NFL Podcast On RotoBaller Radio - Ryan Tannehill Is Terrible, Jerick McKinnon Is Zero RB Gold And Garbage Time Prediction Skills

RotoBaller is very excited about the start of year two on very own radio station. You can now find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. You can also find our fantasy football podcasts on SoundCloud. Every week, esteemed NFL and fantasy football analyst Matt Kelley @fantasy_mansion of RotoBaller Radio will be discussing the most […]

7 NFL Rookies to Stash in Keeper Leagues in 2016

It may be hard to remember after the big names are summoned to their new NFL teams, but there are indeed seven rounds to the NFL draft. Throughout all of those seven rounds, a total of 253 players are selected, and not all of them will find themselves in the starting role for their team […]

Buy or Sell Week 13 Home Run/Power Risers and Fallers

Fantasy owners understand that to win titles, you have to have the best hitters. The RotoBaller Power Surgers/Fallers Tool helps subscribers identify which players are about to have a breakout in power production. As Earl Weaver once said, um, well, we can't print what Earl said. You folks know how to use YouTube. Power Risers […]

Champ or Chump: What to Make of Ryan Zimmerman, Justin Upton and Prince Fielder

Risk in fantasy sports is supposed to be the thing you balance against upside toward the end of your draft. Everyone should get roughly equal early round talent, and then teams differentiate themselves by guessing right on lesser names. Except it doesn't always work out that way. Sometimes your highly priced brand name superstar contributes […]

Perfect Opportunity: NBA Rookies in Great Situations

With the completion of the 2016 NBA Draft, all 30 teams effectively locked in the directions for their organization's future. Some teams chose to pick the usual project players who will take a few years of pro experience to develop, while other teams have found themselves already in postseason position and were looking to fill […]

The Cut List (Week 13): Players To Consider Cutting Bait On

It's lucky Week 13 in fantasy baseball. Things are getting interesting. We have some closer upheavals, some new risers, and then obviously the fallers. As always, it's important to know when to let go in fantasy, and to drop the dead weight that may be holding your teams back. So let's get to the cuts. […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/26/16): MLB DFS Advice

  The Colorado Rockies are playing against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Coors Field again. I am going to avoid this game, along with the rest of the game after 4:00pm EST. Instead, this article will focus on the early games. It will make for a more interesting read. Editor's Note: RotoBaller has the best Premium MLB Subscription for only $1.99 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/26/16): MLB DFS Advice

The theme for today is big name pitchers. With the likes of Clayton Kershaw, Johnny Cueto, Jose Fernandez, and Chris Sale on the mound, there's no shortage of aces to choose from. Stephen Strasburg was scheduled to start today, but has been scratched with a back injury. Between the star pitchers and some stud hitters, […]

Top 5 Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 13

A wise fantasy baseball manager never rests. He is never satisfied with his team and is always on the hunt for the player that can help in both the present and future. For this article, we’ll focus on the present, as we present the top pitcher streamers who’ll be making two outings this week. We do this every week, […]

Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 13

Whether it’s because of an injury or poor performance, there are always opportunities to stream players off the waiver wire. The best players to stream are those who are under-owned and face appealing match-ups for the upcoming week. Here are five players who are readily available in Fleaflicker leagues and have attractive match-ups during the […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Wow, the Midseason Classic is approaching with some serious speed now. The halfway point is usually a fantastic time for us all to take stock of our teams, our needs, etc. As always, the SP Waiver Wire guide is here to assist your efforts. We’re hunting those who aren’t owned in many leagues that can […]

Rookie Tight Ends in Fantasy Football - To Draft Or Not To Draft

Every year we have the same conversation. A rookie tight end is picked high in the NFL draft and fantasy football enthusiasts begin asking if he's worth taking a chance on when their redraft league drafts rolls around later this summer. Inevitably there's someone in every league that remembers Rob Gronkowski setting the world on fire in […]

Toyota Save Mart 350: Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks

The NASCAR Sprint Cup series is back after a week off and ready to go road course racing. This week the drivers head to Sonoma, California for the Toyota Save Mart 350 from Infineon(Sonoma) Raceway. The track is a 1.99 mile road course with 10 turns, hills, and drivers will face left and right turns […]

K-Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 12: Buy or Sell?

RotoBallers, as always, we’re constantly trying to come up with new features that will help you dominate your fantasy leagues. Recently, we’ve built a tool that identifies the biggest trends in a pitcher's strikeout rate over the last thirty days. The tool is for Premium subscribers only, and can be found here. Missing bats is the #1 way a […]

3 Fantasy Takeaways from the Serge Ibaka Deal

The Oklahoma City Thunder were a Klay Thompson shooting rampage and an ill-timed choke away from reaching the NBA Finals. They hit their stride in the playoffs, knocking off the 67-15 San Antonio Spurs and threatening to dethrone the Golden State Warriors in a hard-fought seven game series. One would think that with the playoff […]

Poetry in Motion: The Breakout of Wil Myers

Wil Myers not only belongs in the All-Star game, he is one of the top three first baseman in the National League. I won't put him ahead of Paul Goldschmidt or Anthony Rizzo just yet, but if you look at fantasy rankings on any site, you have no choice but to agree. Myers has long […]

2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper - Wide Receiver Sammie Coates

Sammie Coates had only one regular season catch in 2015, and he did not start one game until Antonio Brown went down with a concussion in the playoffs. Realistically, his 2016 outlook is based on an extremely small sample size. However, I am a big fan of Coates at his current value, and I will dive […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/25/16): MLB DFS Advice

There's baseball action pretty much all day today, giving you plenty of contests to participate in on DraftKings Whether you plan on using just a group of games or the full slate, you'll have plenty of options to fill out your lineup. With expensive pitching option Madison Bumgarner on the mound, you'll have to find […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/25/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back to another full day of fantasy baseball. We have 15 games today split up with eight in the afternoon and seven in the evening. Outside of the Madison Bumbarner at the top of the salary, there is a nice mix of mid tier and value options on both slates. Oh ya and another […]

Whit Merrifield (2B/OF, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: To call Whit Merrifield a pleasant surprise would be an enormous understatement. The 27-year-old utility man has filled in at second and third base, as well as in the outfield, and has impressed to the tune of a .320/.336/.461 line. He has also added […]

NBA Draft Winners and Losers

It was another exciting draft night in the NBA, filled as usual with baseless trade rumors, actual trades that came out of nowhere, bad picks by the Kings, good picks by the Spurs, and the UK voting to leave the European Union.  Well, I guess that last one doesn't usually happen in the NBA draft.  […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/24/16): MLB DFS Advice

The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing the Colorado Rockies in Coors Field tonight. There is a lot of power to be had in that game! The San Francisco Giants are hammering the ball right now. Who is starting for the injured Matt Duffy? Who makes for a sneaky, cheap pitching option? Read on to find out. […]

Bullpen Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 12

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men that have proven to be closer candidates to target off the waiver wire for Week 12 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely a team is to win, the more likely a pitcher will be eligible […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/24/16): MLB DFS Advice

The Rockies will be playing in Coors tonight, and they get a great matchup against Archie Bradley. The over/under is set at 12 runs, and these two teams should put up some fireworks tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/24/16. The DFS […]

Checking In: Top MLB Prospects from Week 12 and Their Fantasy Baseball Outlooks

Over the course of the last few weeks, I've updated you on a variety of different prospects. I've been ahead of the pack on guys like Ryan Schimpf, talked about the hot streaks of guys like Jameson Taillon, and have brought you some news about popular, as well as some not-so popular prospects. This week, […]

Buy, Sell or Hold: What to Do With These First Half Overachievers

This article first appeared in the Metro news publication. Every season gives us plenty of fantasy breakouts and busts. This week and next week, we’ll take a closer look at players who have surprised or disappointed fantasy owners, and determine their outlooks for the remainder of 2016. Today, our focus is on the guys who […]

Week 12 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article where I examined the recently promoted prospects and gave analysis on the value they would have for fantasy owners. I am officially rebooting that article series and it will now become a weekly article. This week, since I have not done the article in a while, […]

2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper - Quarterback Tony Romo

Stumping for Tony Romo anywhere outside of Dallas can be a daunting task. Trust me, I'm not a Cowboys fan either. Now 36 years old and recovering from a broken collarbone, it would seem his best days are behind him. However, the truth is Romo could provide QB1 value and be a viable starter for fantasy owners […]

Alex Gordon (OF, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Clearly the news has not yet spread that Alex Gordon is less than a week away from returning to action for the Royals. After a pesky wrist sprain kept the veteran outfielder sidelined for more than a month, Gordon has begun […]

Jayson Werth (OF, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 34% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jayson Werth has been Mr. Walkoff as of late, with two clutch, ninth-inning hits in the span of four days last week. The veteran outfielder is swatting a healthy .343/.438/.507 in June, in addition to his 10 homers and 37 RBI on […]