This article references Adam Eaton, Adam LaRoche, Brandon Moss, Chris Davis, James Loney, Jose Abreu, Lucas Duda, Melky Cabrera, Steve Pearce and more! Top 5 First Base Sleepers for 2015 You don’t win a fantasy baseball league in the first round.  The principles of value based drafting teach us that while it's important not to whiff on your first round pick, a first rounder can nearly never guarantee winning a league.  The actual key, however, is finding the unheralded players in the later rounds of the draft that provide value exceptionally higher than their draft day cost.  Or in other words: sleepers.  First base is an odd positi[...]Keep on reading: Top 5 First Base Sleepers for 2015: Hitters That Will Outperform Their ADP

This article references Adam Dunn, Chris Davis, Evan Longoria, Kyle Seager, Lonnie Chisenhall, SP, Steven Souza, Wil Myers and more!   Avoid Paying Gold for Coal I have already discussed three 3B who I believe will outperform their ADPs here. In this segment I want to focus on the guys who won’t live up to expectations and are likely to disappoint fantasy owners in 2015. Third base should be an area of depth in 2015, so it is essential to not overpay for similar production. Below are three guys who I think won’t live up to the hype come draft day and should be avoided at their current ADP. Editor's Note: Be [...]Keep on reading: Three 3B Who Will Underperform Their ADP: Rankings Analysis

This article references Aaron Sanchez, Brett Cecil, Chris Davis, Danny Salazar, DEF, Gavin Floyd, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Josh Tomlin, Kris Bryant, Marcus Semien, Marcus Stroman, Mookie Betts, Rusney Castillo, Shane Victorino, SP, T.J. House, Trevor Bauer, WR and more! Welcome All First of all, welcome to the RotoBaller fantasy baseball “Stock Watch”. This will be a recurring weekly column which attempts to gauge the value of certain hitters and pitchers who are trending in the right and wrong direction. The goal is to help you make more informed decisions with your roster. Thank you in advance for checking out the stock watch, along with all of the other great fantasy baseball content here at RotoBaller (I’m a company man after all). If you have any [...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Spring Stock Watch: Semien, Norris, Betts, Davis

This article references Brandon Belt, Brandon Moss, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, Eric Hosmer, Jose Abreu, Matt Adams, Prince Fielder, SP, WR and more! Over the next week, RotoBaller analysts will give you a sneak peak into our consensus Premium Tiered Rankings at each position with some in-depth analysis to help you prepare for your drafts. We already looked at Catchers, and today we tackle first base. The rest of our tiered rankings can be found in our 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit & Cheat Sheet.  Tiered rankings are critical for fantasy baseball drafts. Faced with the decision of drafting player X or Y at First Base, you need[...]Keep on reading: Tiered 1B Rankings Analysis: Draft Strategy & Advice for First Basemen

This article references Chris Davis, corey hart, Joey Votto, Pedro Alvarez, Prince Fielder, SP, WR and more! Bang For Your Draft Day Buck First base is a treasure trove for bargain hunters this year with three players in particular standing out. All three struggled in 2014 and have seen their draft day stock plummet as a result. Ready for some 2015 fantasy baseball bounceback candidates? Let's begin with Mr. Second Breakfast himself...   Prince Fielder (Average ADP: 64.5) Power is becoming increasingly hard to come by in the modern age. Only 27 players hit more than 25 home runs last year. [...]Keep on reading: Three First Basemen Who Will Outperform Their 2015 ADP

This article references Adam Dunn, Anthony Rendon, Anthony Rizzo, Chris Davis, Dee Gordon, DEF, Joey Votto, Josh Donaldson, SP, WR and more! Advanced statistics are not new. Though as recently as 10 years ago they were the subject of much derision among sportswriters and broadcasters, all but the most hidebound and dusty now acknowledge their existence, with most embracing them at least to some extent. Even Hawk Harrelson-- he of "The Will to [...]Keep on reading: Hitters Advanced Statistics: Keys to Analyzing Fantasy Trends

This article references 2B, Adrian Beltre, Alex Rodriguez, Anthony Rendon, Aramis Ramirez, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Santana, Casey McGehee, Chase Headley, Chris Davis, Chris Johnson, Conor Gillaspie, David Wright, DEF, Evan Longoria, Giovanny Urshela, Jedd Gyorko, Josh Donaldson, Josh Harrison, Juan Uribe and more! Last month we brought you RotoBaller's preliminary third base 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 third base rankings content.    2015 Fantasy Baseball Third Base Rankings Brad Johnson [...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Base (3B) – February Update

This article references 2B, Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Anthony Rizzo, Billy Butler, Brandon Belt, Brandon Moss, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, C.J. Cron, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, Christian Yelich, Daniel Murphy, David Ortiz, Dee Gordon and more! Last month, we brought you RotoBaller's preliminary first base 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 first base rankings content.    2015 Fantasy Baseball First Base Rankings Brad Johns[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base (1B) – February Update

This article references Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Anthony Rendon, Anthony Rizzo, Brandon Belt, Brett Lawrie, Chase Headley, Chris Davis, David Ortiz, David Wright, Edwin Encarnacion, Evan Longoria, Freddie Freeman, Joey Votto, Jose Abreu, Josh Harrison, Justin Morneau, Kris Bryant, Kyle Seager and more! Preseason Fantasy Baseball Analysis: First Base & Third Base 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. This week's discussion revolved around the 2015 presea[...]Keep on reading: MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Fantasy Baseball First Base & Third Base Rankings and Player Analysis

This article references Adam Dunn, Adrian Gonzalez, Billy Butler, Brandon Belt, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Hosmer, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Jose Abreu, Jose Bautista, Justin Morneau, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Goldschmidt, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, SP, Steve Pearce 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: Video: Analyzing the Top 50 First Base (1B) Rankings for 2015