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About Nick Mariano - RotoBaller
Senior MLB/NFL Fantasy Analyst & Editor here at RotoBaller, I've been lucky enough to work here since 2015. Spent two seasons writing for MLB.com as well.
FantasyPros ranked me as 2018's most accurate fantasy baseball draft dude, and I'm a three-time top-12 ranker in their fantasy football weekly accuracy competition as well. I rank the things good, or something.
NY born and raised, but now you can find me in Boston with my awesome Star Baker of a wife. Addicted to apples, peanut butter, learning about cognitive biases, and baseball cards. Lots of baseball cards...
Feel free to reach out on Twitter or ride with me on Peloton: @NMariano53
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Nick Mariano - RotoBaller has written 1887 articles so far, you can find them below.
Waiver Wire FAB Bidding: Pre-Week 1 Targets
Assisting our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). We understand that limbo between your draft and Week 1 can mean less aggression on the waiver wire as... Read More
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're getting into the meat of September and that means the finish line is in sight! You need to know exactly what you need right now. Head-to-head players must either identify weak points or target enough categories to win the matchups, whereas roto teams must... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
September is here and that means it's the official home stretch for our 2021 fantasy baseball season. Prospect call-ups are coming (welcome, Joe Ryan!) so be sure to keep your eyes on the transaction logs. Rest-of-season ranks start to turn into a streamer conversation in these final weeks, but we'll at least do one more... Read More
Russell Gage (WR, ATL) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~170 Overall (PPR) CURRENT ADP: ~192.8 ANALYSIS: Gage is no stranger to lining up as the No. 2 WR next to Calvin Ridley, as he did so all of those times you bemoaned Julio Jones being injured. I realize Kyle Pitts is viewed as the No. 2 in ATL and he’ll certainly get his, but... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings
Who said it was okay for September to creep up on us like this? While the stretch run doesn't mean as much bullpen action as pre-Trade Deadline fireworks, we're still seeing shifts in the wind. With just under a month to go, it's about time we check in on my top 101 RP Baller Ranks,... Read More
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. September is here, just like that. You better have your team needs down like the back of your hand because this is when you must address them. Winning the saves category by 10 isn't going to help when you lose strikeouts by 5 because... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
Welcome to the Baller Ranks for the last month or so of the 2021 fantasy baseball season! I know football continues to grab headlines, but stay the course and dominate the stretch run for that sweet, sweet championship. Finish strong with another edition of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks! This google sheet accompanies the table below... Read More
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're nearly into September and that means you must strictly identify your team needs and what categories/roster spots you can be riskier with. Don't let off the gas pedal as other people have their attention divided by the upcoming football season. Join me and... Read More
Nick Mariano's 2021 Late-Round Fliers (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Too many people spend prep on their early picks and then reflexively take familiar names late, but those guys rarely deliver championships. Instead, let’s discuss some late-round fliers at running back, wide receiver, and tight end that are worth taking due to their upside, but... Read More
Nick Mariano's 2021 Draft Sleepers List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Sleeper remains a buzzy term shrouded in ambiguity, 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, and a "sleeper" to a... Read More
Nick Mariano's 2021 PPR Sleepers List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The term "Sleeper" is thrown around more haphazardly than a Mitchell Trubisky out route, 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... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
We've got nearly six weeks left in the fantasy baseball season, which means it is crunch time. You must maintain focus even as fantasy football's siren song calls you to the boulders. Let's stay ahead of the curve with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks! This google sheet accompanies the table below and adds... Read More
Nick Mariano's Early-Round Overvalued List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We all love to focus on the positives and talk about who will breakout and which late-round fliers are going to make it big. However, those picks won't help much when you sandbag yourself with overvalued picks in the early round. Here we'll be... Read More
Nick Mariano's Salary Cap Draft Strategies and Tips (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to my strategies and tips piece regarding the superior format that is salary cap-based fantasy football, where your draft position doesn't dictate your fate. I'm not here to drone about many basic how-to's, I want to get after winning championships. But if you've... Read More
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's always strange to type "Week 20" in baseball articles, but the middle of August is here and we must gear up for the playoff push. Football continues to siphon attention so disciplined baseball teams can make their shake-and-bake move. Let's check in on... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings
It's the middle of August and the dust has settled from the Trade Deadline's chaos. There are still many fluid bullpens to explore, so let's get right into my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with potential mentions for hold candidates and ratio anchors. I decided to leave... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
The middle of August means the playoffs week approach, so those of you in head-to-head formats must start preparing and rotisserie leagues can see the stretch run, so let's now look at pitchers' post-ASB stats with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. This brings you my top 101 SPs moving forward as the... Read More
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With under two months left in the fantasy baseball season and people shifting attention to fantasy football, this is the time for dedicated players to put their foot on the pedal and make their move. You should have a clear idea by mid-August of... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
August is now upon us, which means two months of the fantasy baseball season remain! There is still plenty of ball to be played with workload limitations creeping up on us (and tack fallout still making itself known), so let's look back at July stats with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. This... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings
Welcome to the final one-third of the season, fellow RotoBallers. August is here and I'm moving my usual publication of this around because the FAAB Sunday after the trade deadline is special. Pitchers are settling into new uniforms and new roles, so let's check in on my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared... Read More
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have two months left in the fantasy baseball season now. It may not feel like a lot, but there's still plenty of time to make a charge or slip due to complacency. Take advantage of those who lose focus due to fantasy football's... Read More
Jamaal Williams (RB, DET) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~108 Overall (PPR) CURRENT ADP: ~118 ANALYSIS: Williams is no stranger to being split out as a receiver from his time in Green Bay and we already know Detroit views him as an “A” running back thanks to new offensive coordinator, Anthony Lynn (per The Athletic). So you’ve got someone with the... Read More
Jared Cook (TE, LAC) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~130 Overall (PPR) CURRENT ADP: ~157 ANALYSIS: Drafting Cook is a cheap ticket to the Justin Herbert show. This will be Cook’s 13th NFL season after two solid campaigns with the Saints that led to 16 combined TDs in 29 games. I’d expect similar TD looks from the Chargers offense after Hunter Henry, Donald... Read More
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 second half of the baseball season is well underway, and with it, your hopes for a fantasy baseball championship. I don't have much time or energy this week due to a medical emergency in the family, but I still want to get some... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Rest Of Season Rankings: Mid-Year Updates
The All-Star break offers us fantasy baseball players a chance to breathe and reassess the battlefield before us. Pitching remains as volatile as ever thanks to midseason rule changes, the next generation is fighting uphill after missing minor-league development in 2020, and Shohei Ohtani has blossomed into a full-fledged superstar. Instead of my weekly top... Read More
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We've arrived at the All-Star break, meaning you can take a breath and try your best not to overanalyze your squad(s) with no stats accumulating. Sit back and try to enjoy the Home Run Derby, try to unearth some Shohei Ohtani baseball cards, and... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
July is here and with it, the unofficial second half of the fantasy baseball season. Pitching is volatile as we adjust to life under Manfred's willy-nilly rule changes, but let's decipher the road ahead as I update my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. This brings you my top 101 SPs moving forward. We're halfway into the... Read More
Nick 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 July, where midsummer dreams come true and we all inch closer to championship trophies. Ideally while holding some darn good food from the grill. The waiver wire is also heating up so let's check in on players who are rostered in roughly... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings
We're onto July, meaning it's the second half of the season and our time to gripe about the All-Star Game selections. Pitchers are still adjusting to life with sticky checks and all we can do is put on a brave face. Hit the All-Star break in stride with my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
And just like that, the calendar creeps towards July and we all descend into heat-induced comas filled with spin-rate fever dreams. Meditate with me and think of a happy, Manfred-less baseball universe as we update my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. I take stock of my top 101 SPs moving forward. We're halfway into the season,... Read More
