Ke'Bryan Hayes Reinstated From The Injured List

The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes (back) from the injured list Thursday. Roansy Contreras was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Hayes had been out since June 28 with lower back stiffness. The 26-year-old is batting leadoff against Dodgers southpaw Julio Urias in Thursday's game. He is slashing .254/.290/.397 with five […]

Brett Baty Dealing With Hamstring Soreness

New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty (hamstring) missed Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks due to hamstring soreness. According to Mets manager Buck Showalter, Baty might be available off the bench. The 23-year-old is considered day-to-day. His next chance to return to the lineup is Friday against the Padres. Baty is slashing .250/.319/.363 with five […]

Brady House - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Brady House, 3B, Washington Nationals ANALYSIS: The 2021 draft was known for elite high school shortstops in the class. Nine prep shortstops were selected in the first round, including three in the top 11, with Brady House coming in as the 11th selection to the Nationals. House came out and exploded on the scene […]

Yu Chang Likely To Be Activated This Weekend

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that infielder Yu Chang (wrist) is likely to be activated from the 60-day injured list this weekend. Chang is attempting to return from surgery on the hamate bone in his hand/wrist, and he's gone 3-for-16 with two runs scored in four games since restarting a minor-league rehab assignment. […]

Austin Riley Homers Versus Guardians Wednesday

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley went 2-for-5 with a homer and two runs in an 8-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Riley's first-inning solo homer had an exit velocity of 96 MPH and traveled 357 feet while pushing Atlanta's lead to 6-0. The 26-year-old has hit at least 33 homers in each […]

Dansby Swanson Won't Play Thursday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (heel) will be out of Thursday's lineup after he suffered a left-heel contusion on Wednesday and left the contest prematurely, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. The club will reevaluate the 29-year-old before Thursday's game to check his availability, but he might need to sit out for the rest of […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/6/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. You guys get a pinch hitter in here for the next couple of days. You have likely seen stuff done by me in various places on the RotoBaller site, most likely in college football or college basketball. I'm an MLB grinder, too...surprise, surprise. Some […]

Manny Machado Crushes Two Hits Against Angels

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 2-for-3 at the plate in a 5-3 win over the Angels Wednesday. Machado smacked a home run and drew two walks while driving in three runs in the contest. The 31-year-old logged his fourth multi-hit game in the last five contests. Despite a slow start, the infielder […]

Blue Jays-White Sox Postponed Wednesday

The contest between the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in Chicago was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a straight doubleheader on Thursday. Right-hander Jose Berrios was scheduled to face off against White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn on Wednesday, but the two hurlers will […]

Justin Turner Could Play Second Base In The Coming Days

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that infielder/designated hitter Justin Turner could be seen at second base in the coming days so that the team can maximize their offense. Christian Arroyo has been seeing most of the starts at the keystone for the BoSox, but he's hitting just .242 (36-for-149) with three homers, 18 […]

Anthony Rendon Absent On Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon (shin) is absent from Wednesday's starting lineup against the San Diego Padres. This doesn't come as a surprise after Rendon exited early during Tuesday's game. The right-handed slugger fouled a ball off his shin, but luckily the X-rays came back negative. The Angels didn't put Rendon on the […]

Jake Burger Out Of Lineup Against Blue Jays

Chicago White Sox third baseman Jake Burger will start on the bench on Wednesday as the team takes on the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. Zach Remillard will get the start at third base and bat eighth in the lineup against Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios. Burger has a useful 18 home runs on the year, […]

Rowdy Tellez Put On Injured List, Brian Anderson Activated

The Milwaukee Brewers placed first baseman Rowdy Tellez (forearm) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with right-forearm inflammation and reinstated infielder/outfielder Brian Anderson from the paternity list in a corresponding move. The team also designated infielder Mike Brosseau for assignment and released left-hander Thomas Pannone. Tellez has really struggled since June 18, going 6-for-47 […]

Jesus Sanchez, Joey Wendle Sitting Out Wednesday

Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez and infielder Joey Wendle are both sitting out on Wednesday against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals and left-hander Matthew Liberatore. Jorge Soler is starting in right field and batting second, while Jon Berti will handle shortstop and hit ninth in the batting order against Liberatore. Sanchez is hitting .294 against […]

Jose Miranda, Christian Vazquez Not Starting Wednesday

Minnesota Twins third baseman Jose Miranda and catcher Christian Vazquez are getting the day off on Wednesday versus the visiting Kansas City Royals. Donovan Solano is starting at the hot corner and batting sixth, while Ryan Jeffers will do the catching and hit in the nine-hole against Royals right-hander Alec Marsh. Miranda recently returned from […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Jackson Chourio, Harry Ford, Heston Kjerstad, Kyle Manzardo, Joey Cantillo, more

The 2023 Futures Game rosters have been announced. With a break in the minor league baseball schedule before this event, this seemed like a good time to focus on those players on the Futures Game rosters that have not yet been covered in this space this season. The next two weeks will feature extended names […]

Main Slate - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/5/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The MLB season has been good to me in the early going, so I'm looking forward to sifting through another crop of games. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's main slate! With only a couple of day games today, we're left […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Mike Trout, Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Thairo Estrada, Jeremy Pena, more

Fourth of July festivities are in the books, and unfortunately, there are a ton of big-name fantasy baseball studs dealing with injuries. The list of key guys has no shortage of star power, so fantasy baseball lineups will be mightily affected for at least the next few weeks. Let's take a look at injured hitters […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/5/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. You guys get a pinch hitter in here for the next couple of days. You have likely seen stuff done by me in various places on the RotoBaller site, most likely in college football or college basketball. I'm an MLB grinder, too...surprise, surprise. Some […]

Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (July Updates)

Welcome back RotoBallers to the July update of our MLB team's dynasty fantasy baseball prospects rankings for the 2023 season. With three months of the MLB season in the books, it's time to check in on some fantasy baseball dynasty prospects! Below in this article, you can find our updated top 250 MLB prospect rankings […]

Anthony Rendon Leaves Mid-Game On Tuesday

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon (shin) left Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres early after fouling a ball off his left shin. According to Sam Blum of The Athletic, the 33-year-old underwent X-rays which came back negative. Rendon has dealt with the injury bug a couple of times already this season and […]

Yoan Moncada To Begin Rehab Assignment After All-Star Break

Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada (back) is expected to begin a minor league rehab assignment after the All-Star break. The switch-hitter has been sidelined since mid-June due to inflammation in his lower back. It sounds like Moncada has been slowly working his way back, but appears ready to get back into game action. […]

Nick Madrigal Goes On Injured List, Patrick Wisdom Activated

The Chicago Cubs placed infielder Nick Madrigal (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with a right-hamstring strain and activated infielder Patrick Wisdom (wrist) from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. The Cubs also optioned pitcher Hayden Wesneski to Triple-A Iowa selected the contract of pitcher Daniel Palencia and moved reliever Brad […]

Isaac Paredes Returns On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Isaac Paredes (ribs) is back in the team's starting lineup on Tuesday to face the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and right-hander Aaron Nola. Paredes is starting at third base and hitting fifth in the Rays batting order. Paredes was involved in a scary collision with Mariners first baseman Ty France on Sunday […]

Jordan Westburg Returns To Lineup

Baltimore Orioles rookie infielder Jordan Westburg (hand) is back in the starting lineup on Tuesday against the New York Yankees and right-hander Clarke Schmidt, playing third base and batting seventh in the lineup. Westburg was held out on Monday after taking a pitch to his left hand on Sunday, but X-rays turned up negative and […]

Colt Keith - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Colt Keith, 3B, Detroit Tigers ANALYSIS: I'm really starting to think we see Colt Keith sooner rather than later, especially now that he's mashing in Triple-A. With another three hits, including a double and a stolen base, Keith now has 10 hits in his first six Triple-A games including two home runs and four […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/4/23

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/4/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Today's article covers the 8-game "Early slate" on DraftKings. Those same eight games are chopped up into slates on FanDuel (they never make it easy) so if you are building lineups for those games, all […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (Late Slate - 7/4/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Most of the action on our Independence Day here in the States is during the day, but we still have five cities giving us some fireworks involving a wooden bat and a rawhide ball. This article contains my picks for the five-game late slate on July 4, 2023, for both DraftKings and FanDuel, which locks […]

Jeimer Candelario Hits 12th Homer Of Season Monday

Washington Nationals third baseman Jeimer Candelario continued to hit well in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Reds. Candelario went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, and a strikeout. The 29-year-old has been a productive player this season, slashing .265/.341/.483 with 12 HR, 40 RBI, and four stolen bases. Candelario is rostered in just […]

Ty France Not In Monday's Lineup

Seattle Mariners infielder Ty France is not in the starting lineup for his team's Monday game against the San Francisco Giants. While there has been no word of an injury to France, he did collide with Isaac Paredes in the field on Sunday, so there could be some lingering soreness. France should be back in […]