Five 2015 Breakouts Poised to Regress in 2016

Every year, every fantasy owner tries to predict who will breakout and outperform their draft day cost by a significant margin. The players that manage to do so may be viewed skeptically the next year, as the fantasy world wonders if the performance is repeatable. Sometimes, younger players are given a pass on that skepticism because […]

Gary Harris (SG, DEN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED: 22% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues Gary Harris has been one of the better stories in the NBA so far. He is has greatly improved as a player and is one of the bright spots on a young Nuggets team ticketed for the lottery once again. Despite being […]

Rashean Mathis Calls it a Career

Amid all the big names that have decided to retire after the 2015 season, Rashean Mathis' name was lost in the shuffle. Mathis was drafted in 2003 by the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he found a lot of success. He was one of the top corners in the league from 2004-2006 and received his only Pro-Bowl invite […]

2016 Breakout Candidates: NL Starting Pitchers

The wait is finally over – pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training this week. Of course, here at RotoBaller we’ve been cranking out tons of preseason content for some time now. We might be a little obsessed with baseball ‘round these parts. But that’s okay, because so are you! And what better way […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values: Four RBI Sleepers

RBI total is often overlooked in fantasy baseball. We assume that because we are drafting the big names in the first few rounds, we think the star power will carry our lineups throughout the season. This is not always the case and we may find it hard to compete with other teams that are slugging […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Relief Pitchers (February)

Relief pitcher is possibly the toughest position to evaluate for your fantasy draft. There are only a handful who maintain a closer role for more than a couple of years, and the rest of the league is a carousel of mediocrity. Additionally, saves are such arbitrary statistics, since a closer has no control over whether […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice - NBA DFS Lineup Picks for 2/29/16

Well into the second half of the season, it's still difficult not to pick on the Sacramento Kings, the Houston Rockets, and the Philadelphia 76ers. My favorite game to stack tonight is the Oklahoma City Thunder versus the Sacramento Kings. Monday's lineup features some of the best players in the league and plenty of affordable options […]

Daily Fantasy Hockey Lineup Picks: FanDuel & DraftKings NHL DFS Advice for 2/29/16

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for Monday, February 29th of the 2015/2016 NHL season. Each day we'll be providing you with a handful of forward, defensemen, and goaltender picks for DraftKings and FanDuel GPP and cash games. Six games are on the card tonight as we hope to end February […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball (2/29/16): Lineup Picks and NBA DFS Advice

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to another episode of Jason Bales's daily fantasy basketball advice for FanDuel. For those of you playing DFS, I'm here to help and give your some tips. In this column, I will be providing you with my daily NBA lineup picks for FanDuel on 2/29/16. The DFS lineup picks will range […]

Markel Brown (SG, BKN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Markel Brown has spent the last year and a half largely in a reserve role for the Brooklyn Nets. Even though he has started 33 of the 86 games in which he has played, he has averaged just 14.6 minutes per contest. […]

E'Twaun Moore (PG/SG, CHI) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: E'Twaun Moore was a late second-round pick back in 2011, but never really found much success with any of his three NBA teams until this season. Bulls star swingman Jimmy Butler has battled injuries all season, most notably a knee injury that […]

FanDuel CBB DFS Lineup Picks (02/28/16): Daily Fantasy College Basketball Advice

Welcome to my first article for RotoBaller discussing CBB and FanDuel DFS. My name is John Apricena, and I go by uncl3dunkl3 on all DFS sites. I'll be writing a few daily fantasy college basketball articles a week for you guys, and I hope you find all of this info informative. This is the first time that I can […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Picks (2/28/16): NBA DFS Advice

Any time an intriguing matchup jumps out at you and suddenly spells cash out, it would be wise to listen to your own intuition. Stacking has always been a huge part of placing in the money, and placing consistently, as long as you pick the right game and players to stack with. Tonight's lineup features […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks (2/28/16): FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for February 28th of the 2015/2016 NHL season. Each day we'll be providing you with a handful of forward, defensemen, and goaltender picks for DraftKings and FanDuel GPP and cash games. Seven games are on tap for today, staring just after noon on the East […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Hockey Lineup Picks (2/28/16): NHL DFS Advice

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for February 28th of the 2015/2016 NHL season. Each day we'll be providing you with a handful of forward, defensemen, and goaltender picks for DraftKings and FanDuel GPP and cash games. It is a busier than usual Sunday in the NHL with seven games on […]

Finding Daily Fantasy Basketball Value Picks and NBA DFS Lineup Sleepers

We often hear that baseball is a game of numbers. Well, all sports are. Basketball, like the others, is filled with statistics that are the building blocks used when forming trends. This is all very, very relevant to Daily Fantasy. Any given player can break out on any given night, however, in attempting to string […]

Five Pitchers to Target in QS Leagues

As in previous posts of this nature, I’m not here to advocate one scoring format or another. I won’t tell you to switch to a quality starts league because they are a better representation of a pitcher’s skills than are wins. (Though you should, because they are.) My mission here simply is to arm those […]

Top 100 Fantasy Baseball Keeper Values for 2016

Keeper Value Rankings are intended for Keeper Leagues in which a fantasy owner must forfeit a designated draft round in order to keep a player into the up-coming season. These rankings are based on Keeper "Values". In the marketing world, Value can be defined as: the extent to which a good or service (player) is […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values: Four Strikeouts Sleepers

Strikeouts are more prevalent in today's game than they've ever been. Real baseball teams are catching on to what fantasy owners have known for some time - a pitcher who can rack up the whiffs is almost always more valuable than one who can't. Well, they probably knew that before, but as baseball has evolved […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values: Danny Valencia

Few players have been around the block to the extent that Danny Valencia has by the age of 31 years old. In 2006, the Minnesota Twins took Valencia in the 19th round of the MLB Draft. Things were good for the Twins back then. Joe Mauer was coming into his own, and a veteran outfield […]

2016 Outfield Prospects and Dynasty Rankings - NL Central Edition

Our division-by-division run down of outfield prospects continues. We've already hit the NL East, AL East, and AL Central (also catchers, first base, second base, shortstop, and third base). The NL Central is loaded with outfield prospects - 38 by my count. If you're looking to load up on future talent, this is a good place to start. To […]

Can You Trust Yu Darvish in 2016?

The Texas Rangers are a team with serious playoff aspirations. Look no further than their interest in Ian Desmond for left field to see the team is willing to entertain all possibilities to contend in the AL West. The Houston Astros made a serious step forward in 2015 and the Rangers are the only competition […]

Daily Fantasy MMA: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks & Advice for UFC Fight Night - Silva vs. Bisping

Welcome back RotoBallers as we cross the Atlantic Ocean into England for this week's UFC featuring Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping. I've been waiting to see Bisping fight Silva or another high level fighter in a title match for quite some time, and I'm hoping he can pull off the victory. Either way, this should […]

2/27 Combine Buzz and Mock Draft

Combine Buzz The Combine is underway and will be throughout the weekend and into early next week. Take a look at our player profiles where we will ensure heights and weights are updated along with numbers from the combine and then eventually Pro Days. A full Pro Day list will be published in the coming […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values: Adam Wainwright

In sports, both real world and fantasy, injuries can really muddle a player’s overall value. Just like a Major League ball club may be bullish on signing a big name player who is returning from a significant injury to a big contract, a fantasy owner may hesitate to commit to drafting a big name player […]

Points Leagues Rankings (Top 300): 2016 Fantasy Baseball

It's almost time folks. Spring training is officially underway, and the MLB season is fast approaching. With that comes the excitement of fantasy baseball drafts, coming in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Today's rankings are focused on points leagues, which will have different scoring settings than many other types of fantasy baseball leagues. Each statistical category […]

Milwaukee Brewers Top MLB Prospects for 2016 Dynasty Leagues

In 2015, the Brewers committed to a full rebuild, dealing away Carlos Gomez and Gerardo Parra at the trade deadline and Adam Lind, Francisco Rodriguez, Jean Segura, and Khris Davis in the offseason. The Brewers could continue that trend in 2016 and attempt to deal players like Ryan Braun, Aaron Hill, Matt Garza, and Will Smith […]

Saves & Holds: NL East Bullpen Depth Chart

With the 2016 fantasy baseball season approaching, bullpen depth charts can be tricky to decipher when entering your fantasy drafts. Projections of who will be vital to their respective team and to your fantasy team will be analyzed over the course of the next two months. Below I've identified the projected NL East closers, setup men, and […]

Later Round Pitcher Targets and Prospects To Consider Drafting

Yesterday's starting pitcher rankings involved a tier-by-tier analysis of mostly higher-floor pitchers in the top five tiers. Today, we review the upside players later in the draft - the ADP values. These are the pitchers you can hopefully brag about at the end of the year for getting in the later rounds - the guys we like […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel DFS Basketball Advice for 2/27/16

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to another episode of Jason Bales's daily fantasy basketball advice for FanDuel. For those of you playing DFS, I'm here to help and give your some tips. In this column, I will be providing you with my daily NBA lineup picks for FanDuel on 2/27/16. The DFS lineup picks will range […]