Aaron Hill (2B/3B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ team leagues OWNED IN: 1% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: With a slash line of .186/.239/.256 in 43 AB to start off the first 14 games of the season, an ownership percentage of 1% shouldn't be too surprising for Aaron Hill. However, there are some subtle and encouraging indications for his level of play […]

Ichiro Suzuki (OF, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Ichiro Suzuki, the 42 year old legend, can still hit and he can still run. At first glance it may appear as if Ichiro's days of getting worthwhile ABs are over as he has accumulated just 18 ABs in ten games played with the Marlins […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 2

To see our tiered staff rankings for starting pitchers, head over to our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. You can easily filter and export all sorts of rankings and tiers - mixed leagues, points leagues, top prospects, and more! Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points […]

Jimmy Rollins (SS, CWS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ team leagues. OWNED IN: 7% of Fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: Last season, in the season's second half with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jimmy Rollins had a slash of .241/.313/.389 with five HR and five SB in just 204 AB. That was a vast improvement from his first half slash of .213/.266/.338, even though […]

Jonathan Villar (SS/3B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only leagues. OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: Despite an unimpressive slash of .236/.300/.353 for Jonathan Villar in Houston, the shortstop still was able to hit ten HR and steal 42 bases in just 589 AB in three seasons. In 2013 Villar was able to steal 18 bases in just 210 […]

Fantasy Baseball Steals Sleepers: Sneaky Speedsters

With so much athleticism in the game today, you wouldn't immediately think that stolen bases would be a hard statistic to come by when trying to fill your roster. The ongoing problem with the stolen base category is that many players that can steal bases tend to be one trick ponies. It is a hefty […]

Fantasy Baseball Home Run Sleepers: Sneaky Power Hitters

Opening day is almost here, and with drafts nearly complete, many (including myself) are already itching to get into the nitty gritty details of the season. That means crafty trade proposals and sneaky waiver wire pickups. If some of you are drafting late, you may even still be looking at grabbing potential late round steals. […]

NBA Forwards: Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello and welcome to another week of perpetual requirement as a Fantasy Basketball Manager. If you have questions this week regarding the forward position and who could possibly fill it, hopefully I'm about to present you with three rock-solid answers for the coming weeks. Position Eligibility & Ownership Rate Based on Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Player […]

NBA Forwards: Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello again and welcome to another week of statistics that point in every direction. We'll continue to try our best to make sense of the endless numbers. The good news about this week: three players have made it very easy to see some promise in them going forward (no pun intended). Whether it is return […]

NBA Forwards: Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello again -- it's time to find some more "diamonds in the rough" at the forward positions. As the weeks progress and the NBA season trudges on I, along with all of you, am reminded of one painfully clear fact in professional basketball: week by week, the super stars continuously dominate every statistical category. This […]

NBA Forwards: Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

It's another week of questions at the forward position--and hopefully another week of three more potential answers on the waiver wire. This week, I bring to the forefront three sleepers on the power end of the forward position who have brought their respective games to a level high enough in the past couple of weeks […]

NBA Forwards: Week 16 (Post All-Star) Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello and welcome to another group of forwards who are pleading to see the light of more rosters for Fantasy Basketball Managers. After the All-Star Break, these three players could capitalize in a big way for those willing to give them the opportunity to pickup where they left off before the break commenced. These players […]

NBA Forwards: Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello again! It's the final few days of NBA action before the All-Star Break. It's time to take a look at a group of forwards who are opening doors of opportunity to opportunistic Fantasy Basketball Managers. These three forwards, available in the majority of fantasy leagues, have really stood out in the last two weeks […]

NBA Forwards: Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello again and welcome to a new week and finally a set of decently fresh faces. I know I have been ramming the likes of John Henson and Evan Turner down some throats in the past weeks, so this week I bring a diverse group of players who offer a diverse set of skills. Some […]

NBA Forwards: Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello and welcome to another week of questions. Today I bring you answers to the most important question of them all: "Who is playing well NOW?" These three forwards of varying sizes bring heavy momentum to the forward slot and can be the spark that any stumped Fantasy Basketball Manager could greatly use. Position Eligibility […]

NBA Forwards: Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello and welcome to another week of scorching waiver wire prospects available in 80-91% of Fantasy Basketball leagues. This four players listed today have either started playing hot of late, or in the case of the last two players listed, have been having great seasons but have been slept on by a majority of Fantasy […]

NBA Forwards: Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello and welcome to another week of the NBA season and another full week of the 2016 calendar. This week I once again bring you three forwards available in 72-98% of Yahoo leagues that Fantasy Basketball Managers should think about adding to their rosters based on their fantastic play of late. These three can be […]

NBA Forwards: Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups and Sleepers

Hello and welcome to another week of questions and another week of potential answers. This week three players and one super sleeper have been brought to your attention that have been exhibiting extraordinary performance in the last two weeks and now have warranted great consideration from Fantasy Basketball Managers in 71-99% of leagues. Be sure […]

Larry Nance, Jr. (PF, LAL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add for Rebounds and High FG% OWNED: 12% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues Larry Nance Jr. may never be able to escape his famous last name, but at least it makes him pop off the page almost as much as his college career at Wyoming did. Nance was a late first round pick […]

NBA Forwards: Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello and welcome to another week of NBA matchups and another week of untapped waiver potential. I hope the holidays were kind to you and your team, and once again this week, there is another group of three forwards owned in 65-69% of Yahoo leagues who have been producing at a solid and under appreciated […]

NBA Forwards: Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello again and welcome to another week of waiver wire decisions and another group of three forwards (one you've seen before from me) who can add a spark to the middle of your lineup. Hopefully these players reach the rosters of Fantasy Basketball Managers in time for them to have a Happy Holidays and cash […]

NBA Forwards: Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello and welcome to yet another week of yet another set of slept-on forwards who can take your roster to the next level. Today we will be taking a look at three players players who have been on top of their game who are available in anywhere between 60%-82% of Yahoo leagues, and one super […]

NBA Forwards: Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups & Sleepers

Hello again and welcome to a turbulent time in the Fantasy Basketball season. Those sneaky little pickups...aren't so sneaky anymore. Your buddy who has been dormant for a few weeks actually wised up and added the hot and trending players. It is that time of season when Fantasy Basketball Managers have to regroup and ask, […]

NBA Waiver Wire: Forwards (Week 6)

Hello again and welcome to another week of NBA action, another Fantasy Basketball weekly matchup, and another batch of burgeoning forwards. These three guys have hit a solid stride in the last couple of weeks and can help out those Fantasy Basketball Managers who need either specific category help or as many overall points as […]

Manu Ginobili (SG/SF, SA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add for efficiency and steals OWNED IN: 34% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Manu Ginobili has spent his entire 14 year career proving why no one should overlook him, yet he is unowned in two thirds of Yahoo leagues. Ginobili has resumed his revolutionized sixth man role by starting zero games this […]

Jordan Hill (PF/C) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add for REB and sneaky AST OWNED IN: 20% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Jordan Hill emerged in 2013 for a Lakers team that needed him badly. Hill gained playing time last season to the tune of 26.8 minutes per game and an 81% games started percentage in improvement on his 2013 […]

Jerami Grant (SF/PF) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add for BLK and REB OWNED IN: 10% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Jerami Grant is owned in a tenth of Fantasy Basketball leagues, yet he is most likely the best defensive forward on 100% of waiver wires. Although Grant's time in the NBA out of Syracuse has been spent with atrocious […]

Shane Vereen (RB, NYG) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in deeper PPR leagues Owned in: 73% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Regardless of the letters "R-B" that occupy Shane Vereen's position, it is safe to say that he brings home the bacon to fantasy football managers as a pass-catcher who happens to get a few carries every game. In nine games with the Giants […]

Garrett Celek (TE, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in deeper leagues Owned in: 2% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: It is odd to discuss a guy who at first glance, is losing appeal. In the first five weeks of the season Celek averaged 3.8 targets, 2.8 receptions, and 26.2 receiving yards per game with a single touchdown catch. In the four […]

NBA Waiver Wire: Forwards (Week 3)

Welcome to Week 3 of the NFL season. Today on RotoBaller, we will be taking a closer look at four forwards available in most leagues who can provide a spark in the coming week.  Be sure to also check out our Week 3 Waiver Wire Centers and Guards. Position Eligibility & Ownership Rate Based on […]