Freddy Galvis Should Build On His Surprising 2015 Campaign

26-year-old Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis put up some surprising numbers in his first real season as an MLB starter. In 559 at-bats, the four-year pro hit seven HR to go along with 63 runs scored and 50 RBI (both top-20 marks among SS). Galvis also flashed some speed potential as he registered 10 SB while only being caught […]

CBB DFS Lineup Picks - Daily Fantasy College Basketball Advice for FanDuel for 2/22/16

With teams now fighting for seedings in their respective conference tournaments, the college basketball season is starting to heat up. The casual college basketball fan is starting to tune in to do some research for march madness. There’s no better way to stay engaged than with some Daily Fantasy College Basketball DFS. There are 20 […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball Part 9: PITCHf/x

One of the most fundamental questions in fantasy sports is if a player's current performance is sustainable. PITCHf/x is a publicly available pitch tracking system that provides a lot of different data to help fantasy owners make this determination for mound breakouts and busts alike. The first data point, and the easiest to understand, is […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Third Base (February)

We are so close to fantasy baseball, you guys...and yet so far. I have to imagine my friends don't want to talk to me anymore - it's like dealing with a junkie. "I'll buy your beer if you'll talk sleepers with me, bro...come on, man, gimme ten minutes." Just a few more weeks. Get it together. […]

Daily Fantasy Hockey Lineup Picks: FanDuel & DraftKings NHL DFS Advice for 2/22/16

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for Monday, February 22nd 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. Four games make up Monday's short slate, as the NHL season is tiptoeing and […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel DFS Basketball Advice for 2/22/16

Ugh, Monday has finally rolled around again. The least we can do is win a little bit of DFS money so we can hopefully quit those lame nine-to-five jobs that make Mondays less fun than they should be. Well that's why we are here, let's have some FanDuel fun. In this article, I'm going to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice - NBA DFS Lineup Picks for 2/22/16

Several teams enter Monday having already played the day before. Other teams are banged up, weak at specific positions, and have looked for boosted production from other spots on the floor. Like the Miami Heat. Seven games make up Monday's card. Tonight's DFS lineup advice features a ton of DraftKings value picks, including a surprise […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel DFS Basketball Advice for 2/21/16

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Wow. What a full slate of games on tap for the NBA in this post-NFL world we now live in. For months my girlfriend and friends have been begging me to leave the living room on Sundays, something I wasn’t able to do and I think we all know why. It’ll be […]

Under-Performing NBA Stars: Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell And Trade Advice

With the passing of the official NBA trade deadline and the upcoming fantasy trade deadlines for both ESPN and Yahoo leagues, it’s time to buckle down for one final installment of Under-Performing Stars. In the majority of ESPN leagues, you will have until Wednesday, February 24th to put in your last minute trades, and Thursday, […]

Jon Leuer (PF/C, PHO) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Jon Leuer saw his first real action in over a month on Friday, and hit 5 of his 11 shots for 16 points, to go along with six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. He is averaging career highs in […]

Justise Winslow (SF/PF, MIA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Justise Winslow is one of the most talented, young two-way players in the game, but has yet to garner a major role on offense with the Miami Heat. He is averaging 5.9 points and 5.1 rebounds in 28.0 minutes per game. Over […]

Five Deep Sleepers at Catcher For 2016

Welcome to the war room. We’re investigating which deeper catchers could turn a nice profit for only the savviest of fantasy owners going into 2016. Catcher is an extremely volatile position, with most of them putting their bodies through the ringer during the course of the season. It isn’t a particular deep position, but rest […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Shortstop (February)

Welcome to the fifth installment of our February ranking breakdowns! If you’re like us here at RotoBaller, you're giddy with the fact Spring Training is officially underway. This round of rankings features seven of our experts. They are Brad Johnson, Max Petrie, Kyle Bishop, Harris Yudin, Jeff Kahntroff, Bill Dubiel, and Nick Mariano. Today we'll cover shortstop. Assume […]

Daily Fantasy Hockey Lineup Picks: FanDuel & DraftKings NHL DFS Advice for 2/21/16

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for Sunday, February 21st 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's a busy Sunday with six games starting at 12:30 P.M. ET. Then at […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice - NBA DFS Lineup Picks for 2/21/16

The Cavaliers and Thunder square off in a Sunday matinee in one of the days best games. Ten games make up Sunday's stacked card, filled with other intriguing fantasy matchups. The second half of the season is well under way. Who will continue to produce and pick up the slack in the absence of Jimmy Butler and […]

Heath Miller Hangs 'Em Up

To the dismay of many Steelers fans, Heath Miller's career has come to an end. Miller was an 11-year veteran and one of Big Ben's main safety blankets over his career. As news of the retirement spread, Ben Roethlisberger shared this interaction between he and Miller to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "He thanked me for being his teammate and […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Second Base (February)

Welcome back to another installment of RotoBaller’s February fantasy baseball rankings. The panel again consists of Brad Johnson, Max Petrie, Kyle Bishop, Nick Mariano, Harris Yudin (me), Jeff Kahntroff and Bill Dubiel. Today we will take a look at the surprisingly deep pool of second basemen. In addition to our consensus staff rankings at second […]

2016 Breakout Candidates: AL Starting Pitchers

The wait is finally over – pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training. 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 to celebrate […]

Cincinnati Reds Top MLB Prospects for 2016 Dynasty Leagues

There were a lot of ups and downs on the 2015 season for Reds’ fans. The positives: they hosted the All-Star Game, Todd Frazier won the Home Run Derby, and Joey Votto looked like an MVP again. The negatives: everything else. One could argue the Reds should have traded players like Frazier, Chapman, and Bruce […]

Daily Fantasy Hockey Lineup Picks: FanDuel & DraftKings NHL DFS Advice for 2/20/16

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for February 20th 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. Tonight we have eight games on the schedule with some terrific matchups. Seven of […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice - NBA DFS Lineup Picks for 2/20/16

It's a bit strange that we only have a four game slate on a Saturday, but we're still going to roll with it! In this article, I will be providing you with daily fantasy NBA lineup picks for DraftKings on 2/20/16. The DFS picks will range from some of the elite players, to mid-priced options, […]

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

Welcome back RotoBallers, it's exciting to be in the midst of a big MMA run starting this week with Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone against Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira. Or, as the UFC labeled it, Cowboy vs. Cowboy. It's not the most exciting card on first glance, or second glance, but there is money to be made on […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel DFS Basketball Advice for 2/20/16

The Los Angeles Clippers have a ton of great plays tonight. Target them. In this article, I will be providing you with Daily NBA picks for FanDuel for 2/20/16. The picks will range from some of the elite players, to mid-priced options, and value plays. Without wasting anymore time, let's get down to it!   […]

JaMychal Green (PF, MEM) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: I'm a huge fan of Brandan Wright's fantasy potential if he can work his way up to anywhere near a starter's share of minutes in filling in for Marc Gasol. Wright has never played more than around 20 minutes a game, though, […]

RotoBaller NBA Radio - Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Picks for 2/19 - 2/21/16

RotoBaller is verrrrrrry excited about the launch of our Daily Fantasy Basketball radio show on our Blog Talk Radio station. You can find all of our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Monday and Thursday, long time RotoBaller lead writer Sam Nedimyer and podcast host Josh Hayes will be discussing […]

5-Time Pro Bowl DE Jared Allen Rides Off Into a Foggy Sunset

After 12 extravagant seasons anchoring the defensive line of four NFL franchises, Jared Allen announced his retirement from professional football by riding off into the sunset on the back of a black mare. One of the league's most flamboyant players over the past decade, Allen will be remembered for a variety of reasons. He's the class […]

NBA Player Analysis: Is Danilo Gallinari for Real?

Welcome to the second part of RotoBaller's new series taking a close look at selected universally-owned star players. NBA writer Nate Derosena will take a fresh look at players that have fantasy basketball owners wondering -- what's up? Where's the big jump in stats you were expecting? Where were the big numbers he was producing […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: First Base (February)

Welcome back to another installment of RotoBaller’s February rankings. Along with yours truly, the panel again consists of Bill Dubiel, Jeff Kahntroff, Brad Johnson, Nick Mariano, Max Petrie, and Harris Yudin. This is the third in a series of four monthly updates to our staff rankings, and that can only mean one thing – we’re […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel DFS Basketball Advice for 2/19/16

Russell Westbrook is still the best fantasy player in the league? Yup. Okay good, just wanted to touch on that quickly. Welcome back from the All-Star break RotoBallers. In this article, I will be providing you with daily fantasy NBA picks for FanDuel for 2/19/16. The DFS lineup picks will range from some of the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice - NBA DFS Lineup Picks for 2/19/16

It was a fairly uneventful trade deadline, but at least we got to see that ridiculous dunk by Aaron Gordon this last weekend. We all know which one I'm talking about. In this article, I will be providing you with daily fantasy NBA lineup picks for DraftKings on 2/19/16. The DFS picks will range from […]