Conventional fantasy baseball rankings are pointless. There I said it. A set of tiered rankings, on the other hand, now that makes a lot more sense. What a simple numerical set of rankings (from one through let's say 300) fails to account for is the skills and production gap between the players it is ordering. […]
Full Story »NBA DFS FanDuel Advice & Sleepers – Lineup Picks for 3/8/15
All throughout the 2014-15 NBA campaign, RotoBaller will be analyzing the top NBA DFS lineup picks and providing our expert advice for the best sleepers at the guard, forward and center positions. Below are our favorite FanDuel DFS picks for March 8, 2015. Keep in mind, fantasy basketball is a fickle game when it comes to injured […]
Full Story »Reigning Calder Winner MacKinnon Out For Remainder of Season
UPDATE: Nathan MacKinnon will be out 6-8 weeks with a fractured foot. — Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 6, 2015 The news broke on Friday, via the Colorado Avalanche's twitter account, that 2013-2014 Calder Memorial Trophy Winner Nathan MacKinnon will miss the remainder of the season with a fractured foot. While the 19-year-old center will only […]
Full Story »Yu Darvish Mulling Tommy John Surgery
This might be another throw-away season for the Texas Rangers. Staff ace Yu Darvish is considering Tommy John surgery that would surely take him out of commission for all of 2015, perhaps even longer. The elbow inflammation that prompted the Rangers to shut Darvish down late last season now looks like it might be a […]
Full Story »Kansas City Royals Sign Pitcher Chris Young
The Kansas City Royals announced that they have signed pitcher Chris Young to a one-year major league contract. #Royals announce that they've signed RHP Chris Young to a one-year Major League contract. Young went 12-9 with the Mariners in 2014. — Kansas City Royals (@Royals) March 7, 2015 Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star adds […]
Full Story »Overall Daily Fantasy Sports Strategy: NBA
We have seen the commercials and heard the stories. Play daily fantasy sports leagues and you could win hundreds of thousands of dollars. Anyone can do it! Well, I’m here to explain to you that you’re not going to win hundreds of thousands of dollars overnight. Your chances of hitting that million dollar mark are […]
Full Story »Three Closers (RPs) Who Will Underperform Their 2015 ADP
Don't Pay For These Saves You hear it every year: Don't pay for saves. A simple, effective strategy if you're an active and intelligent owner. Which, if you're reading this, you are. And handsome to boot! Have you lost weight? Sometimes, though, that strategy can be a bit of a boondoggle. I changed closers more […]
Full Story »Marcus Semien: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Middle Infield Sleeper
With 85 games under his MLB belt and still just 24 years old, newly acquired right-handed-hitting Marcus Semien could provide a lot of value to the Oakland Athletics and fantasy owners alike this season. The former White Sox second baseman should see an ample amount of playing time in Oakland, while possibly maintaining eligibility at […]
Full Story »Adam Eaton (OF, CWS) - Undervalued in 2015 Baseball Rankings
CURRENT ADP: 240 RANKINGS STATUS: Undervalued ANALYSIS: Last season, it seemed like just about everyone and their mother was on the Billy Hamilton bandwagon after a promising cup of coffee with the big league squad in 2013. While those Hamilton advocates reaped the benefits in the first half of the 2014 season, Hamilton’s true colors […]
Full Story »Happy Harvey Day: Mets Ace Picks Up Where He Left Off
After an 18-month hiatus from the mound, Matt Harvey returned and dominated his way through two innings for the New York Mets Friday at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Harvey faced six Detroit Tiger batters, striking out three and not allowing a base-runner. Hitting the speed-gun as high as 99 mph, Harvey picked up where he […]
Full Story »Austin Jackson (OF, SEA) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target as OF5 ANALYSIS: Austin Jackson was dealt to Detroit prior to the 2010 season, and made an immediate impact, posting a .293/.345/.400 triple slash line while scoring 103 runs and stealing 27 bases en route to a second-place finish in the AL Rookie of the Year voting. However, Jackson never fully developed into […]
Full Story »Anthony Rendon (2B/3B, WAS) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Analysis
Current ADP: 18 Rankings Status: Overvalued Analysis: Qualifying at second base, third base, middle infield and corner infield is undoubtedly a good thing - that kind of roster flexibility can really give your team an edge. Anthony Rendon had a solid season last year, sporting a .285 batting average with 21 HR, 14 SB and […]
Full Story »Can Oakland Surprise The League Again?
Teams usually perform close to the expectations they are given at the start of the season. The Oakland Athletics had few expectations coming into the 2012 season. With a projected 79-win season and third place in the American League West, fans expected another rebuilding year. Even at the All-Star Break, the A’s sat at a […]
Full Story »All Fear (and Draft) the Nationals Rotation
Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Doug Fister, and Gio Gonzalez. That's scary. If only one could draft all five studs and call it a day. Which pitchers will live up to the hype and whom should you draft for your fantasy squad? For some reason, it is widely believed that Fister will occupy the fourth spot […]
Full Story »NBA DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - FanDuel Advice for 3/6/15
All throughout the 2014-15 NBA campaign, RotoBaller will be analyzing the top NBA DFS lineup picks and providing our expert advice for the best sleepers at the guard, forward and center positions. Below are our favorite FanDuel DFS picks for March 6, 2015. Keep in mind, fantasy basketball is a fickle game when it comes to injured […]
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