Five Players Set to Break Out at Second Base

When defining a breakout, I look at it as players that can take a step forward to a level they never reached before. This leaves most of the top targets at the position unavailable for this discussion. Today, we bring you five players at the second base position that can take that next step and […]

Power Sleepers - Noteworthy 2020 Barrel Leaders

As we've continued to progress in the MLB offseason, I've been looking at barrel rates from 2020 in the hopes of finding players whose breakouts during the shortened season were real or those who may still have breakouts looming. As I've mentioned previously, I'm a firm believer that finding the barrel regularly is an incredibly […]

Catcher Draft Targets for All Leagues

Enough with the catcher slander! As fantasy baseball drafts heat up, all I keep reading about is how we're "forced" to draft catchers and how they can tank your roster. Catchers are people too! I could use thousands of words writing about the value of catchers and how the grind of their defensive job and […]

David Fletcher (2B/SS/3B, LAA) - 2021 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

Analyzing David Fletcher is an exercise in extremes. No qualified batter swung-and-missed less frequently than Fletcher did in 2020, and no qualified batter posted a lower hard-hit rate than Fletcher’s 17.8% mark. In an era of hitters who tend to be more power-oriented, Fletcher stands out as a contact-focused hitter with unremarkable power. Fletcher’s ability […]

2021 Starting Pitcher Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues (Part 2)

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, Outfield, and of course, Starting Pitcher Part One. RotoBaller's rankers, JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Nick Mariano, and Ariel Cohen have updated our 2021 Mixed League rankings once more based on […]

Nick Solak Homers In Rangers Win

Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak continued to emerge from his slow start to the spring with a 2-for-3 day that included a home run. After just four hits in his first seven games, the 26-year-old is 4-for-9 (.444) with two home runs over his past three games. In total, Solak is hitting 8-for-26 (.308) […]

Dane Dunning Allows One Hit Over Three Innings

Texas Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning had his second strong appearance of the spring on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He threw three shutout innings and allowed just one hit with three strikeouts. For the spring, Dunning has now allowed just one hit and no runs over 5.0 innings of work. He has a K-BB of […]

Kyle Gibson Throws Four No-Hit Innings

Texas Rangers starter Kyle Gibson was in midseason form on Wednesday when he threw four no-hit, shutout innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Through two spring starts, he's allowed just one hit and a K-BB of 6-1 in 5.0 innings of no-run baseball. The veteran hurler is expected to be a stabilizing force in the Rangers' […]

David Dahl Raises Spring Average To .350

Texas Rangers outfielder David Dahl continued his hot hitting on Wednesday with a single in two at-bats. Once considered a top prospect with the Colorado Rockies, Dahl fell on hard times due to injuries and signed a one-year deal with the Rangers in the offseason in an effort to rebuild his value. Still just 26, […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Triples In Second Straight Game

Texas Rangers shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 2-for-2 with a triple on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was his second triple in as many games. The catcher-turned-shortstop is on a recent hot streak and is 4-for-9 with three extra-base hits over his past three games. For the season, Kiner-Falefa is 7-for-22 (.318) with a BB-K […]

2021 Keeper Value Rankings - Third 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 […]

Willie Calhoun Likely To Miss Start Of Season

Texas Rangers designated hitter Willie Calhoun will likely need longer to recover from a groin strain that has kept him sidelined this spring, according to Evan Grant of Dallas Morning News. Grant reports that Calhoun will most likely not be on the Opening Day active roster as he continues to heal. Calhoun had struggled to […]

Kyle Gibson Named Rangers Opening Day Starter

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kyle Gibson was named the Opening Day starter on Tuesday, according to Rangers executive vice president of communication John Blake. Gibson struggled during the 2020 season, going 2-6 while posting his worst numbers since 2017 with a 5.35 ERA and 19.3 percent strikeout rate, while setting career-worsts with a 10 percent […]

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 […]

Chad Pinder (2B/3B, OAK) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 440 CURRENT ADP: ~542 overall ANALYSIS: Pinder took clear steps he took to improve his plate discipline leading up to the 2020 season last February, and those improvements showed up in his performance. Although Pinder’s O-Swing rate was up slightly from 2019 at 33.3%, his swing rate at pitches in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Josh Jung Sent To Minor League Camp

Texas Rangers third base prospect Josh Jung has been re-assigned to the team's minor league camp, suggesting that Jung is going to start the 2021 season in the minors. The team's top prospect right now, Jung will have a good chance to make it up to the big leagues at some point in 2021, and […]

Stolen Base Draft Sleepers

Which players can you target later in fantasy baseball drafts to help with stolen bases? Pierre Camus shares his favorite SB draft targets for 2021. 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 to also tune into RotoBaller […]

2021 Outfielder Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues

We now move on to the outfielder position in our mixed-league rankings analysis series. If you missed them, here is our review of Catcher, First Base, Second Base, Third Base and Shortstop. 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. […]

Finding Over/Undervalued Second Basemen Using Expected Draft Values

Welcome to the FSWA-nominated 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 2021. […]

Tim Dillard Announces Retirement

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tim Dillard has retired from baseball. The 37-year-old signed with the Rangers in December but was not invited to major league camp. He pitched parts of four seasons in the majors with the Brewers, last appearing in an MLB game back in 2012, when he made 34 appearances with a 4.38 […]

Sam Huff Begins Light Baseball Activities On Tuesday

Texas Rangers catcher Sam Huff, who suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain at the beginning of camp, started light baseball activities on Tuesday, according to Jeff Wilson of the Forth Worth Star-Telegram. The 23-year-old backstop is the Rangers' No. 2 prospect and was very impressive over his limited appearances last season. He slashed .355/.394/.742 with […]

Joely Rodriguez Will Throw Off A Mound This Week

Texas Rangers reliever Joely Rodriguez, who reported to camp with a sprained ankle, is scheduled to throw off a mound this week, according to beat writer Jeff Wilson. Rangers GM Jon Daniels said Rodriguez was "a couple weeks behind" the other relievers once camp started so it's encouraging that he's progressed to mound work this […]

Willie Calhoun Has Groin Tightness

Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun will miss some time in Spring Training with groin tightness. Off to a 1-for-11 start in the Cactus League, Calhoun's role in Arlington this year is anything but secure, so even a small setback like this could be bad news for his regular-season outlook. The 26-year-old hit just .190 in […]

Jonathan Hernandez Has UCL Tear

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jonathan Hernandez has a small tear in his UCL and has been shut down for the next four weeks. The team remains hopeful Hernandez can avoid surgery, but it sounds like the best-case scenario would be for Hernandez to return in late May. The 24-year-old righty had a 2.90 ERA last […]