All of your fantasy baseball draft preparation needs collected in one place! Here you’ll find rankings, projections, cheat sheets, analysis and strategy. Check back every day for new content through Opening Day of the 2024 season. If this is your first time playing fantasy baseball, might we recommend starting with the basics: The Playbook: How to play fantasy baseball.
Don’t have a team yet? Create or join a league and then dive into the latest draft-prep material tailored for whatever format you prefer.
What’s different in 2024
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A quick primer on ESPN fantasy baseball’s new rules governing positional eligibility at the beginning of the season.
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What you need to know about MLB’s Seoul Series and how ESPN fantasy will handle the stats from those games.
The Playbook: Become an expert in 9 innings
•Inning 1: How to play fantasy baseball
•Inning 2: League Formats: Which is right for you?
•Inning 3: Everything you need to know about salary-cap drafts
•Inning 4: How to create the ultimate cheat sheet
•Inning 5: Roster optimization
•Inning 6: Nine must-follow tips
•Inning 7: Staying ahead of league trends
•Inning 8: Using advanced stats to get ahead
•Inning 9: Mastering the 2024 player pool
Rankings and cheat sheets
• Cockcroft: Points-league rankings
• Karabell: Head-to-head categories/rotisserie rankings
• Cheat Sheet Central
Advice from our experts
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Cockcroft’s Kings of Command: Breakout SP for 2024
• Karablog 3/4: Draft impact of Acuna injury
• Kiley McDaniel ranks the top rookies/prospects for 2024
• Karablog 2/26: Seeking some steals in St. Louis
• Zola: Next steps for Yamamoto, other Asian players
• Mock Draft 2/14: Head-to-head points league, 10 teams
Roster-building essentials
• 2024 Player Projections and Outlooks
• “Hot stove” free agent and player movement tracker
• Live Draft Results
• Closer depth chart
• MLB depth charts
For Dynasty Leaguers
• Dynasty Top 300
