Welcome back to the second installment of We’re Baaaaaaaack! If you missed the first five bounce back candidates, be sure to check it out. This next group of hitters will also return the kind of value that fantasy experts look for in their drafts. Pull the trigger on these five guys at or around their ADPs, and you […]
Full Story »Draft Prep Q&A: Live Chat Recap with Max Petrie (3/24)
Tuesday Evening - Live Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller Max Petrie will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives to help you prep for your fantasy baseball drafts on Tuesday March 24th at 8:00 PM EST. Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball draft prep, sleepers and rankings questions answered. We’ll do our best […]
Full Story »Marcell Ozuna (OF, MIA) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target Between Rounds 10 and 12 ANALYSIS: The Miami Marlins have the potential to put up one of the best young outfields in baseball for the next several years. We’re all familiar with Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich has garnered a ton of attention, but 23-year-old Marcell Ozuna is still flying under the radar. Ozuna’s skillset […]
Full Story »Michael Wacha (SP, STL) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~14th Round ANALYSIS: Much was expected from Michael Wacha last season after he posted a 9.05 K/9 rate and 2.78 ERA in nine starts during his 2013 rookie campaign. Unfortunately, a stress reaction in his right shoulder forced the Cardinals to shut him down for seven weeks in 2014. Once he came back […]
Full Story »Joey Votto (CIN, 1B) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 6-8 ANALYSIS: Joey Votto is arguably the most polarizing player in baseball. Sabermetricians praise his game of prioritizing reaching base. Old-school baseball fans believe that he should be willing to strike out at a higher rate to drive in more runs and hit more home runs. In spite of his […]
Full Story »Francisco Liriano (SP, PIT) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 11-13 in All Leagues ANALYSIS: We've all seen the miserable numbers Liriano is capable of putting up in seasons past. But in his previous two campaigns, while battling through injuries, he's managed to gain some control on the mound. Liriano posted an attractive 3.02 ERA in 2013 and a palatable 3.38 ERA in […]
Full Story »Avisail Garcia (OF, CHW) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target Avisail Garcia as a late-round outfielder in all formats. ANALYSIS: A lot has been made of Avisail Garcia's potential over the last few years. However, the fact remains that he has yet to generate the gaudy numbers that many claim he is capable of producing. He has been around for a few years now, […]
Full Story »Top 10 Projected WHIP Finishers for Relievers: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
In 1979 New York Times writer and inventor of rotisserie baseball Daniel Okrent created a statistic then-known as IPRAT, or “innings pitched ratio.” At a time when ERA and wins were all the rave, Okrent created a simple formula that would form the foundation of sabermetrics and eventually work its way into regular fantasy baseball […]
Full Story »Dynasty / Keeper Deeper Dive: Jake Lamb
The Brewings Of A Star In Arizona The big news of this off-season for the Arizona Dbacks was that they signed Cuban sensation Yasmany Tomas in November. Due to a lack of need in the outfield, they figured they'd audition him at third base this spring. To date, Tomas has seemingly proved himself too bulky to […]
Full Story »MLB Closer Breakdown: NL Central Edition - 2015 Fantasy Baseball
We previously looked at the closer and bullpen situations in the AL East, AL Central, AL West, and NL East. Today we chck out the NL Central. Make sure to also bookmark our MLB Closer Depth Charts, which are updated every day for your viewing pleasure. Chicago Cubs Head Honcho – Hector Rondon; Next in line – […]
Full Story »NBA DFS FanDuel Advice & Sleepers – Lineup Picks for 3/24/15
All throughout the 2014-15 NBA campaign, RotoBaller will be analyzing the top NBA DFS lineup picks and providing our expert advice for the best sleepers at the guard, forward and center positions. Below are our favorite FanDuel DFS picks for March 24th, 2015. Keep in mind, fantasy basketball is a fickle game when it comes to injured […]
Full Story »Kennys Vargas (1B/DH, MIN) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Draft Target Late in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Kennys Vargas got a brief taste of major league pitching last season - and after racking up nine home runs, 10 doubles and 38 RBI in just 215 at bats, he is ready for a second helping in 2015. Vargas’ career minor league power numbers and […]
Full Story »March Madness Recap: NCAA Tournament Notes from Saturday's (Day 4) Games
The Sweet Sixteen is set for this year’s NCAA Tournament after some great games Sunday. After the first No. 1 seed (Villanova) lost Saturday in the round of 32, two No. 2 seeds fell Sunday. Many of the teams that are still in the tournament have recently been to the Final Four, and still many […]
Full Story »Pedro Alvarez (PIT, 1B/3B) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target Mid to Late in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Pedro Alvarez was a monster in 2013. In 2014, eh not so much. Not only did Alvarez struggle mightily at the plate, but his poor defensive performance eventually led to a change of position. Now a first basemen for the Pittsburgh Pirates, I’m hopeful the Big […]
Full Story »Justin Morneau (1B, COL) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Draft in the Middle Rounds of All Leagues ANALYSIS: The version of Justin Morneau from 2008 may seem like a distant memory. In fact, the 80 RBI plateau was last reached by Morneau in 2009. But the Mile High air seems to breathe fresh life into its players bats and their current first baseman is […]
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