George Kittle Was "Close To Playing" Against Seahawks

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (groin) missed his second consecutive game to open the season on Sunday against the Seahawks. While this is not how anyone hoped he would begin the year, it sounds like he may be nearing a return. Head coach Kyle Shanahan described him as "close to playing" on Sunday, […]

IDP Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Football: Week 3

Sunday’s slate of games featured some amazing performances by defensive players and some crazy finishes (many of them facilitated by poor defensive performances). We got to see not only Aiden Hutchinson’s first NFL sack but also his second and his third. We saw four defenders march into the end zone after blocked kicks, interceptions, and […]

Josh Jung: Champ or Chump for Fantasy Baseball?

We've reached the middle of September, which means that many fantasy managers are either completely out of it or cruising to a title. If you're among the few in a battle that will last until the season's final days, the particulars of your league standing page will dictate what you have to do. Therefore, the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising MLB Pitcher Starts from Week 24

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. We're looking at two sides of the same game this week, as we saw an […]

Buccaneers Add Cole Beasley

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have decided to add veteran wide receiver Cole Beasley to their receiving corps. With Chris Godwin (hamstring) still sidelined, Julio Jones (knee) battling an injury, and Mike Evans now suspended for one game, they are in desperate need of offensive playmakers. The 33-year-old is a reliable third-down pass-catcher coming off a […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/20/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/20/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. I have rarely seen slates with this much offensive upside. We're going to focus closely on that today, and probably make some incredibly risky plays at pitcher so we can get these huge bats on […]

2022-23 Fantasy Basketball - Early ADP Analysis: Guards (Part 3)

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who are overvalued while finding gems buried down the ADP leaderboard. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. The perfect steal can give you a magnificent advantage. Today, let's talk about some players whose ADPs makes little sense given their projections--for the good […]

Logan Thomas (TE, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A little over two weeks ago, before the start of the regular season, there were serious questions about Logan Thomas' availability and fitness for the Commanders' first game of the season. Thomas was tagged as questionable leading up to the game but […]

Jared Goff (QB, DET) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: This is the second season of Jared Goff in Detroit. This is, also, the nth season in which fantasy GMs are basically not trusting Goff just one bit. If you ask me though, I think the criticism is too loud definitely a little […]

Carson Wentz (QB, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I wrote a post about Carson Wentz as part of my weekly WW coverage. I'm doing it again this week, and that only highlights one thing: fantasy GMs still don't trust Carson Wentz but they absolutely should. In other words: stop reading […]

Garrett Wilson (WR, NYJ) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The New York Jets could have had the best offseason of all NFL teams. I'm dead serious. They added a ton of pieces to their offense and their defense through the draft, bolstered a squad in need of improvement, and although the year […]

Jimmy Garoppolo (QB, SF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Bye bye, Trey Lance. We're here not to celebrate a season-ending injury such as the sophomore rookie suffered last Sunday, but we gotta maximize our chances and exploit extraordinary windows of opportunity such as this one the minute they get open: rush […]

Tua Tagovailoa (QB, MIA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 61% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After two underwhelming seasons, it seems that Tua Tagovailoa is ready to show the skills that made him a top-five pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Tua flashed an improved deep ball in a massive come-from-behind victory against the Baltimore Ravens in […]

Joshua Palmer (WR, LAC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Before the start of the second TNF of the season between the Chargers and the Chiefs it made (some) sense to find Palmer rostered in fewer than 10% of all Yahoo leagues. Yes, Keenan Allen was expected to miss that game – […]

Jakobi Meyers (WR, NE) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: You might like Jakobi Meyers and the New England Patriots more or less than any other person out there, but one thing is clear and that is that Meyers is the go-to weapon of the Patriots offense this season. So much […]

Gerald Everett (TE, LAC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 56% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I think it is safe to say that Gerald Everett has finally found a home with the Chargers. If you liked his 54 yards and a TD in Week 1, you were probably happy with the six receptions for 71 yards he put […]

Sterling Shepard (WR, NYG) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Conflicting games by Sterling Shepard in the first two weeks of the 2022 season, right? That's correct, but so is the fact that while the actual production of the wideout went down from Week 1 to Week 2, his usage was […]

Nelson Agholor (WR, NE) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It feels good to have Nelson Agholor back. No, I'm not entirely talking about his explosion in Week 2, but rather the full two-week package he's brought to the table in full. A stinker, then an absolute bomb of a game […]

Matt Ryan (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We knew Michael Pittman Jr. was good. We didn't know he was the key to the entire Colts' passing offense. Without their top wideout, Matt Ryan looked lost. He barely completed 50% of his passes for 195 yards and threw three interceptions […]

Marcus Mariota (QB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB/Superflex Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A former No. 2 pick, Marcus Mariota has never been the type to boom in fantasy. He is mostly an efficient but uninspiring game manager with some rushing upside. Mariota has played exactly that type of game over his first two games with […]

Brian Robinson (RB, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Brian Robinson’s emergence in Washington’s backfield rotation is still several weeks away. However, he should commandeer a sizable role once he has recovered from the unfortunate shooting incident that has forced him to the sideline. All of Brian Robinson’s touches.NFL Preseason Week […]

MLB Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for SIERA (Week 24)

Welcome back to fantasy baseball and RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. I wrote about skill-interactive earned run average (SIERA) back in Week 7, and […]

Jaylen Warren (RB, PIT) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If Najee Harris is contained on your roster, you are already aware of the discomfort that was created by his foot injury in Week 1. He operated in his customary role as Pittsburgh’s workhorse back when the Steelers hosted New England while […]

Tyler Allgeier (RB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Atlanta head coach and play caller Arthur Smith deployed a two-man backfield at the onset of the Falcons' season opener, while Allgeier was limited to spectator status as an inactive. Damien Williams was involved initially during the matchup before he suffered a […]

Rachaad White (RB, TB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Leonard Fournette remains entrenched as the Buccaneers' lead back, but that does not diminish Rachaad White’s status as one of this week’s most enticing roster additions. The 6’0”, 215-pound White possesses a blend of size, vision, and pass-catching capabilities which has propelled […]

Jamaal Williams (RB, DET) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 58% of Leagues ANALYSIS: D’Andre Swift’s ankle injury did not preclude him from remaining involved in Detroit’s backfield rotation during the Lions’ Week 2 matchup with Washington. Swift accumulated 87 total yards on just seven touches which were fueled largely by his 50-yard burst in the […]

Mark Ingram II (RB, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Ingram had already earned RB2 responsibilities for New Orleans, but Alvin Kamara’s troublesome rib issue elevated the two-time Pro-Bowler into lead back duties in Week 2. Kamara remained cemented to the sideline when New Orleans hosted Tampa Bay as the 32-year-old Ingram […]

Jordan Mason (RB, SF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Mason was signed by San Francisco as an undrafted free agent in May after he averaged 10.4 attempts/54.6 yards per game during his four seasons at Georgia Tech. He has successfully navigated the challenge of competing for a roster spot in what […]

Ty France Homers, Plates Four Monday

Seattle Mariners first baseman Ty France had a big day at the plate in Monday's 9-1 win over the Angels. France went 2-for-4 with a double, a three-run home run, four RBI, and a strikeout. The 28-year-old has had a very cold second half but still has a solid .272/.336/.442 slash line with 20 HR […]

Eagles Defense Records Three Interceptions In Week 2

The Philadelphia Eagles intercepted quarterback Kirk Cousins three times and recorded two sacks during the team's 24-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings Monday. Cornerback Darius Slay was glued to Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson for most of the night, coming up with two key interceptions. The Eagles' front seven did not blitz often, but they […]