Bubba and Bat Flip 119 - Week 1 FAAB Recap and Player Shares - Benched with Bubba (Episode 460)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Bat Flip Crazy (@BatFlipCrazy). In tonight's episode, the guys will recap the first week of NFBC FAAB, discuss their top player shares, and ask a lot of listener questions. 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 […]

Shortstop Sleepers for 2022 Fantasy Baseball Drafts - NL Edition

Between the late bloomers or young risers, there’s some intriguing value outside the top options at the shortstop position this season. Here are five shortstop sleepers from the National League to consider in drafts this season. Prepare for your last-minute drafts with our complete breakdown of the top sleepers for 2022 fantasy baseball!Be sure to […]

Identifying Risk via ATC Projections – Round 1

Today’s article will attempt to give the reader a few new perspectives on player risk. I will attempt to enhance your understanding of projections, and at the same time seek to form a more complete picture of each player. To do this, I will first color in your understanding of the makeup of the ATC […]

KC Bubba's Bold Predictions for 2022 Fantasy Baseball

We are just a couple of days away from the start of the Major League season. We have done a ton of research, drafted most of our teams, and are ready for the games to begin. With nearly all of the work done, it is time for the yearly tradition of bold predictions. Some predictions […]

Later-Round Catchers - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets

Welcome officially to the 2022 fantasy baseball season! Now that an MLB deal is in place, a lot more fantasy drafts will be taking place -- and we're here as always to guide you through it. Once you reach the late rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players with upside that can provide […]

Updated Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings for 2022: Top 50 for Redraft Leagues

The truncated spring training is winding down and we are only days away from the 2022 Major League Baseball season. Over the past week, the opening day rosters have started to come into focus — although a lot of rookies’ opening day assignments remain in question. Even with a lot of unknowns, we have the […]

Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings for April 4th - Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., Chris Sale, Lance Lynn, Mike Clevinger and More

Fellow RotoBallers, we're in the home stretch of Spring Training and fantasy baseball drafts. And with that, below you'll find our latest and greatest 2022 fantasy baseball draft rankings. The below rankings are updated as of April 4th, as we continue to update our staff rankings every single day based on relevant MLB news and […]

Michael Florio's Later-Round Draft Values and Sleepers for Fantasy Baseball

The early rounds in fantasy drafts get the bulk of the attention. People stress how to start their drafts all the time and there is a ton of time spent discussing these rounds on the radio, podcast and in articles. It makes sense since that is when you are building the core of your team […]

Nick Mariano's Top 150 Saves+Holds Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitchers

Well, this article was going to run a bit later but we're shuffling things around because the people demand it. Or maybe just one person. Hi, Jordan, this one is for you! Saves+Holds reliever ranks can be overlooked or left stale from an early offseason article, but I'll be here at least once a month […]

Undervalued Pitchers to Target in Fantasy Baseball Drafts - Jordan Montgomery, Alex Wood, Bailey Ober and More

We are a week away from regular season baseball games, which means we are in the home stretch for fantasy baseball draft season. Some of the essential pieces of your fantasy team are found by undervalued draft targets. In my last article, I highlighted five undervalued hitters, and in this article, I will highlight five […]

Later-Round Shortstops - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets

Welcome officially to the 2022 fantasy baseball season! Now that an MLB deal is in place, a lot more fantasy drafts will be taking place -- and we're here as always to guide you through it. Once you reach the late rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players with upside that can provide […]

Later-Round Closers - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets

Welcome officially to the 2022 fantasy baseball season! Now that an MLB deal is in place, a lot more fantasy drafts will be taking place -- and we're here as always to guide you through it. Once you reach the late rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players with upside that can provide […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 5th, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for April 5th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Very Deep First Base Sleepers for Fantasy Baseball - Keston Hiura, Pavin Smith and more

In 2022, most managers in 15-team leagues will have a solid first baseman to lock into lineups on a daily/weekly basis. This is particularly true with guys like Joey Votto, Kyle Schwarber, Trey Mancini, Anthony Rizzo, and Jake Cronenworth going off boards as the 16th-20th first basemen drafted. With drafts almost all complete and Opening […]

Updated Fantasy Baseball Third Base Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Roto Leagues

Fall in line, RotoBallers, because we're heading to the hot corner on our final descent towards the 2022 fantasy baseball season. RotoBaller is constantly working to try and bring fantasy baseball managers the best advice, especially during draft season. A big part of that includes regular updates to our tiered rankings for all formats. Our […]

Catcher: Fantasy Baseball Rankings and Sleepers

Anthony Aniano's 2022 fantasy baseball catcher rankings and C draft sleepers who can be sneaky later-round picks. He breaks down and compares the ADPs of five different MLB players at the catcher position. Fantasy baseball players should consider drafting these players in the middle and later rounds of their drafts this MLB Season. Be sure […]

Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers: Avisail Garcia

RotoBaller's 2022 fantasy baseball draft sleepers and fantasy baseball draft advice get you ready for the MLB season. Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) breaks down his fantasy baseball draft sleepers for the 2022 fantasy baseball season, helping you find value in your drafts. This video features Miami Marlins outfielder Avisail Garcia, who Eric thinks is being underpriced […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 4th, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for April 4th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

LIVE NFBC OC Draft with guest Mike Kurland - Benched with Bubba EP 459

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by surprise guest Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) of the Athletic and SK Playbook. In this episode, Bubba live streams his 3rd NFBC OC draft. Mike joins Bubba to help break down the picks, strategies and so much more to help everyone get ready for their final fantasy baseball drafts. Be sure to […]

Thunder Dan's "My Guys" For 2022 Fantasy Baseball Drafts

MLB season is almost here and I couldn't be more excited. I am totally copying my buddy Jon Anderson here as he put out his favorite five players last week and had previously brought me and a bunch of other baseball analysts on his fantasy baseball podcast for a special "my guys" episode. I've been […]

Later-Round Second Basemen - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets

Welcome officially to the 2022 fantasy baseball season! Now that an MLB deal is in place, a lot more fantasy drafts will be taking place -- and we're here as always to guide you through it. Once you reach the late rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players with upside that can provide […]

Later-Round First Basemen - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets

Welcome officially to the 2022 fantasy baseball season! Now that an MLB deal is in place, a lot more fantasy drafts will be taking place -- and we're here as always to guide you through it. Once you reach the late rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players with upside that can provide […]

Jamie Steed's Bold Predictions for 2022 Fantasy Baseball

Bold predictions can be the key to fantasy seasons. Predicting players who will outperform or underperform expectations by extreme amounts can win leagues. Bold predictions can also be entirely unhelpful, speculative thoughts that are just fun to consider. And the latter is what these are! Sort of. I'm not going to tell you I think Vladimir […]

Statcast Pitch Tracking: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

When you're evaluating a pitcher by Pitch Info on FanGraphs, sometimes you see pitches that don't seem to accomplish anything. If Pitch X is seldom a strike, rarely chased outside of the zone, and not generating whiffs or a favorable batted line against, why doesn't the pitcher scrap it entirely? Some pitchers could improve by […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 3rd, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for April 3rd, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Updated Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings for Roto Leagues - Jacob deGrom, Craig Kimbrel, Gavin Lux, Hunter Greene and More

Welcome to another fresh update of our 2022 fantasy baseball draft rankings and rankings tiers for mixed roto leagues. These rankings are updated as of April 1st, and will continue to be updated every day to account for any relevant news that can affect our fantasy baseball draft rankings. For those who are not familiar, […]

Preseason MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, Lancy Lynn, Riley Greene and More

We have made it to the final week of the preseason. Opening Day is just around the corner. Fantasy drafts have been going on and are winding down as we get ready to see a full baseball season following a quiet few months of the offseason because of the MLB lockout. Very little injury information […]

JB Branson's Bold Predictions for 2022 Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back to everyone's favorite series, the time where we allow rowdiness to surpass rationale ever so slightly and plant our flags on hills across the fantasy landscape. It's time for 2022 Bold Predictions. In case you missed it, my colleague Pierre Camus started us off with his bold picks from the leadoff spot. He […]

Players for $1: Salary Cap League Draft Targets for Fantasy Baseball - Dinelson Lamet, Brandon Nimmo, and more

We've already identified hitters and pitchers under $10 to target in salary cap league drafts. For this exercise, we're aiming lower and targeting players for just $1. That rules out roughly the top 350 players in drafts! From this vantage point, some managers may look for high-risk, high-reward plays to strike big with a small […]