Kyle Higashioka Working Toward A Return

New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka (side) is set to get back behind the plate Saturday as he continues to rehab side soreness, which has limited him to eight Grapefruit League games this season. With Robinson Chirinos (wrist) down, Higashioka has been expected to serve as the primary backup for Gary Sanchez. Across 16 games […]

Gio Urshela Starts At Shortstop On Tuesday

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela started at shortstop on Tuesday and went 2-for-2 with a walk against the Tigers. The Yankees flirted with the idea of having Urshela play some shortstop when shortstop Gleyber Torres and second baseman DJ LeMahieu were on the injured list last season, but the team ultimately never opted […]

Starting Pitcher Rankings, NFL Free Agency - The King and Pocket Aces Episode 6

In this episode of The King and Pockets Aces, RotoBaller's Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano share their highly charged Fantasy insights. They look at the latest and upcoming NFL player moves, the Hot Stove headlines, provide Fantasy Basketball player breakdowns, and ready you for the DFS NASCAR season with strategy tips. […]

Gerrit Cole Struggles Tuesday

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole struggled on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers as he allowed two earned runs on three hits while walking one and striking out five. The damage came off two solo home runs, so this one can likely be written off as just a couple of bad pitches by the Yankees' […]

Aaron Judge Unwilling To Change Approach At The Plate

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is unwilling to swing at low pitches that often get called for strikes against him. Judge said he's thought about swinging at those pitches, but doing so would take him out of his approach. The slugger ultimately chalked it up to an umpiring issue, saying he'd rather focus on […]

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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Injury Updates

Injury updates tend to change often during Spring Training. "Soreness" is a common theme as players get back into game shape. I will be giving the most recent available injury updates from the offseason. These updates will undoubtedly change as Spring Training continues. As we get closer to Opening Day, some injuries are much more […]

Giancarlo Stanton With Two Hits Monday

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Monday's 4-2 win against the Philadelphia Phillies. The two hits now have Stanton hitting 5-for-17 with one home run and five RBI across six spring games. He batted fourth in this one, which is where he is expected to hit throughout the […]

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 […]

Domingo German Stays Hot On Monday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German continued his strong spring performance on Monday, shutting the Phillies out over four innings with six strikeouts. German has been spectacular so far this preseason with 13 strikeouts and no runs allowed over nine innings, and although fantasy managers shouldn't read too much into spring training performances, it's […]

Zach Britton Has No Timeline For A Return

New York Yankees relief pitcher Zach Britton (elbow) underwent surgery to remove a bone chip from his pitching elbow last Wednesday, and manager Aaron Boone left Britton's timeline to return to the team open when speaking on Monday. Encouragingly, Britton's surgery went smoothly, and similar injuries have kept pitchers sidelined for around (and sometimes less […]

Luis Severino Throwing Two Bullpens Per Week

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (elbow) has been throwing two bullpens per week as he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent in late February of last year. Severino has only been throwing fastballs so far and is on track to progress to breaking pitches in about a month, so […]

Gary Sanchez Has A Minor Wrist Cramp

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (wrist) took a foul tip off of his wrist, causing his wrist to cramp, according to manager Aaron Boone. Sanchez stayed in the game and didn't appear to be bothered by his wrist, so fantasy managers shouldn't expect him to miss any time. Still, Sanchez has struggled with injuries […]

F.O.M.O - Bases Loaded Podcast

Mike and Jorge get together to discuss players they have a fear of missing out on this draft season. 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 […]

Aaron Hicks (OF, NYY) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 230 CURRENT ADP: ~259 overall ANALYSIS: Hicks is one of my favorite outfielders this year. I mean, the guy is currently projected to hit third for the Yankees, sandwiched between Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, yet he is going outside the first 15 rounds on average. And, that is even with his ADP climbing […]

Deivi Garcia’s Strong Spring Continues

New York Yankees starting pitcher Deivi Garcia pitched well again on Sunday, throwing three innings with one run (zero earned) allowed and two strikeouts. Garcia now owns an impressive 2.25 ERA over three spring appearances in 2021, and his average fastball velocity is up 0.7 mph since last season. With Gerrit Cole, Corey Kluber, Jameson […]

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, […]

Top 10 Tips for Fantasy Baseball Snake Drafts

Before I begin, let me caveat everything I say with this: I don't consider myself to be some sort of expert master fantasy player. I've only been playing fantasy baseball for a little under a decade. But as soon as I started to immerse myself into this game we all love, my main focus was […]

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 […]

Catcher Preview: Fantasy Baseball 2021 ADP Analysis

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses 2021 fantasy baseball catcher rankings and catcher draft sleepers who can be sneaky later-round picks. He breaks down and compares the ADPs of five different MLB players at the catcher  position. Fantasy players should consider picking up these players for their drafts this MLB Season. Be sure to also tune […]

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 […]

Miguel Andujar To See Hand Specialist

New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar (hand) will see a hand specialist after experiencing hand soreness over the offseason and during spring training. Andujar was already likely to start the regular season in the minor leagues, and this injury makes that an effective guarantee, even if he can be healthy by Opening Day. It's […]

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 […]

Corey Kluber Solid On Saturday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Corey Kluber picked up the win against the Pirates on Saturday, tossing four innings of two-run ball with two strikeouts. Kluber heads into the 2021 season looking to rebound from a rough 2019 season that saw him post a 5.80 ERA and missed most of the 2020 season with a […]

DJ LeMahieu Homers On Saturday

New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu hit his first home run of spring training this year as part of a two-hit game against the Pirates. LeMahieu has had a tepid start to spring training so far this season, but fantasy managers shouldn't be concerned about his relatively slow start after the 32-year-old posted a […]

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 […]

Estevan Florial Among Yankees First Spring Cuts

New York Yankees outfield prospect Estevan Florial was optioned to Triple-A Scranton//Wilkes-Barre among the team's first roster moves in camp on Friday. Right-hander Luis Gil was optioned to Double-A Somerset. Right-hander Luis Medina, infielder Oswald Peraza and right-hander Alexander Vizcaino were optioned to High-A Hudson Valley, while right-hander Yoendrys Gomez was sent to Low-A Tampa. […]

Jay Bruce Making A Case For Bench Spot

New York Yankees veteran first baseman/outfielder Jay Bruce said that he feels the healthiest he has in years while he competes with Mike Tauchman and others for a bench spot this spring as a non-roster invitee. Bruce was 1-for-2 with a walk in Grapefruit League action on Friday, and the three-time All-Star is hitting .400 […]