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Bullpen Report: Navigating the Final Month
The baseball season has flown by and just like that we are in the home stretch. You hear all the time that the season is a sprint and not a marathon, but as someone who ran cross country in high school, I can tell you that even long races become a sprint towards the end.... Read More
My Guys: Using ADP to Find Draft Values
Fantasy football leagues are not won in the draft alone, but having a strong draft makes winning the league that much easier. Part of having a great draft is finding players that simply have an ADP lower than they should. But, if you read my strategy article, you know I prioritize upside and not just... Read More
The Value of RB Targets in PPR Leagues
If you have followed my work at all, you know I am all about running backs that can catch passes. If you listen to RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (and if you’re not you should be!) you have most definitely heard me talk up running backs that catch passes and knock those who don’t. It's why... Read More
Using ADP to Find Overvalued Players
Is there a worse feeling in the world than drafting a fantasy football bust? Ok, yes, there is, but it definitely ranks highly up there as one of the worst. And that is because it doesn’t just happen all at once, especially if it is an early-round player. After a couple of weeks, you try... Read More
FLEX Draft Review and Superflex Strategies
Super Flex drafts are becoming more and more popular in the fantasy football community. For those who are new to the format, it is basically a modified two-QB league. Instead of having to start two quarterbacks, you only have one mandatory QB spot. The second spot is a flex position that could be used on... Read More
Bullpen Report - Emphasize Relievers In the Final Month
If you have fallen behind in the saves category or are in need of some relievers that can help your ratios, this is the perfect time of year for you to strike. Yeah, we had all the early season bullpen changes and the trade deadline which completely mixed things up. But if you are still... Read More
Michael F. Florio's 2021 Fantasy Football Rankings
Rankings are probably the most overrated aspect in fantasy sports. And most, if not all players fall victim to them at some point in their fantasy playing career. That’s probably not what you expected to read when you clicked on a fantasy football rankings article. But, the truth is if you are just taking the... Read More
Bullpen Report: Figuring Things Out After Wild Trade Deadline
For weeks leading up to the trade deadline, I wrote about how greatly it would impact bullpens around the league. I tried to project closers that would be traded and setup men that would take over the closer gigs. Well, even I was wrong with how much the trade deadline would impact the reliever position! ... Read More
Trevor Lawrence (QB, JAX) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~100 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~110 ANALYSIS: You can grab the number one pick of the 2021 NFL Draft as a QB2 in the double-digit rounds. He is a great quarterback to take a shot on if you wait on the position. Lawrence has a strong arm and can make all the throws... Read More
Bullpen Report: Gearing Up for the Trade Deadline
With the All-Star game behind us we are now entering the stretch run of the fantasy baseball season. The truth is, the second half is really when leagues are won or lost. Sure, you could have had a great first half, but as my brother likes to quote from his favorite movie - no body... Read More
Michael Carter (RB, NYJ) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~75 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~89 ANALYSIS: Carter fell to the fourth round of the NFL Draft, but yet he is still the Jets RB with the most upside. The competition for touches in the Jets backfield consists of Carter, Tevin Coleman, Ty Johnson and La’Mical Perine. He rushed for 1,245 yards as a senior, his... Read More
Robby Anderson (WR, CAR) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~75 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~90 ANALYSIS: You wouldn’t know it by ADP, but Robby Anderson scored the most fantasy points among Panthers receivers last season. He also led them with a 26 percent target share. While fantasy managers are paying up for DJ Moore, Anderson is still going as a WR3 despite finishing... Read More
James Robinson (RB, JAX) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~50 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~61 ANALYSIS: Robinson may have an industry ADP of 61, but that is dropping fast and it is as high as 90 on certain sites. He is going as an RB3 on all sites. Yes, the Jaguars used a first-round pick on Travis Etienne, but they have talked about... Read More
Curtis Samuel (WR, WAS) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~85 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~104 ANALYSIS: It gets overlooked that Samuel finished as the WR24 last season on a team with two other very talented WRs. He has now finished as a Top-36 wide receiver in two straight seasons. Plus, he joined the Washington Football Team that was searching for a receiver... Read More
Mike Williams (WR, LAC) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~115 Overall Current ADP: ~140 ANALYSIS: I get it, every year we hype up Williams, and yet every year he disappoints. But we have seen him top 1,000 yards in a season and score 10 touchdowns in another. We know he is amazing at winning contested catches, can be a legit... Read More
Chase Upside, Not Safety to Win Fantasy Leagues
The spring of 2020 was a strange time in everyone's life. All of a sudden there were no sports, no leaving the house, and a whole lot of uncertainty for everyone. I promise I am not writing this to give you flashbacks. But, given this new and sudden free time, I dove deep into my... Read More
Bullpen Report: Struggling Closers, RP to Add Before Trade Deadline
This is a very busy time in the sports world. This week we have the NBA Finals, but more importantly, the Scott Fish Bowl kicking off. Every year that indicates the start of fantasy football draft season and you will see a lot of content on radio shows, podcasts, articles and on Twitter turn from... Read More
Bullpen Report: Closer Carousel Keeps Churning
Chasing saves can seem maddening this season. Not only are more and more bullpens getting away from having one traditional closer and are embracing having multiple options see save chances. but some bullpens (I'm looking at you Cincinnati and Kansas City) have been nearly impossible to trust. Just when it looks like they are starting... Read More
Bullpen Report: Grab Setup Men Before Trade Deadline
The deeper we get into the season, the more valuable relievers become. They can help you maintain your ratios, rather than streaming risky starting pitchers. Also, saves is an entire category, so grabbing a pitcher that is next in line for saves is never a bad idea. Especially this time of year. First, we have... Read More
Bullpen Report: New Closers and Elite Ratio Relievers
MLB is cracking down on sticky substances used by pitchers starting next week. If you are a fan of baseball or fantasy baseball, you have heard this topic discussed pretty much nonstop the last couple of weeks. We have seen spin rates decline for pitchers, especially for starting pitchers, which is going to lead to... Read More
Bullpen Report: Finding Elite Ratio and Strikeout Relievers
Sticky stuff is all the rage in the baseball world right now. Will we see pitchers suddenly losing strikeouts due to a reduce in spin rate? Will ERAs suddenly shoot up leading to more offense? Will that early round ace you drafted suddenly turn into a pumpkin? These are all the questions that fantasy baseball... Read More
Bullpen Report: Breaking Down May Leaders to Find Ratio Gems
We are officially two months into the MLB season. That’s right, we are roughly one-third of the way through the fantasy baseball season. This was about all the baseball we got in 2020, so be happy that we have four more months to go! Every week I break down the bullpens of all 30 MLB... Read More
Bullpen Report: Finding Relievers to Help Your Fantasy Team
Memorial Day Weekend is here! Hopefully, you hit the beach or a BBQ, have a burger or hot dog and an adult beverage of your choosing and just enjoy the three-day weekend. For you baseball fanatics, it’s also a significant date on the baseball calendar. It is typically the time of year where MLB teams... Read More
Bullpen Report: Bullpens Keep on Changing
Another week, more bullpens changing around the league. I mean at this point you do not need to be told how important it is to stay up to date on bullpens and how they are shaking out. Unlike many other positions, the turnover is not due to injury. In many cases, teams are just moving... Read More
Bullpen Report: The Week of the Closer Injury
We are now about six weeks into the MLB season. It’s definitely flying by and before you know it, it will be Memorial Day, July 4th, and then the All-Star Break. These are all arbitrary dates you will hear thrown around as target dates for when you will have a large enough sample size to... Read More
Bullpen Report: Struggling Closers Leading to Changes?
I have been playing a lot of MLB The Show lately and the one thing I have learned playing is - relievers are very important if you are going to play anything other than a standalone game! You need to not only have multiple options you can trust but the depth of many teams' bullpens... Read More
Bullpen Report: Figuring Out Changing Bullpens
There have been a lot of shakeups in Major League bullpens, even in the last few days. Most notable among them are Minnesota, Cincinnati, and Kansas City, all of which we will explore in detail below. This article will help you stay up-to-date on closer situations and some speculative adds you can grab before they... Read More
Getting to Know More 2021 NFL Draft Prospects
The NFL Draft is quickly approaching us! You may be thinking that is when all the rookie hype will end, but you’d be mistaken. The NFL Draft just kicks off dynasty rookie draft and best ball season - both of which will make sure to keep rookies all the rage throughout draft season. And while... Read More
Bullpen Report: Closer Carousel Keeps Turning
We are just three weeks into the baseball season, but it may feel like longer because there has been an influx of news and developments that have impacted fantasy. There has been no position that has seen more changes than at relief pitcher. We have already seen a number of changes to teams' late-inning usage... Read More
Bullpen Report: Shaking Things Up in Week 3
We have already seen a lot of FAAB spent on pitchers that have been named the closer. It happens every year. Whenever a new closer is named, especially if it is one that can miss bats – fantasy players love a pitcher that can miss bats. And the logic behind spending up on a pitcher... Read More
