This article references A, C, Chad Bettis, Chase Anderson, Cole Hamels, Danny Duffy, Drew Hutchison, Johnny Cueto, Jon Niese, Jonathan Papelbon, Kyle Hendricks, Marco Estrada, Mike Bolsinger, OF, Robbie Ray, San Diego Padres, SP, SS, Steven Matz, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Tom Koehler, WR, Zack Greinke and more! The All Star break is done. The Game of Thrones season is over. True Detective has been borderline atrocious. And football season is still nearly a month away. There is literally nothing to hold anyone back from going all in on their fantasy baseball teams. It’s imperative for dynasty league owners at this time to figure out if they are 2015 contenders or playing for the future. Not to be outdone, it’s equally important for owners in Al-only and/or NL-only leagues to pay attention to any [...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 15 Weekend

This article references 1B, 2B, 3B, A, A.J. Ramos, Andrew Miller, Arodys Vizcaino, Aroldis Chapman, Brad Boxberger, Brad Ziegler, Bryan Shaw, C, Carson Smith, Carter Capps, Cody Allen, Craig Kimbrel, Darren O'day, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Drew Storen, Francisco Rodriguez, Glen Perkins, Greg Holland, Hector Rondon, Huston Street, J.j. Hoover, Jake McGee, Jason Grilli, Jason Motte, Jay Bruce, Jenrry Mejia, Jeurys Familia, Jim Johnson, Joakim Soria, John Axford, Johnny Cueto, Jonathan Papelbon, Kelvin Herrera, Ken Giles, Kenley Jansen, Kevin Jepsen, Koji Uehara, Mark Melancon, Neftali Feliz, OF, Pedro Strop, Rafael Soriano, Roberto Osuna, Santiago Casilla, Sergio Romo, Shawn Tolleson, SP, SS, TE, Tony Watson, Trevor Rosenthal, Tyler Clippard, Wade Davis, Will Harris, Will Smith, Zach Britton and more! Below you will find our rest of season tiered rankings for relief pitchers. This list was constructed reflecting the probability of trades being completed between now and the MLB trade deadline. Obviously a bird in hand is better than two in the bush, but it feels necessary to account for potential moves and the impact it will have on that player's projections. Let's get to it. Editor’s Note: You can check out all of RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball midseason rankings and analysis, which [...]Keep on reading: Midseason Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Relief Pitchers

This article references A, Andrew Miller, C, Carson Smith, Collin McHugh, Dellin Betances, Ervin Santana, Fernando Rodney, Jonathan Papelbon, Ken Giles, OF, SP, SS, TE, Yordano Ventura and more! The first half of fantasy baseball is officially over. The start of the second half means teams MLB and fantasy alike will be making their push to the playoffs. With fantasy teams, owners will need to look at starting pitchers on their rosters or waivers that might not have performed to start the year, but could bounce back and regain their fantasy prowess. There are also relief pitchers looking to become fantasy relevant in the form of the almighty save. In either case, moves to be made i[...]Keep on reading: Buy Low Fantasy Baseball Pitching Options for the Second Half

This article references A, C, Jonathan Papelbon, OF, SP, SS, TE and more! Jonathan Papelbon wants to be traded out of Philadelphia, according to CSNPhilly.com The Phillies closer is in his last season of a four-year $50 million deal. Papelbon, 34, only has 14 saves on this season in part thanks to the Phillies only having 29 wins over 91 games. The right-hander has a stellar 1.60 ERA during an All-Star 2015 season.  He’s likely going to be a hot commodity at the trade deadline but the outspoken pitcher wasn’t shy to voice his opinion on the matter. "[Bla[...]Keep on reading: Jonathan Papelbon Wants Out Of Philly: ‘[Blank] Or Get Off The Pot’

This article references A, Aaron Harang, Aroldis Chapman, C, Cole Hamels, Drew Storen, Edward Mujica, J.j. Hoover, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Smith, Mike Leake, OF, Robert Stephenson, Roberto Osuna, SP, SS, TE, Tyler Clippard and more! With the MLB trade deadline arriving on July 31st, many teams are scrambling to get deals done to either make a run for the [...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Impact of the MLB Trade Deadine

This article references A, A.J. Ramos, Aaron Loup, Aaron Sanchez, Adam Ottavino, Addison Reed, al alburquerque, Alexi Ogando, Andrew Miller, Antonio Bastardo, Aroldis Chapman, Arquimedes Caminero, Bobby Parnell, Boone Logan, Brad Boxberger, Brad Ziegler, Brandon Kintzler, Brandon League, Brett Cecil, Brian Duensing, Bryan Shaw, Caleb Thielbar, Cam Bedrosian, Carlos Torres, Carson Smith, Casey Fien, Casey Janssen, Chad Qualls, Chris Hatcher, Cody Allen, Craig Kimbrel, Craig Stammen, Dale Thayer, Dan Jennings, Dan Otero, Danny Farquhar, Darren O'day, David Carpenter, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Drew Storen, Edward Mujica, Enrique Burgos, Eric O'Flaherty, Ernesto Frieri, Evan Marshall, Fernando Rodney, Fernando Salas, Francisco Rodriguez, Glen Perkins, Grant Balfour, Greg Holland, Hector Rondon, Hunter Strickland, Huston Street, J.P. Howell, Jake Diekman, Jake McGee, Jake Petricka, Jason Grilli, Jason Motte, Jean Machi, Jenrry Mejia, Jeremy Affeldt, Jerry Blevins, Jeurys Familia, Jim Henderson, Jim Johnson, Joakim Soria, Joaquin Benoit, Joba Chamberlain, Joe Nathan, Joe Smith, Joel Peralta, John Axford, Jonathan Broxton, Jonathan Papelbon, Jordan Walden, Juan Jaime, Junichi Tazawa and more! Saves are an important component for many fantasy baseball leagues. Closers are one of the most volatile positions in fantasy baseball, and one of the highest turnover positions in MLB. Each year, closers drop like flies and many MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance. Stay on top of all closer depth charts for the AL and NL, and dominate in saves this year. We will be updating the MLB Closers & Saves Depth Charts all season long.  Bookmark this page, an[...]Keep on reading: MLB Closers & Saves: Fantasy Baseball Depth Charts

This article references A.j. Pierzynski, Aaron Harang, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Alcides Escobar, Alex Avila, Atlanta Braves, Brad Miller, Brett Lawrie, Bryce Harper, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos Santana, Casey McGehee, Chase Headley, Corey Dickerson, Daniel Murphy, Devon Travis, Efren Navarro, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ian Kinsler, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Odorizzi, James McCann, Jeff Francoeur, Joey Votto, Jonathan Papelbon, Jordan Zimmerman, Justin Upton, Kyle Seager, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Aviles, Mike Trout, Robinson Cano, Ryan Zimmerman, San Diego Padres, Todd Frazier, Tyler Flowers, Tyler Ladendorf, Wilin Rosario, Will Middlebrooks, Zack Cozart and more! For the first time this season, all 30 teams played in a single day, with 15 games played Wednesday. Many teams that lost their Opening Day games evened their series or won their first game, while others remain winless yet again. For the fourth consecutive day, there was at least one game that featured a shutout. And for one team, they are looking to score runs for the first time since last September. Take a look at some of the news, notes, highlights and numbers from Wednesday, April 8. A[...]Keep on reading: MLB News and Notes for April 9th

This article references Aroldis Chapman, Craig Kimbrel, David Robertson, Fernando Rodney, Greg Holland, Joaquin Benoit, Jonathan Papelbon, Kenley Jansen, Mariano Rivera, Mark Melancon, Steve Cishek, Trevor Rosenthal and more!   Projecting Saves for 2015 Fantasy Baseball Saves can be one of the most volatile categories for fantasy owners. Often, a pitcher will have the closer’s role seemingly locked up only to be ousted after a slow start to the season. Many believe that the only key to racking up a lot of saves is to pick a closer for a winning team. This often proves to be false. Of the 2014 leaders in saves, three of them played for losing teams, five of them played for teams with a negative run diffe[...]Keep on reading: Predicting the Top Ten Finishers for Saves in 2015

This article references Aroldis Chapman, Brad Boxberger, Craig Kimbrel, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Greg Holland, Jake McGee, Joaquin Benoit, Jonathan Papelbon, Kenley Jansen, Mariano Rivera, Sean Doolittle and more! In 1979 New York Times writer and inventor of rotisserie baseball Daniel Okrent created a statistic then-known as IPRAT, or “innings pitched ratio.” At a time when ERA and wins were all the rave, Okrent created a simple formula that would form the foundation of sabermetrics and eventually work its way into regular fantasy baseball categories in nearly every format. Okrent’s equation? Walks allowed plus hits allowed, divided by innings pitched. Seems like he should have realized that WH[...]Keep on reading: Top 10 Projected WHIP Finishers for Relievers: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings

This article references Andrew Miller, Aroldis Chapman, Craig Kimbrel, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Jonathan Papelbon, Santiago Casilla, Sergio Romo, SP, WR and more! Reliever Hijinks Last season was my best year of fantasy baseball in the dozen years I've played, as I managed to secure championships in all three of my leagues. This was in spite of the fact that I endured what I'll lightly term as the season from hell as far as closers are concerned. Most years, I heed the well-worn mantra of Don't Pay for Saves and manage to cobble together an effective relief corps anyway, but last season I simply couldn't win. No matter who I acquired, it seemed like [...]Keep on reading: Three Relief Pitchers Who Will Outperform Their 2015 ADP: Rankings Analysis