Nerlens Noel Will Miss Saturday’s Game

New York Knicks center Nerlens Noel (knee) has been ruled out for Saturday's contest against Portland due to a knee ailment. Noel's presence on the defensive end will be missed (eight blocks in his last two games), potentially opening the door for Obi Toppin to see increased minutes in the frontcourt. Aside from those fantasy […]

Daniel Kilgore Cleared For Super Bowl LV

Kansas City Chiefs center Daniel Kilgore has been cleared to play in Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, according to a source. Kilgore spent the week on the league's Reserve/COVID-19 list because of a high-risk close contact with the team's barber. He tested negative all week and is now good to […]

Larry Nance Jr. Earns Questionable Tag For Saturday

Cleveland Cavaliers small/power forward Larry Nance Jr. (wrist) has improved enough to be listed as questionable for Saturday's contest versus the Bucks as he works his way back from a wrist sprain. Nance has missed each of the team's last three games due to the ailment, paving the way for Taurean Prince to see an […]

Kevin Durant Improves To Questionable For Saturday

Brooklyn Nets power forward Kevin Durant has been bumped up to questionable to play in Saturday's game versus Philadelphia as he works through the league's health and safety protocols. Durant's fiasco from Friday has delivered significant fallout, with the superstar not having tested positive for the virus, but reportedly having been in contact with another […]

Kyrie Irving Will Miss Saturday’s Contest

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving (finger) has been ruled out for Saturday's game versus the 76ers due to a sprained right index finger. Irving's absence will allow James Harden to take over starting PG duties, just 24 hours removed from a contest in which he dished out 12 assists while taking just eight shots. […]

Giants Interested In Jake Odorizzi

The San Francisco Giants have shown interest in free-agent starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi. They are interested in adding another starting pitcher before spring training after they already added Anthony DeSclafani and Alex Wood this offseason. The Phillies and Cardinals have also been connected to Odorizzi. The 30-year-old was hampered by injuries during the shortened 2020 […]

Carlos Correa, Astros Settle At $11.7 Million

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa and the team settled his arbitration case, and the star shortstop will make $11.7 million in 2021. Correa had submitted $12.5 million in salary arbitration, while the Astros were at $9.75 million. The 26-year-old hit .264/.326/.383 with a career-low .709 OPS and 92 OPS+ along with five home runs, 25 […]

Max Comtois Pots Two Goals In Loss On Friday

Anaheim Ducks forward Max Comtois scored two goals despite his team losing in a shootout 5-4 to the San Jose Sharks on Friday. Comtois now has five goals and an assist as he leads his team in points after 12 games. Playing in 51 games so far in his career, Comtois has 24 points. Anaheim […]

William Karlsson Produces Points In Vegas Win

Vegas Gold Knights center William Karlsson helped lead his team to victory on Friday, beating the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 5-2. Karlsson had a helper in the first period and two more points in the second period. The 28-year-old's goal was his third on the season. He now has three goals and […]

Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 7

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during the past week. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making. Fantasy basketball has a lot of […]

Richard Rodriguez (RP, PIT) - 2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

Saves are a scarce commodity in today's game, as more and more teams are relying on multiple relievers to handle ninth-inning duties. In last year's abbreviated season, just 10 pitchers reached double digits in the category. Going a little further down the list, only 18 closed out seven or more games, and that includes guys […]

Kemba Walker Scores 24 Points With Full Line

Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker poured in 24 points with four assists, two triples, one rebound, a block, and a steal in Friday's win over the Clippers. Walker had been in a shooting slump in his previous three games, so it was a good sign that he shot 47.4 percent from the field. He also […]

Kawhi Leonard Records Double-Double In Losing Effort

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard poured in 28 points with 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season in Friday's loss to Boston. Leonard wasn't particularly efficient shooting the basketball- 0-for-5 from three- but he made up for it by knocking down 12 of his 14 attempts from the charity stripe. It's the […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Redraft Prospects for 2021 (Part 1)

Spring Training 2021 is almost here, which means it’s time to start thinking about prospects again. A strong pop-up performance from a rookie or two can have a massive impact on a fantasy manager’s season. If we look back to the truncated 2020 season, we can easily locate a healthy dose of players that had […]

Jayson Tatum Leads Celtics To Victory With 34 Points

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum led his team to a 119-115 win over the Clippers with a game-high 34 points. Tatum filled out his line with seven rebounds, five triples, four steals, and two assists in 40 minutes. The 22-year-old had to pick up some of the offensive slack with Jaylen Brown (knee) sidelined, which […]

ATC Hitter Projections with Ariel Cohen: WPC+ Podcast

Pierre Camus is joined by Ariel Cohen, creator of ATC projections, to discuss hitters that could be great draft values or busts based on ADP. 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 also tune into RotoBaller […]

Malik Monk (PG/SG, CHA): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Hornets have been without guard Terry Rozier for the past few games, and that has put LaMelo Ball in the starting lineup. That has also started a chain of lineup moves that impacted Monk, who leading up to Jan. 30 had only […]

Gorgui Dieng (PF/C, MEM): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: You won't believe this, but Gorgui Dieng is one of only 30 players earning the top-salary of their respective franchises in the NBA. Dieng is far from being the highest-paid player, sure, but he's got the max. salary among Grizzlies at $17.2M and […]

Theo Maledon (PG, OKC): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Thunder are screwed. Just this past Friday, OKC had to endure a game in which they could only count on eight warm bodies, the league minimum to go ahead with a scheduled matchup, due to COVID-related issues and health and safety protocols. […]

Patty Mills (PG, SAS): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: I will never grow tired of watching Patty Mills plays basketball, and I only hope he keeps doing it for five or ten more years, as stupid as that sounds and would be. Mills, although it seems he's been around for 25 years, […]

Wayne Ellington (SG/SF, DET): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: Veteran Piston Wayne Ellington has been flying under the radar for far too long this season. It took a streak of great three-point performances from him to put fantasy GMs on notice, although just one of each four of those playing in Yahoo […]

Jarred Vanderbilt (SF/PF, MIN): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: While Vanderbilt enjoyed a late-January stretch in which he started six games in a row, he's been back on the pine for the past five through Friday. Karl-Anthony Towns has no timetable for his potential return, though, which should keep the door at […]

JaMychal Green (PF/C, DEN): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: It took time, and it won't happen often with Paul Millsap squeezing his last drops of basketball in Denver, but JaMychal Green finally started a game for the Nugs this past Thursday against the Lakers. In 29 minutes, all Green did was put […]

Jae'Sean Tate (SG, HOU): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tate has started the last nine games Houston has played from Jan. 20 on, and 11 of the last 12 expanding back to Jan. 14. Although his minutes of playing time have fluctuated from a low of 17 to a high of 37, […]

Naz Reid (C, MIN): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: If/When Karl-Anthony Towns come back from his COVID scare, Reid will definitely lose all of his appeal. Wait a minute, are we sure of that? Sure, the two games in which Reid and KAT shared the floor this season (KAT has only played […]

Justin Holiday (SG/SF, IND): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 39% of leagues ANALYSIS: Thirteen. That's the number of games Justin Holiday has started for the Pacers this season, all of them in a row going back to Jan. 11 and with an average playing time of 33 MPG. Not bad for someone part of fewer than […]

Reds Eyeing Jonathan Villar At Shortstop

The Cincinnati Reds and free-agent infielder Jonathan Villar are in contract discussions on a rumored one-year deal. The team is said to be considering Villar to serve as their starting shortstop for the 2021 season, but the two sides have yet to finalize a deal. Villar stole 16 bases in 185 at-bats split between the Miami […]

Roman Josi Continues Point Streak With An Assist

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi took his point streak to four games with an assist in Friday's 2-1 loss to Florida. He combined with Ryan Ellis to set up Colton Sissons early in the game. Ellis is also riding a four-game point streak. Josi produced a team-high six shots in the loss and had one […]

Carter Verhaeghe Wins It For Florida Friday Night

Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe produced a game-winning goal in Friday's 2-1 victory over Nashville. He and Aleksander Barkov each had a goal and an assist in the game. Verhaeghe has made a nice start to the season with nine points in eight games, and Barkov is on a roll as well with three multi-point […]

Vladislav Namestnikov Scores Against Former Team

Detroit Red Wings forward Vladislav Namestnikov scored the team's lone goal in Friday's 3-1 loss to Tampa. Filip Zadina and Jon Merrill had the assists on the goal. Namestnikov fired off four shots in total, adding two hits and two blocks. The Russian forward has only three points for the season, but he is centering […]