Brandon Belt (1B, SF) - 2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 195 CURRENT ADP: ~223 overall ANALYSIS: Over the last two seasons, Belt's barrel rate has spiked to near 17% in both seasons and his hard-hit rates are at career highs. That's part of the reason Belt hit 29 home runs in just 97 games last year and has 38 home […]

Michael Florio's Hitters to Target in Points Leagues

Points leagues are becoming more and more popular in fantasy baseball. They have long been my favorite format because they are great both for the newcomer and the seasoned vet. The thing about points leagues is that while the scoring can vary based on platform, they tend to reward more outcomes than traditional Roto leagues, […]

Prime-Age Infielders Set to Break Out for Fantasy Baseball

With baseball officially back, we can finally move on from worrying about whether the teams would actually be on the field and start worrying about the fake teams we're going to field this year in fantasy baseball. This article is going to break down three infielders in the age 26-29 range who are on the […]

RotoBaller Staff Mock Draft Analysis: 12-Team Roto League Draft

Fantasy prep is never complete without mock drafts. So in doing our best to prepare for the 2022 season, my fellow RotoBaller writers and I got together for a 12-team 5X5 Roto mock draft. The only difference is that we used Quality Starts instead of Wins. I’ll be breaking down our draft round-by-round and highlighting […]

Let's Overreact to Spring Training News and Tweets: Part Two

Baseball is back, spring training is here, and every tweet from every beat writer is getting scrutinized to an outrageous level. It's wacky season at its best, but instead of shying away from that, we're going to lean into it. I've found some bits of news that are interesting and also, at times, amusing, and […]

Joey Votto (1B, CIN) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 120 CURRENT ADP: ~143 overall ANALYSIS: It had been more than a decade--a decade as in like 10+ years!--since Votto lastly put up a Swing% above 43% (43.9 percent last year) as that had not been witnessed by any pair of eyes since the year 2010 when he went for […]

Rhys Hoskins (1B, PHI) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 110 CURRENT ADP: ~128 overall ANALYSIS: After seeing a lot of success early in his career, Rhys Hoskins has fallen off in the minds of many. Digging into the numbers was interesting, as outside of a few outlier stats (.226 AVG in 2019 for example), he hasn’t been that much […]

Mike Brosseau Exits Friday's Game With Illness

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Mike Brosseau left Friday's Spring Training game with an illness, according to Will Sammon of The Athletic. The severity is unknown at the moment. The club acquired the 28-year-old from the Tampa Bay Rays over the offseason before the lockout. Brosseau slashed .187/.266/.347 with five home runs across 57 games in 2021. […]

Updated 2022 Fantasy Baseball Rankings for Points Leagues - Matt Olson, Carlos Correa, Josh Donaldson, Justin Verlander and More

Welcome back RotoBallers! Spring Training is in full swing, and fantasy baseball draft season is about to pick up in a big way. Below you'll find our MLB team's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings, specifically catered and adjusted for for points leagues and head-to-head (H2H) points league formats. In the last few days […]

NFBC Points League Primer for Fantasy Baseball Drafts

Points-league players are often overlooked in the fantasy baseball draft world. Rankings for roto leagues do not match up and one-size-fits-all points rankings aren't much better since every site has unique scoring settings. So here I am, taking the baton from Nicklaus Gaut and advancing toward new horizons. And those horizons, today, go by the […]

Best Ball Targets for Fantasy Baseball (Premium Content)

Best Ball is a tricky game, especially for those just getting into it. The concept may seem easy enough – draft a team and let the computer do the work for you while your only responsibility is making the occasional adds or drops. This may be the case on the surface, however, to win a […]

Nick Mariano's Points Leagues Targets for Fantasy Baseball (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Fantasy baseball drafts (and their articles) are almost all about finding the next superstar and unearthing talent late, but points formats are typically lumped into rotisserie angles and/or ignored entirely. We can't have our pointy RotoBallers sad, so let us write with a different […]

Nick Mariano's Points Leagues Early-Round Overvalued (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Fantasy baseball drafts (and their articles) are almost all about finding the next superstar and unearthing talent late, but we can't forget that surrendering value by over-drafting can be just as crucial. There's insight out there for most anything, but coverage of points leagues […]

Updated 2022 Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 5x5 Roto Mixed Leagues - Fernando Tatis, Jack Flaherty, Chris Sale, Kenley Jansen and More

Fellow RotoBallers, Spring Training is underway we are inching closer to Opening Day! Below you will find our MLB team's updated 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen an incredible amount of moves and changes including trades, free agent signings and of […]

Updated Prospects Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2022)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our ongoing coverage of fantasy baseball prospects. Today we're here with our updated preseason rankings for the top 50 MLB prospects who have a chance to make fantasy baseball impacts in 2022. Marc Hulet has been leading RotoBaller's fantasy baseball prospects coverage for several years, after spending several years at Fangraphs. […]

Top 250 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Rankings for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome RotoBallers to our first rankings article of the year about fantasy baseball prospects. Below you will find our early list of the top 250 MLB prospect rankings for fantasy baseball dynasty leagues. For those of you focused on this year's impact prospects, you can also check out our top 50 fantasy baseball prospect rankings […]

2022 NFBC Draft and Hold Strategy - Late-Round Hitting Category Boosters (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We are in the heart of fantasy baseball draft season, and that means we are doing a whole lot of draft prep to get ready for the big draft days. A lot of that draft prep used to be mock drafts, but those became […]

Frank Schwindel Feeling Better

Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel (back) said he's feeling good and hopes to return to a Cactus League game by Saturday. He has resumed hitting in the cages. The 29-year-old first baseman was held out of the spring game on Wednesday as a precaution due to back tightness, and it sounds like the injury […]

2022 Keeper Value Rankings - Top 150 Overall for Fantasy Baseball

In case you missed it, all preseason long I've been breaking down the top Keeper Values at each position. To get insight on any individual position, simply choose here: First Base, Second Base, Third Base, Shortstop, Catcher, Outfield, Starting Pitcher, and Relief Pitchers. Now, for your convenience, here are the Top-150 Overall Keeper Values for 2022. Keeper Value Rankings are […]

Statcast xStats: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

Statcast is a valuable tool for fantasy analysis, and it can be easy to look at a stat called "Expected Batting Average" and blindly use it as your projection moving forward. Of course, proper use of these metrics is a little bit more nuanced than that. First, a disclaimer: This article is about the "Expected […]

Finding Over/Undervalued First Basemen Using Expected Draft Values

Welcome back for another year of the FSWA-award-nominated Expected Draft Values series, where we look at historical data to identify both overvalued and undervalued players of all types. Whether you're targeting power, speed, power+speed, batting average+power, and so on, we've got you covered. We'll start at first base and make our way around the diamond […]

Potential Home Run Risers: Fantasy Baseball Breakouts

Oftentimes in sports, we expect progression to be linear, and mainly with young players. However, as simple as it sounds, any player can get better. Particularly in baseball, which tends to be more skill-based than a sport such as football or basketball, development can happen at any time. Just take a look at the San Francisco […]

Nick Mariano's 2022 Early-Round Overvalued List (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Fantasy baseball drafts (and their articles) are almost all about finding the next superstar and unearthing talent late, but we can't forget that surrendering value by over-drafting can be just as crucial. In order to evaluate overvalued players here, we're going to utilize Average […]

Marlins Avoid Arbitration With Garrett Cooper

The Miami Marlins avoided salary arbitration on Tuesday with first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper by agreeing to a one-year, $2.5 million deal. The 31-year-old hit a strong .284/.380/.465 with an .845 OPS, nine home runs, 33 RBI and 30 runs scored in 250 plate appearances over 71 games in his fourth season with the Marlins in […]

Joey Gallo Gets $10.275 Million From Yankees

The New York Yankees avoided salary arbitration with outfielder Joey Gallo on Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year, $10.275 million deal. Gallo is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2022 season. The left-handed slugger began the year with the Texas Rangers before being traded to New York, where he hit .160/.303/.404 with 13 […]

Mets Settle With Pete Alonso

The New York Mets and first baseman Pete Alonso agreed to a one-year, $7.4 million deal on Tuesday to avoid salary arbitration. The Mets also avoided arbitration with pitcher Trevor Williams ($3.9 million) , reliever Seth Lugo ($3.925 million) and infielder Jeff McNeil ($3 million). Alonso cut down on his strikeout rate in 2021 and […]

H2H Points League Strategy Primer

Spring Training has finally started, the hot stove is steaming, and draft season is fully underway! Whether you are a Head-To-Head Points veteran or are interested in trying the format for the first time, there are essential preparations to be done prior to your drafts and the season. My goal here is to outline the […]

Darin Ruf, Giants Agree To Extension

The San Francisco Giants and first baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf agreed to a two-year, $6.25 million contract extension on Tuesday, according to sources. The deal includes a third-year club option. The extension buys out Ruf's final two years of arbitration and potentially one free-agent season. In his second year with the Giants in 2021, the 35-year-old […]

NL-Only Draft Sleepers for 2022 Fantasy Baseball

I am highly anticipating the 2022 season because I love baseball plus there was a little concern that we not might see MLB action in 2022. Well, the billionaires and millionaires put their minds together and made baseball a reality for this season, and I can't wait. This also means we will have to bear […]

Matt Olson Traded to the Braves - Fantasy Impact

Many were waiting for Freddie Freeman to resign with the Braves or likely sign with the Dodgers, while others were waiting for the Yankees to trade for Matt Olson. Instead, the Braves decided to mix things up. They made an enormous splash by sending four high-end prospects to Oakland for Matt Olson. With the addition […]