Week 2 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. ECR

Welcome, one and all, to the weekly piece that puts my rankings under the microscope and gives me a chance to explain myself against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) found on FantasyPros. I did decently in Week 1, scoring 29th out of ~130 experts, but if I'm going to beat my 9th place finish from […]

Reynaldo Lopez (SP, CHW) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez is feeling it lately, yielding just four combined earned runs over his last four outings (25 ⅔ IP) with 29 punchouts. The highlight of this stretch was his most recent turn against the Angels, where […]

Steven Matz (SP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: In four starts since coming off of the DL in mid-August, New York Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz has struck out 31 hitters against five walks with a 2.25 ERA and 2.51 xFIP in 24 innings. With his next start slated for Thursday […]

Felix Pena (SP, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Felix Pena has seen his effectiveness rebound alongside his velocity lately, as he’s turned in back-to-back 7-IP starts against the Astros and White Sox with just one and two earned in each respective outing. His sinker-slider mix […]

Brad Keller (KC, SP/RP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller is a mixed bag in fantasy circles. Keller’s unsightly overall 87/46 K/BB ratio over 127 ⅓ IP will make you cringe, but the 23-year-old’s been a force over the last month. He held the ChiSox […]

Mike Minor (SP/RP, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: Texas Rangers pitcher Mike Minor has now won six of his seven starts after holding the Halos to one run across six strong innings on Monday night. He only struck out three, but the 1.96 ERA/0.83 WHIP over the last month is what […]

Tyler Glasnow (SP/RP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow has seen his fantasy stock drop a bit. It’s like a guy can’t implode every once in a while without everyone freaking out. The entire fantasy community became a Glasnow expert after Toronto lit him up […]

Touki Toussaint (SP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Touki Toussaint has looked amazing in 14 of his 16 major league innings thus far. His six-inning MLB debut against the Marlins was clean from start-to-finish. He held Boston without a hit over four innings before unraveling in […]

Jose Urena (SP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena is a tough player to evaluate. You don’t have to love the guy -- in fact, I’d say it’s best not to -- but Urena has looked sharp ever since that whole fracas with the Braves […]

Joe Ross (SP, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross was set to make his 2018 debut on Sept. 7 against the Cubs, but that start was rained out. Washington opted to keep everyone else on schedule and push Ross’ turn back a week. So now he due […]

Jorge Lopez (KC, SP/RP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kansas City Royals pitcher Pablo Lopez captivated the baseball world by coming within three outs of perfection on Sept. 8 against the Twins, ultimately settling for the win and one earned run over eight-plus innings. This was his follow-up performance to tossing […]

Week 24 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

It's safe to call this the middle of September, right? With just under three weeks remaining in the fantasy (and regular) baseball season, there are barely any rules or conventions that you should force yourself to play by. Identify your needs and go. Do the thing! I believe in you, and I (mostly) believe in these […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 2 Lightning Round

Oh, football Sundays, there’s nothing quite like you. The whirlwind of emotions leading to fist-pumping highs, as well as great defeats marked by injuries and others vulturing your points. In the interest of getting you the most timely information for your title matchups, consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 2. This […]

Week 1 Chat - Live Fantasy Football Game Day Q&A

It's Sunday Morning, Week 1... Do You Know Who to Start? Each Sunday morning of the NFL season, RotoBaller's experts will be moderating the industry's leading live chat room and answering a bunch of your fantasy football questions, from around 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM ET. Come join in on the fun, and get your […]

Week 1 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. ECR

Welcome, one and all, to the weekly piece that puts my rankings under the microscope and gives me a chance to explain myself against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) found on FantasyPros. If this is your first time reading me, then hi! Why should you care about me? Well, my finish as the ninth-most accurate […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Welcome to this first installment of the Waiver Wire weekly series for the 2018 fantasy football season. I know you're still giddy about your draft and perhaps you're still riding that high, but the waiver wire is now your draft room. We provide information on players that are owned in roughly 30% of Yahoo leagues […]

Dallas Goedert (TE, PHI) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert is not a safe option in any way shape or form. However, if you are in truly deep waters and do not even have the Antonio Gates flier available to you, then check in on the Eagles rookie named […]

Jake Butt (TE, DEN) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Denver Broncos tight end Jake Butt may quickly be on the minds of fantasy owners. While the Broncos may let Jeff Heuerman “start” at the beginning of the season, it should only be a matter of time before Butt asserts himself as Denver’s feature TE. […]

Vance McDonald (TE, PIT) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald keeps on drawing us in. We hate ourselve for buying into an oft-injured McDonald when he is already less than 100% before even seeing game action, yet the allure of starting in a Steelers offense that can […]

Ricky Seals-Jones (TE, ARI) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Arizona Cardinals tight end Ricky Seals-Jones has a tough matchup in Week 1 against Washington, but his overall prospects are promising in an Arizona offense that should lean on intermediate throws. Sam Bradford is not going to air it out and so RSJ and Larry […]

Quincy Enunwa (WR, NYJ) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: New York Jets wide reciever Quincy Enunwa could be listed as a WR/TE hybrid and we are not sure anyone would be able to mount a counterargument. The six-foot-two, 225-pound Enunwa has breakaway speed and the power to shake off arm tackles, but […]

Phillip Dorsett (WR, NE) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: New England Patriots wide receiver Phillip Dorsett never really meshed with the team last season. While we would love to buy that Bill Belichick and the Patriots will unlock Cordarelle Patterson, for now we need to buy into the simple fact that Dorsett is […]

Tre’Quan Smith (WR, NO) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 1+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith might be one of the better boom or bust receivers leading into 2018. The preseason standout may have played his way ahead of Cameron Meredith in the WR pecking order, at least while Meredith gets his body back […]

Ryan Grant (WR, IND) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Ryan Grant may be another player that is taking advantage of more playing time. With Deon Cain tearing his ACL and Chester Rogers being, well, Chester Rogers, then it was not surprising to see Grant rise to the No. 2 slot on the […]

Mike Wallace (WR, PHI)- Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Mike Wallace should be scooped up quickly. This one is more for the short-term, but as long as Alshon Jeffery is sitting, Mike Wallace should be a solid starter for you. Nelson Agholor is not going to run as the lone […]

James Washington (WR, PIT) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver James Washington is just the type of player to add today before his waiver stock goes through the roof. Take what Martavis Bryant was for Pittsburgh and then edge that forward a bit. Now you have Washington! Before you […]

Geronimo Allison (WR, GB) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Green Bay Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison is blessed to play with the best quarterback in the league. Remember when James Jones scored 14 touchdowns as the Packers No. 3 receiver a few seasons ago? Well, that’s the kind of role that Allison […]

John Brown (WR, BAL) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore Ravens wide receiver John Brown is a forgotten man in fantasy circles. Everyone’s minds seem to only have room for one season’s worth of data on a guy, with many writing off Brown due to the injury-marred 2017. We get it: the […]

Chris Godwin (WR, TB) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin is in a weird spot leading into 2018. It is cute how Tampa Bay listed Godwin and DeSean Jackson as co-starters across from Mike Evans, but fantasy owners are staring down a different sort of depth chart. D-Jax is […]

Allen Hurns (WR, DAL) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Allen Hurns should be owned in more than half of leagues, simple as that. We know Michael Gallup (34% owned) is the flashier rookie but Hurns is the No. 1 WR on this team! Get out of here with that Cole Beasley nonsense, […]