Week 2 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

As we head into week two of the fantasy baseball season there are certainly movers and shakers on the waiver wire. Today I'm taking a look at Week 2 second base/shortstop waiver wire options to consider. Whether the result of open rosters spots from DL moves, or owners who were already planning on churning those […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Watch List

Welcome to the Week 1 Waiver Wire Watch List. Each week we’ll be updating this list full of players who may not be quite ready to be picked up (depending on your league size and format), but who need to be on your radar. We’ll look at eight players each week and keep tabs on players […]

Mark Reynolds (1B, COL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues, Monitor in All Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: With Ian Desmond out for the foreseeable future, Reynolds has a great opportunity in front of him. Tasked with first base and the number seven spot in the Rockies lineup for now, he has responded with seven hits and two walks […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop Base (SS)

Baseball is here! With real games having started Sunday, you have almost certainly had your draft and are in the honeymoon stages with your 2017 team. You don’t want to cut anyone just yet, as you don’t want to be labeled the Overreact Girl/Guy. That being said, there are some injuries that open up DL […]

Potential Pitcher ADP Busts for 2017

With REAL BASEBALL set to start on Sunday (with three games no less!), most fantasy drafts have either occurred or are set to happen very soon. With that in mind, we’re set to put a wrap on our positional avoid series with the final chapter: pitchers. Pitchers are as volatile as they come in fantasy […]

Potential Outfield ADP Busts for 2017

We continue our positional avoid series with the outfield today. Outfield is a position that is historically thought of as one of the deepest in fantasy, but when the vast majority of leagues demand five outfielders, the pickings can get slim in the later rounds. As such, you’ll need to make sure you hit on […]

Potential Third Base ADP Busts for 2017

We’re less than a week from baseball, which means drafts are flying in hot and heavy. If you haven’t yet drafted, we’ll be wrapping up our positional avoid series this week with third basemen today before outfielders and pitchers later in the week. Third base is one of the strangest positions in fantasy this year. […]

Potential Shortstop ADP Busts for 2017

Shortstop. One of the most vital positions in baseball. Throughout the years it has also been one of the most important positions in fantasy baseball, as it has fluctuated from a position with almost no offensive production expected (way back in the pre-Jeter/A-Rod days) to a top-heavy position (when Miguel Tejada and Nomar joined Jeter) […]

Jim Turvey's 10 Bold Predictions for 2017

One of my favorite preseason series here at RotoBaller has been the “10 Bold Predictions” series. It allows authors to pump up a few of the players and teams they like (and deflate the guys they dislike), while also going on record with actual stats and metrics. Be sure to check out just how wonky […]

Potential ADP Busts for Second Base in 2017

We’re continuing our Positional Avoid series today with a look at second basemen. Earlier, we examined three potential busts at catcher and at first base. We continue our positional avoid series today with three second baseman who are going just a bit higher than would seem to be logical in 2017 drafts. Second base is a position that […]

Potential First Base ADP Busts for 2017

We’re continuing our Positional Avoid series today with a look at first basemen. Earlier, we examined three potential busts at catcher. As the days in March go by, we are getting closer and closer to the witching hour. The time in which you must determine who is fit for your team and who you don’t mind […]

Three September Surgers Who Could Falter in 2017

Month-to-month splits can sometimes be misleading. The baseball season is so long that mining one month’s worth of data to determine a trend can be a dangerous game. That being said, September (and the few days the regular season bleeds into October) can tell us more than other months. September is a unique month for […]

Alex Gordon: The Not-So-Sexy-But-Super-Efficient Sleeper

Before the 2016 season, you could find Alex Gordon ranked somewhere between 130 and 170 in the overall player rankings at most fantasy baseball outlets. Gordon was coming off a 2015 season in which he played just 104 games, while totaling his lowest counting stats since 2010 and stealing just two bases. Now, before the […]

Potential Catcher Busts for 2017

We’re beginning our Positional Avoid series today with a look at catchers. The catcher position is one of the most intriguing and difficult to read year-in and year-out. Some seasons it seems as though the best strategy is to get one of the top-tier catchers to avoid a complete hole in your lineup at the […]

Why 30th-Rounder Justin Bour Will Return 15th Round Value

There’s a scene in the third season of Entourage where Eric travels to meet Bob Ryan, an enthusiastic old Man of the Movies who proposes to Eric and Vinny great idea after great idea and follows each proposal with: “Is that something you might be interested in?” Well, what if I told you that you […]