2018 Breakout Infielders Due for Regression in 2019 rotoballer.com Sun 3/10/19 2:45 PM
Nothing sinks a fantasy season quite like a bust, and the last thing we want to do as fantasy owners is deal with one of those headaches all season. Last year players like Brian Dozier, Marcell Ozuna, and Jonathan Schoop drove us mad, The goal of this article is to identify an infielder at every position who could spoil a fantasy season in 2019 and as such should be avoided at his current ADP.Every player in this article is currently going in the top-150 picks in NFBC leagues, making them player[...]
Predicting the Top 10 Home Run Hitters of 2019 rotoballer.com Sun 3/10/19 4:30 PM
Last year 14 players hit over 35 or more home runs; the year before that it was 18. The point is, narrowing such an impressive pool of players down to 10 is challenging.The list is realistic but I wanted to be slightly bold as well. It wouldnt be much of a prediction if we just chose the top home run hitters from last year. Coincidentally, there are three sets of teammates, and in two cases, its essentially 50/50 who will lead their team by season's end.There are obviously some notable omissions[...]
Aaron Hicks Is a Cheaper Version of Tommy Pham rotoballer.com Fri 3/8/19 6:45 AM
Tommy Pham and Aaron Hicks have a lot in common. Both didn't truly break out until their late 20s. Neither has ever logged 600 plate appearances in a season, thanks to checkered injury histories. They also produced remarkably similar numbers last season.[...]
RotoBaller H2H Draft Strategy Primer rotoballer.com Wed 3/6/19 6:30 AM
Fantasy baseball, much like the sport itself, it is one of the more complex to follow closely. Compared to fantasy football, in which nearly every league was head-to-head before the advent of best-ball, fantasy baseball comes in a variety of formats. Many leagues are roto-style, 5x5 category-scoring, with cumulative season-long stats. [...]
Platoon Watch - Five Players On A Short Leash rotoballer.com Tue 3/5/19 6:30 AM
One of the most commonly overlooked aspects when drafting a player in fantasy baseball is projecting how their season could play out. We sometimes dont see the possible outcomes of playing time factors that a player can see during the course of a season. [...]
The King's NFBC ADP Insights - Targets & Bargains rotoballer.com Sat 3/2/19 6:15 AM
NFBC Drafts are already going strong, and in many cases, the approaches of the high stakes players help set the market for where players may be selected.The guys who have the most on the line have spent a lot of time since the end of last season carefully dissecting the numbers, watching video and staying on top of every piece of news. Theyre almost like unofficial scouts for the rest of the fantasy community.Heres my current look at some very notable NFBC ADP trends. Current ADP is in parenthes[...]
Marlins Keep Eye Toward Future in Realmuto Deal rotoballer.com Fri 2/8/19 6:15 AM
After months of speculation, the inevitable finally happened. Catcher J.T. Realmuto was dealt from the perennially rebuilding Marlins to a hopeful contender, namely their in-division rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. In exchange for the All-Star catcher, Miami received a package of Jorge Alfaro, Sixto Sanchez, [...]
Outfield - Early Points League Rankings and Tiers rotoballer.com Sat 2/2/19 9:50 AM
Its never too early to start looking toward the fantasy baseball season, so Im here to continue RotoBallers position-by-position rankings analysis series for points league and head-to-head (H2H) formats with the incredibly deep outfield position. There is a seemingly neverending stream of useful bats, but there are still clear chokepoints where the risk portfolio thickens. I'd suggest buying at least two anchors and then letting your speculative plays run.Our mixed-league points staff rankings c[...]
Second Base - Early Points League Rankings and Tiers rotoballer.com Tue 1/29/19 6:15 AM
Its never too early to start looking toward the fantasy baseball season, so Im here to carry on RotoBallers position-by-position rankings analysis series for points leaguesand head-to-head (H2H) formats with the keystone position. Traditionally a scarce position in fantasy, second base has truly risen over the past few years, and truthfully I'd be happy with grabbing anyone in the first four tiers (top 17) to start on my points teams. The main issue is that 12 of those top 17 are multi-position [...]
Top 420: Points Leagues Tiered Staff Rankings (January) rotoballer.com Mon 1/21/19 11:46 AM
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