Like any product with market value, having a process for finding undervalued and overvalued items is essential. In the age of never-ending data sources, we can research potential values based on the market. One quick way to do that involves comparing rankings to the average draft position (ADP). Like any list and filter, it provides […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 13 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 30 starting pitchers, with three more in this column, including deep league streamers that caught our eye. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, like a release […]

Welcome back to Unlikely Aces. We're heading into late June, with students heading into summer break, meaning the heart of the fantasy baseball season. It's fun to stream starting pitchers and find success. However, sometimes streaming pitchers can destroy the ratios. We should have a process for any waiver wire move, start/sit decision, or player […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 12 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 30 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, including two surgers and one faller. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, like a release […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 11 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 30 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, all of whom were consistent veterans with ace-like outcomes. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, […]

About a month ago, we heard much about torpedo bats, particularly bat speed and bat tracking, as a hot topic. I researched the bat tracking data, finding that some of it can be noisy, although it's helpful to identify what matters. Mike Petriello of MLB.com covered the new swing path and attack angle metrics available, sparking […]

Draft capital matters for players. That's especially based on research for wide receivers going on Day 3 or undrafted. The hits have been low when attempting to find Day 3 prospects breaking out in Year 1. We're chasing outliers like Puka Nacua and Amon-Ra St. Brown since 2021. That tells us it might be better […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 10 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 27 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, all of whom flashed were top prospects. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, like a […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 9 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 24 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, two of which flashed ace-like skills and outcomes in 2024. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable […]

Throughout the 2025 NFL Draft process, there was talk about this running back class being loaded and deep. Unfortunately, that sometimes means players go undrafted, though we've seen some running backs give us fantasy-relevant seasons. Six running backs were drafted on Days 1 and 2 in the 2025 class. We had four running backs in […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 8 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 21 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, one of which used to be an elite ace. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, […]

We love to chase fantasy baseball rookies, especially top starting pitcher prospects. Sometimes we watch the fun highlights from a pitcher in the minor leagues, or maybe they have a GIF-worthy pitch. We can track starting pitcher data from the minor leagues with the new Statcast Minor League search function, assuming they pitched in a […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 7 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 18 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, one of which came from a reader's suggestion. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, like […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 6 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We have a month's worth of data, and many of us may need to make tough decisions with our lineups due to injuries. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 5 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Hopefully, very few of you got the Easton Lucas treatment, where the underlying data looked interesting, but he was rocked in his two-start matchups. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 4 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, like a release point change or a new pitch. For those new to this column, we cover a few starting pitchers and […]

Most know about my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series during the 2025 fantasy baseball season. However, we'll sprinkle in ideas like the one on bat speed and bat tracking last week. Since I've been spending tons of time on starting pitchers and threads, why not do somewhat of a deep dive into two starting […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 3 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Today's article will discuss several starting pitchers who made actionable changes, like a release point change or a new pitch. For those new to this column, we cover a few starting pitchers and their […]

Last season, we covered Next Gen Stats for receivers and tight ends. It's fun to look at different advanced stats after the previous season's digests. There's no rest because many of us dive into the 2025 prospect class leading to the NFL Draft. We're using a mixture of the publicly available Next Gen Stats and […]

The hot topic over the past week has been torpedo bats, with the Yankees' hitters being the focal point. Over the past two seasons, we have more Statcast data on bat speed, swing length, squared-up rate, and blasts. The latter two relate to the contact efficiency from the bat, plus bat speed and exit velocity. […]

After the 2023 season, we covered Next Gen Stats for the running back position. We highlighted rush yards over expected per attempt and the percentage of carries with eight defenders in the box. Now, it's time to examine the Next Gen Stats for running backs again, but we'll mix in other advanced metrics. Unsurprisingly, rush […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 1 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Today's article will discuss several starting pitchers who pitched during the first few days of the regular season. For those new to this column, we cover a few starting pitchers and their arsenal changes […]

Like any data filter, there's a mix of notable and noisy ones. That's especially true when we use intentional or arbitrary cutoffs. All stats require context, so we include other metrics with a newer Statcast metric called EV50. Baseball Savant defines EV50 as the average of the hardest 50 percent of a player's batted balls, […]

When looking at National League breakout starting pitchers, we want players who haven't been pushed up the draft boards based on past success. That typically means these players go in the middle to late rounds past pick 200 or so as an arbitrary cutoff. Bias aside, these starting pitchers have some intriguing metrics, team contexts, […]

When looking at breakout starting pitchers, we want players who haven't been pushed up the draft boards based on past success. That typically means these players go in the middle to late rounds past pick 200 or so as an arbitrary cutoff. Bias aside, these starting pitchers have some intriguing metrics, team contexts, or potential […]

In one of my first fantasy football articles covering NFL Draft prospects, we looked at three rookies who stood out via yards per route run. The landing spot and actual draft capital mattered since they showed how NFL teams value those players. That said, we will switch it up and examine the 11 wide receiver […]

Most of us love drafting, whether it is fast, slow, or an auction. Some drafters stick to projections, others go by feel, and many use both. We have biases and players we love, and sometimes the data will lead us to love or hate them more. Everyone loves to find sleepers and discuss potential busts, […]

As the saying goes, process over results. If we have a solid process, the results should follow. However, if we luck into results and think we have a sound process, we need to re-evaluate. We want to have a process whenever we select players for a column. For transparency, we've been looking at hitters with […]

We could argue for hours on the individual definitions of a breakout. However, we're looking at players who drastically outperformed expectations, specifically starting pitchers. Typically, when players break out, there's a mixture of luck and skill in their favor, but we hope the skills look good. The ADP market becomes sharper with more information, meaning […]

Like anything in life, everything has a price. When something becomes higher priced, we tend to be careful when investing based on our preferences. However, the interest rises when we find a similar product for a cheaper price. That's the case with fantasy sports, especially when drafting teams. Injury risk aside, it's tricky to identify […]