This article references A, Adam Eaton, Andrew McCutchen, Ben Zobrist, Carlos Gonzalez, Christian Yelich, Coco Crisp, Colby Rasmus, Danny Santana, Dexter Fowler, Hunter Pence, Kevin Kiermaier, Nick Markakis, Torii Hunter, Yasiel Puig and more! In recent days, both Ben Zobrist and Yasiel Puig have hit the shelf with injuries. Hunter Pence and Christian Yelich remain out of lineups, though not our hearts. Name brands like Andrew McCutchen and Carlos Gonzalez are scuffling. Point is, you might need a little help in the outfield. You’ve come to the right place. All regular readers of this column currently lead their leagues by insurmountable margins and have become at least 40 percent more attractive, according to science. Plus at least[...]Keep on reading: Five Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds for Week 5

This article references A, Aaron Harang, Adam Wainwright, Alex Guerrero, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rendon, Archie Bradley, Carlos Gomez, David Wright, Derek Norris, Evan Longoria, Gregory Polanco, Homer Bailey, Howie Kendrick, Jason Kipnis, Jesse Chavez, Jesse Hahn, Jimmy Nelson, Jimmy Rollins, Jose Bautista, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Josh Hamilton, Kole Calhoun, Masahiro Tanaka, Shane Greene, Starling Marte, Victor Martinez, Wilmer Flores, Yan Gomes and more! Waiver Wire Targets and Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Wednesday night at 9:30 PM EST, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano of DraftSmashers Radio will be discussing the most relevant fantasy sports news and information. Editor's Note: Don't forget to check out all of RotoBaller's Prem[...]Keep on reading: MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Waiver Wire, Injury News & Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice

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This article references Adrian Gonzalez, Alejandro De Aza, Alex Avila, Andrew McCutchen, Ben Zobrist, Brett Gardner, Bryce Harper, Devon Travis, Dustin Ackley, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Evan Longoria, Hanley Ramirez, J.D. Martin, J.D. Martinez, Jason Heyward, Jay Bruce, Jimmy Rollins, Jon Lester, Jose Abreu, Matt Carpenter, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Nolan Arenado, Ryan Flaherty, Stephen Vogt, Todd Frazier and more! All 30 MLB teams have now played their first game, as 14 games were completed Monday. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs played their opener on Sunday. For those of you who missed it, I previously provided my rundown of some interesting MLB Opening Day Statistics and Historical Notes. You can check that our here if you're interested. Here are some notes following the Opening Day games, including some "firsts" of 2015.   Opening Day Recap & Player Notes Including Sun[...]Keep on reading: MLB Opening Day Games Recap – News & Notes (April 6 Recap)

This article references Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rizzo, Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman, Jose Abreu, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Goldschmidt, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Victor Martinez and more! I’m always considering new, different and creative ways to deliver fantasy baseball theory to the masses. I want to try and push the fantasy baseball envelope. For instance, this week, I will be offering my Top five 1B Dynasty Keepers in old fashioned, typed out words that you can read. In addition, I will perform the story in spoken word poetry on my podcast, while my Dad plays the triangle.   Top 5 Dynasty League First Basemen 5. Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves (25 Yea[...]Keep on reading: Top 5 First Basemen: 2015 Dynasty League Rankings

This article references Andrew Cashner, Andrew McCutchen, Chris Sale, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Collin McHugh, Dallas Keuchel, Felix Hernandez, Gerrit Cole, Giancarlo Stanton, Homer Bailey, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Marcus Stroman, Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Wacha, Sonny Gray, Tyson Ross, Yordano Ventura, Yu Darvish, Zack Cozart and more! [...]Keep on reading: Wait. On. Pitchers. (Until Rounds 7-8) – 2015 Fantasy Baseball Strategy

This article references Adrian Beltre, Andrew McCutchen, Buster Posey, Chris Johnson, Joey Votto, Jose Abreu, Jose Altuve, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Robinson Cano, Troy Tulowitzki, Victor Martinez and more! Time to Mash Let's start this article with a disclaimer: predicting batting average is something of a fool's errand. In a nutshell, the problem boils down to sample size. Barring injury, an everyday player will step up to the plate somewhere between 650 and 700 times over the course of a season. Between 60 and 100 of these opportunities are lost to walks, sac flies, sac bunts, and HBP, leaving only about 600 remaining. In a sport with as much in-house randomness as baseball, that sample makes[...]Keep on reading: Top 10 Batting Average Leaders for 2015

This article references Albert Pujols, Alex Gordon, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rendon, Anthony Rizzo, Brian Dozier, Christian Yelich, Clayton Kershaw, DEF, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Giancarlo Stanton, Hanley Ramirez, Hunter Pence, Ian Kinsler, Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Josh Hamilton, Matt Carpenter, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Randall Delgado, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin, Shin-soo Choo, SP, Troy Tulowitzki, WR and more! It can be rather tricky in attempting to properly analyze and predict which players will score the most runs in the future.  Short of Tony Kornheiser playing the fortune teller on PTI, baseball predictions for individuals can be decimated by several factors.  Injury, well-placed defensive shifts and the failure of teammates to come through can all ruin a player’s individual numbers especially in run production.   How To Project Runs In Fantasy Baseball After assessing the top ten f[...]Keep on reading: Top 10 for Runs: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings

This article references Adam Eaton, Adam Jones, Andrew McCutchen, Bryce Harper, Carl Crawford, Carlos Gomez, Chris Carter, Corey Dickerson, Giancarlo Stanton, Hanley Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joc Pederson, Jose Bautista, Justin Upton, Marcell Ozuna, Matt Kemp, Michael Brantley, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Nelson Cruz and more! Preseason Fantasy Baseball Analysis: Outfield Sleepers & Busts RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Wednesday night at 9:30 PM EST, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano of DraftSmashers Radio will be discussing the most relevant fantasy sports news and information. Editor's Note: Don't forget to check out all of Rot[...]Keep on reading: MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Fantasy Baseball Outfield Sleepers & Busts

This article references 2B, A.j. Pollock, Adam Eaton, Adam Jones, Alex Gordon, Alex Rios, Allen Craig, Andrew McCutchen, Angel Pagan, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Jackson, Avisail Garcia, Ben Revere, Ben Zobrist, Billy Hamilton, Brandon Moss, Brett Gardner, Bryce Harper, Carl Crawford, Carlos Beltran and more! Last month, we brought you RotoBaller's preliminary outfield fantasy baseball rankings. The February update is here. We'll be releasing all the other positional rankings updates this week, with analysis from all the RotoBaller writers on their favorite risers and fallers at each MLB position. Make sure to also check out our MLB Fantasy Baseball Rankings blog, along with all of RotoBaller's outfield rankings content.    2015 Fantasy Baseball Outfield Rankings Brad Johnson ([...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Outfield (OF) – February Update