Harold Ramirez Traded To Rays

The Chicago Cubs have traded outfielder Harold Ramirez to the Tampa Bay Rays Friday for minor-league infielder Esteban Quiroz, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. Ramirez, 27, hit .268 with seven home runs, 41 RBI, 33 runs, and three stolen bases in 99 games last year with the Cleveland Guardians. His outlook doesn't change much […]

Updated 2022 Fantasy Baseball Rankings for Points Leagues - Matt Olson, Carlos Correa, Josh Donaldson, Justin Verlander and More

Welcome back RotoBallers! Spring Training is in full swing, and fantasy baseball draft season is about to pick up in a big way. Below you'll find our MLB team's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings, specifically catered and adjusted for for points leagues and head-to-head (H2H) points league formats. In the last few days […]

NFBC Points League Primer for Fantasy Baseball Drafts

Points-league players are often overlooked in the fantasy baseball draft world. Rankings for roto leagues do not match up and one-size-fits-all points rankings aren't much better since every site has unique scoring settings. So here I am, taking the baton from Nicklaus Gaut and advancing toward new horizons. And those horizons, today, go by the […]

Kevin Kiermaier Scratched With Sore Groin

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier (groin) was scratched from the spring game on Friday due to left groin soreness. Josh Lowe will now start in center field in the Grapefruit League game. Injuries have been an issue for Kiermaier this spring, as he's also dealt with some neck and back stiffness, so it's something […]

Finding Over/Undervalued Second Basemen Using Expected Draft Values

And we're back to the Expected Draft Values series, where we look at historical data to identify both over and undervalued players of all types. Whether you're targeting power, speed, power+speed, batting average+power, and so on, we've got you covered. We now head to second base as we make our way around the diamond for […]

Nick Mariano's 2022 Draft Sleepers List (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. I recognize that the term "sleeper" continues to lose its meaning in fantasy sports, becoming an SEO must for articles despite no real consensus on what it means. So let's get my definition out of the way first here! Sleepers are not necessarily meant […]

Mid-Round Second Basemen - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets

Welcome officially to the 2022 fantasy baseball season! Now that an MLB deal is in place, a lot more fantasy drafts will be taking place -- and we're here as always to guide you through it. Once you reach the middle rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players with upside that can provide […]

Best Ball Targets for Fantasy Baseball (Premium Content)

Best Ball is a tricky game, especially for those just getting into it. The concept may seem easy enough – draft a team and let the computer do the work for you while your only responsibility is making the occasional adds or drops. This may be the case on the surface, however, to win a […]

Nick Mariano's 2022 Late-Round Fliers List (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Howdy, RotoBallers! I hope you're ready to take chances, make mistakes, and get messy. We’re here to dig a little deeper into the draft room and look for players that would be wise to take a flier on in the late rounds. As of […]

Nick Mariano's Points Leagues Early-Round Overvalued (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. There's insight out there for most anything, but coverage of points leagues […]

Updated 2022 Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 5x5 Roto Mixed Leagues - Fernando Tatis, Jack Flaherty, Chris Sale, Kenley Jansen and More

Fellow RotoBallers, Spring Training is underway we are inching closer to Opening Day! Below you will find our MLB team's updated 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen an incredible amount of moves and changes including trades, free agent signings and of […]

Updated Prospects Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2022)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our ongoing coverage of fantasy baseball prospects. Today we're here with our updated preseason rankings for the top 50 MLB prospects who have a chance to make fantasy baseball impacts in 2022. Marc Hulet has been leading RotoBaller's fantasy baseball prospects coverage for several years, after spending several years at Fangraphs. […]

Top 250 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Rankings for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome RotoBallers to our first rankings article of the year about fantasy baseball prospects. Below you will find our early list of the top 250 MLB prospect rankings for fantasy baseball dynasty leagues. For those of you focused on this year's impact prospects, you can also check out our top 50 fantasy baseball prospect rankings […]

2022 NFBC Draft and Hold Strategy - Late-Round Hitting Category Boosters (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We are in the heart of fantasy baseball draft season, and that means we are doing a whole lot of draft prep to get ready for the big draft days. A lot of that draft prep used to be mock drafts, but those became […]

2022 NFBC Draft and Hold Strategy - Late-Round Pitching Category Boosters (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. When it comes to your draft and hold leagues, pitching can be quite the puzzle to put together. Sure, you can get an ace or two early. You can even draft closers early as we are seeing this season. There is no perfect science […]

2022 Keeper Value Rankings - Top 150 Overall for Fantasy Baseball

In case you missed it, all preseason long I've been breaking down the top Keeper Values at each position. To get insight on any individual position, simply choose here: First Base, Second Base, Third Base, Shortstop, Catcher, Outfield, Starting Pitcher, and Relief Pitchers. Now, for your convenience, here are the Top-150 Overall Keeper Values for 2022. Keeper Value Rankings are […]

Rays Add Luke Bard On Minor League Deal

The Tampa Bay Rays signed right-handed pitcher Luke Bard to a minor league deal on Thursday. The 31-year-old right-hander appeared in 46 games (three starts) for the Los Angeles Angels from 2018-20, posting a 5.05 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 60 strikeouts and 18 walks in 66 innings pitched. He missed all of the 2021 […]

Nick Mariano's 2022 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 […]

Manuel Margot To Make $5.6 Million In 2022

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manuel Margot avoided salary arbitration on Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year, $5.6 million deal. Margot finished last season with a .254/.313/.382 slash line, 10 home runs, 57 RBI, 55 runs scored and 13 stolen bases in 464 plate appearances over 125 games. The 27-year-old has been pretty average with the […]

Luis Patino To Throw Live BP Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Luis Patino (shoulder) felt good after testing his sore right shoulder in an 18-20-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday. He will move to a live batting practice session on Saturday. The 22-year-old was scratched from his scheduled spring outing on Tuesday with the shoulder soreness, but it sounds as if Patino's injury […]

Austin Meadows Avoids Arbitration

The Tampa Bay Rays and outfielder Austin Meadows avoided salary arbitration on Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year, $4 million deal. Meadows could still be on the move in a trade before the start of the season. The 26-year-old left-handed hitter batted .234/.315/.458 with 27 home runs, 106 RBI and 79 runs scored in 591 […]

Luis Patino Scratched Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Luis Patino was scratched from his scheduled spring start on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox because his arm didn't feel right on Monday. Patino will throw live batting practice on Wednesday, and the team isn't panicking yet. If the 22-year-old still doesn't feel right on Wednesday, he'll likely be shut […]

Fantrax H2H Points League Primer for Fantasy Baseball Drafts

Points-league players are often overlooked in the fantasy baseball draft world. Rankings for roto leagues do not match up and one-size-fits-all points rankings aren't much better since every site has unique scoring settings. So here I am, taking the baton from RotoBaller's own points league guru, Nicklaus Gaut, and advancing toward new horizons. Those horizons […]

Late-Round Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Targets: ERA

The category targets are flowing! Today we're back to starting pitching, talking about ERA. This category proves to be one of the toughest ones to find help in later in the draft. That is not to say that there won't be great ERAs coming out of the late-round pitchers, but it's very hard to identify […]

FaBIO Analysis: Flyballer Starting Pitcher Prospects, Left-Handed Edition

In the opener of this pitcher prospect twinbill we introduced FaBIO and presented data from its application to flyballer righthanded starting pitcher prospects. Now let's do the same for flyballer lefthanded starting pitcher prospects. I'll keep the summary of FaBIO short here as the prior RHSP article more fully explains the FaBIO methodology. Every plate […]

CBS H2H Points League Primer for Fantasy Baseball Drafts

Our very own Nicklaus Gaut already told you: "ESPN now has point rankings that more accurately reflect how players perform under their standard point scoring system. And not just rankings but dollar values too!" As he's often said, us points-league players need the proper content from different platforms to align with their particular systems. It […]

Shane Baz Undergoes Elbow Surgery

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Shane Baz (elbow) underwent arthroscopic surgery on Monday to remove loose bodies from his right elbow. The procedure was performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas, Texas. Baz is expected to return to throwing in two to three weeks. The 22-year-old is the No. 12 overall prospect in all of baseball […]

K-BB% Gainers: Starting Pitchers to Watch in 2022

If I were on a desert island and had to pick just one statistic to take with me to evaluate starting pitchers for fantasy baseball purposes, I would choose strikeout-to-walk ratio. Would I have bigger problems than picking the best pitchers for my fantasy team if I ever found myself alone on a desert island? […]

Tyler Glasnow Underwent Ankle Surgery

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow (ankle, elbow) underwent arthroscopic surgery on Friday to remove loose bodies from his right ankle. The procedure was performed by Dr. Aaron Mate in Tampa. Glasnow is expected to return to throwing in two to three weeks. The 28-year-old is also recovering from Tommy John surgery last August, so […]

2022 Keeper Value Rankings - Starting Pitchers

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, I 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. […]