New Pitcher Bat Speed Metrics and Whether They Matter for Fantasy Baseball
The new bat speed metrics have been all the rage in the fantasy baseball and real-life baseball community. Since it's fresh and limited to only 2024 data, we want to be cautious about whether it's actionable. Though we've found a focus on hitters, let's examine the leaders in several categories, covering pitchers with the correlations... Read More
Pitchers Advanced Metrics Leaders for xwOBA Statcast Studs and Duds (Week 10)
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. As we continue to accumulate player data, I'll take a... Read More
Kyrie Irving Notches 33 Points In Game 3 Win
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving scored a very efficient 33 points as the team grabbed a 3-0 lead against Minnesota in the Western Conference Finals with a 116-107 victory on Sunday. After enjoying a strong finish in Game 2, Irving got off to a good start and ran the show for Dallas alongside Luka Doncic,... Read More
Junior Caminero Continues To Force Rays Hand For Promotion
Tampa Bay Rays infield prospect Junior Caminero continued his success for Triple-A Durham on Sunday with a 1-for-5 performance versus the Memphis Red Birds. Caminero's lone hit was a solo homer and it would be his eighth of the season for the consensus top-5 prospect. Caminero, 20, has practically done everything one can to earn... Read More
Scouting the Routing: 2024 RBC Canadian Open
After one of the more memorable events in recent memory for its home nation, the Canadian Open returns to Hamilton Golf Club for the first time in five years. A fleet of talented Canucks will be looking to replicate Nick Taylor's glorious run at Oakdale, and make it two wins in 70 years for Canadians... Read More
Which Rookie QB Can Turn Their Franchise Around? (2024)
A record-tying six quarterbacks were selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, and we all know how great the last draft that had six QBs in the first round turned out to be. The 1983 NFL Draft is still regarded as one of the greatest drafts of all time, having produced three... Read More
Top Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Ronald Acuna Jr., Edwin Diaz, And The Yankees
Welcome to another fresh week of fantasy baseball. With waivers run and lineups locked, it is time to take a break from the micromanagement of your rosters and catch up on the news from the week that passed. Every Monday I post a roundup of some of the bigger stories and trends from around the... Read More
NBA DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (5/27/24) - Today's Top Lineups
Monday’s Game 4 between the Celtics and Pacers leaves us with Single-Game contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. The lineup construction is a bit different compared to the typical DFS slate as these include a 1.5x multiplier Captain's spot on DraftKings that carries elevated salaries for each player, and MVP (2x), STAR (1.5x), and PRO (1.2x)... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (May 27 - June 2)
Another week and Shota Imanaga, Ranger Suarez, and Seth Lugo haven't blinked, so I'll keep listing them at the top here until one of them does. While that's all good, the injuries to star players continue to pile up and you can't help but feel a little depressed about the game of baseball, both real-life... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 10 (2024)
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 10 (May 27 - June 2). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo! leagues. These are SP options to consider that might be good additions to your fantasy roster, especially for streaming.... Read More
MLB DFS Value Picks For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/27/24) - Daily Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
Happy Memorial Day, RotoBallers! Today we launch a new MLB DFS piece that is specifically focused on saving you DFS salary when you go to build your daily fantasy baseball lineups on FanDuel and DraftKings tonight! It's pretty easy to write an article where I recommend playing Bryce Harper, Juan Soto, and Tarik Skubal, but... Read More
Sonny Gray Sharp In Seventh Victory
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray tossed five shutout innings on Sunday Night Baseball and allowed just one hit and two free passes to lead St. Louis to a series sweep. He struck out eight. This dominant outing brings Gray to a stellar 2.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 67:12 K:BB ratio through his first... Read More
Top 125 Saves+Holds Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitchers (May Update)
Saves+Holds reliever ranks can be overlooked or left stale from an early offseason article in lieu of closer-focused coverage, but I'll be here monthly to bring my leaderboard for the season. Allow me, Nick Mariano, to do my namesake proud (my middle name isn't Rivera, sorry) and bring you the breakdown about fantasy baseball bullpens.... Read More
Jon Berti Expected To Miss Long Period Of Time
New York Yankees infielder Jon Berti (calf) is expected to be out for an extended period of time according to New York Yankees Manager Aaron Boone. Berti exited Friday's game due to a lower leg injury that caused him to collapse in serious pain. He was unable to walk on it and had to be... Read More
RIVAL Best Ball Drafts - Strategy and Lineup Picks for this Week (May 27-June 2)
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