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Michael Florio - RotoBaller

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Michael F. Florio has been a sports fan for as long as he can remember and has been playing fantasy sport for over 20 years. He has been covering fantasy football/baseball since he co-created his own website in college 15 years ago. Florio uses a mix of analytics, stats and film breakdown to breakdown the game and provide thoroughly researched takes. He has received over 15 FSWA nominations and won once - for predicting the Blake Snell breakout no one saw coming in 2018. He is a host of RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM Fantasy. His work is also featured on NFL Network and NFL Media. Previously his work has been found on The Athletic, NY Daily News, Associated Press, FanDuel, the FNTSY Sports Network and many others. You can find him across social media platforms @MichaelFFlorio.

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Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Matthew Stafford, Cedric Tillman, Keon Coleman and More for Week 9!

Michael Florio is back going over his top waiver wire targets for Week 9! Florio also discusses his favorite streaming defenses of the week before going over all of his starts and sits! Get everything you need for the week, before you even set your waivers! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM […]


Cade Otton - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 8 - Cade Otton, Jalen McMillan, Ricky Pearsall, Drake Maye, and More

The injuries continue to pile up. If you have avoided the injury bug, consider yourself lucky because it is coming for everyone. However, when there are injuries, there are bound to be replacement options you can nab off the waiver wire.  Every week is different regarding the sneaky starts and pivot plays. This is a […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Salvaging Your Season, Romeo Doubs, Jalen McMillan, Cade Otton and More!

Michael Florio is back, talking strategy to save your season and going over his top waiver wire targets for Week 8! Florio also discusses his favorite streaming defenses of the week before going over all of his starts and sits! Get everything you need for the week, before you even set your waivers! Be sure […]


Demario Douglas - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 7 - DeMario Douglas, Tank Bigsby, Rashod Bateman, and More

The bad news is that key players suffered new injuries last week. That will make it tougher to set your lineup and get a win in fantasy football this week.  The good news is this is a pretty decent week with pivot options you can either elevate from your bench or plug and play from […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Davante to Jets, Russell Wilson, Waiver Wire and Starts and Sits!

Michael F. Florio is back going over his top waiver wire targets for Week 7! Florio also discusses his favorite streaming defenses of the week before going over all of his starts and sits! Get everything you need for the week, before you even set your waivers! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]


Alec Pierce - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 6 - Jalen Tolbert, Braelon Allen, Alec Pierce and More!

The injuries continue to pile up. Another week, more big receivers missing time. It is very frustrating, but as I said earlier in the season, you just have to stay afloat. You do not need to have the best record or the most points.  If you are able to stay around .500 until your team […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Week 6 Outlook for Jalen Tolbert, Rico Dowdle, Tank Bigsby and more!

Michael F. Florio is back going over his top waiver wire targets for Week 6! Florio also discusses his favorite streaming defenses of the week before going over all of his starts and sits! Get everything you need for the week, before you even set your waivers! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]


Trey Sermon - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 5 - Geno Smith, Trey Sermon, Tucker Kraft, Xavier Legette, Cade Otton, Justin Watson, more

It was nice of Week 3 to not steal some stars from us, but Week 4 was not as kind. Injuries and poor performances continue to pile up and for those teams sitting at 1-3 or worse, it is time to make some lineup changes. You cannot just go down with the ship.  I am […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Week 5 Outlook for Dontayvion Wicks, Justin Fields, Geno Smith and More!

Michael F. Florio is back going over his top waiver wire targets for Week 5! Florio also discusses his favorite streaming defenses of the week before going over all of his starts and sits! Get everything you need for the week, before you even set your waivers! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]


Demario Douglas - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 4 - Demario Douglas, Emanuel Wilson, Geno Smith, Tyler Conklin

We are nearly a quarter of the way into the NFL season. Despite plenty of big-name players currently being sidelined due to injuries, we have not had a ton of huge waiver names popping up just yet. That can make it difficult to set your lineups, even without byes hitting yet.  But there are always […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Week 4 Outlook for Bucky Irving, Geno Smith, Demario Douglas and More!

Michael F. Florio is back going over his top waiver wire targets for Week 4! Florio also discusses his favorite streaming defenses of the week before going over all of his starts and sits! Get everything you need for the week, before you even set your waivers! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]


Quentin Johnston - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 3 - Quentin Johnston, Alec Pierce, Samaje Perine, and More

We are just two weeks into the regular season, and many teams are searching for the eject button. I have a team whose entire bench is injured players. But no one wants to hear you complain, so why bother? What you need to do is work your hardest to keep your team afloat these next […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Week 3 Outlook for Quentin Johnston, Samaje Perine/Carson Steele, Brandon Aiyuk and More!

Michael F. Florio is back going over his top waiver wire targets for Week 3! Florio also discusses his favorite streaming defenses of the week before going over all of his starts and sits! Get everything you need for the week, before you even set your waivers! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]


Alexander Mattison - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 2 - Tyler Johnson, Alexander Mattison, Jalen McMillan

And just like that, we are back! Welcome to my fantasy football sneaky starts and waiver wire pivot plays for Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season. We spend all summer going over fantasy football rosters, usage, and projections, and by Week 2 you are here, clicking on an article with sneaky starts and pivot […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio’s Football Show - Week 2 Waiver Wire Analysis for Isaiah Likely, J.K. Dobbins, more

Michael F. Florio is back and gives you everything you need to get your fantasy lineup ready for Week 2! Florio goes over the top waiver targets at each position, plus his favorite streamers of the week. He then goes over his starts and sits at every position. Get everything you need for the week, […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Football is Back!

Football is back, baby! Michael F. Florio goes over how to manage your Week 1 waivers and his favorite starts and sits of the week to get your lineups set! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (SiriusXM channel 87) on Sundays from 3-5 pm to hear Michael F. Florio, Scott Engel and […]


Puka Nacua - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

The Biggest Mistake Fantasy Football Players Make

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.  Yet, I see fantasy football players making the same mistake year after year. Even some seasoned analysts and players will fall for this mistake. Why? Because on the surface, it doesn’t seem like a mistake. If anything, it looks like a […]


Isaiah Likely - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Fantasy Football Late-Round Draft Targets - Florio's Favorite Best Ball Values

Last year I had the best late-round run of my fantasy playing career. In one league, I drafted Rashee Rice, Raheem Mostert, Sam LaPorta, and Puka Nacua all in a row, from rounds 13 through 16. Don’t believe me? I have the picture to prove it!  I understand I may never have a run that […]


Trey McBride - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers, Tight End

Fantasy Football Drafts Targets - Florio's Favorite Picks for Best Ball

Fantasy football best ball drafts are becoming more and more popular every single year. Whether you are an experienced player or a first-timer, it is important to go into these drafts with a strategy. I wrote about my best ball strategy here.  But the strategy is only the first part. It is very important, but […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: How to Build Your Fantasy Football Team!

Everyone always knows the players they want. But they do not always know how to build the proper team around those players. Michael F. Florio discusses the ways you should build your team and how to be willing to adjust your strategy on the fly in drafts. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: The Biggest Mistake Fantasy Football Players Make!

Michael F. Florio used to make the same mistake that so many fantasy managers are still making today. Once he changed, he started having much more success. So what is that mistake and how can you make sure you do not make it? Tune in to find out! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio […]


Yennier Cano - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Making Sense of All the Trades!

The trade deadline has come and gone! I picked a great time to go on vacation last week, didn’t I? After weeks, err months, of promising that the relief pitcher position would see a big shake-up, that is exactly what we got. There were a ton of relievers traded and now we have just about […]


Isiah Pacheco - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Running Backs

The Florio Fantasy Football Best Ball Strategy For 2024

Fantasy football best ball drafts get more and more popular every year. I remember playing this unfamiliar new style of fantasy football on MyFantasyLeague nearly 10 years ago. It was the only place you could play best ball at the time. Now, there’s no shortage of options, with the FFPC and a certain dog brand […]


Kirby Yates - Fantasy Baseball Closers, Saves, Waiver Wire Pickups

Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Trades Are Coming!

The All-Star break is behind us and we are officially in the second half of the MLB season! The playoff push formally has started not just for MLB teams, but for all fantasy managers as well. If you play in a head-to-head league, you have only a few weeks left to get your team into […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Anthony Richardson Love with Lawrence Jackson!

This week Michael F. Florio is joined by Lawrence Jackson of NBC Sports. Lawrence explains why Anthony Richardson is his QB1, Chiefs receivers, expectations for Jayden Daniels and some of his favorite targets and sleepers. Lawrence also gives advice to first-time fantasy football players and new content creators. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio […]


Paul Sewald - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB DFS Picks, Betting Picks

Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Changes in Arizona, Toronto, Milwaukee?

Fourth of July is behind us; before you know it, the All-Star break will be here. After that, we are just weeks away from the trade deadline. At this point, you may be getting sick of me telling you all the moves that will shake up the relief pitcher position. At this point, you’re probably […]


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The Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Age Cliff: Should You Fade These Veterans?

We have all grown an emotional attachment to athletes over the years. It is especially easy to do so when that player goes off yearly and has led you to some great wins in fantasy football and some even better memories in real life. Maybe this player has even helped you win a title or […]


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Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Trades Are Coming, Closers Will Change

Happy early Fourth of July to everyone reading this! Hopefully, you get to celebrate however you like, with whoever you want. A day off from work typically filled with eating plenty of hot dogs, drinking your favorite beverage of choice, some fireworks, and of course some baseball is never a bad day! It is also […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: I am IN on Isiah Pacheco, Chris Godwin and More!

Michael F. Florio is back and discussing some of his latest research findings. Florio discusses why he still believes in Derrick Henry and why he is an Isiah Pacheco believer. He also breaks down why he is in on Chris Godwin, Diontae Johnson and Calvin Ridley. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM […]


Pete Fairbanks - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Closers and Saves

Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Mets, Blue Jays, Pirates, Cubs, Dodgers, and More Changing Pens!

We are just weeks away from the All-Star break and just over a month away from the trade deadline. This is typically the time of year when things start to get a little wild -- in the most fun way possible. The hot stove is usually burning as trade rumors get thrown around. No position […]


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