Chase Utley's First Half of 2014 Makes Him a 2015 Sleeper Candidate There’s something inherently flawed with how we rank fantasy baseball players. For fantasy amateurs, draft day is simply going through a top 250 player ranking and drafting the next best available player based on need. But once you’ve been around the block […]
Full Story »Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Pickups and Sleepers: TOI & PPTOI Trends (Week 15)
Fantasy Hockey TOI and PPTOI Trends in Week 15 When you’re in a deep league with a full-size NHL starting lineup and seven bench positions for a 27-man roster like I am, top-line and power-play ice time are indispensable factors in analyzing waiver pickups. Both of these factors change over the course of the season, but I’m here to […]
Full Story »NBA DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – FanDuel Advice for 1/21
All throughout the 2014-15 campaign, RotoBaller will be giving you the top NBA DFS lineup picks at the guard, forward and center positions as well as top sleepers for the day. Below are our favorite picks for January 21st, 2015. Keep in mind, fantasy basketball is a fickle game when it comes to injured players, […]
Full Story »Join the 2015 RotoBaller Fantasy Baseball Reader Leagues
Greetings RotoBaller Readers, Over the past couple years, we have had tons of request for intra-RotoBaller fantasy baseball competition. The 2015 MLB season will mark the inauguration of the RotoBaller Reader Leagues. The What RotoBaller.com will be piloting a set of five Fantasy Baseball Reader Leagues for the 2015 MLB season with cash prizes […]
Full Story »San Francisco Giants Sign Nori Aoki
The World Series champions have found an outfielder and it comes from the team they defeated in last year's World Series. According to Giants beat writer Hank Schulman, the 33-year-old Aoki has passed his physical and will be with the Giants on a one-year deal. Aoki has passed his physical. News conference tomorrow. #SFGiants — […]
Full Story »Houston Astros Ink Colby Rasmus to One-Year Deal
The Astros have been uncharacteristically active this offseason, and that trend continued Tuesday evening with the signing of outfielder Colby Rasmus, who the club locked up with a one-year, $8 million contract. Rasmus will immediately be inserted into the starting outfield, where he will play in either center or right field. The club recently acquired […]
Full Story »2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Closers
It's a love/hate thing. Closers are essential in most fantasy baseball leagues, yet the best closers in the game can go all post-midnight Cinderella in the blink of an eye, while the junky relievers you'd never think of drafting can go from forgotten waiver wire fodder to saves goldmine overnight. This is the position that makes you pull your hair […]
Full Story »Texas Rangers Acquire Yovani Gallardo For Three Minor Leaguers
In their first big move of the offseason, the Rangers went out and picked up a solid arm for their starting rotation, acquiring veteran Yovani Gallardo from the Brewers for three minor leaguers: infielder Luis Sardinas and right-handed pitchers Corey Knebel and Marcos Diplan. The deal was initially reported by Ken Rosenthal: #Rangers on verge […]
Full Story »T.J. House: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Sleeper
T.J. House is a Break Candidate for the Late Rounds in 2015 Of all pitchers who threw at least 100 innings in 2014, only two possessed ground ball rates above 60%. One was Dallas Keuchel, Houston's young ace who took the league by storm last year, throwing 200 innings with a 2.93 ERA. The other […]
Full Story »Daily Sports Recap 1/20: We're Baaaaaaaaaack
I would like to preface this column with a couple of apologies. First off, I want to apologize for taking so long in between columns. Cross country moves suck when everything goes smoothly, and the suck is massively compounded when complications arise. Complications like "someone backing out of a sublease agreement with two days before a […]
Full Story »Jacob deGrom: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Sleeper
2014 Rookie of the Year is Poised to Take a Step Forward in 2015 Starting pitcher Jacob deGrom was one of the best mid-season fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups of 2014. Originally expected to work out of the Mets bullpen, deGrom gave many fantasy baseball owners a much needed jolt to their pitching lineup […]
Full Story »Week 13 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: NBA Forwards
Sitting here in the middle of the 2014-15 NBA season, the waiver wire has taken its typical place in the weekly/daily routine of fantasy basketball managers. The following forwards, whether of the “sleeper” variety or just cashing in temporarily on an unforeseen opportunity, almost certainly deserve attention across the various formats during Week 13 of […]
Full Story »Max Scherzer Signs With The Washington Nationals
If the Washington Nationals weren't already the front-runners in the NL East, they certainly are now. Max Scherzer, the top prize of the 2014-2015 MLB free agency, has landed in the District of Columbia. He has signed a seven year deal worth $210 million. The Nationals, who already had one of the deepest rotations top […]
Full Story »NBA DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – FanDuel Advice for 1/20
All throughout the 2014-15 campaign, RotoBaller will be giving you the top NBA DFS lineup picks at the guard, forward and center positions as well as top sleepers for the day. Below are our favorite picks for January 20th, 2015. Keep in mind, fantasy basketball is a fickle game when it comes to injured players, […]
Full Story »NBA Podcast: Versatility
This Week's NBA Action, Analysis & Thoughts Jon and Kia discuss the most recent trades of Brandon Wright, Jeff Green, and Austin Rivers, the proposed Brook Lopez / Lance Stephenson trade, the recent sneaker releases, Serial, Breaking Bad, the potential sale of the Nets, the struggles of the Cavs, RotoBaller / Bum of the […]
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