2025 Fantasy Baseball Hitter Values for Steals - September Speed Surgers

With the rule changes in 2023, MLB teams as a whole and certain players in particular have been more apt to swipe a bag. Here, we'll take an in-depth look at three hitters who took a step forward in their speed numbers in September, hoping to provide us with a glimpse of what 2025 could […]

First Base Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates: Later-Round Draft Values (2025)

First base is in a peculiar spot for fantasy baseball managers going into the 2025 MLB season. Usually an easy, reliable source of offseason production, it's become unprecedentedly top-heavy over the last few seasons. Once the notable stars (Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman, etc.) are drafted, managers can feel like they're grasping at […]

Holds Leagues: Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitchers To Target For 2025 Drafts

When holds are an additional category in your fantasy league, you must adjust your draft board. When identifying pitchers with the potential to tally holds, you must find teams that are projected to win and have a clearly defined ninth-inning option. This will allow the setup man to consistently be put in high-leverage situations with […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts Who Will Improve in 2025

Everyone's scanning for a breakout pitcher in their drafts. Wins are often decided at the margins, but it helped in 2024 when the guys on the margins at the beginning of the season were Reynaldo Lopez. Going into 2025, we shouldn't simply forget those that already had their breakout seasons. While many of those pitchers […]

Top Second Base (2B) Fantasy Baseball Prospects - 2025 Draft Sleepers and Rookie Targets

It is time to begin prep for the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We here at RotoBaller are here to help as always, and today we're looking at top 2B prospects and call-ups that can make fantasy impacts this year! Fantasy baseball prospects can play a significant role in helping your redraft teams win. They are […]

MLB Rookies Who Surged In September - 2025 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers, Draft Values

There were plenty of rookies who made a strong impact in the majors last year. Players like Paul Skenes, Jackson Merrill, and Shota Imanaga were consistent for most of the season. Then, there were players like Jackson Chourio, Luis Gil, and Colton Cowser. All three players had some ups and downs, but they also had […]

Bounceback Hitters: Fantasy Baseball ADP Values for Infielders (2025)

The long winter is almost over, and fantasy baseball draft season is kicking into high gear. The month of February is the first big draft month for most, especially with the end of football after the Super Bowl. So whether or not you already have been drafting/prepping or are beginning now, RotoBaller has you covered […]

Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

It is hard to believe February is already here. In just a few weeks, pitchers and catchers will report, and not long after that, spring training will officially be underway. Those preparations for the 2025 MLB season coincide with fantasy baseball’s main drafting period, so now is the time to do some research before our […]

Stolen Base (SB) Later-Round Values - Fantasy Baseball Steals Specialists

If you target power-hitting and pitching early in your drafts, you may be trending towards the bottom in stolen base projections. However, several speed options are going late in drafts that carry elite steals upside. While some of these fantasy baseball players may be "one-category" producers, with a handful of them contributing to two or […]

Elite Fantasy Baseball Hitters To Rebound in 2025 - Don't Fade These Studs

The fantasy baseball season is right around the corner. The first regular-season game will officially kick off on March 18 between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers. These two teams will open their 2025 campaign by playing a two-game series in Tokyo, Japan. Then, the rest of the league will open their season on […]

Starting Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Sleepers, Values and Draft Targets

Having a roadmap to navigate fantasy drafts is a great way to develop a general approach while identifying relative pockets of value and weak points in the player pool. It is always risky to base a draft roadmap around specific players, as no two drafts end up being the same. However, identifying certain players or […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Draft Values: Later-Round Draft Targets (2025)

Whether you love it or hate it, the role of the starting pitcher in baseball is changing. No longer are pitchers measured by numbers like how many pitches they can throw, but are rather measured through advanced analytics and metrics. This shift has resulted in many more challenges as well as many more opportunities for […]

Fantasy Baseball Draft Values: Later-Round Pitchers to Target in Draft and Hold Leagues (2025)

We're still early in the fantasy baseball draft season, however we'll have more information and data as winter turns to spring. To identify late-round pitcher sleepers in draft and hold leagues, we're looking at starting pitchers going around pick 350 or later in Draft Champions leagues. This requires fantasy managers to dip deep into the […]

Fantasy Baseball Outfield ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Today we'll be taking a look at the outfield position, and examining early NFBC ADP data to identify outfield draft targets and avoids. We will soon find ourselves on the cusp of the 2025 fantasy baseball draft season. Mainstream sites like CBS and Yahoo have recently opened their doors to the next […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets for OBP Leagues (2025)

In leagues that score on-base percentage (OBP) as a category instead of batting average (AVG), fantasy managers should make a few tweaks to their draft board to ensure that they are set up for success. For example, several players may produce a poor AVG due to weak contact skills but have an excellent walk rate, […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Closers and Saves: Bullpen Draft Strategies and Later-Round Targets

You will hear lots of discussion in the offseason on draft strategy for fantasy baseball. It seems it changes annually; for example, people will say things like "shortstop is deep this year" while suggesting "get your corner infielders early." The one position we struggle to define strategy for, year after year, is drafting closers and […]

ESPN H2H Points League Primer - Strategy, Bargains and Busts for Fantasy Baseball Drafts

With February right around the corner, we're getting into the full swing of the fantasy baseball draft season. ESPN has recently opened up its 2025 draft rooms, and the worldwide leader in platform size also leads the league in leaning into their points format being the default option. Playing on ESPN successfully means properly accounting […]

Fantasy Baseball Catchers ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The calendar has flipped to 2025, and you don't have to wait any longer to prepare for the next fantasy baseball season. While drafts on the more mainstream sites like Yahoo and CBS don’t hit their stride until February, the sharps at NFBC have been plugging away for months already. Jumping into a fantasy baseball […]

FYPD Sleepers, Draft Targets and Avoids - 2025 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Prospects

It is FYPD season for most dynasty fantasy baseballers, and we at RotoBaller are here to help. With the new crop of international players signing and a large portion of the 2024 draftees having made their pro debut, we now have a better idea of how this class might shake out. Hitting on the lower […]

Fantasy Baseball Shortstop ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The shortstop position is quite loaded at the top in 2025 fantasy baseball drafts, allowing many managers to focus on the position early on the board. This speaks to the varying skill offerings, uncertain trust in 2024 breakout names, and the realization by most early 2025 drafters that they can wait to wade through those […]

Fantasy Baseball Third Base ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The 2025 fantasy baseball average draft position (ADP) for third base steeply declines after the first four or five names. This speaks to the varying skill offerings, uncertain trust in 2024 breakout names, and the realization by most early 2025 drafters that they can wait to wade through those giant middle tiers. This ADP is […]

Fantasy Baseball Second Base ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

Second base looks like it will be largely ignored in the early rounds of 2025 fantasy baseball drafts. Beyond the elite names (two through four, based on who you ask), early team-builders appear content to wait on the position to select from a glob of similar names who could help in ways that depend on […]

Fantasy Baseball First Base ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The first baseman class for the 2025 fantasy baseball season has usual suspects like World Series MVP Freddie Freeman in the top tier, with varying degrees of helpful players in different categories outside of the top four names. Investing heavily in first basemen has become less frequent in both fantasy and reality baseball. Those addressing […]

Five Hitters Who Changed Teams - 2025 Fantasy Baseball Outlooks for Cody Bellinger, Willy Adames, Gleyber Torres, Max Kepler, Spencer Horwitz

The month of December was an active one for Major League Baseball. With several players on new teams following many trades and transactions, what will that mean for their fantasy baseball outlooks? Sometimes, all a player needs is a change of scenery to revive their careers. Baseball is largely a mental sport. That said, the […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Risers - K-BB% Analysis and 2025 Draft Targets

If you're here reading this article, you're likely leaving no stone unturned in your pursuit of finding players who will not only help your fantasy team but also return value by outperforming their ADP. Last season, I wrote this article, and the biggest riser was Tarik Skubal; not only did he outperform his ADP, he […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers - Hitter Values For Redraft Leagues

The term 'sleeper' is thrown around this time of year. It is generally labeled to a player who seems to be going later in drafts than they should. There is usually no shortage of fantasy baseball sleepers in fantasy drafts. If they pan out as hoped, those players could help carry you to a fantasy […]

Early 2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values - Hitters to Target

Finding hitter targets should have a process, though sometimes bias seeps into the analysis. Using STEAMER projections and Draft Champions ADP since December 1, we can identify hitters to target based on the market. For context, we're looking at hitter values for 15-team leagues with two catchers, five outfielders, one middle infield, one corner infielder, […]

Fantasy Baseball Pitchers To Rebound in 2025 - Draft Values With Upside

Fantasy baseball managers always wind up with a couple of pitchers who carried high expectations going into the season, but they were disappointed by the end of the year. Due to underwhelming seasons, scorned fantasy baseball managers will cast struggling pitchers aside and avoid them in 2025 drafts. As a result, several talented pitchers will […]

Fantasy Baseball Outfielders To Rebound in 2025 - Draft Values With Upside

The outfielder landscape in most fantasy baseball mixed leagues is so packed with useful options, that dissecting which names are "rebound candidates" might come down to arbitrary differences in value or simply having more at-bats the following year (due to regaining after an injury-shortened season or an expanding role). Recency bias and simple supply/demand push […]