Nico Hoerner (3B/2B/SS, CHI) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: It already feels like Nico Hoerner has been a fixture in the Cubs lineup and dugout for years; which is why I was quite surprised to find out that he's still just 23, having blown through the minor leagues in just 337 […]

Tap That: Episode #25.5: On a Sampage

Brady Grove and Daniel Yanofsky host the prelims portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel […]

Tap That: Episode #25: As the Dust Settles

Brady Grove and Dennis Clausen host the main card portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

Jon Gray (SP, COL) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 27% of leagues ANALYSIS: There's been plenty of stretches, even seasons, that have made us collectively hold our breathe in anticipation of Jon Gray's true arrival, and his start to the 2021 season could announce his presence at the gates. So far through 28.1 IP over […]

Alex Cobb (SP, LAA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: Granted: Alex Cobb did not have a good game last time out, allowing three walks, six hits, and four earned runs to the Astros in 2.2 IP (though he did have four strikeouts). However, his first two outings of the season showed […]

Tucker Barnhart (C, CIN) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: At the notoriously shallow and tough-to-predict position of catcher, Tucker Barnhart has emerged as an option who is finally putting together the complete package. The two-time Gold Glove winner had a strong finish to last season and has ridden that momentum right […]

J.D. Davis (3B/OF, NYM) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS: J.D. Davis well on his way to recapturing the vibe that carried him to a breakout campaign of 2019. In 29 AB so far for 2021, Davis has two doubles, two home runs, and a booming slash of .414/.485/.690, however, he has found […]

Tap That: Episode #24.5: Dragon Girls and Murderers

Brady Grove and Daniel Yanofsky host the prelims portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel […]

Tap That: Episode #24: So Excited

Brady Grove and Dennis Clausen host the main card portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

Tomma La Stella (1B/2B/3B, SF) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tommy La Stella never blows you away with home run totals or power metrics, but his sustained offensive success for his new west coast ballclub in conjunction with his defensive versatility should ring loud to Fantasy Managers in deeper formats. La Stella […]

Tap That: Episode #23.5: Happy Trees and 24 Karats

Brady Grove and Daniel Yanofsky host the prelims portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel […]

Malachi Flynn (PG, TOR) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of leagues ANALYSIS: The G-League Bubble was an excellent platform, particularly in a season with so many health concerns, for the NBA's youngest of talents to make their case for big league playing time, and with the recent absences of Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet, Malachi […]

Tap That: Episode #22: Are We Cleaned Out?

Brady Grove and Dennis Clausen host the main card portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

Nico Mannion (PG, GS) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of leagues ANALYSIS: The trade deadline works wonders for those in search of opportunity from either their own team or someplace else. Nico Mannion was slated as a 2020 lottery pick during his only season at Arizona, but for whatever reason (and there's always a few […]

D.J. Augustin (PG, HOU) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: D.J. Augustin is in his 13th NBA season, and for a little perspective: he was taken 9th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. The longtime backup point guard was dealt from the title contending-Bucks to the absolutely miserable Houston […]

Theo Maledon (PG, OKC) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: When you think of a player capable of a quick transition to the NBA level, you don't typically think of a 19-year-old, second-round draft pick (34th overall) out of France; yet here we are 39 games into Theo Maledon's rookie season, and the […]

Goga Bitadze (C, IND) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of leagues ANALYSIS: You have to be quick to catch a glimpse of 6'11 Georgian (the country) center Goga Bitadze on the court for the Indiana Pacers, but regardless of how briefly he graces the rotation, the numbers he boasts at the end of the night […]

Aleksej Pokusevski (PF, OKC) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: The G-League Bubble was the perfect platform for some of the NBA's burgeoning stars to showcase their skill sets and potentially carve out a late-season role with their affiliated franchise, and Aleksej Pokusevski, the 7'0 Serbian teenager taken 17th overall in the 2021 […]

Daniel Gafford (PF/C, WAS) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: Daniel Gafford was criminally overlooked during his time as a Chicago Bull, where you'd think he would have played a lot in his 74 games there over two seasons due to the weakness of their roster and injury issues. In a three-team deadline […]

Saddiq Bey (SF, DET) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: With a 12-32 record and the departure of big-minute occupiers Blake Griffin, Delon Wright, Derrick Rose, and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, it's a good time to be a rookie for the Detroit Pistons. The rotation now consists of a few key veterans, the young talent […]

Dillon Brooks (SG/SF, MEM) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS: It started as a year tailor-made for a Dillon Brooks breakout, but that's not exactly how it worked out. If you drafted Brooks, you found yourself in the hole fast despite his voluminous role in the Grizzlies' rotation, as he put up 13.6 […]

Tap That: Episode #21: Scariest Man Alive

Brady Grove and Dennis Clausen host the main card portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

Alec Burks (SG/SF, NYK) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: I, like many of you, never thought I'd see the day that the New York Knicks are a highly competent organization with the power to craft a winner from raw materials as opposed to living and dying by the free agents that never […]

Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF, OKC) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's been a slow build in the NBA for Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, as is the case for many young players who got their start in European basketball. After he was selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft from Kansas by the […]

Cody Martin (SF, CHA) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of leagues ANALYSIS: ROY front-runner and Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball will miss the rest of the season due to a fractured wrist. Putting aside the fact that the injury is extremely unfortunate for both LaMelo and the playoff-hopeful Hornets, the fact remains that there is […]

Desmond Bane (SG, MEM) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Grizzlies have effectively kept me guessing as to which of their guards would remain viable for rostering in deeper leagues; with Desmond Bane, Grayson Allen, Tyus Jones, and even Justise Winslow having been a part of that fold. If Desmond Bane was […]

Ty Jerome (PG/SG, OKC) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: George Hill nears his return to the OKC rotation while he recovers from an ankle injury, and yet at the same time, that moment realistically feels a moderate distance away. With rookie Theo Maledon left at the helm, the Thunder opted to bring […]

Jaxson Hayes (C, NO) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: Hopefully Jaxson Hayes didn't tune in to watch his alma mater Longhorns get bounced in the Round of 64 by #14 seed Abilene Christian, because that could get in one's head. The second-year NBA center has seen a slight reduction in PT this […]

De'Anthony Melton (PG/SG, MEM) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: De'Anthony Melton really isn't playing much more this season than he did in his previous two NBA campaigns, but his time on the floor is being used much more efficiently. In 20.5 minutes per game, Melton has averaged a career-best 10.0 points, with […]

Doug McDermott (SF/PF, IND) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: While the debut of Caris Levert as an Indiana Pacer might be an obstacle in the way of Doug McDermott maximizing his playing time moving forward, he's definitely been up to what he routinely does best, and he's finally doing it at a […]