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2018
RotoWire Blog Posts
January 2018
- Week 17 Observations Chris Liss January 2, 2018
- Wild Card Observations Chris Liss January 8, 2018
- Join Our Slack Room for NBA Daily Fantasy Talk Ken Crites January 9, 2018
- Division Round Observations Chris Liss January 15, 2018
- Early-Round Draft Trends Vlad Sedler January 16, 2018
- Beat Todd Zola League Draft Recap Isaac Buttke January 17, 2018
- Conference Championship Game Observations Chris Liss January 22, 2018
- Super Bowl Props Chris Liss January 27, 2018
February 2018
- The Big Winner of Lorenzo Cain to the Brewers Derek VanRiper February 1, 2018
- Early MLB Rankings Chris Liss February 2, 2018
- Super Bowl 52 Observations Chris Liss February 5, 2018
- Steamer Hitter Rankings With NFBC ADP Chris Liss February 6, 2018
- Overall Steamer Ranks (Without Catcher Adjustment) Chris Liss February 7, 2018
- Category Targets for the NFBC RotoWire Online Championship Chris Liss February 8, 2018
- Looking For The Next Surprise SP Erik Siegrist February 8, 2018
- NFBC: Innings and At-Bats Chris Liss February 8, 2018
- Beat Chris Liss 1 Chris Liss February 10, 2018
- NFBC Replacement Value Chris Liss February 11, 2018
- It Don't Mean a Thing if You Ain't Got That Swing(ing Strike Rate) Jeff Erickson February 16, 2018
- NFBC Replacement Value - Part 2 Chris Liss February 21, 2018
- NFBC Replacement Value - Part 3 (Ending the Experiment) Chris Liss February 24, 2018
- MLB Evergreen Archive Chris Liss February 26, 2018
- Steering Into the Skid - Results from the "Beat Jeff Erickson" Draft Jeff Erickson February 28, 2018
March 2018
- Yahoo Friends and Family Draft Chris Liss March 1, 2018
- NL LABR - Upon Further Review Jeff Erickson March 6, 2018
- AL LABR Review: Hits and Misses Clay Link March 9, 2018
- Bracket Picks: 3 Key Strategies To Win Your Pool TeamRankings.com March 11, 2018
- How Much Should You Expect to Lose With Your Top Picks? Chris Liss March 13, 2018
- Sweet 16 fantasy baseball sleeper SP Tim Heaney March 14, 2018
- Bracket Strategy: Four Sweet 16 Picks To Fade The Crowd TeamRankings.com March 14, 2018
- Mahomes is the big winner of free agency Jim Coventry March 14, 2018
- NFBC Main Event Chris Liss March 18, 2018
- AL Tout Wars Team Chris Liss March 20, 2018
- Tout Wars Review: H2H Points Clay Link March 20, 2018
- Trout Wars Jeff Erickson March 20, 2018
- Tout Wars mixed auction: Back to the bats Tim Heaney March 21, 2018
- ClubhouseCorner.com Draft Recap Isaac Buttke March 21, 2018
- Beat Chris Liss 2 Chris Liss March 25, 2018
- Can I Ever Quit Kershaw? Ryan Rufe March 25, 2018
- My 2018 MLB Portfolio Chris Liss March 26, 2018
- NFBC Main Event - Vegas Jeff Erickson March 26, 2018
- 20 Bold Predictions for MLB 2018 Chris Liss March 27, 2018
April 2018
- AL Tout Wars FAAB Results Jeff Erickson April 1, 2018
- FMLS Week 6 Price Changes Andrew Laird April 3, 2018
- RotoWire Baseball Championship – 1st Qualifier Ed Kensik April 4, 2018
- RotoWire Staff Keeper League Chris Liss April 5, 2018
- Chronicles of a Rotowire Staff Keeper League Champion Ryan Rufe April 9, 2018
- NHL Playoff Observations (Game 1): Kicks, kisses and the Kid Janet Eagleson April 12, 2018
- NHL Playoff Observations: Bounce backs, bandwagons and whiney babies Janet Eagleson April 13, 2018
- Stanley Cup Round One: Carb loading and Kryptonite on a Saturday night Janet Eagleson April 15, 2018
- Brain burps, cramps and MVP performances: as the pendulum swings. 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Janet Eagleson April 16, 2018
- NFL Projections Process Chris Liss April 17, 2018
- RotoWire Baseball Championship – 2nd Qualifier Erik Halterman April 17, 2018
- Video game mode, changing offices and hunting rats -- Tuesday's NHL playoff observations Janet Eagleson April 17, 2018
- Tuesday Night Observations Jeff Erickson April 18, 2018
- Berrios vs. Corbin Jeff Erickson April 18, 2018
- NHL Observations: Worst first round ever Janet Eagleson April 20, 2018
- Guentzel the Great -- NHL Sunday Janet Eagleson April 22, 2018
- NHL Observations as Round One Ends Janet Eagleson April 25, 2018
- NFL Draft: Fresh Baked Mock Luke Hoover April 25, 2018
- Should Your Team Draft a 1st-Round QB? Chris Liss April 26, 2018
- NHL Thursday: Brainworms and the one that got away Janet Eagleson April 26, 2018
- The Best of the Rest: 2nd Round Re-Mock Luke Hoover April 27, 2018
- NHL Observations: Double digits for Pasta, Patrice and the Honey Badger Janet Eagleson April 28, 2018
May 2018
- NHL Observations: Vulnerable Penguins and Dark Knights? Janet Eagleson May 1, 2018
- RotoWire/FanDuel Baseball Championship – 3rd Qualifier Josh Fathollahi May 2, 2018
- Just Another Day at the Ballpark Jeff Erickson May 9, 2018
- Ovie and the Caps off to hot start in the East (NHL) Janet Eagleson May 11, 2018
- How Will The Rise In Legalized Sports Gambling Impact Fantasy Sports? Ken Crites May 14, 2018
- RotoWire Baseball Championship – 4th Qualifier Erik Halterman May 16, 2018
- Vegas NHL hospitality ... to a point Janet Eagleson May 16, 2018
- Ovechkin FINALLY heads off to the Stanley Cup Final Janet Eagleson May 23, 2018
- RotoWire Baseball Championship – 5th Qualifier Ed Kensik May 30, 2018
- Best of Five for Lord Stanley Janet Eagleson May 30, 2018
June 2018
- NHL Caps on the Brink of History Janet Eagleson June 4, 2018
- Banish all Doubt -- @ovi8 gets his Stanley Cup Janet Eagleson June 7, 2018
- Valuing Parlays vs. ATS Bets Chris Liss June 8, 2018
- A Bandwagon Well Worth the Ride Mike Gay June 10, 2018
- The I Test: Columbus Clippers vs. Buffalo Bisons, June 11, 2018 Isaac Buttke June 12, 2018
- RotoWire World Cup Calcutta Recap AJ Scholz June 13, 2018
- RotoWire Baseball Championship – 6th Qualifier Ed Kensik June 13, 2018
- 30 players, 30 teams, 30 days - Angels Jeff Erickson June 13, 2018
- 30 players, 30 teams, 30 days - Nationals Jeff Erickson June 15, 2018
- Players to Watch at the College World Series Isaac Buttke June 16, 2018
- My FSTA Draft Chris Liss June 20, 2018
- 30 players, 30 teams, 30(ish) days - Reds Jeff Erickson June 28, 2018
July 2018
- Legalized Sports Gambling in the US - My Bet Chris Liss July 2, 2018
- Draft Prep Trivia Chris Liss July 10, 2018
- NFFC Beat Chris Liss 1 Chris Liss July 13, 2018
- Machado to the Dodgers Jeff Erickson July 18, 2018
- Stopa 10K League Chris Liss July 18, 2018
- RotoWire Vegas League Chris Liss July 19, 2018
- Aloha, Mr. Hand Jeff Erickson July 22, 2018
- RotoWire Vegas League, Part 2 Jeff Erickson July 22, 2018
- Jay Ajayi Among Underpriced Players Based on ADP Joe Bartel July 23, 2018
- Going outside the box with the #1 pick Jim Coventry July 23, 2018
- Monday's NFL Training Camp Notes Kevin Payne July 24, 2018
- Training Camp Notes: Julio Not Playing It Coolio Erik Siegrist July 24, 2018
- Where should Clayton Kershaw go in next year's drafts? Jeff Erickson July 25, 2018
- Fantasy Football Draft: Alvin Kamara or Saquon Barkley? RotoWire Staff July 25, 2018
- Luck on the loose! Jim Coventry July 25, 2018
- Julio in the House Corey Smith July 26, 2018
- Fantasy Football Draft: DeAndre Hopkins or Odell Beckham Jr.? RotoWire Staff July 27, 2018
- Friday NFL Training Camp Notes: Beckham Back at Full Speed Juan Carlos Blanco July 27, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Injuries Make Headlines Ilango Villoth July 28, 2018
- J.A. Happ and Nathan Eovaldi Jeff Erickson July 29, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: No worries with Marvin Jones Logan Larson July 29, 2018
- Top Quarterbacks, McKinnon Likely Overpriced Based on ADP Joe Bartel July 30, 2018
- Fantasy Football Draft: Leonard Fournette or Dalvin Cook? RotoWire Staff July 30, 2018
- Where's the AL-only windfall? Jeff Erickson July 30, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Sam Signs His Darnold Contract Kevin Payne July 31, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Vikings Spend Big on Diggs Erik Siegrist July 31, 2018
August 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes- Baldwin Banged Up Jim Coventry August 1, 2018
- Quick and Dirty Post-Deadline FA Rankings Jeff Erickson August 1, 2018
- Fantasy Football Draft: Keenan Allen or A.J. Green? RotoWire Staff August 2, 2018
- Let us host your fantasy draft at the Bears' Soldier Field -- for free! RotoWire Staff August 2, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Jackson Solid in Preseason Debut Corey Smith August 2, 2018
- Post Deadline Playing Time Beneficiaries in the AL East Jeff Erickson August 2, 2018
- Fantasy Football Draft: Rob Gronkowski or Travis Kelce? RotoWire Staff August 3, 2018
- Post Deadline Playing Time Beneficiaries - AL Central Jeff Erickson August 3, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Notable Receivers Nursing Mystery Injuries Juan Carlos Blanco August 3, 2018
- Post Deadline Playing Time Beneficiaries - AL West Jeff Erickson August 4, 2018
- Per-Round Position Breakdown Based on ADP Joe Bartel August 4, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Marlon Mack Trending Up Ilango Villoth August 4, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Corey Coleman Shipped to Buffalo Logan Larson August 5, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Darnold Starting? Kevin Payne August 6, 2018
- Post Deadline Playing Time Beneficiaries - NL East Jeff Erickson August 6, 2018
- Health- and Opportunity-Neutral Rankings Chris Liss August 7, 2018
- Fantasy Football Draft: Christian McCaffrey or Jerick McKinnon? RotoWire Staff August 7, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Wentz Still On the Mend(tz) Erik Siegrist August 7, 2018
- Fantasy Football Draft: Alex Collins or Jay Ajayi? RotoWire Staff August 8, 2018
- GM Genius: Helping Kids Learn Via Fantasy Football Ken Crites August 8, 2018
- Training Camp Notes Jim Coventry August 8, 2018
- Ottoneu Expert’s League Auction Recap Logan Larson August 8, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Mayfield Lights Up Giants in Debut Corey Smith August 9, 2018
- Post Deadline Playing Time Beneficiaries - NL Central Jeff Erickson August 10, 2018
- A Reluctant Zero RB Draft Jeff Erickson August 10, 2018
- NFL Training Camp and Preseason Notes: Darnold Impressive, Guice Devastated Juan Carlos Blanco August 10, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Kirk Cousins looks sharp, David Johnson returns to field Ilango Villoth August 11, 2018
- Post Deadline Playing Time Beneficiaries - NL West Jeff Erickson August 11, 2018
- Guice/Mack Injuries Set Stage for Drastic Changes to ADP Joe Bartel August 12, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: McKinnon dodges a bullet Logan Larson August 12, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: More Injuries Kevin Payne August 13, 2018
- NCAA Basketball: Responding to early tournament exits Perry Missner August 14, 2018
- First Starts By Traded Pitchers Kevin Payne August 14, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Big Ben's Bell Gets Rung Again Erik Siegrist August 14, 2018
- Training Camp Notes Jim Coventry August 15, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Darnold Endures Sluggish Night Corey Smith August 16, 2018
- NFL Training Camp and Preseason Notes: McCaffrey Makes His Mark Juan Carlos Blanco August 17, 2018
- Make Sure To Land Jarvis This Season Trevor Ray August 18, 2018
- NFFC Beat Chris Liss 2 Chris Liss August 18, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Flash Is Back Ilango Villoth August 18, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Old Faces In Town Logan Larson August 19, 2018
- Gordon Intriguing Name to Monitor Based on ESPN's ADP Joe Bartel August 20, 2018
- King's Classic Draft Review Part One Jim Coventry August 20, 2018
- Draft Prep Trivia 2 Chris Liss August 21, 2018
- King's X Classic Draft Review Part Two Jim Coventry August 21, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Limp, Eagles, Limp Erik Siegrist August 21, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Part 2 - Murky Situations Trevor Ray August 21, 2018
- How I Botched the RotoWire Steak League Auction (Again) Chris Liss August 22, 2018
- Training Camp Notes Jim Coventry August 22, 2018
- 30 Players, 30 Teams - The Rangers' Rougned Odor Jeff Erickson August 23, 2018
- Changing on the Fly - My Steak League Auction Jeff Erickson August 23, 2018
- Training Camp Notes: Taylor Emerges Unscathed After Injury Scare Corey Smith August 23, 2018
- NFL Training Camp/Preseason Notes: The Cook Is Back In The Kitchen Juan Carlos Blanco August 24, 2018
- NFL Training Camp/Preseason Notes: Mahomes Taking Off Ilango Villoth August 25, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Bengals On Point Logan Larson August 26, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Payday For OBJ Kevin Payne August 27, 2018
- NFFC Prime Time Draft: RB Inflation is Real and Spectacular Jeff Erickson August 28, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Baldwin's Back, But For How Long? Erik Siegrist August 28, 2018
- 30 Teams, 30 Players: The Mariners' Edwin Diaz Jeff Erickson August 29, 2018
- Eyeballing the Week 1 NFL Lines Chris Liss August 29, 2018
- Training Camp Notes Jim Coventry August 29, 2018
- My Draft Portfolio: Significant Shares and Omissions Jeff Erickson August 29, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Dumervil Calls It a Career Corey Smith August 30, 2018
- NFL Training Camp/Preseason Notes: Peterson Snags A Spot, Donald Gets His Dollars Juan Carlos Blanco August 31, 2018
September 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: McKinnon Goes Down, Mack Heads To Chicago Ilango Villoth September 1, 2018
- Run-N-Shoot: Predicting the 2018 Fantasy Carnivals Mark Stopa September 3, 2018
- My Portfolio Chris Liss September 3, 2018
- 30 Players, 30 Teams - The Forgotten Royal Jeff Erickson September 3, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Labor Day Edition Kevin Payne September 3, 2018
- Team Huevos Invitational League Auction Chris Liss September 4, 2018
- Deep-League Stash Targets Erik Siegrist September 4, 2018
- NFL Training Camp Notes: Bell Remains Silent Erik Siegrist September 4, 2018
- Training Camp Notes Jim Coventry September 5, 2018
- One Last NFFC Draft Jeff Erickson September 6, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Regular Season Kickoff Edition Ilango Villoth September 6, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss September 7, 2018
- Radio Visits - Week 1 Ken Crites September 7, 2018
- NFFC $1600, 14-Team Classic Chris Liss September 7, 2018
- 2018 Rotowire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 1 Erik Halterman September 8, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries Luke Hoover September 9, 2018
- Week 1 Observations Chris Liss September 10, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss September 11, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: TNF Preview Edition Ilango Villoth September 13, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss September 14, 2018
- 2018 Rotowire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 2 Ed Kensik September 15, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries: Count Chocula Eats! Luke Hoover September 16, 2018
- Week 2 Observations Chris Liss September 17, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss September 18, 2018
- Early 2019 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Rounds 1 & 2 Tim Heaney September 18, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Week 3 Roundup Ilango Villoth September 20, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss September 21, 2018
- 2018 Rotowire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 3 Erik Halterman September 21, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries: There Will Be No Blood Luke Hoover September 22, 2018
- Week 3 Observations Chris Liss September 24, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss September 25, 2018
- Early 2019 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: First 4 Rounds Tim Heaney September 26, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Week 4 Edition Ilango Villoth September 27, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss September 28, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries: Goff It Feels Good To Be A Vampire Luke Hoover September 28, 2018
- 2018 Rotowire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 4 Ed Kensik September 29, 2018
October 2018
- Week 4 Observations Chris Liss October 1, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss October 2, 2018
- A Quick Look at MLB Counting Stats Jeff Erickson October 2, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Quarter Poll Edition Ilango Villoth October 4, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss October 4, 2018
- 2018 Rotowire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 5 Erik Halterman October 5, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries: Let the Feeding Frenzy Begin Luke Hoover October 6, 2018
- Week 5 Observations Chris Liss October 8, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss October 9, 2018
- Players I Whiffed On - 2018 Edition Clay Link October 9, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Week 6 Logan Larson October 11, 2018
- 13 fantasy baseball tips I used to win Tout Wars' mixed auction Tim Heaney October 11, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss October 12, 2018
- 2018 Rotowire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 6 Ed Kensik October 12, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries: The Hunt Continues Luke Hoover October 14, 2018
- Week 6 Observations Chris Liss October 15, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss October 16, 2018
- Thursday Night Spotlight Mario Puig October 18, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Week 7 Edition Ilango Villoth October 18, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss October 19, 2018
- 2018 Rotowire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 7 Erik Halterman October 20, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries: Count Chocula Beats Himself Luke Hoover October 21, 2018
- Week 7 Observations Chris Liss October 22, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss October 23, 2018
- HOU vs MIA Game Spotlight Mario Puig October 25, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Week 8 Ilango Villoth October 25, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss October 26, 2018
- 2018 Rotowire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 8 Erik Halterman October 26, 2018
- Run-N-Shoot: Vouching for Kenjon Barner for Week 8 Mark Stopa October 27, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries: Adams Family Luke Hoover October 28, 2018
- Week 8 Observations Chris Liss October 29, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss October 30, 2018
- Rewatch Notes Jeff Erickson October 30, 2018
- NFL Trade Deadline: fantasy football recap Tim Heaney October 30, 2018
- Knowing Enough To Be Dangerous Jeff Erickson October 31, 2018
November 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Week 9 Edition Ilango Villoth November 1, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss November 2, 2018
- 2018 RotoWire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 9 Ken Crites November 2, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries: Barkley Equals Big Trouble Luke Hoover November 4, 2018
- Week 9 Observations Chris Liss November 5, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss November 6, 2018
- Knowing Enough ... Update Jeff Erickson November 8, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Week 10 Edition Ilango Villoth November 8, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss November 9, 2018
- 2018 Rotowire FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship – Week 10 Erik Halterman November 9, 2018
- The Vampire (Football) Diaries: The End Is Near Luke Hoover November 11, 2018
- Week 10 Observations Chris Liss November 12, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss November 13, 2018
- Week 11 Pre-Observations Jeff Erickson November 15, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Enter The Crucible Ilango Villoth November 15, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss November 16, 2018
- Week 11 Observations Chris Liss November 19, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss November 20, 2018
- Week 11 Rewatch Notes Jeff Erickson November 20, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Thanksgiving Preview Ilango Villoth November 23, 2018
- Thanksgiving Day Observations Chris Liss November 23, 2018
- Week 12 Observations Chris Liss November 26, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss November 27, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Week 13 Edition Ilango Villoth November 29, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss November 30, 2018
December 2018
- Week 13 Observations Chris Liss December 3, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss December 4, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Fantasy Playoffs Pt. 1 Ilango Villoth December 6, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss December 7, 2018
- Week 14 Observations Chris Liss December 10, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss December 11, 2018
- League Accountability Jeff Erickson December 12, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Fantasy Playoffs Pt. 2 Ilango Villoth December 13, 2018
- Thursday Night Observations Chris Liss December 14, 2018
- Saturday Observations Chris Liss December 16, 2018
- Week 15 Observations Chris Liss December 17, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss December 18, 2018
- Swinging Strike Rate Risks Jeff Erickson December 18, 2018
- Swinging Strike Rate Sleepers Jeff Erickson December 20, 2018
- NFL Offensive Line Overview: Championship Edition Ilango Villoth December 20, 2018
- Saturday Observations Chris Liss December 23, 2018
- Week 16 Observations Chris Liss December 24, 2018
- Monday Night Observations Chris Liss December 25, 2018
- Two to revisit Jeff Erickson December 28, 2018
- Steals Leaders - Sporcle Quiz Jeff Erickson December 30, 2018
- Week 17 Observations Chris Liss December 31, 2018