This article references A, Andrew Miller, Brad Boxberger, Chris Hatcher, Dellin Betances, Greg Holland, Jake McGee, Jason Grilli, Jim Johnson, Joel Peralta, Kenley Jansen, Sean Doolittle, SP, Tyler Clippard, Wade Davis, Yimi Garcia and more! The two headed American League monsters in New York and Kansas City have been dominating hitters late in ball games. There hasn't been much closer shuffling over the past few weeks making it tough to grab saves off of the waiver wire, but there are guys to keep an eye on. We'll have Kenley Jansen, Jake Mcgee, and Tyler Clippard  returning from injury in the near future so there could be some jockeying in the LA, TB and OAK bullpens. Editor's Note: Bookmark our MLB Closers & Saves Dept[...]Keep on reading: MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch for 5/12/15

This article references A, Alex Cobb, Anthony Rendon, Archie Bradley, Austin Jackson, Ben Zobrist, Brandon Morrow, Christian Yelich, David Wright, Devin Mesoraco, Evan Longoria, Everth Cabrera, George Springer, Hanley Ramirez, Hunter Pence, Jake McGee, Jayson Werth, Jonathan Lucroy, jose iglesias, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Kenley Jansen, Nick Franklin, San Diego Padres, Sean Doolittle, SP, Stephen Strasburg, Yasiel Puig and more!   Week 5 MLB Injury Report for Fantasy Baseball Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They're the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can't ever really predict no matter how much predraft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly deal with injuries is one of the main separators between casual fantasy players and league champions. Given the imp[...]Keep on reading: MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Springer, Strasburg, Werth, Hanley, Doolittle, Reyes, More…

This article references A, Brad Boxberger, Jake McGee, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues Upon Activation ANALYSIS: Brad Boxberger has done a great job filling in as closer for the Rays while Jake McGee recovers from elbow surgery. However, McGee is currently in the middle of a minor league rehab assignment, and will presumably regain the ninth inning job after he is activated from the disabled list sometime next week. McGee had 19 saves and a 1.89 ERA with 90 strikeouts in 71.1 innings for Tampa last season, and is available in over 30 percent of [...]Keep on reading: Jake McGee (RP, TB) – Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references A, Brad Boxberger, Chris Hatcher, Jake McGee, Kenley Jansen, Sean Doolittle, SP, Yimi Garcia and more! Fantasy Baseball's fifth week is almost complete and hopefully all of the closers you drafted are healthy and still have their jobs. If that is not the case and you are looking to add some saves to your team, below are some guys who may be able to help sooner rather than later. Editor's Note: Bookmark our MLB Closers & Saves Depth Charts for the latest look at all the current closers, setup men, longshots and relief pitcher waiver wire adds.   Waiver Wire Saves & MLB Bullpen [...]Keep on reading: MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch For 5/6/15

This article references A, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Alcides Escobar, Alex Cobb, Alexander Guerrero, Anthony Rendon, Archie Bradley, Ben Zobrist, Brandon McCarthy, Carl Crawford, Carlos Gomez, Christian Yelich, David Wright, Devin Mesoraco, Henderson Alvarez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Homer Bailey, Hunter Pence, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jake McGee, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Kenley Jansen, Masahiro Tanaka, Mat Latos, Max Scherzer, Scott Van Slyke, Yasiel Puig and more!   Week 4 Injury Report for Fantasy Baseball Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They're the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can't ever really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly deal with injuries is one of the main separators between casual fantasy players and league champions. Given the importa[...]Keep on reading: MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Pujols, Puig, Wright, Iwakuma, Yelich and More

This article references A, Brad Boxberger, Cody Allen, David Robertson, Huston Street, Jake McGee, Miguel Castro, Nick Hagadone, Roberto Osuna, Scott Atchison and more! Week three in fantasy baseball saw a few blown saves and some more domination, but not much changed in the closer world. Managers are patient to make moves early on in the season, but when they do we need to be on top of the action. Below are some of the more important bullpen story lines as of April 27th 2015. Editor's Note: Bookmark our MLB Closers & Saves Depth Charts for the latest look at all the current closers, setup men, longshots and relief pitcher waiver wire adds.   [...]Keep on reading: MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch For 4/27/15

This article references Brad Boxberger, Craig Kimbrel, Jake McGee, Jason Grilli, Joel Peralta, Sean Doolittle, Tyler Clippard and more! Most fantasy owners focus all their attention on the big time stars of the league. Lesser known relief pitchers are often overlooked by casual fantasy players, except when they're blowing a big save perhaps. That's why twice a week throughout the entire 2015 MLB Season RotoBaller will bring you the latest fantasy info, breaking news and advice about closers, setup men and any valueable relief pitcher you should be aware of on the waiver wire. Bookmark our MLB Closers & Saves Depth Char[...]Keep on reading: MLB Closers and Saves Wavier Wire Watch for 4/6/15

This article references Addison Reed, Andrew Cashner, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana, Clayton Kershaw, Devin Mesoraco, Evan Gattis, Francisco Liriano, Jake McGee, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Quintana, Luke Gregerson, Mat Latos, Matt Cain, Matt Shoemaker, Matt Wieters, Salvador Perez, Sean Doolittle, Taijuan Walker and more! Position scarcity and depth are topics of great debate every draft season. Where the talent pool is deep, you can afford to wait. Where it is scarce, an early pick is often in order. During the work on my series of draft value articles using RotoBaller's ADP Draft Sleepers Tool, I examined the depth of each position in great detail. The culmination of that work is this latest article, one in which I explore the deepest and shallowest positions in this year's draft.   Deepest: Starting P[...]Keep on reading: How to Use Positional Scarcity and Depth to Your Advantage

This article references Arismendy Alcantara, Ben Zobrist, Brad Boxberger, Bryce Harper, George Springer, Huston Street, Jake McGee, Javier Baez, Joey Votto, John Lackey, Jordy Mercer, Jose Altuve, Josh Harrison, Julio Teheran, Mike Trout, Neil Walker, R.A. Dickey, Taijuan Walker, Travis d'Arnaud, Trevor Rosenthal, Yan Gomes, Zach Britton and more! Ten Bold Predictions for 2015 For the last few years, the staff over at RotoGraphs has been publishing their "10 Bold Predictions" series. These are typically among my favorite reads in the realm of fantasy baseball - and considering how much content I devour, that's saying something. Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and all, I'm throwing my hat into the ring and issuing my own bold predictions for the 2015 season. If nothing else, this ought to be fun to look back on in [...]Keep on reading: 10 Bold Predictions for the 2015 Fantasy Baseball Season

This article references Aroldis Chapman, Brad Boxberger, Craig Kimbrel, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Greg Holland, Jake McGee, Joaquin Benoit, Jonathan Papelbon, Kenley Jansen, Mariano Rivera, Sean Doolittle and more! In 1979 New York Times writer and inventor of rotisserie baseball Daniel Okrent created a statistic then-known as IPRAT, or “innings pitched ratio.” At a time when ERA and wins were all the rave, Okrent created a simple formula that would form the foundation of sabermetrics and eventually work its way into regular fantasy baseball categories in nearly every format. Okrent’s equation? Walks allowed plus hits allowed, divided by innings pitched. Seems like he should have realized that WH[...]Keep on reading: Top 10 Projected WHIP Finishers for Relievers: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings