I’m pretty ecstatic that All-Star Week has concluded, as I took it on the chin over the last three days. I honestly can’t remember having a worse weekend with pitcher projections. I was so shell-shocked by Saturday afternoon that I locked myself in my bedroom, turned off all baseball alerts and proceeded to play the […]
Full Story »Week 17 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
What's up RotoBallers... welcome back from the All-Star break. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 17. For every week of the fantasy baseball season, we look to analyze all of the projected starting pitcher matchups and put together our optimal lineups. This week we have some very nice two-start pitchers (Latos, Sale, Teheran, Fister, Ryu, Lee). And […]
Full Story »Tiered Running Back Rankings: Top 12 in Fantasy Football
The first segment of the 2014 fantasy football running bank rankings and analysis are finally here! Bear in mind these are likely to change as we get closer to the season's kickoff. Running back is the most volatile position in the game, where guys can go from stars to scrubs in a single season. For example, Trent […]
Full Story »Kyle Hendricks: MLB Prospects, Rookies & Call-Ups Evaluation
Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups After trading away both Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago Cubs are short on major league starting pitching for the rest of 2014. With all the hype around the Cubs stacked infield prospects, including Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Arismendy Alcantara and Addison Russell, their prospect pitchers can […]
Full Story »Baltimore Ravens: 2014 Fantasy Football Analysis & Team Outlook
Baltimore Ravens Offseason Changes Offseason Acquisitions – WR Steve Smith, TE Owen Daniels No Longer on the Roster – N/A Coaching Changes – New Offensive Coordinator Gary Kubiak Let’s get this out of the way fairly quickly shall we? The Baltimore Ravens aren’t exactly a fantasy football goldmine. In fact, they’re actually one of the weaker […]
Full Story »FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks, Advice & Sleepers for 7/21
Below are some of my DFS lineup picks and player recommendations for today's daily league games on FanDuel. Some of these players could be sleepers for your FanDuel DFS lineups based on their pricing, matchups and recent performances. Good luck today RotoBallers. As always, remember to check your players to make sure they are in their MLB […]
Full Story »Fanduel & DraftKings DFS Expert Picks: Last Week In Review
RotoBaller Expert DFS Picks Newsletter Recap As many of you already know, we take our DFS quite seriously here at RotoBaller. Each and every week since the start of the 2013 MLB and fantasy baseball season, we have been providing our premium subscribers with 3 cheat sheet style newsletters per week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday), […]
Full Story »Kevin Minter (LB, ARI) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Late in IDP Drafts ANALYSIS: Last year middle linebackers Karlos Dansby and Daryl Washington finished 2nd Overall and 26th Overall respectively in average points per game behind the Arizona Cardinals 6th ranked defense. This year, with Dansby leaving to Cleveland and Washington suspended, Kevin Minter has taken over all first team reps in […]
Full Story »Scooter Gennett (2B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Scooter Gennett is still only owned in 40% of Yahoo! leagues, which is pretty shocking considering his last 30 days and 68 ABs: 15 R, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 1 SB, .309 BA. He's the 6th rated 2B over that time frame, he's batting at the top of a potent […]
Full Story »Chris Johnson (3B, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Chris Johnson was scorching hot going into the all-star break, hitting 3 HR with 7 RBIs in the two games before the mid-summer classic. He's continued his hot hitting with 4 hits, a HR and 3 RBIs after the break and he deserves consideration in all leagues with corner infield spots. It's […]
Full Story »Joaquin Benoit (RP, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: By now you've surely heard the most recent closer carousel news. Huston Street has been sent 90 minutes north and is closing for the Los Angeles Angels, and Joaquin Benoit has inherited the Padres 9th inning duties. Benoit proved last year he can handle the closing reigns, racking up 24 saves for […]
Full Story »4 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 17
This piece focuses on the best two-start starting pitcher streamers and streamer waiver wire pickups for week 17 of fantasy baseball. These pitchers are near or below 50% ownership in Yahoo! leagues, and some are ideal for shallow leagues, but most are under-the-radar starters that can be considered in head-to-head leagues. The first week after the […]
Full Story »Waiver Wire Pickups for Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)
So how’d you do in the first half? Whether you’re at the top of the heap or languishing in the basement, your team can always use a shot in the arm…or in this case, the roster. Here’s a look at some middle infielders sleepers off the waiver wire that could be useful in the next […]
Full Story »Top 4 Hitter Streamers For Week 17: Waiver Wire Targets
Believe it or not the All Star Break is already over, and we're now well underway into the second half of the fantasy baseball season. I don't know about you, but personally I love the All Star game. That monster home run by Giancarlo Stanton in the home run derby, Derek Jeter's last at-bats as […]
Full Story »Dynasty League Sleeper Tight Ends: Ryan Griffin and Brandon Williams
Fantasy Football Draft season is right around the corner and we're helping you prepare with all types of high end draft analysis. Today we're bringing you some dynasty league sleeper tight ends from the Houston Texans and Carolina Panthers. Ryan Griffin #84 Houston Texans, Age: 24 Last year, Griffin was forced into the starting lineup when […]
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