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 […]

Dominant Starting Pitcher Performances: Are Cole Ragans and Gavin Williams the Real Deal?

Every week at RotoBaller, we have an awesome column called "Are You For Real?", where Elliott Baas analyzes a pair of pitching performances to determine if they are meaningful or just outliers. After watching two young pitchers turn in their best starts of the season Monday night, I was inspired to follow his lead with […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts From Chase Silseth and Austin Gomber

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. Sunday belonged to the west, as we saw some excellent pitching from hurlers who call […]

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 […]

Top Hitter Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 20

Welcome to another week of sifting through top hitter streamers, RotoBallers! We are looking ahead at the top hitter streamers and starts for fantasy baseball Week 20 -- Monday, August 7 through Sunday, August 13. For those new to this series, each week, our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with good […]

Top Five Injured Players To Stash In Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 19

Welcome back to our top fantasy baseball injury stashes for Week 19, looking at IL players as of August 4. Today's list of injured MLB players to consider stashing off the fantasy baseball waiver wire includes Oneil Cruz, Walker Buehler, Michael Brantley, Kyle Wright, and Charlie Blackmon. In case you're not yet familiar, this list […]

Starting Pitchers Who Turned It Around For Fantasy Baseball - Luis Medina, Steven Matz, Austin Gomber, and Jameson Taillon

We are often too quick to write off players or give up on them mid-season. It's easy to label a pitcher a "gas can" or a hitter a bust if they struggle. Sometimes we are more patient with young players than veterans, but the fact remains that every baseball player regardless of experience is constantly […]

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 […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Trade Deadline Shakes Things Up!

I have been talking about how the reliever market was going to undergo a huge shakeup because of trades for weeks - if not months now. And while it took longer than expected, the trade deadline did not disappoint.  Many relievers were traded, which means if you need saves now is the time to strike. […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts From Grayson Rodriguez and Cristopher Sanchez

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. We've got east coast bias this week, with two exciting young arms emerging with strong […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Trade Deadline Edition

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. There are still a few days left before the MLB trade deadline but […]

Top Hitter Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 19

Welcome to another week of sifting through top hitter streamers, RotoBallers! We are looking ahead at the top hitter streamers and starts for fantasy baseball Week 19 -- Monday, July 31 through Sunday, August 6. For those new to this series, each week, our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with good […]

Top Five Injured Players To Stash In Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18

Welcome back to our top fantasy baseball injury stashes for Week 18, looking at IL players as of July 28. Today's list of injured MLB players to consider stashing off the fantasy baseball waiver wire includes Michael Wacha, Esteury Ruiz, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Thairo Estrada, and Liam Hendriks. In case you're not yet familiar, this list […]

Overvalued, Undervalued Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Fantasy Baseball (Week 18)

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 […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts From Brady Singer and Seth Lugo

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. We've got two interesting right-handers to break down this week. First, we'll look at Brady […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for WHIP+ (Week 18)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will 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. Most fantasy managers are familiar with WHIP, as it is usually a […]

Top Hitter Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 18

Welcome to another week of sifting through top hitter streamers, RotoBallers! We are looking ahead at the top hitter streamers and starts for fantasy baseball Week 18 - Monday, July 24 through Sunday, July 30. For those new to this series, each week, our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with good […]

Top Five Injured Players To Stash In Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17

Welcome back to our top fantasy baseball injury stashes for Week 17, looking at IL players as of July 21. Today's list of injured MLB players to consider stashing off the fantasy baseball waiver wire includes Trevor Story, Ryan Helsley, Brandon Drury, Hyun Jin Ryu, and Brendan Rodgers. In case you're not yet familiar, this […]

Overvalued, Undervalued Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Fantasy Baseball (Week 17)

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 […]

Florio's Bullpens and Saves Report for Fantasy Baseball - Post All-Star Break Changes

At this point, I sound like the analyst that cried wolf, but I promise that the relief pitcher trades are coming. With so much of the league bunched together, many teams are waiting until the last possible minute to see if they can go on a run before selling.  But the trades are going to […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts From Graham Ashcraft and Dean Kremer

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. The second half began with a bang on Friday night, and we saw some quality […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for xFIP (Week 17)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! The second half of the season is now underway, and I will return to my standard format for this article series. Each week, I will select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and […]

Top Hitter Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 17

Welcome to another week of sifting through top hitter streamers, RotoBallers! We are looking ahead at the top hitter streamers and starts for fantasy baseball Week 17 - Monday, July 17 through Sunday, July 23. For those new to this series, each week, our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with good […]

Top Five MLB Pitching Prospects To Stash for Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues (Week 16)

At the halfway point in the season, contending clubs will start calling up their top-performing prospects to make a playoff push. Even those teams who are out of contention will promote key prospects for auditions to see how they can contribute going into the 2024 season. Some familiar faces from earlier this year who were […]

Top Five Hitting Prospects To Stash For Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues (Week 16)

Welcome back to top prospects to stash! The last few weeks saw a flurry of hitting prospects get their promotions to the major leagues; Dominic Canzone, Colton Cowser, Tyler Soderstrom, Zack Gelof, and Oscar Colas all saw call-ups over the past few weeks. With some of fantasy baseball's favorite stash candidates now in the majors, […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds: Using wOBA + xwOBA to Predict Second-Half Regression

It's time for the official second half of the 2023 Major League Baseball regular season as the fun is just beginning! Be sure to also check out all of our Statcast analysis for fantasy baseball, including the weekly series by Connelly Doan about Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds. As we inch toward important dates on […]

Fantasy Baseball Players Set For Second-Half Bouncebacks

The first half of the 2023 MLB season presented multiple new rules for players to become accustomed and as a result, the game has slightly changed. Stolen bases have significantly spiked, batting average is up, and many starting pitchers are struggling thanks to the limitations of "the shift." Nevertheless, there is a reason sayings like […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts From Matt Manning and Alek Manoah

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. While most of the baseball world is focused on the best of the best at […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Second-Half Preview

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will 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. As we head into the All-Star break and a quick fantasy baseball […]