Updated Outfield (OF) Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 180 for March Drafts

If you want to win your fantasy baseball drafts, you need to make sure you're updated on the latest MLB injury news and player rankings. In this article below you'll get just that, and find our team's updated 2024 fantasy baseball outfield (OF) rankings. These outfield rankings are brought to you by Nick Mariano, Brad Camara, Eric […]

Underdog Best Ball Fantasy Baseball Rankings and Tiers (Top 380)

Welcome RotoBallers to our Underdog Best Ball Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2024 Best Ball leagues on Underdog Fantasy. A reminder that on the Underdog Fantasy platform, MLB's best ball leagues only have three possible positions - Infield (IF), Outfield (OF), and Pitcher (P). You will see these three positions in the rankings below, next to […]

Updated Second Base (2B) Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 75 for March Drafts

The MLB season is right around the corner, and many of you are about to crank out your final fantasy baseball drafts! In this article below you'll find RotoBaller's updated 2024 fantasy baseball second base (2B) rankings. These second base rankings are brought to you by Nick Mariano, Brad Camara, Eric Cross, Ariel Cohen, and Kev Mahserejian. In […]

Top 120 Middle Infield Fantasy Baseball Rankings (March Updates)

Welcome back, RotoBallers. It's an exciting time for baseball fans. Spring training is almost over, and regular season baseball is back! It's always fantasy baseball season here at RotoBaller HQ, and we are back with more rankings to help win your leagues. Most NFBC and roto leagues require you to start one middle infielder (second […]

Fantasy Baseball Insider Report: MLB Scout Confirms Risers And Rebound Performers

Scott Engel’s Fantasy Baseball Insider Series continues on RotoBaller as the 2024 campaign opens. Every year during the preseason and early in the regular season, Scott chats with key MLB sources to obtain exclusive insights. Interviewed on the condition of anonymity, current and former players, team executives, MLB scouts, media members, and others inside the […]

Strategy and Week 1 Picks for RIVAL Baseball Best Ball Drafts

The 2024 fantasy baseball season is right around the corner but weekly best ball drafts are a great way to get to experience drafts all season long. Fantasy baseball best ball formats are an excellent way to get get the real-time experience of drafting without the hassle of in-season management, even from a week-to-week perspective. […]

Top 300 MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings: Fundamentals-Based Ratings

In this exercise, I project the 2024 MLB pitching fundamentals of 300 pitchers who have prior MLB experience and would be in line to start for a club at some point in the season, if not for injury or other extenuating factors. To maximize certainty of the forecasts and keep the process more straightforward, we […]

Jackson Merrill - Fantasy Baseball Prospect Sleepers (2024)

ANALYSIS: Merrill was selected 27th overall in 2021 on an under-slot deal but was a successful scouting find by the Padres. Since being drafted, Merill has done nothing but hit and has shown progress with his hit tool every season despite being young for the level. From a pure contact standpoint, you would be hard-pressed […]

Randy Vasquez To Start In Minors

The San Diego Padres have optioned right-hander Randy Vasquez to Triple-A El Paso to begin the 2024 regular season. Vasquez was acquired from the New York Yankees over the winter in the blockbuster trade involving outfielder Juan Soto, and he came to San Diego in competition for the final starting rotation spot. However, a poor […]

Mid-Round Starting Pitchers (SP) Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets in 2024

Welcome RotoBallers to article about mid-round starting pitcher draft values and draft targets! Spring training is in full force, and fantasy managers are gearing up for another exciting season in MLB. Once you reach the middle rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players who can provide a great return on value. You can […]

Fantasy Baseball ADPs for All Platforms - NFBC, ESPN, CBS, Yahoo, Fantrax, RTSports

Fantasy Baseball ADPs for All Platforms What is ADP? In fantasy baseball, ADP is Average Draft Position. ADP is the average place where players are getting selected in fantasy baseball drafts across many leagues. ADP is important in understanding fantasy baseball player values, and where to expect a player to be drafted. It's also important […]

Identifying Breakout Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball Using Stuff+

Just when you thought you had done enough research to prepare for your draft this weekend and considered every available statistic in your process, here comes Thunder Dan with another angle. I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't get you to consider which starting pitchers you are going to draft from every possible […]

3 Breakout Hitters for Fantasy Baseball Drafts - NL Edition (2024)

"Breakout" is a common term in the fantasy community during the draft season to describe young players who have the potential to succeed in the upcoming season and produce well above their average draft position. These players are usually relatively young and have just begun to scratch the surface of their professional careers. They also […]

Top 125 Saves+Holds Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitchers (2024)

There's plenty of traditional fantasy baseball content where bullpen chatter is all about the closer role. Saves+Holds reliever ranks can be overlooked or left stale from an early offseason article, but I'll be here at least once a month to bring my leaderboard for the season. Allow me, Nick Mariano, to do my namesake proud […]

Updated Starting Pitcher (SP) Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 225 for March Drafts

Pitching wins fantasy baseball championships, and there are always lots of pitcher injuries and surprises with MLB rotations to start the season. It's key to stay updated before your drafts, and we're here to help out with our MLB team's updated 2024 fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SP) rankings. These starting pitcher rankings are brought to […]

Updated Closer and Relief Pitcher (RP) Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 175 for March Drafts

With the new era of baseball and MLB rule changes, relief pitchers are becoming more important than ever for building a winning fantasy baseball team. It's key to know who the best bullpen arms are, and below you'll see our take on that with our MLB team's updated 2024 fantasy baseball closers and relief pitcher […]

Getting to Know Yamamoto, Imanaga, Matsui, and Other NPB Pitchers New to MLB

Perhaps never before have so many pitchers made the leap from Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) to MLB as this offseason. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (now with Los Angeles Dodgers) and Shota Imanaga (now with Chicago Cubs) were the big fish, but they were hardly alone as MLB clubs in general seem increasingly eager to sign foreign league […]

Late-Round Closer and Relief Pitcher (RP) Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets In 2024

Welcome to our late-round closers and relievers article for 2024 fantasy baseball drafts! Late-round picks in fantasy baseball can often be the difference between a mediocre team and a championship contender. While it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of selecting big-name players early in the draft, finding those hidden gems in the […]

Nick Mariano's Favorite Fantasy Baseball Picks and His Perfect Draft Using EDV

With most of my drafts in the books and one of the biggest draft weekends now here, it's time to combine the FSWA-award-nominated Expected Draft Values (EDV) series with a list of my most-targeted players. We'll explore some of the players that EDV says are premier buys before breaking down my hypothetical perfect draft and […]

Statcast Review: xBA - Noteworthy Fantasy Baseball Over and Underachievers

So far this offseason, we've taken a look at hitters who improved their walk rates the most, those batters who increased their sweet spot% the most, potential stolen base contributors after pick 300, amongst other articles. This particular article will take yet another slice of the data to see what there is to see. For […]

11 Starting Pitcher Breakouts for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2024)

Nothing gets fantasy players' ears perked like the word breakout. The issue is, that word can mean many different things to different players. For some, it means a player that will outlive their fantasy baseball ADP. But to me, that is more of a sleeper. If you draft a player in Round 12, and they […]

Starting Pitcher Stuff+ Improvers for Fantasy Baseball (2024)

At this time of year when fantasy baseball managers are preparing for drafts, it's wise to look at trends to see which players might be heading in a positive direction and which ones are on a downward path so that strategies are properly adjusted for these signals. If a player is on an upward trend […]

NL-Only League Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 375 for March Drafts

Hey, RotoBallers! We are back with more fantasy baseball rankings. The fantasy baseball offseason is in full swing, and we will constantly update rankings and articles until Opening Day. We recently published our AL-Only rankings article; now it's time to focus on the National League. For fantasy managers who still play in these old-school formats, we've […]

Top 125 Corner Infield Fantasy Baseball Rankings (March Updates)

Hey, Rotoballers! It's an exciting time for baseball, with Opening Day about a few days away. Fantasy baseball's offseason is in full swing, and we are back with more rankings articles to help you crush your leagues. Most NFBC and roto leagues require you to start one corner infielder (first base or third base). Today, […]

Bargain Hunting For Hitters: Discounted Bats for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2024)

Do you enjoy paying more for a product that is similar to another considerably cheaper product? Maybe you are the person who buys the name brand just because you have the extra money or some type of status that comes with it. That's not me. I shop at Aldi, where I bag my own groceries […]

Top 40 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings for 2024 Drafts (Redraft Leagues)

We're now over halfway through spring training and plenty has happened since my initial 2024 rookie rankings several weeks ago. We have prospects charging hard for opening day jobs, others that have fallen off, and plenty more still digging for roles to open the season. In just the last few days, we had one of […]

Updated Third Base (3B) Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 70 for March Drafts

Here at RotoBaller we pride ourselves on bringing you all the latest fantasy baseball rankings and advice around the clock. And with that being said, below you'll find our team's updated 2024 fantasy baseball third base (3B) rankings. These third base rankings are brought to you by Nick Mariano, Brad Camara, Eric Cross, Ariel Cohen, and Kev Mahserejian. In […]

Updated First Base (1B) Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 75 for March Drafts

The peak of fantasy baseball draft season is upon us, and we're here as always to help you win big! Below you'll find our MLB team's updated 2024 fantasy baseball first base rankings. These first base rankings are brought to you by Nick Mariano, Brad Camara, Eric Cross, Ariel Cohen, and Kev Mahserejian. In case you were not […]

Updated Catcher Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 40 for March Drafts

Fantasy baseball drafts are heating up big time as we're just a few days away from the start of the MLB season! In this article you'll find our updated 2024 fantasy baseball catcher rankings. These catcher rankings are brought to you by Nick Mariano, Brad Camara, Eric Cross, Ariel Cohen, and Kev Mahserejian. In case you were not aware, […]

Top Prospects: Sleepers for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (Redraft Leagues)

Winning in a fantasy baseball redraft league requires a nice blend of high-floor players and upside shots. While prospects do present more risk in a one-year setting like a redraft league, if they hit, they pay big dividends. The reward could be huge if these players get adequate playing time and perform. In my most […]