2024 MLB Power Rankings: Week 6

Week 6 of the season is about to wrap up as teams get ready to kick off their weekend series. True contenders are emerging, while other "pretenders" are slowly slipping down the rankings. And then we still have a whole bunch of teams mired in the middle who we are still unsure of how good […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/1/24)

We have baseball all day today with games starting as early as 1:10 PM EST and plenty of great targets for props. This is my first free betting piece of the MLB season as I am filling in for your usual Wednesday host, Brenton Kemp, and I am psyched to get you some bets that […]

When is Nolan Jones Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update

The Colorado Rockies will be without their cleanup hitter for at least the next 10 days as left-handed slugger Nolan Jones was placed on the 10-day injured list. Colorado called up its top outfield prospect, Jordan Beck, to replace Jones on the roster. Colorado badly needs an infusion of talent on offense as it has […]

When is Taj Bradley Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update

The 2024 edition of the Tampa Bay Rays was supposed to be able to rely on the strength of their starting pitching. But the Rays are just 13-16 through their first 29 games and rank 15th in team xFIP (4.06). Shane McClanahan isn't walking through that door this season, but other talented arms like Jeffrey […]

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 6 (Apr 29 - May 5)

The calendar turns over to May this week, and fantasy baseball managers are already looking for healthy bodies to plug into their lineups as the injury bug continues to zap pitchers and hitters across the league. Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with good matchups and can be considered waiver wire […]

2024 MLB Power Rankings: Week 5

The final week of April is upon us and as we close out the first month (and change) of the baseball season, it's becoming pretty clear which teams are actually pretty good (or bad) and not just off to a hot (or cold) start. Of course, the more games that teams play, the more reliable […]

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 5 (Apr 22 - Apr 28)

As injuries pile up and spots open up on your roster, the need to grab some solid hitters off the waiver wire increases in importance. Maybe you've just decided it's time to part ways with a struggling slugger and go in a new direction. For whatever reason you need hitting, I'm here to help! Our […]

2024 NBA Western Conference Playoffs Preview: Betting Picks and Predictions

Now that the play-in games are over, it's time for the first-round series to begin! Each of these four series will be best-of-seven games with the winners advancing to the conference semifinals. The upstart OKC Thunder are the top seed in the West this season, with the defending champion Nuggets being bumped down to the […]

Johntay Porter Permanently Banned From The NBA

Yesterday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that Toronto Raptors forward Johntay Porter was banned from the NBA permanently for his involvement in a gambling scandal. The last time the league banned a player indefinitely was back in 2017 when O.J. Mayo was banned for multiple violations of the league's substance abuse policy. Porter was an […]

2024 MLB Power Rankings: Week 4

It's been nearly a month since the pseudo-Opening Day when the Dodgers and Padres played the first regular season games in Korea. And, wow, a lot has happened since then in terms of major injuries to star pitchers and position players already. It's a long season, but there are certainly some teams that should be […]

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 4 (Apr 15 - Apr 21)

The season is starting to hit its stride with most teams closing in on completing ten percent of their schedule already. Early season injuries are opening up playing time for backups and platoon players, while young prospects are already making noise in the minor leagues and could be forcing their way onto big league rosters […]

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 […]

Fantasy 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 […]

Fantasy 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 […]

The 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 […]

2024 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, […]

Fantasy 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 […]

Fantasy 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 […]

The 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 […]

Ricky 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 […]

Identifying 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 […]

Fantasy 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 […]

Bargain 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 […]

Top 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 […]

Last 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 […]

League 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 […]

Mitch 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 […]

Fantasy 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 […]

Louie 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 […]

Aaron 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 […]