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One of the longest tenured players in all of baseball, Bruce Chen will seek to keep his career going after signing a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians. The 37-year-old left-hander will make $1 million if he makes the big league roster, and can earn up to another $1 million in incentives. Chen has […]
Full Story »Shane Greene: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Sleeper
A Forgotten Asset? Starting pitching is deeper than ever. It’s become a cliché. Fantasy writers frequently point to the depth of pitching as a reason to target position players early in the draft. It isn't just a myth. The raw data firmly supports the statement - there is a virtually unprecedented number of quality pitchers in baseball today. According […]
Full Story »Zack Wheeler: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Breakout Candidate
Wheeler's Improvements in 2014 Point to Promise in 2015 Pitching depth is always a luxury for fantasy owners who have it. The problem is, sometimes it's pretty hard to come by -- especially in the draft. By the time your league draft has made its way into the late rounds, most of the remaining pitchers are […]
Full Story »2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Second Base (2B) - February Update
Last month we brought you RotoBaller's preliminary second base fantasy baseball rankings. The February update is here. We'll be releasing all the other positional rankings updates this week, with analysis from all the RotoBaller writers on their favorite risers and fallers at each MLB position. Make sure to also check out our MLB Fantasy Baseball Rankings blog, along with all of […]
Full Story »Steven Souza (OF, TB) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target as Low-End OF3 ANALYSIS: Steven Souza can be described as late-bloomer, mainly due to his off-the-field problems, which included a 50-game suspension for a banned stimulant in 2010. Since that time, he has destroyed minor league pitching. He won the International League MVP in 2014 with a .345/.427/.577 line, 18 HR, 77 RBI and […]
Full Story »Video: Analyzing the Top 3 Starting Pitchers (SP) That Will Outperform Their ADP
The 2015 fantasy baseball season is fast approaching RotoBallers. We are here to provide you with the most current and in-depth analysis every single day leading up to the busy draft season, and the start of the 2015 MLB season. Several times per week, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph will review the key player news and […]
Full Story »Barry Zito, Oakland Athletics Sign Minor-League Deal
After taking a year off from baseball, Barry Zito will return where it all started. According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Oakland Athletics and Barry Zito agreed to a minor-league deal on Monday and it includes an invite to Spring Training. Blast from the past: Barry Zito is going to […]
Full Story »Casey Kelly Working His Way Back From Injury
San Diego Padres prospect Casey Kelly, who hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2012, is finally nearing a return after extensive elbow issues and reportedly will be stretched out as a starter in camp this spring. Still only 25-years-old, Kelly has long been considered one of the top prospects in the Padres organization, […]
Full Story »2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base (1B) - February Update
Last month, we brought you RotoBaller's preliminary first base fantasy baseball rankings. The February update is here. We'll be releasing all the other positional rankings updates this week, with analysis from all the RotoBaller writers on their favorite risers and fallers at each MLB position. Make sure to also check out our MLB Fantasy Baseball Rankings blog, along with all of […]
Full Story »Steven Souza: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Outfield Sleeper
Quad-A or Stud? Quad-A. The one distinction no baseball player wants to ever see on their scouting report. It is typically designated for older prospects who mash in the minors but can never put it together on the big stage. Steven Souza, 25, is at the age when questions begin surfacing about a player's potential. […]
Full Story »Jacoby Ellsbury: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Star
2011 - It Was A Very Good Year When the New York Yankees signed Jacoby Ellsbury as a free agent before the 2014 season they hoped they would be getting the same player who tore up the world of fantasy baseball in 2011. That season Ellsbury batted .321 with 32 HR, 39 SB, 105 RBI and […]
Full Story »A.J. Pollock (OF, ARI) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target as OF5 ANALYSIS: After a head injury in May of 2014, A.J. Pollock returned on September 2 and finished the season strong, tallying six stolen bases and 13 runs in his final 23 games. Not only does he provide stellar defense in center field, but he combines his strong contact rate (84.2%) with his speed […]
Full Story »Miguel Montero (C, ARI) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target as Low-End CA1 ANALYSIS: Miguel Montero is coming off a season in which he fell short of his career averages in HR, R, AVG, OBP and SLG. In the first half, he hit 11 HR, drove in 52 runs and earned his second All-Star appearance, but hit just .212 with 22 RBI and two HR […]
Full Story »Michael Saunders (OF, TOR) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Late Rounds ANALYSIS: Michael Saunders posted a .273/.341/.450 line with eight homers and four steals last year in 78 games in 2014. Not particularly exciting, but useful in deep leagues. He’s two years removed from a 19 HR/21 SB season and, at 28, is still theoretically in his prime. But he’s not especially […]
Full Story »Video: Analyzing the Top 3 Outfielders (OF) That Will Outperform Their ADP
The 2015 fantasy baseball season is fast approaching RotoBallers. We are here to provide you with the most current and in-depth analysis every single day leading up to the busy draft season, and the start of the 2015 MLB season. Several times per week, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph will review the key player news and […]
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