Can Someone Please Call Me Up Already? Is he a prospect? No. Is he a rookie? Technically, but not really. Regardless, Rusney Castillo is the latest international player creating a buzz around the league. Last week, Castillo signed a seven-year, $72.5 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, the largest contract ever given to an […]
Full Story »Potential Stud Fantasy Offenses: Offensive Line Analysis of AFC South
These offensive line breakdowns originally appeared on Rotoback.com In an effort to better prepare your expectations of RBs and QBs, I'll be taking a look at each offensive line in every division, evaluating both pass blocking and run blocking based on their latest season to date. For those who lack playing time in the NFL, I'll examine some […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Los Angeles Edition
Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups For The Home Stretch With the non-waiver trade deadline passed and the waiver trade deadline looming, teams are being shaken up, rosters are changing and players are getting new opportunities in new cities. Specifically in Los Angeles, starting rotations have been altered dramatically due to injuries or trades. In […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 22 (Part 2)
This is a baseball article no doubt. But let’s take a minute to recognize that the college football season kicks off tonight with a bang. To start the NCAA season again in what seems to be a new tradition, the ninth ranked South Carolina Gamecocks will host the twenty-first ranked Texas A&M Aggies. As a […]
Full Story »Lance Dunbar (RB, DAL) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target ~130 (Current ADP: 175, RB: 56) ANALYSIS: Coming into 2014 the Dallas Cowboys again have questions about their offense. During the offseason Tony Romo had back surgery and their running offense was ranked 24th last year. Once again coaching changes were made at Dallas and new offensive coordinator Scott Linehan's mission this […]
Full Story »Carson Palmer (QB, ARI) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target ~110 in 2QB Formats (Current ADP: 151, QB21) ANALYSIS: Carson Palmer finished Sunday's 3rd preseason contest with only 92 yards passing (with a 35% completion rate), 1 pick six and zero touchdowns thrown. That brings his preseason total to an anemic 267 yards and only 1 touchdown to show for. More questions than […]
Full Story »Getting A Grip On Holds: Relief Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups
While the holds statistic is even harder to predict than saves for closers, the players we highlight today feature some sleeper setup men and some looking to reclaim glory they once had. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these following relief pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could […]
Full Story »2014 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Quarterback (QB) Draft Values
Quarterback Draft Values & Potential ADP Sleepers Two QB leagues are crazy. I recently drafted one, and the draft almost made no sense to me. It's contrary to what most of us do, because you want to draft your first quarterback pretty high in the draft. It also means that you could end up with […]
Full Story »5 Potent Bats To Pickup Off The Waiver Wire (Week 22)
As the fantasy baseball season slowly winds down and visions of a league championship are dancing in your head, it is very important to steam roll into September with a strong fantasy lineup to back you up. It’s time to change your strategy and play the hot hand. I’ve chosen five potential hitter sleepers who’ve […]
Full Story »Jacksonville Jaguars: 2014 Fantasy Football Analysis & Team Outlook
Jacksonville Jaguars 2014 Fantasy Football Preview The Jags are a team on the rise after showing energy and improved play over the second half of the 2013 season. With high hopes for top draft choice Blake Bortles, the fortunes of a downtrodden franchise might finally be turning in the right direction. Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterbacks It’s […]
Full Story »FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks, Advice & Sleepers for 8/27
I went golfing yesterday with friends I haven’t seen in quite some time and I took a few thoughts from the outing. First, it seems the weather around the country is absolutely gorgeous so perhaps attendance in games will be up over the next few days. Also, after talking baseball with my friends for nearly […]
Full Story »Live Fantasy Football Q&A Tuesday 8/26 at 8pm EST: Edward Gorelik
Have a Burning Fantasy Football Question? RotoBaller Edward Gorelik (@bantspandit), also lead writer at Rotoback, will be answering your fantasy football questions on Tuesday August 26th from 8:00 to 9:00 PM EST. Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy football draft, sleeper, risers/fallers, ppr, keeper, dynasty, player analysis, and rankings questions answered. We'll do our best to answer all questions […]
Full Story »Kyle Hendricks (SP, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Just in case you hadn't noticed, Kyle Hendricks has been pitching extremely well for the Cubs - essentially since being called up to the majors - and is now making an appearance on our waiver wire pickups and sleepers list. Given that he's still only 43% owned in Yahoo leagues, it is […]
Full Story »Andre Williams (RB, NYG) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target ~125 (Current ADP: 136, RB: 45) ANALYSIS: Last season Andre Williams lead all of college football with over 2,000 yards rushing making him the 16th player to achieve this accomplishment in NCAA history. As we all know college football success does not always translate to the NFL but it is a nice appetizer. […]
Full Story »Philip Rivers (QB, SD) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target as your QB1 (Current ADP: QB 15) ANALYSIS: When you hear the stories from so called experts talking about how they never draft a quarterback early, it all boils down to who you can trust in the later rounds of fantasy football drafts. When playing in leagues of 12 teams or less, unless […]
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