NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 6 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

NFBC Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Draft Targets, We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those that do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and no […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

Some of the names may be the same but each week presents a change in schedule that determines a starter's fantasy value. The trickiest part of playing in weekly leagues is having to weigh talent vs. opportunity in the pitching realm. With many pitchers now having four or five starts under their belt, we have […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

We are now a month in the baseball season, yet it still feels like we have many more questions than answers. Will teams like the Red Sox, White Sox, Braves, and Phillies start performing up to par? When will struggling stars get back on a groove? What is the baseball going to look like in […]

RotoBaller Staff PPR Mock Draft: Post-NFL Draft Risers and Fallers

Before this year's NFL Draft, I offered a couple of one-man mock drafts to give you an idea of where rookies may fall in your local dynasty and re-draft leagues. Now that we are past the Draft, the staff here at RotoBaller got together to do a mock to see where fantasy football rookies place […]

Mike Smith Becomes Second Oilers Goalie With A Game 7 Shutout

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith stopped all 29 shots in Saturday's 2-0 victory against Los Angeles, joining Curtis Joseph as the only netminders in franchise history to produce shutouts in a Game 7. Connor McDavid led the offense with a goal and an assist to finish the first round with 14 points, which marks the […]

Brayden Point Exits Game 7 With Injury

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point was forced to call it a night early in Saturday's Game 7 against Toronto after suffering a lower-body injury. He took an awkward fall into the boards with 2:49 left to play in the first period and appeared to have hurt his right leg. Point returned to the game […]

Nick Paul Takes Tampa To The Second Round

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nick Paul became an unexpected hero in Saturday's Game 7 against Toronto, scoring both of the team's goals in a 2-1 win. He opened the scoring 18:24 into the first period and produced the game-winner 16:32 into the second after Morgan Rielly had knotted things up. Paul had four shots in […]

Max Domi Shines In Game 7 With Three Points

Carolina Hurricanes forward Max Domi produced a big game-winning performance in Saturday's Game 7 against Boston, factoring in all of the team's goals in a 3-2 victory. He became the first player in franchise history to score multiple goals in a Game 7 and pitched up an assist on a Teuvo Teravainen goal. Domi also […]

Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Values - Who To Target in FFPC Rookie Drafts?

Now that the NFL Draft has concluded, we are officially into the dreaded purgatory period until the season kicks off. From the date of this writing we are 116 days out, but who's counting? The good news for many across the dynasty landscape is that rookie drafts have begun. If you missed part 1 of […]

Tight End Yardage Regression Candidates for Fantasy Football

While touchdowns are the most coveted play outcome for tight ends in fantasy football, total receiving yards must be taken into serious consideration when deciding who to draft for the position. It is true that receivers have to work harder to rack up yards, and that they don't have an overly great value at only […]

Justin Fields Dynasty Price Check for Fantasy Football

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields was a popular dynasty pick as a rookie. Regarded my many as the No. 2 quarterback in last year's class, he wound up being the fourth QB drafted after Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance. Fields started 10 games as a rookie, completing 58.9% of his passes for 1,870 […]

Chris Bassitt Strikes Out Eight In Saturday's No-Decision

New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed one run on five hits and three walks while striking out eight during Saturday's 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners. He did not factor into the decision. The 33-year-old escaped a first-inning jam and threw five scoreless frames until surrendering a run in the sixth inning. He threw […]

Catcher's Corner, Episode 33: Waiver Wire Starting Pitchers

Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) watched a bunch of starts from a crop of potential waiver wire starting pitchers and then break down their long-term outlooks on the pitchers and whether you should be targeting them on waivers this week. They discuss George Kirby, Kyle Bradish, Yusei Kikuchi, Bruce Zimmermann, Alex Faedo, Dane Dunning, Drew […]

Mark Melancon Tagged With The Loss Saturday

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Mark Melancon (0-5) allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while failing to record an out during Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He was tagged with the loss. Melancon entered a tied game in the ninth inning. The 37-year-old struggled mightily and failed to record a single out. […]

Bailey Ober Begins Rehab Assignment Sunday

Minnesota Twins pitcher Bailey Ober (groin) will begin his rehab assignment Sunday at Triple-A St. Paul. He was initially scheduled to pitch Saturday, but the game was postponed due to inclement weather. The 26-year-old threw a 20-pitch bullpen session last Wednesday. He owns a 2.75 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts across 19 2/3 innings. […]

Stephen Strasburg Throws Two Simulated Innings

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (neck, shoulder) threw two innings in a simulated game at extended spring training Friday. The 33-year-old threw 27 pitches on Friday and will continue to build up to 90 pitches. He has been out all year as he returns from thoracic outlet surgery. Strasburg will continue to build up his […]

David Robertson, Marcus Stroman Play Catch On Saturday

Chicago Cubs pitchers David Robertson (undisclosed) and Marcus Stroman (undisclosed) play catch on Saturday. Both Cubs pitchers were placed on the COVID-19 injured last Sunday. According to Cubs manager David Ross, Stroman and Robertson feel better, but a return date remains unclear. Robertson owns a 1.50 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts over 12 innings […]

MRI Comes Back Clean For Ronald Acuna Jr., Remains Day-To-Day

Atlanta Braves Ronald Acuna Jr. (groin) underwent an MRI on Saturday, returning negative. He is "day-to-day" with groin soreness. "It's the best news possible," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "There was nothing big. He's just going to be day-to-day. I don't know how long it will be. But there's nothing from the MRI that showed […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for May 15th, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for May 15th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for May 15th, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for May 15th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Austin Cindric Starts in Row Two

Austin Cindric wowed during qualifying and he will start in fourth place on Sunday. Cindric was only 0.190 seconds behind pole sitter Christopher Bell. Sunday will only be Cindric's second career cup start at Kansas Speedway, so it's impressive that he could qualify so high. Cindric needed that as he has struggled after his Daytona […]

Austin Dillion Starts 21st at Kansas

Austin Dillion had a mediocre day at qualifying on Saturday, and as a result Dillion will be starting from 21st place at Kansas Speedway. Dillion is currently holding on to the last playoff spot, so a good finish for him will be critical. However, Dillion's crew chief, Justin Alexander, will miss the race due to […]

Erik Jones Starts In The Middle

Erik Jones will be starting from the middle of the pack on Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Jones has qualified in 22nd for the race and will look to make the playoffs. Jones sits five points back of the last spot in the playoffs so a good finish will come a long way for him and […]

Brad Keselowski Continues to Struggle

Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing have not been off to an excellent start for the 2022 season. Keselowski's switch to RFK has not been the smoothest as he qualified toward the back of the pack at position 30th. This season has not been kind to Keselowski as he sits at 31st in the points standings […]

Joey Logano Hits The Wall, Starts At Rear

Joey Logano has not had the best time at Kansas Speedway. During qualifying, Logano suffered from a flat left rear tire and crashed into the wall. Logano will start from the 34th position for the Sunday race. It also doesn't help that he will be without one crew member as the team failed pre-qualifying inspection […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for AdventHealth 400 - PrizePicks

Hello everyone once again!  We head west to Kansas City, Kansas for the AdventHealth 400 this week and the 13th 2022 edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can […]

Kevin Harvick Begins Sunday 23rd At Kansas

Kevin Harvick and his Stewart-Haas Racing car has been remarkable at Kansas. He has the best driver rating of 114.6 and has not finished lower than 13th. There is automatic place differential. The No. 4 Ford has finished in the top-ten in five of the past six races on the 1.52-mile track. Furthermore, Harvick has […]

Denny Hamlin A Bit Off In Qualifying At Kansas

Denny Hamlin had a bit of an off effort at Kansas on Saturday. Was he saving something? No one is truthfully sure. He will start Sunday in the 18th position. Hamlin has had a true mixed bag of results on the Kansas track. He has won twice and missed out on a win three more […]

Chase Elliott Slipped A Bit in Qualifying Saturday

Chase Elliott will start 14th in Kansas on Sunday. That is worst among all four Hendrick Motorsport Racing drivers. That was a mild surprise given his results on the Kansas track historically. Elliott has done everything but won in his last six starts. That includes four top-fives, five top-tens, and at least two or three […]