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2024 MLB Power Rankings: Week 3
We've gone through each pitching rotation more than twice and while I hesitate to move teams too much or too little just based on the results of the last 6-7 games, I am going to be more aggressive with my rankings early in the season while we are still figuring out just how good teams […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoFantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds and Weekly Planner: Week 24 (4/8-4/14)
It's the final week of the NBA regular season and while many leagues have already wrapped up their playoff brackets, there are still some that play things out until the final day on Sunday. This week the schedule gets weird with two games that have no games (Monday and Saturday). Every team still has 3-4 […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoFantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 3 (Apr 8 - Apr 14)
We close the book on the first full week of baseball and now have as many as 8 or even 9 game samples from a lot of MLB hitters. While those samples are still very small, it's not too early to cut some dead weight or to stream some hot hitters to fill in the […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoThe Best of Both Worlds: NBA DFS Cash and GPP Targets for 4/5 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article is here to provide you with a daily grasp on a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. These will be tiered so that you can gather the ideas with ease. Here is your legend so […]
Dan Palyo PREMIUM 8 months ago2024 MLB Power Rankings: Week 2
What's more fun than ranking all 30 MLB teams every week? That is what I get to do this season here at RotoBaller and I hope you check in every week to see how your favorite teams are faring in the rankings. I am going to be factoring in past performance, current levels of performance, […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoFantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds and Weekly Planner: Week 23 (4/1-4/7)
The Fantasy Basketball season is winding down, with many leagues already finishing up last week. But there are plenty of other leagues still going, and just because my leagues are finished, I am not about to leave you without any advice in these final two weeks! These last two weeks are incredibly challenging, which is […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoFantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of the fantasy baseball season, covering April 1 through April 7. Some fantasy leagues might lump in the first half week of games with this week and call it "Week One" but for our intents and purposes, we are calling it Week 2, while still acknowledging that is indeed the first […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoThe Most Overrated and Underrated MLB Teams Going Into the 2024 Season
Opening Day is just around the corner and as the old saying goes, "Hope springs eternal" for all 30 major league baseball teams. Every team is undefeated with the potential to contend for their division and a playoff berth. But the cruel reality is that quite a few teams stand little to no chance of […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoRicky Tiedemann - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Draft Values (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Target in drafts ~pick 372 CURRENT ADP: ~390 overall ANALYSIS: The hype surrounding the Blue Jays' top pitching prospect is building towards a fever pitch. The hard-throwing lefty also features a sharp, biting slider, and a plus changeup. His minor league numbers are pretty incredible; however, he's thrown only 78 and 44 innings […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoIdentifying Breakout Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball Using Stuff+
Just when you thought you had done enough research to prepare for your draft this weekend and considered every available statistic in your process, here comes Thunder Dan with another angle. I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't get you to consider which starting pitchers you are going to draft from every possible […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoFantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds and Weekly Planner: Week 22 (3/25-3/31)
Some leagues have already wrapped up, while some are still in the final week or two of the playoffs. We are going to cover the final three weeks of the season just in case you are playing in any formats that go all the way up to the final NBA regular season game. My H2H […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoBargain Hunting For Hitters: Discounted Bats for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2024)
Do you enjoy paying more for a product that is similar to another considerably cheaper product? Maybe you are the person who buys the name brand just because you have the extra money or some type of status that comes with it. That's not me. I shop at Aldi, where I bag my own groceries […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoTop Starting Pitcher Prospects To Target For Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2024)
We are in the midst of draft season and as the calendar turns over from February to March, I am starting to get really excited for baseball season. While I cover football and basketball here at RotoBaller, baseball has always been my favorite sport to write about and I have a passion for pitchers in […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoLast But Not Least: Fifth Starters That Are Relevant in 2024 Fantasy Baseball
When we look at the projected fifth starter across 30 MLB teams, it's quite a diverse group ranging from rookies to retreads and everything in between. Some of these pitchers are temporary placeholders for other injured starters, while others stand a better chance of lasting all season if their team has fewer options waiting on […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoLeague Winning Starting Pitchers - Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets (2024)
We are entering the final stretch of the draft season with only a little over a week until the official opening day of the 2024 MLB season. Maybe you've already drafted, but for those of you who still have drafts this week or next, I have some final thoughts on pitchers that I am posting […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoMitch Garver - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Sleepers (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Target in drafts ~pick 235 CURRENT ADP: ~255 ANALYSIS: Mitch Garver is settling in quite nicely with his new team this Spring. The former Minnesota and Texas catcher is hitting .346 in Spring Training with 2 home runs and ten RBI. The soon-to-be 33-year-old finished 2023 with a .500 slugging percentage and 134 […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoFantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds and Weekly Planner: Week 21 (3/18-3/24)
We have reached the final month of the NBA regular season, and your league is most likely in some stage of the playoffs by this point. The number of injuries and players missing games daily is at its peak, so you have no choice but to make some tough decisions and timely moves if you […]
Dan Palyo 8 months agoLouie Varland - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Draft Sleepers (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Target in drafts ~pick 290 CURRENT ADP: ~335 overall ANALYSIS: The Minnesota Twins have one of the most robust rotations in all of baseball, and with Anthony DeSclafani (who was projected as their fifth starter) set to start the season on the shelf, we are about to see Varland crack the rotation out […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoAaron Civale - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Sleepers (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Target in drafts ~pick 201 CURRENT ADP: ~243 overall ANALYSIS: Civale was dealt from Cleveland to Tampa Bay last year, finishing 2023 with 122 innings pitched across 23 starts. His 3.46 ERA was the best mark of his career since his rookie season and his xERA of 3.71 and FIP of 3.57 suggest […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoTyler Wells - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Sleepers (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Target in drafts ~pick 318 CURRENT ADP: ~413 overall ANALYSIS: Wells was slated to start the year in the bullpen for Baltimore, but injuries to Kyle Bradish and John Means have opened the door for him to be the fourth starter when the Orioles break camp for the regular season with Cole Irvin […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoGriffin Canning - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Sleepers (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Target in drafts ~pick 273 CURRENT ADP: ~317 overall ANALYSIS: Considering he was coming off an entire missed season due to arm surgery, 2023 was a pretty successful year for Canning, who is no longer a young prospect at the age of 27. Canning set a career-high in K%, whiffing nearly 26% of […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoGavin Williams - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Sleepers (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Target in drafts ~pick 164 CURRENT ADP: ~184 overall ANALYSIS: Williams made his debut for Cleveland last year after starting the season in Double-A and working his way up to the big leagues in a hurry. He doesn't quite have the velocity of a Bobby Miller, but he still brings it with authority with […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoFantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds and Weekly Planner: Week 20 (3/11-3/17)
Well, it turns out no amount of churning and burning could have saved one of my teams in the playoffs last week as I had players like LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Jaren Jackson all missed time. It was a shame, too, because some of our waiver heroes did a damn good job of filling […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoNotable Starting Pitcher Improvements in K%, BB% and GB% for Fantasy Baseball
We constantly try to find the right statistics to examine when evaluating pitchers' performances. And while there are many rabbit holes you can head down with spin rates, Stuff +, and any number of ERA indicators, it all usually comes back to strikeouts, walks, and the quality of contact that hitters are making off a […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoFive Overvalued Starting Pitchers For 2024 Fantasy Baseball Drafts
Sometimes in fantasy baseball, it's just as important who you don't draft as who you do. This is yet another pitching article from yours truly this preseason where I attempt to evaluate which pitchers are being overvalued in drafts so far. If you're looking for another list of pitchers I am avoiding, check out this […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoStarting Pitchers With Bad Fastballs to Avoid for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2024)
There's one pitch that every pitcher in baseball throws -- and that's a fastball. Some are faster than others, and some pitchers throw their fastball far more often than others. But unless you're a relief pitcher (and we are talking starters here), you can't get away from throwing a fastball to set up the rest […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoNBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/7/24)
We have an unusually large Thursday night slate on tap tonight with seven games in the Association! NBA DFS is getting into the part of the season where we have quite a few injuries to monitor and a lot of value opening up with players sitting out or even being shut down by tanking teams. […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoStarting Pitchers Spring Training News and Notes For Fantasy Baseball
Baseball is back and spring training is here! Every player is reportedly in the best shape of their lives or has worked on their weaknesses in their game. Hitters have fixed their launch angles, while pitchers have changed arm slots or added a new pitch to their arsenal. How do we know how much of […]
Dan Palyo 9 months agoThe Best of Both Worlds: NBA DFS Cash and GPP Targets for 3/5 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article is here to provide you with a daily grasp on a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. These will be tiered so that you can gather the ideas with ease. Here is your legend so […]
Dan Palyo PREMIUM 9 months agoThe Best of Both Worlds: NBA DFS Cash and GPP Targets for 3/4 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article is here to provide you with a daily grasp on a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. These will be tiered so that you can gather the ideas with ease. Here is your legend so […]
Dan Palyo PREMIUM 9 months ago