Five Hitters to Add for Week 13: After Hours with RotoBaller Radio

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2019 fantasy baseball season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - Monday through Friday from 6-7 am ET, from 1-2 pm ET and Saturdays from 5-7 pm ET. You can also find […]

Joe Ross Now Running 11.30 ERA

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Joe Ross allowed four runs in 2/3 of an inning on Saturday, raising his season ERA to 11.30 in Washington's 13-9 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Ross has allowed three home runs and nine walks in just 14 1/3 innings in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery. Pitching […]

Blake Treinen Headed To Injured List

The Oakland Athletics are placing closer Blake Treinen on the 10-day IL with a shoulder strain with no immediate timetable for a return. Treinen has struggled of late giving up three runs in his last outing, and runs in three of his previous five games. After a dominant 2018, Treinen has still found success nailing […]

Brad Hand Earns Save Number 22 on Saturday

Cleveland Indians closer Brad Hand earned his 22nd save of the season on Saturday, allowing two hits but tossing a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts. Hand's been a bit less untouchable than usual in his last couple of outings, but he's been mostly able to work around base runners to do his job. He'll […]

Jordan Hicks Diagnosed With Triceps Tendinitis

Updating a previous post, St. Louis Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks was diagnosed with triceps tendinitis after Saturday's game. Hicks was forced to leave the game after pitching 1 1/3 innings. Manager Mike Schildt said he hoped the closer would be fine after a few days of rest. Hicks is likely to undergo an MRI and […]

Minnesota Twins Add Cody Allen On Minor League Deal

After getting released by the Los Angeles Angels earlier this week, reliever Cody Allen found a new home quickly landing with the Minnesota Twins on a minor league contract. The right-hander opened the season as the closer for the Halos collecting four saves, but pitched to an ugly 6.26 ERA and 1.91 WHIP in 25 […]

Jordan Hicks Leaves Game With Injury

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jordan Hicks (undisclosed) left Saturday's game in the ninth inning with an injury. The details of the injury are yet to be released, but Hicks didn't appear to be in much pain as he walked off the field. The Cardinals trainer was waved onto the field by catcher Yadier Molina […]

Tigers Call Up Veteran Reliever Jose Cisnero

On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers called up 30-year-old relief pitcher Jose Cisnero from Triple-A Toledo. Cisnero last pitched in the major leagues with the Astros in 2014, then went on to play in international leagues before signing with the Tigers this offseason. Cisnero had a 2.95 ERA and 1.47 WHIP with 44 strikeouts and 20 […]

Jake Diekman Takes Third Loss In Nine Days

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jake Diekman was considered an outside candidate to be the team's closer in 2019, but a combination of Ian Kennedy's growth and Diekman's struggles have put that possibility far out of mind. Diekman surrendered a game again on Friday night when he failed to get a single out when entrusted […]

Jairo Diaz Gives Up Walk-Off Homer

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jairo Diaz has been maddeningly inconsistent this season, and he was up to his tricks again on Friday night. Coming off two clean outings against the Diamondbacks, Diaz was called in to pitch the ninth inning in a tied game where German Marquez had pitched eight wonderful frames. Diaz led it […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Saturday, June 22nd edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Michael Lorenzen (SP/RP, CIN) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Cincinnati Reds have used Michael Lorenzen in a variety of ways due to his stellar athleticism, case in point, he hit four home runs last season and has two stolen bases as a pinch runner in 2019. It has been difficult to work […]

Taylor Rogers Earns Ninth Save On Friday

Minnesota Twins lefty Taylor Rogers pitched two scoreless innings to save an 8-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Rogers struck out one on the way to earning his ninth save. The veteran southpaw has a firm grip on the ninth-inning role in Minnesota after the team used Blake Parker for much of […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 12)

Believe it or not, the midpoint of the minor league baseball season is here. We’re starting to see short-season leagues get underway, 2019 amateur draft picks are signing their first pro contracts, minor league all-star breaks are happening, and prospect promotions are also picking up steam. Major league teams are also continuing to dip into […]

Brad Hand Allows a Run But Still Earns a Save on Friday

Cleveland Indians closer Brad Hand earned his 21st save on Friday despite allowing a run. He pitched an inning, allowing a run on two hits. The run caused Hand's ERA to finally go over 1, as it's now at 1.11. He's holding opposing hitters to a .155 batting average and is one of the best […]

Felipe Vazquez Earns 18th Save

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez allowed one hit in an otherwise good outing, slamming the door on the Padres to earn his 18th save of the season. The performance brought his ERA below 2.00 for the first time since the beginning of June. Vazquez's 18 saves rank seventh in the league and he should continue […]

Joe Ross Recalled on Friday

Washington Nationals pitcher Joe Ross has been recalled from the minors on Friday. He is the favorite to draw the start on Sunday versus the Atlanta Braves. However, Ross will be available out of the bullpen until then. He has a 9.22 ERA over 16 relief appearances, so he's not a fantasy asset to anyone. […]

Roenis Elias (RP, SEA) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Mariners reliever Roenis Elias put an incredibly poor month of May behind him, and is starting to look like the stud reliever he was when the season began. A quick look at Elias' splits for the season show a 2.16 ERA in […]

A.J. Minter Pitching Well In June

Atlanta Braves reliever A.J. Minter is starting to rediscover his form after a dismal start to the season. Since returning from Triple-A Gwinnett on June 11, Minter has allowed only one run over five appearances while opponents have batted .077 against him. His 4/4 K/BB rate over that span suggests that there are still some […]

Ian Kennedy Is Now A Stud Closer

Kansas City Royals closer Ian Kennedy shut down Minnesota in the ninth on Thursday to rack up his ninth save of the season, and he has suddenly become an excellent pitcher. Since May 30, Kennedy's numbers have been outstanding. He's recorded seven saves while striking out a phenomenal 12 batters in 7 1/3 innings of […]

Roenis Elias Blanks Orioles In Ninth For Save

Seattle Mariners reliever Roenis Elias pitched a clean ninth inning to cap the team's 5-2 win on Thursday. It was the eighth save of the season for the lefty and third in his last four outings. Elias holds a decent 3.71 ERA and 1.32 WHIP for the M's with 34 strikeouts in 34.0 innings proving […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 12 Waiver Wire

The Reds are tinkering with their bullpen which may lead to another committee with a fireman, while the Red Sox, Twins, Rangers, and several others continued with the strategy. In "real life" baseball, the committee approach with a fireman is oftentimes the best strategy, but hoooo boy is it frustrating for fantasy owners. We're starting summer, […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/21/19)

Welcome to the Friday, June 21st edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Jalen Beeks To Follow Ryne Stanek Friday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jalen Beeks is expected to pitch the bulk of the innings Friday behind opener Ryne Stanek. Beeks has been excellent this season with a 5-0 record with a 2.73 ERA. Despite the good surface numbers, Beeks has an xFIP of 4.47 and only strikes out 7.88 batters per nine innings. His […]

Greg Holland Blows Save Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland gave up a run in the ninth inning Thursday to blow a save chance versus the Rockies. Holland was his own worst enemy in this one by issuing two walks before giving up a game-tying single to Tony Wolters. Holland is now 9-for-11 in save chances and while his saves total […]

Shawn Kelley Earns Ninth Save

Texas Rangers closer Shawn Kelley gave up two hits and a run but earned his ninth save of the season Wednesday versus the Indians. Kelley, who was tasked with protecting a three-run lead, made things interesting by giving up a home run and bringing the tying run to the plate but escaped to earn the save. […]

Cody Allen Released by Angels

Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Cody Allen has been officially released by the organization on Thursday. Allen began the season as the closer for the Angels, but things quickly escalated. He had a 6.25 ERA in 25 appearances, but converted all four saves chances while with the Angels. He should land on another organization quickly, […]

Blue Jays Activate Ken Giles

The Toronto Blue Jays activated closer Ken Giles (elbow) from the injured list on Thursday and optioned reliever Justin Shafer to Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move. Giles has been out since June 5 and should immediately return to the closing role for Toronto. He's saved 11 of his 12 opportunities this year and has […]

Pat Neshek Placed On Injured List

Philadelphia Phillies reliever Pat Neshek (hamstring) has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Neshek had just returned from a three-week layoff due to a shoulder injury and pitched just two-thirds of an inning before being removed from Wednesday's game. Ranger Suarez was called up Wednesday and figures to see […]

Carlos Martinez Won't Be Built Up To Start

St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said that relief pitcher Carlos Martinez won't be built back up as a starter despite Martinez's hope that he could return to the rotation after the All-Star break. Shildt isn't ruling out Martinez starting again at some point, but it doesn't look to be anywhere on the horizon. Because […]