Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Outfielders in 2024 Fantasy Baseball

Did you know six of the top 20 fantasy baseball players are currently outfielders? And only four of those players were drafted within the top 20 this Spring. The 2024 baseball season has brought plenty of surprises. We can rarely predict injuries and we often miss on which players will overperform or underperform from season […]

Edmundo Sosa - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 12)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Edmundo Sosa is one of the unsung heroes of the Philadelphia Phillies -- one of baseball's best teams through the first third of the season. The utility man has stepped up in a big way as the everyday shortstop while Trea Turner […]

Alec Burleson - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 12)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Formats ROSTERED IN: 44% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Alec Burleson remains the most consistent hitter in the Cardinals lineup and has yet to crack 50% rostership across Yahoo leagues for some unknown reason. One knock on him was his lack of power, but the lefty homered in three straight games last […]

Tyler Kinley - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 12)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 16+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jalen Beeks may lead the Rockies in saves with six, but right-hander Tyler Kinley has picked up three saves over the last three weeks for Colorado and is now second on the team. Kinley picked up his third save earlier this week […]

When Is Max Meyer Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook

The Miami Marlins are going nowhere fast. They have the second-worst record in all of baseball. They have already traded their leadoff hitter Luis Arraez and lost two of their best starting pitchers to injury for the season. With it already being a lost season for the Marlins, is it time to see what they […]

2024 MLB Power Rankings: Week 11

Week 11 doesn't bring too many changes in the rankings, but several teams are beginning to separate themselves from the field in both directions. Remember, I will be factoring in past performance, the current level of performance, overall talent, injuries, and schedules -- as many factors as I possibly can. Keep reading to find out […]

Cade Povich - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Povich finally got the call to make his MLB debut and will face the Toronto Blue Jays on the road. The Orioles decided to push back Kyle Bradish's start, making Povich the sixth man in the Baltimore rotation. This might be a […]

Adam Mazur - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 16+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Padres are calling up their second-round pick from the 2022 draft, right-handed starting pitcher Adam Mazur to help fill the void left in their rotation by Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove (both on the IL). The #Padres are reportedly calling up […]

Connor Norby: Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (2024)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Baltimore Orioles continue to not hesitate in bringing up prospects this season as they have summoned middle infielder Connor Norby from Triple-A Norfolk. Norby joins the likes of Jackson Holliday, Colton Cowser, Heston Kjerstad, and Kyle Stowers - other talented hitters […]

Justyn-Henry Malloy: Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (2024)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Detroit Tigers have made the move to bring up one of their better bats in the minors as their offense continues to sputter. They've activated 24-year-old Justyn-Henry Malloy and are sending down Spencer Torkelson to Triple-A Toledo. Malloy arrived at Triple-A […]

Luis Medina - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Luis Medina made his 2024 debut on Sunday, and it was an impressive one as he allowed only one unearned run on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts against the Atlanta Braves. Medina threw 89 pitches through 5 2/3 innings, […]

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 11 (June 3 - June 9)

June has arrived and with it, perhaps the warm weather needed to jump-start offenses across the league. So far, pitching has had the upper hand this season, but warmer temperatures help the baseball travel further so we might start seeing that dynamic start to shift this week - stay tuned! Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball […]

Reed Garrett - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 43% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Mets' closer, Edwin Diaz, was already battling inconsistency this season before it was announced that he had a shoulder injury and would be placed on the IL. This should create an opportunity for Reed Garrett to slide into the closer role for […]

Jeremiah Estrada - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In case you missed it, Estrada broke a major league record earlier this week when he struck out 13 consecutive hitters across three relief appearances. Estrada has been downright incredible so far this season, striking out 30 hitters over 18 frames and […]

Juan Soto vs. Bobby Witt Jr. - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Rest of Season Rankings

Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals are off to the franchise's best start in over a decade, while Witt Jr.'s stats have put him at the top of the fantasy baseball rankings. Meanwhile, Juan Soto's first year in the Bronx could not be going any better. He and Aaron Judge have been top ten fantasy […]

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Hitters in 2024 Fantasy Baseball

If you managed to avoid Corbin Carroll, Julio Rodriguez, and Trea Turner with your first-round pick in your fantasy baseball league, then you're likely in good shape as the rest of the top hitters that were taken early have produced in a big way so far. I suppose we could add Yordan Alvarez, Matt Olson, […]

Tylor Megill - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tylor Megill proved that his first start back after coming off the IL (5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K) vs. Cleveland was no fluke by turning in a dominating performance against the L.A. Dodgers this week. Megill tossed […]

Ben Brown - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 55% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Ben Brown makes his seventh start of the season for Chicago today as they take on the Cincinnati Reds. Brown has bounced back and forth between the rotation and bullpen, but his last two starts have been so impressive (16 strikeouts across 11 […]

Spencer Schwellenbach - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Braves rookie Spencer Schwellenbach made his MLB debut this week, striking out five Nationals in five innings while allowing three runs on five hits. Atlanta, desperate for pitching help, brought Schwellenbach up from Double-A Mississippi after he logged only 13 innings there […]

2024 MLB Power Rankings: Week 10

We head into the weekend of Week 10 with several teams surging and others starting to fade. Championships aren't won in June, but they certainly can be lost. Many of the mediocre teams in the middle of our rankings have to start making a move, or risk being buried too deep in the standings in […]

The New All-Time Leaders in Career Batting Average After Negro League Stat Integration

On Wednesday May 29th, Major League Baseball officially began the process of integrating statistics accumulated by players who played in the Negro Leagues (1920-1948) into the official MLB record books. Commissioner Rob Manfred said, "This initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those […]

Corbin Burnes vs. Tyler Glasnow: 2024 Fantasy Baseball Rest of Season Rankings

Corbin Burnes and Tyler Glasnow found themselves on brand new teams this offseason. Burnes was dealt from Milwaukee to Baltimore, while Glasnow was acquired by the Dodgers from Tampa Bay and then quickly signed a five-year extension. Both pitchers were brought in to be the aces on their respective staffs for teams that have World […]

Zack Wheeler vs. Tarik Skubal: 2024 Fantasy Baseball Rest of Season Rankings

Zach Wheeler and Tarik Skubal are both having tremendous starts to their 2024 seasons. Both are the current favorites to win the Cy Young Award in their respective leagues. In drafts this Spring, Wheeler was being taken around pick 21 while Skubal went on average at pick 33. Both pitchers rank as top-5 starting pitchers […]

MLB DFS Stacks For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/28/24) - Daily Fantasy Baseball GPP Tournament Picks

Welcome, RotoBallers, to a brand new MLB DFS article for the 2024 season! We will still be bringing you a full slate breakdown every day, but this companion piece is intended to help you determine which offenses you are going to stack in your tournament (GPP) lineups. Since we get some of our biggest slates […]

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Closers in 2024 Fantasy Baseball

There are plenty of different strategies when drafting relief pitchers for fantasy baseball. One strategy would be to aggressively go after the top projected closers relatively early in drafts. And that strategy is paying off for managers who took Emmanuel Clase or Clay Holmes. Another strategy is to draft starting pitchers who are eligible at […]

When Will Rhys Hoskins Return and Be Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

When Rhys Hoskins signed in Milwaukee, he was looking for a place where he could play first base every day and at age 30, attempt to rebuild his career after he suffered an injury that caused him to miss the entire 2023 season. Hoskins had spent the first six seasons of his career in Philadelphia […]

MLB DFS Value Picks For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/27/24) - Daily Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

Happy Memorial Day, RotoBallers! Today we launch a new MLB DFS piece that is specifically focused on saving you DFS salary when you go to build your daily fantasy baseball lineups on FanDuel and DraftKings tonight! It's pretty easy to write an article where I recommend playing Bryce Harper, Juan Soto, and Tarik Skubal, but […]

Daniel Hudson - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 10)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 32% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Daniel Hudson is still the current closer for one of the best teams in baseball, yet he's available in 68% of Yahoo leagues. Hudson has made five scoreless appearances since the usual closer, Evan Phillips, went down with an injury but has […]

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 10 (May 27- June 2)

Once again, we are hunting for hitting help on the waiver wire! The calendar rolls over to June here this week and the need for productive bats only increases as more injuries occur and perhaps your patience is wearing thin with some slumping sluggers on your roster. Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column […]

Michael Kopech - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 10)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The hard-throwing Michael Kopech has enjoyed success this season as a reliever, after struggling through control issues and home run troubles for much of the 2023 season as a starter for the Chicago White Sox. He has just five saves on the year, […]