Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 5

We are a month into the season and injuries are starting to pile up. We are fresh off of the biggest waiver wire run of the season and there are even more players that remain up in the air for Week 5. Though we would all prefer our lineups to be 100 percent healthy, savvy […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 4

There has been no shortage of injuries in the NFL this season. Some say this is because no one plays in the preseason anymore, while others claim this is how it goes yearly. But one thing is for certain – if you have a player up in the air for this week, you need to […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 2

After months of watching prospect tape, debating free agent signings and draft picks, and plenty of debates – the fantasy football season returned in grand fashion in Week 1! Whether you won or lost or even tied, you have to admit that it was awesome having football, particularly fantasy, back in our lives.  Now it's […]

NFL Players to Fade for Fantasy Football Best Ball Drafts (Premium Content)

Best ball drafts continue to grow in popularity and there is no better time to fully submerge yourself in best ball goodness than right now! Just a few years ago there was one option to go and play best ball – now there are so many. You can jump in a draft with a quick […]

Florio's Bullpen Week: Figuring out Bullpens First Week Post Deadline!

Last week, the trade deadline gave us the big reliever shake-up that we had been waiting for weeks to happen. But it did not disappoint. While we were able to speculate about a lot of the bullpen situations impacted we now have a week of games in the books and have seen the early plans […]

Take Stefon Diggs in the First Round of Fantasy Football Drafts

When you write/talk about fantasy football year-round, you tend to forget that many walk away from this game when the season ends and return the following summer. There are times when there is a “take” that seems consensus but to some may seem crazy. It’s why there is always an ADP shift in August (along […]

Florio's MLB Bullpen Report: Making Sense of Reliever Trades for Fantasy Baseball

For weeks, I spoke about the MLB trade deadline and how the bullpen position was greatly going to be impacted. And for weeks all that there was… were crickets. But, in classic trade deadline fashion, it did not disappoint, at least not when it came to a reliever shake up.  We saw a number of […]

League Winners for Fantasy Football Best Ball: Draft Targets (Premium Content)

Fantasy football best ball drafts are becoming more and more popular in the fantasy football community. They are great as they allow us to do what we love - draft - without having to worry about in-season management. I mean, if you have ever played in near double-digit leagues, you understand how tough those waiver […]

Closer Stashes for the Trade Deadline: Florio's MLB Bullpen Report

I have been talking about the trade deadline and the reliever shakeup we are (still) guaranteed to see. By this point, you may be thinking of me as the boy who cried wolf, but the trades are coming - the market has just been slow to develop.  But by the time you click on this […]

Florio's MLB Bullpen Report: Rangers Pen Changes, Stashes Before Deadline

We are just a week from the All-Star Break, which has become the official midway point in both the MLB and the fantasy baseball season. Once the break has come and gone, you can expect the reliever trade market to ramp up and ramp up quickly. But I have spent enough time in this article […]

Florio's MLB Bullpen Report: Braves Pen Changing, Stash Candidates

For over a month now I have been highlighting the fact that no position is more influenced by the trade deadline than the reliever position. That closers and other relievers would be traded which would be sure to shake up the fantasy baseball relief pitcher landscape. That we would see new closers emerge and some […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Braves, Yankees Among Changing Bullpens

Death, taxes, bullpens changing around the MLB. I have spent a lot of time in recent weeks talking up the trade deadline and the number of bullpen moves we can see happen cause of it. That is not changing, in fact, it is quickly approaching, and you should remain ready to pounce if and when […]

Christian McCaffrey Remains a Top-Five Pick in Fantasy Football

There is no more polarizing player in fantasy football this season than Christian McCaffrey. If you have listened to RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM you know what I am talking about. If you haven’t, you can go back to the June 25th episode on demand to hear myself and Scott Engel get into it over CMC.  […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Changing Bullpens and Gearing Up for Trade Deadline

There is no more time to keep a close eye on bullpens than right now. We are just a little over a month away from the trade deadline and this is around the time we start to see some trades being made. I have emphasized this weekly for well over the last month, but no […]

Why You Should Buy Back in to Kyle Pitts in 2022

Perception is reality. You likely have heard that saying before and while it is often true – there is certainly one area where it is not: in fantasy football. For example, there is a perception by some that Kyle Pitts was a bust last season and that could not be further from reality.  When Pitts […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Figuring Out Confusing Bullpens

If you have been in need of saves, playing the waiver wire may be a very frustrating experience. There have been some bullpens that have been tough to figure out from the very start of the season. Just when we think we are starting to figure them out, something happens or the pitcher we like […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Start Thinking About Trade Deadline, Arms to Stream

Are you in need of bullpen help? Have the relievers you drafted not lived up to expectations or have they suffered a pesky injury? Maybe the arms you tried streaming keep blowing up in your face. Well, you have come to the right place!  Not only will this article give you the latest closer movement, […]

Buy Back into Trevor Lawrence After Disastrous Rookie Season

Have you ever had an awful boss? I am not talking about a boss that is a little annoying, I am talking about one that you dread seeing and that seemingly makes life harder for you and all your coworkers. I am talking about a boss that makes you react the way Stanley reacts to […]

Draft or Fade? The Saquon Barkley Dilemma

It was just a few years ago that the New York Giants turned the football world on its head and drafted Saquon Barkley second overall in the NFL Draft. They went against the “RB doesn’t matter” grain and took a generational talent. Giants fans may hate that they took him over Josh Allen, but hey, […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Mariners, Marlins and Cardinals Bullpen Keep on Changing!

The more things change the more they stay the same. Rumor has it that when Bon Jovi wrote that song he was referencing bullpens in the 2022 MLB season.  Bullpens have changed throughout this season. Some have been for small periods of time when the primary closer is hurt, while some have given us absolutely […]

Buy the Dip: Allen Robinson Bounce Back Is Coming

Players fall off in fantasy football all the time. Age and a decline in talent catches up to all players, except Tom Brady. When a player is coming off of his worst season, especially when it's a player's eighth year in the NFL, it is easy to say he has fallen off.  You may have […]

The Case for a Kadarius Toney Breakout in 2022 Fantasy Football

Fantasy football leagues can be won in many different ways, but one way to certainly increase your chances is by finding players that go in the later rounds but end up breaking out. Of course, there is no shortage of content out there about players that can break out this season. There are already some […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Add Clay Holmes, Paul Sewald, Devin Williams and Joe Mantiply

I like to start this article each week talking about how fluid bullpens around the league have been. This week is no different as we have seen changes due to performance, injuries and more. But, we are starting to see more and more bullpens start to settle around the league.  Teams that we once questioned […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Grab Rowan Wick, Joe Mantiply and Jason Adam

As some bullpens settle in and have set guys in set roles, others are as wild as ever before. Not only are we seeing more committees than ever when it comes to save situations, but over a month into the season we are starting to deal with injuries piling up and effecting bullpens. Plus, teams […]

Which Teams Can Sustain Multiple Star Wide Receivers for Fantasy Football?

As fantasy football continues to grow and grow with no signs of slowing down anytime soon, there is more content available than ever. That is a good thing, but it has led to players being put under a microscope. Analysts are constantly using film and analytics to scout them and find the next breakouts to […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Stick With Rafael Montero and Jhoan Duran

I usually start this article by explaining just how volatile bullpens can be. Sometimes a change can happen with no indication prior, but more often than not, if you keep a close eye on bullpens you can see the tide start to turn. There is always a benefit to keeping a close eye on bullpens […]

Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Draft Results and Analysis by Michael Florio

The NFL Draft is always a great time. We get to see players' dreams come true, while teams make decisions that will shape their future, as well as the fantasy landscape, for years to come. After the dust settles and the GMs are done making their selections, that's when fantasy players go to work.  Of […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Add Ryan Helsley and Michael King While You Can

The popular fantasy baseball strategies this draft season were to load up on offensive players and those elite relievers who can safely get all the save chances. So far in the first month, offense is historically down and we have seen more bullpens change than stay the same. This is not me knocking the strategies, […]

SiriusXM Fantasy Football Draft Analysis - Post-NFL Draft Picks Breakdowns

The 2022 NFL Draft did not disappoint. There were plenty of wide receivers selected, including a run in the early part of the first round. We may have had to wait longer but we did see QBs land in spots where they could potentially push the starters, and of course, the new RBs always shake […]

Bullpen Report: Late-Inning Changes and Long Relievers to Stream

The only constant in life is change. Those are wise words by a Greek philosopher named Heraclitus. What not enough people realize is, that quote was said about bullpen usage and trying to figure them out for fantasy purposes. Ok, maybe it wasn’t, but it should be given all the changes that occur in major […]