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Michael Florio - RotoBaller has written 148 articles so far, you can find them below.
Getting to Know First-Round Picks in the 2021 NFL Draft
The fantasy football landscape is always changing, but perhaps the aspect that has changed most in recent years is with rookies. In previous years, there was definitely analysis about the incoming class of rookies before the NFL draft, but much of the talk for fantasy would occur after the NFL Draft, once all the landing... Read More
Bullpen Report: What We Learned in Week 2
Relievers have become more and more important in fantasy baseball in recent years. First, with starting pitchers being limited to fewer innings than ever, it leads to relievers seeing an uptick in usage. All of a sudden, a good reliever could give you similar innings to a fringe starting pitcher, but with better ratios and... Read More
Should We Trust the Saints in Fantasy Football without Drew Brees?
For the last decade, the Saints offense has been one to target for fantasy football. Over the years we have seen QB1, RB1, WR1 and even TE1 finishes come from this Saints offense. In fact, there is a chance that many of you reading this have never had to worry about the Saints offense for... Read More
Setting an Optimal Week 1 Fantasy Baseball Lineup
Fantasy baseball is back in its rightful form! I know for some of you fantasy baseball never actually ends, but we actually have games upcoming and lineups to set. Not only that, but for the first time in two years we will be able to set our lineups in April, the way fantasy baseball is... Read More
Carlos Santana (1B/DH, KC) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 260 CURRENT ADP: ~292 overall ANALYSIS: Kansas City Royals first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Santana gets overlooked every single season. The reason is because of rotisserie bias (Roto is the more popular format), but Santana is always such a value in points leagues, where hitters lose points for strikeouts but are awarded points... Read More
Aaron Hicks (OF, NYY) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 230 CURRENT ADP: ~259 overall ANALYSIS: Hicks is one of my favorite outfielders this year. I mean, the guy is currently projected to hit third for the Yankees, sandwiched between Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, yet he is going outside the first 15 rounds on average. And, that is even with his ADP climbing... Read More
Yordan Alvarez (DH, HOU) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 60 CURRENT ADP: ~79 overall ANALYSIS: Alvarez only appeared in two games in all of 2020 before having his season cut short due to knee surgery. A lot went wrong for the Houston Astros in 2020, but Alvarez missing basically the entire season was at the top of the list.... Read More
Austin Meadows (OF, TB) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 75 CURRENT ADP: ~91 overall ANALYSIS: This is a hitter that I have been targeting and ended up walking away from both Tout Wars Draft and Hold and The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational (TGFBI) with him in the sixth round of each. Meadows is the perfect player to give a... Read More
Marcell Ozuna (OF, ATL) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 31 CURRENT ADP: ~46 overall ANALYSIS: Ozuna was a player that I simply thought was very unlucky in 2019. I wrote about it for RotoBaller last season, but even in an unlucky year, he posted 29 homers, 80 runs, 89 RBI and 12 stolen bases. Then last year in 60... Read More
Michael Florio's Hitters to Target
Every year, one of the articles I look most forward to writing is about the players I am targeting in my drafts. It not only allows me to talk about the players I know I am high on and go into my drafts hoping to select, but it also forces me to look over my... Read More
Michael Florio's Updated Draft Rankings vs Industry Consensus
Every single season there is a hunger for fantasy football rankings. Every single season people draft their entire fantasy football team off of a list of names ordered by their favorite analysts or site. And every year those people make the most common mistake when it comes to rankings! The mistake so many fantasy players... Read More
Yes, Clyde Edwards-Helaire Is a First-Round Pick
Clyde Edwards-Helaire should be a top-10 RB going off the board in the first round. That statement shouldn’t be controversial, but people are always hesitant to pay that high of a price for a player we haven’t seen in the NFL before. But you should not let that fear scare you from drafting CEH. Clyde... Read More
High-End Wide Receivers to Fade
There is nothing worse in fantasy football than drafting a bust. Especially if you feel really good about the player heading into the season and use an early-round pick on them. That is one of the easiest ways to ruin your season, which is why we all try so hard to identify the busts before... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Strategies for a 60-Game Season
Host Michael Florio of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2020 fantasy baseball season. In this episode, he brings you his approach in a 60 game fantasy baseball season. 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 into... Read More
Drafting League-Winners In Rounds 9-16
We've already run through the early rounds in Part 1 to find potential league winners in 2020 fantasy football drafts. Now, we move to the latter half of the draft. The term "league winner" is one that is too often thrown around in fantasy football. Often it is used without even being defined. To me, a... Read More
Stud Wide Receivers You Should Worry About in 2020
The words sleeper and busts get thrown around by the fantasy community more than anything. You will often hear though that sleepers do not exist anymore. Well, there is no one at all arguing that there are no busts anymore. There are plenty of busts each and every season. And drafting a player that busts... Read More
Five Overvalued Running Backs to Fade?
Fantasy football is a game of values. Sure, it is much more complex than that. But in its simplest form, we are all trying to find the best values to put the best team on the virtual gridiron as possible. We all seek sleepers and players that can break out and give our fantasy teams... Read More
All Aboard the Austin Ekeler Hype Train!
Hello, this is your conductor speaking. Welcome aboard the Austin Ekeler hype train! I am glad to see that you decided to get onboard. We are heading straight towards Titletown! Now, please stand clear of the closing doors. I’m not going to lie, as a former New Yorker who has ridden the subway every morning... Read More
Stud Running Backs You Should Worry About in 2020
The 2020 fantasy football season is going to be unlike any other. With 2020 being such a volatile year and knowing the risks of playing fantasy in a year where any player could be shut down for weeks if they test positive for COVID, I am looking to take as few risks as possible early... Read More
Drafting League-Winners In Rounds 1-8
The term "league winner" is one that is too often thrown around in fantasy football. Often it is used without even being defined. To me, a league winner can be one of two things: a player that is highly drafted but is still so much better than the rest of the field. Think of Christian... Read More
Later-Round TEs with Upside and Safer TEs to Avoid
This season I will be implementing a new fantasy football strategy. If you have been keeping up with this series, you know that by now! But for those who haven’t, I can give you a quick recap! My strategy is to build a safe base in the early rounds and then target pure upside players.... Read More
Later-Round WRs with Upside and Safer WRs to Avoid
If you've read my recent articles or watched the RotoBaller Youtube channel, you already know my new draft strategy for 2020. My plan is to get a safe base in the early rounds and then strictly target players that have upside. The reason is twofold: if those upside fliers don’t work out, I can drop... Read More
Tight Ends to Target in Best Ball Drafts!
RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Michael Florio discusses the TEs that you should be targeting in best ball drafts! 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 into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87)... Read More
Wide Receivers to Target in Best Ball Drafts!
RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Michael Florio discusses the WRs that you should be targeting in best ball drafts! 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 into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87)... Read More
Later-Round RBs with Upside and Safer RBs to Avoid
I have a new fantasy football strategy that I will be using this season. My strategy this season is to build a safe base in the early rounds and then target upside players as those are the ones that win championships. This is not simply saying to be reckless at your drafts, but more so... Read More
Late-Round QBs With Upside and Safe QBs to Avoid
I will be exploring a new strategy in fantasy football this season. I will be looking to build a safe base in the early rounds and then looking to avoid safe floor players who offer little upside afterwars. I recently broke down the strategy and both why/how I will be implementing it this fantasy football season.... Read More
Running Backs to Target in Best Ball Drafts
RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Michael Florio discusses the RBs that you should be targeting in best ball drafts! 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 into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87)... Read More
Quarterbacks to Target in Best Ball Drafts
RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Michael Florio discusses the QBs that you should be targeting in best ball drafts! 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 into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87)... Read More
Relief Pitcher Draft Sleepers for Fantasy Baseball
Host Michael Florio of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2020 fantasy baseball season. In this episode, he brings you his fantasy baseball draft sleepers for relief pitchers and closers. 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... Read More
Outfield Draft Values - Later Round Fliers
Host Michael Florio of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2020 fantasy baseball season. In this episode, he brings you his fantasy baseball draft sleepers at the outfield position. 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 into... Read More
