First Base H2H Points Rankings - March Update

Welcome back RotoBallers. With the MLB season just a few short weeks a way, it's time to update our rankings and analysis to account for injuries, free agent signings, spring training risers/fallers and more. We kick off our updated March rankings today with the first base position. Bill Dubiel breaks down each tier and provides analysis […]

Daniel Murphy Takes First Spring Batting Practice

Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy (knee) took batting practice on the field for the first time all spring on Saturday. The slugger is about to turn 33 on April 1 and is coming back slowly from an offseason microfracture procedure on the cartilage in his left knee. While seeing him hit is a good […]

Best Ball Sleepers and Late Round Targets for Fantasy Baseball

Best ball leagues are one of the latest variations of fantasy baseball that are quickly growing in popularity. Draft day is the only day of the year where owners will have control over their roster. There is no waiver wire and there are no trades. Owners won't even set daily lineups, as they will instead […]

Updated Third Base Rankings - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

With the regular season blessedly just a few weeks away, it's time for the RotoBaller staff to update our rankings one last time. We continue our review of the March update with a look at the third base position. There's a ton of talent at the hot corner this season, with the usual elites at […]

Wander Suero Leaves Game With Trainer

Washington Nationals reliever Wander Suero left the game on Thursday with his trainer and manager after throwing just two pitches. He's likely hurt but the team hasn't announced what happened. Suero was having a good spring. Through four appearances and innings, he had given up one run, two hits and one walk, while striking out […]

Ryan Zimmerman Gets Three Hits In Minor League Game

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman had three hits in a minor league game that really no one saw on Tuesday. He's fine, according to manager Dave Martinez, and was seen taking infield practice with the team earlier in the day. The Nats are easing Zimmerman into action, as they are mindful of Zimmerman's history of […]

ADP Sleepers and Busts - NL Starting Pitchers

With the inherent injury risk to pitchers and innings management becoming more prevalent in baseball, nailing starting pitchers becomes even more important on draft day. After the big four of Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale, and Corey Kluber are off the board, seemingly every pitcher has some sort flaw or concern going into 2018. […]

Updated First Base Rankings - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers. With the MLB season just a few short weeks a way, it's time to update our rankings and analysis to account for injuries, free agent signings, spring training risers/fallers and more. We kick off our updated March rankings today with the first base position. Harris breaks down each tier and provides analysis […]

Turning Two - Beware the Trending Six-Man Rotation

A six-man starting rotation? "That's just not what MLB is to me," Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels said recently. As someone accustomed to being at the forefront of a pitching staff and who's logged 362 starts over 12 Major League seasons, it's only logical that Hamels would expect to keep trotting out there as much as […]

Seth Romero Violated Internal Policy

Washington Nationals pitching prospect Seth Romero, the 2017 first-round pick who was sent home from camp Monday, violated a team policy and not an MLB one, according to Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post. She notes that the removal wasn't from a failed drug test or any other league-wide rule that was violated, though the […]

Michael A. Taylor Still Out With Soreness

Washington Nationals outfielder Michael A. Taylor (side) is still not playing games due to right side soreness. He woke up that way on Monday and notified the Nats, who kept him out of Monday's game. While the club doesn't think the injury is serious, Taylor did miss a month last season with an oblique strain. […]

ADP Rankings Debate - Andrew Benintendi vs. Marcell Ozuna

RotoBallers Andrew Le and Sean Scampton recently did their best Celebrity Deathmatch impression by debating between Andrew Benintendi (Andrew) and Marcell Ozuna (Sean). Interestingly, Benintendi and Ozuna face an odd occurrence where one player has the ADP advantage while the other is being ranked higher overall and at their position. As always, arguments about players […]

Tanner Roark Executes Well In Third Spring Start

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Tanner Roark threw four clean innings in his third spring start on Monday. He gave up no runs, one hit and punched out three batters while walking none. He pitched out of a modified stretch, as opposed to a full windup, and it remains to be seen if he'll keep throwing […]

Adam Eaton Still Not In Games

Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton (knee), who sustained a season-ending injury last April, is being brought back slowly in spring training and has yet to play in a game. He's passed all his tests with flying colors, but the team is careful given how badly his leg ended up (torn anterior cruciate ligament, a torn […]

Daniel Murphy Starts Hitting Off Tee

Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy (knee) has begun to hit balls off a tee, according to new manager Dave Martinez. The team is bringing Murphy back at a glacial pace as he recovers from debridement microfracture surgery he had back in October right after the season ended. Murphy has a history of injuries, so […]

Michael Taylor Scratched From Game

Washington Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor (side) was a late scratch from his start in Monday's game. The team said he's experiencing "mild side tightness," which doesn't sound serious until you remember that Taylor missed a month last season with an oblique strain. Top prospect Victor Robles will replace Taylor in the three-hole while playing center. Moises […]

Anthony Rendon Rankings Debate - Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

We continue our long-running series of articles debating fantasy rankings with a player that managed to stay healthy enough to post his first 100-RBI season and is now one of the top third baseman on draft boards. RotoBaller's expert writers have come up with our consensus rankings for mixed leagues, but that doesn't mean we […]

2017 Breakouts Due for Regression - Starting Pitchers

The 2017 season saw a number of starting pitchers emerge and become studs for both their real and fantasy teams. Aaron Nola and James Paxton finally matched their prospect hype. Alex Wood finally stayed (mostly) healthy and earned his first All-Star appearance. Trevor Bauer finally seemed to put his inconsistency behind him with a dominant second […]

RotoBaller Industry Expert Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft

On Thursday, February 15th, we brought together an illustrious group of industry experts to take part in the RotoBaller Friends and Family mock draft. We'll be playing this out as a best ball league. Our participants represented sites like: Creative Sports (Lawr Michaels) Fangraphs (Alex Chamberlain) GuruElite (Ray Flowers) Fantasy Alarm (Howard Bender) CBS (Heath […]

2018 Bullpen Outlooks - National League East

The National League East kicks off the first of our National League bullpen outlooks. Check out all of the American League divisions here: AL East, AL Central, AL West. The NL East doesn't feature any of the big name closers that casual baseball fans would recognize, but there are some solid relief arms on each team […]

A.J. Cole Looks Like Nationals Fifth Starter

Washington Nationals rookie starter A.J. Cole seems to have the fifth spot in the rotation locked down. The Nationals are still in talks with free-agent starter Jake Arrieta, but his price would seem to be too rich for Washington's blood. Fellow prospect Erick Fedde is also in the mix, but unlike him, Cole is out of […]

Ryan Zimmerman Makes Solid Contact In His 2018 Debut

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman went 1-for-2 in his spring training debut on Friday. The veteran 33-year-old had been held from playing earlier due to stiffness and a history of injury. He lined a shot to the right fielder in his first at-bat and doubled the second time up. Zimmerman regained his youthful form […]

Bryce Harper And His Healed Toenail Will Start Saturday

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper will return to action on Saturday after having a minor surgical procedure on an ingrown toenail. He had a similar situation in 2013 and only missed one game then. He won't play the field, however. He'll serve as the designated hitter while hitting third. Harper is about to become the […]

Outfielders Who’ll Continue to Improve in 2018

While the other managers in your league are drafting redundant assets and fretting over which volatile closer they’re going to draft, you’ll be targeting up-and-coming outfielders with skyrocketing value. Winning the late rounds on draft day is the most you can do to put yourself in the best position to win a fantasy title. All […]

2018 Relief Pitchers - Dynasty Tiered Rankings

As we move closer to the 2018 baseball season, at RotoBaller we have released our Dynasty Rankings. We have been dissecting the tiers of each position, showing fantasy owners where to find value in their draft. We have a total of 54 relief pitchers ranked in the first six tiers. When looking at dynasty leagues, one […]

Vince Velasquez (SP, PHI) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~280 CURRENT ADP: 363 ANALYSIS: Vincent Velasquez turned heads in 2016 when he posted a solid 10.44 K/9, satisfactory 4.12 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. Expected to leap forward, Velasquez face-planted in 2017 and regressed meaningfully. An August finger injury mercifully ended his season. Velasquez finished with a 2-7 record, 5.13 ERA and […]

Bryce Harper Scratched With Ingrown Toenail

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was scratched from his Wednesday start with an ingrown toenail. Victor Robles will start in right field in his place. This is the second foot-related incident with the Nationals in the last week (Matt Adams has a foot blister), so maybe the Mets have transferred their injury voodoo onto their division […]

Ryan Zimmerman Still Awaiting 2018 Debut

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who came alive last season after a couple of injury-plagued campaigns, has yet to play in spring training. This is by design, according to new manager Dave Martinez, who is mindful of Zimmerman's history and in no hurry to push him. The Nationals starting first baseman was scheduled to start […]

2018 Starting Pitchers - Dynasty Tiered Rankings

We continue our fantasy baseball dynasty rankings analysis with the first base position. RotoBaller writers Kyle Richardson, Chris Zolli, Pierre Camus, and I have come up with our preseason rankings to give you a sense of player values as early as possible. In a dynasty league, it can be tough to decide between a proven veteran or […]

Chris Sale Rankings Debate - Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

We continue our rankings debate with a look at one of the game's most dominant arms. Major League Baseball's reigning strikeout king is a consensus top-four starting pitcher, but his exact draft value is still in question. RotoBaller's expert writers have come up with our consensus rankings for mixed leagues, but that doesn't mean we agreed […]