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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: Love for Levis, Fade Rodgers and Sneaky Targets!

Michael F. Florio is back going over a number of topics this week! Why is he warming up to both Calvin Ridley and Will Levis? He also talks why he is so concerned with Aaron Rodgers, why he loves targeting Kyler Murray and Justin Fields and tries to make sense of the Broncos backfield. All […]


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Florio's Bullpen Report: What To Do With Edwin Diaz and Mets Bullpen in Fantasy Baseball

Every week, I try to tell you that the closer carousel never stops. There may be some weeks that are slower than others, but there are always things to take notice of to the trained eye.  This week, though, is one where the big news is obvious. One of the perceived best closers in baseball, […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Late Round Targets!

Michael F. Florio is back and so is best ball season! If you are drafting in best ball, you need some targets for the later rounds. Florio gives you his favorites at each position! Plus, he talks why it is smart to wait on RBs even if you grab one in the early rounds. Get […]


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

Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report (Week 8): Changing Bullpens, Speculating Saves and Elite Ratios

Remember in the last couple of weeks when I said that changes in bullpens would pick up? In the last week, we have seen a veteran closer return from IL, an all-time great removed as his team's closer, and the best team in baseball attempt to get by with its closer on the sideline.  Oh, […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Is Fantasy Football Harder this Year?

Michael F. Florio is back and going over early ADP's in best ball draft. Is fantasy football harder this year? Florio explains why it may be and how the board starts to thin out earlier than ever! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (SiriusXM channel 87) on Sundays from 3-5 pm to […]


Daniel Hudson - Fantasy Baseball Closers, Saves, Waiver Wire Pickups

Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Who is the Dodgers' Closer Now?

Last week, I started off this article by saying it had been a slow week in bullpen news. Now, even a slow week provides some fantasy-relevant tidbits, but for the most part, there were no huge changes. That is not the case this week. One of the best teams in baseball just put their closer […]


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

Florio's Bullpen Report: Speculative Saves, Changing Bullpens, Elite Ratios (Week 6)

Every week, I write about the many different ways that bullpens around the leagues have changed. Typically, each week there are a couple of bullpens that have had to put a closer on the IL or had to shake things up because of poor performances.  And then there are weeks like this one, where it […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Post NFL Draft Dynasty/Redraft Rookie Rankings

Michael F. Florio runs down each position QB, RB and WR giving you his rookie rankings for both dynasty and redraft leagues. He breaks down why he ranks the players this way and how the order changes in dynasty leagues. Plus, Florio breaks down his what his ideal round one would look like in both […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: NFL Draft Round 1 Fantasy Recap!

Michael F. Florio goes over all the fantasy-relevant picks from Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft. Who should you target first in redraft Caleb Williams or Jayden Daniels? How high should you expect to draft Marvin Harrison Jr? What about Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze and Brock Bowers? Florio breaks all that down plus explains […]


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Florio's Bullpen Report: Speculative Saves, Changing Bullpens, Elite Ratios (Week 5)

This is a wonderful time to be a sports fan. The NBA and NHL playoffs are in full swing and the NFL Draft is right around the corner. It is one of the best weeks on the sports calendar. With so much going on, it could be easy to take your eye off the fantasy […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Scouting Report for 2024 NFL Draft WRs Part 2!

Michael F. Florio is back finishing up his scouting report on a very talented and deep wide receiver class. Florio tells you some of his favorites once you get past the top options such as Malachi Corley, Javon Baker, and Malik Washington. He gives some Day 2 and 3 sleepers heading into the NFL Draft […]


Javon Baker - Fantasy Football Rankings, College FB, WR, NFL Draft Sleepers

Florio's NFL/Fantasy Football Scouting Report: Malachi Corley, Javon Baker, and Many More WR Sleepers

In case you have not heard yet, this receiver class is very, very deep. We are in the double digits now of receivers I have written up and I still think there are a few left that can make a big fantasy football impact right away. I wrote about the elite three and then the […]


Xavier Worthy - Fantasy Football, Rankings, NFL Draft Sleepers, Injury News, Wide Receiver

Florio's NFL/Fantasy Football Scouting Report: Ladd McConkey, Xavier Worthy, Brian Thomas Jr., and More

Unless you live under a rock, you have heard all about the elite three receivers that sit atop this draft class. They are all elite and should be great fantasy football options from Day 1. I wrote about them here (ADD). But the class does not end there. There is a ton of receiver depth […]


Mason Miller - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Prospects, Draft Sleepers

Florio's Bullpen Report: Mason Miller Elite, Sneaky Relievers to Add

All offseason long in fantasy baseball articles, podcasts, and radio shows, you hear about clarity with bullpens. We may not know who exactly is going to get the bulk of save chances, but the belief is that once the season starts playing out, we will get answers and know who is getting those valuable opportunities. […]


Malik Nabers - Fantasy Football Rankings, College FB, WR, NFL Draft Sleepers

Florio's NFL/Fantasy Football Scouting Report: Malik Nabers, Marvin Harrison Jr., Rome Odunze

Back in the day, there was a narrative about the “third-year breakout” for wide receivers. But in the last decade, we have seen more and more rookies make an immediate impact both in the NFL and in fantasy football. Two of the three-highest-scoring PPR seasons by a rookie WR have happened in the last three […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Scouting Report for 2024 NFL Draft WRs Part 1!

Michael F. Florio breaks down a very talented and deep wide receiver class heading into the 2024 NFL Draft. Everyone knows Marvin Harrison Jr, Malik Nabers and Rome Odunze are the top three - but who is number one? Plus, the two receivers rounding out Florio's top five entering the NFL Draft may surprise you. […]


Drake Maye - Fantasy Football Rankings, College FB, QB, NFL Draft Sleepers

Florio's NFL/Fantasy Football Scouting Report: Maye, McCarthy, Penix, Nix, and more

Quarterback is the hardest position to scout. No one can get inside a QB's head and I am not going to pretend like I know who has the intangibles and who doesn’t. I do not know if any of them did not have their friends attend their birthday party. But what I can judge is […]


Caleb Williams - Fantasy Football Rankings, College FB, NFL Rookies, Draft Sleepers

Florio's NFL/Fantasy Football Scouting Report: Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels

NFL Draft season is here! I have been covering the draft for a few years now and there has been a recent class that will have more of an impact on fantasy than this one. We could see six QBs go in the first round and even more pass-catchers.  You have definitely heard plenty of […]


James McArthur- Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Florio's Bullpen Report: Changes in Kansas City, Colorado, and Philly?

It’s awesome having fantasy baseball back in our lives. Checking lineups, box scores, and more importantly -- fantasy live scoring. But with the excitement of fantasy baseball being back, there tends to be some overreactions this time of year.  It is important to remember that we are just two weeks into this marathon of a […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: 2024 NFL Draft Deep Dive with Emory Hunt!

Michael F. Florio is joined by Football GamePlan's Emory Hunt, who has scouted more players in this years draft class than most people have heard of. They talk the big name QBs before going a bit deeper at RB and WR. Plus, you will never guess who Emory ranks ahead of Marvin Harrison Jr and […]


Stefon Diggs - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Stefon Diggs Fantasy Football Trade Impact - What The Trade Means for Texans, Bills and Fantasy

This is an article I did not expect to write. Or maybe, as a Bills fan, I hoped that I never had to write it. When the news broke that Stefon Diggs was traded to the Texans I had to check multiple times that it was not from a burner account.  But it is true. […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Immediate Stefon Diggs Trade Reaction!

Michael F. Florio jumps on for an emergency podcast after the Bills traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans. Florio, a known Bills fan, expresses frustration with the move and the direction the franchise is headed. He also discusses if this makes the Texans a Super Bowl contender and of course, puts a fantasy spin […]


Jason Foley - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Florio's Bullpen Report: Figuring Out Early-Season Usage

We are back! For those who have read this article in the past, you know the deal. For those new, welcome. Every week, I write about bullpens that are changing their late-inning usage, and give some relievers you can speculate on that are trending toward save opportunities and elite strikeout and ratio relievers in fantasy […]


Bobby Miller - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Prospects, Draft Sleepers

11 Starting Pitcher Breakouts for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2024)

Nothing gets fantasy players' ears perked like the word breakout. The issue is, that word can mean many different things to different players. For some, it means a player that will outlive their fantasy baseball ADP. But to me, that is more of a sleeper. If you draft a player in Round 12, and they […]


Triston Casas - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

13 Breakout Hitters For Fantasy Baseball Drafts

Just saying the word “breakout” is enough to make the hair on the back of fantasy players' necks stand up. Every fantasy player has one thing in common. They want to win. Nothing helps a player's odds of winning more than finding a breakout player or two.  Everyone has their own definition of a breakout. […]


Ryan Helsley - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Closers and Saves Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Closers and Relief Pitchers to Bounce Back for 2024 Fantasy Baseball

For the last three seasons, I have written the Bullpen Report here at RotoBaller. If you are unfamiliar, the article follows bullpens throughout the season to not only get ahead of closer changes but to identify those non-full-time closers that can be useful in fantasy baseball.  So when this article was up for grabs, it […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: NFL Draft with Andrew Lalama!

Michael F. Florio is joined by Andrew Lalama (@draft32teams) of RotoBaller to breakdown this NFL Draft class. Is Caleb Williams a generational prospect? What about Brock Bowers? Plus, the two discuss a very deep wide receiver class and what makes the top three so special. Michael and Andrew discuss all this and a whole bunch […]


Juan Soto is the Second Best Player in 2024 Fantasy Baseball

I have played fantasy baseball for over 15 years. Never before have I seen a player have a stranglehold on the 1.01 pick like Ronald Acuna Jr. Well, outside of that one day when he had a knee injury scare.  While he is undoubtedly the first pick, there are several names you will hear in […]


Michael Florio's Football Show - Podcast RotoBaller Network

Florio's Football Show: Fantasy Fallout from Free Agency!

Michael F. Florio breaks down all the fantasy-relevant free-agent signings and trades from a crazy week around the NFL. How should we value the faces in new places? What impact do these moves have on the players who are already there. Florio discusses it all in an action-packed episode! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller […]


Kyler Murray - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, Draft Targets

Why It's Time To Buy In On Kyler Murray In Fantasy Football

Fantasy football in its simplest form is a game of numbers. The players play and whatever stats they put up in real life, you get for your fantasy team. Even more than that fantasy football is a game of perception as two fantasy players can look at a player and come to two totally different […]


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