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MLB Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for wOBA (Week 23)
MLB Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for ERA-FIP (Week 22)
Welcome back to fantasy baseball and RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. Comparing peripheral numbers to underlying metrics is a great approach to identifying buy-low... Read More
Updated MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top-101 Baller Ranks
Howdy, RotoBallers, and welcome to the final edition of my rest-of-season starting pitcher ranks for the 2022 campaign. With August in the books and only September left, our pitching analysis turns more into a short-term, who-to-stream engine rather than a lengthy RoS debate. As a result, we're closing the books on this column for the... Read More
MLB Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for Spin Rates (Week 21)
Welcome back to fantasy baseball and RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. We are nearing the end of the season and I have yet to... Read More
Updated MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top-101 Baller Ranks
Don't look now, but it's almost September! We're on the cusp of matchups and streaming taking precedence over "talent" but we're not quite there yet with roughly 40 games remaining for most teams. Let's finish August strong as we build concrete attack plans for dominating roto categories and H2H matchups on the bump. I'll explore some... Read More
MLB Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for CSW% (Week 20)
Welcome back to fantasy baseball and RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. I have written about several strikeout and strike-generating metrics this season. Strikeouts obviously... Read More
Updated MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top-101 Baller Ranks
We're in the second half of August and you need to either maximize the remaining innings in roto leagues or line up the best arms for H2H matchups. Sadly, this week's edition is a bit bare as I'm dealing with family emergencies and the hospital WiFi isn't so great! I'll hit you with a top-101... Read More
MLB Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for ERA-xERA (Week 19)
Welcome back to fantasy baseball and RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. I wrote about expected ERA (xERA) in Week 10; xERA is a 1:1... Read More
Finding MLB Starting Pitcher Breakouts - Pitch Mix Analysis and Mid-Season Changes (Part 2)
Welcome back to another edition of my series on pitchers with mid-season changes to their pitch mix. I seem to have found a niche covering pitch mixes and using it to evaluate where pitchers have avenues for growth or warning signs for regression. As a former catcher, I'm used to thinking about pitch sequencing and... Read More
Updated MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top-101 Baller Ranks
The middle of August signals a turn into the fantasy season's stretch run! Are you and your rotation ready? Last week, we looked at arms who moved at the deadline, and this week, we'll turn back to some fun leaderboards (with stats since July 1st) going into Tuesday. Let's get to it with the latest... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Stat Outliers for Week 18 - Course Corrections Coming?
Welcome back to RotoBaller! I'm Jon Anderson, and today we are back for another edition of the OUTLIERS series. Every week (or so), we will be looking into the season-long and recent data to identify outlier data points. We will then dive into the numbers and talk about why those numbers are outliers, and what... Read More
MLB Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for CStr% (Week 18)
Welcome back to fantasy baseball and RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. Most fantasy managers tend to look at strikeout rate or swinging-strike rate, as... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Winners and Losers from the MLB Trade Deadline
The trade deadline has come and gone, leaving fantasy managers wondering how some of their rostered players' values have changed. While it's obvious for players like Juan Soto joining a powerhouse offense, that's not the case for many and even some who didn't change teams may see their rest of season value go up or down.... Read More
Updated MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top-101 Baller Ranks
Welcome back RotoBallers. August is here and that means we've got two months of gameplay left to the finish line. We just got blitzed by a busy trade deadline, so this week's edition will largely focus on arms who moved and what direction they trend as a result. Let's hop right into the latest edition... Read More
Noah Syndergaard Traded to Phillies - Fantasy Baseball Impact
On Wednesday, the Phillies made several deadline deals in preparation for a playoff run. The biggest acquisition for the Phils was a deal that brought in Angels' right-hander Noah Syndergaard, giving Philadelphia another solid starter in their rotation. The 6'6" righty better known as "Thor" by baseball fans isn't the pitcher he once was, but the... Read More
Trey Mancini Traded to Astros - Fantasy Baseball Impact
The trade season burst into life on Monday and the Houston Astros have been among the most active team making moves. One of the most notable was the addition of Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles. But what is the fallout of the trade and how will it impact your fantasy teams?Featured Promo: Get any... Read More
Frankie Montas Traded to Yankees - Fantasy Baseball Impact
Last night, the Yankees swung a deal to bolster their starting rotation by adding Frankie Montas (and Lou Trivino) in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. Oakland's top starter for the last several seasons, Montas now finds himself in pinstripes and in the bright lights of the Big Apple on a team with World Series... Read More
Josh Hader Traded to Padres - Fantasy Baseball Impact
The trade season burst into life on Monday and one of the biggest moves was unsurprisingly made by the Padres, acquiring Josh Hader from the Brewers in exchange for Taylor Rogers, Dinelson Lamet, Robert Gasser, and Esteury Ruiz. Obviously, the big piece in the trade was Josh Hader, the number one relief pitcher in fantasy... Read More
MLB Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for xFIP (Week 17)
Welcome back to fantasy baseball and RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! The second half of the season is now underway, and I will return to my standard format for this article series. Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze... Read More
Updated MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks
With the midseason break behind us and August almost here, fantasy players can just see the season's end creeping on the horizon. Don't you dare hit cruise control because there's still plenty of action left in the race. Mind your categories, flex those strengths and shore up the weaknesses. Ranks in a vacuum are a nice... Read More
Andrew Benintendi Traded to Yankees - Fantasy Baseball Impact
Big news broke on Wednesday night as it was reported that the Yankees are acquiring Andrew Benintendi from the Royals for a package of prospects. The speedy outfielder has been awesome for his fantasy managers this year, and this move has the potential to make a big impact on his production moving forward, so we... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - MLB Second-Half Preview
Welcome back to fantasy baseball and RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I normally select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. As we return from the All-Star break and dive back into fantasy... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - MLB First-Half Hits and Misses
Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I have selected one advanced metric, chosen two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyzed what those values may mean for future performance. I have covered a host of different metrics so far and have made plenty of... Read More
MLB Trade Deadline Candidates - Potential Risers for Fantasy Baseball
The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching. Depending on your MLB team’s situation, this is one of the most exciting times of the year. It goes under the radar that this is also a potential game-changing time for fantasy baseball. Certain players can see a significant turn in their season if they get traded to... Read More
Updated MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks
The All-Star break is bearing down on us and that presents an excellent opportunity to take stock of your team and what is between you and the championship title. Mind your innings limits if applicable and determine how many streaming slots you might need to make up a gap or how many SP slots to... Read More
Finding MLB Starting Pitcher Breakouts - Pitch Mix Analysis and Mid-Season Changes
I seem to have found a niche covering pitch mixes and using it to evaluate where pitchers have avenues for growth or warning signs for regression. As a former catcher, I'm used to thinking about pitch sequencing and how pitches work in tandem to attack hitters at different parts of the strike zone. My goal... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Stat Outliers for Week 14 - Course Corrections Coming?
Welcome back to RotoBaller! I'm Jon Anderson, and today we are back for the second edition of the OUTLIERS series. Every week (or so), we will be looking into the season-long and recent data to identify outlier data points. We will then dive into the numbers and talk about why those numbers are outliers, and... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - Zone Swing & Miss % For Week 14
Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. There are plenty of metrics to consider for the final full week before the All-Star... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Stat Outliers for Week 13 - Negative Course Corrections Coming?
Welcome back to RotoBaller! I'm Jon Anderson, and today I'm kicking off a new series that I am very excited about. Every week, we will be looking into the season-long and recent data to identify outlier data points. We will then dive into the numbers and talk about why those numbers are outliers, and what... Read More
Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks
Welcome to July! Despite a delayed start to the season, we've made it to the season's halfway mark and another updated edition of my top-101 starting pitcher rankings for rest-of-season values. With April and May several chapters in the rearview mirror now, be sure you're analyzing recent data. I'm here for you with ranks, tiers,... Read More
