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Fantrax H2H Points League Primer for Fantasy Baseball Drafts
Third Basemen Set to Bust for Fantasy Baseball
In previous seasons, the third base position has been one of great depth. In 2022, this may not be the case. While there are a ton of solid names out there, there are also several landmines littered throughout the top-15 at the position. If you select one of those landmines, it could significantly impact your... Read More
CBS H2H Points League Primer for Fantasy Baseball Drafts
Our very own Nicklaus Gaut already told you: "ESPN now has point rankings that more accurately reflect how players perform under their standard point scoring system. And not just rankings but dollar values too!" As he's often said, us points-league players need the proper content from different platforms to align with their particular systems. It... Read More
Where to Draft Injured Pitchers in Fantasy Baseball
In this article, I'm going to discuss pitchers who ended last season injured and discuss how comfortable I believe we should be in drafting them. We'll look at the nature of their injury, their projected recovery timeline, and whether a start in early April should make you less inclined to draft them or not. There... Read More
Relievers To Avoid Drafting In 2022 Fantasy Baseball
Predicting bullpen roles this offseason has been a guessing game. With the transaction freeze brought on by the lockout, some clubs will still be adding to their staff during Spring Training and could change the whole landscape of their closing situation. Not to mention, managers have been more prone to using a closer by committee,... Read More
Second Baseman Busts for 2022 Fantasy Baseball Drafts
Second base has a lot of question marks and is home to some of the biggest boom or bust players in baseball. Don’t let the scarcity at the position trick you into taking unnecessary risks. Sometimes all it takes is a few bad picks to completely derail a fantasy baseball season. Avoiding major busts is... Read More
Marcus Semien: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?
The Texas Rangers finished the 2021 season with a record of 60-102, which placed them squarely in last place of the AL West division. The Rangers struggled mightily on offense during the season as they managed to score just 625 total runs on the season, which ranked them in 28th place league-wide. The offensive struggles... Read More
ADP Review - February Risers and Fallers
The fine people over at NFBC have really put together an awesome fantasy sports product. You can participate in fantasy drafts all year long, and the platform is just great. One of the coolest things they do is keep detailed ADP data. You can even select custom date ranges to limit the drafts you want... Read More
Jarred Kelenic: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic, one of the top prospects in baseball going into last year, still has a great chance of becoming an MLB superstar. That may seem like a semi-obvious statement when you’re dealing with a 22-year-old with the prospect pedigree of Kelenic, but before diving into “bust talk,” that’s just something that... Read More
Yu Darvish: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?
Once among the most feared strikeout pitchers in the game, the cracks have finally started to show on Darvish, who is coming off his worst full season in the majors. He put up an uncharacteristic 4.22 ERA, served up 1.52 HR/9 despite pitching for San Diego, and his 29.2% strikeout rate was his lowest since... Read More
Robbie Grossman: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?
The Detroit Tigers finished the 2021 season with a record of 77-85, which was strong enough for a third-place finish in the American League Central division. This record and standing within the division surprised a lot of folks around baseball and is something the Tigers hope they can build on heading into 2022. The reason... Read More
Points League Busts: Outfielders Set to Fall Short of ADP in 2022
This article will examine a few eligible outfielders for the 2022 MLB season that are being selected earlier than their Steamer projections suggest they should in points leagues and H2H points formats. RotoBaller's fantasy baseball points analyst Antonio Losada will be offering a few picks for both potential overperformers (sleepers) and shortcomers (busts) when it... Read More
Alex Bregman: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?
The Houston Astros finished the 2021 season with a record 95-67, which was good enough to walk away with the AL West division crown. They also steamrolled through the American League playoffs and into the World Series where they eventually met their demise against the Atlanta Braves. The season was seen as a success by... Read More
Points League Busts: Third Basemen Set to Fall Short of ADP in 2022
This article will examine a few eligible third basemen for the 2022 MLB season that are being selected earlier than their Steamer projections suggest they should in points leagues and H2H points formats. RotoBaller's fantasy baseball points analyst Antonio Losada will be offering a few picks for both potential overperformers (sleepers) and shortcomers (busts) when... Read More
Points League Busts: First Basemen Set to Fall Short of ADP in 2022
This article will examine a few eligible first basemen for the 2022 MLB season that are being selected earlier than their Steamer projections suggest they should in points leagues and H2H points formats. RotoBaller's fantasy baseball points analyst Antonio Losada will be offering a few picks for both potential overperformers (sleepers) and shortcomers (busts) when... Read More
Outfielders to Fade - 2022 ADP Busts
We love finding value when it comes to fantasy drafts. We love it so much that we've made the term "sleeper" almost meaningless, throwing it around in all sorts of situations. We want to know who the next Cedric Mullins or Robbie Ray might be. But sometimes winning a league can actually come down to... Read More
Points League Busts: Second Basemen Set to Fall Short of ADP in 2022
This article will examine a few eligible second basemen for the 2022 MLB season that are being selected earlier than their Steamer projections suggest they should in points leagues and H2H points formats. RotoBaller's fantasy baseball points analyst Antonio Losada will be offering a few picks for both potential overperformers (sleepers) and shortcomers (busts) when... Read More
Kevin Gausman: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?
One of the best picks in 2021 drafts turned out to be San Francisco Giants pitcher Kevin Gausman. He pitched like a bonafide ace for most of the year, beating his ADP by a dozen or so rounds. He rode that great season to a new contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, who signed him... Read More
Points Leagues Busts: Shortstops Set to Fall Short of ADP in 2022
This article will examine a few eligible shortstops for the 2022 MLB season that are being selected earlier than their Steamer projections suggest they should in points leagues and H2H points formats. RotoBaller's fantasy baseball points analyst Antonio Losada will be offering a few picks for both potential overperformers (sleepers) and shortcomers (busts) when it... Read More
ATC Projections - Overvalued and Undervalued Pitchers for 2022
Fantasy baseball managers should be aware that Ariel Cohen's industry-leading ATC Projections are live for the 2022 season. That means it's time to dive into the numbers to see what the fantasy takeaway is for key players. Keep in mind that projections aren't meant to be viewed as predictions. They encapsulate the most likely outcome... Read More
Adolis Garcia: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?
The Texas Rangers finished the 2021 season with a record of 60-102, which ranked them in last place in the AL West division. The 60 wins were the third-lowest total in Major League Baseball but were not all that surprising as the Rangers were expected to struggle for much of the season. Although the Rangers... Read More
ATC Projections - Overvalued and Undervalued Hitters for 2022
The industry-leading ATC Projections are live for the 2022 fantasy baseball season. That means it's time to dive into the numbers to see what the fantasy takeaway is for key players. As Ariel Cohen himself explained in a recent breakdown of risk analysis using ATC, projections aren't meant to be viewed as exact predictions. They... Read More
Francisco Lindor: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?
The New York Mets finished the 2021 campaign with a 77-85 record overall, which was a very disappointing outcome after an active offseason. The third-place finish and missing the postseason was a shock to many seeing as they entered with a strong pitching staff and had signed Francisco Lindor to a massive 10-year, $341 million... Read More
Prospects To Ditch In Dynasty
The dynasty format requires an owner to consider both the immediate and future implications of draft picks, trades, and waiver wire moves. Evaluating a player’s present and long-term future makes dynasty much more strategic, and unfortunately, much less forgiving given than redraft formats. The decision to cut loose a prospect for another prospect, a major... Read More
Failure to Launch: Decreasing Launch Angles and Home Runs for Fantasy Baseball
Once the toast of advanced stats in the baseball universe, average launch angle’s prominence as a performance predictor has taken a step back to other power-focused metrics such as barrel rate and max exit velocity. Perhaps this is because the “launch angle revolution” from a few years ago turned out to be more of a... Read More
AL Outfielders Set to Bust for Fantasy Baseball
In previous seasons, the outfield position has been one of the deepest positions to find top-end talent as well as deeper talent. In 2022, this appears to be the case again as the top-250 players based on ADP are littered with talent at the position. That being said, there are several land mines sprinkled throughout... Read More
Infielder Busts Who'll Keep Junking it Up - Fantasy Baseball Players To Avoid?
When it comes to busts, there are two types of fantasy managers. The type who carries the wounds of drafting the bust with them always and never picks the player again, and the type who sees once-reliable players underperform and gleefully scrutinize the player's numbers, hoping to find value in players discarded. The latter approach... Read More
Biggest Brl/BBE% Fallers - Hitters
Welcome to part two of my pre-season series on 2021 barrel rate risers and fallers. In the first part, I looked at the players who showed the biggest barrel rate improvement in 2021 and broke down whether or not we should believe that success will carry over into 2022. In this article, I'll look at... Read More
K-BB% Fallers for Fantasy Baseball - Starting Pitchers to Watch in 2022
We opened up this two-part series in this post, where we went over the K-BB gainers in 2021. Now, it's time to look at the other side of the coin and some of the most notable fallers. In the first part, I reviewed why I believe this statistic to be the most important metric to... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - End of Season Review
Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Every week I have selected an advanced stat, chosen two top performers and two under-performers, and analyzed what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. I have covered both Statcast and Fangraphs metrics to help identify hidden value as well as sell-high candidates. With... Read More
