ESPN H2H Points League Primer - Strategy, Bargains and Busts for Fantasy Baseball Drafts

With February right around the corner, we're getting into the full swing of the fantasy baseball draft season. ESPN has recently opened up its 2025 draft rooms, and the worldwide leader in platform size also leads the league in leaning into their points format being the default option. Playing on ESPN successfully means properly accounting […]

Reds Designate Casey Legumina For Assignment

According to the team, the Cincinnati Reds have designated right-handed pitcher Casey Legumina for assignment. This transaction opened a roster spot for outfielder Austin Hays, who the team officially signed on Thursday. Legumina has logged 22 innings in the major leagues over the past two seasons. During this small stint, the right-hander held a 6.95 […]

Underdog Best Ball Fantasy Baseball Rankings and Tiers (2025)

Welcome back to our MLB team's 2025 Underdog Best Ball Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2025 Best Ball leagues on the Underdog Fantasy platform. For those of you who are not familiar -- Underdog Fantasy is a platform where you can play all sorts of leagues and contests, and MLB Best Ball leagues are one of […]

Fantasy Baseball Catchers ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The calendar has flipped to 2025, and you don't have to wait any longer to prepare for the next fantasy baseball season. While drafts on the more mainstream sites like Yahoo and CBS don’t hit their stride until February, the sharps at NFBC have been plugging away for months already. Jumping into a fantasy baseball […]

FYPD Sleepers, Draft Targets and Avoids - 2025 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Prospects

It is FYPD season for most dynasty fantasy baseballers, and we at RotoBaller are here to help. With the new crop of international players signing and a large portion of the 2024 draftees having made their pro debut, we now have a better idea of how this class might shake out. Hitting on the lower […]

Fantasy Baseball Shortstop ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The shortstop position is quite loaded at the top in 2025 fantasy baseball drafts, allowing many managers to focus on the position early on the board. This speaks to the varying skill offerings, uncertain trust in 2024 breakout names, and the realization by most early 2025 drafters that they can wait to wade through those […]

Fantasy Baseball Third Base ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The 2025 fantasy baseball average draft position (ADP) for third base steeply declines after the first four or five names. This speaks to the varying skill offerings, uncertain trust in 2024 breakout names, and the realization by most early 2025 drafters that they can wait to wade through those giant middle tiers. This ADP is […]

Fantasy Baseball FYPD Prospects for 2025 - First-Year Player Drafts

While the weather outside might be frightfully cold in the northern part of the country, spring is inching closer, and we're getting into the heart of offseason drafts for dynasty leagues. This is always an exciting time of year in dynasty leagues as we get to add new players to our teams and try to […]

Fantasy Baseball Second Base ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

Second base looks like it will be largely ignored in the early rounds of 2025 fantasy baseball drafts. Beyond the elite names (two through four, based on who you ask), early team-builders appear content to wait on the position to select from a glob of similar names who could help in ways that depend on […]

Fantasy Baseball First Base ADP Report - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

The first baseman class for the 2025 fantasy baseball season has usual suspects like World Series MVP Freddie Freeman in the top tier, with varying degrees of helpful players in different categories outside of the top four names. Investing heavily in first basemen has become less frequent in both fantasy and reality baseball. Those addressing […]

Ian Gibaut Signs Minor-League Deal With Reds

According to Robert Murray of FanSided.com, right-handed pitcher Ian Gibaut agreed to a minor-league deal with the Cincinnati Reds that contains an invite to spring training. Gibaut was non-tendered by the Reds earlier this offseason but will given an opportunity to crack the Opening Day roster. The 31-year-old logged just two innings of work in […]

Reds Designate Owen White For Assignment

According to the team, the Cincinnati Reds have designated right-handed pitcher Owen White for assignment. This corresponding move opened a roster spot for left-handed pitcher Taylor Rogers, who the team acquired earlier on Wednesday from the San Francisco Giants. White has logged just seven innings in the major leagues over the past two seasons with […]

Reds Acquiring Taylor Rogers From Giants

ESPN's Jeff Passan reports that the Cincinnati Reds are finalizing a trade on Wednesday to acquire left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers from the San Francisco Giants, according to sources. The 34-year-old southpaw is owed $12 million in 2025. He will lade a late-inning left-handed arm to the Reds' bullpen for the upcoming season. It's unclear what […]

Wade Miley Signs Minor-League Deal With Reds

Veteran free-agent left-handed starter Wade Miley (elbow) signed a minor-league deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday that includes an invite to major-league spring training, according to USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale. Miley will make $2.5 million on a pro-rated major-league deal with $1,000 per inning and maxing out at a total of $4 million with […]

What is HR/FB Rate? Sabermetrics Glossary for Fantasy Baseball (2025)

Welcome Rotoballers to our overview of HR/FB (home run to fly ball ratio). This article is a deeper dive into HR/FB, and is part of our ongoing series "Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball." In this article, we'll explain why HR/FB is important and how short-term spikes generally aren't predictive of power breakouts in layman's terms […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Closer, Relief Pitcher Rankings: Top 130 - Roto Leagues (January Updates)

Welcome back! At RotoBaller HQ, we continue our rankings articles series and pump out fantasy baseball content daily. Today, our MLB team bring your our early 2025 fantasy baseball closer and relief pitcher rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. Should you spend a high pick on a closer? Saves can be scarce and […]

Austin Hays Agrees To One-Year Deal With Reds

The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reports that the Cincinnati Reds agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal on Tuesday with free-agent outfielder Austin Hays, according to a source briefed on the discussions. The deal is pending a physical and includes $1 million in incentives. The former third-rounder of the Baltimore Orioles in 2016 out of Jacksonville […]

Fantasy Baseball Best Ball Draft Strategy Overview (2025) - How To Win Your Best Ball Leagues

Do you want to draft in more fantasy baseball leagues but don’t want more in-season management? Best ball formats may be an excellent option for you! As the best ball format has grown in popularity, so have the options to play on various sites. The most popular place to play best ball is still Fantrax, […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Outfield Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 130 - Roto Leagues (January Updates)

The countdown to Opening Day is on! At RotoBaller HQ, we have been grinding and preparing you for your upcoming fantasy drafts by providing daily content and rankings. Today we are back with our MLB team's early 2025 fantasy baseball outfield rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. The outfield has a surplus of […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Third Base Rankings: Top 50 - Roto Leagues (January Updates)

At RotoBaller HQ, we are pumping out fantasy baseball content daily and are back with more rankings to help you crush your upcoming drafts. Today, we review the third base position and break it all down with our 2025 fantasy baseball third base rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. Third base has more […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Rankings: Top 50 - Roto Leagues (January Updates)

Welcome back, RotoBalllers! We will enter the heart of the fantasy baseball offseason soon, and there's no better time to start preparing for your upcoming drafts than now. Today, our MLB team breaks down the shortstop position with our 2025 fantasy baseball shortstop rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. Shortstop is loaded with […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Second Base Rankings: Top 50 - Roto Leagues (January Updates)

Our MLB team has been providing a ton of fantasy baseball content to help you win your leagues, and we're releasing all sorts of rankings over the next few days and weeks. That said, today we continue our fantasy baseball rankings articles series with our MLB team's 2025 fantasy baseball second base rankings and tiers […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball First Base Rankings: Top 50 - Roto Leagues (January Updates)

At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more fantasy baseball rankings. After publishing pitchers and catchers, we shift our focus to the infield and start with our MLB team's 2025 fantasy baseball first base rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. The position in 2025 has some star power with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bryce […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings: Top 150 - Roto Leagues (January Updates)

It's an exciting time for baseball! At RotoBaller HQ, we have already released our overall fantasy baseball rankings for roto leagues and will break down each position in the upcoming weeks. Today, we focus on pitchers with our 2025 fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. There is a plethora […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 750 - Roto Leagues (January Update)

2025 fantasy baseball is around the corner, and pitchers and catchers will be reporting soon. Opening Day is a couple of months away, but it's never too early to get a jump start on fantasy baseball prep. At RotoBaller HQ, we are here to help you crush your draft and ultimately take down the fantasy […]

2025 Fantasy Baseball Catcher Rankings: Top 30 - Roto Leagues (January Updates)

RotoBallers welcomes you back to more fantasy baseball rankings. Today, we focus on catchers. Whether you start one or two catchers, our MLB team has you covered with our 2025 fantasy baseball catcher rankings. For the most part, catchers provided decent fantasy production last year, especially in the power department, with 13 catchers popping at […]

Cincinnati Acquires Arnaldo Lantigua From Los Angeles

According to Francys Romero, the Los Angeles Dodgers have traded outfielder Arnaldo Lantigua to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for $1 million in international signing bonus money. The 19-year-old outfielder was signed by Los Angeles in January of 2023. Lantigua spent each of the previous two seasons in the Dominican Summer League. In 2023, Lantigua […]

Alexis Diaz Began Throwing Earlier This Offseason

According to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com, Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Alexis Diaz began his throwing program earlier this offseason. Diaz did this to set himself up for a strong start to the 2025 campaign. Diaz said, "I feel like since then, I've' been able to work on my throwing and get my arm loose and […]

Reds Talking With Carlos Estevez

According to USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale, the Cincinnati Reds are engaged in talks with free-agent closer Carlos Estevez, who has saved 57 games the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Angels and Philadelphia Phillies. Estevez was a first-time All-Star in 2023 and had a career-high 31 saves that year before combining for 26 […]

Eric Cross' Top 100 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (January 2025)

The calendar has flipped over to 2025, and the new season is quickly approaching. Pitchers and catchers all report in around three weeks and we can finally start to smell baseball in the air once again. With the new season on the way, it's time for a new update to my Top 100 overall prospect […]