Injuries can be devastating to any fantasy baseball roster. Fortunately, RotoWire subscribers are covered with our weekly report, written by Jeff Stots. A certified athletic trainer, Jeff goes in-depth on the type of injury suffered to give readers an idea of how the road to recovery may look. This series offers replacement options based on which teammate is likely to see an increase in playing time, ensuring that managers won’t be caught off guard when a player goes down.
The article also features a “Check Swings” section, which provides updates for players on the mend. Jeff takes a look at the next steps for players aiming to return, covering rehab assignments and detailing next steps as laid out by the team.
FAAB (Free Agent Acquisition Budget) seems to gain in popularity as a waiver wire option every year, and RotoWire subscribers will never miss a free agent acquisition opportunity thanks to this tandem article series, published every Sunday for the AL and NL by Erik Seigrist and Jan Levine, respectively.
Both articles begin with a player table, which grades each potential acquisition on a scale from A to E. The table also includes how much our authors would spend on a given player in a variety of leagues based on a $100 budget.
The meat of each article contains detailed summaries of potential acquisitions at every position, including how each player may contribute to your fantasy baseball lineup. As with the table, each breakdown concludes with the author’s suggested bid.
Subscribers who want more advice can check out MLB FAAB Factor, written by Kyle Behrens. This series, covering leagues with Thursday FAAB, also offers breakdowns and bid advice at every position.
Todd Zola provides RotoWire subscribers with weekly dives into the top hitters and pitchers, meticulously broken down to help managers prepare for their matchups and give insight into the best players to start.
The hitting tables display point calculations for numerous time frames, including full week, Monday-Thursday, and Friday-Sunday. Each hitter’s schedule is given along with projections for overall points, home runs, and stolen bases.
The article follows with weekly team rankings broken down by home run park factors, a stolen base index, an opposing pitcher quality index, and a runs scoring index. It concludes with full weekly pitching matchups (to the extent they are available) for all 30 teams.
The weekly pitching article includes its own rankings table that breaks down matchups for a variety of leagues, complete with a comment section containing notes that detail strengths and weaknesses for the games ahead.