Entering the offseason looking to shore up their pitching staff, the White Sox made the first big move in the 2020 starting pitcher market with the acquisition of right-hander Lance Lynn from the Texas Rangers. In return, Chicago sent top-100 prospect Dane Dunning and 2019 sixth-rounder Avery Weems down south to Arlington. In a move […]
Full Story »Strike Zone Rate Analysis - Starting Pitchers
There are hundreds of metrics out there that describe pitchers. The richness of the available data is rivaled by no other sport. This can at times lead to information overload, leading us too far away from the core tenants of what success looks like. One group of statistics that are very simple and very helpful […]
Full Story »Daily NBA Injury Roundup for December 18th, 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 December 18th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]
Full Story »Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 15
This is the week fantasy football managers are either in the playoffs or planning for their fantasy basketball drafts. Congratulations if you made your fantasy football league’s playoffs! Now just make sure you do not become the laughingstock of the league because you played a guy who sat while someone on your bench or your […]
Full Story »Thursday Night Football Starts & Sits: Chargers vs Raiders
Week 15 starts with an absolute fantasy barn burner. It’s hard to imagine a better matchup to start (or continue) the fantasy playoffs. I hope you all had successful weeks last week and hopefully avoided facing off against the monster games of Derrick Henry and Miles Sanders. Last week I was able to go two-for-two […]
Full Story »Thursday Night Football DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Chargers vs. Raiders
Thursday Night Football has arrived and we get treated to an old-fashioned AFC West rivalry as the Los Angeles Chargers take on the Las Vegas Raiders. This is a big-time matchup for the AFC Wild Card picture as the Raiders are one of the teams that are in the hunt for an AFC Wild Card […]
Full Story »Thursday Night Football Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight: Raiders vs Patriots
The NFL season is back, and we cannot waste our opportunity to make some cash. We’ve seen crazy upsets so far, and we’ve seen a lot of money won. Tonight, we have another shot with the Las Vegas Raiders playing host to the Los Angeles Chargers. On MKF, there are no massive tournaments where you […]
Full Story »NFL DFS Prop Picks for Thursday (12/17/20) - Monkey Knife Fight
Thursday night in Week 15 brings an AFC West matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders. Monkey Knife Fight has lots of options for you to play and win. It’s been a disappointing season for the Chargers, sitting on a 4-9 record, but the die was cast early. Their first six […]
Full Story »Shop the Sales: 2nd Rounders Who Could Find Quick Success
It's funny that every year at the NBA Draft, once the end of the guaranteed money and live appearances arrives at the end of the first round, everybody tunes out and refers to the 60th pick as "Mr.Irrelevant". That's not very accurate though, is it? Speaking historically, the title of "Mr.Irrelevant" could just as easily […]
Full Story »Lynn Bowden Has Arrived
Lynn Bowden Jr. is quite possibly the most exciting NFL player to come out of the University of Kentucky, with apologies to Benny Snell Jr. This is not just due to his speed, but his ability to play multiple positions. Despite his electric NCAA highlights and desirable scouting profile, Bowden's 2020 has been a year […]
Full Story »DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - Thompson vs. Neal (UFC Vegas 17)
Let's all observe a moment of silence for the year that was in MMA and the last event of 2020 that is ahead of us. Okay, we can now move on. It's sad (maybe?) but having the last event scheduled for this very shitty year this upcoming Saturday also means that we're about to enter […]
Full Story »Week 15 Stream Team - Shallow and Deep-League Pickups
Welcome to Week 15 of the NFL season, and hopefully, the fantasy football playoffs. Each week we will be providing streamer advice for all of those who need it, which is pretty much anyone and everyone. Streaming players with the best matchups each week as well as during your stud's bye weeks is an integral […]
Full Story »Year-In-Review: Diego Castillo and Nick Anderson
As I created my early 2021 Relief Pitcher rankings, I realized how wide open so many bullpens are right now due to free agency. But there is at least one team that can sleep well knowing the back end of their bullpen is solid as bedrock and that's the Tampa Bay Rays. Diego Castillo and […]
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