This piece focuses on the best two-start starting pitcher streamers and streamer waiver wire pickups for week 17 of fantasy baseball. These pitchers are near or below 50% ownership in Yahoo! leagues, and some are ideal for shallow leagues, but most are under-the-radar starters that can be considered in head-to-head leagues. The first week after the […]
Full Story »Waiver Wire Pickups for Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)
So how’d you do in the first half? Whether you’re at the top of the heap or languishing in the basement, your team can always use a shot in the arm…or in this case, the roster. Here’s a look at some middle infielders sleepers off the waiver wire that could be useful in the next […]
Full Story »Top 4 Hitter Streamers For Week 17: Waiver Wire Targets
Believe it or not the All Star Break is already over, and we're now well underway into the second half of the fantasy baseball season. I don't know about you, but personally I love the All Star game. That monster home run by Giancarlo Stanton in the home run derby, Derek Jeter's last at-bats as […]
Full Story »Dynasty League Sleeper Tight Ends: Ryan Griffin and Brandon Williams
Fantasy Football Draft season is right around the corner and we're helping you prepare with all types of high end draft analysis. Today we're bringing you some dynasty league sleeper tight ends from the Houston Texans and Carolina Panthers. Ryan Griffin #84 Houston Texans, Age: 24 Last year, Griffin was forced into the starting lineup when […]
Full Story »Richard Rodgers (TE, GB) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target late in Deep / Keeper / Dynasty Leagues ANALYSIS: As a rookie in camp Richard Rodgers has been impressing every member of the coaching staff in Green Bay, earning himself the honor of Mini-Camp MVP. In college Rodgers showed himself to be a very capable pass catcher with room to improve. Rodgers has […]
Full Story »Carolina Panthers: 2014 Fantasy Football Analysis & Team Outlook
Carolina Panthers Offseason Changes Offseason Acquisitions – WR Jericho Cotchery, WR Jason Avant, WR Tiquan Underwood No Longer on the Roster – WR Steve Smith, WR Brandon LaFell, WR Ted Ginn, WR Domenik Hixon When you take a quick look at the massive turnover at the Carolina Panthers wide receiver position it looks extremely worrying. […]
Full Story »Ryan Tannehill (QB, MIA) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target In All 2 QB Leagues and as Late Sleeper in Standard Leagues ANALYSIS: Last year the Dolphins had one of the worst offensive lines in the entire NFL and no running game. This year, Miami put together a completely new offensive line, picked up a back for pass protection and catching passses in Knowshon […]
Full Story »Buy and Sell: Biggest First Half Breakouts for Fantasy Baseball
This week is a little different from the past few weeks of my trending up / trending down column. This week I'll only be focusing on those players who have been sizzling for the entire half, and have never shown this kind of promise before in their careers - the true 2014 breakouts who were […]
Full Story »Getting A Grip: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Holds
Fantasy Baseball Sleepers For Holds Leagues While the holds statistic is even harder to predict than saves is for closers, the relief pitchers 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 […]
Full Story »Getting Saber Smart: Fantasy Baseball Stats and Terms Glossary (Part 1)
In this series of articles, we'll take a look at some sabermetric stats which you'll hear tossed around many RotoBaller articles and many other sites as well. The goal of these glossary pieces is to help you understand these statistics and how to use them in your fantasy baseball analysis. In Part 1 of this […]
Full Story »Deep League Waiver Wire Sleepers for Week 17
Finding Fantasy Value Amongst The Bottom Feeders Bad teams end up giving valuable playing time to players that ordinarily do not deserve it. Thus is the case with my (very) deep league wavier wire pickups for this week. Being near the bottom of the standings has its privileges for those I have selected. They should […]
Full Story »Jeff Locke (SP, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues ANALYSIS: If the rebounding Jeff Locke is still available in your league, you better Locke him up. His biggest problem last year was his inability to go deep into games due to high pitch counts as a result of walking a ton of batters. It appears his stint in […]
Full Story »Matt Garza (SP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues ANALYSIS: Matt Garza has been a model of consistency since he came up to the big leagues in 2006 with the Twins. In the eight of his nine seasons in which he has thrown at least 80 innings, Garza has posted an ERA between 3.30 and 4.00. His biggest […]
Full Story »Buy and Sell: Biggest First Half Disappointments for Fantasy Baseball
You were pretty excited and confident after your draft. You bragged to your buddies about your awesome fantasy baseball team full of sleepers and counted your winnings before the first pitch. Now, with the All-Star break upon us, you’re left thinking, why me? If you feel this way, you probably drafted one or more of the below […]
Full Story »Strength of Schedule Analysis - NFC East: Fantasy Football Draft Strategy
Fantasy Football Matchup Analysis and Draft Prep: NFC East Strength of Schedules Welcome back to the Rotoballer Strength of Schedule series! Over the course of eight beefy, diesel articles, we will examine every team’s schedule with an eye toward how it will impact your fantasy football aspirations and how it should impact your 2014 fantasy football […]
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