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Fantasy Baseball Draft Advice: Roto vs. Head-to-Head Categories https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/nick_kurtz_athletics_8-1/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Draft Advice: Roto vs. Head-to-Head Categories
By Chase Davis on January 25, 2026

The offseason is heating up, and it’s time to focus on fantasy baseball draft prep. Let’s break down the most popular way to play fantasy baseball: Category leagues. There are two ways to play in a category league: Rotisserie (roto) … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball First-Year Player Draft Rankings (2026) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/JOJO_PARKER_BLUE_JAYS_1-1/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball First-Year Player Draft Rankings (2026)
By Richard Janvrin on January 25, 2026

With the baseball season just around the corner, it’s time to look at the field of top first-year fantasy baseball players for dynasty players to get familiar with. Below is a ranking of the top 10 First-Year Player Draft Rankings. … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball Points League Primer & Draft Advice (2026) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/cal_raleigh_mariners_3-1/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Points League Primer & Draft Advice (2026)
By Chase Davis on January 24, 2026

Points leagues in fantasy baseball mimic what fantasy managers get from fantasy football — each play’s outcome is awarded a fantasy point value. It adds a simplicity factor to fantasy, where you just want the players who score the most … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy & Advice: Punting Categories
By Brett Ussery on January 23, 2026

Maybe you are preparing for redraft, dynasty, keeper or just all of the fantasy baseball leagues. No matter where your draft order falls, you are preparing for multiple scenarios. In addition to building the best roster possible, you are looking … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball H2H Categories vs. Points Draft Advice (2026) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Aaron_Judge_Yankees_1470x650_2/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball H2H Categories vs. Points Draft Advice (2026)
By Corey Pieper on January 22, 2026

A substantial portion of the fantasy baseball content that you read or listen to is based on the rotisserie format. It remains the most popular format, but it’s far from the only one. One of the reasons people love fantasy … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball Auction Leagues Primer & Draft Advice (2026) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Jazz_Chisholm_yankees_6-1/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Auction Leagues Primer & Draft Advice (2026)
By Justin Mason on January 21, 2026

Most fantasy baseball leagues feature typical snake drafts where you take turns drafting a player one pick at a time in turn. However, the original and best way to play is the fantasy baseball auction or salary cap format. Fantasy … read more »

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6 Pitchers Who Will Beat Their ADP (2026 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Kyle_Bradish_Orioles_1470x650-1/213x119.jpg
6 Pitchers Who Will Beat Their ADP (2026 Fantasy Baseball)
By FantasyPros Staff on January 21, 2026

Every fantasy baseball season has a handful of starting pitchers who feel mispriced from the jump. Sometimes it’s injury fatigue. Sometimes it’s role uncertainty. Other times, it’s simply the market lagging behind skills that are obvious if you dig a … read more »

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10 Fantasy Baseball Hitters to Avoid (2026)
By Justin Mason on January 20, 2026

Every year, fantasy baseball leagues are lost because of players that bust, get injured, or disappoint. Sometimes these issues are unavoidable, but sometimes there are red flags that we ignore. Here are the 10 players that you should not draft. … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Late Pick (2026) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/gunnar_henderson_orioles_5-1/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Late Pick (2026)
By Richard Janvrin on January 19, 2026

It’s almost time for the MLB season once again, and with that, the fantasy baseball season. Here, I’ll be doing a fantasy baseball mock draft using FantasyPros’ Draft Wizard tool. This draft is from a late-round pick point of view. … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball Categories League Primer & Draft Advice (2026) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/james_wood_nationals_3-1/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Categories League Primer & Draft Advice (2026)
By Chase Davis on January 18, 2026

With fantasy football in the rearview mirror, it’s time to set our sights on the fantasy baseball season. There are three popular league styles in fantasy baseball: Points Head-to-head categories (H2H) Rotisserie categories (roto) Today, let’s focus on category leagues … read more »

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