BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Very few players have made the impact that Jackie Bradley Jr. has made since his return to Boston in late July. Bradley has some pretty astonishing statistics since being called back up to Fenway. He has doubled his HR total and has […]
Full Story »Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: NFC South
Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It's not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that's why we're here to help. In this eight article series, we're going […]
Full Story »Deep League Waiver Wire: Week 21
Welcome to another edition of the deep league waiver wire watch looking forward to Week 21. Today we will look at six players: two relievers, two starters, and two position players who all seem to mirror each others' situations. All could provide a huge spark for fantasy owners searching for roster additions 20,000 fantasy baseball […]
Full Story »Martin Perez (TEX, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / Stream Worthy OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Many fantasy owners may have forgotten about Martin Perez after his Tommy-John Surgery in 2014, but with pickings so slim it's worth putting him back on your radars. Only 24, Perez has bounced back nicely after a horrendous outing vs […]
Full Story »Jeremy Hellickson (ARI, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / Stream Worthy at Home OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: HellBoy just refuses to leave the fantasy landscape. He had an excellent run in July (1.88 ERA) that saw his ownership climb into the double digits. Enter two terrible outings at Houston and Washington (8 IP, 10 ER, […]
Full Story »Matt Garza (MIL, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12 + Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Here's a name I was quite sure I would not be discussing in this series but the pickings are slim and he's gaining traction in ownership, so here we are. Matt Garza recorded a 5.55 ERA in the first half (4th […]
Full Story »Bruce Rondon (RP, DET) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 17% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Just as it seemed like Rondon was locking in the closer role after two straight saves, he blew his most recent opportunity. Manager Brad Ausmus did state before the blown save that Rondon was his closer moving forward but that could clearly change on […]
Full Story »Drew Pomeranz (RP, OAK) - Closer Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Earlier today, Drew Pomeranz nailed down the save for the Oakland Athletics in their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He pitched a scoreless inning, giving up zero hits and walks, which is much better than what Edward Mujica has been doing recently. […]
Full Story »Doug Martin (RB, TB) – 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in rounds 7-10 as RB3 / RB4 ADP: 89 STD, 72 PPR ANALYSIS: Doug Martin is one of the more interesting players heading into this year’s fantasy football season. Going into the 2013 season, Martin was a top-five pick before he was plagued with a season-ending injury halfway through the campaign. Last […]
Full Story »English Premier League - Match Day Two Weekend Review
Red Devils Begin Season With Max Points Despite Unconvincing Form Aston Villa 0 – 1 Manchester United Friday, August 14th @ Villa Park Manchester United have indeed been fortunate to have secured six points from their two very uninspiring performances so far this season. Adnan Januzaj, amidst rumors that he could be loaned away from […]
Full Story »RotoBaller Radio is On The Air @ 9 PM - Live Q&A Chat
Wednesday Evening – RotoBaller Radio Anthony Aniano and RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph will be talking all things fantasy baseball tonight Wednesday August 19th at 9:00 PM EST. They will be answering all of your fantasy baseball questions live on the air, so get involved with our live chat room below and ask away. Come join in on the fun, and get your […]
Full Story »What The Hell Happened To All The Bills Running Backs?
Suicide Hotlines in Buffalo, NY, should be on high alert: Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy left practice early Tuesday with a hamstring injury after grabbing a hold of his leg in pain during drills and had to be helped off the field by trainers. Despite the injury, McCoy is expected to play in the […]
Full Story »Time To Check In on Johnny Manziel Because it’s Apparently Required
Hey guys, remember when couldn’t utter Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel’s name without a bunch of poor mouth-breathing, Jack Daniels spewing, frat boy douche-drops squealing like sorority sisters during fleet week while rubbing their fingers together like complete and utter tools? Yeah, neither does Browns head coach Mike Pattine, who has stated countless times that […]
Full Story »Is RGIII Worth the Gamble? He Seems to Think So
*Sometimes, when the stars align perfectly, a NFL football player will open his mouth and rain down an abundance of chunky word vomit complete with asinine assumptions and painfully funny jokes that aren’t meant to be jokes. The latest is Washington Redskins quarterback and Mike Shanahan victim Robert Griffin III, who went on the record […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 8/19/15
Young pitchers are beginning to hit the wall, older position players are starting to go on cold streaks and it feels like it is a billion degrees outside. Welcome to the dog days of August. Below are my DraftKings picks for Wednesday, August 19th, 2015. As always, remember to check your players to make sure they are in […]
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