Week 2 Analysis Roundup: Waiver Wire, Rankings & Sit/Start Analysis

  Kickoff is a few hours away! While you're working off that hangover with a big hungryman hero, indulge in this roundup of our past week's fantasy football and NFL analysis, including matchup previews, start/sit analysis, week 2 sleepers, weekly rankings, and waiver wire pickups.  Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for […]

NFL & Fantasy Football Running Back (RB) Depth Charts

Running backs are a critical component and core building block for all fantasy football leagues. Due to the nature of the NFL, running back is one of the most volatile positions in fantasy football, and one of the highest turnover positions in the NFL year-to-year. Each year, running backs drop like flies and many NFL teams make in-season changes due to […]

Week 2 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football (Part 3)

Welcome to Week 2 of NFL and fantasy football action RotoBallers. Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down each of the NFL matchups and providing our analysis. Below you will find our Week 2 NFL matchups & fantasy football start/sit analysis, which should hopefully help you prepare your lineups to win this week. To read […]

Biggest Waiver Wire Movers On Fleaflicker: Who's Here To Stay

Welcome to a new feature here at RotoBaller. Every week, there seems to always be that guy, that player that comes out of nowhere to have an amazing fantasy week. Unfortunately, since it came out of nowhere, odds are most people did not have him on their team, let alone starting in their Week 1 […]

Matt Asiata (RB, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues Editor's Note: this post has recently been updated and expanded upon as of 9/17, based on the recent breaking news about Adrian Peterson's deactivation for Week 3. You can read more about running back Matt Asiata as a waiver wire pickup for Week 3 right here, including the entire Peterson situation, […]

Week Two NFL Rankings and Fantasy Football Matchup Analysis

  Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings The NFL season is now in Week 2, and after seeing an exciting opening week of fantasy football action we are all ready for more. Last night's game between the Ravens and Steelers was a pretty good one, featuring some nice performances from Flacco, Bell, Brown, Pierce, Forsett and […]

Fantasy Football Buy and Sell Candidates For Week 2

It's Too Early To Panic But It Doesn't Hurt To Look Like most serious fantasy football players you started prepping for your draft while the general public was at the beach, grilling burgers and enjoying the dog days of summer. You participated in mock draft after mock draft and maybe you even envisioned what your […]

Darren McFadden (RB, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues Owned in 73% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Although Darren McFadden is already owned in a lot of fantasy leagues, he should pretty much be owned in all of them at this point. Maurice Jones-Drew will be missing the Week 2 game against Houston due to an injury, which immediately puts McFadden into […]

Jonathan Stewart (RB, CAR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues Owned in 58% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Jonathan Stewart has been the most talented running back in Carolina for several years now, but the presence of DeAngelo Williams and some injuries have mostly kept Stewart from being a viable and reliable RB starter for fantasy football during that time. But if Williams were to […]

Week 2 Fantasy Football Matchups: Sit / Start Advice (Part 2)

What a first week of football! There were plenty of great performances, upsets and unfortunately, injuries. The season keeps rolling on with more interesting matchups in Week 2 that could leave you scratching your head and wondering "Whom do I start?" Lucky for you, we here at RotoBaller break down the matchups for you every week, […]

Joe Panik (2B / SS, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues Owned in 6% of Fleaflicker, 20% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Joe Panik is not a guy that is going to hit you a ton of home runs or get you many steals, but he is a solid fantasy baseball player at a thin position. Since he is a good contact hitter and hits […]

Mookie Betts (OF / 2B / SS, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 14% of Fleaflicker, 48% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Mookie Betts is playing every day for the Red Sox, has been hitting very well since being recalled from the minors, and is eligible at the thin shortstop and second base positions in many fantasy baseball formats. All of these factors add […]

Drew Storen (RP, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 6% of Fleaflicker, 38% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Rafael Soriano has been yanked from the closer's role in Washington, and Drew Storen has been pitching admirably as his replacement. Racking up three saves over the last 7 days, Storen is now making his way onto our waiver wire sleepers list […]

NFL Podcast: Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups & Lineup Sleepers

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 2 Lineups Jon and Kia discuss players which players they think you should add off the waiver wire for your Week 2 lineups, and which NFL players can be sleepers for your fantasy football teams including Jake Locker, Marqise Lee, Chad Henne, Andrew Hawkins, Jermaine Gresham and many more. Listen […]

Tyler Flowers (C, CHW) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues (12+ Teams) / All 2-Catcher Leagues ANALYSIS: If you are still scrapping around for a first place finish in any leagues (like I am luckily in one lonely money league), then pay close attention because you may need that little extra production out of the catching slot, and we have your best shot […]

Week 2 Start/Sit Advice: Fantasy Football Matchups (Part 1)

Below you will find part one of our Week 2 start/sit and fantasy football matchups analysis, providing you with some fantasy football advice and lineup recommendations based on matchups that we love, matchups that we hate, and some high-risk/high-reward players as well. Every week of the fantasy football season, we are here to help you analyze the full slate […]

Week 2 Risers & Fallers for Fantasy Football

The most difficult thing to do as fantasy football owners after Week One is to not overreact. Just like in real football, there are some good NFL teams that are 0-1, and some bad teams that are 1-0. There are some good players that had bad games, and some bad players that had good games. […]

3 Waiver Wire Adds To Make For The Fantasy Baseball Playoffs

We are now in the last month of the regular season, and looking for that the fantasy baseball championship. At this point, most of you reading this are among the select few who are in the playoffs, or close enough that you still have a shot. Every team can use an extra boost, whether to make the postseason, earn a better seed […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 24 (Part 2)

My two-week fantasy playoff game is going terribly.  My opponent not only swept me during the regular season, but he is now pummeling me to a fantasy pulp.  To make matters worse, he is using my streamers strategy to perfection.  It seems he doesn’t sleep because every time I want to pick up a pitcher […]

Greg Jennings (WR, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues 40% Owned in Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Greg Jennings had a solid Week 1 showing for the Vikings and fantasy football owners. On the day he hauled in 6 of the 7 passing targets thrown his way, racking up 58 yards and a touchdown along the way. Jennings was touted on some […]

Week 2 Deeper Sleepers: Players Who May Still Be Available

Now that Week 1 of the NFL season is history, your fellow fantasy football owners have been looking to the waiver wire to improve their teams, and will continue to do so throughout the season. There are some more obvious players and breakout performers from Week 1 who many people targeted and grabbed off the waiver wire, […]

Week 2 Tight Ends: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Whats up RotoBallers? The 2014 fantasy football season has begun, and I'll be writing your weekly waiver analysis for tight ends (TE) and giving you my suggestions for who to pickup. Even though waivers ran for most leagues last night, it's never to late to see who's sitting out there on your waiver wire and […]

Isaiah Crowell (RB, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues 21% owned in Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: I wrote a sleeper post for Crowell about a week ago (found here) and some of the predictions seem to be coming true. Tate’s durability was and always will be in question, and his most recent knee injury will keep him sidelined for the next couple of […]

Jeremy Hill (Cin, RB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stash in All Leagues / Add in All Keeper & Dynasty Formats Owned in 54% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: There was a lot of talk this pre-season about the exciting young running back for the Bengals named Jeremy Hill. He was going to compliment Giovani Bernard in a thunder-and-lightning type offensive ground attack. However, […]

Jarred Cosart (SP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / All NL-Only Leagues Owned in 25% of Yahoo, 13% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first full season in 2014, Jarred Cosart struggled a bit in 20 starts with the Astros before being moved to the Marlins before the July 31 trade deadline. Since the deal, the 24-year-old righty has been dominant in […]

Mike Fiers (SP / RP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 71% of Yahoo, 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Not to say that Mike Fiers is really a sleeper anymore, seeing as he is owned in almost three out of every four leagues, but he is still under owned, given how he has pitched since returning to Milwaukee's rotation in early August. […]

Carlos Carrasco (SP, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 50% of Yahoo, 16% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Since making the jump to Cleveland's starting rotation, Carlos Carrasco has been virtually untouchable. In six starts, he has posted four quality outings, with just four earned runs allowed in 38.2 frames tossed, lowering his ERA from 3.88 to 2.69 over […]

3 Fantasy Football Players Sending Out Warning Signals in Week 1

  Players That Are Making Me Nervous Let's take a look at some NFL players that had "beware of bad games" signs posted on their front lawns this past week. This article is not meant to make any of you panic, but at the same time I wanted to share my thoughts on a few […]

Deeper League Catchers: Waiver Wire Options for Week 22

  Three Catchers For Deeper Leagues As we near the end of the MLB season and the fantasy baseball playoffs are upon us, here are some waiver wire catcher options that might help you in deeper leagues and 2-catcher formats, if they're still available.   Hopefully your fantasy baseball teams are still in the thick of […]