With Great American Ballpark's propensity for long balls, Paul Goldschmidt and the Diamondbacks present good upside tonight.

This article references 1B, A, Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Anthony Rizzo, Ben Paulsen, Brandon Belt, C, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ike Davis, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Jose Abreu, Justin Bour, Logan Morrison, Lucas Duda, Mark Reynolds, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Mitch Moreland, OBJ, OF, Paul Goldschmidt, Pedro Alvarez, RB, Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman, SP, SS, TE, WR, Yonder Alonso and more! Welcome to the All-Star break, which gives us the chance to catch our breath roughly halfway through the marathon of the regular season. Rather than the composite approach we took to our preseason rankings, we're offering tiered rankings for each position. I had planned to name each tier after Coen Brothers films, but Alex Chamberlain beat me to the punch. So even though he doesn't have No Country for Old Men or Fargo as the top tier and is therefore objectively wrong, I'm not going to steal [...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Midseason Rankings: First Base

This article references 2B, A, A.j. Pollock, Alex Gordon, Brett Gardner, Bryce Harper, C, Charlie Blackmon, Craig Kimbrel, Jason Kipnis, Jay Bruce, Jon Jay, Jose Altuve, Justin Upton, Lorenzo Cain, Matt Holliday, Mike Trout, OF, Omar Infante, Paul Goldschmidt, RB, San Diego Padres, SP, SS, Starling Marte, TE and more! The All-Star votes are in and the baseball world is baffled. Luckily, most of those undeserving Royals were voted off the island in the final days, leaving mostly competent players on the starting AL squad. Still, no matter how you look at it, the results of the final All-Star teams (reserves included) do not line up with the players having the best seasons. Of course, the All-Star game and fantasy baseball operate in two very different universes. That doesn't stop owners from making decisio[...]Keep on reading: Week 14 Buy and Sell Hitters for Fantasy Baseball: All-Star Edition

Is Paul Goldschmidt worth his insanely high price tag tonight?

This article references 1B, 2B, 3B, A, Albert Pujols, Bryce Harper, C, Carlos Correa, Carlos Santana, Charlie Blackmon, David Ortiz, Josh Donaldson, Manny Machado, Miguel Cabrera, Nolan Arenado, OF, Paul Goldschmidt, Robinson Cano, SP, SS, Todd Frazier and more! Advanced statistics should come with a warning label: Do not ingest without full, proper context. Analyzing player performance is complex to say the least. Spend five minutes on Twitter and you will find a pair of fantasy writers (everybody’s doing it, apparently) who disagree. At a basic level, a singular statistic, like exit velocity on batted balls, is just one piece to a much larger puzzle. It tells us part of the story, just not the whole story. If you’re not a stats junkie, you prob[...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Week 13 Stock Watch: Exit Velocity Standouts

This article references A, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rizzo, Bryce Harper, Chris Archer, Chris Sale, Clayton Kershaw, Dallas Keuchel, David Price, Felix Hernandez, Gerrit Cole, Giancarlo Stanton, Johnny Cueto, Jose Abreu, Josh Donaldson, Justin Upton, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Harvey, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt, San Diego Padres, Sonny Gray, SP, Todd Frazier and more! It's never too early to look ahead to next season, especially if the current fantasy campaign has been a profound disappointment. If you're floating at the bottom of the standings in a re-draft league, your odds of making a playoff push are slim at this point. Sure, you can play daily fantasy, but this is why I prefer keeper and dynasty formats over any other, because the season is never over, you can always look to make moves to set yourself up for next year. One of the ways to put yourself [...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Week 11 Stock Watch: The Next Generation of Fantasy Studs

This article references A, Adam Warren, Chase Anderson, Chris Heston, Jaime Garcia, Jimmy Nelson, Jon Niese, Kyle Hendricks, Mark Trumbo, Mike Bolsinger, Mike Pelfrey, Paul Goldschmidt, Ryan Vogelsong, Shaun Marcum, SP, Tanner Roark, Wandy Rodriguez and more! For fantasy owners in an auction league, now is the time to blow your budget. Owners will usually spend a large percentage of their budget early in the season when it appears that players are due for huge years. As the means of regression averages out for a lot of these players, spot starters and early season call-ups make huge contributions in short term spans. Any type of edge that a fantasy owner can get at this time of the year is so important and can make the difference between raising a ch[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 10 (Part 2)

Goldschmidt is a monster in fantasy baseball, but a closer inspection of his numbers show he may be the best player in the National League.

This article references A, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew McCutchen, Archie Bradley, Aroldis Chapman, Corey Dickerson, Danny Salazar, Drew Hutchison, Edinson Volquez, Freddie Freeman, Gerrit Cole, Ian Kennedy, Jaime Garcia, James Paxton, John Danks, Johnny Cueto, Jorge De La Rosa, Jorge Soler, Jose Bautista, Josh Hamilton, Marcell Ozuna, Matt Adams, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha, Nelson Cruz, Paul Goldschmidt, Phil Hughes, Prince Fielder, Rusney Castillo, SP, Stephen Strasburg, Victor Martinez, Wei-Yin Chen and more! Waiver Wire Targets and Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice 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 RotoBaller's Prem[...]Keep on reading: MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Waiver Wire, Injury News & Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice

This article references A, Aaron Hill, Adrian Gonzalez, David Peralta, Josh Harrison, Paul Goldschmidt, Ryan Howard, SP, Yasmany Tomas and more! Welcome to another week of the deeper league waiver wire - National League edition. Hopefully, your teams are performing swimmingly. Just in case they aren't, I've got a few free agents for you to consider adding off the waiver wire, assuming they are still available in your leagues. We've got old names and new names - even foreign names - for you to track or acquire. Editor’s Note: to read about even more waiver wire options, be sure to check out our famous waiver wire pickups list whic[...]Keep on reading: Deeper League Waiver Wire: NL Edition (Kang, Hill, Howard)