Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. We've got two young AL arms to look at this week. First, we'll break down […]
Full Story »Should I Stash Ricky Tiedemann In Redraft Leagues? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook
The fifth starter's role in Toronto has been in flux all season. After beginning the season on the injured list with shoulder inflammation, Alek Manoah is out for the rest of the season with a UCL procedure on the horizon. Cuban Yariel Rodriguez began the season on the IL with a back injury and is […]
Full Story »Champ or Chump: Drew Thorpe and Mitchell Parker Fantasy Baseball Outlooks
They say that pitching wins championships. That might be true, but bad pitching loses championships far more quickly. While most leagues have only one offensive rate stat (batting average or OBP), there are two for pitching (ERA and WHIP). If your league has an innings cap and counts strikeouts, K/9 effectively becomes a third rate […]
Full Story »Should I Stash Jordan Lawlar In Redraft Leagues? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Jordan Lawlar entered prospect status with a wealth of hype after being taken with the sixth-overall pick of the 2021 MLB Draft. The 21-year-old has largely made good on the hype, hitting .278 with 20 homers, 36 stolen bases, and an .874 OPS across 105 games between Double-A and Triple-A at just […]
Full Story »Evaluating Ambiguous Fantasy Football Backfields (2024) - Part III
This is the third and final entry in a series about ambiguous backfields and how fantasy football managers should value and target these respective running backs this season. In the first two series, the ambiguous backfields of the Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Titans, and Cincinnati Bengals were evaluated, and a preferred fantasy football target […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Frauds? Buy/Sell On Standout Performers Including Masyn Winn, Josh Bell
Hot streaks can be tricky in fantasy baseball. When a player like Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani goes on one, it can last a long time and is more believable considering their track records. However, what about players without such impressive historical statistics? Should fantasy managers add them and try to take advantage of their […]
Full Story »Top MLB DFS Stacks For FanDuel, DraftKings - Daily Fantasy Baseball (6/11/24)
Welcome, RotoBallers, to a brand new MLB DFS article for the 2024 season! We will still be bringing you a full slate breakdown every day, but this companion piece is intended to help you determine which offenses you are going to stack in your tournament (GPP) lineups. I will be handling the Tuesday slates for […]
Full Story »MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/11/24) - Today's Top Lineups
Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! There are 12 games to occupy our Tuesday evening in baseball DFS. It starts at a regular time of 7:10 p.m. EDT when three games throw out the first pitch on the East Coast. Philadelphia-Boston, Cleveland-Cincinnati, and Miami-New York will lead tonight's featured contests. New York and Aaron Judge are on the heater […]
Full Story »The Top Fantasy Baseball Prospect from Each MLB Team (NL Edition)
After discussing each organization's top prospect yet to debut in the American League, we'll be heading over to the National League to do the same exercise today. Due to all the promotions that have happened already this season, along with prospects breaking out or struggling, we've already seen plenty of movement in prospect rankings. For […]
Full Story »UEFA Euro 2024: Group F Preview - Odds, Predictions, and Players to Watch
Happy Euro 2024, RotoBallers! The tournament is just a couple of weeks away, and soccer fans are ready to witness the top nations in Europe battle it out for a spot in the finals at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany. Elite football stars from around the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, Jude […]
Full Story »Three Wide Receivers Who Will Make Their First Pro Bowl in 2024 - Early NFL Predictions
Every year, there are NFL players who make the Pro Bowl for the first time. Last season, several offensive players made their first Pro Bowl, including C.J. Stroud, James Cook, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Sam LaPorta. There weren't as many first-time Pro Bowlers at the wide receiver position in 2023 with several veterans like Tyreek Hill, […]
Full Story »Fantasy Football Outlook for New England Patriots RBs in 2024
The New England Patriots will have a different look when the 2024 season begins. Longtime coach Bill Belichick is gone, and first-time head coach Jerod Mayo takes over. The team also has a new signal-caller after selecting Drake Maye with the third overall pick in April’s draft. Several key areas of the team will look […]
Full Story »Well-Known Fantasy Baseball Players - Drop, Hold, or Sell Low? (Week 12)
Sometimes the hardest decision that fantasy managers will have to make throughout the year is whether or not to drop well-known players. That has occurred all season long so far, as many managers contemplated dropping veterans like Paul Goldschmidt and Bo Bichette after their early season struggles. This week, we will look at five more well-known players and determine what […]
Full Story »Jose Tena - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 12)
BALLER MOVE: Monitor in Deeper Leagues CALL-UP ETA: 2024 ANALYSIS: Cleveland Guardians' No. 22 prospect Jose Tena continues to show his potential in the minors. Tena signed with the Guardians back in 2017 for $400,000 out of the Dominican Republic. He then hit over .300 at the plate in back-to-back seasons at rookie ball in 2018 […]
Full Story »DraftKings PGA DFS Lineup Picks - The U.S. Open With Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Min Woo Lee, Sungjae Im and More Golf Advice (2024)
Be sure to follow me on Twitter /X @TeeOffSports to get more answers this week. Also, if you aren't doing so already, I'd love for you to consider signing up for my RotoBaller premium subscription. There are numerous tools available, including my heralded 'PGA Rankings Wizard Model.' PGA DFS Rankings Wizard - The U.S. […]
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