This article references A, C, Chad Bettis, Chase Anderson, Cole Hamels, Danny Duffy, Drew Hutchison, Johnny Cueto, Jon Niese, Jonathan Papelbon, Kyle Hendricks, Marco Estrada, Mike Bolsinger, OF, Robbie Ray, San Diego Padres, SP, SS, Steven Matz, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Tom Koehler, WR, Zack Greinke and more! The All Star break is done. The Game of Thrones season is over. True Detective has been borderline atrocious. And football season is still nearly a month away. There is literally nothing to hold anyone back from going all in on their fantasy baseball teams. It’s imperative for dynasty league owners at this time to figure out if they are 2015 contenders or playing for the future. Not to be outdone, it’s equally important for owners in Al-only and/or NL-only leagues to pay attention to any [...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 15 Weekend

This article references A, C, Jon Niese, OF, SP, SS, TE and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Jon Niese has been a part of one of the top rotations in baseball, and on a roll over his last few starts. Unfortunately for all of those streaming Niese, he is being supported by the second worst run scoring offense in MLB. Niese currently only receives 3.00 average runs in support per start from the Mets offense, which is tied for the ninth worst in baseball and this is also why Niese is tied for fourth in[...]Keep on reading: Jon Niese (SP, NYM) – Waiver Wire Pickups

This season has not started the way that Mets lefty Jon Niese wanted, as he has struggled in many games. Even when he has been good he’s rarely received run support. But things have looked up lately for Niese, who has ... read more »

This article references A, Adam Warren, Chase Anderson, Chris Heston, Jaime Garcia, Jimmy Nelson, Jon Niese, Kyle Hendricks, Mark Trumbo, Mike Bolsinger, Mike Pelfrey, Paul Goldschmidt, Ryan Vogelsong, Shaun Marcum, SP, Tanner Roark, Wandy Rodriguez and more! For fantasy owners in an auction league, now is the time to blow your budget. Owners will usually spend a large percentage of their budget early in the season when it appears that players are due for huge years. As the means of regression averages out for a lot of these players, spot starters and early season call-ups make huge contributions in short term spans. Any type of edge that a fantasy owner can get at this time of the year is so important and can make the difference between raising a ch[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 10 (Part 2)

This article references A, Alex Cobb, C.j. Wilson, Jarred Cosart, Jimmy Nelson, Joe Kelly, Jon Niese, Kyle Lobstein, Shane Greene, SP, Tim Lincecum and more! After a month and a half into this young baseball season, the team with the best record in the American League is….the Houston Astros!? Wasn’t 2016 supposed to be their year? Houston used a ten game winning streak a few weeks ago to catapult into first place in the AL West and have built a five-and-a-half game lead over the second place Angels. After Sunday’s 4-2 victory over Toronto, the Astros have built another solid win streak as their current one has hit five games. Everyone knew t[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 7 (Part 1)

This article references A, Jon Niese, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Leagues Ownership: 17% Yahoo!, 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Watching Jon Niese pitch this season, one can sense that he has just not put it all together quite yet. The velocity on his cutter has dipped a bit, and as a result, his changeup is getting decimated by opposing bats. Of course, Philadelphia’s offense is a great cure for any struggling pitcher’s ailments.Keep on reading: Joe Niese (SP, NYM) – Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Fleaflicker Leagues  ANALYSIS: There will always be a place in Major League Baseball for crafty lefties who can eat innings and keep their teams in games. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for fantasy baseball leagues. The New York Mets' Jonathan Niese is a solid big league starter. He's averaged 170 innings a year for the past five seasons and has won 50 games in that time. He strikes out batters at a pedestrian rate of a[...]Keep on reading: Jonathan Niese (SP, NYM) – Waiver Wire Analysis

This article references Alfredo Simon, Bobby Parnell, Brandon Morrow, Drew Pomeranz, Edinson Volquez, Garrett Richards, Gio Gonzalez, Jeff Locke, Jenrry Mejia, Jeurys Familia, Joe Nathan, John Danks, John Lackey, Jon Niese, Justin Verlander, Koji Uehara, Kyle Gibson, Matt Harvey, Mike Fiers, Nathan Eovaldi, Sean Doolittle, Shane Greene, Taijuan Walker, Tim Lincecum, Trevor Bauer, Zach McAllister and more! Fantasy Baseball Sit/Start Advice & DFS Play RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Wednesday night at 9:30 PM EST, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano of DraftSmashers Radio will be discussing the most relevant fantasy sports news and information. Editor's Note: Don't forget to check out all of RotoBaller's 2015 fanta[...]Keep on reading: MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Sit/Start Advice, DFS & Injury Updates

This article references A.J. Griffin, Bartolo Colon, Bryce Harper, Chris Sale, Dellin Betances, Dillon Gee, Hunter Strickland, James Shields, Jameson Taillon, Jarrod Parker, Jeff Samardzija, Jerome Williams, Jesse Biddle, Jon Lester, Jon Niese, Matt Barnes, Nick Kingham, Santiago Casilla, Sergio Romo, SP and more! Welcome to the second installment of “Top 50 Pitching Prospects for Redraft Leagues.” Last week we looked at 2015 fantasy baseball pitching prospects ranked 50-41. The players on this week’s list, numbers 31-40, are a step up from the last group. We have some guys who are considered top prospects and others who could have a chance to make an impact this season.   Editor's Note: You can read more about MLB prospects and rookies, and their potential fantasy impacts, throughou[...]Keep on reading: Eye On The Minors: Top MLB Pitching Prospects (Numbers 40-31)

This article references Bartolo Colon, Dillon Gee, Ian Desmond, Jon Niese, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Rafael Montero, Ruben Tejada, SP, Wilmer Flores, Zack Wheeler and more! Having too much quality starting pitching is a problem any team would love to have, and at this point in time, the New York Mets of all teams find themselves in this enviable position.That is expected to be the case when your pitching staff boasts arguably the best young trio in all of baseball, consisting of Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, and 2014 NL Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom, not to mention serviceable veterans Bartolo Colon, Jon Niese, and Dillon Gee. With promising youngsters Noah Synd[...] Keep on reading: Mets Seeking to Deal a Starting Pitcher and Acquire Offense