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Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The middle of August means the light at the end of the fantasy baseball's season tunnel is coming into view. A lot can change over the final month-plus, but you should have a concrete idea of how you're either staving off the competition or […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 20 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
You better not be tiring yet, August means we're nearing those pennant weeks. Make sure you stay aware of your weekly inning minimums and seasonal inning maximums. To usher you towards the championship, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions. In case you […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoQuarterback Tiered Rankings for Fantasy Football Drafts
August is here and that means preseason football and fantasy football draft season is upon us. We here at RotoBaller have compiled our fantasy football staff rankings for 2019 and it's time to look at our quarterbacks. We're in quite the era for passing thanks to the league's rules and current talent, yet most drafts still see […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Writing "Week 20" into baseball articles always gives me an existential crisis -- time really flies. One blink of the eye and suddenly you've missed two three-homer games, just like that! Head-to-head playoffs are on the horizon and every little stat matters, that's the […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 19 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
August brings fantasy baseball's marathon miles to the forefront. Don't wait until September's sprint to the finish to create a path to the podium. Monitor your innings and make those pitching decisions count. To help your quest for glory, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's 2019 PPR Sleepers List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Sleeper has become a dirty word to me, as both writer and reader, but there's no doubting its place in our fantasy lexicon. I do think that everyone that uses it then needs to define what it means within the context of the article. […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to August, where we round that bend towards the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season. You should have a clear idea of team needs, strengths and weaknesses, at this point and looking to address them appropriately. There are likely owners in your […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 18 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
While others drift towards fantasy football and overlook their baseball lineups, those of you with focus will reap rewards down the stretch. Laugh as others forget to put in transactions or start fringe candidates for poor matchups. To assist you, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The end of July means the final two months of the season are upon us, which rewards those who persist in their pursuit of greatness and punishes those who shirk their duties for fantasy football. Patience is a virtue, and that virtue pays dividends […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 17 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
As we near the end of July and approach the 100-game mark on the season, each starting pitcher outing feels like it weighs heavier and heavier on us. The margins for victory are slimming and we can't accept anything but victory. Therefore, we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The phrase "Get 'Em While They're Hot" feels cruel this weekend, as I'm writing from the beaches of Belmar, New Jersey. Maybe I'm just a pampered nit, but the sun is attacking from all sides. At least the ocean is a stone's throw away, […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 16 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
With the All-Star week in our rearview mirror, we as fantasy owners are now on a nonstop train towards late September's championship weeks. We here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions and get you on top of that podium. In case you missed it, […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoRest-of-Season Relief Pitcher Rankings (Midseason Update)
The trade deadline approaches and bullpen speculation is running rampant, with the battle for saves likely deciding which spot on the podium you'll stand on. We here at RotoBaller want to give you the inside track for a successful second half with a Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the second half of the season, you crazy fantasyheads. I told myself I'd keep this week brief because I'm off to a wedding, but I always wind up rambling anyhow. The short week means not much has changed stats-wise, but we still […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 15 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
I hope you enjoyed the All-Star break and having a couple of days off from sweating daily baseball action because it's all business from now until the finish line! That's why we here at RotoBaller offer our analysis and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions. In case you missed it, […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoRest-of-Season Shortstop Rankings (Midseason Update)
The All-Star break has come and gone, as we now find ourselves on the downward portion of this roller-coaster ride. As we race towards the finish line, we here at RotoBaller felt it best to equip you for the journey ahead with a second-half, Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The All-Star break is a unique time that stops the numbers from adding up and gives us a chance to reevaluate our squads in earnest. Or, perhaps it's your time to delete the fantasy apps from your phone and go on a brief retreat […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 14 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
Can you believe that July is already here, bursting through the calendar wall like the Kool-Aid Man? Start the "second half" of the season off right with strong pitching and make the summer yours. That's why we here at RotoBaller offer our insight and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions. […]
Nick Mariano 5 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Summer is now in full swing, with the calendar turning to July shortly. While most peg the All-Star break as the "first/second half" cutoff, this is the real 50% progress point in the season. Think about all that has transpired thus far and realize […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 5 years agoWeek 13 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
These beautiful summer nights should be filled with barbecue, relaxation and dominating your competition with only the finest of pitching performances. That's why we here at RotoBaller offer our insight and dynamic pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit decisions. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now writing this weekly […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to late June, where the first half of the fantasy baseball (and regular) season meets the second half! No, we're not quite at the All-Star break, but the actual number of games played for each team will cross the 81-game threshold this upcoming […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 6 years agoWeek 12 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
Starting pitcher decisions can make your hair turn gray throughout these beautiful summer months where you're supposed to be enjoying the long days and gorgeous baseball weather. That's why we're here to help take the edge off with our insight and pitching scores for each matchup to frame your start/sit calls. In case you missed […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. No longer can you act like it's early in the fantasy baseball season and write off the slow starts, as the summer months demand action and your place in the standings is feeling more genuine. The All-Star break is less than a month away! […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 6 years agoWeek 11 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
Summertime may bring relaxation, but it also means there's plenty of sweat to go around! Whether you're dealing with struggling studs such as Trevor Bauer or deciding who to stream in your H2H matchup, there isn't a day that goes by without a starting pitcher decision or two...or five. In case you missed it, this […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. That rumbling in the distance is just the sound of Yordan Alvarez being called up to the majors. Don't worry, it'll pass. While that waiver-wire ship has almost surely sailed long ago for many of you in competitive leagues, we still have absurd amounts […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 6 years agoWeek 10 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
With our calendars now turned to June, we are truly in the "runner's high" summer stretch of the fantasy baseball marathon. While we're more familiar with the chaotic starting-pitcher landscape of 2019, youngsters are being called up, doubleheaders are throwing wrenches, openers are...opening, and pitch arsenals are always changing, meaning you can never hit autopilot! […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Shake off that "Oh, it's still early in the season" attitude, because it's now June and while status quos can still change, those trends you were shaking off need to be taken seriously. Not as law -- never allow anything to go unquestioned -- […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 6 years agoWeek 9 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
As we come barreling towards the end of May, the reality of the fantasy baseball season being one-third of the way over is nigh. Starting pitcher decisions may start to feel more automatic now as we become more familiar with 2019's names and trends, but rest assured, complacency is the devil. We're constantly re-evaluating here […]
Nick Mariano 6 years agoNick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The final week of May means we're nearly one-third of the way through the season! Each team seems to be calling up their prized prospects, though the Super Two deadline is still looming in the minds of some ballclubs (cough, Houston). The big names […]
Nick Mariano PREMIUM 6 years agoWeek 8 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
To start or to sit this starting pitcher? This is the philosophical quandary that has plagued some of the greatest minds of our time. Not many people know that Discourse on the Method by Rene Descartes was actually about the method of streaming pitchers. We pick up where he left off with our weekly starting pitcher matchups […]
Nick Mariano 6 years ago