third Base(3B)
Corner Store is open! It is only week six and long-term DL stints and under-performing players are affecting many rosters. Therefore, it is important that you are fluid and dynamic in your ability to fill the voids and get positive results. Therefore, do not grow roots with the first player you drafted or get off... Read More
Mitch Moreland (1B, BOS) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of leagues ANALYSIS: Mitch Moreland has been off to an exciting start to a season where he was expected to play mostly off the bench and receive limited chances at the plate. So far, he has played in 22 games, posting a slash of .323/.384/.600 carrying over... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/6/18): MLB DFS Lineups
It's a nine game main slate this Sunday, and it's an interesting slate at that. There are a couple big time aces on the mound, as well as a some vulnerable starters to target with the bats. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/6/18.... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/6/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
What's up guys and welcome to the Sunday FanDuel MLB Breakdown! We have a really nice eight game main slate on FanDuel today. Let's dive in and try to find some diamonds in the rough to help us take down a tournament. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup... Read More
The Cut List (Week 6): Time to Let Go?
Welcome to Week 6 of the Cut List. This week features standard league viable options who’ve been too cold for too long. All of these players are safe cuts in standard formats. Since I’m here to help, I want to introduce Baseball Savant’s hitting and expected stats leaderboards to those of you who haven’t seen... Read More
NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week for Week 6
Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to... Read More
Hitter Streamers (Week 6) - Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 6, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week. If someone jumps... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/5/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 1 pm, so there will be a few players from each slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In this article,... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/5/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We've got a busy Saturday on tap for us on this Cinco de Mayo with four slates on DraftKings. All thirty teams are playing today, with the main slate starting at 7 pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/5/18. The lineup picks... Read More
Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 6
It was nice to see Drew Pomeranz toss a quality start (finally) and prove that he's not a carcass of a former Rockies pitcher like Jhoulys Chacin. This, however, is a disclaimer that some of these buy-low/sell-high candidates may not pan out right away. Or ever. I'm still hoping that as soon as Domingo Santana... Read More