The Biggest Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Fallers of 2023: K-BB%

Uncovering trends and identifying a potential hidden gem late in a draft or identifying a player you should draft ahead of their ADP will help you be prepared when it comes time to make your selections. Of course with better preparation, the better chance you have to win. So, conversely, knowing which players to shy […]

Early Fantasy Baseball Draft Busts For 2024 Redraft Leagues

Spring training is still a couple of months away but preparation for fantasy baseball in 2024 is already underway in some circles. The most committed managers are already drafting for the season ahead, giving the rest of us a preview of what to expect once fantasy drafts are in full swing come spring.  Studying early […]

Is Marcus Stroman A Good Fit On The Yankees? Fantasy Baseball Outlook

With the winter meetings mostly behind us, free agents have started to get a better idea of where they will be playing in 2024. Marcus Stroman was the latest to sign, agreeing to a deal on January 11. The former Blue Jay, Met, and most recently Cub agreed to a two-year, $37 million contract with […]

Is Mitch Haniger Worth a Late-Round Flier? Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Answering whether or not Mitch Haniger is worth a late-round flier in fantasy baseball is not as easy to answer as it should be. That is because we cannot predict whether or not he'll be healthy enough to play a meaningful amount of games to warrant a roster spot. We can't predict health of any player, […]

Can Teoscar Hernandez Return to All-Star Form in L.A.? Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Once you've spent over a billion dollars, what's another 23.5 million dollars more? After Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed enormous long-term contracts with the Dodgers earlier this offseason, veteran outfielder Teoscar Hernandez signed on with the team this past Sunday on a 1-year $23.5 million deal. The 31-year-old was an All-Star in 2021 and […]

Can Yoshinobu Yamamoto Continue His Dominance in the MLB?

In a normal offseason, signing a player to a 12-year $325 million deal would be a team's biggest acquisition, but with Shohei Ohtani signing with the Dodgers for $700 million, it has been anything but a normal offseason. With the addition of Ohtani, the Dodgers fortified their lineup but were still in need of some […]

MLB Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - Season Recap

Welcome back to the final edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I have selected one advanced metric, chosen two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyzed what those values may mean for future performance. Sadly, we have come to the end of another fantasy baseball […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 27

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 27. This is our weekly article looking at players whom fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. For the final week of the season, we're going to go through all 30 MLB teams and pick out one […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for WAR (Week 26)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. With just a few weeks left, I'll revisit an all-encompassing metric for realized […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 26

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 26. This is our weekly article looking at players whom fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for K-BB% (Week 25)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. This week I will visit K-BB%. The calculation for K-BB% is exactly as […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 25

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 25. This is our weekly article looking at players whom fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for SIERA (Week 24)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. I wrote about skill-interactive earned run average (SIERA) back in Week 7, and […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 24

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 24. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 23

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 23. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for wOBA (Week 23)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. This week, I will focus on a stat that describes how pitchers have […]

Overvalued, Undervalued Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Fantasy Baseball (Week 22)

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball. It's almost as important as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and witness their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for WHIP (Week 22)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. This week, I will focus on a broader stat that can influence other […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 22

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 22. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on […]

Overvalued, Undervalued Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Fantasy Baseball (Week 21)

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball. It's almost as important as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and witness their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for Spin Rates (Week 21)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. We are nearing the end of the season and I have yet to […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 21

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 21. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on […]

Overvalued, Undervalued Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Fantasy Baseball (Week 20)

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball. It's almost as important as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and witness their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds: The Unluckiest Hitters in Baseball

The trade deadline is in the review mirror and while the dog days have arrived, as has the stretch run. Playoff races around the league are about to get really hot. The added third Wild Card spot continues to inject intrigue and added entertainment to said playoff races! Be sure to also check out all […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for ERA-xERA (Week 20)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. With fantasy trade deadlines quickly approaching, comparing peripheral numbers to expected metrics is […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 20

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 20. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on […]

Overvalued, Undervalued Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Fantasy Baseball (Week 19)

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball. It's almost as important as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and witness their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Is Michael Lorenzen A Good Fit For The Phillies? Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Prior to the MLB trade deadline, the Philadelphia Phillies acquired Michael Lorenzen, a quality starting pitcher. He was traded to the Phillies for infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee, who was ranked as the franchise's fifth-best prospect as per MLB.com. The Detroit Tigers, who have an abysmal record of 48–60, decided to sell and happily traded away […]

Is Paul Sewald A Good Fit On The Diamondbacks? Fantasy Baseball Outlook

At a 57-51 record, the Arizona Diamondbacks stand just a game back of the last wild-card spot and four-and-a-half games back of the Dodgers for the NL West division lead. While the playoffs are in their reach, trades were necessary to keep this Diamondbacks team in contention. At the 2023 deadline, they made a flurry […]