The idea of this article is to discuss, in depth, a specific player’s current profile and production. We will dive into why he is succeeding or struggling and discuss if there are reasons for concern or brighter days ahead. The intention here is to figure out what is going on and if there is a […]
Full Story »Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - xwOBA Analysis for Week 7
With many hitters finally passing the 100-plate appearance threshold for 2021, we can begin to dig into expected statistics to see who is underperforming or overachieving. A good place to start is xwOBA, or expected weighted on-base average. For those unfamiliar with the term, BaseballSavant describes it thusly: "xwOBA is formulated using exit velocity, launch […]
Full Story »Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - xSLG Analysis for Week 7
Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week I will select an advanced stat, choose two top performers and two under-performers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. This week I will dive into a metric that utilizes exit velocity and launch angle (two metrics we have […]
Full Story »Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 21
Each week of the NBA season unfortunately brings injuries to key players across the league. The goal of this column is to break down those injuries and understand which players could benefit in fantasy from an injury to a teammate. As a reminder, COVID-19 related absences from players are included in this column. There are […]
Full Story »Early FFPC Best Ball Rankings - Superflex Scoring Formats
One of the most compelling formats in fantasy football is the Superflex league, which is truly an unofficial two-quarterback style of play. It is a fun and riveting challenge for the serious fantasy football player. If you are looking to prove yourself against some of the better players you can find or just want to […]
Full Story »2021 NFL Draft Review - AFC East
Hello and welcome to the third 2021 installment of my annual NFL Draft Review. You can read the AFC South review here and the NFC South 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 […]
Full Story »NFL Draft Reaction - RB ADP Fallers
I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you are already familiar with. Just in case you're not, Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you […]
Full Story »DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 12-game main slate on tap tonight, and it is relatively wide open. Sure, Coors is likely in play, but there are some other really great spots to pivots for bats and a lot of different strategies for starting pitchers. The mid-priced pitching range is intriguing with Pablo Lopez, Bumgarner, Chris Bassitt, Robbie […]
Full Story »An Introduction To WNBA DFS
The 2021 WNBA season is just around the corner, which also means that the 2021 WNBA DFS season is just around the corner. As RotoBaller's resident WNBA person, I'm here to get you ready for 2021. Some of you reading this have played WNBA DFS in the past, so you probably just need to be […]
Full Story »The King's Early 2021 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings
This is my first set of Best Ball rankings for the 2021 fantasy football season. The full sortable rankings table is viewable at the bottom of this post, after positional analysis. Drafts have already started for those looking ahead early to the 2021 campaign, and these ranks can be a great resource to work from. […]
Full Story »FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/11/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Welcome Rotoballers to another set of Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks! We have practically a full slate of games on the main slate tonight. There is one late afternoon game, followed by two games in the 6' o'clock (EST) hour. If you have questions about those three early games, feel free to hit me up on […]
Full Story »MLB Betting Picks for Tuesday 5/11 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
Welcome to another day and week of RotoBaller’s free MLB Betting Picks. Our betting team is here to bring you top notch insight, including analysis, trends, stats, and more! A full disclaimer that I'm not even close to a professional, but I thoroughly enjoy doing research and making what I see to be educated picks. There's […]
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