Justin Verlander Shut Down With Lat Strain

Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander (lat) has been shut down with a "mild lat strain," according to general manager James Click. Click said they "don't know yet" whether Verlander will be ready for Opening Day, but that would be optimistic to expect that at this point. The good news is it doesn't seem very […]

Luis Campusano-Bracero And Gabriel Arias Among Early Cuts

San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano-Bracero and shortstop Gabriel Arias were two key prospects sent to minor league camp over the weekend. The club’s No. 4 and 8 prospects, respectively, Campusano and Arias weren’t expected to compete for a roster spot after getting a few weeks of work in big league camp. The 21-year-old Campusano […]

Deep Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds (Week 21)

I know my editors hate how late I am with my articles, so I will keep this intro brief. (I blame my puppy for trying to shut my laptop every time he hears me type but...) Once again, we are getting to the end of the season and fantasy basketball is at it's peak. By […]

Aaron Nola Scratched From Start With Flu

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola was scratched from his Grapefruit League start Monday because of the flu, according to Matt Breen. This shouldn't affect Nola long term, and he is still on track to start on Opening Day for the third straight year. Nola is coming off a slightly disappointing season where his ERA […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Back In Friars Lineup

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. (flu) is back in the lineup on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tatis will lead off after missing over a week of game action. The 21-year-old has just one hit and five strikeouts in 10 spring at-bats but it hasn’t affected his fantasy stock. Tatis lived up […]

Brayden Point Leads Tampa Bay Attack in Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point registered a pair of goals on Sunday as the Lightning fell to the Red Wings in the shootout. The first of Point's goal came on the power play with assists from Tyler Johnson and Nikita Kucherov, erasing Detroit's early lead in a game that would see three lead changes […]

Big Night for Tyler Bertuzzi Helps Lift Detroit

Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi racked up the second four-point game of his career, notching a goal and three assists in Detroit's shootout win. Bertuzzi picked up a point on every one of Detroit's regulation goals as his line, along with Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha, combined for 11 points on Sunday. When playing […]

Seth Lugo Scheduled To Make Debut Monday

New York Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo (toe) is scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut on Monday against the Miami Marlins. Lugo has worked his way back from a fractured left pinkie toe suffered earlier this spring. Based on the progress he has made since the injury, it appears Lugo will be ready to […]

PGA DFS Tournament Preview: THE PLAYERS Championship

Hi RotoBallers! In our ongoing attempt to expand and improve our PGA coverage, we will be dropping a 'Tournament Preview' for some of the big events on the PGA Tour schedule. We're getting this new series kicked off this week with the 'Fifth Major', THE PLAYERS Championship! We hope this preview will give you a […]

Matt Adams Returns Following Cardiac Testing

New York Mets first baseman Matt Adams has returned to Grapefruit League action after passing all of his additional cardiac testing. Adams is in the Mets lineup, batting cleanup as the designated hitter for Monday's game against the Miami Marlins. In 2019, Adams hit only .226 with a .741 OPS, 20 home runs and 56 RBI […]

Exploring the Myth That the Packers Don't Use Tight Ends

Every time the Packers are linked to another tight end -- whether eyeing one in the draft or pursuing one in free agency -- the fantasy football community collectively heaves a deep sigh and moans. "Oh great," they say with the most pronounced of eye rolls. "There goes his fantasy value." Green Bay, according to […]

XFL Week 5: What We Learned

The fifth week of XFL play is behind us, which means we've officially reached the halfway mark of the XFL regular season. The Houston Roughnecks remain the league's only undefeated team, and no one else has fewer than two losses. Tampa Bay and Seattle bring up the rear at 1-4, but Seattle's playoff chances are […]

2020 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Sam Hilliard

We have reached the month of March, and that means we are very close to the start of the MLB season. Reaching March also means Fantasy Baseball draft season is ramping up. A major part of every fantasy draft is finding value and sleepers as the draft goes on to fill out a team. In […]

William Karlsson Adds Two Helpers in Vegas’ Win

The Vegas Golden Knights fought off a late surge by the Calgary Flames to win 5-3 on Sunday night. William Karlsson’s two assists gave him three straight seasons with at least 30 helpers. He now has 46 overall points in 62 games. Max Pacioretty scored for the sixth time in 10 games and now has […]

Tiger Woods Will Miss The Players Championship

This week's Players Championship will have a field full of elite golfers, but the biggest name in the sport won't tee it up at TPC Sawgrass. Tiger Woods announced last week that he will be forced to miss the "fifth major" due to a back injury. All signs indicate that this is a precautionary measure, […]

WPC+ Videocast: Must-Have Players for 2020 Fantasy Baseball

Pierre Camus and Nicklaus Gaut reveal the must-own players they are targeting in every single fantasy baseball league in 2020. 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 Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, […]

James Paxton Could Throw On Wednesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (back) could start throwing again as soon as Wednesday as long as he doesn’t experience any setbacks. Paxton underwent surgery to remove a cyst in his back at the beginning of February, and the most optimistic timeline for Paxton’s return is around the beginning of May. When healthy, […]

Jake Allen Shuts Out Chicago

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen recorded his second shutout of the season during a 29-save performance on Sunday against Chicago. Robert Bortuzzo and Alex Pietrangelo scored in a 2-0 win, Jaden Schwartz dished out two assists. The Blues have now won nine of their last 10 games, while Allen sits on a personal three-game […]

Late-Round Second 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 […]

David A Marcillo's Bold Bullpen Predictions for 2020

Updated on July 6: I stand by all of these predictions! There were plenty of surprises in the last few baseball seasons, including some huge ones that we didn't really find out about until 2020. There's no reason to think that this year will be any less surprising, and if anything, there's plenty to go […]

ADP Champ or Chump: Kole Calhoun and Rafael Devers

Welcome! This column takes a deep dive into two player profiles to determine if they represent value at their current draft day cost or if you would be better off looking at similarly-priced options. We incorporate every grain of relevant data we can, including info from Baseball Savant, Roster Resource, FanGraphs, FantasyPros, and Baseball Prospectus. […]

ESPN ADP Comparison - Overpriced / Underpriced Players

Average Draft Position (ADP) is a must-have piece of information when it comes to drafting. While every league is different and may have a particularly aggressive or conservative group of owners when it comes to certain players, it’s the best tool we have when analyzing players’ value. Now, instead of just talking about total ADP […]

Finding Over/Undervalued First Basemen Using Expected Draft Values

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 "power" hitters, as identified by our site projections. Stay tuned over the […]

March Madness Bubble Report - March 9th, 2020

March Madness is approaching fast, and bracketologists around the nation are scrambling to perfect their predictions and project what field of teams the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee will choose on Sunday, March 15, 2020. One of the most prominent metrics that the Selection Committee uses in determining the bracket is the NCAA's NET ranking. The […]

Introducing the RotoBaller Points League Ranker Tool

Its time to shine some love down on point league players and help you crush your leagues with easy to understand and easy to leverage information that will put you streets ahead of the average competition. That's right, you over there who was thrilled last year to draft Ronald Acuna Jr. in the first round […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for March 9th, 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 9th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook - Injuries, Risers, and Fallers (3/9/20)

Welcome to the Spring Training Notebook for March 9, 2020, where we'll dive into a few of the bigger stories around Major League Baseball's Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues. As we head through the thick of Spring Training 2020, players are starting to separate themselves in the eyes of their organizations with hopes of making the […]

Evan White Goes Without A Hit Against Giants

Seattle Mariners first baseman Evan White went 0-for-3 during the loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Despite his quiet outing, the 23-year-old is hitting .350 this spring. He does have five strikeouts, but he has managed to offset that mark by racking up three doubles during Cactus League play, second on the team […]

J.P. Crawford Picks Up Two RBI On Sunday

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a strikeout during the loss to the Giants on Sunday. The 25-year-old tripled in the top of the second, bringing in Carlos Gonzalez for a run before capping off the day with a ground out to second in the top of the sixth that […]

Jake Fraley Quiet Against Giants

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley went 0-for-3 with a strikeout during the loss to San Francisco on Sunday. The 24-year-old has had a subpar spring outside of his two homers and is currently batting just .217 while striking out six times in his 23 plate appearances. His slugging percentage of .522 is respectable, as is […]