On Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals and pitcher Lance Lynn agreed to a three-year deal, as reported by Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Lynn gets $22M for 3 yrs. #STLCards — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) January 15, 2015 The three-year contract is reportedly worth a guaranteed total of $22 million. The three years in the contract […]
Full Story »Waiver Wire Pickups, Adds, and Sleepers for Fantasy Hockey (Week 14)
What’s up RotoBallers? Welcome to my weekly edition of the fantasy hockey waiver wire. Below are a few skaters at each position that will steer your fantasy hockey team toward a championship. Whether your fantasy hockey team is dealing with injuries or lack of production, these NHL players will help get you back on track. […]
Full Story »2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Outfielders (OF)
It seems crazy to include all 80+ outfielders in one fantasy baseball outfield rankings article. After the top ~60 though, it's a huge crap shoot full of injury prone bouncebacks, deep sleepers, deeper sleepers, and waiver wire fodder. Rest assured, we will cover all the sleepers you can handle, deep sleepers too, injury bouncebacks, and much over […]
Full Story »NBA DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – FanDuel Advice for 1/17
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 17th, 2015. Keep in mind, fantasy basketball is a fickle game when it comes to injured players, […]
Full Story »Jean Segura (SS, MIL) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Late Rounds as Low End SS1 ANALYSIS: Last season was a year of tears for Jean Segura owners. However, the anti-Segura sentiment has swung far enough that he can once again be considered a sleeper. We’ve seen his best and his worst, so it’s likely he’ll be somewhere in the middle in […]
Full Story »Mookie Betts (2B/OF, BOS) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Late Rounds ANALYSIS: Mookie Betts thrived in his rookie campaign, posting a .291/.368/.444 triple-slash line, shuffling between second base and the outfield. But heading into 2015, there are concerns about playing time. Even after shipping Yoenis Cespedes out of town, the Red Sox have a serious case of roster crunch. However, manager […]
Full Story »New York Yankees Interested in Johan Santana
The New York Yankees interest in the two-time Cy Young award winner is back. According to the New York Post, the Yankees were in attendance for Johan Santana's first appearance on a mound, pitching two scoreless innings in the Venezuelan Winter League on Tuesday night. He is looking to make a comeback from a torn […]
Full Story »Fantasy NBA: The Kobe Conundrum
I am a Kobe Bryant fantasy basketball owner. If you can relate to that statement this season, then you undoubtedly feel my pain. It has been a long season in Laker land this year, and Bryant has not been immune to the effects of the dumpster fire that has been the Lakers' season thus far. At […]
Full Story »Matt Moore Aiming For June Return to the Rays Rotation
Nine months removed from Tommy John surgery, Matt Moore sees the light at the end of the tunnel that will get him back on the field. Marc Tompkin of the Tampa Bay Times has reported that Moore is slated to begin throwing off of a mound the last week of January. Tompkin also stated that […]
Full Story »Jean Segura: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Sleeper
Can Jean Segura Return to Early 2013 Form? Last season was a year of tears for Jean Segura owners. Most fantasy baseball pundits (cough, yours truly, cough) tried to warn fantasy GMs away from Segura during the offseason. We told you the power wasn’t real, the steals would likely slow down, and the batting average was […]
Full Story »Mookie Betts: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Second Base / Outfield Sleeper
20/20 Potential Makes Mookie a Player Worth Betting On I voiced my qualms with the sleeper designation in my first article for RotoBaller. Moving into 2015, few players prove my point more than Mookie Betts. While highly-touted teammate Xander Bogaerts labored through a disappointing rookie season, Betts thrived in his debut, posting a .291/.368/.444 […]
Full Story »Week 12 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: NBA Category Specialists
The 2014-15 NBA Season is quickly approaching its midway point, and with that it is time to dive back into the fantasy basketball waiver wire. Today, the focus is on sleepers of the “Category Specialist” variety that can each help out in different areas during Week 11. Position Eligibility & Ownership Rate Based on Yahoo! […]
Full Story »Week 14 NHL Risers and Fallers for Fantasy Hockey
Hey RotoBallers. Here is my weekly rundown of NHL Forwards, Defensemen and Goaltenders whose fantasy hockey values have been rising and falling over the past week of action. The rising players can be considered fantasy hockey sleepers or waiver wire pickups, depending on your league size and format. For those trending downward, it might be […]
Full Story »Athletics Flip Escobar to Nationals for Clippard
Only five days ago, Yunel Escobar was traded from the Rays to the Athletics along with Ben Zobrist. Now, Escobar is on the move again, this time to Washington, after Oakland general manager Billy Beane’s latest dealing. In a straight-up swap, the A’s have dealt Escobar to the Nationals for former All-Star reliever Tyler Clippard, […]
Full Story »2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catchers (C)
As with our first base, second base, third base and shortstop fantasy baseball rankings, we've asked nine of our esteemed writers to submit their own rankings for Catchers in 2015, and we have calculated composite scores to showcase RotoBaller's site average. Rankings from one person represent just one opinion, so the goal of these composite fantasy baseball rankings is to give you a […]
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