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Nick Mariano

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Lead MLB/NFL Fantasy Analyst, Forecaster, and Editor here at RotoBaller, where I've been since 2015. I also spent two seasons writing for MLB.com's Fantasy411 Department. --- 2024 FSWA Award Winner for Best Ongoing Baseball Series (Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitchers). Bullpen Coach. Consistent top FantasyPros accuracy finishes, including No. 1 (2018) and No. 2 (2023) in MLB and four-time top-15 ranker in their fantasy football weekly accuracy competition as well. --- NY born and raised, but now you can find me in Boston with my awesome Star Baker of a wife and doofy doodle dog. Addicted to apples, peanut butter, learning about cognitive biases, and baseball cards. Lots of baseball cards...

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Kenneth Walker III - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 8

We're through seven weeks of fantasy football and just absorbed a brutal Week 7 filled with injuries, so let's move on with a dose of Rest-of-Season ranks. We aim to assess players moving forward as if we drafted today to help orient you to build winners through waivers or trades, so today we present Week […]


Latavius Murray - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Week 8 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Michael Carter, Parris Campbell, Latavius Murray, DeAndre Carter

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a […]


Wan'Dale Robinson - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 8

Congratulations on making it through seven weeks of chaotic, lower-scoring-than-usual NFL madness. Week 7 hit us with several key injuries but we do get a lighter bye week to ease the burden, with only the Chargers and Chiefs stepping out for a breather. Are you ready to dive into the free-agent market with me? Joining […]


Gus Edwards - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, Draft Sleepers

Waiver Wire Express - Week 8 Lightning Round Including Gus Edwards, Isiah Pacheco, Malik Willis, Marquise Goodwin

Night falls on the chaotic Sunday that was Week 8 and we are here with our rapid waiver reaction piece for you. There were plenty of injuries to track, as Amon-Ra St. Brown, DK Metcalf, Mike Williams, Breece Hall, Allen Lazard, David Njoku, Chuba Hubbard, Ryan Tannehill, and more went down. Check RotoBaller often for […]


Chris Godwin - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 7

There are six weeks down and that means we're here to sharpen your roadmap to success with another hit of Rest-of-Season ranks! We aim to assess players moving forward as if we drafted today to help orient you to build winners through waivers or trades, so today we present Week 7 fantasy football half-PPR rankings […]


Gus Edwards - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, Draft Sleepers

Week 7 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Kenyan Drake, Gus Edwards, Darnell Mooney, Wan'Dale Robinson

Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out including Kenyan Drake, Gus Edwards, Darnell Mooney, Wan'Dale Robinson and Tyquan Thornton. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help […]


D'Onta Foreman - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 7

We've got six weeks of football behind us and many of us are scrambling to find where all of the points have gone. The 2022 season has been quieter than most, but that doesn't mean you should drastically lower your standards. Saddle up and prepare for a brutal bye-week grouping as the Bills, Eagles, Rams, […]


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

Waiver Wire Express - Week 7 Lightning Round Including Alec Pierce, Kenyan Drake, Wan'Dale Robinson, Latavius Murray

We're back with another rapid waiver reaction piece with the bulk of Week 6 in the books. While the injury fallout wasn't as hefty as last week, we're still tracking situations around Marquise Brown, J.K. Dobbins, Carson Wentz, Randall Cobb, Kenny Pickett, Cameron Brate, and more. Stay tuned across our site for updates as we […]


Ja'Marr Chase - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS and Betting Picks

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 6

We're now five weeks into the 2022 NFL season, which provides plenty of meaty data points for us to chew on with some Rest-of-Season ranks! We aim to assess players moving forward as if we drafted today to help orient you to build winners through waivers or trades, so today we present Week 6 fantasy […]


Joshua Kelley - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Week 6 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Kenneth Walker, Rondale Moore, Eno Benjamin, Alec Pierce

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out including Kenneth Walker, Rondale Moore, Eno Benjamin, Alec Pierce. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through […]


Rondale Moore - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 6

Five weeks of football are in the books and I am even more confused about what roughing the passer is than ever before. We're seeing some backups step into prominent roles worth noting while others are thrust into the spotlight by injuries around them. Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, and Tennessee are the first foursome on […]


Taysom Hill - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Waiver Wire Express - Week 6 Lightning Round Including Kenneth Walker III, George Pickens, Eno Benjamin, Taysom Hill

Welcome back to another rapid-reaction waiver list following most of Week 5's wild action. There were several strong performances and key injuries to players such as Rashaad Penny, James Conner, Damien Harris, Tyreek Hill, Chris Olave, and Pat Freiermuth. Monitor those situations as we look to get ahead of the curve with the waiver wire […]


Mike Evans - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 5

Four weeks of the 2022 NFL season are down, the fantasy baseball has wrapped up, and autumn is in the air as we proceed with some Rest-of-Season ranks! We aim to assess players moving forward as if we drafted today to help orient you to build winners through waivers or trades, so today we present […]


Tyler Allgeier - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Week 5 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Tyler Allgeier, Mike Boone, Isiah Pacheco, George Pickens

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a […]


George Pickens - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 5

Rev up those wallets because Week 4 supplied loads of mayhem for us to react to. I hesitate to say we suddenly have any slam-dunk waiver adds even after a slow FAAB start to the year, but the injuries are piling up. Let's be honest with our team's needs and allocate resources appropriately with roughly […]


Nyheim Hines - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round Including Tyler Allgeier, George Pickens, Brian Robinson, Kenny Pickett, Taysom Hill

October is here and I hope you all didn't have scary fantasy football weekends. Unfortunately, Week 4 saw key injuries hit superstars in Jonathan Taylor, and Javonte Williams, with others such as Tua Tagovailoa, Daniel Jones, Treylon Burks, Isaiah McKenzie, and Jahan Dotson exiting early as well. We'll see how those situations shake out through […]


James Robinson - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, Draft Sleepers

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 4

We're three weeks into the 2022 fantasy football season, meaning the cries of small-sample size get a tad quieter as we look ahead with Rest-of-Season ranks! We hope to come together here and assess players moving forward so we can construct championships teams through waivers or trades, so today we present Week 4 fantasy football […]


Samaje Perine - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Week 4 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Alexander Mattison, Michael Gallup, Romeo Doubs, Samaje Perine

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a […]


Romeo Doubs - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 4

Week 3 brought more injury fallout than the first two weeks, but the waiver wire still feels relatively dry compared to previous seasons. Of course, that doesn't stop our mission of improving as best we can with the resources available. Nothing is guaranteed and now comes the time when end-of-bench stashes from the draft must […]


Michael Gallup - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Waiver Wire Express - Week 4 Lightning Round Including Alexander Mattison, Greg Dortch, Michael Gallup, Trevor Lawrence

We're gathered here to react to Week 3 and start looking forward to Week 4 with a broad overview. Sunday brought plenty of injuries, with key names such as Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon, Tee Higgins, David Montgomery, Garrett Wilson, Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry, and Mac Jones exiting. We'll see how those situations shake out through […]


Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. This is the final waiver wire piece of the baseball season for me, which is always bittersweet. I hope you are all in contention and ready to finish the year out on a high note. I've listed several adds with a change this week […]

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Cooper Kupp - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, Draft Targets

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 3

Armed with two data points and plenty of preseason conviction to ponder, it is time for another round of Rest-of-Season ranks! We want to help you build a juggernaut through waiver adds or trades, so today we present Week 3 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for the rest of 2022, as of September 22nd. Check where […]


Jakobi Meyers - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 3

It's time to open the wallet and prepare for some accounting as you input those Week 3 fantasy football waiver wire FAAB bids! Week 2 wasn't as chalky as Week 1 and there were plenty of performances and injuries to react to. Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, our weekly fantasy football waiver wire […]


Raheem Mostert - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Week 3 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include DJ Chark, Greg Dortch, Raheem Mostert, Eno Benjamin

Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a […]


Mark Ingram II - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers

Waiver Wire Express - Week 3 Lightning Round

Sunday night means we've had another filling day of football action and are starting to peek forward to next week's chaos. As a reminder, this column is a quick reaction to get key names on your radar. We're out here sculpting winning rosters out of the early-season marble with the waiver wire lightning round heading […]


Oscar Gonzalez - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire pickups

Week 24 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Oscar Gonzalez, Jose Leclerc, Dylan Carlson, Hunter Brown

Welcome fellow RotoBallers, as we enter Week 24 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like Josh Jung, CJ Abrams, Hunter Brown, Yoan Moncada, and Elvis Andrus off the waiver wire, and we're back at it for more. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy […]


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Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Break out that abacus and calculate exactly what you need to win with just over two weeks to go! I want you to target categories and optimize your bench as you bolt past complacent teams on cruise control that have slid into football mode. […]

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Saquon Barkley - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, Draft Sleepers

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 2

We've got one week of football to react to so how about we mix things up with some rest-of-season rankings? We want to help you craft the best roster imaginable, so today we present Week 2 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for the rest of 2022, as of September 15th. Check where key players shifted to, […]


Rex Burkhead - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Week 2 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Tyler Boyd, DJ Chark, Joshua Palmer, Rachaad White, Rex Burkhead

Welcome to Week 2 RotoBallers! We finally made it to Week 1, and it did not disappoint as we were treated to an action-packed weekend filled with big fantasy football performances, disappointments and of course injuries. As always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a complete […]


Rachaad White - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 2

RotoBallers, allow me to welcome you to another season of superior FAAB waiver additions over the archaic ways of the past. Week 1 provided plenty of chaos and some key injuries that open up some opportunities moving forward. As always, joining our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly fantasy football waiver wire columns by […]


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