MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 21)

What's up RotoBallers. This is going to be the last of this type of prospects format for the Top 30 power rankings this season. With rosters expanding on September 1st, most of the names on this list will be called up and anyone left off the expanded rosters will have no fantasy value. The article […]

Fierce 40: College Football 2015 Rankings – UCLA Bruins (#17)

Welcome to the Fierce 40 series of my 2015 College Football Rankings, where I will be counting down the top 40 ranked teams in the NCAA. Today I will be analyzing the UCLA Bruins, 17 overall for the 2015 college football season. I will be releasing one NCAA team preview per day, providing my analysis on each team in the top […]

Cameron Maybin (OF, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: There seems to be a sentiment about Cameron Maybin that his season has been a product of luck and that he is simply a flash in the pan. However this is not what the statistics indicate. Maybin has a maintainable BABIP of .319 […]

Denard Span (WAS, OF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNED IN: 40% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Denard Span is a known commodity, and, though he's been made of glass this year, he can be a major asset down the  stretch. During his rehab with High-A, Span hit .412 (7 for 17) with a homer and three runs scored. He helps you […]

Chris Owings (2B/SS, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper leagues. OWNED IN: 20% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: When a player has duel infield eligibility, you take notice. When that player has been slugging well of late to add to their impressive base running like Chris Owings has, fantasy baseball managers in deep leagues should take very careful notice. In […]

PGA DFS: DraftKings Fantasy Golf Sleeper Picks and Advice for the The Barclays

Davis Love III, 51, with a $5,300 DraftKings salary won the Wyndham Championship by one stroke over Jason Gore. The top 125 players on the FedEx Cup points race will head to Edison, NJ this week to partake in The Barclays. Plainfield Country Club will be the host of this event. The course was designed […]

Champ or Chump: What to Make of Heston, Fiers, and Iwakuma

The no hitter. Few events in sports can make a stadium root against the home team, but a no-no can. There is a virtual guarantee of a great defensive play to preserve the effort, adding to the excitement of the event. Like a championship, these gems live on well after their season has faded into […]

James Loney Suspended 1 Game For Making Contact With Umpire

MLB has suspended Tampa Bay Rays first baseman James Loney one game for his action's during Saturday's game, according to The Tampa Bay Times. Loney made contact with home plate umpire Paul Nauert after he was ejected following a called third strike. The infielder complained and Nauert kicked him out, which led to the alleged […]

Burnett (Elbow) To Throw Bullpen Session Tuesday: Eyeing September Return

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher A.J. Burnett is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. An elbow injury has kept Burnett out since July 30. It’s going to take over a month for the right-hander to return from a flexor strain in his right elbow. The 38-year-old received a platelet-rich […]

Sean Doolittle (RP,OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Sean Doolittle is yet another case of Hamlet's famous words "To Be or Not To Be? That Is The Question." Will he be the closer in Oakland? Or will he just be another injured reliever who gets lost in the shuffle and […]

Tre Mason (RB, STL) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

Baller Move: Target as high end RB3/Flex option, -90 overall Current ADP: 104 Standard, 85 PPR Analysis: Tre Mason started his 2014 rookie season behind touted fantasy star Zac Stacy. Mason ended the season leading the Rams in both rushing yards and scores with 765 yards and 4 touchdowns. The rookie back did this while only playing […]

Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: NFC East

Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It’s not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that’s why we’re here to help. In this eight article series, we’re going […]

Buy Low and Sell High Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball (Week 21)

R.A. Dickey has allowed 20 hits and 10 runs in 10 innings since I recommended him in last week's column, and Patrick Corbin lasted just two innings in his most recent start. At least Jimmy Nelson kept things from being a complete disaster on the buy side with a solid showing. The sell suggestions were […]

Six Bold Calls For the 2015 Fantasy Football Season With Bill D. and Tommy B.

Fantasy football experts Bill Dubiel and Tom Bellucco spend much of their time debating fantasy football, and decided to let the RotoBaller world in on some of the discussion. Inspired by the "Board Bets" concept from ESPN's Fantasy Focus Football Podcast, below are six topics that they disagree on, presented with their opinions and justifications. […]

Preseason Week 2: Fantasy Football Stock Rising and Falling

Every single week of the preseason players are making the most of their opportunities and catching the attention of their coaches and fantasy analysts alike. At the same time, other players are getting hurt and making mistakes that can jeopardize their playing time and fantasy relevance. Week two of the preseason was certainly not without […]

Michael Vick Signs 1-Year Deal with Steelers… No, Seriously He Did

The waiting game is over for former New York Jets quarterback behind the quarterback, behind the other quarterback, behind the quarterback’s assistant, behind that one limping towel boy, Michael Vick. It was announced Tuesday night that 35-year old Vick signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers and will serve as the team’s backup QB […]

Marcell Ozuna (OF, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only and Deep Mixed Leagues Ownership: 50% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Marcell Ozuna has been one of the biggest busts of the 2015 season to this point. After breaking out with a 23-homer season a year ago, he was bad enough that the woeful Marlins demoted him to the minors in early July. Since being […]

Stephen Piscotty (OF, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only and Deep Mixed Leagues Ownership: 9% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Stephen Piscotty has been rock solid since his promotion a few weeks ago. He has helped the Cardinals weather the loss of Randal Grichuk, as well as some recent struggles by his comrades, and remain in control of the NL Central. He […]

RotoBaller's Expert PPR Mock Draft Results & Analysis

The RotoBaller staff experts recently held a 12-team PPR mock draft, and I’m here to break down the results. We did a slow draft, so each drafter has plenty of time to make their picks, and used the awesome draft rooms provided by FleaFlicker.com. I’ll go through the first ten rounds of the mock draft results, as […]

So You Drafted Jordy Nelson - Now What?

So you’re one of the poor souls who held/attended your fantasy football draft right smack dab in the middle of the NFL injury apocalypse known as preseason? Not only that, but you went ahead and drafted Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson all of six minutes before he supposedly tore his ACL during a […]

And How Is LeSean McCoy Feeling Today?

With running back LeSean McCoy, the Buffalo Bills are the DirectTV of the AFC East. Without - they’re cable. Oh, who are we kidding? The Bills aren’t even good enough to be considered cable – they’re an ill functioning Etch-A-Sketch, only 86 percent less entertaining. And that’s WITH McCoy in top shape. The only entertaining […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 8/25/15

What’s up RotoBallers. Welcome to another edition of my FanDuel analysis for DFS contests. We’re looking at a full slate of contests tonight, Tuesday August 25th, with first pitch at 7:05 EDT. My goal as always is to help you find matchups for your DFS lineups to help you win on FanDuel. Good luck tonight […]

Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Advice - Live Q&A Recap with Ed Gorelik

Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL editor Edward Gorelik  (@EdwardGorelik) answers all of your fantasy football questions every Monday night through the NFL preseason, and all through the fantasy football season. Ed has been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Last […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 8/25/15

As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Tuesday, August 25th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - […]

Buy Low and Sell High Hitters for Fantasy Baseball (Week 21)

It is now the 21-week anniversary of this column. Each week, I've considered writing about Arizona's breakout star, A.J. Pollock. The problem is, I never have any idea where to put him. For the first few weeks and months of the season, he seemed like a clear 'sell high' option. Yet, there was something about […]

Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: AFC East

Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It’s not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that’s why we’re here to help. In this eight article series, we’re going […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Hitting Prospects from Week 20

Trea Turner was actually called up by the Nationals, and it happened before rosters expanded. Turner may not see starting time right away, but it may only be a little bit longer before a desperate Nationals squad plugs Turner into the shortstop spot to replace the underperforming Ian Desmond. With his job on the line, Matt Williams could […]

As Latavius Murray Runs, Derek Carr's Fantasy Stock Rises

The optimism is higher than its been in the past decade for the Oakland Raiders, mainly because the organization finally seemed to have solved the riddle at the quarterback position—a riddle that’s has been negatively affecting the franchise since Rich Gannon led the silver and black to a Super Bowl appearance in 2002. The Raiders […]

Three Potential Running Back Busts to Avoid on Draft Day

As we approach the start of the NFL season, and fantasy football drafts are kicking it into high gear, we continue to provide fantasy football analysis on which players to draft or avoid for your teams. Today we will be taking a look at three players that can potentially be 2015 running back busts for fantasy football, […]