First Base/Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week 5 rotoballer.com Mon 5/4/15 6:30 AM

This article references A, Adam Lind, Albert Pujols, Billy Hamilton, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Gomez, Clayton Kershaw, David Freese, Derek Norris, Jean Segura, Joey Votto, Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Justin Upton, Kole Calhoun, Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Ryan Braun, San Diego Padres, Yangervis Solarte and more! Hunting for values on the waiver wire is one of the most fun, and most challenging, parts of any fantasy season. This can be especially true at the infield corners, an area where the stars are readily scooped up and finding a low cost alternative can be often difficult. Here at RotoBaller, we're always looking for ways to help our readers succeed in all aspects of the game. [...]Keep on reading: First Base/Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week 5

Adam Lind (1B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups rotoballer.com Sun 4/26/15 5:30 PM

This article references A, Adam Lind, Carlos Gomez, Jonathan Lucroy and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: With Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez recuperating on the DL, manager Ron Roenicke entrusted his cleanup hitter, Adam Lind, to take charge of the Brewers' offense over the past week. Lind has responded by hitting .348 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored. Gomez is on track to return to action late next week, and his blend of on-base skills and speed should prove valuable to Lind owners looking to see more of this kind of production going [...]Keep on reading: Adam Lind (1B, MIL) – Waiver Wire Pickups

First Base / Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Four rotoballer.com Sun 4/26/15 9:13 AM

This article references A, Adam Lind, Albert Pujols, Carlos Gomez, David Freese, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Altuve, Kole Calhoun, Luis Valbuena, Mark Teixeira, Mike Trout, San Diego Padres, Yonder Alonso and more! Hunting for values on the waiver wire is one of the most fun, and most challenging, parts of any fantasy season. This can be especially true at the infield corners, an area where the stars are readily scooped up and finding a low cost alternative can be often difficult. Here at RotoBaller, we're always looking for ways to help our readers succeed in all aspects of the game. [...]Keep on reading: First Base / Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Four

First Base / Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Three rotoballer.com Thu 4/23/15 6:00 AM

This article references A, Adam Lind, Albert Pujols, Brandon Belt, David Freese, Jean Segura, Kole Calhoun, Matt Joyce, Mike Trout, Ryan Braun, San Diego Padres, Will Middlebrooks and more! Hunting for values on the waiver wire is one of the most fun, and most challenging, parts of any fantasy season. This can be especially true at the infield corners, an area where the stars are readily scooped up and finding a low cost alternative can be often difficult. Here at RotoBaller, we're always looking for ways to help our readers succeed in all aspects of the game. [...]Keep on reading: First Base / Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Three

Top Hitter Streamers for Week 3: Head-to-Head or Weekly Leagues rotoballer.com Sun 4/19/15 10:21 AM

This article references A, Adam Lind, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Gomez, Chris Coghlan, Dexter Fowler, Khris Davis, Kris Bryant, Mark Teixeira, Marlon Byrd, Scooter Gennett and more! Below are my top MLB hitter streamer options for Week 3 of fantasy baseball. All players listed here are under 50% owned in Yahoo leagues and play seven games this week. Streaming hitters is a great way to increase production and fantasy stats off the waiver wire for your head-to-head matchups, or if you're dealing with some underperformers on your roster. Check back weekly for my favorite hitter streamers for the upcoming week. Editor’s Note: RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball waiver wir[...]Keep on reading: Top Hitter Streamers for Week 3: Head-to-Head or Weekly Leagues

Adam Lind (1B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups rotoballer.com Wed 4/15/15 10:00 AM

This article references Adam Lind, Carlos Gomez, Jeff Locke, Jonathan Lucroy, Ryan Braun and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep and NL-Only Leagues ANALYSIS: Adam Lind’s bat has been white hot over the first week of the season. He’s batting .450 with four RBI and a home run to boot. This has not escaped the attention of Brewers manager Ron Roenicke, who has slotted Lind into the cleanup spot over the last several games. While the Brewers as a whole have been rather cold on offense thus far, it’s hard not to like the idea of Lind hitting behind Carlos Gomez, Jonathan Lucroy and Ryan Bra[...]Keep on reading: Adam Lind (1B, MIL) – Waiver Wire Pickups

First Base / Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Two rotoballer.com Tue 4/14/15 8:19 AM

This article references Adam Lind, Brock Holt, Carlos Gomez, Chase Headley, Jeff Locke, Jonathan Lucroy, Kendrys Morales, Mark Teixeira, Mike Moustakas, Ryan Braun and more! Hunting for values on the waiver wire is one of the most fun, and most challenging, parts of any fantasy season. This can be especially true at the infield corners, an area where the stars are readily scooped up and finding a low cost alternative can be often difficult. With that aim in mind, here are RotoBaller's week 2 recommendations for first and third basemen who should be on your radar as you peruse the waiver wire. Let's get started. Top First Base Waiver Wire Option Adam Lind (1B, [...]Keep on reading: First Base / Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Two

MLB News and Notes for April 9th rotoballer.com Thu 4/9/15 1:50 PM

This article references A.j. Pierzynski, Aaron Harang, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Alcides Escobar, Alex Avila, Atlanta Braves, Brad Miller, Brett Lawrie, Bryce Harper, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos Santana, Casey McGehee, Chase Headley, Corey Dickerson, Daniel Murphy, Devon Travis, Efren Navarro, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ian Kinsler, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Odorizzi, James McCann, Jeff Francoeur, Joey Votto, Jonathan Papelbon, Jordan Zimmerman, Justin Upton, Kyle Seager, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Aviles, Mike Trout, Robinson Cano, Ryan Zimmerman, San Diego Padres, Todd Frazier, Tyler Flowers, Tyler Ladendorf, Wilin Rosario, Will Middlebrooks, Zack Cozart and more! For the first time this season, all 30 teams played in a single day, with 15 games played Wednesday. Many teams that lost their Opening Day games evened their series or won their first game, while others remain winless yet again. For the fourth consecutive day, there was at least one game that featured a shutout. And for one team, they are looking to score runs for the first time since last September. Take a look at some of the news, notes, highlights and numbers from Wednesday, April 8. A[...]Keep on reading: MLB News and Notes for April 9th

2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: How To Use Tiered Rankings rotoballer.com Wed 4/1/15 6:50 AM

This article references Adam Dunn, Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Anthony Rizzo, Billy Butler, Brandon Belt, Brandon Moss, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, corey hart, David Ortiz, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ike Davis, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Abreu, Justin Morneau, Justin Smoak, Kendrys Morales, Lucas Duda, Mark Teixeira, Mark Trumbo, Matt Adams, Michael Cuddyer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Paul Goldschmidt, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Steve Pearce, Todd Frazier, Victor Martinez, Yasmani Grandal and more!   What Are Player Tiers for Rankings? Over the last few years in fantasy baseball, the topic of player tiers or tiered rankings has become a trendy way to approach your draft. Often times, in real life, something that is trendy doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best course of action or the smartest idea. It very easily could be something that will be temporary. However, in the case of looking at how to draft your team in fantasy baseball, breaking positions down into tiered rankings m[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: How To Use Tiered Rankings

Top 5 First Basemen: 2015 Dynasty League Rankings rotoballer.com Fri 3/27/15 6:45 AM

This article references Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rizzo, Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman, Jose Abreu, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Goldschmidt, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Victor Martinez and more! I’m always considering new, different and creative ways to deliver fantasy baseball theory to the masses. I want to try and push the fantasy baseball envelope. For instance, this week, I will be offering my Top five 1B Dynasty Keepers in old fashioned, typed out words that you can read. In addition, I will perform the story in spoken word poetry on my podcast, while my Dad plays the triangle.   Top 5 Dynasty League First Basemen 5. Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves (25 Yea[...]Keep on reading: Top 5 First Basemen: 2015 Dynasty League Rankings