Kazmir Traded To Astros For First Big Trade Deadline Move

The Houston Astros acquired Scott Kazmir from the Oakland A's for two minor leagues in the first big move during the MLB trade deadline. The Astros are only two games out of first place in the AL West and currently own the first Wild Card spot. It's been a drastic turnaround from last season when Houston finished […]

Royals Could Land Cueto Or Gallardo In Place Of Injured Vargas

The Kansas City Royals found out on Wednesday that Jason Vargas's season is done because he has to undergo Tommy John surgery. They are looking to replace him with possibly Johnny Cueto or Yovani Gallardo. The left-handed Vargas was 5-2 with a 3.98 ERA this season. Cueto and Gallardo could be good fits as the […]

Pirates Acquire Aramis Ramirez From Brewers For Minor Leaguer

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Aramis Ramirez in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers for a minor leaguer and cash, according to The Post-Gazette. The Brewers received minor league pitcher Yhonathan Barrios. Ramirez is owed roughly $5.2 million for the rest of the season. The Pirates will cover $3 million of that. The third baseman will […]

Greinke Out For Friday Start Against Mets: Home As Wife Gives Birth

Zack Greinke will miss his start on Friday against the New York Mets to be with his wife in L.A. while she gives birth, according to MLB.com. Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly told MLB.com that it is “unrealistic” that he will be back in N.Y. for his scheduled start against the Mets. He’s hopeful […]

Daily Fantasy NASCAR: DraftKings Advice & Picks for the Jeff Kyle 400

Editor’s Note: If you've never played Daily Fantasy before, our partner DraftKings is hosting a Fantasy NASCAR tournament this weekend for the Jeff Kyle 400. It’s FREE to enter and pays out HUGE cash prizes! If you Sign up and make a deposit now, we’ll give you free access to RotoBaller’s Premium MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Tools (a $99.99 value). You’ll […]

Sam Bradford (QB, PHI) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

CURRENT ADP: ~133 Overall (QB 17) BALLER MOVE: Target in Later Rounds as QB2 ANALYSIS: Sam Bradford was the first overall pick in 2010 and was set to be the franchise quarterback of the St. Louis Rams. His career to date has been riddled with injuries, and with a sub-par supporting cast in St. Louis, Bradford never lived […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 7/24/15

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 Friday, July, 24th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 7/24/15

Holy pitching, Batman! As DFS analysts and players, it’s always interesting to find a slate that gives too few or too many viable options. In Friday, July 24th’s case, the options are plentiful. On a day like today, you have to weigh a few variables when selecting your go-to guy, especially because we only get […]

Mark Buehrle (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 38% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Buehrle may seem mixed league relevant based on his 11-5 record and 3.23 ERA, but fantasy owners find his 4.49 K/9 to be a huge letdown. If you play in a league that uses K/9 or caps innings, you can stop reading now […]

Champ or Chump: Teixeira, Puig, and the ToddFather

The hardest thing about a column like this is not having all of the relevant data. I called Robinson Cano a Chump because his fantasy stats were bad and the underlying metrics weren't any better, but now it has come out that he had a bizarre stomach thing. There is no stat for bizarre stomach […]

Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the difference between winning or losing in your fantasy league. Editor’s Note: […]

Tight End Zach Ertz, the Post-Hype Sleeper of 2015

2014 was a rough year for breakout tight ends.  Zach Ertz, Jordan Cameron, Charles Clay, Tyler Eifert, Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis, Kyle Rudolph, Dennis Pitta, Ladarius Green and more failed to reach their preseason expectations, whether it was due to poor play, injury, or a lack of talent around them. Ertz himself is an interesting […]

Why You Should Target RB Joseph Randle in 2015

With the sweet smell of Fantasy Football in the midsummer air, it's about time for us fantasy heads to lead you all in the right direction. While everyone knows you cannot win the league at the draft, you sure can lose it. So we're here for the rest of the summer to let you know […]

2015 NFL Fantasy Draft Strategy: Zero Wide Receivers

I’m not the type of person to commonly use a specific draft strategy. I like to stress letting the value come to you. It helps that I have my own rankings and I can work off of those for every draft. In using my own rankings, I find myself going running back heavy early and […]

Week 16 Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat (7/23)

Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller writer Ross Wiliamson will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Thursday July 23th at 9:00 PM EST. Lineup concerns, add/drops, trades, DFS questions – you name it, we cover it! Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do our […]

Cubs Talking To Tigers For David Price

The Chicago Cubs are having talks with the Detroit Tigers for David Price, according to CBS Chicago. The Tigers are 47-47, but also 10.5 games behind the Kansas Royals for first place. They are only three games out of the second Wild Card spot, but they might be sellers as the July 31 trade deadline […]

David Freese Diagnosed With Thumb Fractures: Could Be Out 4-6 Weeks

Angels David Freese left Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins after he was hit by a pitch on his right hand, and was diagnosed with a thumb fracture, according to The Los Angeles Times. The former World Series MVP could miss some time, or even land on the DL, because he was hit on the […]

Jose Fernandez Strikes Out 11 For The Win In Arizona

Jose Fernandez showed the world again his ability to be one of the top young arms in MLB when he struck out 11 en route to his third straight victory. In four starts in his return from Tommy John surgery, Fernandez has picked up where he left off. The 22-year-old right-hander allowed three runs on […]

Cardinals Interested In Steve Cishek: Marlins Reliever Possibly Up For Grabs

The St. Louis Cardinals are trying to potentially land Miami Marlins reliever Steve Cishek, according to The Miami Herald. Cishek, 29 was the closer going into the 2015 season, but lost the job early in the season when he was demoted to the minors. The right-hander has been much better since he was called back […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 16 (Part 2)

I’m still waiting on the trades that are 100%* going to happen, or so we’ve heard. Everywhere you look, from Twitter to Bleacher Report, there are talks of teams that are definitely selling. The A’s, Phillies, Rockies and Mets are “sure things” to make some moves. With a little over a week left, I’m here […]

Golden Tate (WR, DET) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target as Low-End WR2 CURRENT ADP: 58 STD, 51 PPR ANALYSIS: Labeled as a strong breakout candidate for the 2014 season, Golden Tate flourished in his first season with the Lions, amassing 1,331 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Those numbers were good enough to make him the 13th highest-scoring fantasy wideout in standard leagues and […]

DraftKings MMA Preview and DFS Picks: Dillashaw vs. Barao

Welcome back to another edition of the DraftKings MMA Preview and DFS Picks. After a long week of four events, we get a solid card on free TV that's headlined by the 135 lb. title and a rematch between TJ Dillashaw and Renan Barao. Editor's Note: If you haven't played Daily Fantasy MMA games, check […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 7/23/15

Today, Thursday July 23rd, includes 11 games and some excellent pitching throughout the league. I constructed this article a bit differently to address the match ups and best pitching options. Remember the potential that each player has given their circumstances. I find it is best to disregard the price at first and create your ideal […]

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

Hot Waiver Wire Pickups & Fantasy Baseball Trade 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 at 9:00 PM EST, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano will […]

Is Eli Manning Ready to Become an Elite Fantasy QB in 2015?

While Eli Manning is criminally underrated year after year, you should be smarter than to pass on Eli in 2015. The stage is set for Eli to post top-5 QB numbers and Eli has never floundered on a big stage. If your interpretation of Eli’s fantasy value is still dictated by his 27-interception campaign, perhaps […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 7/23/15

Well, it’s the second half of the season, and I’ve officially moved on from my “I want to cash” ways. Screw getting three times what I put in, I want to win some triple digit cash payouts! I’m still working on how exactly I should go about doing that, but I think a lot of […]

Tim Cooney (SP, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deep leagues OWNED IN: 4% of fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Tim Cooney is a solid young starter for the best team in baseball. That carries plenty of value. At the Triple-A level this season; Cooney had a 2.74 ERA, a 0.868 WHIP, while allowing only 0.9 HR/9, and only 1.6 BB/9 in […]

Mike Wallace is an Undervalued Wide Receiver in 2015

When Mike Wallace was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, I didn’t see this as a negative. Apparently I am in the minority here as Wallace’s ADP sits outside the top 30 wide receivers at WR31. Most FantasyPros experts like him even less with two thirds of all experts ranking him worse than his ADP! Keep […]

Fantasy Football 2015: Ranking the Top 10 Second Year Running Backs

The 2014 rookie running back class wasn't as exciting as the quarterback class, nor did it hold a candle to the surge of young receivers. In fact, only a handful of second year halfbacks are expected to start for their teams in week 1 of the 2015 season. In 2014, only one rookie running back […]

X-Rays Negative On Yunel Escobar (Wrist) MRI Thursday

The X-rays on Yunel Escobar's left hand and wrist came back negative after he left Wednesday’s game early against the New York Mets, according to The Washington Post. The Washington Nationals infielder will still undergo an MRI because there’s possible ligament damage to his wrist after an awkward swing in the second inning against Noah […]