Mets Acquiring Michael Perez From Pirates

The New York Mets are acquiring catcher Michael Perez from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations. It's the second trade in the last two days between these two teams, with the Pirates sending first baseman/designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach to Queens on Friday in exchange for reliever Colin Holderman. Perez will give […]

Tyler Stephenson Officially Placed On Injured List

The Cincinnati Reds officially placed catcher Tyler Stephenson (shoulder) on the 10-day injured list on Saturday and recalled catcher Mark Kolozsvary from Triple-A Louisville. Stephenson doesn't have a timetable for a return, but he will be out well beyond the 10 days after breaking his right clavicle on Friday when he was hit in the […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/23/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/23/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Danny Jansen Hits Two Homers Friday Night

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen clubbed two home runs in the team's 28-5 embarrassment of the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Jansen finished the evening 3-for-6 with six RBI, four runs scored, a walk and a strikeout. The home runs were his first since June 1, and he is now hitting .260/.329/.644 with […]

Daulton Varsho Stays Hot Friday With Three Hits

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher/outfielder Daulton Varsho had a big day at the dish on Friday, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored. Over his last 15 games, the 26-year-old has posted a .908 OPS with three home runs. The hot stretch has brought Varsho's sash line to .239/.305/.423, and he's added 13 HRs, […]

Trevion Williams Signs Exhibit 10 Contract With Warriors

The Golden State Warriors have signed power forward/center Trevion Williams to an Exhibit 10 contract. He will now have the opportunity to compete for a roster spot on the team. Under the terms of an Exhibit 10 contract, the Warriors will have the ability to convert the contract to a two-way deal prior to the […]

Aron Baynes Drawing Interest From Australian Club

Australian center Aron Baynes (spine) is currently attempting to make a comeback to professional basketball. He suffered a spinal cord injury during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and was forced to sit out the entirety of the 2021-22 season due to the injury. Baynes has done some workouts for NBA teams this summer, but it's […]

Tomas Nido Exits Friday With Left Hand Contusion

New York Mets catcher Tomas Nido (hand) was removed from Friday's game against the San Diego Padres due to a left hand contusion. Patrick Mazeika entered the contest in the sixth inning to take over behind the plate. Nido underwent X-rays after the game and they came back negative. He is currently the team's primary […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/23/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Wow, what a slate last night! I did not have any Blue Jays stacks, but I hope you did! Toronto scored 28 runs, making the Cubs' 15-run explosion look mundane. I was on Arizona, who scored 10 runs as the third-highest scoring offense, and luckily had some Aaron Judge mixed in there, too. Scores were […]

Fantasy Baseball Week 16 Injury News, Updates: Mike Trout, Trevor Story, Chris Sale, Jazz Chisolm Jr.

The All-Star week festivities have concluded. The American League won yet again. The last time the National League won the All-Star game was back in 2012 and Melky Cabrera was the MVP for the NL, representing the Giants. This week and weekend, there will be a huge flurry of injury updates as teams get back […]

Measuring Contact and Plate Discipline for Hitters: Walk-to-Strikeout Ratio or Walk Percentage Minus Strikeout Percentage?

For pitchers, K% minus BB% is generally recognized to be a superior metric to K/BB, and one of the better metrics out there for capturing pitcher talent. For batters, though, BB/K is still the dominant metric, widely referenced in baseball research. BB% minus K%, while not new, is only referenced in a few sabermetric niche […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 15)

We are coming out of the All-Star break with our attention to the second half of the MLB season. This is another installment of our fantasy baseball prospects rankings series, reviewing MLB prospects to make fantasy impacts in 2022. Max Meyer was called up, and Esteury Ruiz was called up as well and is not […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois Accepts Qualifying Offer

Winnipeg Jets center Pierre-Luc Dubois accepted a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer from the team on Friday. Dubois, the former third overall draft pick in 2016, scored a career-high 28 goals this past season to go along with 32 assists. It was his second 60-plus point season, falling one short of the 61 points from […]

Tyler Stephenson Breaks Clavicle Friday

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson left Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals with a broken clavicle, according to the team's official Twitter account. Stephenson was hit by a foul tip from the bat of the third batter of the game. He appeared to be in pain and was checked on by trainers but remained […]

Tyler Stephenson Leaves Game Early Thursday

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson left Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals early after taking a foul ball off the shoulder. He was unable to make a throw to first after fielding a swinging bunt grounder and was replaced by Michael Papierski immediately after. That's not good. Stephenson has already dealt with a fractured […]

Yasmani Grandal Returns Friday

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal (back) will return to the lineup Friday against the Cleveland Guardians, catching and batting fifth against right-hander Cal Quantrill. Grandal has been out since mid-June with back spasms but is ready to return after a two-week rehab stint. The 33-year-old was having a miserable year before the injury, slashing […]

Adley Rutschman Hitting Second On Friday

Baltimore Orioles rookie catcher Adley Rutschman is behind the plate and is batting second on Friday against the New York Yankees and right-hander Jameson Taillon. It's the first time since Rutschman was called up from the minors that he's hit higher than cleanup in Baltimore's batting order. The 24-year-old switch-hitting backstop has gone only 36-for-162 […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/22/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/22/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We are BACK. It feels almost Opening Day-ish, and I'm excited to get back into the DraftKings lobby! Let's crush the slate!   Top Hitters for 7/22/22 Aaron Judge ($6,200) vs. Tyler Wells It's not […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/22/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's the first BIG slate of baseball all week, and I am sure you are anxious to get back to building MLB DFS lineups. It feels a little bit like an Opening Day slate with a lot of teams being able to reset their pitching rotations, giving us a bunch of aces on the bump. […]

Sean Murphy Blasts 10th Homer

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy blasted his 10th homer of the season on Thursday, helping his club defeat the Tigers 5-0. Murphy broke a 0-0 tie in the sixth inning by crushing a 447' three-run bomb off starter Garrett Hill in the second game of a doubleheader. The 27-year-old was beginning to heat up prior […]

Martin Maldonado Resting In Game 1

Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees on Thursday to kick off the second half of the season. Fantasy managers shouldn't have expected Maldonado to catch both games of the twin bill to begin with. The 35-year-old veteran backstop hit […]

Players to Buy and Sell - Trade Targets for the Second Half of the MLB Season

I hope you all are having a fantastic All-Star break. I made it about a day and a half before I had the itch to get back here and write more fantasy baseball stuff. Plenty of people are transitioning to fantasy football this week, but the fantasy baseball season is just about to get really […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/21/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/21/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/21/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's the end of the All-Star Break as we know it (and I feel fine). Well, it's only the end for six teams. The other 24 still have an extra day to relax while these six have to get back out there a day early and make up some games. Hey, we're not complaining! It […]

Fantasy Baseball 2022 First-Half Awards

As we close out the first half of the MLB season, we are temporarily going into reflection mode. I'm Jon Anderson and I'm here to hand out some first-half awards for fantasy baseball. I will mostly have standard-scoring rotisserie leagues in mind here, and I will try to not make injury a big part of […]

Taj Gibson Signs One-Year Deal With Wizards

The Washington Wizards and power forward/center Taj Gibson have officially agreed to a one-year contract worth a fully-guaranteed $2.91 million. It was widely known that Gibson would be landing with the Wizards this offseason, but the official signing was delayed while Gibson was in Brazil attending the wedding of Joakim Noah. The 37-year-old veteran spent […]

Andrew Knapp Signs Minors Deal With Giants

The San Francisco Giants have signed catcher Andrew Knapp to a minor league deal. The Giants will be the third organization to take a chance on the 30-year-old this year. He began the season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, then briefly played for the Seattle Mariners before the team designated him for assignment about 10 days […]

LeBron James Locks In Commitment Of Big Three

On Monday, Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook connected on a phone conversation. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports, during the call the three veterans expressed their commitment to each other and to the team. The Lakers were the biggest disappointment in the league last year as they missed […]

Willson Contreras Hasn't Received Extension Offer From Cubs

The Chicago Cubs have not yet offered catcher Willson Contreras a contract extension, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Contreras has stated that he would "love to stay" with the Cubs, but he is set to become a free agent after this season, so it's beginning to look increasingly likely that he'll […]

Deandre Ayton Finalizes Four-Year Deal

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton has officially finalized his four-year deal with the organization. The young center said that he's happy to finally put free agency behind him and compete for a championship. There was plenty of uncertainty between the Suns and Ayton this offseason. At first, it didn't sound like the Suns had plans […]