Chris Bassitt (SP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team / AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Once Scott Kazmir was moved out of town, the Oakland Athletics needed someone to step up and fill the void. Even though the A's are getting ready for the 2016 season, Chris Bassitt has been summoned to be that stop […]

2015 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings (PPR Leagues)

Below are RotoBaller’s 2015 fantasy football wide receiver PPR rankings for points-per-reception leagues. These staff consensus rankings take the average ranks of three RotoBallers: Edward Gorelik (@edwardgorelik), Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Adam Sabol, and they also covered standard league wide receiver rankings in part one of this rankings list. Be sure to also check out our 2015 fantasy football ranking dashboard which includes tiered positional ranks, […]

2015 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings (PPR Leagues)

Below are RotoBaller’s 2015 fantasy football running back PPR rankings for points-per-reception leagues. These staff consensus rankings take the average ranks of three RotoBallers: Edward Gorelik (@edwardgorelik), Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Adam Sabol, and they also covered standard league running back rankings in part one of this rankings list. Be sure to also check out our 2015 fantasy football ranking dashboard which includes tiered positional ranks, dynasty/keeper […]

Crystal Palace Fantasy Soccer Analysis: 2015-16 English Premier League Preview

What a season for Crystal Palace in 2014-15 with managerial changes and ultimately a tremendous finishing place courtesy of the returning prodigal son Alan Pardew. Crystal Palace are now establishing themselves as a fixture in the EPL and their status as a London Club very much helps in terms of recruitment of quality overseas talent. […]

West Ham United Fantasy Soccer Analysis: 2015-16 English Premier League Preview

Be careful what you wish for!  The EPL has a classic historical example of what can happen if you get ideas above your station and get rid of a successful manager who cannot take supporters to their desired 'next level'. For Alan Curbishley at Charlton Athletic who were relegated and never returned to the top […]

Swansea City Fantasy Soccer Analysis: 2015-16 English Premier League Preview

Swansea City have been very quiet this post season at a time when perhaps they had every reason to be loud and proud.  We hope that satisfaction with an excellent season last time around doesn't lead to any complacency. In the EPL it is always said that the best time to invest is when you […]

Watford FC Fantasy Soccer Analysis: 2015-16 English Premier League Preview

Last season saw Watford have four Managers in 37 days and yet promotion from the Championship was still achieved.  It is not necessarily then too much of a surprise to see that they will be starting the new season with another new Manager, this time Quique Flores who won the Europa League with Athletico Madrid. He is, however […]

MLB DFS - Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 8/6/15

With ten games today, August 6th, there are plenty of matchups to be uncovered. Luckily for you, I have already done the research. I'm going to touch on each game and reveal the best matchups. At the end of the article, I will compile all the players that should be started today into a list […]

MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Hot Wire Pickups & Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hot Wire Pickups & Fantasy Baseball Advice RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Wednesday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano will be discussing the most relevant fantasy […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 8/6/15

With football season quickly approaching, a lot of would-be amateur MLB DFS players are starting to fall off the wagon. From an opposing viewpoint, those year-long fantasy baseball players who have fallen out of contention in their leagues might be picking up DFS now. So maybe this paragraph isn’t really serving a purpose or proving […]

Top RB Sleepers for PPR Leagues in 2015

Roy Helu - Fantasy Pros ADP RB51 Roy Helu moved to the Raiders this past offseason and will be holding the role of backup behind Latavius Murray, but he is definitely the best receiving back on that team and offers sneaky value. In three full seasons used mostly as a third down back in Washington, Helu […]

Who Will Take Over for Arian Foster in Houston?

Arian Foster's groin injury is going to force him to enter surgery and miss anywhere from 6-8 weeks of the regular season depending on whether the Texan's decide to put him on PUP or IR (as of writing this article, which of the two they'll go with is unclear). While Foster tumbles down the draft […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week 18

July is now over, and we’re creeping closer to the playoffs of the MLB fantasy season. Where does your team stand? Need to replace an injured catcher? Looking for a reliable backup? RotoBaller has you covered with analysis on three catchers who may be free agents in your league, who you can target off the waiver wire in Week […]

Baltimore Ravens: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook

The Baltimore Ravens are a bit of a strange team to analyze for fantasy purposes this year. This is a team that pretty much has a little bit of everything; a polarizing quarterback in Joe Flacco, a surprising running back from 2014 in Justin Forsett, some turnover at the wide receiver position, and a need […]

Yangervis Solarte (1B / 2B / 3B, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues (Injury Replacement) OWNED IN: 12% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: The biggest complaint about the Padres' offseason was that they did nothing to improve a terrible infield, with only second sacker Jedd Gyorko showing any upside of the bunch. Gyorko and the Padres have failed, but Yangervis Solarte has been […]

Randal Grichuk (OF, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 45% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Grichuk homered again on Sunday, giving him a dozen on the year (and 37 extra-base hits in total) in only 243 at-bats. His season line stands at .288/.338/.564, and he’s even chipped in with four steals. He was already getting consistent starts in center […]

Eli Manning (QB, NYG) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Middle Rounds as Low-End QB1 CURRENT ADP: 84 STD ANALYSIS: The stage is set for Eli Manning to post top-five QB numbers in 2015. Last season, Manning finished in the top 10 among fantasy quarterbacks despite injuries to then-top WR Victor Cruz and big free agent acquisition Geoff Schwartz, among others. Manning owns one of […]

Ameer Abdullah (RB, DET) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Round 7 as RB3 CURRENT ADP: 93 STD, 53 PPR ANALYSIS: The Lions let Reggie Bush walk in free agency after Joique Bell did the heavy duty work and Theo Riddick proved himself just as effective in the passing game. Despite having Bell and Riddick, Detroit used their second round pick on Ameer Abdullah. Abdullah […]

Five Things To Look Forward To In The New Premier League Season

The new 2015/2016 Premier League season is less than a week away and with it, comes another year of pulsating and unpredictable action from the world's best league. With new managers and signings, every season brings something to look forward to and this season isn't any different. We take a look at five things to […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 8/5/15

Below are my DraftKings picks for Wednesday, August 5th, 2015.  As always, remember to check your players to make sure they are in their MLB starting lineups before lineups lock. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - they're hosting a one-day Fantasy Baseball league tonight. It's just $5 to enter and […]

FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 8/5/15

Another full slate on the first Wednesday of August. Four early games to account for when setting up your lineups with first pitch at 2:10 ET. We have a trio of aces (Madison Bumgarner, Matt Harvey, Johnny Cueto) whose price tags exceed $10,000. While I think one of these is worth the ticket price, there's […]

PGA DFS: DraftKings Fantasy Golf Sleeper Picks and Advice for the WGC- Bridegstone Invitational

I hope you took a look at my picks last week, because if you did then you hit it big. Rickie Fowler had 130.5 fantasy points and a runner up finish. Lee scored 99 fantasy points tying for 4th with 12 under. Will Wilcox finished tied for 21st, 7 under, and Tiger Woods even came to play […]

Week 18 Buy and Sell Hitters for Fantasy Baseball

With the trade deadline in the recent past, the league's top teams have loaded their lineups in hopes of strengthening the odds of a playoff berth. The flurry of trades this time of year have a variety of effects on players' fantasy stock. Of course, a player being dealt from a losing team to a […]

Aaron Hicks (OF, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in deep and AL-Only leagues OWNED: 8% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Hicks finally appears to be figuring things out at the major league level. The young outfielder strung together five straight multi-hit performances last week, hitting 2 HR while managing 7 RBI and seven runs of his own over that span. The streak […]

Eddie Rosario (2B / OF, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED: 6% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Somewhere lost in the hype of Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano's major league debuts this season has been the success of yet another Twins prospect, Eddie Rosario. Following a promotion early on in May, the 23-year-old has enjoyed a stellar rookie year, batting .283 with […]

Brandon Belt (1B / OF, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED: 69% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Coming off a 3-for-5 performance in which he belted (pun intended) his 13th homer of the season, Brandon Belt has proven himself a solid source of production at the 1B position in 2015. The 27-year-old has a .279 AVG with 13 HR, 45 RBI and 5 SB across […]

West Bromwich Albion Fantasy Soccer Analysis: 2015-16 English Premier League Preview

West Bromwich Albion moved quickly last season and the arrival of Tony Pulis secured their future in the EPL, but also started a complete overhaul of the club both on the pitch and behind the scenes. Pulis, who has never been relegated in his managerial career, has cemented his position at the club with the […]

Norwich City Fantasy Soccer Analysis: 2015-16 English Premier League Preview

Norwich City won promotion through the playoffs and this usually earns you the title of being the favorites for relegation in the following season. Norwich City however has EPL pedigree and were one of the leading lights in the Championship last season under the guidance of Manager Alex Neil.  Neil will not be afraid of […]

Newcastle United Fantasy Soccer Analysis: 2015-16 English Premier League Preview

Newcastle United were in freefall for much of 2015.  They survived more as a consequence of the lack of quality of the clubs eventually relegated rather than through their own efforts. John Carver was Manager in name only and he never appeared to have the respect of the players. He hardly endeared himself to them either by some […]

Tennessee Titans: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook

Is there a franchise with more trendy rookie sleepers than the Tennessee Titans over the last few years? Seemingly every year the Titans happen to draft a player that generates buzz. Whether it’s Bishop Sankey or Justin Hunter, someone always ends up in Tennessee with fantasy hype, and this year is no different. You'll notice […]