Anthony Bender Strikes Out Three On Thursday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Anthony Bender pitched 1 1/3 innings in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Washington Nationals. Bender struck out three without allowing anyone to reach base. He's yet to allow a run this spring and is averaging almost 98 mph on his fastball. Bender was a 20th round pick from the 2016 […]

Sandy Alcantara Struggles With The Strike Zone On Thursday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara struggled with throwing strikes in his Grapefruit League start against the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Alcantara ended up pitching 3 1/3 innings, allowing five walks while striking out four. He did not allow any hits and somehow got away without allowing any runs either. He threw 61 pitches, just […]

Sixto Sanchez Will Have An Innings Limit This Season

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sixto Sanchez will be on a 150-160 innings limit this season, according to Miami Herald reporter Craig Mish on his podcast. It is reportedly "not a fixed limit" but with the Marlins pushing Sixto's 2021 debut until sometime in mid-April, it could allow him to remain in the starting rotation until […]

Zach Pop Throws A Scoreless Inning On Wednesday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Zach Pop contributed a scoreless inning of relief in Wednesday's 4-4 Grapefruit League tie with the Houston Astros. Pop didn't allow a hit and struck out one while walking one in his inning of work. It took him 21 pitches (11 strikes) to work through the inning. Pop was recently a […]

Corey Dickerson Gets Two Hits On Wednesday

Miami Marlins outfielder Corey Dickerson was in the lineup as the designated hitter for Wednesday evening's Grapefruit League game against the Houston Astros. Dickerson went 2-for-3 with two singles and a run scored. He raised his batting average to .467 and his OPS to 1.067 this spring. Dickerson is trying to come back from a […]

Nick Neidert Throws Three More Scoreless Innings

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Nick Neidert threw three more scoreless innings in a relief appearance on Wednesday. The Marlins played the Astros in an evening Grapefruit League game, and Neidert worked his three innings as the third Marlins pitcher into the game. He allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out four. Neidert […]

Trevor Rogers Sees Mixed Results On Wednesday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Trevor Rogers had mixed results from his start in Wednesday evening's Grapefruit League game against the Houston Astros. Rogers went 2 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk. He did strike out five, though. Rogers is in the lead in the competition for the fifth spot in […]

Top 10 Shortstops - Dynasty Prospects Rankings

The shortstop position is a bountiful one for fantasy players. In a 12-team league, most fantasy managers should have the opportunity to be happy with their starter at the position thanks to the depth and variety of skills available. In 2019, 16 shortstops that had at least 350 plate appearances produced a 100 wRC+ or […]

Jorge Guzman Dealing With An Elbow Issue

Miami Marlins top prospect starting pitcher Jorge Guzman (elbow) is dealing with inflammation in his right elbow. Marlins General Manager Kim Ng also stated that Guzman could be out a while with the issue. Guzman wasn't expected to have a key role on the big league team this season, but it's certainly a hit to […]

Sixto Sanchez Behind Schedule

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sixto Sanchez is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. The young fireballer is behind schedule after a false positive COVID-19 test delayed his start at spring camp. The Marlins won't officially need a fifth starting pitcher until the third time through the rotation once the regular season starts, so […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook (3/9) - Meadows Returning To Form

Welcome to the 2021 edition of RotoBaller's Spring Training Notebook. Thankfully, we have real, live baseball being played every day again, and while it doesn't count for anything, these exhibition games gives us the smallest glimmer into players and teams heading into the new season. We're officially through the first week of spring training games […]

Spring Training Lineup Takeaways: Recapping Week 1 - Bases Loaded Podcast

It is never too early to dive into lineups, news and notes from Spring Training. Join us as we dive right into the action! Subscribe to the Bases Loaded podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and […]

Starling Marte Goes 1-for-3 Monday

Miami Marlins outfielder Starling Marte went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Monday's 7-7 tie with the St. Louis Cardinals. Marte is now 5-for-12 with three runs scored, one RBI, and one stolen base this spring. Marte had a solid 2020 by slashing .281/.340/.430 with six home runs and 10 stolen bases. He is more […]

JB's Bullpen Method Redux - Building FrankenAces

Last year, I finally published an article breaking down my favorite fantasy baseball strategy I have been using for years. It's really less of a strategy and more a state of mind. No, the Bullpen Method is a lifestyle. I always speak about the importance of balance on a fantasy team. For your pitching staff, I […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook (3/8) - Darvish Deals, Gallo Still Mashing

Welcome to the 2021 edition of RotoBaller's Spring Training Notebook. Thankfully, we have real, live baseball being played every day again, and while it doesn't count for anything, these exhibition games gives us the smallest glimmer into players and teams heading into the new season. We're officially through the first week of spring training games […]

Isan Diaz Brings In Two Runs On Monday

Miami Marlins second baseman Isan Diaz drove in two runs in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Diaz went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI. He also drew a walk before being replaced by Jazz Chisholm. The two are competing for the starting job at second base, but neither youngster has […]

Garrett Cooper Drives In Two Runs On Monday

Miami Marlins first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper had another productive day in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cooper went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI. Both of Cooper's hits were singles, and he's now hitting .455 with a 1.273 OPS in Grapefruit League play. Cooper should start almost every day […]

Ross Detwiler Coughs Up Four Runs In One Inning

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Ross Detwiler had a rough outing in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals. Detwiler threw one inning, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk. He was in for the fifth inning in the game and threw 24 pitches, 15 for strikes. Detwiler has experience as both a starter […]

Elieser Hernandez Struggles A Bit On Monday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Elieser Hernandez got the start in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals. He struggled through 2 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out four. Hernandez gave up all three runs in the first inning before settling in a bit for the second and […]

Yimi Garcia (RP, MIA) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 350 CURRENT ADP: ~372 overall ANALYSIS:  The 30-year-old has been incredibly solid the last two seasons and was dominant in the shortened 2020 campaign, pitching to a 0.60 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP with an 11.40 K/9 and 23.3 K-BB% across 15 innings. While 15 innings wasn't enough to qualify […]

Relievers Set to Break Out in 2021

As the calendar flips to February and more leagues start drafting, it's time to dive into everybody's favorite topic: breakouts. For now, we'll ignore the increasingly common facial breakouts from pandemic-related stress and focus on relief. Relief pitching, that is. When looking for draft targets at relief pitcher, almost everybody just turns their eyes to […]

Dylan Floro Dealing With Arm Soreness

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Dylan Floro (arm) has been dealing with some arm soreness and has not yet made his first Grapefruit League appearance. Floro was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason and should play a prominent role in the Marlins bullpen as long as he's healthy. His throwing program has been […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 1 Spring Training Lineups

Well, after a recent article highlighting the idea of what I was wanting to do with this Spring Training series, here is a first look at my Lineup Takeaway series I will be bringing you the rest of the 2021 season. We are focusing 100% on lineups, news and quotes - strictly about lineups and […]

Jorge Alfaro Gets Two Hits On Sunday

Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro got two more hits on Sunday, going 2-for-3 with a run scored against the New York Mets. Both of Alfaro's hits were singles. He's hitting a robust .500 in Grapefruit League play so far with a 1.000 OPS. Alfaro reportedly worked extra hard this offseason on both his offense and […]

Yimi Garcia Coughs Up Three Runs On Sunday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Yimi Garcia struggled in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets. Garcia came in to pitch the fourth inning and allowed three runs on two hits while striking out one. Garcia is competing for the closer's role in the Marlins bullpen, and even though he has more upside and […]

Pablo Lopez Throws Three Strong Innings On Sunday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez got the start for Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets. He pitched the first three innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out three. Lopez has yet to allow a run this spring and should start one of the first three games for […]

Jon Anderson's Outfield Tiered Rankings and Projections

I continue to press forward on my own personal rankings series. Today we tackle the beast that is the outfield. Check out the rest of the series at the links below if you haven't already! First Base Second Base Shortstop Third Base Starting at the top, here's that juicy tier one full of first-round talent.Be […]

Kings of Candy: Sweet-Spot% Risers

While the 2020 season may not have given us much of a sample to evaluate outcomes (home runs, doubles, flyouts, etc.), the core events of exit velocity and launch angle stabilize more quickly and can be stickier than combination statistics like ISO or BB%. Two of our FSWA Writer-of-the-Year Finalists, Eric Samulski and Nicklaus Gaut, […]

2021 Relief Pitcher Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues

We continue to move past the chaos of 2020 and onto a new baseball season full of promise. For fantasy baseball managers, draft season is already upon us. RotoBaller's rankers, Pierre Camus, Big Pick Nick Mariano, Ariel Cohen and I have updated our 2021 Mixed League rankings as we now move on to evaluate the […]

Sandy Alcantara Fans Six in Second Spring Start

Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara fanned six batters over 2.1 innings of work on Saturday. Five of his six strikeouts came on four-seam fastballs (which tickled 97 mph) and sinkers. In two spring outings, he has yet to allow an earned run in 4.1 innings although he did allow two unearned runs in the latest […]