by Eric Stashin (aka The Rotoprofessor) After watching Chris Carson carry the load (and do so impressively, with 20 carries for 93 yards) for the Seahawks in their hard fought Week 2 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, the easy conclusion would be that Seattle has found a new starting running back.  However things are not quite so cut and dry, as Thomas Rawls was seeing his first game action after being sidelined with a sprained (read more...)

by Eric Stashin (aka The Rotoprofessor) Things are constantly changing in the NFL, and what we knew at the time of our drafts is already “out of date” and irrelevant three weeks into the season though we are starting to get a grasp of the offenses we should look to pick on.  With that in mind, which defenses that were likely ignored on draft day are worth considering for Week 3?  Let’s take a look: Miami (read more...)

by Eric Stashin (aka The Rotoprofessor) The season is quickly coming to an end, and that means fantasy owners are far more apt to roll the dice and take a gamble.  For two weeks anyone can get scorching hot or string together two or three impressive starts, and that can make the difference in championships.  Opportunity is key, though, so let’s take a look at two pitchers who are set to get one and decide if (read more...)

by Eric Stashin (aka The Rotoprofessor) The first two weeks of the season are in the books and we are slowly gaining some clarity to situations throughout the league.  While the elite are pretty obvious, there are some intriguing names who are proving to be viable options (like Alex Smith).  There are also some who we thought would be trustworthy who are quickly proving to be unusable in shallower formats (like Russell Wilson).  Who should we (read more...)

by Ray Kuhn We had a reduced slate on Monday, as just 14 teams took the field, with all seven games taking place under the lights. For those of you in contention, the importance of each pitch can’t be underestimated. But for those who are out of contention, it is never too early to prepare for next season. That is also the case if you are fighting it out for the championship. Let’s take a look (read more...)

by Eric Stashin (aka The Rotoprofessor) It’s easy to cut bait on a slumping player, and those struggles get magnified when they come at the beginning of the season and the statistics are so apparent.  Knee jerk reactions could ultimately cost you, though, so you want to be careful with your quick trigger finger.  With that in mind, let’s take a look at a few slow starters and try to determine if we should be cutting (read more...)

Are you following @Rotoprofessor on Twitter? If not you should be, as we Tweet out all the important bullpen notes every morning from the previous day’s games. Who is in jeopardy of losing their job? Who is worth the speculative add? Here are this morning tweets (Please note we won’t be posting these on the website every day, so make sure you follow @Rotoprofessor to ensure you don’t miss a thing): PHI: Neris w/SV (1 R/1 (read more...)

by Eric Stashin (aka The Rotoprofessor) There’s always been significant hype surrounding Pirates’ pitcher Tyler Glasnow, long considered one of the top pitching prospects in the league.  However he’s continued to stumble upon reaching the Majors, and his latest go around certainly didn’t get off to a promising start: 2.2 IP, 5 ER, 4 H, 6 BB, 3 K Control continues to be the biggest issue, as he owns a 5.53 BB/9 over 13 starts in the Majors (read more...)

Are you following @Rotoprofessor on Twitter? If not you should be, as we Tweet out all the important bullpen notes every morning from the previous day’s games. Who is in jeopardy of losing their job? Who is worth the speculative add? Here are this morning tweets (Please note we won’t be posting these on the website every day, so make sure you follow @Rotoprofessor to ensure you don’t miss a thing): TB: Colome bounces back w/SV. (read more...)

by Will Overton Another week is almost in the books and it was a fun one, with a lot more real fantasy points scored. If you happen to be staring at 0 – 2 you may be feeling a little desperate, or at least like you need to shake things up, though you don’t want to do something too irrational and hopefully I can help you decide who to grab and who to pass on. Just for (read more...)