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Shortly before opening day, the Boston Red Sox decided to option Jackie Bradley Jr. and Cuban defector Rusney Castillo to Triple-A Pawtucket, according to Reuters. Boston looks to bounce back from finishing last in the AL East a season ago. The Red Sox will start the season without two players that were expected to contribute right away. […]
Full Story »Rubby De La Rosa (SP/RP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues / NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: A lot of the attention in the Arizona Diamondbacks rotation towards the end of Spring Training was geared towards Archie Bradley. This is a completely warranted opinion given the state of the rotation as a whole. However, an overlooked potential starter with […]
Full Story »Houston Texans Sign Wide Receiver Nate Washington
The specifics of the contract have yet to be confirmed but the Houston Texans did indeed acquire free agent wide receiver Nate Washington. Washington should come in as the number three receiver behind clear number one DeAndre Hopkins with recent signee Cecil Shorts being the number two. Washington had a decent enough tenure as part of […]
Full Story »NBA DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – FanDuel Advice for 4/3/15
We're entering the final weeks of the NBA season but that does not mean you have to quit fantasy basketball. We have provided our daily picks throughout the year and we will continue to push hard during these last regular season games. Below are our favorite FanDuel DFS picks for Friday April 3rd, 2015. Keep […]
Full Story »How to Use Positional Scarcity and Depth to Your Advantage
Position scarcity and depth are topics of great debate every draft season. Where the talent pool is deep, you can afford to wait. Where it is scarce, an early pick is often in order. During the work on my series of draft value articles using RotoBaller's ADP Draft Sleepers Tool, I examined the depth of […]
Full Story »Top Five Breakouts from 2014 Due for Regression
Many hitters have great years that seem to come out of nowhere. Players like Todd Frazier and Dee Gordon who perform at a high level, creating the expectation that they can repeat that level of productivity. The difficult part of every hitter's breakout season is the follow up season. Was that breakout year a fluke? […]
Full Story »P.J. Hairston (SG/SF, CHA) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Monitor in All Leagues / Add as a Plug-In OWNED: 0% in Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Call it my North Carolina favoritism. Call it hopeful thinking for one of the more talented players to play at Chapel Hill during the past few seasons. Maybe its my hopeful thinking that the D-League might eventually become a […]
Full Story »Shin-Soo Choo (OF, TEX) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~125 Overall ANALYSIS: Shin-Soo choo is coming off a year in which he posted the worst slash line of his career: .242/.340/.374. Injuries to Choo and several teammates hold some of the blame, but it is fair to say he did not live up to expectations in his first season with the Texas Rangers. With a healthy lineup behind […]
Full Story »Drew Smyly (SP, TB) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~175 Overall ANALYSIS: Mostly overlooked last season in a star-studded Tigers rotation, Drew Smyly was sent in the David Price deal to Tampe Bay, where he immediately thrived. Prior to being shut down at the end of 2014, Smyly made seven starts for the Rays, striking out nearly a batter per inning and flashing […]
Full Story »Spring Training Stock Watch: Fantasy Prospects On The Rise
Over the last several weeks, we have touched on a few of the bigger name MLB prospects who have impressed this spring, solidifying their status as some of the games premier up and coming stars, like Mookie Betts, Kris Bryant, and Joc Pederson just to name a few. As we near the conclusion […]
Full Story »Jorge Soler (OF, CHC) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~120 Overall ANALYSIS: Jorge Soler is a pure power hitter with great bat speed and patience to make opposing pitchers work. He doesn’t strike out as much as the typical slugger, and he’s not afraid to take a walk. Even though Soler spent a productive 24 games with the Cubs late last season, he […]
Full Story »Mat Latos (SP, MIA) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Draft Target in Middle Rounds ANALYSIS: Newly acquired Marlins starting pitcher Mat Latos figures to bounce back with his new team in a new division this year. Latos, 27, posted a win-loss record of 5-5 last season for Cincinnati, with an ERA of 3.25. The Alexandria, VA native was limited to only 102 1/3 innings in […]
Full Story »Mike Muscala (C, ATL) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues; monitor in all leagues OWNED: 1% of Yahoo! Fantasy basketball leagues ANALYSIS: Mike Budenholzer has given the big man from Bucknell an increase in minutes during the last few games and Muscala has been doing everything he can to make a mark on his coach. Considering he has hit double digit scoring […]
Full Story »Top Five Dynasty / Keeper Second Basemen
Last week, I completed my first ever slow draft. Instead of a typical 60 seconds to make your pick, slow draft gives up to 8 hours to make a pick. This style of drafting could possibly take a couple weeks rather than the standard couple of hours. Needless to say, slow draft completely took over […]
Full Story »Age 27 Hitters Primed For A Big Season
The Called Shot, The Billy Goat & The 27 Year Old Throughout its long history, the game of baseball has been surrounded by legends and folklore. Many of us are familiar with Babe Ruth’s called shot, where he pointed to the centerfield bleachers and hit a home run to that very same spot on the next […]
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