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It's full steam ahead for fantasy baseball draft season before Opening Day hits. Depending on how many leagues you are in, you may already have a pretty good handle on what to expect as far as where and when certain players or position groups are going in drafts. On the other hand, maybe you're only in one or two leagues, and your drafts have yet to be held. In that case, you might be wondering how it will all unfold.Drafts are unpredictable as it is, but you don't want to put yourself at a disa[...]

For those fantasy enthusiasts that love the head-to-head competition and being able to trash talk their friends every week, the points league is the ideal setup. For the casual player in this format, its common to unknowingly draft using a standard top-300 list from a magazine or website. These lists base themselves on roto formats, and depending on which league you are participating in, there is a contradiction in value.For batters, the roto leagues value hitters more for their stolen base abil[...]

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 190CURRENT ADP: ~240 overallANALYSIS: The second Santana was dealt to the Mariners this off-season, I boarded the hype train. He wasn't going to get the necessary amount of PA in Milwaukee's crowded outfield and is too talented to be sitting on the pine as a reserve. Last season he only received half a season's worth of big league at-bats, and could never get in a groove to reinforce an incredible 2017 season. That season, his first full MLB campaign, saw Domingo [...]

The constant and inevitable churn of players and teams continued this offseason, as it does being "constant" and all. A change of scenery having an effect in and of itself is a bit cliche and probably inaccurate, but changing parks and changing teammates will certainly have its effect on a player's stat line.One player for whom the cliche may apply this year is Yasiel Puig, who never quite fit in with the Dodgers. But even for him, the ballpark matters a great deal; as fellow writer David Emeric[...]

Our updated fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis rolls on with the shortstop position. [...]

The clock ticks ever closer to Opening Day and we here at RotoBaller are back to give one final round of position-by-position analysis with a mixed-league, 5x5 framework. Were going to start at the most glorious position on the field: first base. No, I didnt play first myself, why do you ask? [...]

I'll openly acknowledge that I don't really do bold predictions.I sit, read, think, and then watch the players play. If I see something, maybe I'll write an article.But in the spirit of fun, I've put together my own version of 10 Bold Predictions that will definitely, almost probably come to pass. Paul DeJongis a top-ten shortstop and top-100 playerHere's my position: Your team would be better if you built your strategy around getting Paul DeJong at his current cost. Right now, no other pla[...]

The shortstop position is arguably deeper than it's ever been, which means there's no shortage of playable options for fantasy owners. The days of glove-first shortstops being the rule, rather than the exception, are long gone at this point. In fact, shortstops are being drafted in the top 100 this spring more often than any other infield position.As a result, it's actually not as easy as you might expect to find true draft values at short - the 20 highest ADPs are all in the top 200. You probab[...]

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