Shopping at the DL Store - Buying Low on Injured Players
Injured players often represent buy-low opportunities, and at this point in the season, there’s an injured All-Star at each position. If you can pry them away from the owner or add them outright, each one could offer a real boost later in the season. Madison Bumgarner and Corey Seager are notably absent from this list.... Read More
Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Barrels and Exit Velocity
As we enter the seventh week of the baseball season, there is a large enough sample size to rightfully pass judgment on a player's performance without expecting a sudden or dramatic change. While it's easy to glance at the HR leaderboard and determine that these players are tearing the cover off the ball, there are... Read More
Ryon Healy (1B/3B, SEA) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle Mariners infielder Ryon Healy had 25 home runs for the Athletics this season and, while he has dealt with ankle and hand injuries since coming to the Mariners, has six home runs in just 76 plate appearances this season. Healy has... Read More
Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 7
This must be the week when the action really starts. After a few minor deals here and there in April, I've seen a flurry of activity in many fantasy leagues and have made a couple of major transactions myself. We already have trade advice and strategy readily available, so I'll instead continue to focus on... Read More
Hitter Streamers (Week 7) - Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 7, 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
Jeimer Candelario (3B, DET) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario has not stopped hitting since coming to the Tigers and has earned the right to be a starting third baseman in all deep leagues. Candelario had an .874 OPS in 106 plate appearances with the Tigers last... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/12/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a splits slate of games, and the start times are all over the place, so let's break this down. There is a very early slate which starts at 1 pm but is only two games. Next, there is a four-game early slate which starts at 4 pm. Then we finally head onto the... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/12/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We've got a busy Saturday on DraftKings with all 30 teams scheduled to play. There's a variety of slates to choose from, so I'll be covering players across all start times. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/12/18. The lineup picks will range from... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/11/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
There is a whole lot of good action tonight with 28 teams playing in the Main slate and a bevy of excellent ace pitchers to choose from. The Cubs are playing their usual Friday afternoon matinee against the cross-town rival White Sox, but I'll be leaving them out of the discussion here to focus on... Read More
DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/18): MLB DFS Lineups
If you've never played on Draft Daily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We’re ignoring the interleague game in Chicago between the White Sox and Cubs, because of the 2:20pm (EST) start. Sorry, Chicago fans. However, we still have a 14-game Friday slate. While all the odds aren’t fully listed (waiting on SP from Milwaukee and Oakland), I can confirm that two matchups will have an over/under of... Read More
Week 7 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers
I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster... Read More
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
Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 6)
Over the past two weeks we have seen three rookie pitchers throw no-hitters through six innings (one of them was a perfect game), and flat-out dominance from some other rookie arms. There was not much to talk about over the first few weeks but now that the season is in full swing and the rookies... 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
Ryon Healy (1B/3B, SEA) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of leagues ANALYSIS: Ryon Healy has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball in recent days. Since returning from an ankle injury on April 26, the 26-year-old is hitting .349/.364/.744 with five home runs, 10 R, and 11 RBI in 11 games. That he's managed such... 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
Chasing Barrels: Hard-Hitting Early Statcast Leaders
When looking to confirm or refute fast starts, we can quickly turn to Statcast Leaderboards for information. While we could fill out a full search, the leaderboards are a quick way to see which hitters are barreling up balls in 2018. While sabermetrics don't always translate to fantasy leaders, they are often a great indicator 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
Hot Prospects to Watch Week 6: Kopech, Ferguson, Guerrero, Kirilloff
In previous editions of this list I have tried to highlight some of the more under-the-radar prospects in the minor leagues. This week however it's time to break out some of the big names who just keep churning out the kind of performances expected from elite prospects. This week we'll be taking a look at... 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