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Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. September's here, and with it come expanded rosters and tantalizing upside. Be wary of playing time variance for all as managers have deeper benches to fiddle with matchups -- don't be surprised by those red "X" marks piling up as fringe players rest more. […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 23 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
There's no running from the endgame now -- it's September, baby. The month where fantasy baseball dreams are made and broken. Bidding wars for streamers and two-start arms intensify as each matchup inches you closer to glory with that finish line in sight, so it's paramount you look at least two steps ahead. To assist […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Tomorrow brings September, the final month of the fantasy baseball season. The abbreviated timeframe means hot and cold streaks need to be treated with more respect and that matchups will trump outright talent. If you haven't been reading streamer articles and tracking pitcher schedules, […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoNick Mariano's Early-Round Overvalued List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Everyone loves to talk about sleepers and which late-round fliers are going to deliver them to the promised land, but those picks can only blossom when overvalued landmines are left for others to step on. Here we'll be looking at two players per position […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoNick Mariano's 2019 Late-Round Fliers (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We’re intentionally sidestepping the term “sleeper" because I don’t want to get wrapped up in debates over these guys not being “under the radar” enough. I may still throw it into the SEO field, though...no regrets. Instead, let’s discuss some late-round fliers that are […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 22 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
With September on the horizon, we're officially nearing fantasy baseball's home stretch. Scout your playoff opponents in head-to-head leagues for weak spots and know exactly what categories are close in rotisserie leagues. To help you towards the mountaintop, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With September in sight, that means most of you need to take this season one week at a time. What are the matchups right in front of your nose? Using roster spots for stashing becomes increasingly harmful to your streaming flexibility, so be sure […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 21 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
We're on the back nine of August, meaning your path to the championship should be getting clear. Target your needs, whether that be wins, quality starts, ratios or strikeouts, and attack them. To assist your quest for gold, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The middle of August means the light at the end of the fantasy baseball's season tunnel is coming into view. A lot can change over the final month-plus, but you should have a concrete idea of how you're either staving off the competition or […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 20 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
You better not be tiring yet, August means we're nearing those pennant weeks. Make sure you stay aware of your weekly inning minimums and seasonal inning maximums. To usher you towards the championship, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions. In case you […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoQuarterback Tiered Rankings for Fantasy Football Drafts
August is here and that means preseason football and fantasy football draft season is upon us. We here at RotoBaller have compiled our fantasy football staff rankings for 2019 and it's time to look at our quarterbacks. We're in quite the era for passing thanks to the league's rules and current talent, yet most drafts still see […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Writing "Week 20" into baseball articles always gives me an existential crisis -- time really flies. One blink of the eye and suddenly you've missed two three-homer games, just like that! Head-to-head playoffs are on the horizon and every little stat matters, that's the […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 19 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
August brings fantasy baseball's marathon miles to the forefront. Don't wait until September's sprint to the finish to create a path to the podium. Monitor your innings and make those pitching decisions count. To help your quest for glory, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's 2019 PPR Sleepers List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Sleeper has become a dirty word to me, as both writer and reader, but there's no doubting its place in our fantasy lexicon. I do think that everyone that uses it then needs to define what it means within the context of the article. […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to August, where we round that bend towards the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season. You should have a clear idea of team needs, strengths and weaknesses, at this point and looking to address them appropriately. There are likely owners in your […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 18 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
While others drift towards fantasy football and overlook their baseball lineups, those of you with focus will reap rewards down the stretch. Laugh as others forget to put in transactions or start fringe candidates for poor matchups. To assist you, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The end of July means the final two months of the season are upon us, which rewards those who persist in their pursuit of greatness and punishes those who shirk their duties for fantasy football. Patience is a virtue, and that virtue pays dividends […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 17 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
As we near the end of July and approach the 100-game mark on the season, each starting pitcher outing feels like it weighs heavier and heavier on us. The margins for victory are slimming and we can't accept anything but victory. Therefore, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The phrase "Get 'Em While They're Hot" feels cruel this weekend, as I'm writing from the beaches of Belmar, New Jersey. Maybe I'm just a pampered nit, but the sun is attacking from all sides. At least the ocean is a stone's throw away, […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 16 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
With the All-Star week in our rearview mirror, we as fantasy owners are now on a nonstop train towards late September's championship weeks. We here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions and get you on top of that podium. In case you missed it, […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoRest-of-Season Relief Pitcher Rankings (Midseason Update)
The trade deadline approaches and bullpen speculation is running rampant, with the battle for saves likely deciding which spot on the podium you'll stand on. We here at RotoBaller want to give you the inside track for a successful second half with a Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the second half of the season, you crazy fantasyheads. I told myself I'd keep this week brief because I'm off to a wedding, but I always wind up rambling anyhow. The short week means not much has changed stats-wise, but we still […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 6 years agoWeek 15 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
I hope you enjoyed the All-Star break and having a couple of days off from sweating daily baseball action because it's all business from now until the finish line! That's why we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions. In case you missed it, […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoRest-of-Season Shortstop Rankings (Midseason Update)
The All-Star break has come and gone, as we now find ourselves on the downward portion of this roller-coaster ride. As we race towards the finish line, we here at RotoBaller felt it best to equip you for the journey ahead with a second-half, Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The All-Star break is a unique time that stops the numbers from adding up and gives us a chance to reevaluate our squads in earnest. Or, perhaps it's your time to delete the fantasy apps from your phone and go on a brief retreat […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 6 years agoWeek 14 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
Can you believe that July is already here, bursting through the calendar wall like the Kool-Aid Man? Start the "second half" of the season off right with strong pitching and make the summer yours. That's why we here at RotoBaller offer our insight and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions. […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Summer is now in full swing, with the calendar turning to July shortly. While most peg the All-Star break as the "first/second half" cutoff, this is the real 50% progress point in the season. Think about all that has transpired thus far and realize […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 6 years agoWeek 13 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
These beautiful summer nights should be filled with barbecue, relaxation and dominating your competition with only the finest of pitching performances. That's why we here at RotoBaller offer our insight and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now writing this weekly […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to late June, where the first half of the fantasy baseball (and regular) season meets the second half! No, we're not quite at the All-Star break, but the actual number of games played for each team will cross the 81-game threshold this upcoming […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 6 years agoWeek 12 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
Starting pitcher decisions can make your hair turn gray throughout these beautiful summer months where you're supposed to be enjoying the long days and gorgeous baseball weather. That's why we're here to help take the edge off with our insight and pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit calls. In case you missed […]
Nick Mariano 6 years ago