
Top 90 Second Base (2B) Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Roto Leagues - March Updates
The 2025 MLB season begins with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs playing in Tokyo, and we're ready for it all. Baseball is back, and we are here to help prepare you for your upcoming drafts with more fantasy baseball rankings. Today, we review our MLB team's updated 2025 fantasy baseball second base rankings […]

Kendall Graveman May Not Be Ready For Opening Day
According to manager Torey Lovullo, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Kendall Graveman (back) is still fighting a back injury and may not be ready for opening day. Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reported the news. The 34-year-old faced live hitters on Tuesday and experienced more back tightness, jeopardizing his availability for the start of the season. Graveman […]

Top 5 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Breakout Candidates for 2025
Every season, we see MLB prospects come in and make an immediate impact in the majors. In 2023, Gunnar Henderson and Corbin Carroll made their mark in the league. Both players won Rookie of the Year unanimously in their respective leagues that season. Then, last year, players like Paul Skenes, Jackson Merrill, Jackson Chourio, and […]

Five Injured Players To Stash for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2025)
Stashing injured players is a thing some fantasy baseball managers like to do later in drafts, so we're here to give you our favorite value picks to fill your IL spots. The MLB players discussed in this article are expected to start the season on the injured list, but you can get them at a […]

Top 50 First Base (1B) Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Roto Leagues - March Updates
Some of the biggest weekends for fantasy baseball drafts are coming up, and we are back with more updated draft rankings to help you fully prepare for your upcoming drafts. Today you'll find our MLB team's updated 2025 fantasy baseball first base rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 category mixed leagues). Los Angeles Dodgers […]

Joey Ortiz, Connor Norby, Michael Conforto - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values
If you need some fantasy baseball sleeper targets or you are looking to avoid busts in your upcoming drafts, then look no further! Joey Ortiz, Connor Norby, and Michael Conforto are all interesting fantasy targets this year, but which of these three are values or busts at their current ADP? Should you draft Ortiz, Norby, […]

Points Leagues: Fantasy Baseball Sleepers for 2025 Drafts
The term sleeper means a lot of different things in fantasy. In this article, the term sleeper will be defined as a player who will outperform their preseason ADP. These fantasy baseball sleepers are simply going too late in points league drafts and could wind up being value picks this upcoming season. Below, we will […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers to Target, Avoid - ADP Values for Relief Pitchers
Hello again, RotoBallers! In the last couple of weeks, I’ve looked at early NFBC ADPs for catchers, outfielders, and starting pitchers to identify draft-day targets and avoids. This time around, I will focus on closers and relief pitchers to determine who will provide the best bang for their buck and who I will fade according […]

Cristian Mena Sent To Triple-A
Arizona Diamondbacks right-handed pitching prospect Cristian Mena was optioned to Triple-A. Mena was unlikely to claim a spot on the Opening Day roster and will begin his season at Triple-A. Mena made his MLB debut last summer and logged just three innings of work. He allowed four earned runs and tallied two strikeouts. Mena spent […]

Yilber Diaz Optioned To Triple-A
The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned right-handed pitching prospect Yilber Diaz to Triple-A. The 24-year-old made his MLB debut last summer and was competing for a spot on the Opening Day roster. However, the team will have him continue his development with the Reno Aces at the start of the season. Across his first 28 1/3 innings […]

Top 800 Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues Rankings and Tiers (2025)
Welcome back to more fantasy baseball points leagues coverage from RotoBaller, where we pride ourselves in points league gurus. We have the best and most content, tools, and advice for fantasy baseball points and H2H points leagues. At this point, fantasy baseball points leagues may have surpassed traditional 5x5 roto leagues in popularity as it's […]

13 Breakout Pitchers For Fantasy Baseball Drafts
Say the word breakout and fantasy players' ears everywhere perk up. Everyone is in chase of a player that will greatly outlive the price you pay to get them. That to me is the biggest difference between a sleeper and a breakout. A sleeper may outlive their ADP by a couple of rounds, but a […]

First Base Fantasy Baseball Value Picks - John Laghezza's Points League Targets (2025)
It's my second assignment at RotoBaller and still just as excited to be here with my people, covering my first fantasy love — points leagues. I can't even remember how long ago my high-stakes, head-to-head CBS home league started but it's safe to say the players we drafted in the first round have long since […]

Jose Herrera Exits Early On Sunday
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Jose Herrera (wrist) exited Sunday's contest early due to right wrist soreness. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status during the week in case he suffered a serious injury. The 28-year-old is currently competing for the No. 2 catcher role behind Gabriel Moreno. Last season, Herrera posted a .227/.290/.320 slash line […]

Top 750 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Roto Leagues (March Updates)
It's a great time of year, as MLB Opening Day is rapidly approaching. We couldn't be more excited, and we'll be preparing you all throughout March with constantly-updated fantasy baseball rankings to reflect the latest injuries, news, and role changes. Today you'll find our MLB team's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings for roto leagues (5x5 […]

Post-Hype Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Breakout Candidates for 2025
We all do it - we drool over the next big pitching prospect set to make their big league debut. But for every Paul Skenes or Stephen Strasburg debut that wows us, there are dozens of underwhelming results from other highly touted prospects. And most of the time, these pitchers end up back down in […]

Third Base Fantasy Baseball Value Picks for Points Leagues (2025)
The fantasy baseball season is right around the corner, which means it's time to really start researching for your drafts. In this article, we will dive into the third base landscape and look at the biggest values at the position for points leagues. When looking at which third basemen to select in drafts, most fantasy […]

Starting Pitchers That Are Too Expensive? Corbin's Fantasy Baseball Fades for 2025
Like anything in life, everything has a price. When something becomes higher priced, we tend to be careful when investing based on our preferences. However, the interest rises when we find a similar product for a cheaper price. That's the case with fantasy sports, especially when drafting teams. Injury risk aside, it's tricky to identify […]

Jordan Montgomery Stumbles In Spring Debut
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery allowed two hits and five earned runs in his spring debut on Saturday. He was only able to tally one out before exiting the game. He served up two free passes and allowed a home run to Cincinnati Reds first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. This was a disappointing showing for […]

Key Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Know for 2025 Drafts
Not all fantasy baseball drafts are created equal -- some leagues may have eight teams, some 12, and some maybe 16 or more. Perhaps there are a few bench spots or there could be numerous bench spots to fill. For managers in those larger leagues or leagues that have a plethora of bench spots, you'll […]

Eric Cross' Top 10 Starting Pitcher (SP) Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2025 - Part 1 (#1-10)
After going through every offensive position in my dynasty rankings series, we've now reached the mound for my top 10 dynasty starting pitcher fantasy baseball rankings. As always, the starting pitcher position is loaded and deep. We had plenty of names rise up rankings last year, and will be getting elite names like Shane McClanahan […]

6 Late-Round Draft Fliers - Fantasy Baseball Value Picks With Upside
We are only a week or so into spring training but I’ve already bit the bullet on fantasy baseball drafts in 2025. I’m a few weeks (months, even) behind some of the industry sharps, but as someone who typically waits until the last week or so before the regular season opening, it feels good to […]

5 Pitcher Busts Due To Bounce Back in 2025 - Fantasy Baseball Outlooks
From a fantasy baseball draft prep perspective, one of the hardest things to do is to put faith in a player who burned you last season or did not meet expectations. It may be challenging, but it is worth sifting through to identify players worth another shot. Fortunately, fantasy managers have ample data to help […]

Closers, Relief Pitcher (RP) Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers: Later-Round Values (2025)
Today we're looking at some later-round fantasy baseball relief pitchers and closer draft sleepers -- lower-cost draft targets for fantasy managers who are waiting for saves in the later rounds. If you are in a league with 12 or more teams, it's essential to nab a few closers in the later rounds who could potentially […]

Hitters Under $10 - Fantasy Baseball Auction Draft Values (2025)
Welcome back to another edition of our auction draft articles from our 2025 fantasy baseball auction draft values series. Today we're looking at fantasy baseball hitter auction draft values under $10. Below you'll find some recommended hitters to target in auction drafts with an average auction value (AAV) of under $10. In case you missed […]

10 Fantasy Baseball Bold Predictions - Rick Lucks' 2025 Picks
Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition from our yearly Bold Predictions series from the MLB team. It's one of the most exciting times of the fantasy baseball calendar: bold prediction season! As a reminder, bold predictions aren't supposed to be likely outcomes but long shots with a purpose. These predictions, in particular, all do one […]

Corbin Carroll Close To Returning
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll (back) is getting pretty close to returning to Cactus League action, according to manager Torey Lovullo. The Diamondbacks were initially hoping that Carroll would return to the field on Wednesday, but they have elected to give him another day off to completely put his back injury in the rearview mirror. […]

Jordan Montgomery To Pitch In Spring Game On Friday
Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery (finger) will pitch in a spring game on Friday, March 7, according to manager Torey Lovullo. Montgomery has missed the early portion of spring training due to a left index-finger strain, but it's good news that he's close to returning to game action, whether it be in a minor-league setting […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Targets, Avoids - Analyzing BB% and GB% Improvements
While strikeout-minus-walk rate (K-BB%) is widely considered to be among the most crucial pitcher metrics, it's also a good idea to take a look at walk rate (BB%) and ground-ball rate (GB%) to learn more about a starter's skillset. After all, it's helpful to have a pitcher who pounds the strike zone and keeps the […]

Kendall Graveman's Imaging Comes Back Clean
Arizona Diamondbacks right-handed pitcher Kendall Graveman (back) underwent imaging on his back. The imaging returned clean, which suggests he avoided a significant injury. Manager Torey Lovullo said, "There's nothing alarming enough for a major setback." Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status as he will likely remain sidelined for a few days. However, the […]