Kole Calhoun (OF, LAA) - 2017 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~160 CURRENT ADP: 184 ANALYSIS: Kole Calhoun seems pretty under-appreciated for a guy who ranks 16th among outfielders in FanGraphs WAR over the last three years. He has averaged 20 homers and just under 90 runs scored over that span to go along with a passable average. Last season, Calhoun managed to […]

St. Louis Cardinals 2017 Team Preview and Outlooks

Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training, and your fantasy draft is likely just around the corner. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. In these articles, we discuss each team's offseason moves, as well as their hitters, pitchers, and prospects. Today's installment […]

New York Mets Top MLB Prospects for 2017 Dynasty Leagues

It was a disappointing season for the Mets in 2016. A year after taking home the National League Pennant and losing in five games to the Kansas City Royals, expectations were for them to be back in the playoff chase with arguably the best rotation in baseball. But injuries to Steven Matz and Jacob deGrom […]

J.D. Martinez Rankings Debate: Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

It's the fantasy baseball draft season. To us baseball nerds, few things are more exciting than arguing about player rankings. Today, we'll discuss and compare J.D. Martinez's RotoBaller staff rankings. He was ranked No. 19 overall by Kyle Bishop, and No. 46 by Harris Yudin. Throughout this series, we'll be using our February Staff Rankings […]

Nick Mariano's Dynasty Sleepers List (Premium Content)

The term "sleeper" remains a volatile one, but when you add the dynasty-league wrinkle to it then you really open yourself up to a can of worms. Some people are in 12-team dynasties with a rather healthy stable of prospects available for the picking, and others are fighting for scraps in 30-teamers where each Amateur […]

Pittsburgh Pirates: 2017 Fantasy Team Preview and Outlooks

Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training, and your fantasy draft is likely just around the corner. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. In these articles, we discuss each team's offseason moves, as well as their hitters, pitchers, and prospects. Today's installment […]

Miami Marlins Top MLB Prospects for 2017 Dynasty Leagues

The Miami Marlins finished last season 79-82, a slightly improved season from 2015 when they went 71-91. But their 2016 season will be remembered only for the tragic loss of superstar starting pitcher Jose Fernandez, who was killed in a boat accident on Sept. 25. The loss of Fernandez was not only a devastating loss on […]

Bryce Harper Rankings Debate: Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

It's the fantasy baseball draft season. To us baseball nerds, few things are more exciting than arguing about player rankings. Today, we'll discuss and compare Byrce Harper's RotoBaller staff rankings. He was ranked No. 8 overall by Jeff Kahntroff, and No. 19 by Brad Johnson. Throughout this series, we'll be using our February Staff Rankings to debate where to […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Outfield, Part Two (February)

Yesterday, my colleague Kyle Bishop reviewed the meat of the outfield market. Today, we sort through the mid-tier guys and the scraps (tier six and below) with a keen eye for hidden treasures that could win you your league. Editor's note: Be sure to also check out our 2017 fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. It's already loaded up […]

Chicago Cubs 2017 Fantasy Team Preview and Outlooks

As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you dominate your fantasy league in 2017, we're publishing team previews for all 30 MLB squads. In these articles, we'll discuss each team's offseason moves, as well as their hitters, pitchers, and prospects. Today's installment covers the 2017 Chicago Cubs Team Outlook, and previews their potential fantasy baseball contributions. […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Outfield, Part One (February)

Welcome back to our February rankings update! Today’s focus is the 2017 outfield fantasy baseball rankings (part one). Specifically, I’ll be covering the top five tiers today, and Jeff Kahntroff has offered his thoughts on the best of the rest in part two of the outfield rankings analysis. As a reminder, this round of rankings […]

Nelson Cruz Rankings Debate: Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

It's the fantasy baseball draft season. To us baseball nerds, few things are more exciting than arguing about player rankings. Today, we'll discuss and compare Nelson Cruz's RotoBaller staff rankings. He was ranked No. 17 overall by Kyle Bishop, and No. 33 by Harris Yudin. Throughout this series, we'll be using our February Staff Rankings […]

Minnesota Twins: 2017 Fantasy Team Preview and Outlooks

Welcome back to RotoBaller's 2017 team preview series! As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. We're analyzing all 30 teams' offseason moves, hitters, pitchers, and prospects as the new season approaches. Today, we'll discuss the 2017 Minnesota Twins Team Outlook, and preview their potential fantasy baseball […]

AL Outfield Draft Values and Sleepers for 2017

Despite how the weather in many parts of the country may make it seem, we're getting oh so close to baseball's glorious return. To help you get ready to dominate your draft, today we'll cover some early American League outfield draft values and potential sleepers for the 2017 fantasy baseball season. Editor's note: Be sure to also […]

Kansas City Royals: 2017 Fantasy Team Preview and Outlooks

RotoBaller's 2017 team preview series rolls on. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. We're taking a look at each team's hitters, pitchers, prospects and offseason moves to help you prepare for the upcoming fantasy season. Today, we'll cover the 2017 Kansas City Royals Team Outlook, and […]

Nick Mariano's Early-Round Overvalued List (Premium Content)

Fantasy baseball drafts (and their articles) are almost all about finding the next superstar and unearthing talent late, but we can't forget that surrendering value by over-drafting can be just as crucial. In order to evaluate overvalued players here, we're going to utilize Average Draft Position (ADP) data made available from the National Fantasy Baseball […]

Cleveland Indians: 2017 Fantasy MLB Team Preview and Outlooks

Welcome back to our ongoing series of MLB team previews. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. For each team, we will take a look at their hitters, pitchers, prospects and offseason moves. Today we dive into the 2017 Cleveland Indians Team Outlook, and preview their potential […]

Jurickson Profar (1B/2B/3B/SS/OF, TEX) - 2017 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~350 CURRENT ADP: 376 ANALYSIS: The dust has settled on Jurickson Profar's hype and he is now being valued well outside the top 20 at second base. You may recall Profar got off to a sizzling start, hitting .343 at the onset of July. It was all downhill from there, however, and he […]

Jose Peraza (2B, CIN) - 2017 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~120 CURRENT ADP: 138 ANALYSIS: Jose Peraza had the kind of post-deadline production that makes you salivate about his potential over a full season. He spent the early part of the season bouncing back and forth between Triple-A and the big-league club, hitting .250 with the occasional stolen base. After his last call-up on Aug. […]

Tampa Bay Rays: 2017 Team Preview and Fantasy Outlooks

Welcome to our ongoing series of MLB team previews. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. For each team, we will take a look at their hitters, pitchers, prospects and offseason moves. Today we dive into the 2017 Tampa Bay Rays Team Outlook, and preview their potential […]

Texas Rangers Top MLB Prospects for 2017 Dynasty Leagues

The Texas Rangers stunned everyone who believed the Houston Astros were going to run away with the division in 2016 by winning the AL West and posting a 95-67 record, best in the American League. However, their run ended in the first round as they were swept in three games by the Toronto Blue Jays, […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Hunter Renfroe

Those who follow prospects in any way at all should be familiar with Hunter Renfroe. He is a former first-round pick and a top 100 overall prospect the last two years. He was also MVP of the Pacific Coast League last season, mashing to the tune of an .893 OPS with 30 HR and 105 […]

Washington Nationals: 2017 Fantasy MLB Team Preview and Outlooks

The Washington Nationals return a strong cast of characters and emerges as major favorites to win the NL East again. As long as the Chicago Cubs retain their core and the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to improve, they may still be underdogs to win the NL Pennant, though some moves at the trade deadline could […]

Seattle Mariners Top MLB Prospects for 2017 Dynasty Leagues

The Seattle Mariners are coming off their best season since 2014, having finished 86-76, three games shy of a Wild Card berth and nine games shy of the AL West title. And entering the offseason, it was clear general manager Jerry Dipoto was going to improve that record by any moves necessary. The team has definitely […]

Atlanta Braves: 2017 Fantasy MLB Team Preview and Outlooks

Welcome to our ongoing series of MLB team previews. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. For each team, we will take a look at their hitters, pitchers, prospects and offseason moves. Today we dive into the 2017 Atlanta Braves Team Outlook, and preview their potential fantasy […]

Rotoballer's Anthony Aniano Fantasy Sports Show: Fantasy Baseball Preview #1

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2017 fantasy baseball season and gets you warmed up for the MLB preseason. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday & Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. You can also find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, SoundCloud and on iTunes under […]

RotoBaller's Anthony Aniano Fantasy Show: Fantasy Baseball AL Central Preview

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2017 fantasy baseball season and gets you warmed up for the MLB preseason. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday & Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. You can also find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, SoundCloud and on iTunes under […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball: National League & American League Free Agent Signings

RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the top National League and American League MLB signings, and their impact on fantasy baseball. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday and Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. You can also find new weekly […]

Anthony Aniano Fantasy Sports Show: Fantasy Baseball AL West Preview

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2017 fantasy baseball season and gets you warmed up for the MLB preseason. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday & Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. You can also find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, SoundCloud and on iTunes under […]

Philadelphia Phillies: 2017 Fantasy MLB Team Preview and Outlooks

What’s up, RotoBallers? Welcome back to our 2017 team preview series. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. Today, we’re diving into the 2017 Philadelphia Phillies Team Outlook and discussing their best potential fantasy contributors. As part of this column, I'll take a look […]