
Every year, someone emerges from the middle or late rounds to produce first-round fantasy value. Who will that player be this season?

Erik Halterman looks at the best and worst players by round for earned auction value rankings, including Freddie Freeman, who from a pure "spots gained" perspective, was the best pick of Round 1.

Ryan Boyer steps up to the plate with Lineup Lowdown, a look at National League lineup trends, including Alec Bohm's hot hitting seeing him rise up the lineup for the Phillies.

Erik Halterman discusses the players who have most changed their projections per THE BAT X this season, including Felix Bautista, who's now in a tier of his own among his fellow relievers.

Ryan Boyer has the MLB Lineup Lowdown, with a look at the National League's lineup's including the first base debut of Bryce Harper to give him dual eligibilty in most leagues.

Erik Halterman analyzes the players who produced the most (or least) relative to draft-day expectations across the first three months of the season.

Erik Halterman breaks down the biggest movers from the Memorial Day Second Chance drafts, including unquestioned top pick Ronald Acuna Jr.

Jason Collette analyzes how runs have been scored this season and expects more to come from the Blue Jays, particularly Daulton Varsho.

Ryan Boyer delivers Lineup Lowdown, this week with a look at the National League's lineup trends that include Kyle Schwarber returning to the top of the Phillies' batting order.

This week, Erik Halterman ranks his biggest risers and fallers according to our earned auction values page, with Arizona starting pitcher Zac Gallen leading off.

A few NL hitters have impressed since being promoted, and Jan Levine reviews a couple of them in this week's column.

Jeff Stotts explains the different types of injuries that may occur when sliding into a base either feet- or headfirst, as with Oneil Cruz who fractured his ankle sliding feet-first into home plate Sunday.

Dan Marcus breaks down eight overlooked players who could help differentiate your Underdog lineups from the rest of the pack, including Cardinals lefty Steven Matz.

The RotoWire Roundtable crew is back with their final update of the spring, with injuries shaking things up as early as the back half of the first round.