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 Buster Posey, Danny Valencia, Dioner Navarro, Edwin Encarnacion, Jason Castro, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Bautista, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Justin Smoak, Kevin Plawecki, Mike Piazza, Russell Martin, Travis d'Arnaud and more!   Bet on These Backstops Catchers are the bane of seemingly every fantasy owner's existence. They tend not to accrue as many PAs as other hitters, while real teams value their defense to the exclusion of any semblance of offensive production. What masochist decided we should have to roster two of these? Fear not - the catching situation is better than in previous years. In fact, there is probably enough talent to go around in standard mixed leagues with one C slot. If you require more [...]Keep on reading: Five Undervalued Catchers: Fantasy Baseball Rankings Analysis

This article references Adam Dunn, Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Anthony Rizzo, Billy Butler, Brandon Belt, Brandon Moss, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, corey hart, David Ortiz, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ike Davis, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Abreu, Justin Morneau, Justin Smoak, Kendrys Morales, Lucas Duda, Mark Teixeira, Mark Trumbo, Matt Adams, Michael Cuddyer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Paul Goldschmidt, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Steve Pearce, Todd Frazier, Victor Martinez, Yasmani Grandal and more!   What Are Player Tiers for Rankings? Over the last few years in fantasy baseball, the topic of player tiers or tiered rankings has become a trendy way to approach your draft. Often times, in real life, something that is trendy doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best course of action or the smartest idea. It very easily could be something that will be temporary. However, in the case of looking at how to draft your team in fantasy baseball, breaking positions down into tiered rankings m[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: How To Use Tiered Rankings

This article references Aaron Sanchez, Alex Cobb, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Chris Sale, Christian Vazquez, Dioner Navarro, Hank Conger, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joe Kelly, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Molina, Justin Masterson, Marcus Stroman, Rene Rivera, Rick Porcello, Robinson Chirinos, Russell Martin, Ryan Hanigan, Sonny Gray and more! I’m obsessed with Chuck Shaw wine from Trader Joe's. It’s a $3 bottle of hooch that smells like paint thinner mixed with alcohol. It stings the nostrils. But after a glass or two, it’s the best damn bottle of wine you can get for under $5. I happened to be drinking some of this wine when I discovered my new FBB obsession, the Regressed Probabilistic Model (RPM.) I like it so much, I might get it tattooed on my lower back. From the genius minds at baseball prospectus, they have create[...]Keep on reading: Pitch Framing Metrics: Impact On Fantasy Baseball Pitchers

This article references Anthony Rizzo, Chris Carter, David Ortiz, Edwin Encarnacion, Giancarlo Stanton, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Abreu, Jose Bautista, Mark Trumbo, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, SP and more! As we enter the first full week of spring training games, now is as good of a time as any to rank the top ten projected home run hitters for the 2015 fantasy baseball season. However unlike the Oscars, hopefully you’ve heard of everyone on our list. Home runs, power bats and the number of HR hitters are rarer and more valuable than ever in fantasy baseball. So it's critical to get some mashers onto your team on draft day if you want to have any chance of winning your leagues. So who w[...]Keep on reading: Top 10 Projected Home Run and Power Options for 2015 Fantasy Baseball

This article references Adam Lind, Alex Avila, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Ruiz, Carlos Santana, Chris Iannetta, Christian Bethancourt, Christian Vazquez, Derek Norris, Devin Mesoraco, Dioner Navarro, Evan Gattis, Francisco Cervelli, Hank Conger, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Castro, John Jaso, Jonathan Lucroy, Josmil Pinto and more! Last month, we brought you RotoBaller's preliminary catcher 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 catcher rankings content.    2015 Fantasy Baseball Catcher Rankings Brad Johnson (Lead [...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catcher (C) – February Update

This article references Joe Mauer, Jonathan Lucroy, SP and more! One of the biggest breakout players of the 2014 season will be limping into Spring Training. Brewers Catcher Jonathan Lucroy injured his hamstring, according to the team's Twitter page. Catcher Jonathan Lucroy is expected to miss 4-6 weeks of Spring Training with a mild strain of his right hamstring. (continued) — Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) February 11, 2015 The original diagnosis is that Lucroy will be out 4-6 weeks, meaning he should be ready for the Brewers Opening Day April 6[...]Keep on reading: Jonathan Lucroy Injures Hamstring, out 4-6 Weeks

This article references 2B, Alex Avila, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Ruiz, Carlos Santana, Chris Iannetta, Christian Bethancourt, Christian Vazquez, DEF, Derek Norris, Devin Mesoraco, Dioner Navarro, Evan Gattis, Francisco Cervelli, Hank Conger, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Castro, John Jaso, Jonathan Lucroy and more! As with our first base, second base, third base and shortstop fantasy baseball rankings, we've asked nine of our esteemed writers to submit their own rankings for Catchers in 2015, and we have calculated composite scores to showcase RotoBaller's site average. Rankings from one person represent just one opinion, so the goal of these composite fantasy baseball rankings is to give you a good sense of how we as a site view these players. [...] Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catchers (C)

This article references Alex Avila, Andrew Susac, Blake Swihart, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana, DEF, Derek Norris, Devin Mesoraco, Edwin Encarnacion, Evan Gattis, Gary Sanchez, Hank Conger, James McCann, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Castro, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Bautista, jose reye, Jose Reyes and more! Dynasty Rankings at CatcherAfter opening the series with third base, it's time time to rank the next position in my dynasty baseball series - catcher. This is not the most glamorous position to rank. Catchers don't play as many games as the other positions, but there is still something to be said for obtaining a top tier backstop. If you don't land a top tier catcher, there is an uncharacteristic amount of depth at the position these days, with the top 13 or so having solid potent[...] Keep on reading: 2015 Dynasty / Keeper League Fantasy Baseball Catcher Rankings

This article references 2B, Adrian Gonzalez, Anthony Rizzo, Brian Dozier, Dee Gordon, Devin Mesoraco, Giancarlo Stanton, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Altuve, Michael Brantley and more! This week is a little different from the past few weeks of my trending up / trending down column. This week I'll only be focusing on those players who have been sizzling for the entire half, and have never shown this kind of promise before in their careers - the true 2014 breakouts who were sleepers before the season started. Yesterday we looked at the biggest 2014 busts and speculated whether these players were buys or sells. Today we're doing the same thing for the 2014 Fantasy Baseball Breako[...] Keep on reading: Buy and Sell: Biggest First Half Breakouts for Fantasy Baseball