This article references Adam Wainwright, Alex Cobb, Alex Wood, Andrew Cashner, Anibal Sanchez, Bartolo Colon, Brandon McCarthy, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Chris Archer, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Danny Duffy, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Doug Fister, Drew Hutchison, Drew Pomeranz, Drew Smyly, Ervin Santana, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Henderson Alvarez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Homer Bailey, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ian Kennedy, Jacob deGrom, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Paxton, James Shields, Jason Hammel, Jeff Samardzija, Jered Weaver, Jesse Hahn, Jimmy Nelson, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Julio Teheran, Justin Masterson, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Lohse, Lance Lynn, Madison Bumgarner, Masahiro Tanaka, Mat Latos, Matt Cain, Matt Garza, Matt Harvey, Matt Shoemaker, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha, Mike Fiers, Mike Leake, Mike Minor, Nathan Eovaldi, Phil Hughes, R.A. Dickey, Rick Porcello and more! What's up RotoBallers. The MLB season is right around the corner, and this is the home stretch for our fantasy baseball drafts.  There has been a lot of recent news around MLB, so I thought I'd take a few minutes and give you our updated 2015 starting pitcher rankings for your fantasy baseball drafts. These updated starting pitcher rankings are based on a combination of recent injuries, spring training performances and players winning/losing position battles. I think it's a pretty solid list[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings: Top 100

This article references Carlos Carrasco and more! BALLER MOVE: Target ~130 Overall ANALYSIS: Two years removed from Tommy John surgery, former top prospect Carlos Carrasco finally enjoyed a breakout year for the Indians in 2014. He flourished once he was inserted into the Indians’ starting rotation, posting a 1.72 ERA while striking out 86 in the 78.2 IP after the All-Star break. Carrasco was a groundball machine and displayed pinpoint control, as evidenced by his 1.95 BB/9 rate. Using his hard slider more frequently than in 2013 help[...]Keep on reading: Carlos Carrasco (SP, CLE) – 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper

This article references Adam Wainwright, Carlos Carrasco, Chris Sale, Henderson Alvarez, Jesse Hahn, Jose Fernandez, Marcus Stroman, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha, Yu Darvish and more! [...]Keep on reading: Five Starting Pitcher Sleepers for 2015

This article references Carlos Carrasco, Clayton Kershaw, Jose Abreu, Josh Hamilton, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt, Ryan Zimmerman and more! “Who to keep?” It's a question which agonizes fantasy owners each year. No matter how experienced you are, it's never an easy one. A sound keeper strategy is just as important to contending in your league as any first round pick. Moreover, making a mistake at this part of the game can set your team back more than just one season. Luckily, this article should help you avoid that unfortunate fate. Just to keep things simple for this discussion, I’ll be assuming a standard 10-team leagu[...]Keep on reading: Top Three Keeper Selection Strategies

This article references Alex Wood, Anthony Rendon, Carlos Carrasco, Chris Carter, DEF, Drew Pomeranz, George Springer, Henderson Alvarez, Jeff Samardzija, Joey Votto, Mark Trumbo, Michael Brantley, SP, Wade Davis and more! An Alternative To Rotisserie Points-based leagues are becoming more and more common among the fantasy baseball world. In fact, some major sites are using the format as their default setting for online leagues. Whether old time fantasy owners want to believe it or not, the game is evolving. I’m still among the crowd that tries to play points and rotisserie (roto) leagues every year, but points-based is beginning to grow on me as the more accurate method of measuring a “good” team. Poi[...]Keep on reading: Strategic Tips For Drafting in Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues

This article references 2B, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Anibal Sanchez, Archie Bradley, Carlos Carrasco, Chris Archer, Chris Tillman, Clayton Kershaw, Collin McHugh, Dallas Keuchel, Danny Salazar, Doug Fister, Drew Smyly, Dylan Bundy, Hisashi Iwakuma, Homer Bailey, Ian Kennedy, Jake Odorizzi, James Paxton and more! This is part 2 of my dynasty starting pitcher rankings for fantasy baseball. Last week we looked at the top 30 pitchers for keeper / dynasty leagues. We are deep into dynasty season here at RotoBaller, and we've already analyzed dynasty rankings for Third Base, Catcher, Shortstop, First Base, Second Base and Outfield Part 1 and Part 2. Just because these guys are in part two doesn't mean you should underestimate them. Pitching is incredibly deep. There are some players who could easil[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Dynasty / Keeper Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Starting Pitchers (Part 2)

This article references Adam Wainwright, Alex Cobb, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Anibal Sanchez, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Beachy, Brandon McCarthy, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Rodon, CC Sabathia, Chris Archer, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and more! Last month, we brought you RotoBaller's preliminary starting pitcher 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 starting pitcher rankings content.    2015 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Ra[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Starting Pitcher (SP) – February Update

This article references Carlos Carrasco, Chris Sale, Clayton Kershaw, DEF, Madison Bumgarner, SP, WR and more! Despite a Strong Second Half in 2014, Carlos Carrasco Isn't Worth Drafting in 2015It's a safe bet that few, if any, players have been analyzed as much as Carlos Carrasco in the last six months. That tends to happen when a pitcher who was banished to the bullpen early in the season suddenly morphs into a right-handed Clayton Kershaw. How did this happen? And more importantly, will it happen again?If you caught our SP rankings, you know that the RotoBaller staff is split on that que[...] Keep on reading: Carlos Carrasco: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Bust

This article references Adam Wainwright, Alex Wood, Carlos Carrasco, Chris Sale, Corey Kluber, Gerrit Cole, Henderson Alvarez, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Julio Teheran, Lance Lynn, Madison Bumgarner, SP, Stephen Strasburg, WR, Yu Darvish and more! The 2015 fantasy baseball season is fast approaching RotoBallers. We are here to provide you with the most current and in-depth analysis every single day leading up to the busy draft season, and the start of the 2015 MLB season.Each and every week, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph will review the key player news and developments. He'll be bringing you information on the hottest sleepers, waiver wire pickups, closers, injuries, prospects and rankings for all formats including AL-Only and[...] Keep on reading: Analyzing the Top 100 Starting Pitcher (SP) Rankings for 2015

This article references 2B, Adam Wainwright, Alex Cobb, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Anibal Sanchez, Asdrubal Cabrera, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Beachy, Brandon McCarthy, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, CC Sabathia, Chris Archer, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee and more! It seems like every year there are even more elite, borderline elite, and just plain solid pitchers in the fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings. We could have gone 120-130 pitchers deep, but the rankings get a little arbitrary so deep. We've ranked the top 100 starting pitchers for 2015 fantasy baseball, and have included a handful of other starters that should be on your radar this season.As with our first base, second base, third base, shortstop, catcher, and outfield fantasy [...] Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Starting Pitchers (SP)