Fantasy Value In a 50-Game Season: Starting Pitchers

Having now passed the ides of June, there is still no start date for the 2020 season and no guarantee that we'll even ever get one. MLB and the MLBPA continue to pass proposals back and forth, with each side taking their turn at rejection. This puts baseball in a situation where Commissioner Rob Manfred is […]

EPL Betting Picks (6/22, 6/23) - English Premier League

The English Premier League is back and we head into the second week of the restarted season with one game Monday and two on Tuesday. Each game I'll be giving you the intel to find value bets, offering my "lock" pick to bet on and predicting the correct score. Here's how we have started off: […]

ADP Champ or Chump: Mike Minor

How will the shortened MLB season impact the fantasy game? This question is foremost on many owners' minds, and one of the most common responses has been to value workhorse pitchers who rack up decisions more highly. Owners are encouraged to draft studs like Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander, but realistically you won't be able […]

EPL Betting Picks (6/21/20) - English Premier League

The English Premier League is back and Sunday's slate of three games offer up intriguing propositions as we have two matches featuring sides at opposite ends of the table as well as a local derby. I've introduced a unit based system to track and monitor things and returns. Each bet will be allocated a number […]

Three Hitters Set To Break Out Earlier Than Expected

MLB hitters often tend to experience their best seasons between ages 26 and 29 years old. Even so, many players have breakout seasons before that peak. The cheapest path to talent acquisition is by successfully targeting players before they have their first big year and this article will take a look at three players who […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks For 6/20/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers! DraftKings has rolled out a new game called "Shorter Slate" for KBO, but we will still be focusing on the entire slate tonight. The funny part is I'm basically focusing on just three games tonight. But experienced KBO DFS players know its often about just selecting the right teams from the right […]

EPL Betting Picks (6/20/2020) - English Premier League

The English Premier League is back and we have our first slate of more than two games, with four scheduled on Saturday. All four games also feature home sides lower in the table than their opponents. If you missed it yesterday, I've introduced a unit based system to track and monitor things and returns. Each […]

MLB Draft Review and More with Chris Welsh - Bases Loaded Podcast

Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) is joined by Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and they dive into the MLB draft. Subscribe to the Bases Loaded podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to also tune […]

EPL Betting Picks (6/19/2020) - English Premier League

The English Premier League is back and kicked things off with a two-game slate on Wednesday which saw us hit a couple of locks and one extra bet. I'm introducing a unit based system to track and monitor things and returns. Each bet will be allocated a number of units between 1-10 to show my confidence […]

Dillon Dingler Agrees To Terms With Tigers

Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler has agreed to terms with the franchise after being selected in the second round of the MLB draft last week. The deal is reportedly worth $1.952 million. Dingler is a well-rounded catcher; he is a talented defender and hits for both average and power. In addition, he has the ability […]

EPL Betting Picks (6/17/2020) - English Premier League

The English Premier League is back and kicking things off with a two-game slate to get things going. For the remainder of June, there are between two and five games almost every day so the action will come fast and furious. Wednesday offers up two contrasting games on paper and our first chance to see […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/16/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

I'm back after a short weekend hiatus. Life has been getting very busy recently now that lifestyle restrictions are being lifted across the US. There were some interesting things that happened in the KBO over the weekend, like Hanwha not only breaking their 18-game losing streak, but sweeping both ends of a doubleheader against Doosan. […]

Does James Paxton's Spin-Rate Adjustment Matter?

Players frequently enter spring training in, "the best shape of their lives," but offseason programs rarely seem to pay significant dividends. The extended offseason may have provided some players with the opportunity to make unusually significant adjustments this year, though. One example of such an adjustment is Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton, who recently announced that […]

Tigers Address Left Side Of Infield In Rounds 3-5

The Detroit Tigers selected Rice shortstop Trei Cruz with the 73rd overall pick in the third round in the 2020 MLB draft on Thursday. They followed that up by taking Arizona State third baseman Gage Workman in the fourth round and Biloxi High School third baseman Colt Keith with their final pick in the fifth […]

Stock Your Dynasty Farm: AL West Sleeper Prospects

If you've been following my series on sleeper prospects, you probably correctly noted that there are actually more than the four divisions I've already written about. Who knew?! No worries Rotoballers, a six-week gap isn't enough to keep me from tucking my tail firmly between my legs and returning to finish what we started. I […]

ERA Lie Detector: Finding 2019 Underachievers with SIERA (Part 2)

Welcome back RotoBallers to my Lie Detector mini-series (you can read part one here). Skills-Interactive ERA (or SIERA) has been around since 2011 when it was introduced at Baseball Prospectus by Matt Swartz and Eric Seidman before moving to its current home at Fangraphs. Much like xFIP, SIERA attempts to quantify the skills that underpin […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/12/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS column. If you haven't signed up for the RotoBaller Premium Slack chat, it's a great space to chat during the day about the lineups. You can also follow me and the other Rotoballer writers on Twitter. In particular, @efhatch1990dfs has his personal KBO DFS Cheat Sheets which you will now […]

Danny Cabrera Joins The Tigers

The Detroit Tigers selected LSU outfielder Danny Cabrera with the 62nd overall pick in the second round in the 2020 MLB draft on Thursday. Cabrera dropped to the 26th round in 2017 because of his college commitment, but he was considered one of the best high school hitting prospects at the time. He was one […]

Tigers Kick Off Second Round With Dillon Dingler

The Detroit Tigers selected Ohio State catcher Dillon Dingler with the first pick of the second round (38th overall) in the 2020 MLB draft on Thursday. Dingler doesn't have a long track record of success at catcher and spent time in center field in his freshman season before breaking his hamate bone in his hand. […]

Major League Baseball 2020 Mock Draft

The 2020 MLB amateur draft takes place later tonight and it will be unlike any draft we’ve seen. With owners crying poor and minor league systems set to be permanently compressed, the draft has been slashed from the normal 40 rounds to just five — although teams will be able to sign undrafted players as […]

Tigers Select Spencer Torkelson First Overall In MLB Draft

The Detroit Tigers selected Arizona State first baseman/third baseman Spencer Torkelson with the first overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft on Wednesday. Torkelson wasn't drafted out of high school, but he quickly showed at ASU that his bat was elite, particularly because of its power. Not only can he drive the ball with authority […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/10/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Well if going winless isn't a terrible way to start the week off, I'm not sure what is. I went with the public on Hanwha and Lotte and it totally flopped. I expected KT's offense to comeback to form but they really look to be struggling right now. Meanwhile LG seems to be a one-trick […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/10/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS column. If you haven't signed up for the RotoBaller Premium Slack chat, it's a great space to chat during the day about the lineups. You can also follow me and the other Rotoballer writers on Twitter. In particular, @efhatch1990dfs has his personal KBO DFS Cheat Sheets which you will now […]

Spencer Torkelson Expected To Land With Tigers

Arizona State first baseman Spencer Torkelson is expected to be selected by the Detroit Tigers with the first overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft on Wednesday. According to reports, no hang-ups are anticipated in contract talks between the two sides. In 129 games at Arizona State, Torkelson batted .337 and hit a whopping 54 […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/9/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

On Sunday, we finally tailed NC to a RL win for the first time in what feels like the entire season. Then KT decided to sit their DH who had been hitting .380 on the year, so not only were they without several starters due to injury, they only had one or two regular producers […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/9/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS pick column with yours truly! If you haven't been following me on Twitter @efhatch1990dfs, then you should start! I have been covering KBO since day one, and have been creating my own personal KBO DFS Cheat Sheets to help people win money, you will now be able to […]

How to Approach MLB Rookies in 2020 Re-draft Leagues

While the players and owners continue to trade demands for getting the 2020 season on its feet, we're going to turn our attention to fantasy. This article will specifically look at players who have yet to make their major league debut (or come up for more than the proverbial cup of coffee) and how fantasy […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/6/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

You had to know it was coming at some point. I've had losing days, winning days, and sweeps, but I haven't been swept across my picks yet. It was a tough card to gauge, and following a 3-0 Thursday, I was pressing myself and that's never a good thing with sports betting, especially with a […]

Fantasy Baseball ADP Risers - Head-Scratching Trends?

Welcome to Part Two of the ADP Risers and Fallers series, where I will examine key changes from March to the present day. If you missed Part One, where I evaluated injured players and prospects, you can read it right here. Those were the easy risers and fallers. In this article, we will delve into […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/5/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

I hope you got your brooms out to sweep all that money out from under your pillow on Thursday morning. A few of the games were a bit ugly, but we don't ask questions of how a game cashes, just that it does. The only one that scared me was the Samsung/LG over, but thankfully […]