Alex Kirilloff Demoted To Triple-A, Austin Martin Called Up

The Minnesota Twins optioned first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and called up outfielder Austin Martin in a corresponding move. After a recent cold spell at the plate, Kirilloff will go down to the farm to work on his swing after slashing .201/.270/.348 in his first 178 plate appearances of the […]

Ryan Mountcastle Taking A Seat Against Braves

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle is not in the team's starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the visiting Atlanta Braves. Ryan O'Hearn will get the nod at first base for the O's and will bat third against Braves right-hander Reynaldo Lopez. The 27-year-old Mountcastle will get the day off after starting in each […]

Ben Rice Making Most Of Promotion To Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

New York Yankees catcher/first base prospect Ben Rice wasted little time making an impact following his promotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 25-year-old hit a home run in each of his first three games with the RailRiders. He has a hit in six of his first seven games with the Triple-A club and multi-hit efforts in […]

Niko Kavadas Off To Slow Start To June At Triple-A Worcester

Boston Red Sox first base prospect Niko Kavadas is just 4-for-28 in June for Triple-A Worcester. He does have two homers and five RBIs in eight games this month but has accumulated a .393 slugging percentage. The first baseman has shown that he can get on base at an elite rate in Triple-A this season […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/13/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! There are seven games to occupy our Thursday evening in baseball DFS. FanDuel has included all seven matchups in their main contest, but DraftKings is skipping the 6:50 p.m. EDT game between the Cubs and Rays. So the FD contests will lock when the Cubs-Rays game starts, but DraftKings has a later lock […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash (Week 12): Redraft Rankings

What a week it was for prospect promotions! In addition to Joey Loperfido being recalled due to Kyle Tucker landing on the IL, we also saw the debuts of Cade Povich, Hurston Waldrep, Adael Amador, and Tyler Locklear, and Drew Thorpe is debuting on Tuesday. But even with all these names being called up, there […]

Rintaro Sasaki Impresses Early In MLB Draft League

Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki hit a home run in his debut in the MLB Draft League on Tuesday, going 2-for-5 with a walk, three RBI, and two runs scored. The power-hitting Japanese prospect followed that up with a 1-for-4 day with two RBI on Wednesday. All three of the teenager's hits have had […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. Hoping To Return Next Week

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. (hamstring) is taking grounders and has started some light running. Wade was expected to be out until late June because of a strained hamstring, but he is pushing hard to return from the 10-day injured list to play in the game in Alabama next Thursday against the […]

When Will Nolan Jones Return and Be Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

After missing most of the season so far, it appears that Nolan Jones is finally healthy. That's the good news. The bad news is that he has struggled a bit during his rehab assignment and the Rockies have chosen not to activate him even though he was eligible to return to the team several days […]

Joey Votto Close To Playing In Games

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that first baseman Joey Votto (ankle) has recently made "the most progress in quite some time." "He's actually getting pretty close to playing in games," Schneider said. Votto injured his right ankle in spring training in mid-March and hasn't made his 2024 debut for the Blue Jays. However, […]

Trey Lipscomb Back In The Big Leagues

The Washington Nationals recalled rookie infielder Trey Lipscomb from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday and placed first baseman/outfielder Joey Gallo (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list with a left-hamstring strain in a corresponding move. Lipscomb, the team's No. 16 prospect per MLB Pipeline, made his big-league debut earlier this year and went 27-for-107 (.252) with a […]

Joey Gallo Lands On 10-Day Injured List

The Washington Nationals placed outfielder/first baseman Joey Gallo (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a left-hamstring strain and recalled rookie infielder Trey Lipscomb from Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move. Gallo departed Tuesday's win over the Detroit Tigers with the hamstring strain and will now miss at least the next 10 days. […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Justin Turner Not Playing Wednesday

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., designated hitter Justin Turner and catcher Danny Jansen are all getting the day off on Wednesday in a matinee affair against the Milwaukee Brewers. Rookie Spencer Horwitz is at first base and is leading off, Daniel Vogelbach is the DH and is hitting cleanup, and Alejandro Kirk […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Corey Seager, J.T. Realmuto, Yainer Diaz, Max Muncy, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, and more

Midweek MLB action is set to begin, and as always, there are plenty of banged-up players to cover. Injuries complicate fantasy lineup decisions, so it's important to stay in the know. That said, let's take a look at injured hitters Corey Seager, J.T. Realmuto, Yainer Diaz, Max Muncy, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, and more. This is our […]

Freddie Freeman Joins Parade With Ninth Homer

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman put together a big performance in Tuesday's victory versus the Texas Rangers. The slugger went 3-for-4 on the evening with three runs and a solo home run. Freeman was one of five Dodgers to go yard in a 15-2 routing of the defending World Series champs. On the […]

Dodgers Acquire Cavan Biggio

Jeff Passan of ESPN.com has reported that the Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired superutilityman Cavan Biggio from the Toronto Blue Jays. Biggio, 29, was designated for assignment last week after spending over five years with the franchise. Biggio struggled this season offensively and was hitting .200 with two homers and nine RBI over 110 at-bats […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/12/24) - Today's Top Lineups

There are a lot of games with early start times on Wednesday, leaving us with just eight games to choose from for the main evening slates on DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 6/12/2024, with the slate starting at 7:10 p.m. EDT. The lineup […]

MLB DFS Values: Top Plays For FanDuel, DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball (6/12/2024)

A couple of weeks ago, we launched a new MLB DFS piece here at RotoBaller that is specifically focused on saving you DFS salary when you go to build your daily fantasy baseball lineups on FanDuel and DraftKings tonight! We will be hunting for bargains daily because nailing some value picks that produce is one […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include: Adael Amador, Hurston Waldrep, Heliot Ramos, Mark Vientos, Matt Waldron, Drew Thorpe

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more waiver wire rankings articles. We are almost at the halfway point in June, and the season with the All-Star break is around the corner. Today, we review our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 12 (June 10 - June 16) of the 2024 MLB season. Injuries continue to pile […]

Carlos Santana Hits Pinch-Hit Homer Against Rockies

Minnesota Twins first baseman Carlos Santana was 2-for-2 with a two-run home run after entering Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. The veteran slugger has been out of the starting lineup a few times over the past couple weeks. Santana endured a pretty underwhelming start to the […]

Christian Encarnacion-Strand Considering Season-Ending Surgery

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell said on Tuesday that infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand (hand) has been considering options that include season-ending surgery to fix ligament damage in his fractured hand. Encarnacion-Strand went on the 10-day injured list in early May and could now miss the remainder of the 2024 regular season. In addition to his injury, […]

Xavier Isaac Riding Nine-Game Hitting Streak

Tampa Bay Rays first base prospect Xavier Isaac is riding an impressive nine-game hitting streak. During this stretch, the 20-year-old has posted a .421/.500/.763 slash line with three long balls, 10 RBI, and four stolen bases. Isaac got off to a slow start in April with a .221 AVG but has since put those struggles […]

No Timetable For Kris Bryant's Return

Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black said that first baseman/designated hitter Kris Bryant (rib) was "doing better, progressing," but there is no immediate timetable for his return. Bryant has made seven trips to the injured list since signing with the Rockies in spring training of 2022 and wants to return as soon as possible. The Rockies […]

Tyler Soderstrom Goes Deep In A's Loss At Padres

Oakland Athletics first baseman Tyler Soderstrom's second homer of the season was the sole highlight of Monday's 6-1 loss at the San Diego Padres. Soderstrom went deep off of Dylan Cease in the top of the second inning, his first since he homered against the Texas Rangers on May 8 in his first game after […]

Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - Andrew Vaughn, Brandon Pfaadt, James McArthur & more

There is nothing quite like the ebbs and flows of fantasy baseball. Every at-bat of every game is the final straw based on that moment whereas in reality, players will have hundreds more across the next dozen weeks to neutralize whatever outcome came about. Across the past two months, plenty of recently unknown players have […]

Fantasy Baseball Frauds? Buy/Sell On Standout Performers Including Masyn Winn, Josh Bell

Hot streaks can be tricky in fantasy baseball. When a player like Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani goes on one, it can last a long time and is more believable considering their track records. However, what about players without such impressive historical statistics? Should fantasy managers add them and try to take advantage of their […]

Top MLB DFS Stacks For FanDuel, DraftKings - Daily Fantasy Baseball (6/11/24)

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. I will be handling the Tuesday slates for […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/11/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! There are 12 games to occupy our Tuesday evening in baseball DFS. It starts at a regular time of 7:10 p.m. EDT when three games throw out the first pitch on the East Coast. Philadelphia-Boston, Cleveland-Cincinnati, and Miami-New York will lead tonight's featured contests. New York and Aaron Judge are on the heater […]

The Top Fantasy Baseball Prospect from Each MLB Team (NL Edition)

After discussing each organization's top prospect yet to debut in the American League, we'll be heading over to the National League to do the same exercise today. Due to all the promotions that have happened already this season, along with prospects breaking out or struggling, we've already seen plenty of movement in prospect rankings. For […]

Rintaro Sasaki To Join Trenton Thunder In MLB Draft League

Rintaro Sasaki, the top power-hitting prospect from Japan, will take part in the MLB Draft League as a member of the Trenton Thunder and make his debut on Tuesday. Sasaki set the Japanese high school record for most home runs in a career with 140 (previous record was 111) but chose to forego the NPB […]