Francisco Mejia (C, SD) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~205-220 CURRENT ADP: ~232 overall ANALYSIS: Recently touted top prospect Francisco Mejia had an up and down season for the San Diego Padres in 2019. He slashed .265/.316/.438 with eight HR, 22 RBI, and 27 R over 226 at-bats in 2019. This stat line does not paint the whole picture for Mejia as he picked […]

Mathew Barzal Tallies Three Points Against Senators

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal scored a goal and added two assists during Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Barzal, as well as Anders Lee, who also had a goal in the game, are the driving forces for the Islanders offense. Barzal has 59 points through 66 games this season despite the Islanders […]

Fantasy Bomb Pod - NFL Combine Risers and Fallers

Pierre Camus and guest John Laub review some of the biggest standout performers of the 2020 NFL Combine to find dynasty league risers and fallers. These rookies could be undervalued or overvalued in upcoming rookie drafts. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on […]

Torey Krug Posts Two Points Against Panthers

Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug finished with one goal, one assist and five shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime victory against the Panthers. The 28-year-old posted an assist on Patrice Bergeron's second period power play goal, while Krug found the back of the net in overtime to give the Bruins their fourth consecutive victory. Krug is […]

Teoscar Hernandez Day-To-Day With Groin Soreness

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is experiencing some soreness in his groin, but manager Charlie Montoyo doesn't believe it to be anything serious. Consider the 27-year-old day-to-day as he'll likely sit out the next few Grapefruit League games. Hernandez will see starts in the outfield for the Jays this season, but his defensive woes […]

Outfield and Catcher ADP Debates: Fantasy Baseball 2020 ADP Analysis

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2020 fantasy baseball season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, every weekday afternoon from 1-2 PM ET and Saturday nights from 9-11 PM […]

Third Basemen Set to Breakout in 2020

The purpose of this article, as the title suggests, is to identify third basemen who have shown the potential to have a breakout season heading into 2020. These will be players that were likely on waivers at some point in your league during 2019 and may or may not have been added down the stretch. […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for March 6th (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Premium Research & DFS Lineup Picks DFS Cheat Sheet   Game of the Day Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards The Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards rank sixth and fifth in the NBA in pace. It should come as no surprise that this game […]

Late-Round Values and Fliers for Stolen Bases (Premium Content)

There is so much more of a fantasy baseball focus on stolen bases over the past few seasons. Specialists in the category such as Billy Hamilton and Mallex Smith have become highly sought after, only to burn owners because they didn’t do much in other categories. More to the point, there is much speculation whether […]

Using Expected Draft Values to Find Over and Undervalued Speed Hitters

A couple weeks ago, we introduced our Expected Draft Values and explained how they would help us identify both over and undervalued players of all types. Power, speed, power+speed, batting average+power, and so on, with pitchers as well. Today, we'll look at four "speed" players as identified by our site projections. Stay tuned over the […]

WPC+ Videocast: TGFBI Expert League Analysis

Pierre Camus and Nicklaus Gaut review their draft boards and ADP for The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational (TGFBI) expert league. They share their strategies, discuss which picks were most surprising, and explain how this information can help you in your home league draft! Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all […]

2020 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - RotoBaller Staff Picks

As the 2020 MLB season approaches, it's time for the RotoBaller staff to reveal their favorite preseason sleepers. We recently asked some of our fantasy baseball writers to get their take on which hitters and pitchers they are targeting the most in the later rounds of fantasy drafts. While you've likely heard some of these […]

Closer Committees: When Sharing Isn't Caring

The concept of a closer-by-committee is, according to some theories, the best way to run a bullpen for most "real life" baseball teams. The concept of a closer-by-committee is, according to all fantasy baseball players, a real life hassle. A well-defined closer is ideal for fantasy teams in standard leagues because it guarantees that one […]

Late-Round Third Basemen - Targets and Avoids in 2020

Once you reach the middle-to-late rounds of drafts, it would be smart to consider drafting some upside fliers that can provide a great return on value. You can take a risk or two on a variety of different players, including a prospect, forgotten veterans, players returning from injuries or even players with skills but have […]

Juuse Saros Notches Third Shutout

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros pushed away 33 pucks on his way to his third shutout of the season on Thursday when the team beat Dallas 2-0. Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene decided the game with a pair of power-play goals. Saros has turned around his season in 2020, with all of his shutouts coming […]

Alex Ovechkin Adds Another Couple Of Goals To His Tally

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in Thursday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Rangers, reaching 47 goals for the season. Ilya Kovalchuk had a three-point night with a goal and two assists, John Carlson handed out two dimes and Carl Hagelin and Garnet Hathaway also scored. Ovi has finally caught David Pastrnak […]

Stephen Curry Has 23 Points In Return To Action

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry played in an NBA game for the first time since October and was productive in his 27 minutes. The three-time NBA champion tallied 23 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists in a 121-113 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. It was an encouraging sign for fantasy owners […]

Mika Zibanejad Has Sensational Five-Goal Night

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad scored like there's no tomorrow on Thursday, finishing a 6-5 overtime win against Washington with five goals. The 26-year-old forward, who now has eight goals in his last three games, became the third Rangers player in history to register a five-goal performance. Only seven players have done it in […]

Norman Powell Nets Career-High 37 Points

Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell spoiled Steph Curry's return with a career-high 37 points on Thursday night. In a 121-113 win, Powell played 38 minutes and added three rebounds, three steals, and two assists to go along with his scoring production. He went 13-for-20 from the field, 4-for-8 from three, and a perfect 7-for-7 from […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Shuts Out Montreal

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy produced his third shutout of the season on Thursday, finishing a 4-0 win over Montreal with 32 saves. Victor Hedman had two goals, while Alex Killorn and Nikita Kucherov also scored. The Swede is now the third active defenseman to score 10-plus goals in seven consecutive seasons. Vasilevskiy has […]

Dominik Kahun Continues Good Start In Buffalo

Buffalo Sabres forward Dominik Kahun made it three points in four games for the team on Thursday, finishing a revenge game against the Penguins with one assist. Kahun combined with Rasmus Dahlin to help Marcus Johansson on the board after Jake McCabe had scored Buffalo's opener with a shorty. The 26-year-old defenseman has finished pointless […]

Patric Hornqvist Scores Twice In Thursday's Win

Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Patric Hornqvist scored half of the team's goals in Thursday's 4-2 win over Buffalo, notching the opener as well as the game-winning marker. Marcus Pettersson and Sidney Crosby also scored, Evgeni Malkin had two assists. Matt Murray registered his second consecutive win with a 28-effort and now has a 19-10-5 record […]

Nothing Structurally Wrong For A.J. Puk

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher A.J. Puk (shoulder) has nothing structurally wrong with his shoulder, according to manager Bob Melvin. Melvin said Puk would likely take a few more days for strengthening before playing catch again, and he has no timetable for him to begin throwing. The good news here is it sounds like the top […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for March 6th, 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 March 6th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Buddy Hield Drains Six Threes Off The Bench

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield hit six of his 10 three-point attempts on Thursday, but it wasn't enough as his team fell 125-108 to the Philadelphia 76ers. Hield came off the bench and contributed 22 points on 8-for-16 shooting, with three steals, one rebound, and one assist in 25 minutes. It's been a strange year […]

De'Aaron Fox Continues Scoring Surge

Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox scored at least 20 points for the seventh straight game on Thursday in a 125-108 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Fox's final line was 23 points, seven assists, three rebounds, one block and one steal in 36 minutes as he continued his excellent form since the All-Star break. Since the […]

Al Horford Stuffs The Stat Sheet Against Sacramento

In Thursday's 125-108 win over the Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers forward Al Horford had his best scoring night since Jan. 20. The 33-year old tied his season-high with 36 minutes of action and was able to put together 18 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and two made three-pointers. Horford is averaging 13.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, […]

Shake Milton Shoots 60 Percent From Behind The Arc

Philadelphia 76ers guard Shake Milton bounced back from a disappointing performance on Tuesday to help his team pick up the win over Sacramento. In Thursday's 125-108 victory, Milton recorded 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting, three rebounds, three assists, one block, and one steal in 27 minutes. Since Ben Simmons went down with a back injury, […]

Tobias Harris Grabs Season-High 14 Rebounds

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris led his team to their first road win since Jan. 20 on Thursday night. In the 125-108 victory over the Sacramento Kings, Harris recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 28 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, and one block in 37 minutes. The small forward has been leading the […]