Diamondbacks Sign Juan Centeno

The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed catcher Juan Centeno to a minor league deal, per a tweet from the team's Triple-A affiliate, the Reno Aces on Monday. Centeno will provide the organization with some veteran depth behind Carson Kelly and Daulton Varsho. The 32-year-old has collected 371 career plate appearances in the Majors dating back to […]

Nationals Sign Rusney Castillo

The Washington Nationals signed outfielder Rusney Castillo to a minor league deal on January 8, according to the team's official transaction log page. The 34-year-old last appeared in the Majors with the Boston Red Sox in 2016. He played for Boston's Triple-A affiliate as recently as 2019 and spent the 2021 season playing for the […]

Cubs Sign Eric Yardley

The Chicago Cubs, per the team's official transaction log page, signed right-handed pitcher Eric Yardley to a minor league contract on Monday. Previously a member of the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers, Yardley has pitched to a 3.52 ERA and a 5.05 FIP in 53.2 career innings in the Majors dating back to the […]

Royals Sign Colten Brewer

The Kansas City Royals announced Monday in a tweet that the team signed right-handed relief pitcher Colten Brewer to a minor league deal. Brewer has appeared in 81 games in the Majors since the 2018 season. He made his debut with the San Diego Padres and has pitched for the Boston Red Sox in each […]

Angels Sign Daniel Ponce de Leon

The Los Angeles Angels signed right-handed pitcher Daniel Ponce de Leon to a minor league deal on Monday, per the team's official transaction log. Ponce de Leon has spent his entire Major League career to this point with the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching to a 4.33 ERA, a 4.83 FIP, 152 strikeouts, and 81 walks […]

Bubba and Bat Flip 110 - 2022 Fantasy Baseball First Base Preview - Benched with Bubba (Episode 432)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Bat Flip Crazy (@BatFlipCrazy). In tonight's episode, the guys continue their positional previews with the first base position. They go over the top 10 in the current ADP, discuss some later targets, some ADP debates, listener questions, and more. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller […]

Using Launch Data to Search for Power Breakouts in Fantasy Baseball

Statcast data is such a beautiful thing. I start a ton of posts like this, but I want to say again - the quantity and richness of this data gives guys like me endless opportunities for statistical analysis. Today, we're going to dive into the hitting pool and focus on launch profiles, with the aim […]

Red Sox Reportedly Favorite To Sign Seiya Suzuki

The Boston Red Sox are reportedly the favorite to sign outfielder Seiya Suzuki when the MLB lockout ends. He hit .317 with 38 home runs and 88 RBI over 134 games with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball league in 2021. According to Sean McAdam of the Boston Sports Journal, Boston and […]

Predicting Minor League Hitting Stats for the Majors: Searching for Stickiness in Fantasy Baseball

Of all the fantasy sports, baseball probably allows for the most amount of speculation. Given the nature of the game where players spend at least a couple of years in the minor leagues before getting to the highest level, there is a lot of analysis done on these minor leaguers with the hopes of figuring […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM

It's almost time for a new fantasy baseball season...do you know who to hold in keeper leagues? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a Live Q&A chat session on Tuesday January 25th at 12:00 pm noon ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for […]

Biggest Question Marks for Fantasy Baseball in 2022

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and host of the RotoSaurus: High Stakes Heat podcast Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) discuss players in fantasy baseball who are either injured coming into the 2022 season or have increased risk factors based on prior injuries. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday […]

FIP/xFIP: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

While we've only examined how to evaluate hitters using advanced stats thus far, sabermetrics are at least as useful for pitchers. The first advanced pitching stat most fantasy owners encounter is FIP. FIP stands for Fielding Independent Pitching and attempts to measure a pitcher's actual skill instead of the effects of luck or his supporting […]

Fantasy Baseball with Russell (ArmChairRoto) - Benched with Bubba EP 431

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Russell (@ArmChairRoto). The guys will discuss Russell's projection/rankings system, lessons and strategies for NFBC DC's, some ADP debates, and much more. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us […]

Pitcher BABIP: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

While FIP is a useful tool to predict a pitcher's future ERA performance, fantasy managers should remember that ERA, not FIP, is what matters in most formats. This means that we are interested in the "luck" that separates the two statistics. While some of this luck is unpredictable, we can and should predict some of […]

Bubba and Bat Flip 109 - 2022 Fantasy Baseball Catcher Preview - Benched with Bubba (Episode 430)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Bat Flip Crazy (@BatFlipCrazy). In tonight's episode, the guys begin their positional previews with the catcher position. They go over the top 10 in the current ADP, discuss some later targets, some ADP debates, listener questions, and more. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's […]

Fantasy Baseball Draft Champions Strategy with Steve Weimer - Benched with Bubba EP 429

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by NFBC Veteran Steve Weimer (@steveimer). The guys will discuss differing strategies for NFBC Draft Champions leagues, what has worked well for Steve in the past, some later-round targets, and more. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on […]

Under-The-Radar MLB Free Agent Sleepers for 2022 Fantasy Baseball

Despite the free agent frenzy that happened before the lockout, there are still a number of significant free agents left on the board, both in real life and fantasy. Hitters like Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Nick Castellanos, and Kyle Schwarber will draw the headlines, as will pitchers like Kenley Jansen and Clayton Kershaw, and rightfully so. […]

Hitters Set To Break Out Late in 2022

In baseball, common sense would indicate that a player would break out when they reach their prime, which is around 26 years old. However, development is not linear. We have seen plenty of players burst onto the scene with the first or second season and flourish, while others have taken longer than expected to develop. […]

Plate Discipline: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

No matter how high a particular player's BABIP may be, his average will be mediocre at best if he strikes out too much. This is why fantasy managers have known for years that players like Mike Zunino are potential drains on a fantasy team's batting average. Furthermore, players that whiff a lot tend to continue […]

Francisco Liriano Hangs Up His Cleats

Free-agent left-handed pitcher Francisco Liriano announced his retirement on Monday after 21 seasons in Major League Baseball, according to his agent, Mike Maulini. Liriano spent most of his playing days pitching for the Minnesota Twins (seven years) and Pittsburgh Pirates (five years). The southpaw was an All-Star just once, and it came in his first […]

Early 2022 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Points Leagues and H2H Points Formats

Welcome RotoBallers to our early 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings for points leagues and head-to-head (H2H) points leagues. We couldn't be more excited to be putting out various fantasy baseball rankings and fantasy baseball articles for the 2022 season -- it's always an exciting time of year. In general, points leagues and H2H points […]

Third Base Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball

It's not quite draft season for fantasy baseball but that matters little in dynasty. Cut/hold decisions are being made in the following weeks leading up to the annual redraft or auction so it's important to assess the relative value of each player on your roster. As it turns out, I've recently updated my dynasty baseball […]

Infielder Busts Who'll Keep Junking it Up - Fantasy Baseball Players To Avoid?

When it comes to busts, there are two types of fantasy managers. The type who carries the wounds of drafting the bust with them always and never picks the player again, and the type who sees once-reliable players underperform and gleefully scrutinize the player's numbers, hoping to find value in players discarded. The latter approach […]

Melky Cabrera Announces His Retirement

Long-time outfielder Melky Cabrera announced his retirement on Friday. Cabrera hadn't played in the major leagues since 2019, but he had played in winter ball each of the last two years. The switch-hitter broke into the bigs in 2005 with the New York Yankees. He spent the first five seasons of his career in the […]

Which Cody Bellinger Will We Get In 2022?

Cody Bellinger had one of the better seasons you will ever see in 2019 at the ripe age of 24 years old. In 660 plate appearances, he smashed 47 homers and drove in 115 runs while scoring 121 times and posting an elite slash line of .305/.406/.629. He was just 24 years old at the […]

MLB Makes First Labor Proposal Since Lockout Began

Major League Baseball made its first labor proposal on Thursday since locking out players on Dec. 2, but it did little to encourage players and raised the likelihood of spring training being postponed, according to sources familiar with the situation. MLB proposed changes to the arbitration system for players with two-plus years of service, tweaked […]

Late-Round Fantasy Baseball First Base Targets - NFBC Draft and Hold Leagues

Welcome RotoBallers to my new series about NFBC late-round targets - today we kick things off and take a look at first base. We have entered January, and that means Fantasy Baseball draft season is ramping up. Sure, we do not know if or when the MLB season will start, but that will not stop […]

Bubba and Bat Flip 108 - 2021 Fantasy Baseball SP/RP Review - Benched with Bubba (Episode 428)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Bat Flip Crazy (@BatFlipCrazy). In tonight's episode, the guys begin their positional recaps with the SP/RP positions. They go over a handful of amazing pitching performers according to the RazzBall Player Rater. Discuss the good and the bad of the SP/RP positions as well as answer some awesome listener questions. […]

Outfield Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball

It's not quite draft season for fantasy baseball but that matters little in dynasty. Cut/hold decisions are being made in the following weeks leading up to the annual redraft or auction so it's important to assess the relative value of each player on your roster. As it turns out, I've recently updated my dynasty fantasy […]