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Hello, MLB fans, and thanks for joining us here at RotoBaller. Since our inception, we have provided industry-leading MLB rankings and advice from our arsenal of FSWA award-winning writers and analysts. Whether you play in only a family league for fun, are a DFS aficionado, or are a hardcore dynasty league player, we have articles and tools to help everyone.

RotoBaller's MLB lineup includes both free and Premium content which features articles, player news, models, start/sit advice, probable starters, rankings, and a variety of other tools to help our readers with MLB DFS Main and Showdown slates and betting strategy. Our content and tools are provided by a dedicated staff that is universally respected around the fantasy sports and betting worlds.

While we strive to provide actionable content for even the most dedicated and skilled MLB ballers, we also want to offer an easy entryway to this great sport for those that are perhaps trying MLB DFS or placing a wager on MLB games for the first time. We feel that this MLB Tutorial will help rookies and seasoned veterans alike navigate our awesome content and get the most out of our MLB tools.

 

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If using our desktop site: Select "MLB" from the blue navigation bar across the top of the homepage for a drop-down menu full of content titles. Our free titles are located in the Draft Resources, Draft Articles, In-Season, and DFS & Betting columns. 

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  • Who Should I Draft? - Did your league mates snipe your pick right before you got on the clock? Instantly compare up to four players at a time and let RotoBaller's draft tools take the guesswork out of your next pick.
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  • Rankings - RotoBaller's award-winning ranking team gives you a fully sortable and customizable ranking table. Sort each player's ADP by position. You can also sort by auction prices. Updated daily.
  • ADP Consensus - Compare each player's ADP on ESPN, CBS, Yahoo!, RTS, NFBC, and Fantrax in one simple table!
  • Closer Depth Charts - Easily access every team's bullpen charts. RotoBaller's analysts identify who will get the most saves and who will get the most holds so you can draft accordingly.

 

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  • Prospects - Browse articles from RotoBaller's award-winning team of writers to identify which prospects are trending towards breaking camp with their teams or browse through dynasty rankings.
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  • Sabermetrics - Get all of the information on players whose metrics are performing well beyond their current numbers to get players on your team when the breakout comes. Get your introduction to Sabermetric numbers and what they can mean for your fantasy teams.
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  • Streamers - Take a look at hitters or pitchers that are worth adding to your team for the upcoming week.
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  • Risers and Fallers - Who is moving up the RotoBaller rankings? Who is falling down them due to poor performance? Keep updated throughout the season!
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