Matt McLain Not Playing On Sunday

Cincinnati Reds infielder Matt McLain (hamstring) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday afternoon's matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers. McLain has been scratched from the starting nine over the past two games due to a hamstring injury. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status leading up to their next contest on Monday evening […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (April 7 - April 13)

I hope you scooped up Ivan Herrera last week before he went nuclear or maybe his teammate Lars Nootbaar - neither of which should end up on waivers again for the rest of the season if they stay healthy. The early part of the season is the best time to be proactive on the wire, […]

Fantasy Baseball Week 2 Injury Report - Updates on Ketel Marte, Spencer Strider, Zach Neto, Shohei Ohtani, and many more

Welcome, RotoBallers, to my fantasy baseball injury report for April 6. Every week, we look back at the major injury developments in the world of baseball and look ahead at what might transpire as a result. Today, we look at recent injuries and updates for Ketel Marte, Spencer Strider, Zach Neto, Shohei Ohtani, and many more. Injuries are […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Expert Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks For Today (4/6/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The MLB regular season is in full swing, and we have another full slate of DFS action to break down. Today, we will look at a jam-packed Sunday slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. There are several games on this slate that we will emphasize that have a high projected run total. […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Zac Veen, Jordan Walker, Sean Murphy, Jonathan Aranda, Michael Conforto, more

Fantasy baseball is off to a fast start, and we are already on to Week 2 of the MLB season -- April 7th - April 13th. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire advice to help your fantasy teams. Today, we review the updated waiver wire rankings for Week 2 of the […]

Infield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (1B, 2B, 3B, SS) - April 7 to April 13

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Infield Waiver Wire Adds series. To kick off this column, I’ll start with a brief review of my picks from the previous week. While no one experienced a huge week, most of the players I tabbed chipped in modestly. Luis Rengifo provided five runs and hit […]

Top 5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 2 - Redraft Leagues (2025)

It's the start of the fantasy baseball season, and it's anyone's title to win. While some teams are dealing with a few injuries, most teams are generally comfortable with who is in their starting lineup at this point in the season. With fewer short-term holes for teams to fill, it's the time to chase upside […]

Terry Francona Returns After Dealing With Stomach Issue

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona (illness) was back with the team on Saturday at American Family Field for their 11-7 victory over the division-rival Milwaukee Brewers after missing the previous game with what he jokingly described as "intestinal turmoil." "I don't think I've been 100% since 1988," Francona said. "I feel good enough to be […]

Top 200 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings - Eric Cross' April 2025 Update

Welcome to my updated fantasy baseball dynasty rankings for April and the 2025 season. We're only a week into the regular season and chaos has already unfolded. You could even say that the season has torpedoed already. But it's great to have regular season baseball back in our lives and new data to comb over […]

Matt McLain Could Miss Sunday's Game Against Milwaukee

Cincinnati Reds infielder Matt McLain (hamstring) could be out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. "We might not play him tomorrow (Sunday) to be a bit of a worry wart," said Reds manager Terry Francona. "I want him to be able to play and not try to have to go 85 […]

Jackson Holliday Posts Three-Hit Performance

Baltimore Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday continued his hot stretch at the plate during Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals. It was a good day for Holliday who went 3-for-4 at the plate with two singles, a triple, and two RBI in the win. The 21-year-old finally appears to be putting it all together at […]

Jorge Polanco Resting On Saturday

Seattle Mariners infielder Jorge Polanco (rest) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Polanco will head to the bench after a three-hit performance on Friday. In his absence, Dylan Moore will cover the hot corner and bat seventh versus left-hander Robbie Ray. Moore hits better against left-handed […]

Tim Tawa Promoted To Major Leagues

The Arizona Diamondbacks are promoting infield prospect Tim Tawa to the major leagues. In a corresponding move, the team is placing second baseman Ketel Marte (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list. Tawa has enjoyed an impressive start to the Triple-A regular season and is being rewarded with an early promotion. Through the first six games […]

Ketel Marte Placed On 10-Day Injured List

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte (hamstring) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring. Marte was pulled from Friday's contest after he was seen limping off the field. As a result, Marte will miss at least the next 10 days of action. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status […]

Gleyber Torres Feels Great After Taking Swings

Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres (oblique) took swings off a tee in the batting cage on Saturday morning and said he felt great, according to MLive's Evan Woodbery. There's no timeline for Torres to return from the injured list, but he said, "I'm getting close. I really feel way better." When he initially injured […]

Luis Garcia Jr. Sitting Against Left-Hander

Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. is taking a seat for Saturday's contest at Nationals Park with Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound. Amed Rosario will start at the keystone and hit second against E-Rod. Rosario is hitting just .125 in eight career at-bats against Rodriguez, but the Nats want to get […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Tommy Edman, Eugenio Suarez, Tarik Skubal, Max Fried, Rafael Devers, more

Fantasy baseball drafts are well over, and we are about a week into the young 2025 MLB season. It's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) heading into Week 2. These updated early April rankings examine rest-of-season […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Analysis: Buyer Beware for Week 2? (2025)

We are now a full week into the 2025 baseball season, so we can surely make definitive decisions about who will boom, who will bust, and who will perform as we expected. Of course, that isn’t true. We are still dealing with very small samples for both hitters and pitchers. That’s why we have you […]

Kyle Karros Goes Deep Twice In Double-A Debut

Colorado Rockies infield prospect Kyle Karros went 3-for-5 with two home runs during his Double-A debut on Friday. Karros wasted little time as he launched a solo shot in the opening frame in his first Double-A at-bat. Later in the ninth inning, Karros would hit his second-tripper in walk-off fashion. The UCLA product spent the […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Expert Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks For Today (4/5/25)

Happy Saturday, RotoBallers! Hopefully, everyone has made some decent cash this week on MLB. We have a split slate as it will likely be most Saturdays this season.  I'll be covering the seven evening games tonight, and if you need help with the early slate, I'd recommend jumping in our RotoBaller Discord to chat with […]

When Will Freddie Freeman, Ronald Acuna Jr., Spencer Strider Return? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

The MLB regular season is over a week old, but some stars are still conspicuously absent from the lineup for their fantasy baseball teams and their MLB teams. If you're anxiously awaiting the return of Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers or  Ronald Acuna Jr. and Spencer Strider of the Atlanta Braves, you'll want […]

Luis Rengifo Injures His Hamstring On Friday

Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo (hamstring) left Friday's contest early against the visiting Cleveland Guardians with left-hamstring tightness, according to MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger. Before leaving, Rengifo went 1-for-2 with a double. He was replaced at second base by Kyren Paris. While fantasy managers should consider the 28-year-old day-to-day until further notice, it should be […]

Ketel Marte Likely To Land On The Injured List

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said that All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte (hamstring) is likely headed to the injured list after straining his left hamstring while rounding the bases in Friday's 6-4 win over the Washington Nationals. The 31-year-old strained his hamstring in the first inning after hitting what would have been an easy triple […]

Ketel Marte Dealing With Strained Hamstring

Updating a previous report, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced that All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte (hamstring) was removed from Friday's 6-4 win over the hosting Washington Nationals with a left-hamstring strain. Marte hit what should have been an easy triple in the first inning off right-hander Jake Irvin but strained his hammy rounding the bases and […]

Vidal Brujan's Rehab Stalls

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said on Friday that infielder Vidal Brujan (elbow) has stalled in his rehab and has had continued symptoms, especially with his throwing. Brujan landed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right elbow that he suffered after just one game played, and now he'll miss even more time. It's […]

Ketel Marte Pulled Early With Leg Injury On Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte (leg) pulled up lame at second base in the first inning on Friday against the Washington Nationals after what would have been an easy triple against right-hander Jake Irvin. Marte walked off the field and exited the game with a limp due to an undisclosed leg injury. Fantasy managers […]

Matt McLain Scratched With Tight Hamstring, Spencer Steer Enters Lineup

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain (hamstring) has been scratched from the lineup on Friday against the division-rival Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field with a tight left hamstring, which happened a few days ago, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer's Charlie Goldsmith. McLain was out on the field to start pre-game warmups but then met […]

Jeff McNeil Hitting In The Cages

New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said that infielder Jeff McNeil (oblique) has been hitting off a pitching machine in the batting cages. McNeil was forced to open the 2025 regular season on the injured list due to a right-oblique strain that he suffered in spring training. The 32-year-old veteran and former batting champion is […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 2 Updates for Freddie Freeman, Reynaldo Lopez, Josh Lowe, Josh Jung, Alexis Diaz, Colton Cowser, Sean Murphy, more

One week of the baseball season is in the books. It is great to have meaningful baseball back, and we get to see how our drafting skills start to pay off. It is only a week into the season, but there are some big names scuffling at their positions (Rafael Devers, Francisco Lindor) while others […]

Mike Boeve Will Miss Start Of Double-A Regular Season

Milwaukee Brewers infield prospect Mike Boeve (shoulder) will miss the start of the Double-A regular season after undergoing offseason right labrum surgery. According to Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline, the 22-year-old will continue to build back up in extended spring training. Last season, Boeve opened the campaign at the High-A level and tallied an impressive […]