Garrett Cooper (1B/OF, MIA) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cooper enjoyed moderate success in his first full season in 2019 and was solid in the shortened 2020 season. Cooper was a popular sleeper in the later rounds of standard drafts, but a miserable April in which he hit just .197 ... Read More
Logan Webb (SP, SFG) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 22% of leagues ANALYSIS: Logan Webb got some sleeper buzz based on a strong spring training performance, but early struggles when the games began to count led most fantasy managers to abandon ship. He'd reeled off four quality starts and another strong five-inning in six outings before landing on... Read More
Heath Hembree (RP, CIN) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Reds have used a variety of relievers in the ninth inning this year, as expected, but it's unlikely many anticipated Heath Hembree being one of them. The veteran has six saves on the season, nailing down five of the team's last six opportunities headed... Read More
LEC DFS Lineup Picks for 7/16/21 - FanDuel, DraftKings League Of Legends Daily Fantasy
Welcome to RotoBaller's coverage of League of Legends DFS for both FanDuel and DraftKings. Be on the lookout for coverage of the LPL, LCK, and LCS as well as we have some great analysts covering all LoL leagues for the Summer split. Today, I am focusing on the 5-game LEC slate that has contests available... Read More
Andrew Vaughn (1B/OF, CHW) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 32% of leagues ANALYSIS: In the final game of the season's first half, Andrew Vaughn homered twice and plated four runs. The rookie has shaken off a slow start and begun tapping into the immense potential that led the White Sox to hand him a spot on the big... Read More
NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 16
Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each... Read More
Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 16
How about that Home Run Derby? I'm not even a Mets fan but Pete Alonso is definitely one of my favorite non-White Sox players out there. That man can destroy a baseball. The day before the derby we got to see some of the rising star prospects in the Futures Game. The National League prospects... Read More
Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 15
Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. With all eyes glued to Colorado, we can catch our opponents napping during the All-Star break and hopefully make some sneaky adds while no one... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - Midseason Review
Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week I have selected an advanced stat, chosen two top performers and two under-performers, and analyzed what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. I have covered both Statcast and Fangraphs metrics to help identify hidden value as well as sell-high candidates. With... Read More
Statcast Leaderboard - Exit Velocity Midseason Review
It's All-Star time, sadly. I say that because there is precious little baseball to watch this week. This presents the opportunity for reflection, so we will once again look back on the first half leaderboard for Statcast. This time, we will review the top players in average exit velocity, hard hit rate, and barrels. As... Read More
Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 1PM - Lineups Advice
It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Thursday July 15th at 1:00 pm ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB season... Read More
MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC Vegas 31: Makhachev vs. Moises (Premium Content)
The UFC came back last weekend with everybody hyped thanks to one and only one fight: Conor McGregor facing Dustin Poirier for the second time in half a year, and the third time in their careers to declare the trilogy winner. Bummer of a fight, though, as Conor suffered a gruesome injury and had to... Read More
Late-Round Tight Ends Who Will Outperform Their ADP
Show me a tight end, and I'll show you a rolling dice. And most probably, one with way more than six faces. Fantasy football is not new. We are not new to fantasy football either. Everybody goes by the strategy of drafting RB/WR, RB/WR, RB/WR (ad infinitum), QB, TE, rest of the bunch. There are... Read More
MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/15 - PrizePicks
Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single... Read More
DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Vegas 31: Makhachev vs. Moises
The UFC came back last weekend with everybody hyped thanks to one and only one fight: Conor McGregor facing Dustin Poirier for the second time in half a year, and the third time in their careers to declare the trilogy winner. Bummer of a fight, though, as Conor suffered a gruesome injury and had to... Read More
Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/15/21 (Premium Content)
Welcome in RotoBallers, and welcome to the unofficial start of the 2nd half of the 2021 MLB season. The first half was certainly one to forget for me, but despite the poor results, I have definitely learned and grown a lot through the process and grind of betting MLB each and every day of the... Read More
Advanced MLB DFS Strategy: Using Recent Stats vs. Season-Long Stats in DFS
The first half of the MLB season is in the books and the second half is set to kick off tonight with the Yankees and Red Sox being featured on national TV. Then, tomorrow we get the rest of the league back in action with a monster Friday slate. I hope you had a chance... Read More
Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (7/15/21) - DraftKings Daily Fantasy Sports
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of my Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I have been focusing on the NHL and a little bit of MLB but as we get closer to the summer months, we could see some really good CSGO tournaments pop up which means great DFS tournaments to play! As always, I... Read More
Daily MLB Injury Roundup for July 15th, 2021
RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for July 15th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 7/15
Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful... Read More
FanDuel MLB Showdown Lineup Picks (7/15/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Greetings RotoBallers! So we got just one game on the slate tonight, meaning we got a Showdown game on Fanduel tonight between division rivals Red Sox and Yankees. I'm going to be overly honest with you--I don't typically play MLB Showdowns on FanDuel. I don't like the fact that you can only choose hitters. It's... Read More
DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (7/15/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice - Showdown Edition
Hello RotoBallers! We have a nice rivalry showdown slate to dissect here on Thursday night as we get the Boston Red Sox traveling to New York to take on the New York Yankees. I'll be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for the DraftKings showdown slate on 7/15/21. Be sure to also check out all... Read More
Enrique Hernandez (2B/SS/OF, BOS) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues ANALYSIS: When we last saw Kike Hernandez (pronounced KEE-KAY), he was mashing lefties for the Dodgers for the last few years. That limited his chances. His career high in at-bats is 414, set in 2019 when the Dodgers had a lot of... Read More
2021 Open Championship: PGA DFS Preview
Hi RotoBallers! I'm Andy Lack and I'm very excited to be with you as a new member of the RB PGA team! In our ongoing attempt to expand and improve our PGA coverage, I will be dropping a 'Tournament Preview' every Monday morning. I hope this preview will give you a head start on your... Read More
Daily Fantasy Golf FanDuel Picks (PGA DFS) - 2021 Open Championship
Hello RotoBaller PGA crew! It's great to be back with you guys and I appreciate you joining us here at RotoBaller for the year's last major championship! In this article we'll discuss some of the standout PGA DFS plays available on FanDuel for the 2021 Open Championship. While it's impossible to hit on every player,... Read More
Daily Fantasy Golf DraftKings Picks (PGA DFS): Open Championship
Welcome back, RotoBallers! As always, please check out my weekly spreadsheet in the link below to get started on your research for the Open Championship. You will be able to weigh out the categories however you see fit once you make a copy, and I always love hearing the success you have found while using the... Read More
PGA DFS: Expert Roundtable - 2021 Open Championship (Premium Content)
Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining us for the 2021 Open Championship! This is an article that we're offering each week as part of our PGA Premium subscription, and we hope that you will find it useful. Be sure also to read all of our other top-notch weekly PGA DFS and betting articles to help you win... Read More
Call of Duty DFS Lineup Picks (7/15/21) - DraftKings Daily Fantasy
Hello there eSports DFS enthusiasts, and welcome back to RotoBaller's coverage of Call of Duty DFS contests for DraftKings! Welcome back to COD DFS! The first week of Stage 5 went great! We ended on a great note as Toronto, LA Thieves, and Optic all won their respective games. Let's hope we can continue the... Read More
Leury Garcia (2B/SS/3B/OF, CWS) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: The multi-position eligibility, especially in leagues with shallow benches, is intoxicating isn't it? If you have been playing fantasy baseball in any capacity over the last several years, you know the book on Leury Garcia by heart by now. In 2017,... Read More