RotoScoop.com – The Scoop on Fantasy Sports
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Bet On It
By Dalton Del Don Last year I finished 135-117-4, after picking every game ATS over the past four years, I’m 521-475. That’s 52.3% – I’d like to see that number 1-3% higher, but I must say I’m pretty happy about it. I went 12-5 with my “best bets” last season as well. Onto the Week…
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NFL Season Preview
AFC East 1. New England Patriots 2. New York Jets (wild card) 3. Miami Dolphins 4. Buffalo Bills AFC West 1. San Diego Chargers 2. Kansas City Chiefs 3. Oakland Raiders 4. Denver Broncos AFC North 1. Pittsburgh Steelers 2. Baltimore Ravens (wild card) 3. Cleveland Browns 4. Cincinnati Bengals AFC South 1. Houston Texans…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I’ll admit I fully joined the Peyton Hillis as a bust in 2011 chorus earlier this summer, but I’ve since changed my mind. What looked like a throw-in as part of the Brady Quinn trade at the time, Hillis took over Cleveland’s backfield after injuries struck last season, and despite not…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Hakeem Nicks is something of a risk if drafted as a top-five fantasy receiver since he’s missed five games over the first two years of his career and was banged up in others, but he revealed a ton of potential racking up 79 receptions for 1,052 yards and 11 touchdowns over…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Matt Kemp and Jacoby Ellsbury are two outfielders having terrific seasons who barring injury or complete collapses will be top-10 fantasy picks next season, but Curtis Granderson might be having a better year than them both. Granderson is well behind in batting average, but his counting stats are ridiculous. In fact,…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I keep preaching patience with quarterbacks, but I do admit Michael Vick offers more fantasy upside at the position than ever before and wouldn’t fault someone for taking the plunge. If you prorate the 11 games he started and didn’t leave early with an injury last year over a full season,…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I’m a big fan of LeSean McCoy. After the “big-four,” to me, it comes down to him or Ray Rice next. McCoy isn’t a true workhorse, but Brian Westbrook proved for years that isn’t necessary to be highly productive in Andy Reid’s system. Thanks to an NFL-high 78 receptions among running…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don It’s pretty clear the tier 1 of running backs (and overall) features four players, and although they almost certainly won’t finish as such by the end of the year, I do prefer getting a top-four pick, if for no other reason than it gets pretty dicey soon thereafter. I don’t feel…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don After posting a fine .308/.361/.438 line as a 24-year-old in 2009 and then a disappointing .673 OPS last season while dealing with injuries, it now seems so obvious Asdrubal Cabrera was a player to target in drafts this year, but few could have predicted just how good he’s been so far.…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don With a .294/.354/.523 line while playing shortstop, J.J. Hardy has been one of the most pleasant surprises of 2011. Despite missing more than a month of action, his 13 homers are the fifth most from the SS position in all of baseball. His .878 OPS is also third best, all while…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Finally back to full health, Jose Reyes is on pace to finish with 120 runs scored and 58 steals while batting .336. With a 26:23 K:BB ratio over 307 at-bats, he’s shown real growth this season, and while Reyes remains an injury risk, he only recently turned 28 years old and…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Entering the year, Vegas set the line on Ichiro Suzuki finishing with 200 or more hits at even odds, which was interesting considering he had eclipsed the mark all 10 years he’s been in the league. He’s currently on pace to finish with 178 hits, so he’s got a lot of…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don David Price posted a 2.72 ERA last season, but because of an accompanying 2.4:1 K:BB ratio, I avoided him at draft tables. So far, it’s certainly been to my detriment. While his ERA has risen to 3.35, he’s posted an 83:14 K:BB ratio over 91.1 innings with a 1.01 WHIP, so…
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Doc Halladay
Never been a huge fan of player interviews in general, but I was able to interview Roy Halladay last week, so I pass along the link.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I must say, I’m pretty jealous not owning Michael Pineda in any of my fantasy leagues. While there was some concern his still developing changeup would leave him vulnerable to left-handed hitters, it turns out his fastball is so good, it doesn’t really matter. In fact, Pineda’s average fastball velocity of…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Zack Greinke currently has a 5.79 ERA, but you don’t need me to tell you he’s pitched far better than that with an accompanying 39:3 K:BB ratio over 28.0 innings. Entering 2011 and before he suffered broken ribs while playing pickup hoops, I debated having Greinke either fourth or fifth (versus…
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Moving The Needle
New post up. Check it out.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don As a 34-year-old constantly dealing with knee injuries playing half his games in a park tough to homer in, Carlos Beltran wasn’t exactly a target of mine entering 2011. Not only has he managed to stay healthy, he’s hit about as well as any point in his career so far this…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Anibal Sanchez has recorded just two wins and currently sports a 3.46 ERA with a pedestrian 1.34 WHIP, but he’s become quite interesting if you look deeper. After posting an 11:0 K:BB ratio against the Nationals during his last start, he’s now fanned 43 batters over 41.2 innings this season. Like…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Ubaldo Jimenez is off to a rough start this season, and many are concerned about his drop in velocity (his average fastball is down from 96.1 mph last year to 92.5 mph so far this year), and his control has been downright awful (4.95 BB/9), but I view him as much…
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