J.T. Realmuto Scratched With Knee Contusion

Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto (knee) was scratched from Grapefruit League action with a left knee contusion Friday. The injury doesn't look to be very serious, so Realmuto should be fine. Despite the Marlins roster overhaul over the winter, Realmuto remains a top-five fantasy catcher, although his run and RBI totals will surely suffer in […]

Updated First Base Rankings - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers. With the MLB season just a few short weeks a way, it's time to update our rankings and analysis to account for injuries, free agent signings, spring training risers/fallers and more. We kick off our updated March rankings today with the first base position. Harris breaks down each tier and provides analysis […]

Turning Two - Beware the Trending Six-Man Rotation

A six-man starting rotation? "That's just not what MLB is to me," Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels said recently. As someone accustomed to being at the forefront of a pitching staff and who's logged 362 starts over 12 Major League seasons, it's only logical that Hamels would expect to keep trotting out there as much as […]

Best-Ball Draft Strategy Overview for Fantasy Baseball

It's finally March, which can only mean two things: Spring Training and fantasy drafts. All the effort spent on rankings and draft prep finally come to fruition. Once your draft is completed, you then get to spend every day of the rest of the season analyzing player performances, scouring waiver wires and setting the best […]

Martin Prado, J.T. Riddle Could Both Be Ready For Opening Day

Miami Marlins starting infielders Martin Prado and J.T. Riddle could both be ready by Opening Day, according to MLB.com's Joey Johnston. Both Prado and Riddle were shut down in the middle of the 2017 season for respective surgeries, but Marlins' skipper Don Mattingly is hopeful that both will be ready to go once the season […]

Dan Straily Makes Second Spring Start on Sunday

Miami Marlins starter Dan Straily will toe the rubber for the second time this Spring as the Fish take on the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. The last time Straily took the mound, he struck out three batters in two scoreless innings. With a very young and inexperienced rotation, Straily has a good chance of being […]

Jose Urena With Another Scoreless Outing

Miami Marlins starter Jose Urena earned his second win of the Spring after throwing two scoreless innings against the New York Mets on Saturday. Urena allowed one hit and struck out two for his second consecutive shutout appearance. After beginning last season in the bullpen, Urena went 14-7 with a 3.82 ERA for the Marlins. […]

Cameron Maybin Dealing With Achilles Tightness

Miami Marlins outfielder Cameron Maybin was scratched from Saturday's lineup with tightness in his left Achilles, according to MLB.com. Maybin, who returned to the Marlins this Winter after leaving the team nearly a decade ago, has one hit in five Spring at-bats. According to Marlins' skipper Don Mattingly, Maybin is expected to rest over the […]

Sandy Alcantara Continues To Impress This Spring

Pitcher Sandy Alcantara impressed for the Miami Marlins on Thursday by allowing four hits and only one earned run in three innings against the New York Mets. Alcantara, who came to Miami from St. Louis in the Marcell Ozuna trade, has looked solid this Spring. In five innings of work, the young fireballer has a […]

Starling Marte Rankings Debate: Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

We continue our series of articles debating the overall ranking of some of the most fantasy-relevant players of the 2018 baseball season with a dynamic player who went through a tough 2017. Starling Marte has been a fixture in the early fantasy rounds for several years now, but an 80-game PED suspension derailed his '17 […]

2018 Bullpen Outlooks - National League East

The National League East kicks off the first of our National League bullpen outlooks. Check out all of the American League divisions here: AL East, AL Central, AL West. The NL East doesn't feature any of the big name closers that casual baseball fans would recognize, but there are some solid relief arms on each team […]

ADP Sleepers and Busts - NL Relief Pitchers

Early-season drafts do not always tend to be reflective of a player's actual value. Average draft position does not tend to stabilize until closer to Opening Day but that does not stop people like myself (and presumably you as well if you're reading this) from drafting well before then. The ADP of relief pitchers is […]

2018 Starting Pitchers - Dynasty Tiered Rankings

We continue our fantasy baseball dynasty rankings analysis with the first base position. RotoBaller writers Kyle Richardson, Chris Zolli, Pierre Camus, and I have come up with our preseason rankings to give you a sense of player values as early as possible. In a dynasty league, it can be tough to decide between a proven veteran or […]

Top 500: Mixed Leagues Tiered Staff Rankings (February)

Spring training is officially here! To celebrate, today we are here to look at our staff's updated 2018 fantasy baseball mixed league rankings for February and the top 500 players. Our rankings are updated weekly, but enough changes have taken place recently (see humidor, Arizona) to release a new overall list. Over the next few weeks we will also be publishing individual tiered […]

Ichiro Suzuki Still Looking For MLB Job

Free-agent outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is still holding out for an MLB job in a group of veteran free-agent outfielders that includes Jayson Werth, Andre Ethier, Matt Holliday and others. Suzuki hasn't seriously considered returning to play in Japan yet. The 44-year-old future Hall of Famer is on his last legs after hitting .255/.318/.332 with three […]

Sandy Alcantara Solid In Spring Training Debut

Miami Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara threw two scoreless innings during his 2018 Spring Training debut on Saturday. Alcantara, who came over to Miami from St. Louis in the Marcell Ozuna trade, needed just 18 pitches to retire six Nationals in a 3-2 Miami win. According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, the Marlins view Alcantara as […]

J.T. Realmuto Goes Yard Against Nationals

Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto went deep in a 3-2 win against the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Realmuto, one of the few offensive weapons left on the Marlins' roster, went 2-for-2 against the Nats, including a fourth-inning solo jack. Realmuto has quietly been one of the best catchers in the National League over the past […]

2018 Second Basemen - Dynasty Tiered Rankings

We continue our fantasy baseball dynasty rankings analysis with the second base position. Second base is a very intriguing position for dynasty leagues, as there is a changing of the guard that could come as soon as a year or two. Out will be the mainstay names of Robinson Cano, Brian Dozier, and Daniel Murphy, […]

2018 Catchers - Dynasty Tiered Rankings

As we move closer to the 2018 baseball season, we at RotoBaller have released our Dynasty Rankings. We have been dissecting the tiers of each position, showing fantasy owners where to find value in their draft. At the catcher position, we have a total of 41 players ranked across eight tiers. When looking at dynasty leagues, […]

ADP Sleepers and Busts - Third Basemen

Take a quick look at the NFBC ADPs of third basemen. What do you notice? Is Manny Machado going too high? Is Joey Gallo the boom-or-bust pick of the year? Is Josh Donaldson the best early-round value pick? Third base might just be the deepest infield position in fantasy this year, so it's important to […]

Relief Pitchers Set to Breakout in 2018

Drafting relief pitchers is always tough. Should you go for the elite closers and try and secure saves, or are you better off using those high picks on a hitter or starting pitcher and adding cheap saves later? The reality is no strategy is better than the other 100% of the time, but the old […]

ADP Myth Busters - Debunking Myths in the NL East

This series will attempt to help fantasy baseball owners make informed opinions on players whose ADP may not be in line with their value for the 2018 season. As fantasy owners, we can fall into a "group think" mentality and start to overlook certain teams and players. If we aren't careful, those ideas can turn […]

Nick Mariano's 2018 Early-Round Overvalued List (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Fantasy baseball drafts (and their articles) are almost all about finding the next superstar and unearthing talent late, but we can't forget that surrendering value by over-drafting can be just as crucial. In order to evaluate overvalued players here, we're going to utilize Average […]

Is Ronald Acuna Being Overdrafted?

With the recent glut of top prospect reports emerging from Keith Law to Baseball America, opinions on the future stars of baseball are myriad and loud. We all look longingly at the next generation and dreams of pennants dance in our heads. Of course, each pundit brings their own flavor to the conversation, and each […]

Rangers Sign Edinson Volquez

The Texas Rangers agreed to terms on a minor league deal with free-agent starting pitcher Edinison Volquez. The deal includes an invite to spring training and is for 2018 and 2019. Volquez managed to throw a no-hitter in 2017 before he had season-ending Tommy John surgery in August. He'll turn 35 years old in July […]

Dan Straily Loses Arbitration Case

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Dan Straily lost his salary arbitration case and will make $3.37 million this year. He had requested $3.55 million. Straily was the Marlins best pitcher in 2017, and he posted a career-high 8.4 K/9 and dropped his walk rate. Allowing home runs was his weakness, but he can remain a fantasy […]

Wei-Yin Chen Not Expected To Be Ready For Opening Day

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen (elbow) is not expected to be ready for Opening Day, according to manager Don Mattingly. When healthy, Chen is expected to be in the team's starting rotation, but when he'll make his debut is unknown. The lefty made just five starts in 2017 due to elbow issues, and he'll […]

Tommy Pham Rankings Debate: Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

This is the next piece in a long-running series of articles debating the overall ranking of some of the most fantasy-relevant players of the 2018 baseball season. RotoBaller's expert writers have come up with our consensus rankings for mixed leagues, but that doesn't mean we agreed on everything. In this space, we'll hear from rankers […]

Three Up, Three Down – 2018 Second Base Prospects

The keystone should be a position for players developed to keep everything together, both offensively and defensively. However, that is not the case in most years. It is generally comprised of athletes that move off of shortstop for one reason or another. Therefore, the position is usually very thin in the minor leagues. It is […]

Top 600: Dynasty League Fantasy Baseball Rankings

What's up RotoBallers. Today we are bringing you our top 600 fantasy baseball dynasty rankings for the 2018 MLB season. Dynasty leagues, or keeper formats, are becoming more and more popular in the fantasy sports landscape. For those of you who are playing in dynasty formats, or are interested in long-term valuations of fantasy players, this is […]