Dynasty Trade Targets Prior To 2022 NFL Draft

With free agency mainly wrapped up and the NFL Draft upon us, this is the ultimate time of excitement for fantasy football dynasty leagues! Rookie drafts are taking place, the market is being completely altered with so much player movement; what else could you ask for? There are many differences between dynasty leagues and redraft […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Fantasy Baseball - Week 2

Having America's greatest pastime back in action creates such a sense of happiness that is hard to encapsulate. Spring is here, summer is approaching, and every team has hope. Is this the year your favorite player breaks out? This is the time of optimism! Fantasy baseball teams are built through the draft, but an argument […]

Under the Radar Running Back Signings - Fantasy Football Risers or Fallers?

Is this the best NFL offseason ever? Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, Russell Wilson, and Khalil Mack have all been traded, 10 new head coaches have been hired, and Tom Brady has managed to retire and un-retire. Every day, there's a new storyline to uncover! This exciting offseason has carried over to the running back position. […]

Dylan Bundy (SP, MIN) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 375 CURRENT ADP: ~412 overall ANALYSIS: After Bundy was traded to the Angels, he flourished during the 2020 season. In 65.2 innings, he posted a 3.29 ERA and 2.95 FIP, posting career-bests in strikeout rate, walk rate, and home-run rate. Heading into 2021, the expectation was that he had finally […]

Tyler Wells (RP, BAL) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 350 CURRENT ADP: ~401 overall ANALYSIS: Sure, the 4.11 ERA doesn't look overly impressive. That being said, this is why, especially for relievers, you have to look past the ERA. With a 29% strikeout rate and a 5.4% walk rate, his K-BB numbers were quite impressive, leading to him generating […]

Potential Home Run Risers: Fantasy Baseball Breakouts

Oftentimes in sports, we expect progression to be linear, and mainly with young players. However, as simple as it sounds, any player can get better. Particularly in baseball, which tends to be more skill-based than a sport such as football or basketball, development can happen at any time. Just take a look at the San Francisco […]

2022 Running Back Sleepers: Fantasy Football Early Draft Targets

With the Rams, led by Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald, and Matthew Stafford, defeating the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI by a score of 23-20, we have finally wrapped up the longest season in NFL history. With so much chaos, injuries, and breakouts, this was quite the rollercoaster year for fantasy football. So, we should take […]

Top 10 Free Agent Running Back Rankings

What a wonderful time for sports! Russell Wilson is a Bronco, Khalil Mack is a Charger, and baseball is back! It's been quite the action-packed week to say the least. The best part? It's only going to get more chaotic. Starting on March 14th, NFL teams can begin negotiating with players, looking to boost their roster […]

Top 10 Free Agent Wide Receiver Rankings

This is quite a fun time for sports! Blockbuster trades are going down in the NFL, baseball is back, and March Madness is upon us! This is what sports is all about! The best part? It's only going to get more chaotic. Starting on March 14th, NFL teams can begin negotiating with players, looking to boost […]

Three Hitters Set To Break Out Earlier Than Their Prime

In baseball, common sense would indicate that a player would break out when they reach their prime, which is around 26-years-old. However, development is not linear. We have seen plenty of players burst onto the scene with the first or second season and flourish, while others have taken longer than expected to develop. It really […]

Four Pitchers Who Changed Teams - What Will It Mean for Fantasy Baseball?

For those who have been living under a rock, we are currently in the middle of a lockout between the owners and the MLB Players Association. As a result, we are left stuck in waiting mode. Will a full season be played? When will a deal be made? The future of this season is in […]

Take Out the Trash: Pitchers Who Should Junk Their Worst Pitch

Just throw the ball over the plate- it's that easy, right? Unfortunately, pitching is much more than that. In fact, it's a science. What are your best pitches? What's the optimal pitch usage for each pitch? How do they play off each other? There are so many variables that can be difficult to pin down. In […]

Post-Hype Hitters Ready To Break Out

In a day and age where prospect coverage is at an all-time high, we as a baseball community have never hyped up prospects to the extent we are currently. Once upon a time, prospects were seen as unproven commodities that we asset in trades for established big-league players. Now, they're the exciting new kid on […]

Three Post-Hype Pitchers Set To Break Out

Once upon a time, prospects were seen as unproven commodities that we asset in trades for established big-league players. Now, they're the exciting new kid on the block that we center our attention around. As we look for the "next big thing," it's easy to look towards prospects, and embrace the concept of the unknown- […]

Three Relief Pitchers Set To Breakout In 2022

In fantasy baseball, there is no position more difficult to project than relief pitcher. With most relievers not throwing more than 60-70 innings max, the sample size for them in a given season is very minuscule. Then, you add in a statistic like ERA, which is dependent on a lot of factors, including batted-ball luck, […]

The Biggest Fallers for 2022 Fantasy Football - Way Too Early Mock Draft Review

The playoffs may be going on right now, but for fantasy managers, we have reached the beginning of the offseason. With that in mind, it is never too early to look ahead to 2022! Following the end of the regular season, 12 members of the RotoBaller team, including myself, teamed up to do a 12-round mock […]

The Biggest Risers for 2022 Fantasy Football - Way Too Early Mock Draft Review

The NFL playoffs may be going on right now, but for fantasy managers, we have reached the beginning of the offseason. With that in mind, it is never too early to look ahead to 2022! Following the end of the regular season, 12 members of the RotoBaller team, including myself, teamed up to do a […]

Four Hitters Who Changed Scenes - What Will That Mean?

In case you have been living under a rock, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are currently in the midst of a lockout. As a result, there can be no MLB transactions until the lockout is concluded, while the start of the regular season is now in doubt. I think I speak for everyone […]

Identifying Potential Pitcher Breakouts - Biggest Changes in Fastball Usage

Every year, we are looking at different ways to find fantasy baseball breakouts. This is particularly true on the pitching side of things. Pitchers tend to be more volatile in terms of their year-to-year performance than hitters, paving the way for under-the-radar talents to emerge as frontline starters. When that happens, you'll want them on […]

Hitters Set To Break Out Late in 2022

In baseball, common sense would indicate that a player would break out when they reach their prime, which is around 26 years old. However, development is not linear. We have seen plenty of players burst onto the scene with the first or second season and flourish, while others have taken longer than expected to develop. […]

A Year To Forget: Pitchers Who Will Rebound In 2022

When you draft a pitcher onto your fantasy baseball team, you are hoping they can be a stable source of production. Unfortunately, for these five pitchers, that was not the case. All of them struggled mightily, with four of the five even being either demoted to the minor leagues or the bullpen at one point […]

Is Joe Mixon Playing This Week? Should I Start Samaje Perine in Week 18?

After a thrilling 34-31 victory over the Chiefs, the Bengals have won the AFC North! While they do have an outside chance of the #1 seed, they will need the Titans and Kansas City to lose, despite the fact that both are double-digit favorites this week. Thus, they have little to play for this week. […]

Is Antonio Gibson Playing This Week? Should I Start Jaret Patterson in Week 18?

For most fantasy leagues, the season is over. However, some leagues extend to Week 18, while fantasy news is still critical for daily fantasy purposes. In their 20-16 loss to the Eagles last week, the Washington Football Team was without running back Antonio Gibson, who was on the COVID-19 list. That led to Jaret Patterson […]

Is Clyde Edwards-Helaire Playing This Week? Fantasy Football Injury Updates for Week 17

Facing a Steelers defense that was allowing the most yards before contact, there was a lot of hope that Clyde Edwards-Helaire would be able to have a monster performance in Week 16. After an early impressive touchdown, he was off to a fast start: Clyde Edwards-Helaire MY GOODNESS 💪📺: #PITvsKC on CBS📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/wHSiKa4MiN— […]

Is Lamar Jackson Playing This Week? Should I Start Tyler Huntley in Week 17?

Two weeks ago, Lamar Jackson was a game-time decision against the Packers. Now, we still are in a similar position as the team faces a make-or-break scenario playing the Rams. If the Ravens lose, their season is essentially over, so I'm sure they'll want Jackson in the lineup. However, as he continues to nurse the […]

Is Antonio Brown Playing This Week? Fantasy Football Injury Updates for Week 17

It's been a chaotic year to roster Antonio Brown in fantasy. The 33-year-old is averaging the fifth-most PPR fantasy points this year, but has missed nine games due to an ankle injury and a suspension due to giving the NFL a fake vaccination card. Now, there's more problems; Brown has a new lingering injury that […]

Is Jimmy Garoppolo Playing This Week? Should I Start Trey Lance in Week 17?

In fantasy football drafts this summer, many identified the 49ers rookies, quarterback Trey Lance and running back Trey Sermon as clear draft targets. Both appeared to be talented players heading into excellent situations, in addition to a tremendously favorable playoff schedule. Unfortunately, this didn't turn out as planned. Sermon was at times the team's fifth […]

Is Travis Kelce Playing This Week? Fantasy Football Injury and COVID Updates

COVID-19 has caused absolute chaos in the NFL and fantasy football landscape. With marquee players landing on the COVID-19 list every day, fantasy managers have to dig extremely deep on the waiver wire and craft a lineup to take them to the promised land. The latest NFL star to land on the COVID-19 list? Chiefs […]

Is Sam Darnold Playing This Week? Should I Start Cam Newton In Week 16?

It's been a roller-coaster season for the Panthers, who have started three different quarterbacks this season. Once upon a time, they were a 5-5 team that was inserting franchise legend Cam Newton into the lineup. Now, they are 5-9, and are looking towards next year. As for this year, though, it appears they aren't done […]

Is Duke Johnson Starting This Week? Should I Start Myles Gaskin?

In fantasy football, the unpredictability of this is maybe the best part. With that in mind, who had Duke Johnson Jr. finishing as the #1 running back in Week 15? Did you even know that Duke Johnson Jr. was on the Dolphins? After an elite performance, there is speculation from the fantasy community that Johnson […]