| 02 March 2009
UPDATED: March 17, 12:30 PM
Every year during the month of March and the beginning of April, thousands upon thousands of dollars are forked out by fantasy baseball participants as they pay for magazine guides, research assistance, draft kits, and applications to help them track their drafts.
We are, however, of the belief that it is unnecessary to spend any money at all because there is so much great information available for free online. But often that information is so spread out that fantasy baseballers will find just a source or two (typically the large media sites: Yahoo, CBS Sports, FOX Sports, etc.) and take that sites information and rankings as fact when, in reality, they should be checking out multiple sources.
So to help out all those who are fantasy baseball participants what we've done is compiled a semi-Master List with links to several different sites' rankings, strategy advice, and even a couple of free draft tracker applications that we recommend. (If you see something you think should definitely be on this list, Contact Us and we'll make sure to update the list.)
First Things First:
- Fantasy Baseball 101 (Roto Experts)
- The Art of Picking a Name (Razzball)
Positional Rankings:
Catcher -
- Top 20 (Razzball)
- Top 25 (Yahoo)
- Top 24 (RotoAuthority)
- Top 40 (CBS Sports)
- Top 30 (SI)
- Top 50 (BBGuys)
- Top 25 (KFFL)
- Top 42 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Top 36 (FOX Sports)
- Top 15 (Pro Fantasy Games)
- Top 40 (FF Toolbox)
- Top 20 (Sports of Boston)
- Top 25 (Roto Savants)
- Top 32 (Crooked Pitch)
- Top 40 (ESPN)
- Top 72 (MLB.com)
- Top 25 (Fanhouse)
First Base -
- Top 20 (Razzball)
- Top 30 (Yahoo)
- Top 28 (RotoAuthority)
- Top 40 (CBS Sports)
- Top 30 (SI)
- Top 50 (BBGuys)
- Top 25 (KFFL)
- Top 39 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Top 30 (FOX Sports)
- Top 17 (Pro Fantasy Games)
- Top 40 (FF Toolbox)
- Top 25 (Roto Savants)
- Top 31 (Crooked Pitch)
- Top 30 (Sports of Boston)
- Top 40 (ESPN)
- Top 79 (MLB.com)
- Top 24 (Baseball by Paul)
- Top 35 (Fanhouse)
Second Base -
- Top 20 (Razzball)
- Top 30 (Yahoo)
- Top 19 (RotoAuthority)
- Top 40 (CBS Sports)
- Top 30 (SI)
- Top 50 (BBGuys)
- Top 25 (KFFL)
- Top 46 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Top 30 (FOX Sports)
- Top 13 (Pro Fantasy Games)
- Top 40 (FF Toolbox)
- Top 25 (Roto Savants)
- Top 26 (Crooked Pitch)
- Top 30 (Sports of Boston)
- Top 40 (ESPN)
- Top 88 (MLB.com)
- Top 35 (Fanhouse)
Shortstop -
- Top 20 (Razzball)
- Top 30 (Yahoo)
- Top 22 (RotoAuthority)
- Top 40 (CBS Sports)
- Top 30 (SI)
- Top 25 (KFFL)
- Top 41 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Top 30 (FOX Sports)
- Top 13 (Pro Fantasy Games)
- Top 25 (Roto Savants)
- Top 30 (Sports of Boston)
- Top 40 (FF Toolbox)
- Top 27 (Crooked Pitch)
- Top 40 (ESPN)
- Top 84 (MLB.com)
- Top 35 (Fanhouse)
Third Base -
- Top 20 (Razzball)
- Top 30 (Yahoo)
- Top 24 (RotoAuthority)
- Top 40 (CBS Sports)
- Top 30 (SI)
- Top 50 (BBGuys)
- Top 25 (KFFL)
- Top 45 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Top 30 (FOX Sports)
- Top 16 (Pro Fantasy Games)
- Top 40 (FF Toolbox)
- Top 25 (Roto Savants)
- Top 26 (Crooked Pitch)
- Top 40 (ESPN)
- Top 30 (Sports of Boston)
- Top 85 (MLB.com)
- Top 35 (Fanhouse)
Outfield -
- Top 20 ; 20-40 ; 40-60 ; 60-80 (Razzball)
- Top 80 (Yahoo)
- Top 72 (RotoAuthority)
- Top 80 (CBS Sports)
- Top 60 (SI)
- Top 60 (KFFL)
- Top 111 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Top 60 (FOX Sports)
- Top 23 (Pro Fantasy Games)
- Top 80 (FF Toolbox)
- Top 75 (Roto Savants)
- Top 10 (Crooked Pitch)
- Top 150 (ESPN)
- Top 200 (MLB.com)
- Top 100 (Baseball by Paul)
- Top 75 (Fanhouse)
Starting Pitcher -
- Top 20 ; 20-40 ; 40-60; 60-80 (Razzball)
- Top 80 (Yahoo)
- Top 81 (RotoAuthority)
- Top 100 (CBS Sports)
- Top 75 (SI)
- Top 84 (KFFL)
- Top 122 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Top 60 (FOX Sports)
- Top 27 (Pro Fantasy Games)
- Top 100 (FF Toolbox)
- Top 75 (Roto Savants)
- Top 10 (Crooked Pitch)
- Top 30 (Sports of Boston)
- Top 150 (ESPN)
- Top 202 (MLB.com)
- Top 154 (Baseball By Paul)
- Top 70 (Fanhouse)
Relief Pitcher -
- Top 20 Closers ; Top 20 Middle Relievers (Razzball)
- Top 40 (Yahoo)
- Closer Report (RotoAuthority)
- Top 40 (CBS Sports)
- Top 60 (SI)
- Top 48 (KFFL)
- Top 57 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Top 30 (FOX Sports)
- Top 30 (Sports of Boston)
- Top 20 (Pro Fantasy Games)
- Top 30 (FF Toolbox)
- Top 27 (Roto Savants)
- Top 100 (ESPN)
- Top 127 (MLB.com)
- Top 40 (Fanhouse)
Overall Rankings:
- Top 100 - In depth Top 10 ; 10-20 (Razzball)
- Top 150 Batters ; Top 150 Pitchers (Fantasy Ball Junkie)
- Top 300 (CBS Sports)
- Top 225 (SI)
- Top 152 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Top 50 (KFFL)
- Top 50 (FOX Sports)
- Top 500 (ESPN)
- Top 100 (MLB.com)
- Top 150 (Fanhouse)
Other Lists:
- 20 Risky Pitchers (Razzball)
- Spring Training Cliches (RotoAuthority)
- Breaking up into Tiers (CBS Sports)
- How to Win (RotoAuthority)
- Overrated in '09 (Razzball)
- Top 100 Starting Pitchers - Normalized (RotoAuthority)
- Theft Guide (Fanhouse)
- Late Draft Upside SP Picks (RotoAuthority)
- Late Round Bargains (Fanhouse)
- Low Risk, High Reward Pitchers (CBS Sports)
- Overlooked Sophomores (CBS Sports)
- Best Bargains (SI)
- Home Run Guide (Fanhouse)
- Top 50 Breakout (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Breakout Candidates (SI)
- Age 27 Breakout Candidates (Roto Expert)
- Top 25 Busts (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- 2008 Late Bloomers (ESPN)
- Busts: Hitters; Pitchers (Fanhouse)
- Rooks to Watch (Fantasy CPR)
- Impact Rookie Rankings (Roto Expert)
- Rookie Fantasy Candidates (Razzball)
- Impact Rooks: Part I & Part II (Junkballers)
- Top Fantasy Prospects (ESPN)
- Impact Rooks (Roto Expert)
- Top 40 (Fantasy Baseball Search)
- Intriguing Sleepers (SI)
- Sleepers & Busts (Roto Experts)
- Sleeper Update (FOXSports)
- RS Sleepers (Roto Savant)
- All Sleeper Teams (Advanced Fantasy Baseball)
- Sleepers: Hitters; Pitchers (Fanhouse)
Draft Strategy:
- Reaching (Razzball)
- Draft Day Do & Don'ts: Part I ; Part II ; Part III (CBS Sports)
- Pitch Counts Identify Risky Pitchers? (Razzball)
- Rotisserie Leagues (CBS Sports)
- Strategically Drafting (Roto Experts)
- Performance Enhancing Draft Strategy (Razzball)
- Top 5 Draft Rules (Lester's Legends)
- Late Round Middle Relievers (Fanhouse)
- Hitters v Pitchers in Rounds 3-8 (Razzball)
- 10 Mistakes to Avoid (FF Toolbox)
- Do or Don't: Dumping a Category (Roto Experts)
- BRAN Draft Strategy (Razzball)
- Mock Drafting will make you Better (Roto Savant)
- Case for Junky Closers (Razzball)
- Drafting to Trade (ESPN)
- Position Scarcity vs. Categorical Scarcity (Fanhouse)
Draft Trackers/Applications:
- Fantasy Baseball Cafe
- Draft War Room (Fantasy Baseball HOF)
Fantasy Experts Roundtable Discussions:
- 2008 Disappointments & 2009 Goals
- Worst Value, First 3 Rounds
- Greater Impact: Player Eval vs. Strategy














