Welcome back RotoBallers to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 5 (April 22 - April 28). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo leagues. These are SP options to consider that might be good additions to your fantasy roster, especially for streaming. […]
Full Story »BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Gabriel Arias, the 24-year-old super-utility man just made five consecutive starts after receiving limited playing time in the first two weeks of the season. Arias is riding a solid .314/.333/.543 line with one home run, one swiped bag and seven RBI. In […]
Full Story »BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Rays have been hit hard by injuries this season, but there may be no team better equipped to deal with the injury bug than the analytical geniuses that run the Tampa organization. Case-in-point, Amed Rosario who was inked to a one-year deal […]
Full Story »BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl (wrist) is expected to begin a rehab assignment soon. Manager David Bell said the plan is for Friedl to begin his rehab work within the next week or two. The 28-year-old has been sidelined since suffering a fractured wrist in […]
Full Story »BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Houston Astros prospect Joey Loperfido has made his second appearance in our Hot Prospects series over the last three weeks. He ranks No. 3 among Astros outfield prospects but boasts the potential to be an everyday standout in Houston. He runs well, has a […]
Full Story »BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jose Butto was brilliant in his last start against the Kansas City Royals, going six strong innings while striking out nine hitters. He has 15 strikeouts in 12 innings, and manager Carlos Mendoza said that Butto would stay in the rotation. He has been […]
Full Story »Baseball season is officially in full swing. If you have an interest or a need in tweaking with your team, then you have come to the right place. This FAAB fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups series will be looking at Week 5 -- April 22 through April 28 -- and will point out free agents […]
Full Story »We are not deep into the 2024 MLB action, but it's never too early to submit waiver claims. This article will discuss fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for the outfield in Week 5 -- April 22 through April 28. It still might be premature to give up on the struggling players who excited you during […]
Full Story »Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our first base and third base fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 5 – April 22 through April 28. It's hard to believe the season's first month is almost over. April certainly hasn't been uneventful for MLB, with the many pitching injuries, the uniform fiasco proving all too real, and […]
Full Story »The deeper we get into the season, the more intriguing things get on the waiver wire. What once looked like a hot start for a player is trending towards the start of a breakout campaign with each passing game. On the other end of the spectrum, players we drafted to be starters have either gotten […]
Full Story »Football never sleeps at RotoBaller! With some high-stakes best ball drafts already underway, we're digging into what the fantasy football landscape will look like in 2024. RotoBaller's David Rispoli breaks down the wide receiver that stands out as the best value on the board in early 2024 fantasy football drafts. Win MORE in 2024 with […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 5, from April 22 to April 28. With multiple teams having six or seven games on their schedule, we're looking at a nice variety of two-start pitchers. Each week of this fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire […]
Full Story »The 2023-2024 NBA playoffs are here, and our friends over at PrizePicks still have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal is to build a 2-player, […]
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The NFL season is in full bloom and we kick off Week 5 with a Thursday night divisional matchup in the NFC South between the Tampa Bay Bucs and the Atlanta Falcons. There are plenty of intriguing matchups in store this week with the Bills vs. Texans and Ravens vs. Bengals being the standouts. But […]
Whether you are looking for help to stay on track or get back on track, our Week 5 fantasy football Superflex rankings (2QB) for fantasy football can assist your start-or-sit decisions. In Superflex formats, you almost always want to start two quarterbacks, even if the QB option seems mediocre compared to a mid-level flex position. So […]
For the fourth week in a row, Thursday Night Football with feature an intra-divisional game, this time between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both teams feature top-end fantasy football options, including multiple wide receivers, a premier running back, and two quarterbacks on the ascent. Tight ends? We will have to see about […]
We are back again, RotoBallers! Last week was killer! I had a few close takedowns; had Daniel Jones gotten a little more done, we probably could have gotten there. This week, we have an exciting matchup: an NFC South rivalry game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Atlanta Falcons. This one has plenty […]
It was nice of Week 3 to not steal some stars from us, but Week 4 was not as kind. Injuries and poor performances continue to pile up and for those teams sitting at 1-3 or worse, it is time to make some lineup changes. You cannot just go down with the ship. I am […]
It's time to prepare for Thursday Night Football. Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Set your optimal fantasy football lineups for Thursday Night Football and Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season. Our free Who Should I Start? tool will help make your fantasy football lineup decisions. Compare up to four NFL players, […]
Welcome, RotoBallers, to our defensive streamers and starts piece. Every week, I'll go through the best fantasy defensive options for the next four weeks. In this article, I'll look at the top fantasy defenses to target in Week 5 through Week 8. So, if you like to stream defenses each week, you have come to […]
Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.
Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 5 of the 2024 fantasy football season. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. The data we access for offensive and defensive players continues to skyrocket. Though we mainly focus on offensive […]
There will be four teams on a bye for Week 5, leaving us with our first limited schedule of the season. Still, there are plenty of marquee matchups to be excited about. Each week of the NFL season, I’ll share my picks for each game and rank their selections for those who play in a […]
The tight-end position has always been bad. Fantasy football managers have never had many options. It’s always lacked depth. However, it’s never been this bad. This year, at least through four weeks, is the worst the position has ever been. Through four weeks, there are just two tight ends averaging more than 8.5 half-PPR points. […]
Welcome to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season! There are so many different pools, fantasy leagues, weekly bets, and futures bets that it's hard to decide what to do with all of these choices. But survivor pools are the oldest and simplest leagues out there. All you have to […]
We here at RotoBaller are constantly tweaking our analysis, so it's only right that each week we deliver a fresh batch of rest-of-season rankings! We've got all new ingredients to adjust for thanks to key injuries, a few spicy breakouts, and another week of recovery for stars on the shelf in our Week 5 fantasy […]
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