Third Base - Early Points League Rankings and Tiers rotoballer.com Wed 1/30/19 6:30 AM
The hot corner is stacked like never before, especially with the anticipated arrival of mega-prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Waiting on a third baseman won't hurt given the relative depth of the position. [...]
Top 420: Points Leagues Tiered Staff Rankings (January) rotoballer.com Mon 1/21/19 11:46 AM
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Josh Donaldson 2019 Outlook: High-Risk/Reward Player in Dynamic Off... rotoballer.com Mon 1/14/19 11:13 PM
Donaldson suffered an abysmal 2018. He was plagued by a calf injury that limited him to just 52 games. The trouble came after calf and shoulder problems in 2017 when Donaldson managed only 113 games and went on the DL for the first time in his career. In some capacity, managers can look at Donaldson and see a player who hasnt been healthy in two years. They can also see a player who averaged 40.2 HR/162 games in the last two seasons. The verdict then is simple: Donaldson is only as good as his a[...]
2019 Third Basemen - Early Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings rotoballer.com Sun 1/13/19 7:30 AM
We continue our fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis with the third base position. Even though it is only January, RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Chris Zolli, and I have come up with our initial pre-draft rankings to give you a sense of player values as early as possible. As the offseason progresses, these rankings are sure to change quite a bit over the coming months. [...]
2019 Bullpen Outlooks - National League East rotoballer.com Fri 1/11/19 10:00 AM
Last year's Bullpen Outlook got started with the American League, so let's take the National League on first this time around. Some signings and trades have made a splash in the bullpens of the NL East, and there may still be more to come.[...]
NL Rookies to Target in 2019 Mixed Redraft Leagues rotoballer.com Fri 1/11/19 8:30 AM
As the New Year has finally come, and fantasy football is over, at last, fantasy baseball draft season is right around the corner. [...]
2019 Second Base - Early Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings rotoballer.com Thu 1/10/19 7:30 AM
We continue our fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis with the second base position. Even though we are just coming off ringing in the new year, RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, JB Branson, Pierre Camus, and Chris Zolli have wasted to time coming up with our initial pre-draft rankings to give you a sense of player values as early as possible. As the offseason progresses, these rankings are sure to change quite a bit over the coming weeks. [...]
2019 First Basemen - Early Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings rotoballer.com Wed 1/9/19 7:30 AM
We continue our fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis with the first base position. Even though it is only January, RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Chris Zolli, and I have come up with our initial pre-draft rankings to give you a sense of player values as early as possible. As the offseason progresses, these rankings are sure to change quite a bit over the coming months. [...]
Top 630: Early Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings (January) rotoballer.com Mon 1/7/19 12:18 PM
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Statcast Review - Noteworthy Hitting Leaders (xSLG) rotoballer.com Mon 1/7/19 9:30 AM
xSLG isnt a stat youll find on the back of a baseball cardor one youd find on a baseball reference page. However, as far as advanced stats go, xSLG is pretty straightforward. It is the expected slugging percentage of a hitter based on hit probability his batted balls in play, regardless of outcome. So if a player has a high xSLG but low SLG, hes probably experienced some bad luck on batted balls. Likewise, if a player has a high SLG but low xSLG hes probably been a little fortunate in the power [...]