Written by: Ray Butler
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Last January, I begrudgingly limped to the finish line of the first edition of this article. The meat and potatoes of the article had set in the drafts for a couple of weeks. I was uninspired, and the leg-work for an article like this isn’t a quick process.
I thought about scrapping the article all together. Thank goodness I didn’t. Last year’s version of this article was the first Prospects365.com article to ever reach 10,000 views.
People are extremely aware of two things: 1) there’s no such thing as having too many weapons in your fantasy baseball arsenal, and 2) if utilized correctly, Twitter can truly transform the way you watch, absorb and evaluate baseball.
Last season, the list you’re about to scroll through consisted of just over 100 valuable Twitter accounts. This season, the list has grown to nearly 175. The list includes everything from news breakers, to fantasy baseball must-follows, to advanced analysts, to prospectors, to beat writers, to the best daily lineup and weather accounts. Each category has its own place on your Twittersphere, especially if you play any format of fantasy baseball. But even if you’re not a fantasy baseballer and the extent of your intake is as a fan of the sport, I’d wager—even if it means you’d have to create a Twitter account—your experience will be significantly enhanced by adding the accounts below to your social media repertoire.
It’s impossible to create an all-encompassing list, but I’d like to think this will get you started down the correct path.
Let’s dive in.
The News Breakers
Jon Heyman, MLB Network. Account: @JonHeyman
MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Trade Rumors. Account: @mlbtraderumors
Jon Morosi, MLB Network. Account: @jonmorosi
Jeff Passan, ESPN. Account: @JeffPassan
Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic. Account: @Ken_Rosenthal
Fantasy Baseball
Michael Ajeto, Pitcher List and Lookout Landing. Account: @dysthymikey
George Bissell, Rotoworld. Account: @GeorgeBissell
Ryan Bloomfield, BaseballHQ. Account: @RyanBHQ
Ryan Boyer, Rotoworld. Account: @RyanPBoyer
Brant Chesser, BaseballHQ. Account: @BrantChesser
Justin Choi, Prospects 365. Account: @justinochoi
Chris Clegg, Fantrax and RotoFanatic. Account: @RotoClegg
Tristan Cockcroft, ESPN. Account: @SultanofStat
Ariel Cohen, FanGraphs. Account: @ATCNY
Jason Collette, RotoWire. Account: @jasoncollette
Matthew Davis, FTNNetwork. Account: @_mattywood_
Doug Dennis, BaseballHQ. Account: @DougDennis41
Bubba Dentrek, Benched With Bubba Podcast. Account: @bdentrek
Yancy Eaton, Scribe of Awesome Tweets. Account: @YancyEaton
Jeff Erickson, RotoWire. Account: @Jeff_Erickson
Alex Fast, Pitcher List. Account: @AlexFast8
Max Freeze, Freeze Stats. Account: @FreezeStats
Rudy Gamble, Razzball. Account: @rudygamble
Steve Gardner, USA Today. Account: @SteveAGardner
Will Garofalo, SP Streamer and Pitcher List. Account: @WGarofalo2
Jason Gold, Six Man Rotation. Account: @ChopCityJason
Max Goldstein, MaxSportingStudio.com. Account: @MaxSportsStudio
Toby Guevin, BatFlip Crazy. Account: @batflipcrazy
Brent Herzog, Exit Velocity Baseball Podcast. Account: @ExitVelocityPC
Doug Ishikawa, SP Streamer. Account: @coachingish
Scott Jenstad, RotoWire. Account: @ScottJenstad
Ian Kahn, The Athletic and RotoWire. Account: @IanKahn4
Mike Kurland, Fantrax and the Bases Loaded Pod. Account: @Mike_Kurland
Clay Link, RotoWire. Account: @claywlink
Justin Mason, Fantasy Benefits and TGFBI. Account: @JustinMasonFWFB
Walter McMichael, Real Fake Baseball Podcast. Account: @realfakewalter
Jorge Montanez, Fantrax and RotoRanks. Account: @Roto_Nino
John Laghezza, MLB Moving Averages. Account: @MLBMovingAvg
Matt Modica, The Athletic. Account: @ctmbaseball
James Ganey, Fantrax. Account: @CubbyNole
Austin Perodeau, Six Man Rotation. Account: @roto_perodeau
Scott Pianowski, Yahoo. Account: @scott_pianowski
Nick Pollack, PitcherList.com. Account: @PitcherList
Dan Richards, Pitcher List. Account: @Fantasy_Esquire
Fantasy Rundown, FantasyRundown.com. Account: @FantasyRundown
Vlad Sedler, FantasyGuru.com. Account: @RotoGut
Rob Silver, Launch Angle podcast. Account: @RobSilver
Michael Simione, SP Streamer. Account: @SpStreamer
Andy Singleton, ExpandTheBoxscore.com. Account: @PeoplezPen
Paul Sporer, RotoGraphs. Account: @sporer
Dave Swan, RotoFanatic. Account: @davithius
Derek VanRiper, The Athletic. Account: @DerekVanRiper
Michael Waterloo, FantasyPros and The Athletic. Account: @MichaelWaterloo
Colin Weatherwax, Fantasy Benefits. Account: @CWeatherwax13
Scott White, CBS Sports. Account: @CBSScottWhite
Matt Williams, RotoFanatic: Account: @MattWi77iams
Corbin Young, Fantrax. Account: @corbin_young21
Jeff Zimmerman, Rotographs. Account: @jeffwzimmerman
Todd Zola, Mastersball. Account: @ToddZola
Advanced Analysts and Baseball Personalities
Ellen Adair, Take Me In to the Ballgame Podcast. Account: @ellen_adair
Michael Augustine, FanGraphs. Account: @AugustineMLB
Marc Carig, The Athletic. Account: @MarcCarig
Derek Carty, ESPN and RotoGrinders. Account: @DerekCarty
Alex Chamberlain, Rotographs. Account: @DolphHauldhagen
Rustin Dodd, The Athletic. Account: @rustindodd
Evan Drellich, The Athletic. Account: @EvanDrellich
Foolish Baseball, Foolish Baseball. Account: @FoolishBB
Jeremy Frank, MLB Random Stats. Account: @MLBRandomStats
Rob Friedman, Pitching Ninja. Account: @PitchingNinja
Zach Hayes, Prospects 365. Account: @PineTarKeyboard
Connor Kurcon, Six Man Rotation. Account: @ckurcon
Chelsea Ladd, Dugout Dish. Account: @chelseabrooke
James McCool, Line Movement. Account: @Paydirt_DFS
Andy McCullough, The Athletic. Account: @ByMcCullough
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman, Cut4. Account: @CespedesBBQ
Ethan Moore, Prospects 365. Account: @Moore_Stats
Jomboy, Talking Yanks. Account: @Jomboy_
Buster Olney, ESPN. Account: @Buster_ESPN
Cory Ott, Prospects 365 and RotoFanatic. Account: @cory5ott
Mike Petriello, MLB.com. Account: @mike_petriello
Estee Rivera, Prospects 365. Account: @esteerivera42
Eno Sarris, The Athletic. Account: @enosarris
Travis Sawchik, FiveThirtyEight. Account: @Travis_Sawchik
Joe Schwarz, Pitch Analyst. Account: @stlCupofJoe
Jayson Stark, The Athletic. Account: @jaysonst
Dan Szymborski, FanGraphs. Account: @DSzymborski
Umpire Auditor, Umpire Auditor. Account: @UmpireAuditor
Daren Willman, Baseball Savant. Account: @darenw
Prospects
Ray Butler, Prospects 365. Account: @Prospects365
Eddy Almaguer, Prospects Live. Account: @EddyAlmaguer
James Anderson, RotoWire. Account: @RealJRAnderson
Baseball Farm, Baseball Farm. Account: @BaseballFarm
Ben Badler, Baseball America. Account: @BenBadler
Jake Berry, Prospects1500. Account: @berrys_baseball
Chris Blessing, BaseballHQ. Account: @C_Blessing
William Boor, MLB.com. Account: @wboor
Chip Bourne, Prospects Live. Account: @ccbournejr
Lance Brozdowski, Prospects Live. Account: @LanceBroz
John Calvagno, Prospects 365. Account: @SALNotes
Benjamin Chase, Prospects Live. Account: @biggentleben
James Chipman, Prospects Live. Account: @_jchipman
JJ Cooper, Baseball America. Account: @jjcoop36
Christopher Crawford, Rotoworld. Account: @Crawford_MILB
Eric Cross, Fantrax. Account: @EricCross04
Future Dodgers, Dodger Blue and Prospects1500. Account: @FutureDodgers
Alec Dopp, BaseballHQ. Account: @AlecJDopp
Joe Drake, Prospects 365, Pitcher List and Dynasty Guru. Account: @JDrake349
Sam Dykstra, MiLB.com. Account: @SamDykstraMiLB
Kyle Glaser, Baseball America. Account: @KyleAGlaser
Phil Goyette, Prospects Live. Account: @PhilOfSports
Minor Graphs, Prospects Live. Account: @MinorGraphs
James Gravley, Appalachian and Carolina Leagues. Account: @gravleyonbase
Scott Greene, Prospects1500. Account: @Scotty_Ballgame
Hunt 4 Prospects, Hunt 4 Prospects. Account: @hunt4prospects
Michael Halpern, Imaginary Brick Wall. Account: @DynastyHalp
Brent Hershey, BaseballHQ. Account: @BrentHQ
Trevor Hooth, Literally Everywhere. Account: @HoothTrevor
Tyler Jennings, Prospects Live. Account: @TylerJennings24
Michael Mayer, MetsMerized. Account: @mikemayerMMO
Mason McRae, Prospects 365. Account: @mason_mcrae
Indians Prospective, Indians Prospective. Account: @indiansPro
Alex “Juicy” Jensen, Prospects Live. Account: @jensen_juicy
Keith Law, The Athletic. Account: @keithlaw
Ralph Lifshitz, Prospects Live. Account: @ProspectJesus
Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs. Account: @longenhagen
Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com. Account: @JonathanMayo
Kiley McDaniel, ESPN. Account: @kileymcd
Adam McInturff, 2080 Baseball. Account: @2080adam
PadresPharm, Padres Farm. Account: @Padres_Farm
Kyler Peterson, 2080 Baseball. Account: @KPeterson813
Trevor Powers, Prospects 365. Account: @TPowerProspects
Prospects1500, Prospects1500.com. Account: @Prospects1500
Jesse Roche, Baseball Prospectus. Account: @jaroche6
Keith Rader, Baseball Prospectus. Account: @keithlrader
Kyle Reis, Prospects After Dark. Account: @kyler416
Brian Sakowski, Perfect Game. Account: @B_Sakowski_PG
Smada, Prospects Live. Account: @smada_bb
Will Scharnagl, Prospects Live. Account: @willscharnagl
Michael Schneider, Prospects 365. Account: @mikecschneider
Bryan Smith, Bleacher Nation. Account: @cubprospects
Ian Smith, Prospects 365. Account: @FlaSmitty
Diego Solares, Prospects Live. Account: @diego_solares73
Tyler Spicer, Prospects 365. Account: @tylerjspicer
Matt Thompson, Prospects Live. Account: @mdthompFWFB
Adam Tulley, Prospects 365 and Prospects1500. Account: @AdamT_Prospects
Rudy Verougstraete, Prospects1500. Account: @Seeing_Reds
Shelly Verougstraete, Prospects 365 and others. Account: @ShellyV_643
Emily Waldon, The Athletic and Baseball America. Account: @EmilyCWaldon
Chris Welsh, In This League and Prospect One Podcasts. Account: @IsItTheWelsh
Rhys White, Six Man Rotation. Account: @RhysBWhite
Ben Wilson, Fantrax and Prospects1500. Account: @TBDubbs11
Rich Wilson, Prospect361.com. Account: @RichWilsonP361
Jacob Zweiback, Prospects Live. Account: @TheReelJZ
Beat Writers
Angels: Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic. Account: @FabianArdaya
Angels: Jeff Fletcher, Southern California News Group. Account: @JeffFletcherOCR
Astros: Jake Kaplan, The Athletic. Account: @jakemkaplan
Astros: Brian McTaggart, MLB.com. Account: @brianmctaggart
Athletics: Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle. Account: @susanslusser
Blue Jays: Keegan Matheson, MLB.com. Account: @KeeganMatheson
Blue Jays: Andrew Stoeten, The Athletic. Account: @AndrewStoeten
Braves: David O’Brien, The Athletic. Account: @DOBrienATL
Braves: Mark Bowman, MLB.com. Account: @mlbbowman
Braves: Grant McAuley, Around the Big Leagues. Account: @grantmcauley
Brewers: Will Sammon, The Athletic. Account: @WillSammon
Cardinals: Josey Curtis, SB Nation. Account: @vivaelbirdos
Cardinals: Anne Rogers, MLB.com. Account: @anne__rogers
Cardinals: Mark Saxon, The Athletic. Account: @markasaxon
Cubs: Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic. Account: @sahadevsharma
Cubs: Jordan Bastian, MLB.com. Account: @MLBastian
Cubs: Sara Sanchez, Bleed Cubbie Blue. Account: @BCB_Sara
Diamondbacks: Zach Buchanan, The Athletic. Account: @ZHBuchanan
Diamondbacks: Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic. Account: @nickpiecoro
Dodgers: Pedro Moura, The Athletic. Account: @pedromoura
Dodgers: Jorge Castillo, The Los Angeles Times. Account: @jorgecastillo
Giants: Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic. Account: @extrabaggs
Indians: Zack Meisel, The Athletic. Account: @ZackMeisel
Mariners: Corey Brock, The Athletic. Account: @CoreyBrockMLB
Mariners: Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times. Account: @RyanDivish
Mariners: Kate Preusser, Lookout Landing. Account: @KatePreusser
Marlins: Andre Fernandez, The Athletic. Account: @FernandezAndreC
Marlins: Craig Mish, Swings and Mishes. Account: @CraigMish
Mets: Anthony DiComo, MLB.com. Account: @AnthonyDiComo
Mets: Tim Britton, The Athletic. Account: @TimBritton
Nationals: Brittany Ghiroli, The Athletic. Account: @Britt_Ghiroli
Nationals: Patrick Reddington, SB Nation. Account: @federalbaseball
Orioles: Dan Connolly, The Athletic. Account: @danconnolly2016
Orioles: Roch Kubatko, MASN Sports. Account: @masnRoch
Orioles: Joe Trezza, MLB.com. Account: @JoeTrezz
Padres: Dennis Lin, The Athletic. Account: @dennistlin
Phillies: Matt Gelb, The Athletic. Account: @MattGelb
Pirates: Adam Berry, MLB.com. Account: @adamdberry
Pirates: Rob Biertempfel, The Athletic. Account: @RobBiertempfel
Rangers: Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News. Account: @Evan_P_Grant
Rangers: Levi Weaver, The Athletic. Account: @ThreeTwoEephus
Rays: Josh Tolentino, The Athletic. Account: @JCTSports
Rays: Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times. Account: @TBTimes_Rays
Red Sox: Jarred Carrabis, Barstool Sports. Account: @Jarred_Carrabis
Red Sox: Matt Collins, SB Nation. Account: @OverTheMonster
Red Sox: Jason Mastrodonato, The Boston Herald. Account: @JMastrodonato
Red Sox: Julian McWilliams, The Boston Globe. Account: @byJulianMack
Reds: C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic. Account: @ctrent
Reds: Mark Sheldon, MLB.com. Account: @m_sheldon
Rockies: Patrick Saunders, Denver Post. Account: @psaundersdp
Rockies: Nick Groke, The Athletic. Account: @nickgroke
Royals: Alec Lewis, The Athletic. Account: @alec_lewis
Royals: Royals Review, SB Nation. Account: @royalsreview
Tigers: Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press. Account: @anthonyfenech
Tigers: Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic. Account: @CodyStavenhagen
Twins: Dan Hayes, The Athletic. Account: @DanHayesMLB
White Sox: James Fegan, The Athletic. Account: @JRFegan
White Sox: James Fox, Future Sox. Account: @JamesFox917
White Sox: Janice Scurio, South Side Hit Pen. Account: @scuriiosa
Yankees: Lindsey Adler, The Athletic. Account: @lindseyadler
Yankees: Erik Boland, Newsday Sports. Account: @eboland11
Weather and Daily Starting Lineups
Kevin Roth, Roto Grinders. Account: @KevinRothWx
Daily MLB Lineups, Daily MLB Lineups. Account: @DailyMLBLineup
Ironically, it might be the bottom two accounts that help you keep your house in-order on a daily basis, especially if you’re a daily league fantasy player. Now working top to bottom: the news breakers will make you popular amongst your friends because you’ll be the first to post breaking news in your group texts. More specifically, folks like Jeff Passan and Ken Rosenthal helps us stay up-to-date on the ever-evolving landscape around the sport.
The accounts listed under Fantasy Baseball, perhaps more than any other resource in the entire world, will help you win your redraft leagues annually. If that sentence doesn’t earn them a follow, nothing will. And if you’re anything like me and benefit from having a ton of quality content housed in one place, bookmarking a website like FantasyRundown.com can change your daily routine.
The advanced analysts will challenge the way you think about individual players and the sport of baseball itself. It’s also this group that will help you uncover diamonds in the rough and potential breakout candidates for the current season as well as future seasons. Personally, these accounts have helped me evolve as an evaluator. I’m a smarter baseball fan because of people like Eno Sarris and Alex Chamberlain.
The Prospects group is your gateway to the future of the sport. Most of the accounts in that group spend ample amounts of times at minor league ballparks throughout the spring, summer and fall. Want to know what the future of your favorite team looks like? This is the group for you. Play in a deep keeper or dynasty league of any kind? This group is definitely for you. And even if dynasty leagues aren’t really your thing, you’ll find that studying prospects will quickly make you a better talent evaluator for your redraft leagues. Last year alone from the Prospects group, Eddy Almaguer, James Anderson, Ralph Lifshitz, Jesse Roche, Shelly Verougstraete, Rhys White and myself all finished inside the top-50 of TGFBI. Not bad for a group of prospectors in a 315-entry league!
Lastly but certainly not least, beat writers are your path to thought process of a managers and organizations. Want to know why your favorite team’s manager handled the bullpen the way he did during a game? Want to feel a part of the daily grind of a 162-game season? Want some of the best player features you’ll ever read? The beat writers are who you’re looking for.
Twitter can make you love baseball in ways you never knew were possible. The foundation for this love has been laid out for you above. As we celebrate the start of a new year and a new decade, there’s nothing better you can do—from a baseball standpoint—than optimizing the way you watch, research, evaluate and absorb the sport. We hope you take full advantage of the resources above. Happy New Year!
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