RotoBaller Friends & Family Industry Mock Draft Recap

The 2021 RotoBaller Friends & Family Mock Draft is the continuation of an annual tradition where we gather some of the biggest names from the fantasy baseball world and put together a mock draft just as spring training has commenced. Thanks to RT Sports for once again hosting and providing a custom draft site where […]

Correlating Statcast to Outcomes: Why You Should Pay Attention to Barrels

Barrels are the keeper of life’s finer things. Beer, pickles, monkeys, the list is endless. Barrels don’t just hold fermented vegetables and unruly simians these days, barrels may also hold the key to identifying the game’s best hitters and struggling hitters who may be due for brighter days. In my mission to find just how […]

JB's Bold Predictions for 2021

I'm going to let you in on a little secret... JB stands for "JUST BOLDNESS". Okay that's a lie... it's actually not a secret because I use that every year in my bold predictions intro (three years in a row now, sure saves time on writing a new intro though). Nevertheless, welcome to the latest […]

2021 Points League Ranks - First Base

Draft season is in full gear as we're only less than two weeks from Opening Day baseball. And here at RotoBaller, we're about more than just roto leagues. We're here to cover your whole fantasy spectrum. So let's do some point ranks, shall we? If you've forgotten from last year, I have strong opinions on […]

Which Pitchers With New Pitches Should We Care About?

There are few things more exciting in Spring Training than learning that a pitcher developed a new pitch. It's a little bit like waking up to find that you've been given a new toy. We're blinded by the possibilities of this new toy. Think of the fun we can have with it. Think of the […]

2021 Fantasy Baseball Busts - RotoBaller Staff Picks

As you prepare for fantasy baseball drafts in 2021, it's crucial that you avoid the dreaded bust that could sink your team. As we did with draft sleepers yesterday, our staff came together to share their thoughts on preseason ADP values, this time on their least favorite picks. Let's find out who our experts have […]

Top Rookie MLB Prospects for 2021

Kev Maherejian (@RotoSurgeon) and founder of ProspectsLive, Ralph Lifshitz (@ProspectJesus), discuss the top rookie prospects for the 2021 MLB season. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, and Saturdays from 8-10 AM ET. You can also find new weekly shows on YouTube, Spreaker, Spotify, iTunes and on the site under RotoBaller […]

Frank Ammirante's 10 Bold Predictions for 2021

Making bold predictions is one of my favorite topics to write about. There's no better feeling as a writer than when you tout an overlooked player and it hits. Hitting on your bold prediction can really help you win your fantasy leagues. To secure a championship, you need your top players to approach their ceilings and […]

2021 Keeper Value Rankings - Shortstop

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 […]

Tampa Bay Expects Ji-Man Choi To Miss Opening Day

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman/designated hitter Ji-Man Choi (knee) is set to begin the season on the injured list due to right knee inflammation. Choi appears ready to resume baseball activities in the coming days, but that would not give him enough time to ramp up for the start of the year. Without Choi in […]

Nick Mariano's Top 140 Saves+Holds Rankings

To any reader who thinks they don't have a voice here at RotoBaller, let it be known that this article came from a simple Reddit comment about how those seeking Saves+Holds reliever ranks were often overlooked. Poof, and here we are. Allow me, Nick Mariano, 2018's most accurate draft expert (top-three for RPs in '18 […]

Brandon Lowe Extends Hitting Streak To Four Games Sunday

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe extended his hitting streak to four games on Sunday, finishing 1-for-3 in the loss to the Braves. After opening Spring Training by going 1-for-13 with five strikeouts, Lowe is now 4-for-11 with a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored over his last four games. Lowe […]

Ryan Yarbrough Struggles In Loss Sunday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough struggled on Sunday afternoon, allowing six runs — five earned — on five hits and one walk, while striking out four in four innings of work against the Braves. It was Yarbrough's worst start of the spring, as he had entered the day having allowed just three hits, […]

Brent Honeywell Jr. To Start Against Red Sox Monday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Brent Honeywell Jr. (elbow) will get the start against the Red Sox on Monday, in what will be his first game appearance since September 2017, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Once one of the top pitching prospects in MLB, Honeywell has missed the last three seasons due […]

Dollar-Day Targets - Salary Cap League Values

Players who go for just $1 in salary cap leagues are guys who lack outside confidence. Not a lot of managers trust that they will be useful on a roster. In standard leagues, many of these players will go entirely undrafted and float around the waiver wire until they produce enough to be picked up […]

Finding Hitter Clones At Cheaper ADPs

One of the most useful algorithms in the machine learning world is that of data clustering. Clustering, in this case, is defined as: grouping a set of objects in such a way that objects in the same group (called a cluster) are more similar (in some sense) to each other than to those in other groups […]

Mike Brosseau Launches Third Homer Of Spring Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Mike Brosseau hit his third home run of the spring on Saturday, as he finished 1-for-4 in a 2-1 loss to the Twins. He's been putting up solid numbers in Spring Training, slashing .292/.370/.708 with a double, three homers and six RBI in 10 games. Brousseau has the potential to […]

Randy Arozarena Has Two Hits In Loss Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles in a 2-1 loss to the Twins on Saturday. After making a big splash with his postseason heroics last year, Arozarena has scuffled through Spring Training with a .269/.296/.308 slash line, one double and eight strikeouts to one walk across 10 games. […]

Michael Wacha Tosses Four Scoreless Innings Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Michael Wacha threw four scoreless innings on Saturday, allowing just one hit while striking out three against the Twins. He has yet to allow a run this spring, as he has allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out five in seven innings of work. Wacha posted a […]

Using Data Analysis To Spot Strikeout Risers

The key to winning a fantasy league is to spot things that are to come before they happen. This is what we try to do here every day at RotoBaller. As the years have gone by, more data about the game has been made available to us, and we can use that data to make […]

Multi-Position Assets For All Fantasy Leagues

With such a short season in 2020, many starting pitchers weren't able to throw more than 60 innings, so it's unlikely that they take the massive jump this season that would allow them to get to the 170-180 innings we usually expect. To work around this, many teams have discussed implementing six-man rotations and even […]

Prospect Sleepers for 2021 Redraft Leagues

This time last year, I provided RotoBaller readers with some sleeper prospect names for 2020 redraft leagues. The advice aged quite well despite the stunted major league season and lack of minor league games. Among my predictions, I spoke glowingly about Tony Gonsolin — a pitcher that had not received much love from others. However, […]

Engel's Insider Angles: An MLB Scout's Eye on Bauer, Guerrero, Bohm And Many More

The Fantasy Sports Writers Association award-winning Fantasy Baseball Insider Series returns on RotoBaller.com! Every year during fantasy baseball draft season, Scott Engel talks to prime MLB sources to get exclusive nuggets of information. On the condition of anonymity, former and current players, executives, scouts and media members provide their unfiltered insights on key players and […]

Willy Adames Triples In Two-Hit Day Friday

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored in the Rays' 11-7 loss to the Red Sox on Friday. That performance improves his triple-slash line to .348/.444/.522 over 10 games, with two doubles, a triple, two RBI and four runs scored, as he has four walks and nine […]

Yandy Diaz Homers In Rays' Loss Friday

Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Yandy Diaz hit his first home run of the spring on Friday, as he finished 2-for-3 with two RBI in an 11-7 loss to the Red Sox. Diaz has been having a fairly solid spring so far, slashing .263/.375/.474 with four walks and two strikeouts across nine games. The power […]

Mike Zunino Homers In Second Straight Game Friday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino went 1-for-2 with a walk and his second home run of the spring in an 11-7 loss to the Red Sox on Friday. It was his second game in a row with a home run, as he is now 3-for-15 with two homers, four RBI, four walks and seven […]

Chris Archer Looks Sharp Again Friday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer pitched well in his second appearance of the spring, allowing no baserunners while striking out two in two innings of work against the Red Sox on Friday. Archer has not allowed a man to reach base over 3 1/3 innings this month while striking out three in that […]

Nick Mariano's H2H Points Leagues Early-Round Avoids (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 […]

Points League Players and the Platforms Who Hate Them

Trust. Whether in roto, point leagues, or otherwise, players should be able to trust that the rankings and values they choose to rely on will be accurate and specific to their league format. That standard seems to be a bit fuzzy when it comes to points leagues, even though point leagues should be fantasy baseball's […]

2021 Points League Rankings - Starting Pitcher

We had to take a brief hiatus but are getting back at it on the points front at RotoBaller, now just a few weeks from the start of spring training. We've already covered most of the hitters so we're moving over to pitchers. So let's do some point ranks, shall we? If you've forgotten from […]