Let's Overreact to Spring Training News and Tweets

Baseball is back, spring training is here, and every tweet from every beat writer is getting scrutinized to an outrageous level. It's wacky season at its best, but instead of shying away from that, we're going to lean into it. I've found some bits of news that are interesting and also, at times, amusing, and […]

Spin Rate: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

Spin rate has become one of the most recognizable Statcast metrics, with supporters of a given pitcher highlighting his spin rates to make their case. It has also become controversial as of late due to allegations of pitchers using foreign substances to increase their spin. Unfortunately, the baseball world has done a lousy job conveying […]

2022 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings - Prospects #1-25 (Part 2)

Welcome back RotoBallers. Today is an exciting day for MLB and fantasy baseball fans everywhere, as we finally got some good news about the labor discussions. Spring training will start immediately, and there will be a full 162-game season. Baseball is back! Below you will find our top 2022 redraft fantasy baseball prospects, and projected […]

Second Base: Fantasy Baseball Rankings and Sleepers

Anthony Aniano's 2022 fantasy baseball second base rankings and 2B draft sleepers who can be sneaky later-round picks. He breaks down and compares the ADPs of four different MLB players at the second base position. Fantasy baseball players should consider drafting these players in the middle and later rounds of their drafts this MLB Season. […]

Mid-Round Outfielders - 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 middle rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players with upside that can provide […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for March 14th, 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 March 14th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

2022 Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove with Matt Williams - Benched with Bubba EP 448

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Matt Williams (@MattWi77iams) of NBC Sports Edge and the Turn Two Podcast. In this episode, Bubba and Matt will go over all of the MLB Hot Stove action from Friday and Saturday and give all of their fantasy baseball thoughts. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for March 13th, 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 March 13th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Second Baseman Busts for 2022 Fantasy Baseball Drafts

Second base has a lot of question marks and is home to some of the biggest boom or bust players in baseball.  Don’t let the scarcity at the position trick you into taking unnecessary risks. Sometimes all it takes is a few bad picks to completely derail a fantasy baseball season.  Avoiding major busts is […]

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

Welcome back RotoBallers to some more preseason fantasy baseball rankings! 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 MLB rankers, -- JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Ariel Cohen, Nicklaus Gaut, […]

A Season to Remember: NL Hitters Coming Off Career Years

There’s no better story in baseball than when guys come out of nowhere and have career years whether it be at the plate or on the mound. From the up and coming youngsters to the late bloomers we see it every year. This past season there was a handful of talent that took their game […]

The MLB RotoBaller Challenge - Join Free Leagues, Win Cash Prizes

  Who will be crowned champ of the RotoBaller Challenge? We are happy to announce the fourth annual RotoBaller Fantasy Baseball Challenge 🍾 Fight for the title in 12-team rotisserie leagues. Also compete for the crown against all teams and leagues for a chance to win $500 in cash prizes. Drafts will take place from March 10th through Opening Day. Reserve […]

Starting Pitching Sleepers for Fantasy Baseball Drafts - National League

Starting pitching is always one of the more fun positions to watch in fantasy drafts. You can grab an ace in the early rounds or wait around a bit longer and grab some value in the middle to later rounds. As we saw this past season with Logan Webb, Freddy Peralta, and Robbie Ray (amongst […]

Finding Clones of Stud Hitters at Cheaper Draft Day Costs

Fantasy baseball is, most of the time, a category-centered game. Unlike fantasy football, where all you want are raw points, the roto category format of baseball really separates certain players in terms of how they can help your fantasy team. Some hitters will boost your team's batting average while bringing down your home run pace, […]

How to Prep For Your Fantasy Baseball Drafts

RotoBaller's 2022 fantasy baseball draft strategy and fantasy baseball draft advice to get you ready for the MLB season. Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) takes you through all the Do's and Don'ts of preparing for your fantasy baseball draft. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning […]

Updated Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Roto Leagues

Fantasy baseball draft prep never stops, lockout or not. As we all anticipate the start of spring training, many fantasy baseball drafts are already underway. To prepare our readers, RotoBaller's rankers -- JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Ariel Cohen, Nicklaus Gaut, and Nick Mariano -- have updated their 2022 fantasy baseball mixed league rankings. This article […]

@MLBMovingAvg on MLB Betting - Another Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Ep. 4

John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAvg) joins Jon to talk about the life of a professional handicapper, and how to best attack MLB betting. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 3-5 PM, and Sundays from 3-5 PM. You can also find […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for March 12th, 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 March 12th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

2022 Fantasy Baseball with James McCool - Benched with Bubba EP 447

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by DFS expert James McCool (@Paydirt_DFS). In this episode, Bubba and James go over a ton of DFS strategies from stacking, cash games vs GPP, and more. They also go over all of James' models on his website to see how to make better DFS lineups as well as use the […]

Marcus Semien: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?

The Texas Rangers finished the 2021 season with a record of 60-102, which placed them squarely in last place of the AL West division. The Rangers struggled mightily on offense during the season as they managed to score just 625 total runs on the season, which ranked them in 28th place league-wide. The offensive struggles […]

2022 Keeper Value Rankings - Outfield

Many many years ago, I noticed the managers in my long-time keeper league were consistently making terrible keeper decisions year after year. Instead of taking their money every year thought I would help them out and find a good set of Keeper League Rankings to share with them. What I found was quite disturbing. There […]

ADP Review - February Risers and Fallers

The fine people over at NFBC have really put together an awesome fantasy sports product. You can participate in fantasy drafts all year long, and the platform is just great. One of the coolest things they do is keep detailed ADP data. You can even select custom date ranges to limit the drafts you want […]

Three Hitters Set To Break Out Earlier Than Their Prime

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. It really […]

Building an Offense After Pick 100 - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

There are basically three large categories of players you'll draft in a fantasy baseball league: Hitters Pitchers Relief Pitcher One of the tougher things to nail down in a draft is when to dive into each of those groups. There are good arguments for going heavy at hitting early on, good arguments for quickly grabbing […]

Manufacturing a Stud: Late-Round Hitter Combos

Fantasy baseball is most often a category-centered game. You compete in five or six offensive categories every week with your final season finished depending on how well you perform in each category. This opens up the opportunity to deploy certain draft strategies that help your team become more well-rounded all throughout the draft. The best […]

High-Upside Hitters for Fantasy Baseball - Deeper Leagues Analysis

If you are drafting this early in the fantasy baseball season, you are probably playing in some pretty serious leagues. That means there is a good chance your draft is stretching past 300 picks. It is very tough to keep a large player pool sorted out in your head, and it's not hard to get […]

Four Pitchers Who Changed Teams - What Will It Mean for Fantasy Baseball?

For those who have been living under a rock, we are currently in the middle of a lockout between the owners and the MLB Players Association. As a result, we are left stuck in waiting mode. Will a full season be played? When will a deal be made? The future of this season is in […]

High-Upside Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball: "Stuff" Edition

In the first analysis of my "finding high-upside starting pitchers" series, I looked in depth at swinging-strike rate. You can read that here. That analysis looked at overall SwStr% for every pitcher, taking into account all of their pitch types to one SwStr% number. In this article, I want to go a step further and […]

2022 Fantasy Baseball with Matt Modica - Benched with Bubba EP 446

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by NFBC Veteran Matt Modica (@ctmbaseball). In this episode, Bubba and Matt will go over Matt's early draft season, discuss different strategies for different NFBC formats and price points, some ADP debates, and thoughts on the upcoming MLB season (before the deal was actually done). Be sure to subscribe to the Benched […]