Opening Day for Major League Baseball’s 2026 season is still a couple of months away, but for those of us into fantasy baseball, it’s never too early to start preparing for the season ahead. A fantasy baseball season begins before the first pitch is thrown, with the most highly anticipated event on our calendar — […]

Hello again, Roto Ballers, and welcome to the Week 14 edition of Warning Signals. This is the final week of the fantasy football season before the playoffs begin, meaning this weekend is do-or-die for many of us. As always, I’m looking at troubling trends, injury news, and depth chart shakeups that could spell trouble for […]

Hello and happy Thanksgiving, RotoBallers. I’m back again with the Week 13 edition of Warning Signals. Ever the pessimist, I am constantly finding fault with the players on my fantasy football teams. Here, I highlight a handful who stand out to me with particularly worrisome outlooks, to spare you the grief of a ruinous performance […]

Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome to the Week 12 edition of Warning Signals. Like any fantasy football manager, I’m in the habit of monitoring recent trends and the latest news to determine how players might be affected in the week ahead. As much as I am trying to decide which players will help me lock […]

Another week of NFL football is upon us, meaning we have another week of news, data, and trends to look back on in search of Warning Signals for our upcoming fantasy football matchups. In RotoBaller’s weekly Warning Signals column, I highlight a handful of players whose outlooks in the week ahead lean more towards bust […]

Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome back to another edition of my Warning Signals column. For the uninitiated, each week as I prepare my fantasy football starting lineups, I can’t help but notice some players seem set up for failure in their next game. I then highlight a handful of those players whose warning signals I […]

Brock Purdy (toe), the last player selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, signed a $265 million contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers in May 2025. The deal not only made him one of the highest-paid players in the league but calso emented his status as the team’s unquestioned starter and leader of the offense. […]

Welcome to another edition of Warning Signals, the weekly column where I take a look at recent trends to determine which players might do more harm than good in your upcoming fantasy football matchups. Four teams are on bye in Week 9, which will make things tricky, though it won’t be quite as bad as […]

Saquon Barkley's (groin) first season with the Philadelphia Eagles couldn't have gone any better. In 2024, Barkley became the NFL's ninth 2,000-yard rusher, posting 2,005 yards on the ground on 345 carries and scoring 15 total touchdowns.  His follow-up season has gotten off to a slow start. Prior to Week 8, Barkley was averaging 3.3 […]

A new week of fantasy football is upon us, and the Bye-pocalypse is here. Six teams (Cardinals, Lions, Jaguars, Raiders, Rams, and Seahawks) get the week off, making setting fantasy football lineups an even dicier affair than usual. Even under this crunch, managers can’t afford to ignore the Warning Signals from active players that should […]

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the latest installment of my Warning Signals column. Each week, I’m on the lookout for the players set to spoil your upcoming fantasy football matchups. Whether it’s a poor matchup, an injury to a key teammate, or a downturn in playing time, I want you to see the warning signals […]

Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome back to the latest addition of my Warning Signals column. Ever the pessimist when it comes to fantasy football, I’m always on the lookout for the next players destined to betray my efforts to secure a win in the coming week. In Week 6, I’m betting against rebound games for […]

After another productive season in San Francisco, George Kittle was one of the first tight ends off the board in fantasy football drafts in 2025. With the 49ers losing wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (via trade to the Washington Commanders) and Brandon Aiyuk's (knee) return date uncertain, Kittle had a clear runway to take off […]

In 2024, Mike Evans logged his eleventh straight 1,000-yard season, going back to his rookie year in 2014. A model of consistency, Evans was a highly sought-after commodity in fantasy football drafts, pursued to an ADP of 34.9 with the expectation that another productive season was in store for the Buccaneers receiver. Unfortunately, those expectations […]

Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown has been a massive disappointment in fantasy football so far in 2025. His 2024 breakout, combined with his bellcow status, pushed him up draft boards to an ADP of 22.9 before the season began.  So far, fantasy football managers have not gotten their anticipated return on investment. Through five […]

Another week of fantasy football is in the books, and the next one is getting underway, so it is time to assess options and get those lineups set for Week 5. Determining which of your players might be set up for a bust week is an important first step in deciding who will start in […]

Week 5 is upon us, and with roughly one-fourth of the season in the books, we can make some more informed decisions on who belongs in our fantasy football lineups. This is the first week where bye weeks are a factor, reducing the field of available players. Even with a shallower pool to select from, […]

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the Week 4 edition of my fantasy football Warning Signals column. Each week, I lean into the pessimism I’m feeling about the coming slate of games and give you a handful of players to consider benching and the reasons I’m out on them. In Week 4, I’m staying away from […]

Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome back to my fantasy football Warning Signals column for Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season -- my weekly exercise in hand-wringing over what to do with fantasy football rosters in the week ahead. As we enter Week 3, sample sizes are small, but a season could hinge on decisions […]

When Justin Fields signed with the New York Jets in March, it was seen as his second chance at making it as a starting quarterback in the NFL. A rocky tenure in Chicago had many questioning if Fields was cut out for the league. However, Fields benefited from a change of scenery in 2024, leading […]

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome back to another season of fantasy football! How did you finish in Week 1? Is your team already firing on all cylinders? Or did some of your stars stumble out of the starting blocks? Did you have one of the 12 top-25 wide receivers (per Yahoo ADP) who failed to reach […]

As of this writing, the Powerball jackpot sits just shy of one BILLION dollars. Who knows where it might be come Saturday. Why mention this in a fantasy football article? That’s because today I’m here to share with you my favorite late-round fliers (AKA lottery tickets, get it?) for the 2025 fantasy football season. I […]

It’s almost here, RotoBallers! The 2025 NFL season will begin in mere days on September 4. By now your drafts may be done, your lineup may be set, and it may just be a waiting game until Thursday’s NFL Kickoff Game. It might feel like there is nothing left to do to prep for the […]

Hello again, RotoBallers. After getting a week off to kick off summer vacation with a family road trip, I am back with another round of infield waiver wire targets. Special thanks to fellow contributor Andy Smith for filling in for me last weekend. This time around, we will revisit some familiar faces from weeks past […]

Another Sunday has dawned, and with it comes a new edition of RotoBaller’s Infield Waiver Wire Adds series. Before you dip into your league’s free agent pool today, take a gander at this week’s list of infield-eligible players who might be of service in the week ahead and beyond. From last week’s batch of infielders, […]

Hello again, RotoBallers, and happy Memorial Day. Welcome back to another edition of the Infield Waiver Wire Adds series. For those finding their way here for the first time, this weekly column focuses on a handful of infield-eligible players who can help bolster your roster for the week ahead and possibly longer. Since the Indy […]

Hello again, RotoBallers! It’s time for another round of my favorite infield-eligible players to bolster your lineups for the week ahead. Typically, this column focuses on players who are available in 50% of leagues or more, but I am toying with adding a new category for more popular players. Every week, I am surprised by […]

Another Sunday brings another edition of the weekly Infield Waiver Wire Pickups. Here are the best infield-eligible fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 7 -- May 12 to May 18. As I compiled this week’s roster, I realized I hit upon an unintentional theme: positional flexibility. Players who are eligible for more than one […]

Hello RotoBallers, and welcome back to the weekly Infield Waiver Wire Adds series. For those of you just joining us, this column runs every Sunday morning to give you some inspiration before scoping out your league’s player pool for new talent at the infield positions. Finding the right player to add isn’t always easy, and […]

Hello again, and welcome to the latest installment of the new Infield Waiver Wire Adds series. Every Sunday, this article will highlight a handful of players who are worth claiming before waivers run tonight if you require help at the infield positions. Before getting into this week’s list, I offer a reminder to do your […]