Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $3.725 million deal, according to sources. Turner is mainly useful for his speed (89 steals the last two years), but he also hit .271/.344/.416 with a career-high 19 homers and 73 RBI in 2019. His 20-homer, 40-steal upside firmly puts him in the discussion as a top-five fantasy shortstop worth taking in the early rounds of drafts.

Its never too early to start looking toward the fantasy baseball season, so Im here to kick off RotoBallers position-by-position rankings analysis series with the ever-so-glamorous shortstop position. Shortstop is rich at the top and while it boasts intriguing depth, this is not a position to wait on, especially if you also have a middle-infield (MI) slot.Our mixed-league staff rankings come straight from the minds of myself, JB Branson, Pierre Camus and Chris Zolli, and weve got them broken dow[...]

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Its not often that a player will finish with the second-most stolen bases in all of baseball and leave his owners disappointed, but many Trea Turner owners expected more in 2018. Expectations were sky-high for Turner after he swiped 79 bags in 171 games between 2016-2017, which made his 43 in 162 games in 2018 both underwhelming and surprising. [...]

Hey, RotoBallers. We have already started breaking down prospects in dynasty leagues, by position, beginning withcatcher,outfield,andstarting pitcher.Today I'm writing about mytop-10 second basemen prospect rankingsfor 2019 dynasty baseball leagues.The second base position is a difficult spot to find natural players raised in the position. Most are positional migrants, kicked off their position to a foreign land. [...]

I know what you are probably thinking as you click this link, who is doing fantasy baseball drafts in October and November?! [...]

As I mentioned last week, I'm one of more than 100 fantasy analysts participating in this year's #2EarlyMock. Its been a fun way to run out the clock on a 2018 season that has been forgettable for me in terms of both my personal fantasy performance and the IRL collapse of my preferred team. As fate would have it, I made my 20th round selection shortly before it was time to start writing this column.If you're curious as to how other analysts are approaching their drafts, a tip of cap to Smada, wh[...]

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 2-for-2 with a run, an RBI, three walks, and a stolen base in the 8-6 loss to the New York Mets. Turner is really turning it up as of late for fantasy owners, as he is putting up a .385/ .515/ .615 stat line in his last seven games along with nine runs, one home run, five RBI, and three stolen bases as well. It's safe to say Turner's value as one of fantasy's best shortstops remains true and will be a must-start in all formats.

As I mentioned last week, I'm one of more than 100 fantasy analysts participating in this year's #2EarlyMock. Before we get into the blow-by-blow, kudos to Justin Mason for putting the whole enterprise together. If you're curious as to how other analysts are approaching their drafts, another tip of the cap to Smada, who is tracking all eight drafts in a Google spreadsheet which you can access here. These are standard set-ups (12-team mixed, 5x5). I drew the ninth pick in league #2. Below y[...]

Nationals shortstop Trea Turner had himself a nice game on Friday. Turner racked up three hits in four at-bats, stole a base, and walked. Although none of these hits earned him any runs or RBI, he did his part in the Nationals lineup. August has been fairly solid for Turner. With six steals and three home runs, he is displaying that awesome mix of speed and power he was drafted so highly for. As long as he can stay healthy, September should prove fruitful for owners as well.