Chris Sale To Throw Off Mound In January

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (elbow), who is almost nine months removed from Tommy John surgery, is long tossing and plans to start throwing off a mound in January. "The recovery is going great," said B.B. Abbott, Sale's agent. "If anything, they'll be holding him back. From a work ethic standpoint, he's not […]

Eric Gordon (SG/SF, HOU) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 128 Overall CURRENT ADP: 142 ANALYSIS: Gordon’s fantasy value hinges on the status of stars John Wall and James Harden. Gordon has minimal when both are on the floor, but due to Harden's pending trade request and Wall's injury history, Gordon could have a ton of value as we get deep into […]

Red Sox Interested In Jake Odorizzi, Rich Hill

The Boston Red Sox have made it no secret that they are looking for starting rotation help this winter after a cumulative 5.34 ERA from their starters in 2020, which ranked 25th in baseball. There's little chance that they will pursue the top free-agent arm on the market in Trevor Bauer. Boston is expected to […]

Shake Milton (PG/SG, PHI) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 130 Overall CURRENT ADP: 145 ANALYSIS: Milton’s season was a story of two halves as he filled in for an injured Ben Simmons much of the year. As a starter he posted a more than respectable 12.5 points and 3.8 assists a game, while that dropped to a meager 4.9 points […]

Delon Wright (SG/SF, DET) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 130 Overall CURRENT ADP: 142 ANALYSIS: Wright has always been a solid rotational guard in the league and a player you were happy to pick up when injuries happened to players in front of him.  Now in Detroit, the veteran guard could find a nice role with Derrick Rose and rookie […]

Lugentz Dort (SG/SF, OKC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 120 Overall CURRENT ADP: 141 ANALYSIS: Entering his second season, it is clear that the Thunder covet Dort’s skill set as he played over 34 minutes in three of six playoff games he made an appearance in. That was highlighted by his monster 30-point outing against the Rockets in which he […]

Hamidou Diallo (SG/SF, OKC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 150 Overall CURRENT ADP: 175 ANALYSIS: Oklahoma City is in full rebuild mode. The Thunder will now enter test-the-waters mode and thus they will be forced to play their young guys to see what they have in the roster, who can stay, and who's not worth keeping going forward. That means […]

Darius Garland (PG, CLE) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 145 Overall CURRENT ADP: 197 ANALYSIS: It's not that we're in love (no pun intended) with Cleveland, but you always have to go after young players in bad teams. The Cavs are precisely that, a bad team headed to another high-lottery pick that's going to be forced into giving their recently-drafted […]

Jakob Poeltl (C, SAS) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 145 Overall CURRENT ADP: 195 ANALYSIS: Poeltl's not the safest pick of the year, as his role in San Antonio hasn't been super consistent over his two seasons there. But he started all eight games in the bubble, averaging 8.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks per […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 14 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 14, Rotoballers! The bye weeks are finally over, and we get a full 13-game slate for our DFS delight. Seven games in the early schedule and six more games in the afternoon. As is the case with every week in the […]

MLB's Best Pitches by the Numbers

One of the most-often used algorithms in the data science world is called clustering. Clustering is defined, by Wikipedia, as: grouping a set of objects in such a way that objects in the same group (called a cluster) are more similar (in some sense) to each other than to those in other groups (clusters) In baseball […]

Biggest Fallers of 2020 – Relief Pitchers

In an abbreviated 60-game season, a large number of relievers previously considered to be lockdown closers or dominant set-up men struggled consistently, ultimately resulting in a negative impact on their fantasy value. As we previously did with RP risers, we will now look at the biggest fallers of the 2020 season as we gear up […]

Garage Guys NFL DFS Preview Show: DraftKings Lineup Picks for Week 14

Join Chase Holden (@GarageGuyChase), and Drew Deen (@ChefBoiRDeen) as they provide you with fun and fresh NFL DFS analysis in their Week 14 NFL DFS Preview Show presented by RotoBaller. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to […]

Browns Defense Draws Tough Week 14 Matchup

The Cleveland Browns Defense has been a pleasant surprise in fantasy this season, ranking fourth in the league with 20 takeaways and in the top half of the league with 30 sacks. Cleveland draws a tough Week 14 matchup as they will face off against the Baltimore Ravens at home on Monday night. Baltimore was […]

Jarvis Landry A WR3 In Week 14

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry has been trending up over the past two weeks after a mostly disappointing fantasy season. Landry has 16 catches for 205 yards and two scores over his past two games, with those touchdowns being his only two of the season. He will have his work cut out for him […]

Kareem Hunt A High-End RB3 Against Ravens

Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt has been struggling to produce over the past four weeks, posting 210 rushing yards and just seven catches over that span. Of course, the dip in production coincides with when the team activated Nick Chubb from injured reserve. Hunt's decreased usage in the passing attack has been a major […]

Nick Chubb A Low-End RB1 In Week 14

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb has been impressive in his four games since returning from a knee injury, averaging 116.0 rushing yards per game with three total touchdowns over that span. He will look to keep it going against the Baltimore Ravens in the Monday night game in Week 14. Baltimore's defense is tough […]

Baker Mayfield Looks To Stay Hot In Week 14

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has been on fire of late, having thrown six touchdowns and zero interceptions against the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars over his past two games. He will look to keep it going at home on Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore's defense is significantly better than his previous two […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 14 (Premium Content)

All other Week 14 Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Make sure you're thoroughly informed before you start building your lineups for FanDuel or DraftKings by checking out the […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for December 12th, 2020

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 December 12th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

OwnersBox NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 14 - Daily Fantasy Football

Hey there RotoBallers! If you haven't had a chance to check out the weekly fantasy offerings over at OwnersBox, now is the time! OwnersBox is a new weekly fantasy platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season! Over at OwnersBox,  you can participate in snake drafts and […]

David Dahl Agrees With Texas

Free-agent outfielder David Dahl and the Texas Rangers agreed on a one-year deal for around $3 million on Friday, according to sources familiar with the agreement. Dahl, 26, became a free agent when he was non-tendered by the Rockies. He's recovering from right shoulder surgery in September. Dahl has a long list of injuries in […]

Dodgers Add Brandon Morrow On Minor League Deal

The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a minor league deal with relief pitcher Brandon Morrow on Friday, according to sources. Morrow will be returning to the Blue after pitching for the team in 2017, when he had a nice 2.06 ERA in 45 games while appearing in all seven World Series games later that year. […]

D.J. Moore Unlikely To Play In Week 14

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore remains on the Reserve/COVID-19 list and is unlikely to play in Week 14 against the Broncos. Moore hasn't practiced all week after being put on the list on Monday. With Moore out this Sunday, it'll put much more of the receiving load on Robby Anderson and Curtis Samuel. Anderson […]

Carlos Dunlap To Be Game-Time Decision

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said that defensive end Carlos Dunlap (foot) will be a game-time decision in Week 14 against the Jets. Dunlap didn't practice all week and was officially listed as questionable. The former Bengals pass-rusher played through the injury in Week 13, but he recorded just one tackle on 41 percent […]

Preseason NBA DFS Primer for 12/12 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

Welcome back to another preseason NBA DFS article as we have a seven-game slate on tap for Saturday night. I hope you are as pumped as I am to have the NBA back in our lives and I appreciate you checking out my preseason NBA content here at RotoBaller! I also hope my article yesterday […]

Deebo Samuel Will Play Against Washington

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (foot) was limited in practice this week, but he was taken off the final injury report on Friday and will play in Week 14 against the Washington Football Team. Samuel has 17 receptions for 206 yards on 22 targets in his first two games back from injury, so […]

Austin Hooper Added To Injury Report Friday

Cleveland Browns tight end Austin Hooper (neck) was added to the injury report on Friday after not practicing. Mid-week additions to the practice report usually aren't a good thing, and it could make things more tricky this week with the Browns playing the division-rival Ravens on Monday night. Baltimore's defense has returned some key pieces […]

Tee Higgins Questionable For Week 14

Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver Tee Higgins (hamstring) and safety Brandon Wilson (hamstring) are both questionable for Week 14 against the Cowboys. Higgins was limited in practice all week after tweaking his hammy in Week 13, so he should be able to give it a go on Sunday against Dallas. Without quarterback Joe Burrow (knee) […]

NFL DFS Stacks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 14 GPP Contests (DFS Tournaments)

The Week 14 GPP DFS stacks come with questions as there are more than half a dozen possible stacks for cash games this week: GB, LAC, CHI, HOU, ATL, TEN, and SEA just to name a few. This week sets up as a very interesting week as any of the stacks above could be the […]