Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks
Let's wrap up June with some style, RotoBallers, and dive right into an updated edition of my top-101 starting pitcher rankings for rest-of-season values. I know the season had a bit of a delayed start but July is always a sweet halfway checkpoint to assess your needs. To help y'all, I've got you covered with... Read More
The Christian Wood Trade: RotoBaller Fantasy Basketball Rapid Reaction
Ah, the NBA offseason. There is truly nothing like it. While the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics are currently battling for the league's crown, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was hard at work, delivering yet another Woj-bomb that would send shockwaves throughout the NBA community. On Wednesday evening, it was announced that the Dallas Mavericks were... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - wOBACON For Week 12
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. I wrote about the expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA) for the first article of the... Read More
How Tanner Houck Found a Home in the Ninth Inning
So are those of us who deemed Boston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck as a sleeper to target this draft season taking our victory laps yet? If so, we certainly shouldn’t be. He hasn’t become the savior of the Red Sox rotation we were hoping for. Instead, he’s helped save the Red Sox in a... Read More
Mining the Minors for Hot Prospect Hitters and Call-Ups - Francisco Alvarez, Vinnie Pasquantino, Mark Vientos, and more
When we ran the first installment of this piece back in April, we were hoping to identify some hot-hitting minor leagues who may not be on our radars. Yes, we had some big names like Nolan Gorman and former trendy prospects like Luis Garcia, but the first installment also pointed us to Jack Suwinski and... Read More
Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks
Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome to the latest updated edition of my top-101 starting pitcher rankings that look at rest-of-season values. June is wrapping up soon and the season's halfway point approaches! As always, I've got you covered with ranks, tiers, trends, and notes with the top-101 in a table with other fun things like... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - HR/FB% For Week 11
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. Some metrics are more intricate than others, but that doesn't mean that they all can't... Read More
Starting Pitcher Risers and Fallers - Luck Analysis for Fantasy Baseball
We have completed more than one-third of the season, which means we have a significant amount of data on starting pitchers this year. I thought it was a good time to check on some pitching luck metrics to see which pitchers have over and underperformed so far this year. We'll hit a few different categories... Read More
Texas Heat: Rangers Bats Finally Heating Up for Fantasy Baseball
The Texas Rangers made some massive investments in the team’s offense this past offseason, signing free agent infielders Corey Seager and Marcus Semien to long-term contracts worth a combined $500 million. Those marquee moves put the Rangers back on the map in the AL West. Unfortunately, the newly-signed duo struggled immensely out of the gate... Read More
What's Going On With Trevor Rogers? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
In baseball, it is easy to take its immense difficulty for granted. After all, these are the best athletes in the world, and at the end of the day, we are comparing them to each other as opposed to the average person. This comes with the job, though being able to stay at the top... Read More
The Nats Aren't Trading Juan Soto, But Should You?
It’s sometimes easy to forget Juan Soto is just 23 years old. It wasn’t crazy to call him the best hitter in baseball heading into 2022, and he was getting drafted in the top-three in just about every fantasy league. He also reportedly rejected a $350 million dollar offer from the Nationals and has since... Read More
Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks
Howdy, RotoBallers, and allow me to welcome you to the thick of June! We've got burgers on the grill, cornhole in the yard, and yet another updated edition of my top-101 starting pitcher rankings that look at rest-of-season values. As always, I've got you covered with ranks, tiers, trends, and notes with the top-101 in... Read More
Still A Fantasy Baseball Stud? Who Is The Real Marcus Semien
In any sport, projecting a player's future performance may be an impossible task, but it is one that front offices, fans, and analysts all spend a considerable amount of effort trying to do. On the positive side, baseball, a game with a 162-game season and less moving parts as a one-on-one action, tends to be... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - xERA For Week 10
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 many ERA skill indicator metrics that fantasy managers can use to understand how... Read More
Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks
Batten down the hatches and prepare yourself for summertime humidor action across the diamond, RotoBallers! Yes, we are in the thick of June and another week brings an updated edition of my top-101 starting pitcher rankings -looking at rest-of-season values. Once again, I've got you covered with ranks, tiers, trends, and notes with the top-101... Read More
Starting Pitcher Breakouts and Sell Highs for Fantasy Baseball: K-BB% Risers
Now that we're a couple of months into the season, we have the ability to track month-to-month changes to see if any players are making adjustments. Sometimes these changes can manifest in a clear difference in results, while other times we can start to see some changes under the surface that have not yet shown... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - Brls/BBE% For Week 9
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. With two months in the books, fantasy managers can start building more accurate profiles of... Read More
Catcher Waiver Wire Targets for Fantasy Baseball: ROS Strategy and Landscape
Every year we hear about how awful the catcher landscape is in fantasy baseball. People bemoan having to roster one and laugh at those who play in leagues where they have to carry two. However, catchers are people too. OK, we're actually not going to go down that road this time. Instead, we're going to... Read More
Is It Time to Sell High on Martin Perez?
We’re nearing the two-month point in the 2022 season, which means it’s no longer valid to just dismiss everything we’ve seen as a “small sample size.” Two months of baseball has provided us with a multitude of data to examine and analyze to inform our projections for the rest of the year. With all of... Read More
Can Matt Olson Live Up to Preseason Expectations in Atlanta?
The phrase "you have big shoes to fill" can often be overused, but there are times when it is completely applicable. Generally, this saying is utilized when someone is succeeding someone in a certain position that had been very successful. For instance, should the CEO of a flourishing company retire, the person taking his place... Read More
Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks
Welcome to June, RotoBallers! What better way to start those summer months than with another updated edition of my top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. Once again, I've got you covered with ranks, tiers, trends, and notes with the top-101 in a table with other fun things like earned value via Fangraphs.... Read More
Will These Big-Name Hitters Turn it Around? Curse of the 2022 Free Agent Class
The 2022 offseason gave us one of the biggest free-agent classes in recent memory. So many big names moved around and gave us so many questions as to what these moves meant for fantasy. Unfortunately, for the most part, those moves have led to pretty underwhelming starts to the 2022 season. For whatever reason, a... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - K-BB% For Week 8
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. This week, I will take a look at a metric that is not as complex... Read More
Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks
Heya, folks, and welcome back for an updated edition of "The ball is getting bouncy again!" top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. Tread carefully when setting the bar for streamers. I've got you covered with ranks, tiers, trends, and notes with the top-101 in a table with other fun things like earned... Read More
Is Trea Turner Still the Top Player in Fantasy?
Not to sound like Captain Obvious, but it is safe to say that baseball is a very interesting game with a lot of complex intricacies. After all, it is predicated on failure, with even the top hitters getting out more than they reach base, which differs greatly from other sports, where success is a bit... Read More
Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - SIERA For Week 7
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. With about a month and a half of data, I think it's time to take... Read More
Preseason Hitter Sleepers Who Haven't Woken Up for Fantasy Baseball
The highs of sleeper hunting during draft season can quickly be brought low when our favorite later picks fizzle and sputter out of the gate instead of blowing the roof off from the word go. But should we be patient, grasshoppers? Or is it time to be proactive, revoking their sleeper status and confiscating official... Read More
Early Plate Discipline Standouts for 2022
In 2019, I introduced a new (yet simple) index statistic for pitchers – mPDI, which was inspired by a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” Maddux’s simplistic... Read More
Dead Ball Victims - Power Hitter and Home Run Decliners for Fantasy Baseball
Things are different this season. The offense is down across the board and we are seeing hitters have a lot of trouble hitting for power. These aren't unprecedented times, but we got so used to the juiced-ball homer-happy era that it feels very strange to be back to the days of the early 2010s. Some... Read More