Washington Nationals Top MLB Prospects for 2017 Dynasty Leagues

The Nationals entered the season with the reigning MVP, a rotation with a pair of Cy Young-contenders and the best pitching prospect in baseball. So you could say expectations were kind of high for them to perform. And they certainly did . . . during the regular season. They finished the year with a 95-67 […]

Chicago White Sox: 2017 Team Preview and Fantasy Outlooks

Welcome back to our ongoing series of MLB team previews. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. For each team, we will take a look at their hitters, pitchers, prospects and offseason moves. Today we dive into the 2017 Chicago White Sox Team Outlook, and preview their […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Starting Pitcher, Part Two (February)

We continue our February rankings with the 2017 starting pitcher fantasy baseball rankings (part two). Kyle Bishop covered the big names yesterday, so today I'll be looking at the later tiers. This is where you find the sleepers who will help you win your league. As you may know, this round of rankings features input from […]

Pittsburgh Pirates: 2017 Fantasy Team Preview and Outlooks

Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training, and your fantasy draft is likely just around the corner. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. In these articles, we discuss each team's offseason moves, as well as their hitters, pitchers, and prospects. Today's installment […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Starting Pitcher, Part One (February)

Pitchers and catchers have reported. A lot has happened in these last four-plus months, but none of what happened was baseball! I think I figured out the problem, you guys. Anyway, we’ve covered the position players in our ongoing February rankings update, so it’s time to move on to the mound. Today’s focus is the […]

Bryce Harper Rankings Debate: Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

It's the fantasy baseball draft season. To us baseball nerds, few things are more exciting than arguing about player rankings. Today, we'll discuss and compare Byrce Harper's RotoBaller staff rankings. He was ranked No. 8 overall by Jeff Kahntroff, and No. 19 by Brad Johnson. Throughout this series, we'll be using our February Staff Rankings to debate where to […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Outfield, Part Two (February)

Yesterday, my colleague Kyle Bishop reviewed the meat of the outfield market. Today, we sort through the mid-tier guys and the scraps (tier six and below) with a keen eye for hidden treasures that could win you your league. Editor's note: Be sure to also check out our 2017 fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. It's already loaded up […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Outfield, Part One (February)

Welcome back to our February rankings update! Today’s focus is the 2017 outfield fantasy baseball rankings (part one). Specifically, I’ll be covering the top five tiers today, and Jeff Kahntroff has offered his thoughts on the best of the rest in part two of the outfield rankings analysis. As a reminder, this round of rankings […]

Jose Abreu Rankings Debate: Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

It's the fantasy baseball draft season. To us baseball nerds, few things are more exciting than arguing about player rankings. Today, we'll discuss and compare Jose Abreu's RotoBaller staff rankings. He was ranked No. 41 overall by Nick Mariano, and No. 78 by Jeff Kahntroff. Throughout this series, we'll be using our February Staff Rankings […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Third Base (February)

We're continuing our February rankings with our 2017 third base fantasy baseball rankings.  This is where a ton of the mashers live, so pay attention and dig in! This round of rankings features picks from Kyle Bishop, Nick Mariano, Bill Dubiel, Brad Johnson, Harris Yudin and Jeff Kahntroff. Today, Harris will examine the third base position, which remains extremely heavy at […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Shortstop (February)

The Super Bowl has come and gone, which means it's officially baseball season for the initiated. The 2017 fantasy baseball draft board is beginning to come into focus. Now it's time to delve into player rankings. We'll continue with our 2017 shortstop fantasy baseball rankings for February. This round of rankings features picks from Kyle Bishop, Nick Mariano, […]

2017 Keeper Values: Second Base Rankings - Tier Two

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome back to my series on keeper leagues. Today I'll be taking a look at second basemen keeper values for fantasy baseball (tier two)  for those of you deciding what players to keep for your teams. Keeper Value Rankings are intended for Keeper Leagues in which a fantasy owner must forfeit a designated draft […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Second Base (February)

The Super Bowl has come and gone, which means it's officially baseball season for the initiated. The 2017 fantasy baseball draft board is beginning to come into focus. Now it's time to delve into player rankings. We'll continue with our 2017 second base fantasy baseball rankings for February. This round of rankings features picks from Kyle […]

ADP Values For Fantasy Baseball: Shortstops

RotoBallers, happy draft season! We are inching closer to Opening Day, and thankfully that means it’s time to analyze everything under the sun as soon we will soon be in the midst of our fantasy drafts. This article is going to take a look at a few shortstops to determine if their ADP is too […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: First Basemen (February)

Welcome to our 2017 fantasy baseball first base rankings for February. Even though first basemen and designated hitter types have faced a tough free agent market this offseason, don’t let that fool you into thinking they’re not valuable fantasy baseball commodities. This round of rankings features picks from Kyle Bishop, Nick Mariano, Bill Dubiel, Brad Johnson, […]

Tim Anderson (SS, CHW) - 2017 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~150 CURRENT ADP: 164 ANALYSIS: Known more for his speed than his bat as a prospect, Tim Anderson had a surprisingly robust debut. He hit .283 with nine homers and 10 steals and scored 57 runs in just 99 games as a rookie. While his plate discipline left much to be desired […]

2017 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Catcher (February)

The Super Bowl has come and gone, which means it's officially baseball season for the initiated. The 2017 fantasy baseball draft board is beginning to come into focus. Now it's time to delve into player rankings. We'll continue with our 2017 catcher fantasy baseball rankings for February. This round of rankings features picks from Kyle Bishop, […]

Fantasy Baseball Strategy: Don't Pay (Too Much) For Saves

This isn’t the hottest of takes here, as the SAGNOF (Saves Ain’t Got NO Face) school of thought has had a steady stream of followers for quite a few years now. It’s a little more complicated than that of course, as this isn’t simply about the straight up value of taking a closer early on. […]

Nick Mariano's Late-Round MLB Fliers (Premium Content)

Howdy, RotoBallers! I hope you're ready to take chances, make mistakes and get messy. We’re here to dig a little deeper into the draft room and look for players that would be wise to take a flier on in the late rounds. It can be a little difficult to differentiate "sleeper" from "flier", and there's […]

Washington Nationals: 2017 Fantasy MLB Team Preview and Outlooks

The Washington Nationals return a strong cast of characters and emerges as major favorites to win the NL East again. As long as the Chicago Cubs retain their core and the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to improve, they may still be underdogs to win the NL Pennant, though some moves at the trade deadline could […]

Shortstop Draft Values and Sleepers for 2017

With spring training right around the corner, RotoBaller is here to help you prepare for your draft. Today, we'll examine some early shortstop draft values and potential sleepers for the 2017 fantasy baseball season. The influx of transcendent young talent in recent years has transformed the shortstop position from a fantasy wasteland to fertile ground. The […]

ADP Values for Fantasy Baseball: AL Outfielders

As Opening Day creeps ever closer, it's a good time to start analyzing player values to get a jump on the competition. Today I'll be taking a look at undervalued and overvalued AL Outfielders, to try and help identify draft targets and avoids based on ADPs. These are some American League players to monitor in preseason mock drafts […]

Boston Red Sox: 2017 Team Preview and Fantasy Outlooks

Welcome to our ongoing series of MLB team previews. As part of RotoBaller's ongoing effort to help you win your leagues, we're previewing all 30 MLB teams. For each team, we will take a look at their hitters, pitchers, prospects and offseason moves. Today we dive into the 2017 Boston Red Sox Team Outlook, and preview their potential […]

Houston Astros Top MLB Prospects for 2017 Dynasty Leagues

Houston Astros fans will tell you 2016 was a disappointing season. They appeared to be entering the season with one of the most solid, young cores in baseball backed by a rotation led by the reigning-Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel and a very encouraging season by Lance McCullers. An 84-78 record and third-place finish in […]

Industry Mock Draft Results: Picks the Experts Love And Hate

Late January means we’re treading ever closer to pitchers and catchers reporting, but more importantly, it means we’re wading ever deeper into the mock-draft waters for the fantasy baseball season. RotoBaller recently held its first mock draft of the season, and now we’ll give all participants a chance to share their notable picks. If you […]

Fantasy Implications of Adam Eaton Joining the Washington Nationals

On December 7, the Nationals acquired Adam Eaton for Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, and Dane Dunning. Opinions of the trade differed based on projections of Giolito (who some remember as the game’s former top pitching prospect, and others think has lost a lot of his prospect shine) and Eaton’s center field defense (which metrics do not […]

Champ or Chump: Nate Karns and Jose Quintana

Pitching always seems to define my fantasy seasons, good and bad. After covering Jarrod Dyson in the last Champ/Chump, it makes sense to acknowledge that the piece Kansas City acquired is also interesting from a fantasy perspective. Jose Quintana may be the best pitcher on the trade market, so he has been involved in his […]

Top 500: Points Leagues Tiered Staff Rankings (January)

Welcome back RotoBallers. Below you will find our early 2017 fantasy baseball points leagues rankings (top 500). The MLB season is approaching, and with that comes the excitement of fantasy baseball drafts - coming in a variety of formats. Today's rankings are specifically for points leagues, which have different scoring settings than most. Each statistical category is assigned […]

Chicago White Sox Top MLB Prospects for 2017 Dynasty Leagues

Few teams have revamped their farm system as quickly and successfully as the Chicago White Sox. When the offseason began, I was looking over their farm system which had Carson Fulmer, Zack Collins and Zack Burdi, but little else to be overly excited about. Now only one of those three prospects is even in the […]

Top 500: Fantasy Baseball Tiered Staff Rankings (January)

Welcome back RotoBallers. Below you will find our early 2017 fantasy baseball tiered rankings (top 500) for mixed leagues. In case you missed it, you can also read our tiered positional rankings with analysis as well. Four of our lead fantasy baseball columnists, Brad Johnson, Nick Mariano, Bill Dubiel and Kyle Bishop, have analyzed the MLB offseason moves and are ready to […]