A.J. Green is in my list of tier one receivers. For me it’s not even a question, Green is elite and deserves to be in there. I will acknowledge that my list of tier one receivers is deeper than it’s ever been this year at eight, and he’s definitely in the lower half of those […]
Full Story »Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 16
While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the difference between winning or losing in your fantasy league. Marc […]
Full Story »Cesar Hernandez (2B / SS / 3B, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 50% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Recently the Philadelphia Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. stated, "Cesar Hernandez is our best second baseman. I would assume that Cesar would be our second baseman." This clearly shows that Utley's time with the Phillies is coming to an end and the time […]
Full Story »Nathan Karns (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: This season the Tampa Rays has been plagued with injuries but with those injuries its provided opportunities. One person who has filled in admirally has been Nathan Karns. So far Karns has posted a 3.63 ERA (top 50 in MLB), 99 Ks (35 […]
Full Story »Midseason Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Relief Pitchers
Below you will find our rest of season tiered rankings for relief pitchers. This list was constructed reflecting the probability of trades being completed between now and the MLB trade deadline. Obviously a bird in hand is better than two in the bush, but it feels necessary to account for potential moves and the impact it will […]
Full Story »The Top 10 Fantasy Football Quarterbacks for 2015
With the Fantasy Football season slowly coming upon us, Fantasy Football Expert Adam Sabol starts giving out his early rankings for every position- starting with the Quarterbacks. For more rankings articles and analysis, check out RotoBaller's excellent Rankings Dashboard which is broken down by position. We've had months without football (and I got ants all over me oh God) […]
Full Story »Buy Low Fantasy Baseball Pitching Options for the Second Half
The first half of fantasy baseball is officially over. The start of the second half means teams MLB and fantasy alike will be making their push to the playoffs. With fantasy teams, owners will need to look at starting pitchers on their rosters or waivers that might not have performed to start the year, but […]
Full Story »The Rise and (Continuing) Fall of Percy Harvin
There was a time that many football fans fervently believed that Percy Harvin was destined to become one of the most dynamic, dangerous weapons in the league. The idea hardly seemed crazy, as Harvin was a young wide receiver who possessed a unique skill-set that made him a threat to break off a monster play […]
Full Story »Champ or Chump: Justin Turner, Jose Abreu, and The Dark Knight
This week, most columns like this one are focusing on those that made the All-Star team - after all, fantasy leagues are going through a quiet week because of it. I'm going to zig when the others zag because my team lost and instead cover players that were not involved in the game. Two were All-Stars […]
Full Story »Kyle Schwarber (C, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12 team leagues or deeper OWNED IN: 47% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: It took an injury to get him back up to the bigs, but Kyle Schwarber has returned. He was impressive in his first cup of coffee and continued to showcase his ability in his first game back. Schwarber picked up […]
Full Story »Week 15 Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat (7/16)
Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller writer Ross Wiliamson will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Thursday July 16th at 9:00 PM EST. Lineup concerns, add/drops, trades, DFS questions – you name it, we cover it! Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do […]
Full Story »Travis Kelce (TE, KC) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Middle Rounds as TE1 CURRENT ADP: 54 STD, 49 PPR ANALYSIS: Travis Kelce not only has the size and athleticism to play like Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham, but his opportunity for Gronk-like targets is increasing, as well. In 2014, Kelce reeled in 67 catches for 862 yards and five touchdowns, despite a slow […]
Full Story »Top 200: Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR Leagues)
Below are RotoBaller's 2015 fantasy football rankings for PPR (point per reception) leagues. These staff consensus rankings take the average ranks of three RotoBallers: Edward Gorelik (@edwardgorelik), Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Adam Sabol, and they already covered standard (non-PPR) league rankings in part one of this Top 200 rankings list. Be sure to also check out our 2015 fantasy football ranking dashboard which […]
Full Story »Fierce 40: College Football 2015 Rankings - West Virginia Mountaineers (#36)
Welcome to the Fierce 40 series of my 2015 College Football Rankings, where I will be counting down the top 40 ranked teams in the NCAA. Today I will be analyzing the West Virginia Mountaineers, ranked #36 overall for the 2015 college football season. I will be releasing one NCAA team preview per day, providing my analysis on each team […]
Full Story »The Top 10 Fantasy Football Running Backs for 2015
I'm here to breakdown some 2015 fantasy football rankings, and analyze who the Top 10 Running Backs will be in standard leagues. This should get you through your second or third rounds of drafting, depending on your league size. For more rankings articles and analysis, check out RotoBaller's excellent Rankings Dashboard which is broken down by position. As […]
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