Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 18
Welcome to Week 18 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters. We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform,... Read More
Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Fantasy Baseball - Week 18
After an absolutely exhilarating trade deadline, the entire landscape of Major League Baseball has changed, more so than previous trade deadlines; to be honest, even now, I still am struggling to adjust to all of this recent player movement. Now, it's time for a very exciting playoff push. Fantasy baseball teams are built through the... Read More
Fantasy Basketball - Veteran Free Agency Winners (Part 1): Patty Mills, John Wall, Ricky Rubio
A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. On the other hand, rostering players in perfect situations can be the ultimately league-winning move for savvy fantasy GMs. Today, let's talk about some veterans that entered Unrestricted Free... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/7/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
It's Sunday, August 7th, which means we will have a slate of mostly day games in MLB today! Playoff races are heating up and it's an exciting time to get in on some major league action. This article has daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel and DraftKings on 8/7/2022, Main Slate at 1:35 pm... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Week 18 Injury News, Updates: Julio Rodriguez, Kris Bryant, Clayton Kershaw, Ozzie Albie and more
The trade deadline in Major League Baseball is now in our rearview mirror. The deals done at the deadline did not disappoint in magnitude. Some of the players that were traded for were injured players and some players will be filling spots of currently injured players. This is very much like how fantasy teams are... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/6/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
It feels unusual to have the main slate on a Saturday be the night one, but that's where we're at today. 10 of the 17 games take place in prime time with the Mariners-Angels and Braves-Mets concluding their doubleheaders on the main slate. Make sure you watch those lineups for the second game extra closely.... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Winners and Losers from the MLB Trade Deadline
The trade deadline has come and gone, leaving fantasy managers wondering how some of their rostered players' values have changed. While it's obvious for players like Juan Soto joining a powerhouse offense, that's not the case for many and even some who didn't change teams may see their rest of season value go up or down.... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/5/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
It's another loaded Friday for fantasy baseball and we get a nice, big, fat 13-game main slate on both sites. There will be no shortage of options tonight for your lineups, but some picks will score better than others (no duh, Dan). And some chalk will bust, and some random guys will hit home runs... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 17
Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in... Read More
Christian Vazquez Traded to Astros - Fantasy Baseball Impact
The trade season burst into life before the August 2 deadline and the Houston Astros were among the most active team making moves. Whilst it probably won't make as much news as some of the other trades that have since gone down, the Astros trading for catcher Christian Vazquez from the Boston Red Sox could... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/22): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker dropping some of my favorite plays for today's slate. Thursdays are typically weird slates, but we have a decent eight-game slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. While we've been short on pitching on Thursday slates, we have no such issue tonight. There are a plethora of aces at our... Read More
NBA Summer League Winners - Centers: Chet Holmgren, Day'Ron Sharpe, James Wiseman
A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. On the other hand, rostering players in perfect situations can be the ultimately league-winning move for savvy fantasy GMs. Today, let's talk about some potential busts and sleepers that... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/3/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions... Read More
NBA Summer League Losers - Centers: Charles Bassey, Luka Garza, Santi Aldama
A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. On the other hand, rostering players in perfect situations can be the ultimately league-winning move for savvy fantasy GMs. Today, let's talk about some potential busts and sleepers that... Read More
Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 17)
This is going to be one of the most challenging articles of this fantasy baseball prospects series this season, as this is being written on the evening of July 31st, 2022 just a day and a half away from the trade deadline. There are several MLB-ready prospects that are being rumored in trade talks making... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/2/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
It's August 2nd, we are closing in on the trade deadline today and we have had quite a bit of movement among players. Make sure before lineup lock that the players you have are confirmed in the lineups! It stinks to put someone in, and find out they were taken out of the lineup and... Read More
MLB Hitter Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for xwOBA (Week 17)
For this week's iteration of advanced metrics leaders, we're going to forego BaseballSavant and head straight to the best source for data - our own Jon Anderson (@JonPGH). Among many other things, he has created an MLB Tableau full of Statcast data that is available to the public. It's easy to filter and sort to... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/1/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Monday and happy August, RotoBallers! An important thing to consider for the next two days is the trade deadline approaching tomorrow night. There are a ton of big names circulating the league *cough* Juan Soto *cough* so we will see weakened lineups. Pitchers could also be scratched at the final second. All in all,... Read More
Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 17
Welcome to Week 17 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters. We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform,... 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. Ready or not, August is upon us and that means we're roughly two-thirds of the way through our fantasy baseball season. You may feel that contenders are settled but I assure you, there is plenty of time for a wild card to emerge. Keep... Read More
Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Fantasy Baseball - Week 17
Hopefully, I speak for everyone when I say that this marks the beginning of the best part of the baseball season. From impact in-season trades to postseason races to the fall classic, there's no slowing down in terms of entertainment from here; I'm ready to run through a brick wall just thinking about it! Fantasy... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/31/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
It's the last day of July, the weather is hot, and the trade deadline along with the MLB playoff races are heating up! For some players playing today, this could be the last time we see them in their current uniforms before they get sent to a new team. It's an exciting time of year... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Week 17 Injury News, Updates: Mike Trout, Rafael Devers, Dustin May, May Meyer, and more
The trade deadline is this week. There may be some blockbusters trades and some small trades and most of the trades will affect your fantasy team in one way or another. Players coming back from injury may affect the trades that are made in the MLB as well as your home league. Knowing when injured... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/30/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Today we actually get a pretty beefy evening slate of games, when usually Saturdays can be full of afternoon games and weird starts. The main slate on both sites is a full 9-game slate, and that's the slate I will be covering for you today! How about Seth Brown yesterday? A double-dong day from one... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 16
Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/29/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Last night was not the night to fade the Dodgers in Coors, as they hung 13 on the Rockies as chalk and in doing so kept a bunch of my lineups from cashing in the process. We will have to make the tough decision to play or fade (or at least which specific Dodgers to... Read More
Are The Red Sox Still An Elite MLB Offense? Potential Trade Deadline Moves
The Boston Red Sox have been considered an elite offense for some time by fantasy baseball players and analysts. In the first half of the season, they were eighth in runs scored. While they got off to a very slow start in April, being 26th in runs scored, they turned things around quickly. In May,... Read More
Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 16)
It is the last week in July, we are heading towards the August 2 trade deadline, and teams will make clear who are contenders and who are selling off. Often times these trades can have an impact on prospects who are part of deals. Sometimes a veteran being moved can open up playing time for... Read More
Sneaky Fantasy Trade Candidates Worth Acquiring Ahead of the MLB Deadline
Everyone is talking about Juan Soto or Willson Contreras being moved and it's fun to speculate on where superstar and All-Star level players could be moved. The truth is in fantasy baseball, someone in your league already has these players and they are going to play every day regardless of where they play. But what... Read More