On February 13, 2019, we assembled a group of industry experts to take part in the second annual RotoBaller Friends and Family Expert Mock Draft.Our participants represented multiple sites, including: CBS Sports (Heath Cummings) The Athletic (Nando Di Fino) Fantasy Alarm (Howard Bender) Fangraphs (Alex Chamberlain) Roto[...]

With the NFL season officially a thing of the past, we can now turn our undivided fantasy attention to preparing for our baseball drafts. We are still waiting on the answers to a few key questions (such as, I don't know, where Bryce Harper and Manny Machado might play their home games?), but we have enough information at hand to formulate the bulk of our draft strategies for 2019.We know to target multi-category stars in the first few rounds. [...]

Sleepers typically have one or more of some certain characteristics that make them seem undesirable. That may include playing for a bad team, old age, lack of the big name or big prospect, or the too good to be true factor.Scooter Gennett is safely in his prime at age 28, but he plays for the Reds who lost 95 games in 2018, was drafted in the 16th round, and lacks the big name allure that fantasy owners love.Based on RotoBaller's early rankings, he is the 84thplayer on the board (#9 second basem[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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Outfield is a unique position in the fantasy world. The best of the best reside in the outfield, with our consensus top two picks and nine of the top 25 overall players making this list. On the other hand, it is by far the deepest and easiest to gain late-round value if you choose to wait. That's why it's so important to determine exactly who to target at what point in your draft, especially in leagues that require four or five OF slots.[...]

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Prior to season-ending shoulder surgery in 2018, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker was creating some buzz in the fantasy community. Expected to be fully healthy for Spring Training, Winker once again demands attention. Winkers primary skillset is making contact and getting on base. Across two part-time big league campaigns and 471 plate appearances, he holds an excellent 0.9 BB/K ratio. His minor league resume validates the on-base prowess. [...]

It might seem like I drew the short straw among the prospect analysts here at Rotoballer, but I actually picked this assignment! You wont see many of these names on top 100 lists. Despite being one of the positions from which teams expect to get the most offensive production, first base gets the least amount of respect on prospect lists. So exciting first base prospects are few and far between, but that doesnt matter for us. [...]