Brad Ziegler (RP, MIA) – Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 42% of Yahoo! Leagues   ANALYSIS: Brad Ziegler certainly doesn’t carry a typical closer’s profile, as he has just 21 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched. He also has a cringe-worthy 4.73 ERA and 1.58 WHIP for the season. That makes it little surprise he is owned in […]

Luis Castillo (SP, CIN) – Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 39% of Yahoo! Leagues   ANALYSIS: Luis Castillo has been a revelation for the Cincinnati Reds, a team in desperate need of viable starting pitchers. He has been a strong fantasy producer, and there is little reason to believe that will change down the stretch of the fantasy […]

What It Takes to Succeed (or Fail) at QB, Part 4 - Trend Characteristics

In part three of this series, I described what I called “Success standards.” These are thresholds where if a quarterback were able to hit them, they are substantially more likely to be a success in the NFL. In part four, the final piece of the puzzle is explained. This piece acts partly as a review […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Los Angeles Rams

The Rams made their long-awaited return to Los Angeles last season, and it couldn't have been more disappointing. Their offense was abysmal, their defense didn't play to their potential, their coaches feuded with former players, even their stadium got delayed a year. Head coach Jeff Fisher was fired midseason after going 1-8 in his final […]

Three Overvalued Quarterbacks in 2017 Fantasy Football

Although quarterbacks may seem less important to fantasy football success than running backs and wide receivers, it’s very easy to set yourself up for failure by overpaying for them on draft day. Of all the players in your starting lineup, it can be argued that it is most imperative to draft quarterbacks close to their […]

Week 22 Cut List: Players on the Chopping Block

Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. Now that we’re beyond most league’s trade deadlines, the only way to improve your team is via the […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (8/27/17)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (August 27th). We have been publishing this column for a few weeks now, and so far the feedback has been pretty good. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round […]

Kenny Golladay (WR, DET) - 2017 NFL Rookie Profile

Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: WR, Detroit Lions, 3.32 Dynasty Positional Rank: 62 Redraft Target Round: 11-13Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025: 2025 fantasy football rankings Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings FLEX fantasy football rankings Defense […]

Champ or Chump: Mark Trumbo & Xander Bogaerts

Conventional wisdom says to stick with struggling stars early on in the season. This is sound advice, as most of them live up to the back of their baseball cards eventually. At this point in the season, however, you have to be willing to pull the plug, cut your losses, and accept that you are […]

Undervalued Running Backs - PPR Draft Targets

Every year, after the fantasy season has ended and players championship hopes have been dashed, we look back and say "How did we not realize player x would be so good?" Going into drafts we think we have it all figured out, then the chaos of the NFL screws everything up and we realize we […]

Mid-Round Draft Targets for 2017 Fantasy Football

While fantasy owners make look for upside and risk/reward options in the later rounds, it's important to hit on those mid-round picks. This piece analyzes five reliable options likely to come off the board in rounds 6-10. All five have a history of solid production, and remain in encouraging situations that should allow for continued […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 30

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, August 30. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB matchups […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/27/17): MLB DFS Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings

Only two more Sunday's until football is back, but there is still plenty of MLB action to be had. We have a full slate of games today, with zero weather concerns. Plenty of pitching options across the board along with big time gas cans to target. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Boom or Bust - Three Player Predictions for WR

Infrequently does something equate to the feeling of having a late round sleeper pay off tremendously for your fantasy team. In similar fashion, nothing is more devastating than investing a top 30 pick on a player who underperforms consistently on a week by week basis. There’s no denying the value of running backs in fantasy […]

Four Bold Predictions for the 2017 Season

Now that the NFL season is nearly here, it's time to put away our spreadsheets and calculators, and let's rip a few bold predictions. I think that in order to be considered bold, a prediction has to be unlikely, so I'm not expecting a great success rate here. On the other hand, these aren't ridiculous […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers (Week 21): Head to Head Leagues

We are just weeks away from fantasy baseball playoffs and you are fighting tooth and nail for a playoff spot. You look at your head-to-head match-up for next week, and you see you are going to be in a tough spot for pitching categories, because for some reason our opponents are never stricken by the injury bug […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Viking had a whirlwind of a season last year, as they got off to a hot 5-0 start, but only won three of their following 11 games. Their roster was plagued with injuries, but with that, a number of young players stepped up, and began to make a name for themselves. With a […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (8/26/17)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (August 26th). We have been publishing this column for a few weeks now, and so far the feedback has been pretty good. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round […]

David Johnson - Destined to Break Your Heart in 2017?

Imagine being told you could have a running back who will get will over 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season while likely scoring double-digit touchdowns. No, I’m not talking about Marshall Faulk’s participation in the “Greatest Show on Turf” in 1999. I’m talking about what Cardinals running back David Johnson […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 22): Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back, RotoBallers! As a reminder, in this piece we're looking for weekly streamers in head-to-head leagues, which means players who are 50% owned or less in Yahoo! leagues and who have seven games in the week. These players could provide great value off the waiver wire, particularly in head-to-head leagues, for week 22 of the […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/26/17): MLB DFS Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings

This Saturday has a full slate of games, so it's time to build some lineups. With several different contests being offered across FanDuel and DraftKings, you'll have lots of different lineup options. For our purposes, the following picks have been made for contests running all day. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 29

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, August 29. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB matchups […]

Daily Fantasy Football Lineup Picks (Preseason Week 3): NFL DFS Advice for DraftKings

It's never too early to start your NFL season with some daily fantasy football plays. No need to wait for the regular 2017 season to start, we've got you covered starting Week 3 of the NFL preseason! Here are some DFS picks at each position for DraftKings lineups that could pay off. With a limited […]

Marcus Semien (SS, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Marcus Semien has missed the majority of the season with a broken wrist, but his recent performance has merited consideration in deeper fantasy formats. Semien is slashing .333/.354/.489 across his last 45 at-bats, with a home run and seven RBI. His […]

Shane Greene (RP, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 47% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: After trading closer Justin Wilson, the Tigers turned to former starter Shane Greene to take over ninth inning duties. While the Tigers have not played particularly well in the month of August, Greene has done his part by earning four saves and […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report Week 21

It's Week 21 already - major league rosters are about to balloon with September call ups, fantasy leagues are about to enter into the playoffs, and football is about to dominate the fantasy sports landscape. But there were still important things going on this week in baseball! The Cardinals lost their closer, the Rockies may […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankgings (8/25/17)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (August 25th). We have been publishing this column for a few weeks now, and so far the feedback has been pretty good. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round […]

Kareem Hunt (RB, KC) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper

The running back position is one of the most important positions on a fantasy football team. Since most teams are going with a two back set of recent years, it is more difficult to find running back gems later on in the draft. There are only a handful of three-down running backs in the beginning […]

Fantasy Bomb Podcast - Rookie ADP Risers and QB Battles

RotoBaller lead NFL editor Pierre Camus and fellow RotoBaller writer Steve Halupka analyze the first two weeks of the exhibition season by focusing on rookies who are shining. We also discuss which ADP values have shifted in the past two weeks and just how reasonable they are. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM […]