Statcast Pitch Tracking: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

When you're evaluating a pitcher by Pitch Info on FanGraphs, sometimes you see pitches that don't seem to accomplish anything. If Pitch X is seldom a strike, rarely chased outside of the zone, and not generating whiffs or a favorable batted line against, why doesn't the pitcher scrap it entirely? Some pitchers could improve by... Read More

Quarterback ADP Risers and Fallers for Fantasy Football - NFL Free Agency Check

I am going to start this column by reviewing the concept of ADP, which you are likely familiar with. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a... Read More

Toyota Owners 400: NASCAR DFS Value Picks (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The Toyota Owners 400 is this week’s Nascar Cup Series race and marks the first short-track event of the season at Richmond Raceway. Although the Cup Series raced on Phoenix and had the Clash at the L.A. Coliseum which can be comparable to... Read More

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 3rd, 2022

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 April 3rd, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below... Read More

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for April 3rd, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for April 3rd, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below... Read More

Onyeka Okongwu (SF/PF, ATL): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Hawks are currently the 10th seed in the East but are also tied for 8th and 9th with Brooklyn and Charlotte respectively. There's even a chance (albeit small) that Atlanta could rise as high as to reach the 7th seed if... Read More

Updated Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings for Roto Leagues - Jacob deGrom, Craig Kimbrel, Gavin Lux, Hunter Greene and More

Welcome to another fresh update of our 2022 fantasy baseball draft rankings and rankings tiers for mixed roto leagues. These rankings are updated as of April 1st, and will continue to be updated every day to account for any relevant news that can affect our fantasy baseball draft rankings. For those who are not familiar,... Read More

Preseason MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, Lancy Lynn, Riley Greene and More

We have made it to the final week of the preseason. Opening Day is just around the corner. Fantasy drafts have been going on and are winding down as we get ready to see a full baseball season following a quiet few months of the offseason because of the MLB lockout. Very little injury information... Read More

Valero Texas Open - Showdown Round 4 (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. I am excited to announce that I will be providing a premium spreadsheet that can be accessed through the link below. Here you will find updated stats for the particular tournament - all sortable and weighable when you make a copy of your... Read More

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 4/3 - PrizePicks

Hello once again everyone!  We ride on over to Richmond, Virginia for the Toyota Owners 400 this week and the seventh 2022 edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Our 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... Read More

JB Branson's Bold Predictions for 2022 Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back to everyone's favorite series, the time where we allow rowdiness to surpass rationale ever so slightly and plant our flags on hills across the fantasy landscape. It's time for 2022 Bold Predictions. In case you missed it, my colleague Pierre Camus started us off with his bold picks from the leadoff spot. He... Read More

Players for $1: Salary Cap League Draft Targets for Fantasy Baseball - Dinelson Lamet, Brandon Nimmo, and more

We've already identified hitters and pitchers under $10 to target in salary cap league drafts. For this exercise, we're aiming lower and targeting players for just $1. That rules out roughly the top 350 players in drafts! From this vantage point, some managers may look for high-risk, high-reward plays to strike big with a small... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/2/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups

There are just three games on the main slate tonight, and the matchups are clearly separated by two tiers in terms of their fantasy appeal. The Nets-Hawks showdown currently sports an eye-popping 242-point implied total, and it also features the fastest projected pace and most combined fantasy points per game allowed. It's going to be... Read More

NCAA Tournament DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Final Four - March Madness Daily Fantasy Basketball (4/2/22)

The field of teams is trimmed to four. The Final Four is full of blue bloods this year, seedings be damned. Then there's Villanova, who has become a blue blood under Jay Wright in this millennium. What's not to like? We start off the Final Four with Kansas playing Villanova. We end it with one... Read More

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/2/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for Tennis and Soccer respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and... Read More

NBA Waiver Wire Streamers for Fantasy Basketball Week 24 (Apr 4 - Apr 10)

This is it! The last week of the NBA regular season. And more importantly for us fantasy fanatics, the last week of NBA fantasy! If your league is one of those more stubborn ones and you play right down till the end, and you're here reading this now, it probably means you're in the finals... Read More

Later-Round RBI Targets for Fantasy Baseball - Joey Gallo, Rhys Hoskins, Matt Chapman

We are on to the RBI category in our later round categories targets series. This is a category that gets a bit overlooked just due to the nature of things, but it's important to have a good understanding of it. This post will follow the later round HR targets post pretty closely, so check that... Read More

Scott Engel's Fantasy Baseball Industry Draft Review - 2022 FSGA Experts League

In the final week of March, I was invited to represent RotoBaller in the industry's Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association’s Experts League Draft, which featured 15 teams from various fantasy sports outlets in a 5x5 Rotisserie style format. I will be attempting to win my third FSGA Fantasy Baseball Experts championship this season. I was... Read More

2022 Wide Receiver Stat Busts - Slot Performance

Plunging into the world of football analytics is without question the best way to find fantasy sleepers for the coming season. Especially in the case of wide receivers, where how they are lining up on the field has a direct correlation with production. Slot receivers don't quite offer the boom-upside an outside receiver will deliver... Read More

Insider Report: Prime Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets From an MLB Veteran

Welcome back to our annual Fantasy Baseball Insider series on RotoBaller.com, where we take you inside Major League Baseball clubhouses, press boxes and front offices for exclusive insights that provide a completely unique edge on the competition. We give you an all-access pass to information and takes that simply won’t be found anywhere else, along... Read More

Running Back ADP Risers and Fallers for Fantasy Football - NFL Free Agency Check

I am going to start this column by reviewing the concept of ADP, which you are likely familiar with. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a... Read More

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Richmond ToyotaCare 250 (4/2/22)

It's time for a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond! Last week, A.J. Allmendinger won at COTA, giving him his first victory of the season. Allmendinger is currently second in the points standings, just one point behind Noah Gragson. Ty Gibbs is in third, 31 points behind Gragson. Here at RotoBaller, we want to help... Read More

Updated Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings and Relief Pitcher Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers to more fantasy baseball rankings! With Spring Training rolling and the fantasy baseball draft season in full swing, it's time to look at closers and relief pitchers and see who may or may not be fantasy-relevant and worthy of a draft pick this season. RotoBaller's lead MLB rankers - JB Branson, Pierre... Read More

Updated Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues Draft Rankings - Aaron Nola, Luis Castillo, Jack Flaherty, Justin Verlander and More

And the hits keep on coming! As we deal with a variety of fantasy baseball news and injuries, below you'll find our updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings. These fantasy baseball rankings are meant to reflect recent injuries and player news, and are geared towards points leagues and head-to-head (H2H) points league scoring formats.... Read More

NCAA Basketball Final Four DFS Prop Picks - PrizePicks

Hello once again everyone! Welcome to more college basketball tournament action on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. With the Final Four and ultimately championship upon us this weekend, the stakes hit a fever pitch. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site... Read More

Immanuel Quickley (PG, NYK): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: If we use common basketball sense, then the New York Knicks and Coach Thibs should try and see what the young guys such as Immanuel Quickley have in them and what they can provide the franchise with ROS, as the NYK are... Read More

Deni Avdija (SG/SF, WAS): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: One would reasonably think that a player seeing a playing-time boost such as that of Deni Avdija's this month would make said player drop his efficiency numbers. Well, not the case for the Wiz Wing by the looks of it. Avdija has... Read More

Nicolas Claxton (PF/C, BRK): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Nets can finally rest assured they'll make the play-in portion of the season. Not quite what you expected when the season got rolling back in October, but at least more than what the Lakers would have accomplished a week from now.... Read More

Markelle Fultz (PG/SG, ORL): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Orlando Magic knew they would stink all season long when things got started all the way back in October. And they, indeed, have sucked for good currently being in possession of the NBA's worst record and already looking at the top... Read More