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Tim Heaney

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Tim has worked in the fantasy sports world for more than a decade, capturing industry titles (including baseball's Tout Wars) and awards for podcasting and magazine publishing. The New York native started with KFFL.com, which fused with USA TODAY Fantasy Sports, where he contributed football and baseball analysis to Sports Weekly and the web. From 2016-2019, he co-hosted podcasts and wrote/edited magazines for RotoWire; wrote ESPN columns; and offered betting tips for USA TODAY’s SportsBookWire -- and he's Editor-in-Chief of the Fantasy Black Book series. He’ll compete for the 3rd time in the Scott Fish Bowl this fall. Tim also helped relaunch the XFL as a Digital Content Manager.

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Michael Harris - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, DFS and Betting Picks

Overvalued Fantasy Baseball ADPs - Players To Consider Avoiding in 2025 Drafts

Fantasy baseball players shouldn't wait until the weeks before their draft to prepare. Winning preparation starts in the offseason. It's understandable to take a break, but hopefully not for too long. Participating in and seeing external results of early offseason mock drafts -- or the industry pundits who gather for regulation leagues that start the […]


Tyler Fitzgerald - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Fantasy Baseball Shortstop ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The shortstop position is quite loaded at the top in 2025 fantasy baseball drafts, allowing many managers to focus on the position early on the board. This speaks to the varying skill offerings, uncertain trust in 2024 breakout names, and the realization by most early 2025 drafters that they can wait to wade through those […]


Junior Caminero - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB DFS Picks

Fantasy Baseball Third Base ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The 2025 fantasy baseball average draft position (ADP) for third base steeply declines after the first four or five names. This speaks to the varying skill offerings, uncertain trust in 2024 breakout names, and the realization by most early 2025 drafters that they can wait to wade through those giant middle tiers. This ADP is […]


Nolan Gorman - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Fantasy Baseball Second Base ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

Second base looks like it will be largely ignored in the early rounds of 2025 fantasy baseball drafts. Beyond the elite names (two through four, based on who you ask), early team-builders appear content to wait on the position to select from a glob of similar names who could help in ways that depend on […]


Michael Toglia - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Fantasy Baseball First Base ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The first baseman class for the 2025 fantasy baseball season has usual suspects like World Series MVP Freddie Freeman in the top tier, with varying degrees of helpful players in different categories outside of the top four names. Investing heavily in first basemen has become less frequent in both fantasy and reality baseball. Those addressing […]


Nolan Jones - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB News

Fantasy Baseball Outfielders To Rebound in 2025 - Draft Values With Upside

The outfielder landscape in most fantasy baseball mixed leagues is so packed with useful options, that dissecting which names are "rebound candidates" might come down to arbitrary differences in value or simply having more at-bats the following year (due to regaining after an injury-shortened season or an expanding role). Recency bias and simple supply/demand push […]


Francisco Alvarez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Catcher Rankings, Draft Sleepers

2025 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Hitters Who Will Rebound After A Year To Forget

Bounce-back candidates for fantasy baseball show up at every stage of a draft. Most names that disappointed fantasy managers the previous season, even those who carry a helpful history in the box scores, will naturally slip down draft boards as recency bias and bitterness kick in among the draft competitors. This early look at 10 […]


Jarren Duran - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - 2025 Outlooks for Jarren Duran, Brenton Doyle, Zach Neto

The term "breakout player" in fantasy baseball gets thrown around often without context. A breakout should emerge from the swamp of the underrated or flat-out forgotten. Of course, the breakout players you see on MLB lists do not keep the same scope as a fantasy baseball countdown. Fantasy players are already aware of the players […]


Braelon Allen - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Best Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules for Waiver Wire Streamers, Stashes (Weeks 15-17)

Planning too far in advance to align your fantasy football players for an optimal playoff performance comes with many pitfalls. Even from the initial publication of this article, one week ago, so much has already changed in terms of NFL defense versus position stats. Regardless, positioning yourself for good fortune in Weeks 15 through 17 […]


Juan Soto - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Juan Soto's 2025 Fantasy Baseball Outlook - Analysis Of New York Mets Signing

OMG: Juan Soto spurned the New York Yankees and signed with the New York Mets for a 15-year, $765 million deal Sunday -- the richest for an athlete in sports history. Though waning somewhat in recent seasons, the Yankees' reputation for big spending did not compete with Mets owner Steve Cohen's desire to bring Soto […]


David Njoku - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire

Best Tight End Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules and Matchups for Weeks 15-17 (2024)

Paying up for a top tight end in 2024 fantasy football drafts has produced mixed results. Hopefully, anyone reading this article has found a singular contributor or a sensible weekly rotation. Regardless of whatever situation your roster is in, planning for the start of the fantasy football playoffs next week could involve making a trade […]


Bo Nix - Fantasy Football Rankings, QB, NFL Rookies, Draft Sleepers

Best Quarterback Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules and Matchups for Weeks 15-17 (2024)

Fantasy football players selecting their starting quarterbacks for the 2024 fantasy football playoffs will have varying choices depending on their league format. The increase in fans playing in Superflex or two-quarterback games has increased the importance of the position -- and the depth at the position that needs to be considered. It helps that all […]


Garrett Crochet - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Closers and Saves

Garrett Crochet's 2025 Fantasy Baseball Outlook - Top Landing Spots and Fantasy Analysis

Garrett Crochet's past prospect hype finally paid off during a breakout 2024 season, which eased some of the pain caused by the Chicago White Sox's historically bad campaign. The left-hander dominated in his first season as a full-time starting pitcher, striking out 209 batters in 146 innings (12.88 K/9, 35.1 K%) while walking just 33 […]


2020 NFL Player Prop Bets: Passing, Rushing and Receiving Leaders

When making NFL player prop bets for the 2020 season, wagerers must take into account the odd offseason and preseason, given the global COVID-19 concerns. Still, the books can still present opportunities for sharp bettors to take advantage of lax oddsmaking by considering possible shifts in the NFL's power rankings. Revamped offensive strategies, breakout players, and […]


2020 MLB Betting Trends: Early Observations

Betting on MLB games this season has already presented difficulties, including COVID-19 complications and, as recent reports suggested, a standard ball that isn't traveling as far as expected on average, With about seven weeks left in this shortened MLB regular season, betting data is starting to look usable -- or, as usable as it can […]


2020 NFL Bets: Super Bowl Winners and NFC Playoffs

A lot of this NFL betting advice may change in the coming days as the league institutes its cutoff for players to opt out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns. Still, football bettors should have an idea about their favorite sleepers and value picks ahead of time, so they know which NFL wagers […]


Matt Shoemaker (SP, TOR) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: The secret of Matt Shoemaker's 2020 potential may already be out after the Toronto Blue Jay's tidy one-run, three-hit outing across six innings Saturday (two walks, four strikeouts) at the Tampa Bay Rays. He departed the assignment with the game tied, but Toronto's bullpen wilted […]


2020 MLB Futures - Betting Picks and Sleepers

Major League Baseball’s revised 60-game season starts Thursday, so here are some last-minute 2020 MLB sleeper bets you can make on DraftKings Sportsbook, if your state permits. (I targeted picks with odds of +2000 or longer, as categories such as “[Team] will make playoffs” don’t allow for many drastically profitable options.) World Series | Make […]


Aaron Hicks (OF, NYY) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of leagues ANALYSIS: Want to invest cheaply in a likely regular piece of the Yankees' offense who might've slipped past your opponents due to the long COVID-19 layoff? The switch-hitting, slick-fielding Aaron Hicks appears close to a return after recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in […]


AFC Playoff Bets - Division Finishes for 2020

In my first column for RotoBaller's betting section, I offered suggestions for wagering on 2020 NFL win totals. With those in mind, I return with tips for the next logical progression: NFL division winners and teams that'll make the playoffs.  If you're just starting on the betting track, the 2020 season is a good time to […]


Best-Ball Tight Ends: Finding Sleepers with "12" Personnel

You have to draft at least two players at each position -- yes, even defense and (blech) kicker -- to cover your best-ball roster because you can't make in-season moves. I'm not one to draft two tight ends in most typical leagues, but I will in TE-bonus setups like FFPC contests, the Scott Fish Bowl, and […]


2020 NFL Betting Tips: Win Totals Worth a Wager

Despite all the uncertainty in the sports world, the National Football League looks like it’s on track to start its 2020 season on time, meaning sports betting fans looking to wager are likely in luck. Sportsbooks will require a full 16-game schedule to be played in order for us to cash on any odds and […]


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