The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 11

Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat […]

Tanner Houck Gets Final Out On Sunday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Tanner Houck made quick work of the St. Louis Cardinals during Sunday's game. The right-hander was brought on to guard a two-run lead with two outs in the ninth inning. He gave up a single to Tommy Edman before getting out Brendan Donovan to end the Cards comeback attempt. The […]

Devin Williams Records Fifth Save

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Devin Williams was asked to take the ball in the ninth inning of Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. The right-hander struck out two batters in what was a perfect ninth inning. This save notched Williams' fifth of the season as closer Josh Hader remains on the paternity leave list. The […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 11

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Week 11 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Fernando Tatis, Tylor Megill, Liam Hendriks, Ozzie Albies, Jeremy Pena

The second half of June is here and the mid-summer classic is only one month away. Teams are making runs in their divisions and hopefully so are your fantasy teams. The offense continues to get better (different MLB baseballs?), top pitchers continue to perform well, and injuries continue to mount. This is the time of […]

Camilo Doval Earns Save No. 11

San Francisco Giants pitcher Camilo Doval tossed a clean inning to earn the save in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right-hander entered the game in the ninth inning to protect a two-run lead. He made quick work of Pittsburgh's top of the order and needed just 11 pitches to earn his 11th […]

Seranthony Dominguez Records First Save On Saturday

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Seranthony Dominguez tossed a scoreless inning to earn the save during Saturday's 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals. He entered the ninth inning to protect a one-run lead and tossed a perfect frame to earn his first save of the season. Philadelphia continues to use a closer-by-committee approach between Brad Hand and […]

Colin Poche Notches Fourth Save On Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Colin Poche struck out one across a scoreless inning to earn the save during Saturday's 7-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The southpaw retired all three batters he faced to earn his fourth save of the season. He is now 4-for-5 in save chances, adding eight holds, a 1.27 ERA, 0.84 […]

Tanner Houck Locks Down His Third Save Against Cardinals

Boston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck closed out the team's 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday to earn his third save of the year. He came on in the ninth inning with two outs and a man on first base while the team had a 6-2 lead. He wound up giving up […]

Brad Boxberger Notches Save On Friday

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Brad Boxberger was asked to take the ball in the ninth inning during Friday's contest against the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers were forced to use someone else in the ninth inning with Josh Hader out on the paternity list. Right-hander Devin Williams was expected to get the nod in the ninth, […]

Camilo Doval Records 10th Save

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Camilo Doval only needed 11 pitches to shut down the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. The 24-year-old got Ke'Bryan Hayes to groundout, Bryan Reynolds to flyout, and Michael Chavis to lineout for his 10th save of the season. Doval has not allowed an earned run over his last eight appearances. There […]

Brad Hand Converts Save Friday

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Brad Hand recorded his second save of the season on Friday in a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals. This is an interesting development, as the bulk of fantasy players expected Seranthony Dominguez to take over the role of closer after the news of Corey Knebel losing the job came out. […]

Ty Blach Has Thrown A Bullpen

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Ty Blach (wrist) has thrown a bullpen session and his wrist has responded well. Blach will throw a simulated game on Friday after originally sustaining the injury in a collision with the Padres' Jurickson Profar on June 10. The hope is that his next appearances will be at Triple-A Albuquerque on […]

Aroldis Chapman To Face Live Hitters Next

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman (Achilles) threw fastballs and sliders from the Yankee Stadium mound on June 14, and the coaches thought Chapman looked healthy. The next step will be for Chapman to face live hitters. He hasn't pitched in a major league game since May 22, but the 34-year-old southpaw is hoping […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 11

It was a very interesting week in bullpens across the league as one closer had a baby, another landed on the injured list, and another got demoted after narrowly avoiding the injured list. Some messy bullpens got a little clarity and some previously clear bullpens got quite a bit murkier. A closer who has been […]

White Sox Sign Dan Winkler

The Chicago White Sox have signed relief pitcher Dan Winkler to a minor league deal. The 32-year-old has been pitching in Triple-A with the Texas Rangers. This season, Winkler has posted a 3.50 ERA and 26/13 K/BB ratio over 18 innings in the minors. This is a solid landing spot for Winkler as the White […]

Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings Updates for June - Bobby Witt Jr., Aaron Nola, Jacob deGrom, Gleyber Torres and More

Hello there RotoBallers, we are now more than two months deep into the MLB season. It's a great time to do another update and check-in for our fantasy baseball rankings. In this article below you'll see Nicklaus Gaut's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings for June, looking at rest-of-season values from this point going […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 10)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our weekly fantasy baseball prospect rankings. Last week was an unexpected one on several fronts with regards to prospects. Ezequiel Duran, Braxton Garrett, Travis Swaggerty, Gabriel Moreno, and Shane Baz were all promoted to the major leagues and are currently playing there and are not on the list. Additionally, players who […]

Gregory Soto Blows Save Versus Rangers

Detroit Tigers reliever Gregory Soto suffered his second blown save and fourth loss of the season on Thursday as his club fell to the Rangers 3-1. The left-hander entered the ninth with a 1-0 lead, but after loading the bases with a pair of walks and a hit-by-pitch, he surrendered a three-run triple to Ezequiel […]

Edwin Diaz Picks Up 13th Save

New York Mets reliever Edwin Diaz picked up his 13th save of the season on Thursday as his club defeated the Brewers 5-4. The right-hander nearly blew his fourth save of the year by issuing a leadoff single to Hunter Renfroe, and after striking out the next batter, Tyrone Taylor hit a bloop double to […]

Joe Barlow Notches 12th Save On Thursday

Texas Rangers pitcher Joe Barlow allowed one walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning to earn the save during Thursday's 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. The 26-year-old bounced back on Thursday after allowing at least one earned run in his previous two appearances. He is 3-for-5 in save chances and has allowed […]

Jose Leclerc Activated From Injured List

The Texas Rangers activated right-hander Jose Leclerc (elbow) from the 60-day injured list on Thursday and optioned left-hander Kolby Allard to Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move. The team also activated outfielder Steele Walker from the COVID-19 injured list and optioned him to Round Rock. Leclerc threw just two innings in 2020 because of […]

Dany Jimenez Records Four-Out Save

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Dany Jimenez has struggled recently, but turned it around on Thursday. He gave up an RBI single after replacing Sam Moll in the eighth inning. However, Jimenez was able to retire the next four batters for the save during Thursday's victory over the Boston Red Sox. Over his previous six games, […]

Padres Reinstate Adrian Morejon

The San Diego Padres reinstated left-hander Adrian Morejon from the COVID-19 injured list on Thursday and optioned left-hander Ryan Weathers to Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move. Morejon has tossed two scoreless relief innings in his lone major league outing this season, and he'll likely return to a low-leverage long-relief role for the Friars, […]

Collin McHugh Reinstated Thursday

The Atlanta Braves reinstated right-hander Collin McHugh from the COVID-19 injured list on Thursday and designated right-hander Jacob Webb for assignment in a corresponding move. McHugh has been out since June 7 after testing positive for the virus, but he should return to a middle-relief role in Atlanta's bullpen. Before being sidelined, he had a […]

Tommy Hunter Called Up By Mets

The New York Mets are calling up veteran relief pitcher Tommy Hunter from the minors on Thursday, according to a source. Hunter, who was signed to a minor league deal in April, had 14 strikeouts and only one walk in 13 2/3 innings at Triple-A Syracuse. He was also sporting a 2.08 ERA in his […]

Matt Barnes Playing Catch

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes (shoulder) has graduated to playing catch at the team's spring training facilities, and the next step for him will be to throw a bullpen session. The Red Sox say he is improving, although his latest MRI exam on June 2 showed some fluid in his shoulder, according to […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 10

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Scott Barlow Notches His Seventh Save On Wednesday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Scott Barlow closed out the team's 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday to earn his seventh save of the year. He pitched the final 1 2/3 innings of the game and retired each of the five batters he faced while recording two strikeouts. The 29-year-old has had […]

Clay Holmes Records His 11th Save On Wednesday

New York Yankees relief pitcher Clay Holmes shut the door on the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday to close out the team's 4-3 victory. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out one. Holmes is now a perfect 11-for-11 on save chances this year. He's been one of […]