The Evolution of Ben Roethlisberger Into a Yearly QB1 1,498 yards. At the end of the 2013 season, Antonio Brown finished the year with an astounding near 1500 yard season that came out almost entirely out of nowhere, finishing second to Josh Gordon's even more unanticipated year. It would come as the byproduct of the second best […]
Full Story »Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Peraza, Gonzalez, Rea, Bird)
Hello and once again welcome to the prospect call-up update for Week 19 of the MLB and fantasy baseball season. While it has been a bit of a slow week in prospect activity, that certainly doesn't mean that those few prospects who got the call don't have the potential to produce for fantasy baseball managers. This […]
Full Story »Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds : Week 20
This is when some of the most important moves happen in the fantasy baseball season. Now is not the time to get complacent, and stay active off the waiver wire to keep your team producing. It's time to do your homework and give these catchers a look. Don't be satisfied with your spot in the […]
Full Story »Are We About to See the Decline of Matt Forte?
Matt Forte has had a pretty incredible fantasy run in his career. Forte has had at least 1400 yards from scrimmage every season. In particular, the last two seasons under Marc Trestman’s offense have been great for Forte. He has had a top four fantasy finish in each of those seasons while averaging 1889 yards from […]
Full Story »TB WR Mike Evans Primed For a Bigger Year
Many would argue that outside of Odell Beckham, Jr., Mike Evans was the most impressive of the outstanding class of rookie wide receivers in 2014. While Beckham, Jr. received much of the hype for his circus catches and absurd yardage totals, Evans gave him a run for his money in touchdowns, hauling in 12 in […]
Full Story »Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 20
While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men heading into Week 20 of the fantasy baseball season. 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 […]
Full Story »Allen Robinson (WR, JAX) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in the middle rounds as a WR3/flex play with WR2 upside. CURRENT ADP: 96 STD, 63 PPR ANALYSIS: After a season in which he was on pace for just under 1,000 receiving yards, Allen Robinson is poised to bounce back from his foot injury in an improving offense. The Jacksonville Jaguars have been […]
Full Story »Marco Estrada (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ and AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Toronto Blue Jays are scoring boatloads of runs these days and owning any of the Blue Jays pitching staff can be quite beneficial. Marco Estrada is proving that he is not only not an exception to the rule but […]
Full Story »Jon Niese (SP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It wasn't that long ago that Jon Niese was to be exiled from New York. Now the Mets wouldn't be in first place without him. How did that happen? In his last 10 games, if you take out the July 24th disaster […]
Full Story »Chase Anderson (SP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Chase Anderson just came back from an injury and it could not have come at a better time for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Before the triceps injury reared its ugly head, Anderson had a sub 3.00 ERA and was riding a sensible hot […]
Full Story »Raisel Iglesias (SP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Reds clearly saw something in Raisel Iglesias when they signed him to a 7-year deal worth $27 million this off season and he is making them look really smart for doing it. His 3-4 record and 4.73 ERA leaves something to […]
Full Story »Week 19 Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat (8/13)
Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller writer Ross Wiliamson will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Thursday August 13th 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 »Giovani Bernard (RB, CIN) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 5-6 as RB2 Current ADP: 74 STD, 56, PPR ANALYSIS: Giovani Bernard lost his starting job to Jeremy Hill quicker than many had imagined, but for good reason. Hill was an absolute force down the stretch, and while Bernard’s season totals look strong, he really struggled to pick up consistent yards. Bernard […]
Full Story »Shane Vereen (RB, NYG) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 6-8 as RB3 Current ADP: 106 STD, 68 PPR ANALYSIS: While Rashad Jennings has decent value, his age and injury history are concerns. Shane Vereen, his backfield partner, on the other hand, should provide solid value of his own as he racks up receptions. Vereen is strong and agile enough to get open […]
Full Story »Running Back Tiered Dynasty / Keeper Rankings
While we already published our tiered dynasty / keeper running back rankings in a few different segments, we thought it was time to update these rankings just a little bit as we are approaching the NFL season. This is not an knee jerk overreaction based on preseason news, just some basic accounting for injury news […]
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