This article references Brandon Belt, Charlie Blackmon, Jason Kipnis, Jay Bruce, Kole Calhoun, Michael Brantley, WIlson Ramos and more! The Called Shot, The Billy Goat & The 27 Year Old Throughout its long history, the game of baseball has been surrounded by legends and folklore. Many of us are familiar with Babe Ruth’s called shot, where he pointed to the centerfield bleachers and hit a home run to that very same spot on the next pitch he saw. Numerous “North Sider” Chicago fans are convinced that the Cubbies haven’t won a World Series since 1908 due to the “Curse of the Billy Goat”. Many fantasy baseball owne[...]Keep on reading: Age 27 Hitters Primed For A Big Season

This article references Corey Dickerson, Giancarlo Stanton, Joc Pederson, Jorge Soler, Kris Bryant, Leonys Martin, Marcell Ozuna, Matt Kemp, Michael Brantley, Oswaldo Arcia and more! Every fantasy player wants to boast that he or she picked up a player in the wee hours of their fantasy drafts who put up a genuine a breakout season. Indian outfielder Michael Brantley and Colorado’s Corey Dickerson were perfect examples from last season. There's nothing more satisfying than picking up a guy in the 20th round of your draft and watching him turn into the latest fantasy stud. The following five outfielders are being drafted between the 10th and 20th rounds of the aver[...]Keep on reading: Five Outfield Sleepers for 2015

This article references Alex Wood, Anthony Rendon, Carlos Carrasco, Chris Carter, DEF, Drew Pomeranz, George Springer, Henderson Alvarez, Jeff Samardzija, Joey Votto, Mark Trumbo, Michael Brantley, SP, Wade Davis and more! An Alternative To Rotisserie Points-based leagues are becoming more and more common among the fantasy baseball world. In fact, some major sites are using the format as their default setting for online leagues. Whether old time fantasy owners want to believe it or not, the game is evolving. I’m still among the crowd that tries to play points and rotisserie (roto) leagues every year, but points-based is beginning to grow on me as the more accurate method of measuring a “good” team. Poi[...]Keep on reading: Strategic Tips For Drafting in Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues

This article references Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Eric Hosmer, Jake Arrieta, Jose Abreu, Josh Donaldson, Justin Morneau, Michael Brantley, Nolan Arenado, Pablo Sandoval, Prince Fielder, SP and more! RotoBaller’s ADP Draft Sleepers Tool is a powerful yet simple tool that can help you unearth fantasy baseball gems on draft day.  It's a sleek tool that's easy to use, and will have a huge effect on your draft selections and help you make great picks. Just select a player from the drop-downs, and boom! We’ll quickly show you a bunch of other MLB players at that position who are projected to produce similar fantasy values in 2015, but will be much easier and cheaper to scoop up in your [...]Keep on reading: ADP Draft Sleepers Tool: Find Draft Day Gems

This article references Adam Eaton, Adam Jones, Andrew McCutchen, Bryce Harper, Carl Crawford, Carlos Gomez, Chris Carter, Corey Dickerson, Giancarlo Stanton, Hanley Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joc Pederson, Jose Bautista, Justin Upton, Marcell Ozuna, Matt Kemp, Michael Brantley, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Nelson Cruz and more! Preseason Fantasy Baseball Analysis: Outfield Sleepers & Busts RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Wednesday night at 9:30 PM EST, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano of DraftSmashers Radio will be discussing the most relevant fantasy sports news and information. Editor's Note: Don't forget to check out all of Rot[...]Keep on reading: MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Fantasy Baseball Outfield Sleepers & Busts

This article references Avisail Garcia, B.J. Upton, David Ortiz, Jose Bautista, Michael Brantley, Mike Trout, Shin-soo Choo, SP, Steve Pearce, Todd Frazier, WR and more! Conspire with ROIDSAs we begin cycling off our first official ROIDS program, I want to direct your attention away from fantasy baseball for a moment. A popular Katy Perry song goes: "So you wanna play with magic? Boy, you should know what you're falling for. Baby, do you dare to do this? 'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse."The pop goddess has conspiracy theorists convinced she wrote this song as a tribute to Satan and the Illuminati. Crazy, right? My theory actually ta[...] Keep on reading: Conspiracy Theories and the "D" in R.O.I.D.S.

History tells us Brantley is due for regression. Can he avoid the trend?

This article references Adam Wainwright, Anthony Rendon, Cole Hamels, Danny Salazar, Dee Gordon, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Justin Masterson, Max Scherzer, Michael Brantley, SP, Tim Lincecum, WR and more! Do you remember the 197th pick of your last fantasy baseball draft?It was around 10pm, and there you were, sipping a good beer in a slight panic.After 15 rounds of fierce draft scrutiny, your ability to process cognitive thought melted away. You were frantically trying to decide between Michael Brantley and Grady Sizemore and the stress of selecting your third outfielder was almost unbearable.ESPN said Brantley is "reliable, durable and steady but unspectacular." What[...] Keep on reading: Use Fantasy Baseball R.O.I.D.S to Identify 2015 Draft Sleepers

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

Baseball is full of wonder. Baseball is full of overachievers. Baseball is full of failures. Baseball is full of punks. Let's see which guys fit in which category shall we? Michael Brantley does nothing extremely well so he's a boring add on draft day an a somewhat boring play throughout the year. He's still a [...]