Best Ball Infield Values for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2024)

The fantasy baseball season is right around the corner. While some of you have been drafting for months, others are just returning from football. For either party, best ball formats are an excellent way to get your feet wet and dig deeper into the player pool. Best ball can help you get an early look […]

Starting Pitchers Who Changed Scenes - Projecting Fantasy Baseball Values for Corbin Burnes, Chris Sale, Josh Hader

There was no shortage of significant pitching changes during the offseason. Some of the biggest names in baseball changed teams, and for some of them, it will be the first time in their career that they will pitch for a different team than the one they came up with. Changing teams can impact pitchers positively […]

Closers and Relief Pitcher Draft Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Roto Leagues (February Updates)

It's time to consider the one position on your roster that many fantasy baseball players find the least palatable: relief pitchers. I hear the collective groan. But here's the thing: this doesn't have to be painful. If you slot pitchers into tiers and convince yourself that you will be happy getting a guy from those […]

Who's The Greatest? Top 10 MLB Starting Pitchers of All Time

I've spent the last four months writing exclusively about NFL football and NBA basketball. But I'm excited to get back to writing about my favorite sport and America's original pastime - baseball. When I sat down to start writing this article, I thought it would be pretty easy to come up with my top ten. […]

Later Round Values For AVG - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

Finding players who hit for a high batting average isn’t always easy in fantasy baseball. It’s what makes Ronald Acuna Jr. and Freddie Freeman so valuable. Not only do they hit for power, but they both batted at least .331 last season. In total, there were only nine qualifying batters who hit at least .300 […]

ADP Showdown: Gunnar Henderson vs. Elly De La Cruz

Over the years, ADP has become one of the most important aspects of having successful fantasy baseball drafts. I view ADP similarly to rostership percentage in DFS. You can differentiate yourself if you know when to eat the chalk or play contrarian. With ADP, if you know what players are overvalued and undervalued by the […]

Top 10 Second Base Prospect Rankings for Dynasty Fantasy Baseball (2024)

The second base position has always been one of the weaker positions for fantasy purposes, but not so much in the prospect world right now. All 10 names below are inside my Top 100 overall and there are a few others like Joey Loperfido and Michael Busch that could play some second base in the […]

NL Prospects to Target in 2024 Redraft Leagues - The Toolshed Fantasy Baseball Podcast (Ep. 273)

Welcome to episode 273 of The Toolshed Podcast with Clegg and Cross brought to you by RotoBaller. The Toolshed is a dynasty and prospects-focused podcast. Each week, hosts Eric Cross (@EricCross04) and Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) dive into the world of dynasty leagues and cover all levels of prospects from the MLB Draft up to the […]

4 Potential First Base Busts for 2024 Fantasy Baseball Drafts

The fantasy baseball season is quickly approaching, and we are less than 55 days until Opening Day. The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers will start the season on March 20 in Seoul, South Korea. The rest of the MLB will start their regular season on March 28.  That means you might have to […]

Starting Pitcher Breakouts Due For Regression - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Outlooks

An important aspect of fantasy baseball is knowing when to buy a breakout. Fantasy managers typically get excited when a player puts forth a strong season for the first time and want to roster them the next season, but should they? Miscalculations like this can be particularly costly when it comes to starting pitchers, especially […]

Intro To NL/AL-Only Leagues: Draft Strategies for Fantasy Baseball

If you're looking to liven up your fantasy baseball experience, trying your hand at an Only league could be a great way to bring a fresh perspective to one of your favorite pastimes. While standard mixed leagues are largely a race to accumulate as many elite performers as possible, Only leagues allow gamers to demonstrate […]

2024 Relief Pitcher Dynasty Rankings - The Toolshed Fantasy Baseball Podcast (Ep. 272)

Welcome to episode 272 of The Toolshed Podcast with Clegg and Cross brought to you by RotoBaller. The Toolshed is a dynasty and prospects-focused podcast. Each week, hosts Eric Cross (@EricCross04) and Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) dive into the world of dynasty leagues and cover all levels of prospects from the MLB Draft up to the […]

Three Players Set To Bust At 3B In Fantasy Baseball In 2024

The best part of the fantasy baseball season is drafting your team. Over the next couple of weeks, fantasy baseball leagues will begin to draft, and that means now is the perfect time to start prepping for your league. Luckily, RotoBaller will have you covered all year. The MLB regular season will officially begin on […]

Underdog Best Ball Values At ADP For 2024 Fantasy Baseball

The easiest way to play fantasy sports is best ball contests. Underdog is one of the many sites that run best ball, but their contests are far superior to all their competitors. There is no better time to begin your portfolio of best ball teams as several contests are currently running on Underdog for you […]

Four Rookies Who Surged In September - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

In 2023, we saw the MLB debuts of several well-known fantasy baseball prospects, such as Jordan Lawlar, Grayson Rodriguez, AJ Smith-Shawver, Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Anthony Volpe. However, many more "under the radar" prospects produced quality rookie campaigns and surged in September as a potential preview of what is to come in 2024. Rookie of the Year […]

Corbin Burnes Traded To Orioles: Fantasy Baseball Outlook

The Baltimore Orioles have a new ace as they recently acquired Brewers No. 1 Corbin Burnes in exchange for infield prospect Joey Ortiz, left hander DL Hall, and the club's 2024 Competitive Balance Round A draft pick (No. 34 overall). It's a massive add for the O's coming off a 101-win season and an AL […]

Fantasy Baseball Busts Who'll Keep Junking It Up - Infield Edition (2024)

One key component of fantasy baseball drafts is finding a player coming off a down year who is set to have a bounce-back season. With a lower-than-expected average draft position (ADP), you can get greater value from these players. To do so, you need to identify what caused their struggles and whether or not they […]

Fantasy Baseball Catchers To Target And Avoid At ADP In 2024 Drafts

In a world where player projections are crucial to our success in fantasy baseball, we must understand how to value these projections. Factoring in ADP based on our projections is the easiest way to put yourself in positions to have successful drafts. Over the years, ADP in drafts has become one of the most important […]

Bullpen Arms To Target In 2024 Fantasy Baseball Drafts - Closers and Relief Pitchers

Fantasy baseball drafts are right around the corner, and it's never too early to start prepping for your league. In the early rounds, position players and starting pitchers get the most love because they have the most value in both points and roto leagues. But relief pitchers are just as important in the middle to […]

Pitch Info: Using Sabermetrics for 2024 Fantasy Baseball

One of the most fundamental questions in fantasy sports is if a player's current performance is sustainable. More than any other sport, baseball has many statistical measures that can be dissected in numerous ways to analyze player performance. Pitch Info is a public pitch tracking system providing a lot of data to help fantasy managers […]

2024 Starting Pitcher Dynasty Rankings, Part 2 - The Toolshed Fantasy Baseball Podcast (Ep. 271)

Welcome to episode 271 of The Toolshed Podcast with Clegg and Cross brought to you by RotoBaller. The Toolshed is a dynasty and prospects-focused podcast. Each week, hosts Eric Cross (@EricCross04) and Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) dive into the world of dynasty leagues and cover all levels of prospects from the MLB Draft up to the […]

2024 Starting Pitcher Dynasty Rankings, Part 1 - The Toolshed Fantasy Baseball Podcast (Ep. 270)

Welcome to episode 270 of The Toolshed Podcast with Clegg and Cross brought to you by RotoBaller. The Toolshed is a dynasty and prospects-focused podcast. Each week, hosts Eric Cross (@EricCross04) and Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) dive into the world of dynasty leagues and cover all levels of prospects from the MLB Draft up to the […]

Custom Draft Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Leagues in 2025

Our fantasy baseball Custom Rankings Service now accommodates Points Leagues, Head-To-Head Leagues, Best Ball Leagues, Roto Leagues, and Category Leagues. Your leagues have their own custom rules and scoring settings. Let us know those details, and we'll generate custom rankings and projections for your specific settings, all powered by ATC Projections. Playing fantasy baseball can […]

2024 Fantasy Baseball Hitter Sleepers Based On September Speed Surges

We have entered an era in baseball where speed and stolen bases are more valuable than ever. With the rule changes in 2023, teams took advantage of running more, leading to greater fantasy value on expected and unexpected players who surged in stolen bases. Last year in MLB, players recorded 3,503 stolen bases. This was […]

5 Mid-To-Late Round Sleepers: AL East - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

The stars you draft in the top half of your fantasy baseball league will almost always dictate how good your team will be. But it's those sleepers in the middle to late rounds that might matter more. Those unexpected players that you draft in the 11th or 12th round that turn out to be strong […]

2024 Pitching Prospect Rankings - The Toolshed Fantasy Baseball Podcast (Ep. 269)

Welcome to episode 269 of The Toolshed Podcast for a discussion of 2024 fantasy baseball pitching prospect rankings. We are very excited for The Toolshed fantasy baseball podcast to join the RotoBaller Podcast Network! For those who are not familiar, The Toolshed is a dynasty and prospects-focused podcast. Each week, hosts Eric Cross (@EricCross04) and […]

Fantasy Baseball Busts Who'll Keep Junking It Up In 2024 - Outfield

One bust of a season can be enough rationale for fantasy baseball owners to steer clear of a player going forward. For others, it can open the door for a buy-low opportunity with hopes of a bounce-back return to form. However, it’s realistic for us to understand that many players never return the same. A […]

Top Catcher Prospects for 2024 Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues

Over the past two seasons, baseball fans have watched a new group of young catchers debut and take over the position. Adley Rutschman is considered the best the position has to offer, and young backstops like Cal Raleigh and Francisco Alvarez are showing elite power potential at a young age the position has not seen […]

Top 250 Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospects Rankings (January 2024 Update)

Welcome back RotoBallers to the January update of our MLB team's dynasty fantasy baseball prospects rankings for the 2024 season. We're now into 2024 with an eye on the upcoming year, and moves by MLB teams have begun to shape how we look at prospects. Comments about potential playing time, big contracts offered to players […]