Didn't that feel like a longer-than-usual week? Hmm... Anyway, the UFC is back, and we're glad. After a two-week stoppage, the UFC Apex will host another Vegas Event, the 28th all-time this Saturday, and we'll get to watch high-power festivities highlighted by a train-wrecker in Jairzinho Rozenstruik facing the no-less-brutal Augusto Sakai. Not bad for […]
Full Story »Jonathan Schoop (1B/2B, DET) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Tigers first baseman/second baseman Jonathan Schoop has been absolutely on fire lately. Over a six-game stretch from May 27 to June 1, Schoop compiled four multi-hit games and blasted four home runs. Schoop got off to a dreadful start of the year. […]
Full Story »Ryan Yarbrough (SP/RP, TB) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough made modern Rays history on Thursday. Facing the New York Yankees, he pitched nine innings and allowed six hits, no walks and two earned runs while striking out six. It was the first complete game of […]
Full Story »Hunter Renfroe (OF, BOS) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS: While some big name Red Sox bats have started to go cold lately, the team has found some offense from an unlikely source. Entering Friday's action, Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe was on a seven-game hitting streak. He closed out May with four […]
Full Story »NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Mid-Ohio B&L Transport 170 (6/5/21)
We've got a standalone Xfinity race this weekend, so no Cup drivers coming in to run over the whole field! Some really interesting plays, though, and a starting lineup that offers some nice place differential upside for some drivers but not a lot of it for some of the sport's top cars. Here at RotoBaller, […]
Full Story »J.P. Feyereisen (RP, TB) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS: Alright, yes. We know. He's a Rays reliever. So how much faith can you have that J.P. Feyereisen will continue to see save opportunities going forward? The answer to that question is a loaded one, so let's just go off of the facts we […]
Full Story »WNBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks (6/4/21): WNBA DFS Advice for DraftKings and FanDuel
Happy Friday! We've got a pair of games on the slate today. Not a lot of marquee matchups, but we should get to see the Wings at full strength, finally. We also get to see if the Atlanta Dream can keep their winning ways going. Is that team for real? In this article, I'll be […]
Full Story »Logan Gilbert (SP, SEA) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's a youth movement in Seattle, with better starts for some than others. Logan Gilbert was one of those who got off to a rocky start, but that fog appears to be clearing. The 6'6, 225-lb. behemoth out of Stetson started his […]
Full Story »NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (6/4): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season has now entered the postseason which is the most exciting time to watch and partake in NHL DFS! As always, I'll give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and FanDuel. If you are […]
Full Story »Vidal Brujan (2B, TB) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: One of the next big, impactful prospect call-ups may be soon to occur in the form of Vidal Brujan to the Rays. Brujan has been a top-100 prospect for the last few seasons, and he has earned that distinction through success at […]
Full Story »2021 NFL Draft Review - AFC West
Hello and welcome to the seventh 2021 installment of my annual NFL Draft Review. Here are the links to the reviews for the NFC North, AFC North, NFC East, AFC East, AFC South, and NFC South. 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 […]
Full Story »Closers and Saves Report - Week 11 Waiver Wire
Sometimes, it's nice to take a break, kick your feet up, and just have a relatively quiet bullpen week. This was one of those weeks, and only the second one this season that didn't have some kind of huge news from at least one team's bullpen. There were still blown saves, confusing committees, and injuries […]
Full Story »The Bigger Picture - Glittery Prospects Aren't Always Fantasy Gold
Jarred Kelenic, welcome to The Show. The next über-prospect that had fantasy managers chomping at the bit for a call-up got his first taste of the majors at age 21. It was fantastic... for about two days. Now, he is on the bench and/or chopping block in redraft leagues while many GMs wish they would […]
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