Nationals Sign Jordan Weems To Minor League Deal

The Washington Nationals signed right-handed pitcher Jordan Weems to a minor league deal on Sunday. Weems will be invited to spring training, if there is one in 2022. The 29-year-old has played 11 seasons professionally, but he didn't debut in the big leagues until the shortened 2020 campaign, when he had a 3.21 ERA and […]

Productive Day Of Talks For MLB, Players Association

Sunday was a productive day of talks between Major League Baseball and the Players Association, according to a league source. They will meet again on Monday to keep pushing for an agreement before the end of the day to avoid the cancellation of regular season games in 2022. Despite the fact that Sunday was more […]

Rays Sign David McKay To Minor League Deal

Free-agent right-hander David McKay has agreed to terms on a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. He will receive an invitation to spring training with a chance to earn a spot in the bullpen. The 26-year-old reportedly is fully healthy after undergoing hip surgery last April. He has a rough 6.08 ERA, 1.46 […]

White Sox Sign Patrick Kivlehan, Wes Benjamin

The Chicago White Sox have signed outfielder Patrick Kivlehan and left-hander Wes Benjamin to minor league deals. The White Sox also signed pitchers Will Carter, Matthew McGarry and Bowen Plagge to minor league contracts. Kivlehan played in just five games for the San Diego Padres in 2021 and had one hit in eight plate appearances. […]

Jonathan Hernandez Back On A Mound

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jonathan Hernandez (elbow) threw off a mound on Friday for the first time since having Tommy John surgery last April. Hernandez appeared in relief 27 times for the Rangers in the shortened 2020 season and posted a very nice 2.90 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with 31 K's and eight walks in […]

MLB Cancels Three More Days Of Spring Training

Major League Baseball has canceled three more days of spring training games from March 5-7, according to a league spokesman. The earliest spring training games can start now is March 8. But that's also contingent on the league and players getting a new collective bargaining agreement done by then, so more spring training games could […]

Nationals Sign Carl Edwards Jr. To Minor League Deal

The Washington Nationals signed relief pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. to a minor league deal on Friday, according to sources. In just 5 2/3 total innings with the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays last season, Edwards allowed seven earned runs (three home runs surrendered) while striking out six and walking three for an ERA of […]

Incorporating Stuff+ Into Traditional Pitching Projections

Recent times have birthed innovative metrics that measure pitcher quality, independent of traditional results like K% or BB%. The most prominent of these are probably Pitching+, Stuff+, Location+, and Command+, all published by Max Bay and Eno Sarris at The Athletic (I want to thank Eno for providing encouragement on this article, though all mistakes […]

Zack Brown Moving To Bullpen Permanently

The Milwaukee Brewers appear to be moving right-handed pitcher Zack Brown to the bullpen permanently after he had a shoulder issue last year. Brown is prepping to be a reliever moving forward and is eyeing a spot in the major league bullpen at some point in 2022. The 27-year-old didn't land in MLB Pipeline's top-30 […]

Ryan Helsley Throwing Off A Mound

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Ryan Helsley (elbow, knee), who finished last year on the injured list with a stress reaction in his right elbow, posted a video on Instagram on Friday of him throwing off a mound against hitters while touching 97 mph on the radar gun. Helsley also had season-ending surgery on his […]

Mets Sign Felix Pena To Minor League Deal

The New York Mets have signed right-handed pitcher Felix Pena to a minor league deal. Pena will likely be invited to spring training camp, if that even takes place this year. The 32-year-old will provide the Mets with experienced depth for the rotation or bullpen. Pena began his career with the Chicago Cubs but has […]

Joe Kelly Hopes To Return To The Dodgers

Relief pitcher Joe Kelly became a free agent this offseason after the Los Angeles Dodgers declined to pick up his option. However, Kelly stated in a recent radio appearance on AM 570 LA Sports that he hopes to return in Dodger blue this year. He also stated that the Dodgers are interested in bringing him […]

Adbert Alzolay: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper

When looking for sleepers in fantasy baseball, there is a certain type of player I usually search for. I have found that some of the best successful sleeper picks turn out to be either established players coming off of down years (think Marcus Semien) or young, under-the-radar guys who have shown improvement and have the […]

MLB Says Feb. 28 Is A Real Deadline

Major League Baseball said that the Feb. 28 deadline to get a new collective bargaining deal done is a real deadline. If there's no deal in place by that date, regular season games would be canceled and player pay would be lost. "When you're offering bear traps, it's hard to attract bears," player agent Scott […]

Nick Anderson Throwing From 60 Feet

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Nick Anderson (elbow) is making progress after having surgery on his elbow last October and is throwing from 60 feet. The 31-year-old right-hander was a first-team All-MLB reliever in the shortened 2020 season, when he posted a microscopic 0.55 ERA, 0.49 WHIP, 26 strikeouts, three walks and a career-high six […]

Nationals Reportedly Sign Reed Garrett To Minor League Deal

According to the Washington Post's Jesse Dougherty, the Washington Nationals have reportedly signed right-handed pitcher Reed Garrett to a minor league deal. The reliever was selected by the Detroit Tigers from the Texas Rangers in the 2018 Rule 5 draft and made 13 relief appearances for Detroit in 2019. He was later returned to the […]

Mariners Reportedly Sign Patrick Weigel To Minors Deal

According to Baseball America's Chris Hilburn-Trenkle, the Seattle Mariners have signed right-handed pitcher Patrick Weigel to a minor league deal. The 27-year-old has previously pitched for the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers and has thrown 4.2 innings at the Major League level. He was traded by Atlanta to Milwaukee in April with fellow reliever Chad […]

MLB Unimpressed By Union's Latest Offer Tuesday

Major League Baseball was unimpressed by the players union's offer on Tuesday but intends to make a proposal on Wednesday when the two sides meet for the third straight day. The good news is that the plan is for the two sides to meet every day through the Feb. 28 deadline for getting a deal […]

Oliver Perez Set To Retire

Free-agent relief pitcher Oliver Perez is set to retire after pitching in the Mexican League this season, according to Michael Mayer. Perez had a solid career in the majors as he posted a 4.34 ERA with 1,545 strikeouts across 696 appearances. He most recently pitched for the Cleveland Guardians from 2018 to 2021.

Robbie Erlin Agrees To Minor League Deal With Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers and relief pitcher Robbie Erlin have agreed to a minor league deal, according to Baseball America. Erlin last pitched for the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020 where he compiled a 5.40 ERA with four strikeouts in two appearances across 3 1/3 innings pitched. It has not yet been determined […]

Top 50 MLB Prospects Rankings - 2022 Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues

Each season, many MLB prospects and rookies are called up -- some make immediate fantasy baseball impacts. These types of impact prospects can be league winners, and also provide jolts to their MLB teams in the quests to be champions. RotoBaller's resident fantasy baseball prospects team lead Marc Hulet has released his initial 2022 prospect […]

Zack Hess To Miss All Of 2022

Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Zack Hess (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery in late January and will miss the entire 2022 season. Hess was a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft and pitched for High-A West Michigan and Double-A Erie last year, going 2-5 with a 3.42 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 69 strikeouts and 35 walks in […]

Zack Godley Signs Minor League Contract With Reds

The Cincinnati Reds and starting pitcher Zack Godley have come to terms on a minor league contract. Godley had some solid years of production from 2015 to 2019 in the Arizona Diamondbacks' rotation and last pitched in 2021 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2021, Godley threw just 3 1/3 innings for the Brewers while posting […]

Reynaldo Lopez To Have Major Impact In 2022

Chicago White Sox pitcher Reynaldo Lopez could see significant innings in 2022, according to Vinnie Duber on NBC Sports Chicago. Although Lopez is currently listed as the White Sox sixth starter, he will likely see time as both a reliever and a starter in 2022. He finished the second half of 2021 with a 3.43 […]

MiLB Stats: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

Once you've grown accustomed to having advanced tools to help make fantasy decisions, it can feel disorientating to be without them. Prospects are increasingly becoming a focal point in both real and fantasy baseball, but the minors simply do not have all of the data available for MLB players. For example, advanced plate discipline stats, […]

Rockies Sign Zach Neal To Minors Deal

The Colorado Rockies have agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Zach Neal. The 33-year-old spent the last three seasons pitching for the Seibu Lions of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league. He had a 4.49 ERA in 272 1/3 innings in Japan the last three years. Neal was a 17th-round pick by the Miami […]

MLB Officially Announces Spring Training Delay

Major League Baseball announced on Friday that spring training games won't begin until at least March 5. "We regret that, without a collective bargaining agreement in place, we must postpone the start of spring training games," a statement said. "All 30 clubs are unified in their strong desire to bring players back to the field […]

No Deal Between MLB, Players After Thursday's Meeting

No new deal was struck between Major League Baseball and the Players Association after their latest meeting on Thursday, and we are now 11 days from the deadline the league set in order to start the regular season on time. The Players Association backed off its request for arbitration for all players with two-plus years […]

MLB Trying To Reduce Size Of Domestic Reserve List

Major League Baseball has asked for the ability to eliminate hundreds of minor league playing jobs in their latest labor offer to the Players Association, according to sources familiar with the proposal. The current Domestic Reserve List is at 180, and the league proposed reducing the maximum number of players to as few as 150 […]

Three Relief Pitchers Set To Breakout In 2022

In fantasy baseball, there is no position more difficult to project than relief pitcher. With most relievers not throwing more than 60-70 innings max, the sample size for them in a given season is very minuscule. Then, you add in a statistic like ERA, which is dependent on a lot of factors, including batted-ball luck, […]