BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: You were almost ready to give up on your fantasy baseball team, but wait, there are still studs like Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia available for the plucking in plenty of leagues. This is were we tell you the fun stuff; take for example that your boy Young Oswaldo was a very […]
Full Story »Jordan Schafer (OF, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues and Very Deep Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: Jordan Schafer has been off to the races since debuting in Minnesota back on Aug. 5th. The Twins claimed the fleet-footed outfielder after he was placed on waivers by the Braves, which has led to him becoming the strong side of a center field platoon […]
Full Story »Week 20 Fanduel DFS Recap: RotoBaller's Expert Lineup Picks
Daily League Lineup Picks - Subscription Newsletter Recap As many of you already know, we take our DFS quite seriously here at RotoBaller. Each and every week since the start of the 2013 MLB and fantasy baseball season, we have been providing our premium subscribers with 3 cheat sheet style newsletters per week, full of […]
Full Story »Matt Shoemaker (SP, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues ANALYSIS: Matt Shoemaker has been far too good for far too long to only be owned in 26% of leagues. At this time of year, when a lot of managers in roto leagues have stopped paying attention, you have a lot of opportunities to be a rotoBaller and stream high quality […]
Full Story »Kelvin Benjamin (WR, CAR) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target ~ 125 (Current ADP: 138, WR: 44) ANALYSIS: How many of you reading this know who the WR options on the Carolina Panthers are this year? I can take a quick guess that not many of you do...including myself (I had to research it beyond the subject of this post). As we all know […]
Full Story »Week 21 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
What’s up RotoBallers, hopefully your team is still in the chase as we start heading down the fantasy baseball home stretch. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 21. For every week of the fantasy baseball season, we look to analyze all of the projected starting pitcher matchups and put together our optimal lineups. This week we […]
Full Story »2014 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 50 Running Backs
While we already published our Top 50 Running Back Rankings in four separate tiers, we thought it was time to update these rankings just a little bit considering all the news out of training camp and preseason. This is not an knee jerk overreaction based on preseason performances, just some basic accounting for injury news and the […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 21 (Part 1)
This season could present one of the best finishes in recent memory. As far as division winners, it’s becoming clear that Washington and Baltimore will more than likely take theirs, but every other division race could come down to the final days. As for the wild card chases, it appears the frontrunners are set for […]
Full Story »Four Wide Receivers Primed For An Increase In Touchdowns
An important aspect of having a successful fantasy season is being able to project which players are likely to improve their numbers from the previous season. In other words, finding sleepers based on current ADPs is key to any sound fantasy strategy, for PPR or non-PPR leagues. It sounds obvious because it is and yet […]
Full Story »FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks, Advice & Sleepers for 8/18
Below are my picks for Monday 8/18's Fanduel contests. The afternoon game between the Mets and Cubs is not included in this analysis since it won’t factor into most of tonight’s entries. Keep in mind that these picks are based upon Fanduel’s dollar values and won’t necessarily be the best plays in other formats. For those who […]
Full Story »Getting A Grip On Holds: Relief Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups
While the holds statistic is even harder to predict than saves for closers, the relief pitcher sleepers we highlight today feature some solid setup men and some looking to reclaim glory they once had. The more likely their team is to win, the more likely these following relief pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be […]
Full Story »Levine Toilolo (TE, ATL) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target in Final Draft Rounds of Very Deep leagues or off Waiver Wire (Current ADP: Undrafted) ANALYSIS: With the retiring of one of the greatest tight ends to ever play the game in Tony Gonzales, many assume that the 100+ targets tossed his way by Matt Ryan will be soaked up by a healthy group of […]
Full Story »Top 5 Hitter Streamers For Week 21: Waiver Wire Targets
It's hard to believe the fantasy season is already winding to a close, but if you play in standard leagues (and even most custom leagues), you're on the home stretch by now. I'll keep this introduction short and sweet then. You all know the drill: below are five hitters owned in fewer than 50% of leagues who […]
Full Story »Julian Edelman (WR, NE) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target ~ 55 (Current ADP: 67, WR: 25) ANALYSIS: If you were to ask any average fantasy owner to name you three offensive players on the New England Patriots it's conceivable Julian Edelman wouldn't even make that list. Chances are they would name Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and one of the random running backs […]
Full Story »Four Deep Sleepers to Target in Fantasy Football Leagues
Let’s take a look at the some 2014 fantasy football deep sleepers that have the potential to return nice fantasy value this season. When planning your draft strategy, you should always consider sleepers and even the deep sleepers who will be available extremely late in drafts. These players (and one defense) can all be drafted in the last round […]
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