Tyler Glasnow Throws Bullpen Sunday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (illness) threw his normal bullpen session on Sunday after a stomach bug sidelined him on Saturday. Manager Kevin Cash called it the best bullpen he's seen Glasnow throw because of how he filled up the strike zone. The 29-year-old right-hander was recovering from Tommy John surgery for most […]

MLB Pitcher Prospect Graduates - Sophomore Fantasy Baseball Outlooks (AL East)

In the first installment of a 6-part series focused on pitchers who exhausted rookie eligibility during the '22 MLB season, I review how the pitching fundamentals of select '22 American League East pitchers have evolved over time and use that information to forecast their MLB futures. Fundamentals will be quantified using my Fielding- and Ballpark-Independent […]

5 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers Who Broke Out in 2022

Sometimes you can smell it coming and other times it's out of nowhere. Breakouts can happen at any time at any age, and when they do happen, they become a fantasy manager's best friend. With young, developing players who display continued improvement over a few seasons, breakouts can be seen with relative ease. However, it's […]

Analyzing Pitcher Fly Ball Data for Fantasy Baseball 2023

Pitchers don't have much of a say about what happens after a pitch they throw is put into play. There is a ton of randomness that occurs after a hitter makes contact with a ball, and that makes a lot of pitching statistics hard to trust. Getting ahead of this gives us an advantage. We […]

Hitter Busts at Every Position - Comparing ATC Projections vs. ADP for Fantasy Baseball

With the big football game officially behind us, the official "official" start of fantasy baseball season has nearly dawned. It's easy to start obsessing over finding this year's biggest hidden jewels, dreaming at night that your fantasy groundhog will see its shadow and bring you six more weeks of sleepers. But don't forget about their […]

Indefensible: Bad MLB Defenders Who Could Lose Playing Time And Fantasy Baseball Value In 2023

The Super Bowl is over and it's time for everybody to turn their attention over to the joys of fantasy baseball. At this point in the preseason, fantasy baseball managers should be working through their projections, whether it's making their own or going through the projections given by their favorite system, like the ATC projections […]

Rays Move Andrew Kittredge To 60-Day Injured List

The Tampa Bay Rays moved relief pitcher Andrew Kittredge (elbow) to the 60-day injured list on Thursday and added right-hander Trevor Kelley to the 40-man roster in a corresponding move. Kelley was already with the team on a minor-league deal. Kittredge had Tommy John surgery last June and is expected to miss at least the […]

Harold Ramirez Wins Arbitration Case

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Harold Ramirez won his salary arbitration case over the team on Thursday, according to a source. He will make $2.2 million in 2023 instead of the $1.9 million that the Rays filed for. Ramirez is an outfield regular for the Rays heading into the 2023 season after he slashed an impressive […]

Five Overvalued Starting Pitchers for 2023 Fantasy Baseball Drafts

We have brought you five hitters to avoid in each of the infield and outfield. Now adding to the fold is five starting pitchers to avoid in 2023! When playing fantasy baseball, the player pool is so deep you have to know it front and back. A key strategy I use when I am preparing […]

Jason Adam Wins Arbitration Case

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Jason Adam won his salary arbitration case against the team on Saturday and will make $1.775 million instead of the $1.55 million that the Rays offered. Despite the deal, the Rays could work out a contract extension for the 31-year-old pitcher this spring. In his first year with the Rays last […]

Five Overvalued Outfielders for 2023 Fantasy Baseball Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! This is the second part of our overvalued players series for 2023 fantasy baseball drafts. Today we are looking at outfielders. You can see the first part about overvalued infielders as well. When playing fantasy baseball, the player pool is so deep you have to know it front and back. A key […]

Kyle Crick Signs Minor-League Deal With Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed relief pitcher Kyle Crick to a minor-league contract. The right-hander will receive an invitation to Spring Training. He only made 14 appearances last season before he underwent season-ending elbow surgery. It's uncertain if he'll be fully healthy heading into camp. Regardless, the former first round pick will get a […]

Biggest Busts in 2022: Three Starting Fantasy Baseball Pitchers That Were Busts in 2022

Getting Starting Pitchers right is so important to fantasy baseball. With ratio stats being two of five stats in pitching in standard roto leagues, getting a couple of high-draft pick pitchers wrong can destroy your fantasy team quickly. 2022 provided some unexpected busts that surely cost a few of my fantasy teams a chance to […]

Rays Sign Graham Spraker To Minor-League Deal

The Tampa Bay Rays signed free-agent right-hander Graham Spraker to a minor-league deal on Thursday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training. Spraker has been in the Toronto Blue Jays organization and spent last season at Triple-A Buffalo, where he went 1-4 with a 4.82 ERA and 1.42 WHIP while walking 25 and striking […]

Rays Sign Charlie Culberson To Minor-League Deal

The Tampa Bay Rays signed free-agent veteran infielder/outfielder Charlie Culberson to a minor-league deal on Thursday that includes an invite to major-league spring training, according to sources. The 33-year-old has played parts of 10 seasons in the majors, most recently with the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves. In 68 games with Texas last year, he […]

Breakout Pitchers for 2023 Fantasy Baseball

Finding breakout starting pitchers is one of the most important things we have to do in order to win fantasy baseball leagues every season. In most leagues, an individual starting pitcher has more of an impact on a fantasy team than an individual hitter since they are throwing a higher percentage of your team's total […]

Jake McGee Announces His Retirement

Left-handed relief pitcher Jake McGee has announced his retirement from professional baseball after pitching 13 years in the majors. He finished his final season in 2022 with a career-worst 6.81 ERA (4.84 FIP), 1.43 WHIP, three saves and career-low 15.3 percent strikeout rate in 37 relief innings between the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers and […]

Known-Skill Starting Pitcher Rankings - Predicting Future Stats for Fantasy Baseball

There is a lot of guesswork that goes into fantasy baseball. This is especially true when we're talking about starting pitchers. And all of this despite the fact that we have more metrics than we can even count about pitchers. You will see a ton of talk this year about fancy advanced pitch metrics. Spin, […]

Injury Agnostic SP Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Baseball

It's hard to project injuries. Therefore, it's hard to project how many innings a pitcher will throw in a given year. Am I rocking any boats yet? Sure, Jacob deGrom is more likely to hit the IL this year than Gerrit Cole. There's no questioning that, and that should matter when you are drafting your […]

Where Are The Stats? In Which Rounds to Target Hitter Stats for Fantasy Baseball

If you're drafting a fantasy baseball team in a rotisserie-style league, how you attack the different categories is almost just as important as what players you draft. There are five standard categories: Runs Home Runs RBI Stolen Bases Batting Average You can put together a team that laps the field in home runs but still […]

Rays Finalize Three-Year Extension With Yandy Diaz

The Tampa Bay Rays finalized a three-year, $24 million contract extension with infielder Yandy Diaz on Tuesday. Diaz will earn $6 million in 2023, $8 million in 2024 and $10 million in 2025. The Rays will also have a $12 million option for 2026 that doesn't include a buyout. The 31-year-old Cuban corner infielder should […]

Hitter Bargains at Every Position - Comparing ATC Projections vs. ADP for Fantasy Baseball

We're officially in the full swing of the 2023 fantasy baseball season, with all of the projections you know and love finally being released into the wild. With those projections come the award-winning ATC projections from our own Ariel Cohen. Since coming on the scene, the smart-aggregated ATC has been one of the highest-rated systems, […]

Early 2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - 5x5 Roto Mixed Leagues

Hello there fellow RotoBallers! Below you'll find our MLB team's early 2023 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. This is an exciting time of year for MLB and fantasy baseball fans, as the MLB season is getting closer and there's a full year of fantasy baseball that lies ahead. We're here […]

Yandy Diaz Closing In On Extension With Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays and infielder Yandy Diaz are closing in on a three-year, $24 million contract extension on Saturday, according to sources. The deal would include an option for a fourth year. Diaz battled through nagging injuries in 2022 but still managed to play a career-high 137 games in his sixth season in the […]

Undervalued Outfielders Set To Breakout for 2023 Fantasy Baseball

Fantasy managers are always on the hunt for the next great breakout. Drafting someone like Trea Turner is great, but first-round picks don't win leagues. Every year, there are players like Michael Harris II and Andres Gimenez in 2022 that exceed their expectations and play a critical role in crowning a champion.  For those looking […]

Pete Fairbanks Agrees To Three-Year Extension With Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays and reliever Pete Fairbanks agreed to a three-year, $12 million contract extension on Friday, according to sources. The deal includes a fourth-year team option and comes off a year in which Fairbanks tossed 22 scoreless innings. The 29-year-old right-hander avoids his remaining arbitration-eligible years with the deal, and his fourth-year option […]

Rays Sign Jaime Schultz, Gavin Collins

The Tampa Bay Rays signed right-hander Jaime Schultz and catcher Gavin Collins to minor-league deals on Wednesday that include invitations to major-league spring training. Schultz didn't pitch at all last year while dealing with an oblique injury, but the former Rays prospect will return to Tampa as pitching depth in 2023. In 26 major-league outings […]

Jon Anderson's Early Starting Pitcher Tiers & Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers to my early 2023 fantasy baseball rankings and projections series! We are finishing it up today with starting pitcher. I have been through all of the hitting positions already, so check those out at the links below. Catcher First Base Second Base Shortstop Third Base Outfield I went for an even 100 […]

Jon Anderson's Early Outfield Tiers & Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers to my early 2023 fantasy baseball rankings and projections series! Today, we are covering the outfield, and it's a monster! Here is what we've done so far: Catcher First Base Second Base Shortstop Third Base I am putting my top 80 or so outfielders into this, so we'd better get started.  Be […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Rankings for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome to our first dynasty rankings article of the year about fantasy baseball prospects. Below you will find our early list of the top 50 MLB prospect rankings for fantasy baseball dynasty leagues ahead of the 2023 season. Prospects are a key piece to every MLB team's future, regardless of whether they're contenders or rebuilding. […]