Anthony Bass Gives Up Two Runs On Wednesday

Miami Marlins expected closer Anthony Bass had a rough outing in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets. Bass pitched the seventh inning, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk while striking out one. Bass is ticketed for the closer's role according to Marlins manager Don Mattingly, but he will have […]

Adam Cimber Throws Another Scoreless Inning On Wednesday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Adam Cimber contributed another scoreless inning in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets. Cimber pitched the sixth inning and retired the side in order. He's sporting a 1.80 ERA in the spring and should pitch significant innings for the Marlins in the regular season. He won't close so […]

Joe Dunand Hits A Walk-Off On Wednesday

Miami Marlins infield prospect Joe Dunand hit a walk-off home run in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets. Dunand didn't start but ended up going 1-for-2 with a home run, a run scored and two RBI. The 25-year-old is now hitting .294 with a 1.015 OPS. Alex Rodriguez's nephew is unlikely to […]

Jazz Chisholm Goes Yard On Wednesday

Miami Marlins infielder Jazz Chisholm had a second strong start in a row on Wednesday. In a Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets, Jazz got the start at second base and went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk. He had two hits in his previous start as well, boosting his […]

Sandy Alcantara Strikes Out Nine On Wednesday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara was excellent in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets. Alcantara got the start and pitched five scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while striking out nine and not issuing a walk. Alcantara has yet to give up a run this spring and is set to be […]

Sam Chinitz's 10 Bold Predictions For 2021

The 2021 MLB regular season is less than one month away, so it’s time for some bold predictions. Last year’s bold predictions didn’t pan out too well for me; if we’re being generous, two out of the ten predictions hit -- and that’s including Corey Kluber posting a sub-3.00 ERA (which technically happened, even if […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook (3/17) - Jorge Polanco Leaves Game

Welcome to the 2021 edition of RotoBaller's Spring Training Notebook. Thankfully, we have real, live baseball being played every day again, and while it doesn't count for anything, these exhibition games gives us the smallest glimmer into players and teams heading into the new season. We're into our third week of spring training games and […]

2020 Breakout Infielders Who'll Keep Improving

In a recent article, I outlined a methodology to determine which breakout 2020 seasons from hitters would be built off of into 2021. Upon further reflection, however, I’m unconvinced that that methodology the best way to spot breakouts that will continue to improve, in large part because of its reliance on evaluating the stickiness of […]

2021 Keeper Value Rankings - Third Base

Many many years ago, I noticed the managers in my long-time keeper league were consistently making terrible keeper decisions year after year. Instead of taking their money every year thought I would help them out and find a good set of Keeper League Rankings to share with them. What I found was quite disturbing. There […]

Trevor Rogers Has Nice Outing On Tuesday

Miami Marlins hurler Trevor Rogers had his best start of the spring on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals. He threw four innings and allowed just one run on four hits with a K-BB of 5-1. He also induced five ground-ball outs. In three starts combined, Rogers' has a 4.32 ERA with nine hits and three […]

Braxton Garrett Optioned To Triple-A

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Braxton Garrett was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday. Garrett seemed to have an outside chance at the fifth spot in the Marlins rotation, but it's now clear that someone else will win that job. Garrett remains one of the better arms in the Marlins system and could make some starts […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook (3/16) - Luis Robert Scratched Monday

Welcome to the 2021 edition of RotoBaller's Spring Training Notebook. Thankfully, we have real, live baseball being played every day again, and while it doesn't count for anything, these exhibition games gives us the smallest glimmer into players and teams heading into the new season. We're into our third week of spring training games and […]

2021 Starting Pitcher Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues (Part 1)

We now move on to starting pitcher in our mixed-league rankings analysis series. If you missed them, here is our review of Catcher, First Base, Second Base, Third Base, Shortstop, and Outfield. RotoBaller's rankers, JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Nick Mariano, and Ariel Cohen have updated our 2021 Mixed League rankings once more based on early spring training action. You can […]

Spring Training Lineup Takeaways: Recapping Week 2 - Bases Loaded Podcast

Continuing on to week two of Spring Training lineup coverage! Subscribe to the Bases Loaded podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, […]

Jazz Chisholm Smacks Two Singles On Monday

Miami Marlins infielder Jazz Chisholm got two singles in Monday's Grapefruit League win against the Houston Astros. Chisholm got the start at second base and went 2-for-2 with a run scored. The solid performance lifted Jazz's batting average to an even .200, slightly better (or at least less-bad) than his main competition, Isan Diaz, who […]

Dylan Floro Debuts With A Scoreless Inning On Monday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Dylan Floro made his Marlins spring debut on Monday in a Grapefruit League game against the Houston Astros. The former Dodger tossed a scoreless inning, allowing just one hit. Floro will pitch near the end of the Marlins bullpen and could have a chance to pick up saves if things go […]

Richard Bleier Strikes Out Two On Monday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Richard Bleier got in 1 1/3 innings of work in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Houston Astros. He struck out two and allowed just one hit. Bleier should be a fixture near the back end of the Marlins bullpen, but as a ground ball specialist, he doesn't offer the strikeout […]

Sixto Sanchez Makes His Spring Debut On Monday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sixto Sanchez made his spring debut in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Houston Astros. He got the start, going 1 2/3 innings while allowing no runs, two hits, and a walk. He didn't strike anyone out, but he induced three ground ball outs and reportedly hit 100 mph on the […]

Elieser Hernandez Pitches Well On Saturday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Elieser Hernandez pitched well in Saturday's Grapefruit League game. He tossed four scoreless innings, allowing just two hits while striking out six without allowing a walk. Hernandez bounced back well from his previous start, in which he allowed three runs in under three innings. Hernandez hasn't been able to make it […]

Top 20 Outfielders - Dynasty Prospect Rankings

If you’ve played fantasy baseball for a while, you know how hard it can be to find enough quality outfielders to field a competitive team all year long. The good news for fantasy managers is that there are some big names on the way, thanks in part to the 2020 amateur draft which had a […]

Launch Angle Analysis - Potential HR Risers

With the onset of Statcast data, we can now better predict which hitters may be due for a power surge. Before recent years, we only had things like hard-hit rate and home runs per fly ball ratios to look to as predictors of future changes in home run rates. Now that we have launch angle, […]

Spring Training Lineup Takeaways - Week 2 Lineup Trends

Welcome back RotoBallers! We are entering week three of Spring Training already, and with that came a lot of things we saw in week two. But of course, my week one review also still has very relevant information as well. Just a reminder, in my Lineup Takeaways series we are focusing 100% on lineups, news and […]

Top 25 Starting Pitchers - Dynasty Prospects Rankings

Pitching is an important element of any successful Major League Baseball team — real or fantasy. Coming off a truncated season in 2020 and facing another unique season ahead, pitching prospects will be more important than ever in 2021. MLB managers will be faced with a full 2021 season and, after throwing reduced innings last […]

Michael Florio's Hitters to Target

Every year, one of the articles I look most forward to writing is about the players I am targeting in my drafts. It not only allows me to talk about the players I know I am high on and go into my drafts hoping to select, but it also forces me to look over my […]

2021 Keeper Value Rankings - Second Base

Many many years ago, I noticed the managers in my long-time keeper league were consistently making terrible keeper decisions year after year. Instead of taking their money every year thought I would help them out and find a good set of Keeper League Rankings to share with them. What I found was quite disturbing. There […]

Pitcher Targets Under $10 - Salary Cap League Values

Snake drafts are the more common method, but salary cap leagues offer a more complex flavor to your draft day. That's not for everyone, and that's fine; part of the beauty of fantasy baseball lies in its high degree of customizability. Salary cap drafts take longer, and they're much less straightforward than snakes, but for […]

Jazz Chisholm Continues To Struggle

Miami Marlins middle infield prospect Jazz Chisholm struggled again on Friday and was hitless in three at-bats. He's now just 2-for-16 (.125) this spring with a home run and a BB-K of 0-5. The 23-year-old made his MLB debut last season but hit just .161 with a 31% strikeout rate in 21 games. Chisholm has […]

Jesus Aguilar Gets Two Hits On Friday

Miami Marlins first baseman Jesus Aguilar had a solid game on Friday in Grapefruit League action against the Mets. Aguilar went 2-for-3 with an RBI while batting third and playing as the DH. He is certainly deserving of an everyday role, but he'll likely be sharing at bats with Garrett Cooper at first base since […]

Starling Marte Continues To Thrive In Camp

Miami Marlins outfielder Starling Marte went 1-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets. Marte is hitting a strong .412 with a 1.092 OPS so far this spring, with reporters saying he's hitting the ball well and running even better. This could […]

Pablo Lopez Pitches Four Good Innings On Friday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez got the start in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets and pitched well. He threw four innings, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out three. His spring ERA now sits at an even 1.00. He's sorely undervalued at this point and should be […]