Rays Agree With Alika Williams

The Tampa Bay Rays officially signed shortstop Alika Williams, the 37th overall pick in the competitive-balance portion of the first round, on Thursday. The slot value for the No. 37 pick is $1.993 million, but the financial details of Williams' deal were not disclosed. The Arizona State shortstop stands at 6-foot-2, 180 pounds and had […]

Derrick Favors Likely To Join Team In Orlando

New Orleans Pelicans forward Derrick Favors is expected to join the organization in Orlando when the league returns in late July. “I understand the conversation from both sides,” Favors said. He believes there is a way to play basketball and raise awareness at the same time. Favors has been banged up with injuries, but he […]

Miguel Sano Accused In Kidnapping Case

Minnesota Twins third baseman/first baseman Miguel Sano told a Dominican Republic newspaper that he's being blackmailed, having been accused of kidnapping and assault. “We will continue to monitor the situation and hope to have more as it becomes available,” Twins spokesman Dustin Morse said. Odalis Ramos, a lawyer, has accused Sano and three of his […]

Jamal Adams Has Seven Teams On His Trade List

Updating a previous report, New York Jets safety Jamal Adams has requested a trade from the organization after the Jets have yet to offer him a long-term contract extension. The superstar safety would be an impact player on just about every roster, but he listed seven teams he'd prefer to be traded to. The list […]

LCS DFS Picks for 6/19/20 - League of Legends Daily Fantasy for DraftKings, FanDuel

Hey there LoL enthusiasts and welcome back to RotoBaller's coverage of LCS for the Summer split on FanDuel and DraftKings. With one weekend in the books, it's now time to see if certain teams are as good as they've looked opening weekend and if some teams are as bad as they played. All except for C9, […]

Braves Sign First-Rounder Jared Shuster

The Atlanta Braves signed their first-rounder, Wake Forest left-handed pitcher Jared Shuster, for $2.197 million on Thursday. Shuster's deal was for under slot value for the 25th overall pick ($2.740 million). The southpaw showed improved control last summer in the Cape Cod League and his fastball too a jump in the spring to 92-97 mph. […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/19/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS column. If you haven't signed up for the RotoBaller Premium Slack chat, it's a great space to chat during the day about the lineups. You can also follow me and the other Rotoballer writers on Twitter. In particular, @efhatch1990dfs has his personal KBO DFS Cheat Sheets which you will now […]

Aaron Hicks Filmed Taking Batting Practice

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (elbow) was filmed taking batting practice as he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery. Hicks appears to be in line for a healthy start to the season (whenever that me be) as expected, and fantasy owners should expect him to claim a starting job in the Yankee outfield. […]

Jamal Adams Requests Trade

New York Jets safety Jamal Adams has informed the team that he wants to be traded, according to a source. Adams claims he still hasn't received a contract proposal from the Jets that was promised in January and said, "Maybe it's time to move on!" in his Instagram post on Thursday. The All-Pro safety is […]

LEC DFS Picks for 6/19/20 - FanDuel, DraftKings League of Legends Daily Fantasy

Welcome to RotoBaller's continued coverage of League of Legends DFS for FanDuel and DraftKings. Hopefully, you've been following our coverage of the LPL, LEC, and LCS as well as we intend to cover all LoL leagues for the Summer split. Today, I am focusing on the 5-game LEC slate that has contests available on both […]

Panthers Defense In Rebuilding Phase

Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Phil Snow, 64, knows he has his work cut out for him in 2020 as he tries to rebuild a once-proud defensive unit that allowed 29.4 points per game in 2019 -- second-most in the NFL. Snow is installing an entirely new system virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, too. The […]

Deebo Samuel Suffers Broken Foot

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (foot) suffered a broken foot during a throwing session on Tuesday with teammates in Nashville, Tennessee, and is undergoing surgery on Thursday, according to a source. It's a Jones fracture. Dr. Robert Anderson will perform the surgery, and Samuel should be able to return in 12 to 16 […]

Josh Gordon Applies For Reinstatement

Free-agent wide receiver Josh Gordon applied for reinstatement on Wednesday, according to a source. The 29-year-old has been running routes in Seattle and is preparing for his return to the NFL. The hope is that his indefinite suspension is lifted in time for training camp in July. Gordon violated the league's substance-abuse policy yet again […]

Players Union Proposing Schedule Of Around 70 Games

Updating an ongoing story, the Major League Baseball Players Association has finalized a proposal to the league for a season in the neighborhood of 70 games, according to sources. The season would run from July 19 to Sept. 30 and would include full pro-rated salaries and $50 million in playoff bonuses. It would also include […]

KBO DFS Cheat Sheets: Lineups, Starters & Matchups for 6/19/20

Welcome, Rotoballers, to my KBO DFS Cheat Sheet! These cheat sheets will include my usual KBO Starting Lineups sheet, KBO Starting Pitchers for the upcoming slate, and my KBO matchup sheets where I personally project the starting lineups for each team. Remember the KBO is an entirely different animal than MLB and small things can […]

Nick Foles, Mitchell Trubisky Need To Bring Energy

Chicago Bears quarterbacks Nick Foles and Mitchell Trubisky, who will be competing for the starting job in training camp, will need to bring plenty of energy to the battle this summer. Quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo said he's looking for "juice" at the position. DeFilippo spent the 2017 season in Philly with Foles and the 2019 […]

Kyler Murray Can Improve Under Pressure

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray wasn't pressured often in his rookie season, but when he was, he was among the league's worst. Murray had a negative-19 completion percentage under expectation when pressured and a passer rating of just 42.3 in those scenarios. However, he only attempted 29 passes under pressure last season. The Offensive Rookie […]

Fantasy Outlook in a Sentence: NFC Conference

I have been looking at data from the 2019 season since the Super Bowl finished. I have been looking at projections for the 2020 season for the past few weeks. I have been writing fantasy football columns from different perspectives for the upcoming year for quite some time now. Do you know one thing I […]

EPL Betting Picks (6/19/2020) - English Premier League

The English Premier League is back and kicked things off with a two-game slate on Wednesday which saw us hit a couple of locks and one extra bet. I'm introducing a unit based system to track and monitor things and returns. Each bet will be allocated a number of units between 1-10 to show my confidence […]

Chase Edmonds Is Explosive

Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds had 20 rushes of 15-plus mph on just 59 carries last year, resulting in the highest percentage of explosive runs (minimum of 50 rushes) in the entire league. Edmonds had 303 rushing yards and four touchdowns in 13 games (two starts) last year for the Cardinals. As long as […]

EPL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings Soccer - Matchday 30 (6/19/20)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Finally, we see the return of the English Premier League. A competition that I know a lot about, in fact here across the pond we just call it the Premier League! In this article, I will be providing you with my English Premier League daily fantasy soccer lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/19/20 for […]

Dillon Dingler Agrees To Terms With Tigers

Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler has agreed to terms with the franchise after being selected in the second round of the MLB draft last week. The deal is reportedly worth $1.952 million. Dingler is a well-rounded catcher; he is a talented defender and hits for both average and power. In addition, he has the ability […]

Running Back Standard Rankings, Tiers and Analysis

In the NFL, everyone knows that quarterback is the most vital positions to the success of their team. But in fantasy football, the most vital position is running back, with seven of our top nine ranked players at the position. That's especially true in standard scoring leagues. It's such a relief to have one of […]

Kenyan Drake Expects Big Things From Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals running back Kenyan Drake expects the Cardinals to make some noise in 2020 after going 5-10-1 in 2019 in head coach Kliff Kingsbury's first season at the helm. "I feel like the hype is warranted, to be honest," Drake said during an appearance on Good Morning Football on Thursday. "I feel like we're […]

RB Handcuffs to Target: NFC Edition

Imagine the feeling of using your early start-up draft pick on a bell-cow running back. He is a lock to get a majority of your team’s carries. He is going to be a major factor in the receiving game. Heck, he may just mess around and lead the league in rushing touchdowns because he is […]

MLB Draft Recap with James Anderson - Benched with Bubba (Episode 295)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) to recap the MLB Draft. Going over the Top 10 picks, other first round standouts, players to target in First Year Player Drafts and much more. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to […]

Players Want More Than 60-Game Season

Following a four-hour negotiation in Arizona between MLB commissioner and union executive director Tony Clark on Wednesday, the league believed the framework of a deal had been agreed upon, according to sources. But the union disagreed and players said they view the 60-game schedule proposal as too short. Absent a deal, the league has the […]

A.J. Pollock (OF, LAD) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~ 280 CURRENT ADP: ~323 overall ANALYSIS: A.J. Pollock has typically been very productive when on the field but has always had a very hard time staying healthy. His upside has often made him an intriguing early-round pick, but he's reached 500 plate appearances just once in his career, and that […]

Justin Upton (OF, LAA) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~ 160 CURRENT ADP: ~202 overall ANALYSIS: Going into the 2019 season, Justin Upton had reached 600 plate appearances and eight or more steals in eight straight seasons, while hitting 26 or more homers in all but one. Needless to say, just 12 home runs in an injury-plagued campaign was a […]