Jordan Zimmermann Doesn't Plan To Retire After 2020

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann shot down the idea of retiring after this season. He stated the following on the matter: "Yeah, I thought about retiring a few years ago, but coming into spring training this year, I felt really good. I haven’t had any issues. I still have the drive and I still […]

Joe Harris Has Fully Recovered

Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris (ankle) says that he has fully recovered from the injury he suffered March 11. “So I was going to be out a month, no matter what, and then [the NBA shutdown] went down literally the next day,” Harris said. He has been able to use the training facility during the […]

Odell Beckham Jr. Vows To Be Better In 2020

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (hernia) stated that he will be "bigger, faster, stronger" this season after having surgery in January for a sports hernia. The veteran wideout is coming off one of the worst campaigns of his career in his first season with the Browns, finishing 2019 with 74 catches for 1,035 […]

2020 Could Be Will Fuller's Final Season In Houston

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V is entering his fifth year in the NFL and is currently playing out the final year of his contract with the Texans. The dangerous speed threat is a force when he's on the field, but all four of his previous seasons have featured missed games due to injury, […]

Carson Wentz Not Concerned With Jalen Hurts Pick

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz said he is not concerned with the team drafting Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts. Wetz is under contract through 2024, so the team using a second-round pick on a high-profile QB was one of the more interesting picks of the draft. Wentz played 16 games last year, but has dealt with […]

Colts Declining Malik Hooker's Option

The Indianapolis Colts are declining the fifth-year option on safety Malik Hooker on Monday, according to a source. Hooker will now become a free agent after the 2020 season. The free safety was selected with the 15th overall pick of the 2017 draft. He has 117 tackles (76 solo), seven interceptions, 11 passes defensed and […]

Alex Verdugo Says He Feels 100 Percent Healthy

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo (back) stated that he feels 100 percent physically and has recovered fully from a stress fracture in his back that kept him sidelined for the entirety of spring training prior to the shutdown of all baseball activities. The 23-year-old added that "Whenever the season starts I think I will […]

Trey Burton May Play Important Role

Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich says that he envisions tight end Trey Burton stepping into the role that Eric Ebron had the past two seasons. Burton and Ebron are different styles of tight end, but Reich believes the team will still be able to take advantage of Burton's strengths in his role as the […]

Colts See Michael Pittman Jr. As X Receiver

Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich says that he envisions rookie wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. becoming the team's X receiver and thinks that Pittman can become that player "pretty quickly." That role would see Pittman playing on the outside, usually lined up in a 1-on-1 situation with a defender. It's a key offensive role, […]

Carson Wentz Confirms Concussion Last Season

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz confirmed he had a concussion last season which knocked him out of the Eagles' playoff loss to Seattle. Wentz said he was dealing with symptoms and will do what he can to protect his head the best he can moving forward. This would help explain the Eagles drafting Oklahoma quarterback […]

Rams Could Have Three-Headed Monster In Backfield

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said that rookie running back Cam Akers, selected with the No. 52 overall pick in the second round, "adds great value" to a rotation that already includes second-year pro Darrell Henderson Jr. and sixth-year pro Malcolm Brown. "We feel we've got three really good backs," McVay said. "What […]

Alshon Jeffery To Be Big Part Of Offense?

The Philadelphia Eagles plan for wide receiver Alshon Jeffery "to be a major part of the offense" in 2020 despite recovering from a Lisfranc foot injury, in the opinion of Eagles insider Dave Spadaro. There are a lot of variables to this scenario, however, and the Eagles also drafted three wideouts and traded for Marquise […]

Henry Ruggs III - Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight

The enormous level of excitement that exists surrounding members of each year's rookie class has become an annual occurrence for the fantasy community. This frenzy for first-year players also intensifies as each NFL Draft approaches, then continues through the draft process. This enthusiasm rises even higher as owners anticipate the opportunity to secure these rookies […]

Cardinals Decline Option On Haason Reddick

The Arizona Cardinals declined their fifth-year option on linebacker Haason Reddick on Sunday, according to a source. Reddick will now become a free agent after the 2020 season. The former first-round pick in 2017 (13th overall) has been inconsistent in his time with Arizona, playing multiple different positions along the way. He was moved from […]

NFL Won't Play International Games In 2020

There will officially be no international games for the NFL during the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We believe the decision to play all our games domestically this season is the right one for our players, our clubs, and all our fans in the US, Mexico and UK.” The NFL plans to release […]

Cowboys Waive Cooper Rush

The Dallas Cowboys waived quarterback Cooper Rush on Monday after they officially signed Andy Dalton to a one-year, $3 million deal. Rush attempted just three passes (all coming in 2017) in his three seasons with the Cowboys as Dak Prescott's backup. Dalton becomes one of the league's best backups behind Prescott now, and the Cowboys […]

Breaking Down NFL Backfields Post NFL Draft (Part 1)

RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Michael Florio discusses some of the backfields that were heavily impacted in the NFL Draft. Are the rookies set to take over or is there value in selecting a proven veteran? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes […]

Jets Want To Lighten The Load On Le'Veon Bell

New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell could see less work than he did last season. Head coach Adam Gase believes that the organization has some younger backs on the team that can create a one-two punch in 2020. "I do think we have some guys that can help maybe lessen the load on Bell […]

2020 NFL Draft Review - NFC East

If you missed the first two installments of this 2020 NFL Draft review series, you can read the AFC North review here and the NFC North review here. Every year after the draft, I write a way-too-long review of each team’s draft. The purpose of this draft review is to give predictions for the careers of each team’s […]

Veteran Running Back Winners From the NFL Draft

Some of the running back picks in the NFL Draft have damaged the fantasy outlooks of veterans such as Aaron Jones, Mark Ingram, Kerryon Johnson, and Damien Williams. But there was also positive news coming out of the draft process. Several current NFL running backs saw their values and appeal rise when their existing teams either […]

Drafting First Overall In Rotisserie Formats

I really do believe there’s no such thing as too much draft strategy. There are a lot of factors that play into draft selections. I will be discussing topics ranging from positional scarcity to team construction and many things in between. The idea is to go into my strategy and targets through the first 10 […]

Updated 2020 Sports Calendar - Fantasy Sports DFS Contests

It's time for NASCAR, PGA, UFC and eSports! May and June will see the return of some sports, and there's no better time to join the wave of RotoBaller's DFS winners and get in on the fun. With the sports and fantasy sports world thirsty for sporting events to return, and fantasy sports contests to resume, we […]

Eliminating Park Factors: Which Pitchers Will Benefit Most

After weeks of half-baked proposals cribbed from rejected "BioDome" scripts, there now seems to be a scrape of light at the end of the no-baseball tunnel. MLB seems to be increasingly confident that a 2020 season will be played, whether it's playing all games in one location (the Arizona plan), playing in multiple warm-weather hubs (Arizona, […]

Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (5/4/20) - DraftKings Daily Fantasy

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of my Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I have to admit, I am having a ton of fun playing and covering eSports DFS at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for […]

Third Base ADP Reflections

Third base is arguably the deepest position in fantasy this year, with plenty of highly productive options outside of the first 20 third basemen being drafted. The position is so deep that if a player isn’t a lock for an OPS above .900, doesn’t have positional versatility, or doesn’t offer stolen bases, then they may […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 5/5/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome RotoBallers to my first KBO DFS column. Baseball is officially back! It's been more than a month since Spring Training was canceled and the KBO is finally here to cure your baseball blues. After a long hiatus, DraftKings and FanDuel finally have live baseball contests set to go. Tuesday is opening day for the […]

Kevin Durant Could Return This Season

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (Achilles) could return before the end of the season, according to general manager Sean Marks. It sounds like the organization is leaving it up to Durant to decide when to come back. They believe he knows his body better than anybody else and he'll decide when the timing is right. […]

Malik Beasley, Juan Hernangomez Might Return To Minnesota

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley and forward Juan Hernangomez could stick around longer than the 2019-2020 season. Team president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas would like to re-sign both players this offseason. "We want those guys to be Timberwolves for a long, long time," Rosas said. Beasley is averaging 20.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists […]

DeVante Parker - Dynasty Price Check

Well, it finally happened. After five years in the NFL, DeVante Parker finally broke out. Parker just turned 27 years old and in 2019 he saw a career-high in targets, receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns. Not only did Parker break out, but he finished as the WR6 in Standard scoring leagues and as the WR11 […]

RB Committees to Avoid in 2020

Nobody likes a running back committee. Nobody besides Austin Ekeler, I guess, but that's a story for another day. We fantasy football owners want clarity in the backfield. If we have the chance to draft a bell-cow a la Christian McCaffrey in 2019 we're always going to pull the trigger no matter what the outcome ends being. […]