Zack Wheeler An Injury Stash Draft Pick In 2016

I personally have never liked drafting guys who were going to miss approximately half the season. If you're in a deep league and want to stash a pitcher though, Zack Wheeler is a good candidate. The Mets are loaded with pitching so it's easy to overlook Wheeler and be jaded towards his potential. The facts […]

Robbie Ray Poised For 2016 Breakout

Robbie Ray did well for Arizona once the Diamondbacks started giving him regular starts in 2015. His win/loss record won't tell the whole story, much like with his new teammate Shelby Miller. However, Ray posted a respectable 8.4 K/9 ratio, and a 3.52 ERA in 127.2 IP. The one red flag was his 1.33 WHIP, […]

MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: 2016 Fantasy Baseball First Base (1B) Tiered Rankings

RotoBaller is very excited about the start of the second year of RotoBaller Radio. You can find our new shows as always on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Tuesday night at 9:00 PM EST, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano will be discussing the most recent and relevant MLB news and information […]

Bryce Harper Poised For Another MVP Season

In 2014, Bryce Harper had the worst season of his infant career. Dealing with a thumb injury that cost him a good portion of the season, he finished with career lows in runs, hits, home runs, and slugging percentage among other things. With the rise of fellow youngster Mike Trout over in the American League, […]

Anthony Gose Provides Bottom-Of-The-Order Speed

Anthony Gose will split time with Cameron Maybin manning center field in Detroit this season, and will likely bat ninth when he is in the lineup. Gose hit primarily in the lead-off slot last season, but appeared in the ninth slot 36 times, especially after manager Brad Ausmus began inserting Ian Kinsler into the lead-off […]

Other Teams Are Watching Rob Refsnyder

Rob Refsnyder was recently named the ninth best second base prospect in the MLB. Refsnyder tasted a bit of the bigs last season, batting .302 with two homers in 43 at-bats; his first taking place at the hostile Fenway Park. It appeared the Yankees were molding together their future, starting him at second for their […]

NBA Per 36 Leaders: Fantasy Basketball Sleepers in Part Time Roles

By now most fantasy players know what starters around the NBA are up to.  But it can be fun and surprising to check out how role players are doing in limited minutes, and project that to a bigger role. This is where Per 36 minute stats come in. These stats take the rate per minute […]

New York Mets Top MLB Prospects for 2016 Dynasty Leagues

The New York Mets surprised everyone when they not only knocked the Washington Nationals out of the NL East Division race, but when they went all the way to the World Series. Everyone knew that the Mets would at least be a threat in the National League with the strength of their rotation, but I […]

2016 Breakout Candidates: Young AL Outfielders To Target

Here at RotoBaller we’ve been cranking out tons of preseason content for some time now. We might be a little obsessed with baseball ‘round these parts. But that’s okay, because so are you! And what better way to celebrate the advent of draft season than to profile potential breakouts and busts? Last week’s series focused […]

Turning Two: Who Will Have a Sub-2.00 ERA?

Turning Two: Who Will Join the Sub-2.00 ERA Club? Welcome back to our sixth edition of Turning Two. We've now discussed who will hit 50 HR, who will win 20 games, who can put up a 20/20, who can hit .350, and who can reach 50 saves. This week's topic we'll stick on the pitching side of things and focus on the […]

Man Up: Power Play Help From Waiver Wire Defensemen

Last week we talked about finding forward help on waivers when you need some power play assistance. Here, I'll use the same premise to dig up some defensemen that can give you a nice boost in power play points and are widely available. Below are the five defensemen with the most power play points among players […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (2/17/16)

I know. We just celebrated Valentine's Day, the ultimate of Hallmark holidays. While I'm hardly an expert in matters of the heart, I would like to think that I know what I'm talking about when it comes to college hoops. And the fact is, I fell out of love with a few teams this week. […]

Daily Fantasy Hockey Lineup: DraftKings & FanDuel NHL DFS Advice for 2/17/16

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for February 17th of the 2015/2016 NHL season. Each day we'll be providing you with a handful of forward, defensemen, and goaltender picks for DraftKings and FanDuel GPP and cash games. There are only three games on the card Wednesday night, all three with playoff […]

Joakim Soria Rejoins Kansas City To Be Strong Holds Option In 2016

Soria was lights out in 2014, so it was pretty sensible that the regression police were gunning for him last year. He still did well, striking out nearly a batter per inning (64 Ks in 67.2 IP) and posting a 2.53 ERA/1.09 WHIP alongside a 3.26 SIERA. He had his best swinging strike rate since […]

Kyle Zimmer Out To Establish Himself For KC In 2016

Zimmer has been very impressive in the minor leagues since his pro debut in 2012. Blessed with electric strikeout stuff (thank you mid-to-high 90s fastball and sweet looping curveball), he’s always done better than a strikeout per inning in every pro year. Zimmer’s momentum has been slowed by various arm/side issues along the way, with […]

Kris Medlen's 2016 Prospects: What To Expect?

Kris Medlen has put together some decent stretches in his career, but he has also undergone two Tommy John surgeries and been forced to cut seasons short. Being able to have a constant routine is important, having a set role can lead to increased productivity and an easier mindset. Having the interruptions that Medlen has […]

Danny Duffy: Back-end AL Only Rotation Option For 2016

Danny Duffy’s K-rate was about the only thing that was sustainable about his gorgeous 2014 campaign. His SIERA (4.31) was nearly two full runs higher than his ERA (2.53). His 2015 was much more in line with his underlying peripherals, as his SIERA was an awful 4.63, he had a 4.43 FIP, and his ERA […]

The Royals Hope Bubba Starling Can Blossom In 2016

Starling has been a touted prospect for a few years now, as he has yet to really kick it into a major-league ready gear in his four years in the system. He’s a big guy, standing at 6’4” and 210 lbs, and is a really strong outfielder, but he’s struggled putting together a healthy swing. […]

Raul Mondesi: Much More Than That Young Guy Who Played In The World Series

Mondesi was put on the public grid by virtue of getting his first major-league AB in the World Series, and naturally there’s a reason for that. Mondesi will turn 21 in July, so he’s still quite the youngin’ out there, but his speed is very real. It makes for an asset that Kansas City values […]

Omar Infante: Middling Middle Infield Option In 2016

Infante is the “black hole” of the Royals lineup. In 455 plate appearances he could only muster two homers, two steals, and a .220 batting average. Even Omar Infante probably isn’t bad enough to post consecutive seasons of back-to-back sub-.240 BABIP seasons (it was .238 last year, yuck). He’ll be 34 years old this year […]

Jordan Guerrero: Another Promising Pitching Prospect For The White Sox

Guerrero has excellent strikeout stuff, posting K/9’s that hover around a batter per inning and a raw K% around 25%. That is a fantastic starting block for a very young pitcher to start developing with amongst a professional organization and coaching. He throws strikes while keeping the ball down, as we all know what happens […]

Spencer Adams Is A Strong White Sox Prospect Worth Knowing

Adams will turn 20 at the outset of this season, yet he already has shown great promise with a four pitch repertoire (fastball, slider, curveball, and changeup) that scouts mark as 50+ or higher potential pitches. If he can continue to fill out physically as he nears his peak years (he’s 6’3”, 171 lbs.), he […]

Tim Anderson: White Sox Shortstop Of The Near-Future

Everyone likes to see a shortstop prospect who can hit, and he has profiled so far as the middle infielder with plus speed and a good swing. Not the most powerful swing necessarily, though he has potential to tap into more down the road as he fills out. He is very athletic and doesn’t really […]

Nate Jones Could Be A Great Setup Man In 2016

Jones is entrenched in the setup role for the White Sox despite having barely pitched in the past two years. Normally we shy away from risky pitchers, but Jones shouldn’t cost you a thing on draft day and if he stays healthy the returns could be fantastic. In his 19 innings pitched last year he […]

Carson Fulmer Should Be Prospectors' Radars Entering 2016

Fulmer is 22 this year, and even though he’s had only one year in the system, he showed a strong arm in A+ ball while striking out over a batter per inning and posting a 2.05 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in the 22 innings he pitched. His fastball and curveball both have scouts feeling good […]

Tyler Saladino Is A Decent AL Only Shortstop For 2016

Well, as of now Tyler Saladino is still penciled in to be the starting shortstop for the White Sox in 2016. Ian Desmond is still out there with water cooler chatter around baseball painting Chicago as a likely destination, but that draft pick looms large and so for now it’s Saladino’s spot to field. Gordon […]

Dioner Navarro: Deep League Catcher Consideration In 2016

Navarro enters his age-32 season with a freshly pressed White Sox jersey. He’s been kicking around the past several years, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a serviceable option. Navarro won’t blow anyone away, but he’s actually a quietly good hitter who should see his numbers improve with the proper platooning situation. That’s what is […]

Alex Avila Looks To Be Serviceable Platoon Bat In 2016

Alex Avila was in line to get the bulk of the starts for the White Sox in 2016 for a little bit, but it wasn’t long before they also brought in Dioner Navarro to form a platoon. Avila is your typical lefty swinger who has performed much better against right-handed pitching, whereas Navarro hits lefties […]

Jake McGee Poised To Be Colorado's Closer In 2016

McGee now brings his lively lefty electricity a mile above sea level for a 2016 campaign in Colorado. His fastball is his bread and butter (throwing a two or four seamer 90.5% of the time last year), though it is worth noting that his average velocity had sat above 96 MPH in ’13 and ’14 […]

Jason Motte: Reliable Rockies Setup Man For 2016?

Motte isn’t going to re-discover his pre-Tommy John form, but he did show improved control in his second year removed from TJ surgery. His K/9 used to sit around 9.00, and now it appears to have settled around 6.00. He can’t toy with hitters anymore, but he posted the best walk rate and lowest pull […]