Drew Brees Will Be Back in 2020

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees announced that he will be returning for his 15th season as the Saints quarterback. There was some uncertainty about whether Brees would retire this offseason, but his return was the widely expected result. This leaves Teddy Bridgewater very likely to become a free agent instead, where recent rumors say […]

Chris Harris Jr. Could Reach Open Market

Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr., whose name was thrown around before last year's draft and at the October trade deadline, thinks that the team will allow him to test the open market once he officially becomes a free agent next month. "If they want me back, then I’ll be back," Harris said. The 30-year-old […]

Red Sox Close To Signing Jonathan Lucroy

The Boston Red Sox are close to a deal with catcher Jonathan Lucroy on Tuesday, according to sources. Lucroy would become a depth option behind Christian Vazquez and Kevin Plawecki and would likely be settling for a minor league deal. The 33-year-old veteran backstop hit just .232/.305/.355 with eight homers and 36 RBI in 101 […]

Brock Boeser Out At Least Three Weeks With Rib Injury

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will be out of action for at least the next three weeks with a rib cartilage injury. The Minnesota native, who has already missed three games due to the issue, suffered the injury in his team's 6-2 loss to the Calgary Flames back on February 8th. Boeser has registered 45 […]

Miles Mikolas To Miss Start Of Season

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (elbow) will miss the start of the regular season because of a flexor-tendon issue in his right elbow, according to manager Mike Shildt. Mikolas will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection and be re-evaluated in three to four weeks. The right-hander had a PRP injection after last season ended […]

Philipp Grubauer Out Indefinitely With Lower-Body Injury

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer will be out for an indefinite amount of time after suffering a lower-body injury in his team's 3-1 Stadium Series loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The 28-year-old sustained the injury in the third period following a collision in his crease with Avs defenseman Ian Cole. Avs head […]

Mikko Rantanen Out Multiple Weeks With Injury

Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen will be sidelined for weeks after sustaining an upper-body injury in his team's 4-3 overtime loss to the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The 23-year-old was forced to depart the game during the second period after being tripped by Bolts defenseman Erik Cernak and violently colliding with the end […]

Tyler Toffoli Traded To Vancouver

Forward Tyler Toffoli was traded to the Vancouver Canucks from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Tim Schaller, prospect Tyler Madden, a 2020 second-round draft pick and a 2022 conditional pick on Monday. The 27-year-old, who just recorded a hat trick in the Kings' 3-1 Stadium Series victory over the Colorado Avalanche on […]

2020 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Jose Urquidy

It's been a tumultuous winter for the Houston Astros. Not only were they embroiled in a sign-stealing scandal (which has, naturally, progressed apace to unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about ever more sophisticated methods of cheating), but they watched staff ace Gerrit Cole sign a mammoth free-agent deal with the Yankees. Plenty of virtual ink has been […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Earns Victory Against Sharks

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 32 shots on goal in Monday's 5-3 victory against the Sharks, earning his 21st win of the season and first since early February. The 31-year-old allowed one goal in the opening period and a pair in the third, but the first-year Panthers netminder was sharp in key […]

Malik Monk (PG/SG, CHA): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: I already told you to go get Malik Monk exactly two weeks ago as we were just entering the month of February. Back then, Monk was owned in just 9% of Yahoo leagues. Today, Monk is owned in less than twice that percentage. […]

XFL Week 2 - Target Risers and Fallers

The XFL has made it past Week 2 and now we have eight games of data to analyze. No small feat, as nobody knew where this league was going just a few weeks ago. But here we are, just mere days from Week 3 matchups! With two dates already in the rearview mirror and plenty […]

Thon Maker (PF/C, DET): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: This season marks the fourth anniversary of Thon Maker being a professional basketball player. He will turn just 23 years old in a couple of weeks. Yet it feels it's been ages since he entered the league. After hitting the jackpot by selecting […]

Adam Henrique Scores Another Goal In Monday's Loss

Anaheim Ducks forward Adam Henrique made it three goals in two games on Monday, starting off the scoring in an eventual 6-4 loss to Calgary. Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and an assist, while Nicolas Deslauriers and Devin Shore also scored. Henrique's season includes a 14-game goal drought, but in general, he's been in fine […]

Andrew Mangiapane Scores First Career Hat Trick

Calgary Flames left wing Andrew Mangiapane scored his first career hat trick and added one assist in Monday's 6-4 win over Anaheim. Matthew Tkachuk supported him with one goal and one assist, while Sam Bennett and Sean Monahan also scored. Mangiapane is the first Flames player this season to score a hat trick. Calgary really […]

2020 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Mark Canha

Mark Canha had a solid 2019 campaign and is one player that probably deserves more attention heading into 2020 than he is currently receiving. He finished the season hitting .273/.396/.517 with 26 HR, 58 RBI, 80 R, and 67 BB in 410 at-bats. It was a very productive line for a guy that played in […]

Furkan Korkmaz (SG, PHI): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of leagues ANALYSIS: That heat you feel? It's the Furkan Korkmaz Fever catching up with you. If you don't know much about Korkmaz, I won't blame you. It's only been a week, after all, but what a seven-day run for the last Turkish sensation before reaching the […]

Anthony Beauvillier Scores Only Isles Goal

New York Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier netted the team's only goal in Monday's 2-1 loss to the Coyotes, picking up his 18th marker of the season 6:42 into the final frame. Andy Greene and Ryan Pulock delivered the assists. Beauvillier, who has 37 points for the season, continues to blow hot and cold. He […]

Antti Raanta Stellar Again In Monday's Win

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta stopped 28 of 29 shots in Monday's 2-1 win over the Islanders, picking up his second consecutive victory. He has made a total of 64 saves across the two outings. Raanta had a rocky ride in January, but he's been in very good form this month, putting together a 4-2-1 […]

Trevor Ariza (SG/SF, POR): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: Did you know Ariza was still an NBA player when the season started and up to his trade to Portland? Chances are you didn't if you were not a very very hardcore NBA fan. Even in a talent-barred team such as Sacramento and […]

Moritz Wagner (PF/C, WAS): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Wizards power forward/center Moritz Wagner returned to action on February 3rd after missing nearly two months with a left ankle sprain. Since his return, he's been slowly eased back into the rotation. He saw over 24 minutes in two straight games this […]

Conor Garland Scores Goal No. 20

Arizona Coyotes right wing Conor Garland reached the 20-goal plateau in Monday's matchup with the Islanders, helping the team to a 2-1 victory. Clayton Keller scored his 13th goal of the season before Christian Dvorak and Taylor Hall set Garland up for the eventual game-winner. It's been a great story this season regarding Garland, with […]

T.J. Oshie Gets Two Goals In Monday's Loss

Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie scored both of the team's goals in Monday's 3-2 loss to Vegas. The veteran forward gave his team a fighting chance in the final third, with Jakub Vrana recording assists on both goals, but the Caps came a bit short. The team has been struggling lately with four losses in […]

Max Pacioretty Pots Game-Winner Against Washington

Vegas Golden Knights left wing Max Pacioretty scored the game-winning goal in Monday's matchup with Washington, netting his 27th marker of the year 14:06 into the second frame. Nick Holden and Reilly Smith got the scoring started for Vegas in a 3-2 win, Marc-Andre Fleury saved 25 shots for his 23rd victory of the season. […]

Aaron Judge Dealing With Shoulder Discomfort

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (shoulder) is not taking batting practice on Tuesday as he deals with shoulder discomfort. Judge is expected to participate in most of the team’s workout on Tuesday, so the Yankees are likely just being extra cautious in this case. Judge tore the cover off of the ball again in […]

Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog Combine For Four Points

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon and left wing Gabriel Landeskog combined for four points in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to Tampa. MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, while Landeskog registered two assists. Andre Burakovsky and Valeri Nichushkin also scored in the contest. MacKinnon's run of three multi-point games in four outings has upped his […]

Jae Crowder (SF/PF, MIA): Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 39% of leagues ANALYSIS: When the Memphis Grizzlies traded Andre Iguodala to the Miami Heat, the south beach team also took on Jae Crowder as salary relief for the Grizz. Well, that salary relief is turning in some solid performances for his new club as Jae Crowder […]

Four Prospect Sleepers for 2020 Redraft Leagues

Recently, Rotoballer launched a list of the Top 50 MLB prospects for the coming year. The top of the list was populated by names such as Gavin Lux, Luis Robert, and Brendan McKay. These players, among others, feature a promising combination of talent and favorable playing time projections to suggest they’ll be the cream-of-the-crop among […]

Nikita Kucherov Takes Tampa's Winning Streak To 11 Games

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov netted his 29th goal of the season in Monday's matchup against Colorado, providing a 4-3 game-winner in overtime. Alex Killorn, Cameron Gaunce and Steven Stamkos also scored for the Bolts, who have now won a franchise-record 11 straight games. Tampa blew a 3-1 lead before Kucherov ended the […]

PGA Betting Advice: WGC Mexico - Head-To-Head Selections

Here at RotoBaller, we are always searching for ways to give our readers the best fantasy sports content possible. With that goal in mind, we are very proud to announce the arrival of our new column that will cover head-to-head plays for each PGA Tour stop. If you are looking for a more in-depth breakdown, […]