Top Fantasy Baseball Sleeper and Value Picks to Crush RIVAL Best Ball

The 2024 fantasy baseball season is right around the corner but season-long best ball drafts are still in full swing right up until Opening Day. Fantasy baseball best ball formats are an excellent way to get get the experience of drafting without the hassle of in-season management. RIVAL Fantasy is one of the best formats […]

Closers and Saves Bullpen Report for Fantasy Baseball - Late March Edition

We're another week closer to Opening Day (or, in between Opening Days for Dodgers and Padres fans). That means we have our first two official saves of 2024! Besides that, bullpen hierarchies are starting to look much more defined, and injuries are still ravaging pitchers on seemingly every team. In this weird liminal space where […]

ADP Champ or Chump: Jose Leclerc, Anthony Santander, and Andres Gimenez

Once a fantasy baseball draft gets going, it's all too easy to fall into the trap of looking at a guy's numbers and trusting that's who he is. In truth, just as many players perform to their 30th or 70th percentiles as their 50th. You can't always believe what you see. Three examples on 2024 […]

Top 40 Catcher (C) Fantasy Baseball Rankings - March Updates

Hey, RotoBallers! The fantasy baseball offseason is almost over, as Opening Day is less than a week away. Catchers, for the first time in a while, will have plenty of good fantasy options to choose from in upcoming fantasy drafts. Especially if you are in a single-catcher league, fantasy managers can afford to wait until […]

Top 70 Shortstop (SS) Fantasy Baseball Rankings - March Updates

Hey, RotoBallers! We are less than a week away from Opening Day! It's an exciting time for baseball fans as an entire season lies ahead. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more fantasy baseball rankings to help you win your leagues. Today, we will look at our MLB team's updated 2024 fantasy baseball shortstop rankings, […]

Top 225 Starting Pitcher (SP) Fantasy Baseball Rankings - March Updates

Hey, RotoBallers! Spring training is here, and it's an exciting time for baseball fans. We have been constantly updating our rankings and publishing articles all off-season to help you prepare and crush your upcoming fantasy baseball drafts. Today, we will review our MLB team's updated 2024 fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings, recently updated for March. […]

Top 170 Relief Pitcher (RP) Fantasy Baseball Rankings - March Updates

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more fantasy baseball rankings. Saves are one of the most volatile categories in fantasy baseball. Injuries to top fantasy baseball closers, Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Devin Williams and Minnesota Twins right-hander Jhoan Duran, have made the elite relief pitcher pool shrink more, as Josh Hader is the only reliever in the top […]

Top 175 Outfield (OF) Fantasy Baseball Rankings - March Updates

Hey, RotoBallers! As the fantasy baseball offseason ramps up, there is only a week left of spring training. The countdown is on, as we are a few days away from Opening Day. Today, we will review our MLB team's updated 2024 fantasy baseball outfield rankings, recently updated for March. Plenty of news and notes regarding […]

Top 75 First Base (1B) Fantasy Baseball Rankings - March Updates

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more fantasy baseball rankings. Opening Day is a few days away, and it's a very exciting time for baseball fans. Looking for a first base or corner infield option for your fantasy team? We've you covered with our MLB team's updated 2024 fantasy baseball first base rankings, recently updated for March. […]

Last But Not Least: Fifth Starters That Are Relevant in 2024 Fantasy Baseball

When we look at the projected fifth starter across 30 MLB teams, it's quite a diverse group ranging from rookies to retreads and everything in between. Some of these pitchers are temporary placeholders for other injured starters, while others stand a better chance of lasting all season if their team has fewer options waiting on […]

Jamie Steed's 2024 Fantasy Baseball Bold Predictions

Bold predictions can be the key to fantasy seasons. Predicting players who will outperform or underperform expectations by extreme amounts can win leagues. Bold predictions can also be entirely unhelpful, speculative thoughts that are just fun to consider. And the latter is what these are! Sort of. I'm not going to tell you I think Spencer Strider leads […]

Xander Bogaerts - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Sleepers (2024)

BALLER MOVE: Target in drafts ~pick 85 CURRENT ADP: ~93 ANALYSIS: In his first season with the San Diego Padres in 2023, shortstop Xander Bogaerts had a solid year, slashing .285/.350/.440 with 19 home runs, 31 doubles, two triples, 58 RBI, a career-high 19 stolen bases, and 83 runs scored in 665 plate appearances over 155 games […]

Robert Suarez Picks Up First Save Of The Season

San Diego Padres right-hander Robert Suarez picked up his first save of the 2024 season in Korea on Thursday in the team's 15-11 win over the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Suarez picked up the save by recording four outs. The 33-year-old gave up one hit and struck out two batters to earn his first save […]

Mid-Round Shortstop (SS) Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets in 2024

Welcome officially to the 2024 fantasy baseball season! Spring training is in full force, and fantasy managers are gearing up for another exciting season in MLB. Once you reach the middle rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players who can provide a great return on value. You can start taking calculated risks on […]

Manny Machado Goes Yard In Victory

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 1-for-4 with two runs, two walks and a three-run homer in Thursday's victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the second straight game that the veteran has been the designated hitter with Tyler Wade drawing the start at third base. Machado hit .370 in the Cactus […]

Jake Cronenworth Racks Up Four Hits In Victory

San Diego Padres first baseman Jake Cronenworth went 4-for-4 with four RBI and a triple in Thursday's victory versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also scored two runs on the day. Cronenworth is coming off a down season in 2023 that saw him hit his fewest home runs (10) since his debut in 2020 and […]

Joe Musgrove Hit Hard In Season Debut

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove struggled in his first start of the season in Thursday's victory against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Musgrove only lasted 2 2/3 innings and allowed seven hits, five runs, two walks and two strikeouts. The 31-year-old only threw six innings this spring in the Cactus League and was […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 3/21/24

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. What a fun game we had in Korea, with the Dodgers making a late comeback to take the first game of the series away from the Padres. We were dead on many things from yesterday's article, but because of Glasnow's low upside performance, we […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/21/24): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

The first game of the 2024 MLB regular season is in the books. We have another matchup between the Dodgers and Padres on Thursday before the focus shifts back to the remainder of the exhibition schedule. The one game leaves us showdowns and single-game slates on DraftKings and FanDuel as our only DFS options. This […]

Rick Lucks' 2024 Fantasy Baseball Bold Predictions

Eric Cross kicked off our 2024 fantasy baseball bold predictions series, and now I'm going to build on that momentum and share 10 bold predictions of my own. As a reminder, bold predictions aren't supposed to be likely outcomes but long shots with a purpose. My predictions in particular all do one of two things. […]

Best Ball Pitcher Values for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2024)

The fantasy baseball season is right around the corner. While some of you have been drafting for months, others are about to get started. For either party, fantasy baseball best ball formats are an excellent way to get your feet wet and dig deeper into the player pool. Best ball can help you get an […]

Yu Darvish Fails To Get Through Four Innings

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish only lasted 3 2/3 innings in a no-decision in Wednesday's Opening Day contest versus the Los Angeles Dodgers in Seoul, South Korea. The veteran allowed two hits, one unearned run, three walks and struck out three on the day. Darvish probably could have gone longer, but the Padres […]

Determining Draft Strategy in Fantasy Baseball Rotisserie vs. Points Leagues Using "Teams in a Vacuum" Concept

What do the experts know? When it comes to rotisserie vs. points leagues, all the fantasy baseball podcasters discuss “drafting Player A in roto but Player B in points.” Are rotisserie and points leagues really that different? Should you draft players in a different order depending on the scoring type? To answer these questions, calculations […]

Reviewing Recent Cy Young Finalists (AL Edition) - Starting Pitcher Outlooks for 2024

Our three 2023 AL Cy Young finalists were Gerrit Cole of the Yankees, Kevin Gausman of the Blue Jays, and Sonny Gray of the Twins. In 2022, Justin Verlander returned from an entire missed season to claim the award, while Dylan Cease and Alek Manoah were the runners-up. In this article, I will break down […]

When is Jacob deGrom Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update

Jacob deGrom was considered one of, if not the most dominant, pitchers of the past decade. The former New York Met won back-to-back Cy Young Awards in 2018 and 2019 and was elected to four National League All-Star teams.   During his dominant stretch from 2018 to 2020, he maintained a WHIP of under 1.00 and […]

Blake Snell Signs With Giants - Fantasy Baseball Impact

The top free-agent pitcher still available and one of the best in the game has finally signed. Blake Snell agreed to a contract with the San Francisco Giants Monday night. It comes late in spring training after Snell saw his market fall short of what was expected, ultimately signing for two years worth $62 million […]

Woo-Suk Go Optioned To Triple-A Tuesday

The San Diego Padres optioned relief pitcher Woo-Suk Go to Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Korean agreed to a two-year, $4.5 million contract this off-season after establishing himself as one of the best closers in the Korean Baseball Organization. However, he has not found that success with the Padres this spring, posting a […]

League Winning Starting Pitchers - Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets (2024)

We are entering the final stretch of the draft season with only a little over a week until the official opening day of the 2024 MLB season. Maybe you've already drafted, but for those of you who still have drafts this week or next, I have some final thoughts on pitchers that I am posting […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 3/20/24

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have made it to Day 1 of the MLB season. Opening Day is here, and it is an interesting one. We have the Los Angeles Dodgers full of star power against the San Diego Padres squaring off in South Korea. Showdown baseball is […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/20/24): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday and happy 2024 MLB season, RotoBallers! After a long winter and Spring Training, it's finally time for the games to count. Los Angeles and San Diego start the season with a two-game swing in South Korea.  With only one game per day to kick off the year, we are looking at a couple […]