Alex Lange - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After recording 26 saves for the Detroit Tigers in 2023 as the team's primary closer, Alex Lange was expected to be the team's closer heading into 2024. A somewhat rough spring for Lange prompted manager A.J. Hinch to use Jason Foley in the […]

When is Justin Steele Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

Back in 2014, the Chicago Cubs selected Justin Steele in the fifth round of the MLB draft. He finally made it to the big leagues in the 2021 season but didn't become a full-time starter for the Cubs until 2022. That year, the southpaw made 24 starts for Chicago, posting a 3.18 ERA and a […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (May 6 - May 12)

And just like that, the calendar turned to May. Par for the course, we've had more injuries to significant fantasy players again this week, including Mike Trout and Steven Kwan, but again, we got some players back, like Vaughn Grissom and Kyle Bradish. On a brighter note, we've seen a plethora of call-ups of young […]

Orelvis Martinez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Analysis (Week 7)

PROSPECT: Orelvis Martinez, 3B/2B, Toronto Blue Jays ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #7 CALL-UP ETA: May ANALYSIS: Orelvis Martinez hit 28 home runs between Single-A and High-A as a 19-year-old in 2021, then hit another 30 home runs in 2022 at Double-A as a 20-year-old, and 28 more between Double-A and Triple-A in 2023 as […]

Paul Blackburn Holds Marlins In Check, Earns Third Win

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Paul Blackburn went seven innings in Saturday's 20-4 victory, holding the Marlins to just one run on four hits and one walk while striking out three on his way to earning his third win of the season. Blackburn began the season with three straight quality starts where he didn't allow a […]

Brent Rooker Homers Twice, Drives In Five Saturday

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker homered twice in Saturday's 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins, going 3-for-4 with five RBI in the contest. Rooker also got on base once via the walk. The 29-year-old has some serious pop in his bat, blasting 30 home runs a season ago in just 137 games, and has […]

Nolan Arenado With A Home Run, Three RBI Saturday

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado reached base five times in five plate appearances in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the White Sox. The veteran went 3-for-3 at the plate with a home run, two singles, and two walks, raising his season slashline to .296/.362/.408. The 33-year-old is having a solid season overall, although somewhat […]

Kevin Gausman Earns Second Win Of The Season

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman earned his second win of the season in Saturday's 6-4 victory over the Nationals. The veteran went five-and-a-third innings, allowing no runs on three hits and two walks while striking out eight. After a bumpy start to the season, this was Gausman's fourth straight start of allowing one […]

Jameson Taillon Fans Seven, Improves To 3-0

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon picked up his third win of the season in Saturday's 6-5 victory over the Brewers. Taillon fired six innings of scoreless baseball, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out seven. The 32-year-old has been superb since coming off the IL, posting a 1.13 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, […]

Anthony Rizzo With A Home Run, Three RBI Saturday

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo hit his sixth home run of the season in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Tigers, a three-run shot off Detroit starter Casey Mize. Rizzo also had a single, finishing the day 2-for-4 and bringing his batting average to .263. The 3x All-Star has collected at least one RBI […]

Tyler Nevin - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Through 26 games in 2024, Tyler Nevin has already set a new career high in home runs with four. The 26-year-old is on pace to set new career highs in numerous other categories as well as he's never surpassed more than 184 MLB […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 6)

As you know by now, I like to take a look around MLB as we head into the weekend and see who is showing signs of some meaningful trends that can be revealing in some form or another. Perhaps a hitter is about to break out or on the verge of a cold spell. Checking […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Hits Second Home Run In Loss

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. went 2-for-5 with a home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Dodgers. The home run came in the eighth inning and knotted the game up at 2-2, although the Braves would go on to lose in extras. For managers that drafted the reigning MVP first overall, he's been […]

Andy Pages Collects Four Hits In Walk-Off Win

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages collected four hits in Friday's 4-3 win over the Braves, including a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning. Pages was the only Dodger with more than one hit in the game and he's now riding a nine-game hit streak that includes three doubles and two home runs. The […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Homers, Collects Three RBI Friday

San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits in five at-bats and drove in three runs in Friday's 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks. One of the hits was a two-run home run, his seventh of the year. It was the fourth time he's collected three hits in a game in 2024, although you […]

Jose Altuve Records 300th Career Stolen Base

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored, and stole his seventh base of the season in Friday's 5-3 win over the Mariners. The steal was No. 300 for his career, and along with his 2000+ career hits as well as a career batting average over .300, he joins […]

Salvador Perez Homers, Drives In Three Friday

Kansas City Royals first baseman Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 7-1 victory over the Rangers. It was the eighth time he's gone deep this season and the three RBI put him at 30, good for third-most in all of baseball. The 33-year-old is having a fantastic season thus far, […]

TJ Friedl - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of Leagues ANALYSIS: TJ Friedl had a breakout season in 2023, playing in more than 100 MLB games for the first time in his career despite being 27 years old. He hit .279-18-66-73-27 in 138 games with a .353 wOBA and 116 wRC+. A wrist injury […]

Jacob Young - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 53% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite a decent showing last season over 33 games at the big league level and a solid 2024 spring training, Jacob Young began the regular season at Triple-A. However, it didn't take long for injury-prone Victor Robles to succumb to injury yet […]

Jo Adell - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Once one of the game's top prospects, Jo Adell made his big league debut in 2020 at the age of 21. He struck out at an alarming rate that first season (41.7%) and each season since, failing to deliver on his once-hyped […]

Vaughn Grissom - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Vaughn Grissom was selected in the 11th round of the 2019 draft by the Atlanta Braves, and after hitting .288 in Rookie ball, he hit no less than .311 at any stop in the minors after that. In 2022 he slashed .291/.353/.440 […]

Emmanuel Clase Records Ninth Save

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase recorded his ninth save of the season on Wednesday in a 3-2 victory over the Astros. With the Guardians up one run in the tenth inning and a runner on second to begin the inning, Clase needed just five pitches to end the game. The righty struck out the first […]

Kyle Tucker Smacks Home Run No. 8 Wednesday

Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker hit a 422-foot home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Guardians, a solo shot in the seventh inning off of Guardians starter Triston McKenzie. It was the lefty's eighth home run of the year and third in his past four games. It also extended his hitting streak to seven […]

Steven Kwan Collects Three Hits, Two RBI Wednesday

There aren't many players seeing the ball as well as Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan right now, as he picked up three hits in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Astros, raising his season average to .360 and extending his personal hitting streak to seven games. During the hit streak, the 26-year-old is 11-for-28 (.393) with […]

Will Smith Hits Fourth Home Run Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith continued his success against left-handed pitching in Wednesday's 8-0 victory over the Diamondbacks when he hit his fourth home run of the season off of left-handed starter Jordan Montgomery. The solo shot was his only hit in the game, finishing 1-for-5, but he's now got three homers in his […]

Joc Pederson On Base Three Times Wednesday

Despite a strong performance from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Arizona Diamondbacks designated hitter Joc Pederson collected three of the five hits that the righty allowed in the outing, with Pederson ending the game 3-for-4. Although all three hits were singles and the D-backs were unable to scratch across even one run in the contest, Pederson was able […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Picks Up Third Win

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto held the Arizona Diamondback bats in check in Wednesday's 8-0 victory, picking up his third win of the season. The 25-year-old pitched six scoreless frames, allowing five hits and walking two while striking out five. He now owns a strong 2.91 ERA and 1.09 WHIP through seven starts, […]

Junior Caminero With Another Two-Homer Game

Tampa Bay Rays infield prospect Junior Caminero smacked two more home runs on Wednesday for Triple-A Durham. It was the second time in three games that the 20-year-old accomplished the feat, bringing his season total to six. He's clearly shaken off the early season hamstring injury and there just isn't much more you can say […]

Drew Romo Pacing PCL In Batting Average

Colorado Rockies catching prospect Drew Romo leads the Pacific Coast League in batting average after a 4-for-4 day at the plate Wednesday for Triple-A Albuquerque. The 22-year-old raised his BA to a robust .372 with the performance, which also included his first two steals of the season. The 35th overall pick in 2020 doesn't have […]

Diamondbacks Call Up Blake Walston

The Arizona Diamondbacks have called up 2019 first-round draft pick Blake Walston. The left-handed pitcher is expected to provide depth to the bullpen, which he was able to do in Wednesday's 8-0 loss to the Dodgers. The 22-year-old's debut was a mixed bag, tossing three-and-two-thirds in relief of starter Jordan Montgomery. He walked four batters […]