Hello RotoBallers and welcome to the first installment of the RotoBaller Orioles blog, your home for Baltimore Orioles’ fantasy analysis. This entry addresses the Orioles’ offseason, and what it means for your 2014 fantasy season. 2014 Baltimore Orioles - Team Preview The Orioles’ philosophy seems to have a couple of components which are […]
Full Story »Milwaukee Brewers Hot Stove: MLB News & Fantasy Baseball Analysis
Milwaukee Brewers 2014 Preview - State of the Team The 2013 season for the Milwaukee Brewers was one full of turmoil and bad play as the team finished in fourth place in the National League Central with a 74-88 record. The page has turned to the 2014 season however and there have been some changes […]
Full Story »New York Mets Hot Stove: MLB News & Fantasy Baseball Analysis
2014 New York Mets - State of the Team The New York Mets have been getting used to disappointing seasons over the past seven years and quite frankly the streak will most likely be continued in 2014. Just as every other team in the league the Mets have dealt with injuries to important players as […]
Full Story »MLB Expands Instant Replay Usage & Rules
For years, baseball intelligentsia have debated over whether or not instant replay should be instituted in baseball, and if so to what extent. Finally, Major League Baseball took a revolutionary step a few days ago, as its owners unanimously approved the expansion of instant replay. Baseball is a game of inches, yet the onus has […]
Full Story »2014 Outlook for Ryan Mathews: Biggest 2013 Breakouts
Some NFL prospects come into the year with expectations that are completely unreasonable. This can be due to a variety of reasons, but many times it is because the prospect follows in the footsteps of a true great. In this article, we talk about a fantasy football breakout player from 2013, Ryan Mathews, and his […]
Full Story »Arizona Diamondbacks Hot Stove: MLB News & Fantasy Baseball Analysis
Arizona Diamondbacks Team Preview When a baseball team finishes with a .500 record for two consecutive seasons you can expect some changes to be made. That is certainly the case with Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason. Arizona has been one of the more active teams in trying to improve their team for the upcoming season. One […]
Full Story »2014 Fantasy Baseball: MLB Closers & Saves (AL Central)
KaepSupernicking Hey Yo - how bout dem Niners! I will be Kaepernicking the whole way to a Super Bowl Victory ya’ll. I know, I know, I am supposed to be writing about fantasy baseball and closers or some shizz but I just can’t help myself, this is very exciting! As a Niners fan, the chance […]
Full Story »2014 Fantasy Baseball: 5 Free Agent Pitchers With the Most to Lose
Fantasy baseball owners all over are starting to prepare for the 2014 MLB season, and trying to figure out which pitchers they should take and at what point. There were many pitchers that changed teams this winter - some made decisions that fantasy owners are happy about, while others will be making owners miserable all […]
Full Story »Seattle Mariners Hot Stove: MLB News & Fantasy Baseball Analysis
Seattle Mariners Overview - State of the Team Pessimism mixed with a healthy dose of cynicism seems to be the natural state of most baseball fans in the Pacific Northwest. This dreary outlook is not undeserved – the Mariners are coming off four straight seasons with total losses ranging between 87, at best, and 101, at […]
Full Story »Jason Thompson (Forward) - Waiver Wire Analysis
Thompson has been all over the board during the last few weeks. He has games with 16 rebounds and 8 points while also having games with just 2 points and 1 rebound. Thompson sees plenty of playing time, currently at 28 minutes a game, however he can be the victim of DeMarcus Cousins' ability to do everything […]
Full Story »Greg Oden (Center) - Waiver Wire Analysis
The former number one overall pick was able to get back on the floor for the first time this season on Wednesday. In just 8 minutes he went 2/2 from the floor and had 6 points and 2 rebounds. Oden is not likely to see big minutes in the near future, however the Heat have […]
Full Story »James Johnson (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup
With Tony Allen on the injury list, Johnson has taken over the role of defensive stopper for the Grizzlies. Johnson has posted 7 steals and 10 blocks in Memphis’ last three games. Along with his defensive prowess, he has also produced solid all-around numbers as shown in his last game where he had 15 points, […]
Full Story »Kris Humphries (Center) - Waiver Wire Pickup
After a disappointing season in Brooklyn last year, fantasy owners were hopeful that a change of scenery would rejuvenate Humphries. Early in the season that was not the case, as he was getting very little playing time and not doing much while he was in the game. However recently he has been moved into the […]
Full Story »Ersan Ilyasova (Forward) - Waiver Wire Pickup
Much like last season, Ilyasova came into the season with high expectations only to struggle out of the gate. Again like last season he has started to show flashes of brilliance at the halfway mark of the year. On Monday he put up 29 points on with 3 three point makes and then was able […]
Full Story »Marco Belinelli (Guard) - Waiver Wire Analysis
News that Danny Green is out for a month with a broken finger means Belinelli needs to be on your watch list. He has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight games, while also putting up solid rebounding and assist totals. If Manu Ginobili sits any games, Belinelli could easily move into must own status. By […]
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