CURRENT ADP: ~133 Overall (QB 17) BALLER MOVE: Target in Later Rounds as QB2 ANALYSIS: Sam Bradford was the first overall pick in 2010 and was set to be the franchise quarterback of the St. Louis Rams. His career to date has been riddled with injuries, and with a sub-par supporting cast in St. Louis, Bradford never lived […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 7/24/15
As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Friday, July, 24th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 7/24/15
Holy pitching, Batman! As DFS analysts and players, it’s always interesting to find a slate that gives too few or too many viable options. In Friday, July 24th’s case, the options are plentiful. On a day like today, you have to weigh a few variables when selecting your go-to guy, especially because we only get […]
Full Story »Mark Buehrle (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 38% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Buehrle may seem mixed league relevant based on his 11-5 record and 3.23 ERA, but fantasy owners find his 4.49 K/9 to be a huge letdown. If you play in a league that uses K/9 or caps innings, you can stop reading now […]
Full Story »Champ or Chump: Teixeira, Puig, and the ToddFather
The hardest thing about a column like this is not having all of the relevant data. I called Robinson Cano a Chump because his fantasy stats were bad and the underlying metrics weren't any better, but now it has come out that he had a bizarre stomach thing. There is no stat for bizarre stomach […]
Full Story »Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17
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. Editor’s Note: […]
Full Story »Tight End Zach Ertz, the Post-Hype Sleeper of 2015
2014 was a rough year for breakout tight ends. Zach Ertz, Jordan Cameron, Charles Clay, Tyler Eifert, Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis, Kyle Rudolph, Dennis Pitta, Ladarius Green and more failed to reach their preseason expectations, whether it was due to poor play, injury, or a lack of talent around them. Ertz himself is an interesting […]
Full Story »Why You Should Target RB Joseph Randle in 2015
With the sweet smell of Fantasy Football in the midsummer air, it's about time for us fantasy heads to lead you all in the right direction. While everyone knows you cannot win the league at the draft, you sure can lose it. So we're here for the rest of the summer to let you know […]
Full Story »2015 NFL Fantasy Draft Strategy: Zero Wide Receivers
I’m not the type of person to commonly use a specific draft strategy. I like to stress letting the value come to you. It helps that I have my own rankings and I can work off of those for every draft. In using my own rankings, I find myself going running back heavy early and […]
Full Story »Week 16 Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat (7/23)
Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller writer Ross Wiliamson will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Thursday July 23th 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 our […]
Full Story »Cubs Talking To Tigers For David Price
The Chicago Cubs are having talks with the Detroit Tigers for David Price, according to CBS Chicago. The Tigers are 47-47, but also 10.5 games behind the Kansas Royals for first place. They are only three games out of the second Wild Card spot, but they might be sellers as the July 31 trade deadline […]
Full Story »David Freese Diagnosed With Thumb Fractures: Could Be Out 4-6 Weeks
Angels David Freese left Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins after he was hit by a pitch on his right hand, and was diagnosed with a thumb fracture, according to The Los Angeles Times. The former World Series MVP could miss some time, or even land on the DL, because he was hit on the […]
Full Story »Jose Fernandez Strikes Out 11 For The Win In Arizona
Jose Fernandez showed the world again his ability to be one of the top young arms in MLB when he struck out 11 en route to his third straight victory. In four starts in his return from Tommy John surgery, Fernandez has picked up where he left off. The 22-year-old right-hander allowed three runs on […]
Full Story »Cardinals Interested In Steve Cishek: Marlins Reliever Possibly Up For Grabs
The St. Louis Cardinals are trying to potentially land Miami Marlins reliever Steve Cishek, according to The Miami Herald. Cishek, 29 was the closer going into the 2015 season, but lost the job early in the season when he was demoted to the minors. The right-hander has been much better since he was called back […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 16 (Part 2)
I’m still waiting on the trades that are 100%* going to happen, or so we’ve heard. Everywhere you look, from Twitter to Bleacher Report, there are talks of teams that are definitely selling. The A’s, Phillies, Rockies and Mets are “sure things” to make some moves. With a little over a week left, I’m here […]
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