Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 16th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/16/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Monday, Rotoballers! Thanks to a postponement from earlier this year, we are treated to a 10-game slate to begin the week. The extra game is quite the spectacle as Shohei Ohtani takes aim in the batter's box versus the New York Yankees once again in 2021. Outside of that must-watch contest, we get the... Read More
Top 20 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 21
The 2021 fantasy baseball season continues to fly by and we've hit Week 21. Playoffs in many fantasy leagues are just around the corner. This ranking began the season as a Top 50 list looking at the premium prospects around the minors that could help during 2021 but as time progressed – and the window... Read More
Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 21
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, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best... Read More
Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 15th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics... 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. It's always strange to type "Week 20" in baseball articles, but the middle of August is here and we must gear up for the playoff push. Football continues to siphon attention so disciplined baseball teams can make their shake-and-bake move. Let's check in on... Read More
The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 21
Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat who... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/15/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Sunday gang! We have a ten-game slate on our hands this afternoon. We'll have to keep up with the weather as the morning goes on, as it's a tough one to tackle. I'll do my best to update before lock if there are any weather concerns with the guys I have listed below. Let's... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 21
In the second half of the baseball season, the playoffs races and the weather are all heating up now during these dog days of summer. Knowing injury timelines is now a crucial part of the fantasy baseball season. There are still many players that have injury questions yet to be answered. I will continue to... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/13/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Friday, Rotoballers! We’ve got a substantial 14-game slate on tap to start the weekend, but first, I want to give a massive shout-out to MLB for last night’s Field of Dreams game. It was a great spectacle between the Yankees and White Sox, and I hope they do it again. Plus, the game was... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings
It's the middle of August and the dust has settled from the Trade Deadline's chaos. There are still many fluid bullpens to explore, so let's get right into my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with potential mentions for hold candidates and ratio anchors. I decided to leave... Read More
Closers and Saves Report - Week 20 Waiver Wire
Things always seem to settle down a little around this time in the baseball season. The deadline is behind us, so a lot of buyers with previously unsettled bullpens got settled through trades. On the other end of that, a lot of sellers lost their closers but are in full tank/rebuild/evaluate mode so they haven't... Read More
Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 20
The weeks have flown by and we're already entering Week 20 of the baseball season. The fantasy baseball playoffs will be here before you know it. Generally speaking, it's been a down year for rookies. We've seen some impressive performances – especially on the pitching side with the likes of Trevor Rogers and Luis Garcia... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/12/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have an 8-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a wild one. First off, it starts at 12:10 pmEST. So, it is an early one. Second, one of the games is a doubleheader. Third, pitching is limited while bats are ok, but not great. So, it's a weird slate for sure. Quick note,... Read More
Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 12th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/12/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Thursday gang, and happy birthday to me! I wouldn't want to spend it any other way than researching a DFS afternoon slate. We have an eight-game slate on our hands this afternoon. This will be an important slate to keep up with the weather, considering how the past few days have gone. I'll do... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/11/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! As is usually the case, we've got a split schedule with day games and night games. Fortunately for us, we get a bigger piece of the pie for the evening side with 11 games to pick and choose from as we fill our DFS lineups. Six of those contests start on the East... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/10/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a wild one. First off, we have two double-headers, meaning two seven-inning games. Then we have a handful of high-priced pitchers to target on DK with only a couple, not so attractive cheap arms. On FD, there are some $8-$9K options, but they all... Read More
Point League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 20
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, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best... 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. With under two months left in the fantasy baseball season and people shifting attention to fantasy football, this is the time for dedicated players to put their foot on the pedal and make their move. You should have a clear idea by mid-August of... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/8/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Sunday gang! Hope you all have had a great weekend so far. We're coming into the dog days of August, where divisions begin to have a clear winner and teams come out of nowhere to make a playoff push. We have a nice 10-game slate this afternoon, so let's jump right into it and... Read More
The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 20
Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat who... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 20
The second half of the baseball season is in full swing and the race to make the playoffs, whether your favorite MLB team or your fantasy team, is in full swing. Knowing injury timelines is now at a vital part of the fantasy baseball season. There are still many injury questions that have to be... Read More
Fantasy Trade Deadline Advice - The Bigger Picture
The MLB trade deadline came and went like a category five hurricane (or typhoon, for those on the other side of the Pacific). We are still picking up the pieces, trying to make sense of what is left in the aftermath. This year, the rich got richer in L.A. and New York while non-contenders like... Read More
Closers and Saves Report - Week 19 Waiver Wire
Well, that was a wild trade deadline, wasn't it? Some teams that needed to do a lot didn't do much. Some teams that didn't need to do much did the most. And then some teams did exactly what everyone expected. It seemed like a particularly hectic trade deadline day even though several teams started making... Read More
Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 7th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/7/21): MLB DFS Lineups
It's a fairly reasonable DraftKings Saturday in MLB. The Jays and Red Sox have another double dipper, so there are 16 games today. There are five early games that my colleagues here at Rotoballer will get you ready for. I'm gearing us up for an 11-game prime time slate on DraftKings. This is a big... Read More
Codi Heuer (RP, CHC) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: Codi Heuer was part of the White Sox package (along with Nick Madrigal) shipped to the Cubs in exchange for Craig Kimbrel at this year's deadline, and while he has struggled when viewing the season as a whole, a move to the... Read More
Michael Lorenzen (RP, CIN) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: "Mikey Biceps" has only seen 5.2 IP this season in five appearances after a late-July seasonal debut and then a quick IL stint in between, but he couldn't have arrived at a better time for the Cincinnati Reds, who are receiving plenty... Read More