It's only been one week folks. Take a deep breath with me, and come back from the ledge of trading Odell Beckham Jr. for Bishop Sankey. Find that perfect balance of appropriate reaction. Be the zen master. Trying to be a perfectionist in fantasy sports will drive you insane, as you won't avoid all of […]
Full Story »Week 1 NFL Recap: Injuries, Breakout Performers & Game by Game Analysis
The Christmas season is finally upon us with our first Sunday of the 2015 NFL year officially in the books. Obviously by “Christmas season” I really mean “football season,” the time of year in which we finally stop doing fantasy drafts and start evaluating our players as they perform week to week. If you’re new […]
Full Story »Week 2 Quarterbacks: Waiver Wire Pickups, Sleepers & Streamers
The first week of the season was good to me. Both Alex Smith and Andy Dalton had top ten days, and my deeper league pickup Tyrod Taylor exceeded my expectations as well. I'll look to continue that success in Week Two. On the bright side, we do have meaningful data in real games to work […]
Full Story »Lance Dunbar (RB, DAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 27% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Dez Bryant injury has a strong ripple effect. While Lance Dunbar showed that he was a strong passing option for the Cowboys, it became very clear that Dallas had plans to split him out wide and use him as a true […]
Full Story »Cuddyer (Wrist) Starts For First Time In Two Weeks
Michael Cuddyer returned to the New York Mets starting lineup on Monday when they played the Miami Marlins at home. A ligament issue with the right wrist caused Cuddyer to either sit out or have a pinch-hit appearances here or there. He went 1-for-1 with a walk in two pinch-hits while dealing with the injury. It […]
Full Story »Cesar Hernandez (Thumb) Out For Season
The Philadelphia Phillies placed Cesar Hernandez on the 60-day DL with a dislocated left thumb, which will put an end to the infielder’s season. Hernandez collided with Anthony Rizzo during the Phillies 7-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Rizzo was on base when the 25-year-old attempted to field a ball. The two collided, […]
Full Story »Greinke Dominates Again For 17th Win
Zack Greinke pitched another gem on Sunday when he allowed no runs over eight innings pitched to go along with eight strikeouts for the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 victory. The right-hander almost didn’t get the win because Kanley Jansen allowed the Arizona Diamondbacks to score three times. The Dodgers were able to finish the job […]
Full Story »Pierre Garcon (WR, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 57% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Pierre Garcon is going to be the only established wide receiver that Kirk Cousins is going to have for a few weeks while DeSean Jackson recovers from a hamstring injury. The strong play of Jordan Reed is notable, but Garçon is owned in […]
Full Story »Stevie Johnson (WR, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 42% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Stevie Johnson put up a great 6-82-1 line in his San Diego Chargers debut against the Detroit Lions. Keenan Allen's fantastic game may have overshadowed Stevie's performance unless you were specifically looking for it. Still available in over half of Fleaflicker leagues, the […]
Full Story »Week 2 Wide Receivers: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds
So you're either basking in your Week 1 teams and your drafting genius, or you're licking your wounds. Either way, we are here to analyze the waiver wire for Week 2 and upgrade our wide receivers. Below I discuss breakout performers and overlooked wide receivers (PPR and standard leagues), to assist in making roster tweaks. Sifting through your […]
Full Story »Week 2 Running Backs: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds
Week 1 in finally in the books and boy was it a good one. We got plenty of great performances out of the top players in the league (as I'm writing this another stud, Julio Jones, is absolutely going off on Monday Night Football). And then there were some not so great performances out of […]
Full Story »Week One Lineups Advice: Was It On Point? Live Q&A Recap with Ed Gorelik
Week 1 Recap - Lineups and Start/Sit Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL editor Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) answers all of your fantasy football questions all through the fantasy football season. Ed has been studying tape all year to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Recently he held a live Q&A advice session to […]
Full Story »Week 24 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
What’s up RotoBallers. My apologies for not being able to post the Week 23 start/sit column last week, things were extra hectic with Memorial Day. I hope everyone had a great one, and here we are back in action. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 24, including our recommendation on whether to […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 9/14/15
We're in the home stretch with today being the first of the final three regular season DFS Mondays. It's a relatively full slate, with 12 games taking place and first pitch at 7:05 EDT. Editor’s Note: We have some awesome rest of season MLB DFS Services Premium Lineup Picks deals, that include all of our Premium […]
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