2018 was a banner season for baseball's Marianos, as Mariano Rivera was headed full steam ahead towards a unanimous Hall of Fame entry and yours truly was cruising with the most accurate fantasy baseball ranks of the season per FantasyPros, unbeknownst to me until recently. I'm still riding high off of that and you're all going to have to hear about it.Some nice hits from last season's bold predictions piece included the resurgence of Trevor Story and Xander Bogaerts, the excellence of [...]

NFBC Drafts are already going strong, and in many cases, the approaches of the high stakes players help set the market for where players may be selected.The guys who have the most on the line have spent a lot of time since the end of last season carefully dissecting the numbers, watching video and staying on top of every piece of news. Theyre almost like unofficial scouts for the rest of the fantasy community.Heres my current look at some very notable NFBC ADP trends. Current ADP is in parenthes[...]

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish (elbow) threw live batting practice on Tuesday and "looked good," according to manager Joe Maddon. The Japanese right-hander was a failure in his first year in Chicago, going 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA, 1.43 [...]

Here at RotoBaller, we've been producing fantasy baseball analysis all offseason. As part of that, our awesome MLB team has written up detailed 2019 fantasy baseball outlooks for 400+ players. These player outlooks include RotoBaller's analysis on how we expect player to perform in 2019, where to target them in 2019 drafts, and supporting stats to back up the analysis. Typically, we only include these outlooks for premium subscribers, but we have a special treat for you.Over the next few weeks w[...]

Fantasy experts are placing a bigger emphasis on drafting elite starters early this year. It is apparent this strategy is making its way across the fantasy community, as the high-end starters are being valued higher than before. In points leagues, this is a wise methodology, as an ace can serve as the backbone of a fantasy team. Seven different SPs tallied over 600 points in standard formats, whereas only six hitters reached that mark. Even Mike Trout failed to reach that level of production tha[...]

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish (elbow) is set to begin long tossing in a few days and is a week away from throwing a bullpen session for the first time this offseason. The right-hander said being ready for Opening Day is a realistic goal based on his progress so far. The Japanese starter was a bust in his first season in Chicago, pitching only 40 innings (eight starts) due to injury. Because of the lost season, he should be drafted as more of a high-risk/high-reward second fantasy sta[...]

We continue our fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis with the second base position. The sun is still rising on 2019, but RotoBaller writers JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Chris Zolli and myself are here 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. [...]

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