MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: 2016 Fantasy Baseball Catcher & Relief Pitcher Tiered Rankings

RotoBaller is very excited about the start of the second year of RotoBaller Radio. You can find our new shows as always on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, YouTube, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Tuesday night at 9:30 PM EST, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano will be discussing the most recent and relevant MLB news […]

Youth in Revolt: Three Potential 2016 Busts

As the noble poet Flavor Flav once proclaimed, "Don't Believe the Hype!" No sport is more rife with sleepers, prospects, and future superstars than baseball. The NBA and NFL have modified their draft rules to force future athletes to at least pretend to get a college education. MLB still has no problem plucking kids straight […]

Nick Mariano's Heavily Owned Players in 2016

Alright folks, the big week before Opening Day is upon us and that means that draft lobbies are popping off like Who Let the Dogs Out just came on at a party. What? That’s not a thing? Don’t be ridiculous. I have plenty of teams already with a few more to be drafted and figured […]

Dynasty Grinders Inaugural Auction Draft Recap

Finally Saturday happened. The Dynasty Grinders Auction is a 16-team, H2H dynasty league with a $500 budget. We geared up for a 480 pick auction draft. We set out to do it in one day, broken into 2-hour sessions with 20-minute breaks squeezed in to make sure nobody died. The picks went fast and furious. And all […]

Top 20 Impact 2016 Fantasy Prospects: Pitchers

The 2015 season saw several highly regarded hurlers make their debuts, but it also saw relative unknowns have major impacts for fantasy teams. When it was announced that Noah Syndergaard, Lance McCullers, and Carlos Rodon were making their big league debuts, everyone knew that near elite fantasy production was going to come as a result. […]

Preseason Champ or Chump: Shortstop

There are those who will try to convince you SS is amazingly deep this year. Don't buy it. In reality, it is just littered with guys that have ridiculously inflated ADPs based on unsustainable performances in small sample sizes. My best advice on the position is to wait to fill it, kind of like catcher. […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks (3/29/16): FanDuel & DraftKings Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for 3/29/16of 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.   RotoBaller's Premium NHL Cheat Sheets and DFS Lineup Picks Our Premium DFS Cheat Sheets […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Basketball Advice for 3/29/16

  Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook all play tonight. It is always difficult choosing between those three. Read on to find out who you should play tonight and why. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy NBA lineup picks for FanDuel on 3/29/16. The DFS lineup picks will […]

Adrian Beltre: Undervalued Draft Day Target

BALLER MOVE: Target ~top 65 CURRENT ADP: 81.6 ANALYSIS: Sure things can be boring. Sure things don't elicit much excitement or get ooh's and ahh's at fantasy drafts. Sure things are often times cheered against, especially at this time of year where March Madness has everyone pulling for the underdog. However, at the end of the day, […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (3/28/16)

Let's be honest: Ranking the best college teams week in and week out is hardly an exact science. Sure, you can take into account won-loss records, strength of schedule and "quality wins," but the fact is almost any team in the upper echelon of Division I can beat any other on a given day, particularly […]

Packers To Sign Jared Cook

The Green Bay Packers have been in dire need for a tight end ever since Jermichael Finley. Richard Rodgers filled in will for the Pack in 2015, most notably on that miraculous TD catch to end the game against Detroit. However, they still needed a tight end who could create more matchup problems. Jared Cook […]

Bullpen Position Battles: American League

With spring training more than halfway through, evaluations of battles within bullpens of the American League have started to clear up. While most teams have established closers that are simply putting in their obligatory work in preparation of the regular season, other teams have remaining questions that are in the process of being ironed out. […]

Four Draft Targets On New MLB Teams

Same players, but new environments. It happens every year. For any number of reasons - including trades, free agency, new team directions, or just plain old chemistry issues -  MLB players switch to new teams in the offseason. Over the years, we’ve seen these moves work out in all sorts of different ways. Now I'm here to predict how some of […]

RotoBaller Rankings vs. ADP: Overvalued Shortstops

Draft preparation can be broken down into three stages. Stage one occurs during baseball's offseason. From November through mid-February when pitchers and catchers report to camp, fantasy owners should be letting all of the offseason information wash over them. Even the most casual fantasy player can handle stage one. Stage two occurs from the time […]

Top 10 Dynasty Third Basemen For 2016

Make sure to also check out our awesome 2016 fantasy baseball rankings dashboard, where you will find more of my dynasty rankings. You'll also find RotoBaller staff rankings for all positions, tiered rankings starting to ramp up, MLB prospect rankings for 2016, and much more. Okay, let's get to it.   Ranking the Top 3B […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks (3/28/16): FanDuel & DraftKings Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for Monday, March 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. Eight games make up Monday's card, all with plenty of playoff implication attached […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Basketball Advice for 3/28/16

  The Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns are playing tonight, so it is time to start picking on them. Keep reading and find out who else we should pick on tonight In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy NBA lineup picks for FanDuel on 3/28/16. The DFS lineup picks will […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Picks (3/28/16): NBA DFS Advice

On a night with 10 games, it might be smarter to round out your team instead of splurging on someone like Russel Westbrook or Kevin Durant. There are a ton of value options that still make your lineup very strong without breaking the bank. It would be wise to target the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota […]

Preseason Champ or Chump: Third Base

Third base is home to two of the trendiest "sleeper" picks this draft season, Kris Bryant and Miguel Sano. I put sleeper in quotes because they both need to hit their upsides to simply break even relative to their current draft day costs. This seems to happen every year with a few young players, but […]

Three Second Basemen Poised to Break Out in 2016

There's not much to say here as far as a fancy intro, as we know why we're here. Let's look at some second basemen who are poised to breakout in 2016. They may not be "breakouts" in the traditional sense of the word, but I believe they are valid players to reach levels that either […]

Jeff Kahntroff's 10 Bold Predictions for 2016

I may not be right, but I'll be bold. And if I shoot for the moon, maybe I'll hit the stars. That being said, let's dive right in. Editor's note: Be sure to check out our fantasy baseball rankings assistant. We recently launched this handy new rankings tool - you can easily filter, sort, and export all sorts of […]

Predicting the Top 10 Finishers for HR in 2016

Chicks dig the longball, right? There are so many freaking players who could hit 35 or more home runs, and I hated having to leave guys like Miguel Sano, J.D. Martinez and Josh Donaldson off this list. Also, Manny Machado, Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Cabrera, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, Byung-ho Park, David Ortiz, Albert […]

RotoBaller Rankings vs. ADP: Overvalued Starting Pitchers

Fantasy baseball success has a lot to do with drafting undervalued players. An equally important but less heralded draft tactic is avoiding overvalued players. While these guys may put up decent numbers, their current average draft positions do not offer substantial value: ADP (Average Draft Position) is among starting pitchers and taken from FantasyPros.com.   […]

Smith's Shoe Problem, Puig Scratched, Pujols Returns, Upton Homers Twice

Fantasy Baseball Spring Training News and Notes for 3/27/16 Will Smith Tears Ligament in Right Knee Smith has learned that injuries also happen off the field, in the unlikeliest of ways. One half of the Milwaukee Brewers closer-committee will now miss an extended amount of time after tearing the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee, simply […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Basketball Advice for 3/27/16

Five games on the slate for Sunday, including the Golden State Warriors facing the Philadelphia 76ers. The Warriors are eight wins away from the magical 73 and should have no problem inching closer to that number against the Sixers. There are obvious choices from that game for Daily Fantasy, but who else can break out […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks (3/27/16): FanDuel & DraftKings Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for March 27th 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. Easter Sunday brings a very slow day of NHL action, with just three games on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Picks (3/27/16): NBA DFS Advice

On a day with only five games and only a couple of big money guys set to take the floor, it's almost necessary to draft someone like Stephen Curry. Since he's an obvious choice, and James Harden is questionable after missing practice on Saturday because of an illness, I've thrown together a bunch of value options for […]

Fantasy Baseball Draft Values: Rougned Odor

2015 in Review It was looking like the Rangers were going to have to look elsewhere for a second baseman during Jurickson Profar’s convalescence, as Rougned Odor followed up a mediocre showing in 2014 with a .144 batting average in April and May before being sent to Triple-A Round Rock. The time spent in the […]

Three First Basemen Poised to Break Out in 2016

First base is the perennial powerhouse for baseball teams, real and fantasy alike. You want to get bombs out of the 1B slot. There are plenty of established options heading into 2016, with one of these names already creeping towards that territory but with room for more growth. The other two should see their first […]

Adam Mernit's 10 Bold Predictions for 2016

Bold (adj.) ˈbōld Definition: fearless before danger Prediction (noun) pri-ˈdik-shən Definition: a statement about what will happen or might happen in the future Together, these words form the perfect recipe for making me look like an idiot at the conclusion of the 2016 MLB season. Our beloved Kyle Bishop asked the RotoBaller crew if we […]