Erick Aybar has one year left on his contract and was acquired to be a placeholder for future star Dansby Swanson. The way he is playing, the future may come sooner rather than later. Aybar is hitless in his past three games and is down to a .136 AVG. Aybar has a 30-steal season under his belt and c[...]

This article references A.j. Pollock, Andrelton Simmons, Anthony Rizzo, Billy Burns, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Correa, Carlos Gomez, Carlos Gonzalez, Charlie Blackmon, Corey Dickerson, David Peralta, Ender Inciarte, Erick Aybar, George Springer, Jean Segura, Joey Votto, Jose Abreu, Kris Bryant, Manny Machado, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Nolan Arenado, Odubel Herrera, Paul Goldschmidt, Prince Fielder, Robinson Cano, Ryan Braun, Starling Marte and more! Turning Two: Who Will Pull a 20/20? Welcome back to our third edition of Turning Two. We've now discussed who will hit 50 HR and who will win 20 games in 2016. This week's topic is a bit easier but still a noteworthy accomplishment: pulling off a 20/20 campaign. For those that don't know, 20/20 means 20 home runs and 20 steals. In fantasy baseball having a player that can be a valuable asset in multiple categories is essential to constructing a roster. It results in a more balanced team w[...]Keep on reading: Turning Two: Who Will Join the 20/20 Club?

This article references Addison Russell, Adeiny Hechavarria, Alcides Escobar, Alexei Ramirez, Andrelton Simmons, Asdrubal Cabrera, Ben Zobrist, Brad Miller, Brandon Crawford, Carlos Correa, Charlie Blackmon, Corey Seager, Danny Espinosa, Didi Gregorius, Eduardo Escobar, Elvis Andrus, Erick Aybar, Eugenio Suarez, Francisco Lindor, Ian Desmond, J.J. Hardy, J.P. Crawford, Javier Baez, Jean Segura, Jed Lowrie, Jedd Gyorko, Jhonny Peralta, Jimmy Rollins, Jonathan Villar, Jordy Mercer, jose iglesias, Jose Ramirez, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Ketel Marte, Marcus Semien, Mookie Betts, Nick Ahmed, Starlin Castro, Trea Turner, Troy Tulowitzki, Tyler Saladino, Wilmer Flores, Xander Bogaerts, Zack Cozart and more! Welcome to the fourth installment of our January ranking breakdowns! If you’re like us here at RotoBaller, you’ve been huddled around the stove awaiting that precious heat for a while now. While there are still some free agent dominoes yet to fall, we've seen quite the flurry of moves. This round of rankings features seven of our experts. They are Brad Johnson, Max Petrie, Kyle Bishop, Harris Yudin, Jeff Kahntroff, Bill Dubiel, and Nick Mariano. Today we'll cover shortstop. Assume a st[...]Keep on reading: 2016 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Shortstop (January)

This article references 1B, 3B, A, Alex Rodriguez, Billy Burns, C, Carlos Gonzalez, Chris Heston, Clayton Kershaw, Eric Hosmer, Erick Aybar, Joc Pederson, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Abreu, Melky Cabrera, Mike Bolsinger, OF, Preston Tucker, RB, SP, SS, TE, Troy Tulowitzki and more! Here's a quick list of 15 players, some of whom are great sleeper candidates, while others were selected by readers like you that requested some analysis. As always, feel free to tweet me or email if you want us to take a look at anyone in particular!   There aren’t many hotter hitters than Carlos Gonzalez (COL – OF) right now, who has 8 home runs and 17 RBI while batting .381 in the last FOURTEEN days. Weekly owners have to be a bit upset that about one third of Cargo’s 2015 pr[...]Keep on reading: Roto Never Sleeps – 15 Quick List

This article references A, Addison Russell, Adeiny Hechavarria, Alcides Escobar, Alexei Ramirez, Alexi Amarista, Andrelton Simmons, Asdrubal Cabrera, Ben Zobrist, Brad Miller, Brandon Crawford, C, Carlos Correa, Didi Gregorius, Elvis Andrus, Erick Aybar, Francisco Lindor, Freddy Galvis, Hanley Ramirez, Ian Desmond, J.J. Hardy, Javier Baez, Jean Segura, Jhonny Peralta, Jordy Mercer, jose iglesias, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Kris Bryant, Marcus Semien, Nick Ahmed, OF, RB, SP, SS, Starlin Castro, TE, Troy Tulowitzki, Wilmer Flores, WR, Xander Bogaerts, Yunel Escobar and more! With the All-Star Break approaching, I am here to give you my updated rankings for the shortstop position. There may be a few surprises here, but that's generally how we roll at Rotoballer. We'll be releasing updated mid-season rankings for all the positions in the coming week. Editor’s Note: you can check out all of RotoBaller’s 2015 fantasy baseball mid-season rankings and analysis, which will be updated over the next few days.   Shortstop (SS) Rankings Tier 1—Elite 1) [...]Keep on reading: Mid-Season Shortstop (SS) Rankings for 2015 Fantasy Baseball

This article references A, Christian Yelich, Delino DeShields, Elvis Andrus, Erick Aybar, Giancarlo Stanton, Jr., Mike Fiers, Phil Hughes, SP, Ubaldo Jimenez and more! Let me veer off track here for a second… I am having a major problem with robots. Not robots like Johnny 5, the kind that billionaire-geniuses are currently inventing. Ever seen the robot dog that can hunt and run fast in the woods? How about tiny robot spy bugs? Cmon, Why do we need those? If you haven’t noticed, robots are making a major power move with self driving cars. If you ask me, I say no thanks. No matter how sweet it would be to nap during a traffic jam or have a robo[...]Keep on reading: Cut List (Week Eight): Players to Consider Cutting Bait On…

This article references A, Erick Aybar, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 50% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Once upon a time, Aybar was a contributor to a lot of fantasy titles. You could draft elite hitters regardless of position early in the draft, and then count on .280 with 20 SB and a bunch of runs scored from your SS or MI slot. Sadly, those times are mostly in the past. Aybar is but a shell of his former self, hitting .269/.309/.308 on the season. The fact that his OBP is higher than his slugging percentag[...]Keep on reading: Erick Aybar (SS, LAA) – Waiver Wire Analysis

This article references Alexei Ramirez, Erick Aybar, J.J. Hardy, Jhonny Peralta, Jimmy Rollins, Starlin Castro and more!   What's up RotoBallers. I'm here today to try and unearth some shortstops that you can get later in your drafts, and will also provide similar value to other shortstops who are being drafted earlier on average.   If you’re looking to make a splash on draft day, you should give RotoBaller’s ADP Draft Sleepers Tool a long, hard look. The tool allows you to compare a player’s expected production against his top comparables going later in the draft.   Frankly, it's a gr[...]Keep on reading: Hidden Shortstop Draft Gems and ADP Value Picks

This article references 2B, Adeiny Hechavarria, Alcides Escobar, Alexei Ramirez, Andrelton Simmons, Arismendy Alcantara, Asdrubal Cabrera, Ben Zobrist, Brandon Crawford, Chris Owings, Danny Santana, Dee Gordon, Didi Gregorius, Elvis Andrus, Erick Aybar, Eugenio Suarez, Everth Cabrera, Hanley Ramirez, Ian Desmond, J.J. Hardy and more! Last month we brought you RotoBaller's preliminary shortstop fantasy baseball rankings. The February update is here. We'll be releasing all the other positional rankings updates this week, with analysis from all the RotoBaller writers on their favorite risers and fallers at each MLB position. Make sure to also check out our MLB Fantasy Baseball Rankings blog, along with all of RotoBaller shortstop rankings content.  2015 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Rankings Brad Johnson (Lead MLB [...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Shorstop (SS) – Part 2

This article references Adam LaRoche, Addison Russell, Alcides Escobar, Alen Hanson, Alexei Ramirez, Andrelton Simmons, Asdrubal Cabrera, Ben Zobrist, Brad Miller, Carl Crawford, Carlos Correa, Chris Owings, Corey Seager, Danny Santana, Dee Gordon, DEF, Elvis Andrus, Erick Aybar, Everth Cabrera, Francisco Lindor and more! Dynasty Rankings at ShortstopOver the past few weeks, we have reviewed our dynasty fantasy baseball rankings for catcher and third base. Today we bring you the top dynasty / keeper league shortstops.I bet over the last few years people have missed the early 2000's. At least in regards to fantasy shortstops. There was a time when Jeter, Nomar and Tejada were borderline first round picks. However, there is hope on the horizon. There are a lot of young talented prospects at the short[...] Keep on reading: 2015 Dynasty / Keeper Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Shortstop