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Top Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Deadline Deals, Bullpen Shakeups, and Blake Snell
Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome back to another look at the week that was. Every Monday, I review the bigger stories from the previous week and assess their impact on fantasy baseball. Hopefully, this column helps you keep an eye on the league at large as the season winds down. With Major League Baseball’s trade […]
Dan Stephens 5 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Dylan Cease, Clayton Kershaw, And Pre-Deadline Trades
Hello again, RotoBallers! Another Monday is upon us and that means it’s time for another look back at what made the news last week. This particular Monday happens to be the eve of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. As such, the majority of last week’s headlines were related to the flurry of moves that have […]
Dan Stephens 6 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Teoscar Hernandez, Ozzie Albies, Ty France, And More
Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the second half of the Major League Baseball season. The All-Star break has come and gone and soon the trade market will be heating up. It’s Monday, which means another look at the biggest news in baseball from the past week. The All-Star break interrupted fantasy baseball and made for […]
Dan Stephens 6 months agoBiggest Fantasy Baseball Rankings Risers and Fallers: ROS Updates (July 2024)
With the All-Star break ended the next big event on the baseball calendar is Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Most fantasy leagues will reach their own deadlines soon thereafter. The looming cutoff ushers in a flurry of player movement on both fronts. Just in time for peak trade season, Nick Mariano recently dated his rest-of-season […]
Dan Stephens 6 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Wander Franco, All-Star Rosters, MLB Draft
Hello again, RotoBallers. Another Monday means another look at the biggest news in baseball from the week. Dedicating time and attention to one’s team(s) can take away from the league at large. Waivers are run and lineups are… well, lineups are on the back burner thanks to the All-Star break, so now is a great […]
Dan Stephens 6 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Aaron Civale, Will Smith, Jose Miranda, James Wood, Brooks Lee
Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to another look back at the biggest news in the baseball world over the last week. With waivers run and lineups locked, now is a great time to catch up on stories you may have missed while focusing on your own players. Hopefully, this weekly column helps steer you out of […]
Dan Stephens 6 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Shohei Ohtani, Injured Phillies, and Max Scherzer
Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to another look back at the biggest news in the baseball world over the last week. With waivers run and lineups locked, now is a great time to catch up on stories you may have missed while focusing on your own players. Hopefully, this weekly column helps steer you out of […]
Dan Stephens 7 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Umpire Pat Hoberg, Injured Dodgers, MLB At Rickwood Field
Hello again, RotoBallers. Another Monday brings another look at the biggest news in the baseball world. With waivers run and lineups locked, now is a great time to catch up on stories you may have missed from the last week. Hopefully, this weekly column helps steer you out of the tunnel vision that can come […]
Dan Stephens 7 months agoFantasy Baseball ROS Rankings (June 2024 Updates) - Biggest Risers and Fallers
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our ROS fantasy baseball rankings, freshly updated for June 2024, looking at rest-of-season values and the biggest rankings risers/fallers. Nick Mariano recently updated his fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto (5x5 mixed) leagues. While it has only been a week since his last update, there are some substantial changes. The […]
Dan Stephens 7 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Tucupita Marcano, White Sox, and Juan Soto
Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome to another new week of the fantasy baseball season. With lineups set and little to do but wait for the games to commence, it is a great time to catch up on news you may have missed from the last week. Every Monday I post a roundup of some of […]
Dan Stephens 7 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Negro League Stats, Jorge Lopez, And Jeremiah Estrada
Happy Monday, RotoBallers. A new week of fantasy baseball is upon us. Waivers have run, and lineups are locked, so it’s time to take a break from your rosters and catch up on the news from the week that passed. Every Monday, I post a roundup of some of the bigger stories and trends from […]
Dan Stephens 8 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Ronald Acuna Jr., Edwin Diaz, And The Yankees
Welcome to another fresh week of fantasy baseball. With waivers run and lineups locked, it is time to take a break from the micromanagement of your rosters and catch up on the news from the week that passed. Every Monday I post a roundup of some of the bigger stories and trends from around the […]
Dan Stephens 8 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Statcast, David Fletcher, And Ronel Blanco
Hello again, RotoBallers. We are now more than a quarter of the way through the marathon, which is the fantasy baseball season. It’s Monday, so it is time to check up on some of the bigger headlines from the baseball world and how these stories are relevant to us as fantasy managers. A week has […]
Dan Stephens 8 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Paul Skenes, Luis Arraez, And Seth Lugo
Hello again, RotoBallers. A new week of fantasy baseball is upon us and now that lineups are locked, let's take another look at the biggest stories of the last week. As always, I’ll offer my thoughts from a fantasy context to gauge how relevant these goings-on are for us managers. On May 11, Paul Skenes […]
Dan Stephens 8 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories Of The Week - MLB World Tour, Elly De La Cruz, And A White Sox Sweep
Happy Monday, RotoBallers, it’s time again to start a new week by looking back at the one that just passed. Since my last roundup of MLB’s top stories, another international series took place, Elly De La Cruz racked up eight more stolen bases, and the White Sox won not just one, not two, but THREE […]
Dan Stephens 9 months ago2024 NFL Draft: What Time Is The NFL Draft Tonight? How To Watch Thursday's Draft Picks
It’s finally here, RotoBallers! After months of waiting and speculation, the 2024 NFL Draft starts tonight. Along with the Super Bowl and the Kickoff Game that starts the season, Draft Day is one of the most exciting days on the NFL calendar. The anticipation is over and it is time to get things rolling. It […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoBlake Perkins - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: A few weeks ago, Blake Perkins was struggling to find at-bats. With the Brewers offense off to a hot start, there was little reason to shake things up by mixing in the 27-year-old outfielder. He started on Opening Day but didn’t make […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoWilyer Abreu - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Wilyer Abreu made Boston’s Opening Day roster but was relegated to a platoon role given the crowded state of its outfield depth chart. The 24-year-old got off to a slow start with just two hits in his first eight games. Abreu finally […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories Of The Week - Jack Leiter's Debut And More
Hello again, Rotoballers, welcome back to another round-up of the week’s headlines. In the last week, we witnessed another long-awaited debut of a heralded prospect, saw some fireworks in college ball, and said goodbye to a broadcasting great. On Thursday, Jack Leiter saw his first action in the major leagues when he drew a start […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoWhen is Paul Sewald Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update
Paul Sewald has been one of the more bankable relievers in fantasy baseball for the last couple of years. In 2021, Sewald earned 10 wins, 11 saves, and 104 strikeouts in 62 appearances. He parlayed that effort into a larger share of Seattle’s closer role in 2022 and achieved his first 20-save season. Sewald held […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoTop 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Updated Rest-Of-Season Ranks (April 2024)
Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the first rankings check-in of the season. Specifically, this column will be focused on finding the biggest risers and fallers in Nick Mariano’s updated fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto (5x5 mixed) leagues. With all of the action from the last three weeks, it’s time to see where players […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoWhen Is Spencer Strider Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update
Spencer Strider’s rise to fantasy baseball ace territory was about as fast as they come. In his 2022 rookie season, Strider started out in the bullpen, but by the end of May, the Braves saw fit to promote him to the rotation. There were some bumps along the way, but by the season’s end, he […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoWho Is The White Sox Closer? Fantasy Baseball Saves Outlook
Coming into the 2024 season White Sox manager Pedro Grifol made it clear that his plan for save chances would be the closer-by-committee approach. In comments to the media, he invoked the name of Dennis Eckersley when stating the caliber of reliever he would need in his bullpen to nominate a clear-cut closer. Necessitating a […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories Of The Week - Pitcher Injuries, Jackson Holliday and More
Following baseball news over the last week was pretty grim. The promotion of Jackson Holliday was cause for excitement but the other top stories carried an air of pessimism. Stretching back to last week, a rash of pitchers succumbed to the dreaded elbow or forearm discomfort that so often precludes extended stints on the injured […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoJared Jones - Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 61% of leagues ANALYSIS: Jared Jones was a surprise late add to the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. Their move quickly paid off. In his first start on March 30, Jones went 5.2 innings and racked up 10 strikeouts. The rookie was tagged for three earned runs […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoTop Fantasy Baseball Stories Of The Week - Blanco's No-No, Orioles Prospects Mashing
The first two weeks of the new season are in the book and already we have seen some thrilling highs. Week 2 was ushered in by the first no-hitter of the season. Wednesday night saw the stars of the Triple-A Norfolk Tides shine in a 26-run explosion, begging the question of how much longer can […]
Dan Stephens 9 months agoHarold Ramirez- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds
BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Harold Ramirez started the 2024 season in a slump, going 1-for-17 in the Rays' opening series against the Toronto Blue Jays. After getting a day off on April 1, Ramirez returned to the lineup the following day and recorded two hits and […]
Dan Stephens 10 months agoWhen is Clayton Kershaw Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update
Clayton Kershaw has spent the better part of the last two decades dominating Major League Baseball. Over the last 16 years, he finished with an ERA under 3.00 in all but three seasons, amassed 2,944 strikeouts, and won three Cy Young Awards. In his peak years from 2011 to 2014, he led the majors in […]
Dan Stephens 10 months agoWhen is Royce Lewis Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update
Royce Lewis's major league debut was delayed thanks to his unfortunate injury history. A twice-torn ACL in his right knee caused him to miss all of 2021 and most of 2022. His breakout in 2023 was interrupted by injuries twice. While his knee held up, an oblique strain in July and a sore hamstring in […]
Dan Stephens 10 months agoWhen is Max Scherzer Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update
Max Scherzer has been a fantasy asset for nearly a decade and a half. After making his bones as a workhorse starter in his first few years, he unlocked another gear in 2013, earning the first of his three Cy Young Awards. Thus began a nine-year stretch where the righty dominated the league and made […]
Dan Stephens 10 months ago