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Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up for Week Ten
With nine full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise heading into Week 10: 1) Dominic Brown (OF, PHI): Brown has finally seemed to put it all together this year, emerging as a top- tier power hitter. He has 8 HR... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up for Week Nine
With eight full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise heading into Week 9: 1) Everth Cabrera (SS SD): Cabrera was drafted in the late rounds, primarily to boost your speed production. And he is doing that better than you... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Down for Week Eight
With seven full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are struggling heading into Week 8: THREE DOWN: 1) Rickie Weeks (2B, MIL): Weeks is a perennial in the underperforming list. 3 HR, 10 RBI, 51 Kand a .170 BA is where he currently stands.... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up for Week Eight
With seven full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise heading into Week 8: THREE UP: 1) Mitch Moreland (1B, TEX): The Rangers full-time 1B has spent the last two weeks mashing and now has 10 HR and 22 RBI,... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up for Week Seven
With six full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise heading into Week 7: 1) Anthony Rizzo (1B, CHC): One of the lone bright spots on a horrendous Cubs team, Rizzo is performing at or above his projected 2013 ceiling.... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up, Three Down after Week Five Action
The first month of the regular season has come and gone, and we've seen some strong performances and some very weak ones. Today,Rotoballer takes a look at three players on the rise and three whose stock is falling for the Month of May: Three Rising Starling Marte (OF, PIT): He easily could have gone undrafted... Read More
RotoBaller Monthly Rankings Update: Second Base
If you want this article and other high-end fantasy baseball analysis delivered to you on a daily basis, sign up for our daily newsletter. The first month of the 2013 fantasy baseball season is almost in the books, and we've gotten a good look at which players are off to hot starts and which guys are... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Advice: Cheap Waiver Catcher Replacements
Outside of several top-tiers players like Buster Posey, Carlos Santana and Yadier Molina, you'll be hard-pressed to find a guaranteed fantasy producer at catcher. If you're in a bind and needing a better option at catcher, Rotoballer will help you out. Here are some cheap catchers who you should consider if you need a short-term... Read More
Rotoballer Targets: Cheap Sources for Middle Infield
Middle infield is where fantasy stats go to die. If you have Robinson Cano and Troy Tulowitzki you can stop reading and start looking for a good OF or IB, because you probably sacrificed those positions. More likely, you find yourself with an average SS or 2B who will require you to continually to monitor... Read More
RotoBaller Targets: Cheap Sources for Average - Week Three April 15-22
Finding a player with a high average usually requires a trade-off. Rare is the combination of average, power and speed and even rarer is that player being available in your league after the draft. But if you're struggling in the average category, have no fear, the Rotoballer experts have identified several plus-average players, and some will... Read More
Rotoballer Targets: Cheap Sources for Strikeouts
Let’s be real. Strikeouts are a key for any successful pitcher, and for any successful fantasy team. You probably don’t have Verlander or Kershaw if you’re looking here, or even if you do, you realize the value of depth on your pitching staff. Let Rotoballer help you find some easy strikeouts lurking on your waiver... Read More
Rotoballer Targets: Cheap Sources for Power - Week Two April 9-16
Week One saw Chris Davis dominate and Will Middlebrooks have a 3-HR day against the Blue Jays. Justin Upton, with 5 HR through Week One is showing he can play anywhere and last year’s 17 HR are an aberration. For fantasy owners still looking for power, we have chosen five guys from our Ultimate Waiver Wire... Read More
RotoBaller Targets: Cheap Sources for Steals
RotoBaller knows that you need steals to compete in fantasy baseball. If you punt steals, you’ll reduce your chances of winning immensely. BUT, you don't have to spend a lot on steals to compete. If you've focused your draft on heavy power hitters who rack up the HR and RBI, then you've come to the right... Read More
RotoBaller Targets: Cheap Sources for Power
RotoBaller knows as well as you do that big bats are the foundation of any premier fantasy team. Nearly all hitters taken in the first five rounds are plus-power guys who are good for 25+ HR. To build a contending squad, you’ll need to compete in power, so if you loaded up on pitching early on... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers? Alcides Escobar
(This article was recently updated based on current ADP trends) Alcides Escobar is going to go as far as his legs can take him in 2013. His entire fantasy value is based on his speed, including how he gets on base and what he does once he's there. Escobar had 26 SB in 2011, and... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers? Carlos Santana
(This article was recently updated based on current ADP trends) The “thing” I like most about Carlos Santana is the fact that he is a “catcher.” You see, (wink wink), he is a top-tier fantasy baseball "catcher," even though he will most likely play at least a third of his games at 1B or DH.... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers? Cameron Maybin
Currently going after round 17 in most mixed leagues, Cameron Maybin is the poster child for a post-hype sleeper (see our Outfield Ranks and ADP Comparison). It feels like he’s been in the majors for years and that’s because he has-- he made his debut in 2007 at the age of 20; now six years... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers? Aaron Hill
(This article was recently updated based on current ADP trends) Remember Aaron Hill’s name. He won’t have the same sleeper status in 2013 as he did in 2012, but he’s still not gaining the ADP respect that he deserves. Hill was at the top of the leaderboard for nearly every offensive category among 2B... Read More
David Wright Player Profile: Rising or Sinking?
David Wright is entering his age-30 season and beginning the first year of an eight-year, $138M contract. The Mets are counting him to be the main man, and eventually to lead the team back to relevance. We’ll forgive you if you assume that D-Wright is an actual superstar, but the reality is that he is... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers? Will Middlebrooks
(This article was recently updated based on current ADP trends) While the Red Sox 93-loss 2012 season didn’t offer many positives for the true Boston Faithful, it did bring us Will Middlebrooks. His season was cut short in August by a broken wrist after just 75 games and 267 ABs, but even in that half-season... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers? Ike Davis
(This article was recently updated based on current ADP trends) It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times. That pretty much sums up Ike Davis’s 2012 season. Following a lost 2011 season that saw him play only 36 games, Mets fans expected him to anchor the middle of the lineup. But... Read More
Digging Deeper into Closers: AL Central Bullpen Report
Welcome to the RotoBaller.com Preseason Bullpen Report. This edition features the American League Central. RotoBaller answers your closers questions here, and you can ask us anything else at our Ask Us Anything section of RotoBaller.com. Chicago White Sox Presumed Closer: Addison Reed % Chance to start the season as closer: 95% % Chance to be... Read More
