RIVAL Best Ball Drafts - Strategy and Lineup Picks for this Week (May 6-12)
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is now in full gear and weekly best ball drafts are a great way to get to experience drafts all season long. Fantasy baseball best ball formats are an excellent way to get the real-time experience of drafting without the hassle of in-season management, even from a week-to-week perspective. RIVAL... Read More
Pitchers Advanced Metrics Leaders for xERA- Statcast Studs and Duds (Week 7)
Welcome to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series for the 2024 season! Each week, I will select one stat, choose a few pitchers with strong metrics and poor metrics, and analyze them to determine how their future performance may change. There are many ERA skill indicator metrics that fantasy managers... Read More
When is Gerrit Cole Coming Back - Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has not played a single game this year. During his first and only appearance during spring training, he suffered an elbow injury, and the Yankees shut him down. Surprisingly, the AL East team has done fairly well to start the season in Cole's absence. They are currently 22-13 and... Read More
Should I Draft Rome Odunze Or Brock Bowers? 2024 Fantasy Football Rookie Drafts
The 2024 NFL Draft has been over for more than a week. Therefore, the fantasy football world is knee-deep in dynasty rookie drafts. While the top few picks are easy this year, fantasy players have a difficult decision in the middle of the first round between Rome Odunze and Brock Bowers. Should fantasy players take... Read More
Top Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Jo Adell, Jack Flaherty, and Nationals' Hitters
A friend told me once that the days will be long and the years will be short. That's the case for real-life and fantasy baseball when we're looking at the top stories of the week. Most teams play six or seven games in a week, with about 25 plate appearances for most hitters. For pitchers,... Read More
Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight: Adonai Mitchell
A debate breaks out at the bar: Is Adonai Mitchell a great NFL prospect? You point to his elite athleticism score at the NFL Combine. Your friend discusses his lack of finesse and consistency in his routes. The eavesdropping bartender points out that Mitchell never missed the College Football Playoff in his collegiate career, showing... Read More
Is Ladd McConkey or Quentin Johnston the WR1 for the Chargers?
How disappointing was Quentin Johnston in 2023? Johnston was a hyper-athletic prospect who was going to need time to develop into a star wide receiver. When presented with opportunities, Johnston suffered from simple concentration drops. Keenan Allen and Mike Williams have been shipped out of town which makes this a make or break year for... Read More
NBA DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (5/6) - Today's Top Lineups
Monday brings Game 2 between the Nuggets and Timberwolves, as well as Game 1 between the Knicks and Pacers. There will be no shortage of excitement, but we’ll have limited DFS options with just the two games on the schedule. The key to being successful in NBA DFS comes down to making adjustments during the... Read More
Scouting the Routing: 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
It's not often that final sparring for a Major Championship is held at a venue scheduled to host that very same Major the following year, but that's exactly what golf fans have in store this week in Charlotte. The site of 2025's PGA Championship: Quail Hollow has long been lauded as one of the game's... Read More
Coby Mayo - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Analysis (Week 7)
PROSPECT: Coby Mayo, 3B, Baltimore Orioles ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT STASH RANKING: #5 CALL-UP ETA: May ANALYSIS: Baltimore Orioles third base prospect Coby Mayo has been one of the best power hitters in the minor league this season and is nearing his major league debut. With Triple-A Norfolk, Mayo has posted a .313/.376/.642 line with... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (May 6 - May 12)
And just like that, the calendar turned to May. Par for the course, we've had more injuries to significant fantasy players again this week including Mike Trout and Steven Kwan, but again we got some players back like Vaughn Grissom and Kyle Bradish. On a brighter note, we've seen a plethora of call-ups of young... Read More
2024 Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Two-Round Rankings For Non Superflex Leagues
As the dust settles on the 2024 NFL Draft, it's time to shift our fantasy focus to the fresh faces entering the league who are ready to shake up your dynasty rosters. This year's rookie class is brimming with talent that could immediately impact fantasy leagues. This draft has everything from speedster wideouts who can... Read More
Christopher Bell Takes Sixth Place On Sunday Night
Christopher Bell knew his car was losing speed and grip on Sunday night at Kansas Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing car took the pole on Saturday but never truly had that late-run speed needed to win on Sunday. Bell only led five laps but did net seven stage points when he finished fourth in Stage... Read More
Michael McDowell Ends Up Tenth At Kansas
Michael McDowell endured an up and down night in the Front Row Motorsports Ford. However, he ended up tenth when all was said and done on Sunday night. The AdventHealth 400 needed to go into overtime which caused McDowell to lose a few positions. It did seem like the Toyota cars had more on the... Read More
Paul Skenes- Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets: Buy or Sell? (Week 7)
BALLER MOVE: Buy Paul Skenes ANALYSIS: Like the rest of the baseball world, fantasy managers should buy into the hype of the Pirates' top prospect, Paul Skenes. Skenes was selected first overall in the 2023 MLB Draft by Pittsburgh and quickly rose the minor league ranks over the past two seasons. The right-hander pitched at rookie ball,... Read More