Red Sox, Phillies Among Those Interested In Marwin Gonzalez

The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies are among at least six teams showing interest in free-agent utility man Marwin Gonzalez, according to sources. The 31-year-old spent the last two seasons with the Minnesota Twins and has made 100-plus appearances at five positions -- first base, second base, third base, shortstop and left field -- […]

2021 MLB Season To Start On Time

Major League Baseball plans to start on time in 2021, with spring training camps scheduled to open on Feb. 17 and Opening Day scheduled for April 1. The MLB Players Association rejected MLB's proposal to delay a 154-game regular season until April. The MLBPA was concerned with playing doubleheaders, accepting expanded playoffs and the expansion […]

Eddie Rosario to Cleveland - Fantasy Impact

The Minnesota Twins surprised many when they decided to place outfielder Eddie Rosario on waivers this past December 1. He was up for arbitration and was expected to make anywhere from $8.6M-$12.9M. To many, that seemed like a fair price for a productive outfielder. With no one snagging Rosario off waivers, he became a free […]

Texas Signs Delino DeShields To Minor League Deal

Outfielder Delino DeShields has rejoined the Texas Rangers on a Minor League contract with an invite to Spring Training for the upcoming 2021 year. DeShields served as primarily an everyday player for the club from 2015-20 before a trade to Cleveland, which saw him produce a .252/.310/.318 slash line across 37 games last year. Known […]

MLB Proposes Slightly Shortened 2021 Season

The Major League Baseball Players Association is mulling over a proposal by MLB to delay the start of the 2021 season, and if the Union doesn't provide a counteroffer early next week, spring training is likely to start in mid-February as scheduled, according to sources. The league's proposal would push spring training back to late […]

Prospects to Know in 2021 - NL Central

There are many factors and ideas that go into conducting a draft strategy. Are you going to draft pitching early? Are you going to punt steals and focus on home runs and RBI? Which players are you going to reach on and which will you let fall and hope to catch in later rounds? The […]

Steven Souza Jr. Heading To Houston

The Houston Astros agreed to an undisclosed deal with free-agent outfielder Steven Souza Jr. on Saturday, according to a source. The 31-year-old hit just .148 in 27 at-bats in 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in the shortened 2020 season after missing all of the 2019 campaign while recovering from surgery to fix an ACL […]

Eddie Rosario Signs With Cleveland

Free-agent outfielder Eddie Rosario agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with the Cleveland Indians late on Friday. Rosario is coming off a successful 2020 campaign where he hit .257/.316/.476 with 13 home runs and 42 RBI in just 231 plate appearances with Minnesota. Rosario, who will be assured of a corner outfield starting role […]

Josh Naylor (OF, CLE) - 2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

People often forget that Josh Naylor was a first-round pick. He hasn't even been bad in the minors. His plate discipline has been a strength all throughout. He only struck out over 16.8% once as a minor leaguer and that was in his first run at Double-A. He posted a 20.6% strikeout rate that season. […]

Digging Into K% Leaders - Christian Yelich

As we discussed in Part 1 focusing on Ketel Marte, it can sometimes be tough to know which way to go with it. There are the very basic stats: batting average, runs batted in, home runs, and maybe on-base percentage, but we know they are not always the most useful in player analyses even if […]

AL Outfielders Set to Bust in 2021

While there are plenty of MLB free agents who still need a home, the return of baseball for 2021 is much closer than it currently feels. As long as nothing goes off the rails over the next few weeks, there will be big-league players taking the field at Spring Training complexes in Florida and Arizona in […]

Cubs Reach A Deal With Joc Pederson

The Chicago Cubs have reached an agreement with free-agent outfielder Joc Pederson. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic was the first to report the agreement between the lefty slugger and his new club. Pederson is likely to slide into Kyle Schwarber's former role in left field. The slugger struggled in 2020 with just seven home runs, […]

Trey Mancini To Primarily Play First Base

Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias said that the team's plan is to have outfielder Trey Mancini primarily play first base going forward due to outfielder Anthony Santander's emergence in right field and the interesting mix of young outfielders the team has both on the 40-man roster and in the minor leagues. Even though Mancini […]

Hitters Who Changed Scenes - Fantasy Impacts

Well, the 2021 off-season has finally come to life! Over the course of January, we have seen some big splashes, both in terms of pitchers and hitters on the move to new teams. There are still plenty of unsigned big-name free agents, but we have some juicy free agent hitter signings and trades to take […]

Joc Pederson In The Mix For Giants

The San Francisco Giants are still looking for a left-handed bat after signing infielder Tommy La Stella to a three-year deal on Tuesday night. Among those in the mix for San Francisco include free-agent outfielders Joc Pederson, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Eddie Rosario. Pederson will be much more attractive to National League teams if the […]

Mets Name Zack Scott As General Manager

The New York Mets announced that Zack Scott will serve as their acting general manager, beginning immediately. Scott joined the Mets as their senior vice president/assistant general manager on Dec. 23, 2020. The 43-year-old has spent the last 17 years in the Red Sox organization and spent the last two seasons as assistant general managers, […]

Austin Hays (OF, BAL) - 2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

Austin Hays continues to bait me in as he shows flashes of upside. The appeal for Hays is the power potential, mixed with a little bit of speed. He had stolen 11 bases as recently as 2019 when combining his three stops. In 2020, he was in the 76th percentile for sprint speed and had […]

Braves Considering Trey Mancini

The Atlanta Braves have kicked the tires on Baltimore Orioles star outfielder Trey Mancini. Nothing is serious between the two sides yet, but the Braves are still trying to improve on offense. We still don't know if there will be a universal designated hitter again in 2021, but the Braves could be losing one of […]

Brewers Showing Interest In Eddie Rosario

The Milwaukee Brewers have shown interest in free-agent outfielder Eddie Rosario, according to sources. However, it's unclear how Rosario would fit with Milwaukee defensively with a deep outfield and no clarity on a universal designated hitter again in 2021. Ryan Braun is a free agent, but the Brewers still have Christian Yelich, Lorenzo Cain and […]

Ehire Adrianza Signs With Braves

The Atlanta Braves signed free-agent infielder/outfielder Ehire Adrianza to a minor league deal on Tuesday. It's unclear if Adrianza received an invitation to spring training. The 31-year-old spent the last four seasons with the Twins, hitting .253/.317/.377 with 13 home runs, 88 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 311 games. He hit just .191 with […]

Marlins Considering Anthony Santander

The Miami Marlins have kicked the tires on Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander. The Marlins are looking for a productive corner outfielder, and while they don't have much money to spend, they do have prospects to trade. Free-agent outfielders such as Adam Duvall and Eddie Rosario are believed to be too expensive. Santander had a […]

Giants Looking At Eddie Rosario, Jackie Bradley Jr.

The San Francisco Giants are looking at free-agent outfielders Eddie Rosario and Jackie Bradley Jr. as potential outfield candidates. Bradley would fit in nicely in center field for San Francisco, as Mauricio Dubon currently figures to see most of the starts in center field. Bradley is an obvious defensive upgrade over Dubon and is a […]

Yankees Talking With Brett Gardner

The New York Yankees last spoke with free-agent outfielder Brett Gardner a little more than a week ago, according to a source. Gardner intends to play in 2021, and the Yankees are clearly his top choice. The veteran outfielder was the club's longest-tenured player in 2020, appearing in his 13th season with the Yankees. The […]

Digging Into K% Leaders - Ketel Marte

There are so many metrics that exist to evaluate player performance, it can sometimes be tough to know which way to go with it. There are the very basic stats we all grew up with: batting average, runs batted in, home runs, and maybe on-base percentage. We also know that they are not the most […]

Pirates Acquire Miguel Yajure, Three Other Prospects

The Pittsburgh Pirates dealt right-hander Jameson Taillon to the New York Yankees on Sunday in exchange for pitchers Miguel Yajure and Roansy Contreras, infielder Maikol Escotto and outfielder Canaan Smith, according to sources. Yajure was the Yankees No. 15 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, while Contreras was No. 19 and Smith was No. 21. Yajure, […]

Top 440: Early H2H Points League Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers. Below you will find our early 2021 fantasy baseball H2H points league rankings (top 440). As you may know, head-to-head points formats are typically underserved by fantasy baseball outlets - but this is an area that we at RotoBaller take pride in and specialize in. Throughout the preseason and regular season, we will […]

Red Sox Agree With Kike Hernandez

The Boston Red Sox agreed on a two-year, $14 million deal with infielder/outfielder Kike Hernandez on Friday, according to sources. Hernandez was a key piece for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the last six seasons, mainly because of his defensive versatility and his production against left-handed pitching. The 29-year-old has a career slash line of […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. On The Mets Radar

The New York Mets have free-agent outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. on their radar after losing out on George Springer. At least five teams -- the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies and Mets -- are monitoring Bradley. New York would prefer a right-handed hitter for center field, but Bradley would give them […]

Padres Re-Sign Jurickson Profar

The San Diego Padres and infielder/outfielder Jurickson Profar agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal on Friday, according to a source familiar with the deal. Profar will return to the Padres after playing five defensive positions for San Diego last year while seeing most of his time in left field and at second base. He […]

Trade Rumors Getting To Kris Bryant?

Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant admitted that trade rumors swirling around him have caused him to lose some of the joy in playing baseball in recent years. "It really got to me sometimes. The stuff I was hearing. The first trade rumors [in 2018] that started to pop up really got to me. I […]