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Andrew C. Lovell - RotoBaller

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Andrew Lovell has years of sports writing and editing experience, most recently at ESPN in Bristol, Conn. He's written everything from features on NBA and WNBA players to game stories on high school volleyball. Andrew is an avid fantasy sports fan and plays in both season-long and DFS leagues. He once lost a fantasy championship game on a blocked Ryan Longwell extra point. Yes, he's still bitter about it. Connect with Andrew on Twitter at @Andrew_Lovell.

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Brandon Belt's Upside Clouded by Injury Concerns

When healthy, San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt offers something every manager would like to see in their lineup -- a left-handed hitter with some pop. The "when healthy" qualifier, however, seems to be all that's holding Belt back. For the second straight season, Belt battled concussion issues. He also had surgery to repair […]


Alexei Ramirez Offers Little Upside at Shortstop

After an eight-year run with the Chicago White Sox, veteran Alexei Ramirez signed a one-year, $3 million deal in the offseason to become the San Diego Padres' every-day shortstop. The move does little to help the durable Ramirez's fantasy stock, though. The power that Ramirez flashed early in his career has largely diminished over the […]


Hunter Pence is Ideal Buy-Low Outfielder Option

Last season was a lost year for San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence. He suffered a fractured left forearm in spring training that derailed his entire campaign, limiting the previously ironman-like Pence to a career season-low 52 games. It's easy to overlook that Pence's numbers, if projected over a full season, would have looked […]


James Shields' Production Won't Match Reputation

James Shields has been one of fantasy's more reliable starting pitchers over the last five seasons, offering 200-strikeout and 15-win potential with the Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres. But the man known as "Big Game James" threw up some red flags in his 2015 debut season in Southern California that […]


Johnny Cueto Offers Top-20 Pitcher Upside

It's a small sample size, granted, but Johnny Cueto sure seems to be a better fit in the National League than the American League. In 19 starts with the Cincinnati Reds last season, Cueto went 7-6 with a 2.62 ERA and 0.93 WHIP. After a July trade to the Kansas City Royals, those numbers ballooned […]


Madison Bumgarner is One of MLB's Safest Aces

Over the last five seasons, San Francisco Giants lefty Madison Bumgarner has made at least 31 starts with 200 innings pitched, 190 strikeouts and 13 wins in each of them. That's staggering consistency. But before you go and assume that Bumgarner has plateaued and is simply holding steady, consider that he matched his career high […]


Buster Posey is Still Fantasy Baseball's Top Catcher

Catcher is the weakest position in fantasy baseball, but that fact doesn't hurt San Francisco Giants backstop Buster Posey. In fact, the dearth of quality options makes Posey even more attractive. His last two seasons have been remarkably consistent. He hit .311 with 22 home runs and 89 RBIs in 2014 and followed it up […]


Tyson Ross: A Solid Second-Tier Pitcher

Only 12 pitchers had more than Tyson Ross' 212 strikeouts last season. His 9.73 strikeouts per nine innings were eighth-best in the majors. His numbers were borderline ace material, but because he pitched for an underwhelming 74-88 San Diego Padres team, you might not have noticed. Don't make that mistake again in 2016. The Padres aren't […]


Matt Kemp is a Potential Top-20 Outfielder

The days of Matt Kemp vying for MVP awards are over, but the San Diego Padres right fielder quietly put together a solid debut season in Southern California. His 23 home runs were second on the team, while his 100 RBIs ranked first (and 13th in the majors). Kemp also stole 12 bases, making him […]


NFL Conference Championship Weekend Daily Fantasy Football Stacks

And then ... there were four. Only the Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots remain alive in the chase for the Lombardi Trophy after a divisional round weekend that saw each home team emerge victorious. Unless you have a rooting interest in one of the final four teams, this next tidbit […]


NFL Divisional Weekend Daily Fantasy Football Stacks

That was fun, wasn't it? Wild-card weekend is a wrap, and jeez, was it wild. It started with a kickoff return for a touchdown, ended with the Green Bay Packers completing the first-ever wild-card weekend sweep for road teams, and in between we had a shutout in Houston, a self-inflicted collapse and near riot in […]


NFL Wild-Card Weekend Daily Fantasy Football Stacks

Seventeen weeks are in the books, season-long fantasy championships have been won, and just 12 NFL teams remain alive in the chase to reach Super Bowl 50. Perhaps your favorite team is one of the 12 remaining, perhaps not. But one thing is for sure -- thanks to daily fantasy, you can still satisfy your […]


Week 17 Daily Fantasy Football Lineup Stacks

The majority of traditional, season-long fantasy football leagues ended this past weekend, but thanks to daily fantasy, you don't have to suffer through a football-less weekend just yet. DFS contests typically run through conference championship weekend, meaning you've got another month of fantasy football. And if you hope to cash in DFS, you'll want to consider […]


Dontrelle Inman Looking Like the Top Target in San Diego

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dontrelle Inman has certainly looked like a reliable wide receiver over the last two weeks for the San Diego Chargers. After catching three passes for 78 yards against the Miami Dolphins, he tallied eight receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown on Christmas Eve against the […]


Marqise Lee Could Be on the Verge of Breaking Out

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Marqise Lee had his best overall game of the season in Sunday's loss to the New Orleans Saints, finishing with three catches for 26 yards and a touchdown. It's been a quiet season for Lee as fellow wide receivers Allen Robinson and Allen […]


Corey Brown's Usage Likely to Increase

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Monitor the status of Ted Ginn Jr., who left Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Falcons with a knee injury. If Ginn were to miss the regular-season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brown would certainly get a bump in value. Brown finished with three […]


Nate Washington Continues to Thrive as the No. 2 Wideout

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 27% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Nate Washington isn't going to pass DeAndre Hopkins on the depth chart anytime soon, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have any value. Washington finished with three catches for 42 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's rout of the Tennessee Titans. The score […]


Look for Markus Wheaton to Bounce Back

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 49% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Markus Wheaton, like the rest of the players in the Pittsburgh Steelers' passing offense, was disappointing in Sunday's road loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He finished with 41 yards on just three receptions, snapping a four-game stretch where Wheaton had at least 65 […]


Terrance Williams Could Have FLEX Value

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 49% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Any appeal that Terrance Williams might have will be directly tied to Dez Bryant. If Bryant's foot injury keeps him out of the lineup for the season finale, Williams will enter as Kellen Moore's de facto No. 1 wide receiver. Williams finished with four […]


Wide Receivers Waiver Wire for Week 17: Markus Wheaton, Terrance Williams, Nate Washington

Week 17. It's finally ... over? Sadly, the NFL regular season is approaching its end. It's at this point each season we're painfully reminded just how short the football calendar is. For most owners, the fantasy season ends Monday night with the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos putting a cap on Week 16. But there […]


Week 16 Daily Fantasy Football Stacks: Ben Roethlisberger - Antonio Brown, Blake Bortles - Allen Robinson, Russell Wilson - Doug Baldwin

Stacking, or pairing a quarterback with a pass catcher from the same team, is one of the most popular strategies when building a lineup for daily fantasy. This is especially true for GPP (guaranteed prize pool) tournaments, where you're trying to maximize your points across the roster. We typically highlight this strategy each week in the […]


Wide Receivers Waiver Wire for Week 16: Kamar Aiken, Eddie Royal, DeVante Parker

It's Week 16; do you know where your fantasy football team is? If it's still playing games that means something, congratulations! You're among the chosen few still alive. Most leagues have their championship matchups in Week 16, but some wait until Week 17. Either way, the games are kind of important at this point. It […]


Desperate Times Call for Jeremy Butler

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: If you're dipping into the Baltimore Ravens' player pool for a wide receiver, Kamar Aiken is the one you'll want, but Jeremy Butler has also been on a nice little streak. One week after catching seven passes for 72 yards against Seattle, Butler […]


Keep an Eye on Keshawn Martin

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Keshawn Martin had just three catches for 26 yards in Sunday's win against the Tennessee Titans. Those numbers aren't worth writing home about, but the bigger news is that Danny Amendola left the game with a knee injury. If Amendola is unable to play […]


Devin Funchess Could See an Increase in Targets

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Outside of tight end Greg Olsen and Ted Ginn (at least lately), the Panthers have marched to 14-0 without relying on a consistent target in the passing game. Jerricho Cotchery, Corey Brown and Devin Funchess all get into the mix to varying degrees […]


Don't Sleep on Jermaine Kearse In Seattle

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Seattle Seahawks' passing attack is, quite simply, playing at an unstoppable pace. Over the last five games, quarterback Russell Wilson has thrown 19 touchdowns against zero interceptions. Read that again -- not a single interception! The biggest beneficiaries have been Doug Baldwin […]


DeVante Parker Continues to Improve

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It's been a slow buildup for DeVante Parker in his rookie season, but he's finally showing the flashes of talent that made him the No. 14 overall pick this past April. The former Louisville standout finished with four catches for a career-high 87 […]


Eddie Royal Rising on the Depth Chart

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Eddie Royal returned two weeks ago after missing five games with a knee injury. He finished with 31 yards on five catches, his most since Week 6, in a loss to the Minnesota Vikings this past weekend. The five receptions (and six targets) […]


Seriously, Pick up Kamar Aiken!

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 39% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Few receivers have become as consistent on a week-to-week basis as Kamar Aiken. He has at least five receptions in seven straight games, and at least 50 yards in six of those games. He's coming off his best outing of the season-- an […]


Week 15 Daily Fantasy Football Stacks: Tom Brady - Rob Gronkowski, Carson Palmer - Larry Fitzgerald, Drew Brees - Brandin Cooks

For the last few weeks, this column has led off by highlighting the winner of the weekly Millionaire Maker tournament. You know what they say ... if it ain't broke, don't fix it. All kidding aside, there's a reason we keep doing this: Stacking is literally helping daily fantasy players become millionaires each week. In […]


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