Ivan Nova (SP, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Nova was just dominant against the Orioles on the 31st. He pitched a CG shutout vs. a team that usually owns right handed pitching. Nova allowed just 3 hits and a walk to go along with 5 K, and he's now allowed more than 2 ER only once in his […]

Tyson Ross (SP, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Aside from a couple 4 ER outings, Ross has been dominant over his last 8 starts, not allowing more than 2 ER in the other 6 and racking up a filthy 58/15 K/BB ratio in just 51.1 IP. Ross pitches in the most friendly pitchers park in the big leagues […]

L.J. Hoes (OF, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting / Add In Deeper Leagues ANALYSIS: Seemingly a throw-in player for the deal between for Astros and Orioles for starter Bud Norris, L.J. Hoes is actually a former 3rd round pick who has just taken a little longer to get his opportunity in the Big Show. Now that he's landed in […]

2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers: PPR Wide Receivers & Running Backs

In this article, we look around the NFL and provide analysis on fantasy football sleepers for PPR leagues. The vast majority of fantasy football leagues that I participate in each year are Point Per Reception (PPR) leagues.  I recently wrapped up a 14-team PPR draft and wanted to share with you my short list of PPR Value […]

MLB Daily League Lineups Advice for Fantasy Baseball (Fanduel) – 9/2

Labor Day is a holiday all about YOU! Whoever you are, the idea is to kick back from your “labor” and have a great long weekend. However you decide to celebrate yourself, make sure you spoil yourself with plenty of fantasy baseball. Major League Baseball cooperates with the party, with all 30 teams in action […]

Jonathon Niese (SP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Jonathon Niese has been a bright spot for the Mets recently, dominating team after team since returning from his DL stint. Over his last 4 games, Niese has given up only 4 ERs over 27 2/3 IPs, while racking up an impressive 27 Ks. And over the last 30 days, […]

2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Draft Day Targets

This article is a continuation of RotoBaller’s 2013 fantasy football sleepers series.  Today we’ll be taking a look around the NFL at sleepers for different positions, and give you our fantasy analysis.     2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers - Undervalued Players Based on current fantasy draft ADPs, the following players are still being undervalued and should […]

2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 20 Running Backs (RB)

This article is a continuation of RotoBaller’s 2013 fantasy football rankings series.  Today we’ll be taking a look around the NFL at running backs (RB) to give you our top-20 fantasy rankings and analysis.     Running Back Rankings (Top 20) – 2013 Fantasy Football Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025: […]

2013 Fantasy Football Draft Advice: Overvalued Players to Avoid

This article is a continuation of RotoBaller’s 2013 fantasy football overrated players series. Today we’ll be taking a look around the NFL at players to avoid at different positions, and give you our fantasy analysis.   2013 Fantasy Football Drafts - Overvalued Players You could say that every single NFL player can be subjected to […]

Results from RotoBaller's Friday Fanduel Challenge

Results from RotoBaller's Friday Fanduel Challenge We had a great challenge this past Friday between fellow Rotoballers Ryan McLaughlin (@rcmcglen84) and Jason Giusto (@rskybiznis) . They locked horns in a H2H battle and the the winner was: Ryan with a nice 43.25 total, beating Jason by over 10 points. Ryan rode the back of a […]

2013 Fantasy Football Draft Advice: Who to Target & Avoid

It seems like the majority of the fantasy lineup questions I am asked come down to this: Who should I start? Player A: A highly skilled, blue-chip NFL player in a time-share or system that limits his strength (think C.J. Spiller with Fred Jackson in his way last year, or Jamaal Charles during the later […]

MLB Daily League Lineups Advice for Fantasy Baseball (Fanduel) – 8/31

MLB Daily Leagues – Lineup Picks for August 31, 2013   P - Dan Haren (WAS): Haren has really turned it up since the All-Star Break. He's put up a 4-1 record with a 2.87 ERA and 0.87 WHIP. Out of all today's starting pitchers, he's actually the No. 1 ranked fantasy pitcher over the […]

Closer Carousels: MLB Closers & Saves Update (Week 22)

The football season is upon us.  Do you know what time it is?  Yup, that’s right, it’s Madden time.  I purchased a copy of Madden 25 on the first day it was available, just like every year.  I am not a huge video game guyer but I do play Madden and The Show.  I was […]

2013 Fantasy Football Draft Advice: Underrated Players to Target

This is the first in a series of Underrated / Overrated articles. In this piece we look around the NFL and provide fantasy football analysis on underrated NFL players to target in your 2013 fantasy football drafts.   Just about every single NFL player is either underrated or overrated from the perspective of a fantasy manager. It's […]

Brandon Moss (1B, OF, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Brandon Moss is still only owned in 48% of Yahoo leagues, and that number is just way too low. Moss has been ON FIRE for weeks now, and needs to be owned in all leagues, at least until he cools down. Over the past 30 days, Moss is batting .312 […]

MLB Daily League Lineups Advice for Fantasy Baseball (Fanduel) – 8/30

MLB Daily Leagues – Lineup Picks for August 30, 2013 P - Jered Weaver (LAA): Weaver is a very solid and affordable option against the Milwaukee Brewers. I always enjoy starting a pitcher who has never faced a team before. Milwaukee batters are very unfamiliar with what kind of pitches Weaver can deliver, and Weaver […]

Taijuan Walker (SP, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE:  Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Top pitching prospect Taijuan Walker has been called up by the Mariners, and he will make his major league debut tomorrow against the lowly Astros. Walker pitches in a great pitchers park, and his been filthy this year in the minors with a 2.93 ERA and 160 Ks […]

2013 Fantasy Football: Lou's Weekly Draft Tips & Deep League Strategy

The NFL season is fast approaching, meaning it's also about that time when most fantasy football league drafts begin taking place for the upcoming NFL season. In fact, I believe that August has been officially dubbed "National Fantasy Football Draft Month".  If your league waited to draft this late, then kudos to whoever is running […]

Early, Middle and Late-Round Undervalued Wide Receivers

In this article, I look around the NFL and examine some undervalued 2013 fantasy football wide receivers for your fantasy football draft, to try and uncover some draft day gems.   Early Rounds - Undervalued Wide Receivers Larry Fitzgerald - Target round: 2, ahead of Demaryius ThomasBe sure to check all of our fantasy football […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up for Week 22

With twenty-one full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise heading into Week 22: 1) Evan Longoria (3B, TAM): We already knew he was a great player, but coming off an injury-riddled 2012, there was concern about how good Longoria […]

2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Running Backs (RB)

In this article, we look around the NFL and provide analysis on 2013 fantasy football sleeper running backs (RB).   2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers – Running Backs Following the first three weeks of NFL preseason play, here are three more solid running back sleepers to consider on fantasy football draft day.  We’ve put these RBs in order […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Primer: September Call-Up Rankings

Welcome to the weekly Fantasy Baseball Prospect Primer.  In this space, we will inform you about prospects who have recently been called up or who might become fantasy contributors in the near future. Especially good for Keeper leagues, you’ll want to check in weekly to get the latest news and advice for the coming week about prospects of fantasy relevance. […]

2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 20 Quarterbacks (QB)

In this article, we continue our fantasy football rankings by providing analysis of our top 20 NFL Quarterbacks.    Quarterback Rankings (Top 20) – 2013 Fantasy Football 1. Drew Brees (NO) - I like players that I already know what I’m getting when I draft them. Brees is that high-volume passing QB who will still put […]

MLB Daily League Lineups Advice for Fantasy Baseball (Fanduel) - 8/28

What the what!!!! It's Wednesday, and only two day games? 🙁 Well, I guess this gives us pretty much a full slate for tonight, but it's still rather depressing... 🙁 🙁 I love day Baseball 🙁 🙁 🙁 OH WELL!  As always, check lineups and weather before first pitch 🙁 🙁 (Did you notice I'm sad? […]

RotoBaller featured on This Week's Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast

In case you missed it, RotoBaller.com has partnered with the awesome gurus from the Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast!     Dear Mr. Fantasy puts out one of the highest quality podcasts available in the fantasy baseball universe.  Their weekly podcast features waiver wire pickups, general MLB news and notes, special guests and their picks for performers of the […]

Coco Crisp (OF, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS:  Although he's had a somewhat disappointing 2013 season, Crisp has 4 HR, 5 RBI and 8 Runs in his past 5 games. He is ON FIRE right now and Coco's tears have been known to vault teams up in the standings. He brings a nice blend of production at the […]

Jarred Cosart (SP, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE:  Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS:  This kid is barely owned in standard leagues at the moment. And I get it, Houston has a rough schedule down the stretch. But if you are looking for a favorable matchup this week, or your league doesn't count Wins and relies on Quality Starts -- then adding […]

Jason Castro (C, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Castro wasn't drafted in most leagues, and he's now ranked #7 overall for Catchers in 2013. That should tell you all you need to know if you're in a league with more than 7 teams - he should be owned! Only 1 catcher (Rosario) has put up better numbers than […]

2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Wide Receivers (WRs)

In this article, we look around the NFL and provide analysis on the best 2013 fantasy football sleeper wide receivers.    2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers – Wide Receivers Following the first three weeks of NFL preseason play, here are three solid wide receiver sleepers to consider on fantasy football draft day.  We’ve put these WRs in order of […]