It is such an honor to have been selected to hit lead-off for the 2019 RotoBaller staff Bold Predictions. Sure, I asked for it due to time constraints but that's not how I will tell my story to the grand-kids. Bold predictions are everyone's favorite articles. They are fun, not always entirely plausible, while still possibly providing fantastic, league-winning advice.The majority of these predictions hinge on some serious injury risk, but no one ever remembers the guy who finished in second plac[...]

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[...]

If you're the type of fantasy baseball enthusiast who enjoys the preparation as much as the draft itself, chances are you've been filing away names as potential under-the-radar breakout candidates. Maybe you've got your eye on a young utility player who is one injury away from regular playing time (not that anyone should be rooting for injuries). Maybe you're intrigued by that underrated hitter who changed teams in the winter and figures to put up better numbers in his new lineup. Maybe you noti[...]

Taking a look at the top third base prospects in dynasty, you can split the list into two categories: Vladimir Guerrero Jr and everyone else.Clearly, Guerrero is the most exciting prospect in fantasy right now after his monster 2018 campaign where he hit .381 with 20 home runs and a 1.073 OPS over 408 plate appearances. He's the consensus No. 1 fantasy prospect in our 2019-only and dynasty league rankings, but there are plenty of other third base prospects that have the potential to be fantasy s[...]

Atlanta Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson appears set to make his spring debut on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. He was 3-for-3 with a home run in [...]

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Third base prospects are when things get serious. It is the position where you find some of your big-power hitters. Of course, youll see your share of warts as no prospect is perfect. I know, I know; some will differ greatly on that topic. Essentially, power is excellent, but sometimes it has a cost to your fantasy lineup (batting average). The important thing,for our purposes, is to maximize the power with other situational factors to find increased fantasy profit.Finding value is one of the pr[...]

As a general rule, fantasy owners like to play with shiny new toys. Victor Robles has less than 100 MLB PAs to his credit but is frequently taken just outside the top-100 based on his speed. The current 21-year-old (he turns 22 in May) has talent, but this writer sees several red flags that may limit his value in redraft leagues.In contrast, fantasy owners tend to abandon shiny new toys as soon as they break. [...]

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 carry on RotoBallers position-by-position rankings analysis series for points leaguesand head-to-head (H2H) formats with the stars of the infield, the shortstops. The position is star-studded, and in roto leagues I think I'd be comfortable with any of the top 20 names on this list. Unfortunately, the position gets pretty scarce in points leagues due to the majority's lack of power and walks. In points leagues [...]