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Biggest Breakouts of 2018 - Tight End
Tight end has a legitimate claim as the most volatile position in fantasy. You may want to give that award to running backs but tight ends will run them pretty close. Playing tight end is a complex business and it shows up in fantasy. It can easily be a case that a tight end is […]
Ben RolfeBiggest Risers and Fallers of 2018 - Quarterbacks
The end of the 2018 fantasy season comes with mixed feelings. For one person in each league there is glory, but for everyone else, their eyes are already turned to 2019. One of the key parts of starting your 2019 season prep is to think about who performed above and below their expectations in the […]
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Joe Flacco Traded to Denver - Fantasy Impact
What a week it has been in the NFL! Between the Kyler Murray and Kareem Hunt news, there was already plenty more going on than you might expect for a random post-Super Bowl week in February. However, the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens grabbed some of the spotlight with a trade in principle to send […]
Ben RolfeLuke Voit (1B, NYY) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 180 CURRENT ADP: ~200 overall ANALYSIS: A key part of Luke Voit's potential success in New York could likely come down to opportunity. There is not a huge amount of competition for the first base job in the organization and that should mean Voit is given every opportunity in 2019. […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks: Super Bowl DFS
The Super Bowl is finally here! For many this is a bittersweet day as it marks the end of the NFL season, and a long six months until we see it back on our screens. Therefore, we need to make the most of it and get one last fix of fantasy football before the long […]
Ben RolfeWay Too Early Mock Draft - Rounds 2-3 Analysis
The NFL season isn't quite over, as the playoffs are just getting interesting. That hasn't stopped our expert staff from looking ahead to 2019 already. As Justin Carter discussed earlier this week, 12 of us at RotoBaller have undertaken a slow fantasy football mock draft to help us all deal with the fantasy football withdrawals […]
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ADP Champ or Chump - J.T. Realmuto and Wilson Ramos
This week I am turning my attention to the position that gives most fantasy owners the biggest concerns, the catcher position. Every year there is at least one catcher who rises to the top of the position and ends up being drafted clearly ahead of the others. This season that catcher is J.T. Realmuto, who is […]
Ben RolfeA.J. Pollock to the Dodgers - Fantasy Impact
The merry-go-round that is the Dodgers' offseason continued on Thursday, as it was announced that A.J. Pollock is signing in Los Angeles on a four-year $55-million dollar contract. It always seemed likely the Dodgers could add another outfielder, but the thought was that it was more likely to be Bryce Harper who signed in Los […]
Ben RolfeADP Champ or Chump - Tommy Pham and Avisail Garcia
My main mantra when it comes to fantasy baseball is "value, value, value." I will often try and set myself up in the first two or three rounds in such a way that I have the flexibility to take advantage of value later in the draft. One of the best ways I have found to […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Conference Championships)
If the Divisional round was a mouth watering set of matches the Championship games may even take that one step further. Now we just have to hope that these two games do not disappoint as much as the first three did last week. In this round we get the top four offenses in the NFL […]
Ben RolfeSteven Souza Jr. - 2019 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
Earlier this offseason, I wrote about the sleeper value of Luke Voit and how believing in him was a conscious decision to move on from a blind spot I had for Greg Bird for a couple of years. Well, in this article I am going to break down a player who I do not think […]
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Yasmani Grandal to Brewers - Fantasy Impact
The news broke on Thursday that Yasmani Grandal is headed to the Milwaukee Brewers on a one-year, $18 million contract. This is evidence of yet another move from the Brewers to go all in on their current squad. This trade takes one of the Brewers' two weakest offensive positions and turns it into a legitimate strength […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Divisional Round): NFL DFS Lineups
The Divisional Round is upon us and it brings a fascinating week of matches with it. Last week was headlined by defense and offenses with major question marks. This week we have the return of four of the better offenses in the league, and we have lost three of the better defenses as well. Therefore, this […]
Ben RolfeLuke Voit - 2019 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
One of my biggest misses over the last few years has been my refusal to move on from Greg Bird at the first base position for the New York Yankees. Year after year I have continued to draft Bird and make excuses why this year will be the year. Part of the reason is that […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Wild Card Weekend): NFL DFS Lineups
Wildcard Weekend is finally here! These next two weekends are always a lot of fun with games on both Saturday and Sunday. However, the downside is some very minimal slates for DFS players. This week is worse than ever with a lot of good defenses on the field, while the offensive juggernauts are on a […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 17): NFL DFS Lineups
A bumper slate greets us for Week 17 as all but one game is available to us. However, there are also a lot of caveats to that. We have a complete mix of situations in these games, with some teams playing for nothing, which could be good or bad for DFS, some teams with everything […]
Ben RolfeWeek 17 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions
Week 17 is here and it comes with mixed feelings. On one hand this is one of the most thrilling weeks on calendar. All 32 teams are playing in the space of 12 hours and the playoff scenarios could change hundreds or thousands of times on Sunday. However, this is also the end of regular […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 16): NFL DFS Lineups
Two Saturday games on top of the usual prime time games has really left this slate a little devoid of options. However, more significantly is the loss of the Chiefs, Rams, Chargers and Saints to prime time slots on Thursday, Sunday and Monday. That has left us looking more for defenses to pick against this […]
Ben RolfeWeek 16 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions
Another two Saturday games this week so make sure you have those lineups set. It would be criminal to lose your final because you forget about those two games until it is too late! This week is all about trusting your gut if you are in the championship game. If you got here you have […]
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Spoiler Alert - Who Are Potential Week 16 Surprises?
Week 16 is always a strange week in the NFL. At this stage, there are usually only a handful of games which are extremely meaningful and with most players fantasy football season done, it is hard to get excited for those matches with little on the line. That is where DFS comes in, as it […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 15): NFL DFS Lineups
Two Saturday games on top of the usual prime time games has really left this slate a little devoid of options. However, more significantly is the loss of the Chiefs, Rams, Chargers and Saints to prime time slots on Thursday, Sunday and Monday. That has left us looking more for defenses to pick against this […]
Ben RolfeWeek 15 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions
A weird week this week with two Saturday games. If you are reading this on Saturday then make sure you have those lineups set. Thursday Night Football was incredible but for DFS purposes it has taken away a lot of talent. For season long leagues you may already have a good shot of making your […]
Ben RolfeTake the Over - Week 15 Games Which Could Surprise
At this stage of the season, we get a lot of really exciting matches with the potential to be high-scoring. This week's highlight figures to be on Thursday as the Los Angeles Chargers play the Kansas City Chiefs, while the New England Patriots travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers. These games we know are […]
Ben RolfeWeek 14 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions
This feels like the first time in ages we have not lost a fantasy gold mine type team to Thursday Night Football. Seriously can one of the Jaguars and Titans play in that slot every week? Their current brand of football suits it so well! What that does mean is that entering the fantasy weekend […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 14): NFL DFS Lineups
This is an intriguing slate in Week 14. With the Chiefs, Steelers, Chargers, and Saints all on the slate, there is plenty of firepower. The Rams game being flexed to the Sunday Night Football slot is not a huge loss as they are playing a very good Bears defense. In addition, we have some defenses […]
Ben RolfePushing Your Luck In The Playoffs?
Andrew Luck returned to the NFL with a bang in 2018. The first few games were a little bit shaky with the team averaging just 20 points per game in the first three weeks. However, things started to click in Week 4, and since then the Colts averaged 33.1 points per game between Weeks 4 and […]
Ben RolfeWeek 13 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions
Week 13 is here with a bang! We are past all the byes and we are back to just having the one game on a Thursday. Unfortunately the Saints high flying offense was somewhat lost to the week against a very good Dallas defense. The good news is that other high flying offenses in the […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 13): NFL DFS Lineups
We once again have a quality Sunday slate to look at in Week 13. Unfortunately, we do lose the New Orleans Saints from the slate but with the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams back we receive a big boost in talent. In addition, we have some questionable pass defenses facing each other in […]
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RotoBaller Early Mock Draft Analysis (Rounds 1-2)
I know what you are probably thinking as you click this link, who is doing fantasy baseball drafts in October and November?! Well, the answer to that is 10 Rotoballer Fantasy Baseball enthusiasts who are already longing for the long hot days of summer and the return of everyday baseball. This is the first of […]
Ben RolfeDraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 12): NFL DFS Lineups
This is going to be a very skinny week on the main slate Sunday. The good news we only have two teams on a bye this week. The bad news is they are two of the most high-flying offenses in the game right now in the Chiefs and Rams. To make matters worse we are […]
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