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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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  • Free Mobile News App - Get the latest injury information so you know if you need to adjust your daily or season-long lineups straight to your mobile device, free of charge!
  • Mock Draft Simulator - Is your draft coming up and you're nervous because you haven't practiced yet? Jump right into RotoBaller's Mock Draft Simulator. Input your league settings and draft position and you're ready to go!
  • Live Draft Assistant - Take this tool with you to your draft and input picks as they happen! Let RotoBaller's rankings help you with your next pick.
  • 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.
  • Draft Cheat Sheet - Input your league settings and scoring format and instantly have up to 1000 players ranked using RotoBaller's customized ranking system. Export this to PDF, Excel, or .csv, and take it along on your draft day!
  • 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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  • MLB Player News - Get the latest injury information so you know if you need to adjust your daily or season-long lineups. Or sign up for the Free Mobile News App and get instant injury updates straight to your mobile device.
  • 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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  • Sleepers - Take a look at the players that are being overlooked in drafts and are bargains at their current ADP. Take a look at who could be on the verge of a starting gig during the season.
  • Breakouts - RotoBaller's staff keeps you up to date on players that are on the verge of breaking out using rankings and StatCast data.
  • 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.
  • Points Leagues - Access RotoBaller's custom rankings just for points leagues, updated throughout the season! Identify players that can help you in points leagues that may not have much value in regular leagues.
  • Dynasty Leagues - There is no offseason in dynasty leagues! Access our dynasty rankings exclusively for dynasty formats at any time during the season or offseason.

 

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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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Whatever your level of MLB fanaticism, we here at RotoBaller can help. We can help from your first draft to the last pitch of the World Series across any type of league and any slate of DFS games.

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