Spencer Howard To Start Saturday's Game Against Red Sox

The Philadelphia Phillies have called up starting pitcher Spencer Howard to start Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Matt Moore (back) was placed on the injured list in a corresponding move. Howard has made three appearances for the Phillies this year, but all have been in relief. He's pitched 4.1 innings and allowed six […]

Matt Moore Placed On IL With Back Injury

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Moore (back) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a back injury, according to Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Moore had struggled as a starter this year, going 0-1 with a 9.82 ERA, but he had looked slightly better coming out of the bullpen as he posted […]

Josh Staumont (RP, KCR) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: On May 1, the Royals routed the Twins by a score of 11-3, giving them a division-leading 16-9 record. They didn't win again until May 14, losing 11 straight before taking the first game of a doubleheader against the White Sox. This run of futility […]

Randy Dobnak Tosses Six Shutout Frames In Victory

Minnesota Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak looked very impressive as he earned his first win of the season over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night. Dobnak pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and a pair of walks while striking out five batters. He generated eight whiffs, five of them on his new-and-improved slider. Dobnak's sinker […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 9

Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this could mean playing a dead roster […]

Updated Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings

What's up RotoBallers. Today we are bringing you our updated fantasy baseball dynasty rankings for May and the 2021 MLB season, courtesy of lead analyst and senior editor editor Pierre Camus. Dynasty leagues, or keeper formats, continue to become more and more popular in the fantasy sports landscape. For those of you who are playing in […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 8

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 95 rookies make their MLB […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 9 Waiver Wire

Two more no-hitters were thrown in the American League this week, making bullpen and closer news very much secondary in the pitching world. But it's only a matter of time until we see a team turn a bullpen game into a no-hitter, right? A couple of bullpen games have turned into shutouts already, so it […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

The second half of May means the weather is getting warmer and we're going from 25% of the season down to 33% in the books. You should know how aggressive to be in targeting prospective saves as well as how loosely you can play it with your ratios. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto […]

Michael Fulmer Earns His Fourth Save On Friday

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Michael Fulmer earned his fourth save of the year in Friday's 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. He pitched a perfect ninth inning, allowing no hits, no walks and no earned runs while striking out one. All four of Fulmer's saves on the year have come in May and with […]

Brent Honeywell Jr. Recalled From Triple-A

The Tampa Bay Rays recalled pitcher Brent Honeywell Jr. from Triple-A Durham on Friday. Honeywell made three appearances (including two starts as an opener) for the Rays this year before being sent down. He pitched 4.1 innings and allowed five hits, three walks and four earned runs while striking out four. Over two games and […]

Anthony Bender Throws Another Two Scoreless Innings

Miami Marlins rookie relief pitcher Anthony Bender provided another two scoreless innings in Friday's game against the New York Mets. He threw 21 pitches (14 strikes) to get his six outs. He did not allow a hit, facing just six batters while recording one strikeout. Bender has now started his big league career by throwing […]

Blake Treinen Records Second Save

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Blake Treinen picked up his second save of the season with closer Kenley Jansen unavailable on Friday versus the San Francisco Giants. Treinen worked a quick 1-2-3 inning to lock down a Dodgers victory. Treinen has been having a great year out of the bullpen and now owns a 1.89 […]

Aroldis Chapman Earns Third Victory

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman notched his third win of the season in Friday's victory over the Chicago White Sox. Chapman pitched the ninth in a non-save situation and got into a bit of trouble- as he walked the leadoff batter and committed a throwing error on a bunt. The southpaw got some […]

Kenley Jansen Not Available On Friday Night

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen will not be available out of the bullpen on Friday night due to his recent workload, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. Jansen has pitched in three of the Dodger's last four games against Arizona, recording three saves while allowing zero runs with four strikeouts […]

Keynan Middleton Returns From The IL

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Keynan Middleton was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday. The right-hander had been on the shelf since May 5 with a strained biceps. Middleton, who has pitched to a 3.86 ERA and .86 WHIP in 11 2/3 innings this season, immediately becomes an option in the back end of the […]

Aaron Fletcher, Wyatt Mills, And Yohan Ramirez Recalled From Triple-A

Seattle Mariners relief pitchers Aaron Fletcher, Wyatt Mills, and Yohan Ramirez were recalled from Triple-A Tacoma Friday, as four members of the major league bullpen were placed on the injured list without a designation, which usually means the placement is COVID-related. The Mariners have been leaning heavily on the bullpen, so opposing lineups may get […]

Robert Dugger, Anthony Misiewicz, Drew Steckenrider, And Will Vest Go On IL

Seattle Mariners relief pitchers Robert Dugger, Anthony Misiewicz, Drew Steckenrider, and Will Vest were all placed on the injured list without a specific designation Friday. This comes not long after a report of a positive COVID test among Mariners players, so it seems likely that one of these individuals tested positive, and the others are […]

Tommy Hunter Lands On 10-Day Injured List

New York Mets relief pitcher Tommy Hunter (back) has been placed on the 10-day injured list with lower back pain, the team announced through Twitter on Friday. Hunter has not allowed a run over four appearances this season, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out six in eight innings of work. It's yet […]

Willy Adames, Trevor Richards Traded To Milwaukee Friday

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames and pitcher Trevor Richards have been traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for relief pitchers Drew Rasmussen and J.P. Feyereisen, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The bigger part of this deal is Adames, who was slashing .197/.254/.371 with five home runs, 15 RBI and 16 runs scored in 41 games. […]

Mariners Dealing With COVID-19 Issue

The Seattle Mariners are dealing with a COVID-19 issue, with at least one positive test. The Mariners have not yet met the 85 percent vaccination threshold, and this positive test is considered to be potentially problematic, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. More details will be forthcoming. Stay tuned for updates and prepare to remove any […]

Randy Dobnak Recalled From Triple-A

Minnesota Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak was recalled from the team's Triple-A affiliate on Friday ahead of his scheduled start against the Cleveland Indians. Dobnak struggled earlier this year, pitching to an 0-3 record with an 8.16 ERA, though his 3.68 xFIP and 49 percent groundball rate provide some hope that he can look like the […]

Michael Fulmer (SP/RP, DET) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: A new closer has arisen in Detroit - or so it seems. Michael Fulmer has seen a surprising and strange resurgence this season. He began the year in long relief, then moved to the starting rotation and now, he appears to be the […]

Archie Bradley Bombed In Appearance Versus Marlins

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Archie Bradley allowed three runs, two earned, in 1 2/3 innings pitched against the Marlins on Thursday. Bradley struck out two, but allowed five baserunners and was not aided by an error on third baseman Alec Bohm. Bradley has name recognition as the former closer of the Diamondbacks, but he'll have […]

The Bigger Picture - The Miseducation of Park Factors

Another no-hitter in the books. Something's in the water or, more accurately, in the baseballs. We already covered that topic last time so let's figure out how to extract more offense from our daily or weekly lineups. Home/road splits seem like a good place to start and we know certain stadiums play friendlier to offense […]

David Price Pitches Well As Opener

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price started on Thursday and went two innings as the opener in a bullpen game. Price allowed three hits, no runs, no walks and struck out one during his performance. Price recently returned from the injured list and he has looked good after two bad performances to open the season. […]

Kenley Jansen Racks Up Another Save

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen picked up his 10th save of the season to finish off a sweep against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Jansen threw a clean 1-2-3 inning and struck out two batters. Jansen has now pitched in back-to-back games and could be given the day off on Friday. If Jansen were […]

Rafael Dolis Blows Save Versus Red Sox

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Rafael Dolis coughed up the team's 7-5 lead in the ninth as the club went on to lose 8-7 to the Red Sox on Thursday. The right-hander surrendered a pair of singles to start the frame before serving up a two-out, two-run homer off the bat of J.D. Martinez for his […]

Matt Barnes Records Another Save Thursday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes recorded his tenth save of the year Thursday night, getting all three outs via strikeout and only allowing a two-out walk to pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez. Barnes now has a 2.53 ERA and .56 WHIP on the year, with an even-more-impressive 35 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings. He's a […]

Hansel Robles Notches Second Save

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Hansel Robles picked up his second save of the season in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Robles induced a flyout before striking out the final two batters to shut the door on the second game of the doubleheader, averaging 97.3 MPH on his fastball- up 1.2 MPH from […]