Jake McGee Gives Up Game-Winning Homer

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake McGee has always ridden a fine line between great and terrible, and it appears 2018 might be another terrible year. McGee was called on for a tough lefty-lefty showdown with Brandon Belt on Sunday, and he lost in spectacular fashion as he gave up a three-run home run that would […]

Bryan Shaw Takes Loss Against Giants

After seeming to be back to form recently, Colorado Rockies reliever Bryan Shaw melted down on Sunday in San Francisco. Shaw was saddled with the loss after he allowed two inherited runners to score on a game-tying triple and began the next inning by quickly putting two runners on base. Those two would come around […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 22

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Andrew Miller Felt His Back Lock Up on Friday

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller felt his back lock up on Friday after participating in pre-game workouts. He didn't end up pitching in any of the games against the Astros over the weekend, and the back injury may help to explain why Miller has been much less than stellar since coming off the disabled […]

Roberto Osuna’s Leave Extended Again

Major League Baseball has extended the administrative leave of Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna by another week, taking it through May 28. This is more for procedural purposes than anything else, and shouldn’t be paid much attention to. Osuna’s court date for an assault charge isn’t until June 18; if past MLB suspensions in […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Watch List

We’re heading into week eight of the fantasy baseball season and so far we’ve built a pretty extensive watch list on both the hitting and pitching sides. This week is no different as we add a number of potentially impact bats and some intriguing arms to the mix. You’ll also notice some repeats who have […]

Shane Greene Blows Save Sunday

Detroit Tigers reliever Shane Green took the ball with a two-run lead in the ninth inning of Sunday's game following a one-hit effort from starter Francisco Liriano, but ultimately coughed up two runs to blow the save opportunity and send the game into extras. The Tigers eventually fell in 11 innings to the Mariners following […]

Kendrys Morales Pitches Ninth Inning

We’ve all been wondering who would be the ninth inning man of choice for the Toronto Blue Jays with closer Roberto Osuna placed on leave. On Sunday, that man was unexpectedly designated hitter Kendrys Morales…except Toronto was down 9-2. If the Blue Jays truly don’t know who their new closer is yet, they may want […]

Ottoneu Waiver Wire Report - RotoBaller's Staff League

Ottoneu leagues, available on Fangraphs, are a different beast, and for good reason. Most of the scoring formats are more advanced, there are intense roster requirements and it’s a year-round commitment. It warrants constant monitoring and tinkering to fully optimize your lineup, and the innings restrictions per roster slot certainly force you to make some […]

Robert Gsellman Picks Up Save On Sunday

The final box score for the New York Mets 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday may officially credit a save to reliever Robert Gsellman, but don’t let that fool you – he likely won’t be getting further save chances any time soon. With normal closer Jeurys Familia getting a day of rest after […]

Jace Fry Gets The Save For The White Sox Sunday

In a season where White Sox manager Rick Renteria has shuffled the ninth inning role, Sunday he went with Jace Fry who struck out two batters over an innning for his first save. Nate Jones pitched Friday and Saturday and got the last two saves for the White Sox. Jones may have been unavailable Sunday […]

Nate Jones (RP, CWS) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Chicago White Sox may have found their guy after going through a closer carousel to start the season. Nate Jones has converted the past two save opportunity for the Sox and it's worth it to assume that they might ride the hot hand here. Joakim […]

Seranthony Dominguez (RP, PHI) - Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Phillies turned to rookie flamethrower Seranthony Dominguez to nail down the save today against the Cardinals, and he delivered. Dominguez was initially brought in the eighth inning, but came back out for the ninth again. He finished with two scoreless innings, zero […]

Jace Fry Picks Up First Career Save

Chicago White Sox reliever Jace Fry picked up his first career save in the White Sox win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Fry, 24, got the save opportunity because the Rangers had a lineup full of lefties to face him in the ninth inning. Fry chews up lefties, who looked foolish against him on […]

Chris Hatcher Fills An Inning; A Mediocre RP In 2018

Oakland Athletics middle reliever Chris Hatcher had a mediocre inning of relief in a 9-2 victory against Toronto Sunday afternoon. He went one inning allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. Hatcher has a very poor strikeout rate (14.1%) to go with an average walk rate (9.9%). He is consistently getting […]

Wilmer Font Pitches Poorly In Inning Of Work Sunday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Wilmer Font gave up two earned runs on a home run and two walks in an inning of work on Sunday in a 9-2 win over the Blue Jays. Font came on to pitch the ninth with the A's up 9-0 and proceeded to walk a runner before giving up a […]

Ryan Madson Headed To The DL

Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Madson has been sent to the DL with a sore pectoral muscle. Madson had been unable to pitch in Saturday's game due to chest soreness. Nationals manager had been using Madson in a setup role ahead of closer Sean Doolittle. Madson, 37, had some bad luck this season, as his actual […]

Sergio Romo Successful Again Sunday

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Sergio Romo was relatively successful in his role as a starter Sunday. Romo struck out three of the six batters he faced, and retired four in total. Romo has always had success in his career against right-handed hitters and the Rays took advantage of that this weekend against the Angels. […]

Sergio Romo Starting Again Sunday

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Sergio Romo is starting for the second straight game on Sunday. Romo has been an elite option against right handed hitters throughout his career and the Rays are trying a new technique to take advantage of it. The Rays are facing the Angels this weekend who have three right handed threats […]

Josh Hader Strikes Out Six For Win

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader went 2 1/3 innings pitched, giving up only one walk while striking out six in the 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. Hader once again struck out six of the eight batters he faced and is proving to be one of the most dominant relievers in baseball this year. […]

Digging Deeper: Week 8 AL/NL Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome back, RotoBallers! As we enter Week 8, we're getting closer and closer to panic time. If you've been ravaged by injuries like me, waiver wire pickups might not cut it anymore. Don't wait too long to go out on the trade market and fill some holes on your team. Remember, it's a long season, […]

Tyler Clippard Blows Save Against Athletics

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Tyler Clippard seems to be the team's candidate of choice for the closer role with Roberto Osuna out indefinitely, but that may be up in the air after Saturday. Granted, Clippard's blown save came after attempting to clean up a mess that reliever John Axford got the Blue Jays into, but […]

The Cut List (Week 8): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 8 of the Cut List. I’m continuing the standard league viable cut trend that I’ve been rolling with for a few weeks. I think my pitching cut suggestions have fared rather well over the past few weeks (Danny Duffy, Jeff Samardzija, Sonny Gray, Jacob Faria), but the hitters I’ve highlighted lately are […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We’ve got an 11 game featured slate this Sunday, and it is dominated by NL East pitchers. Four of the five highest priced pitchers on this slate play for teams in the NL East. Sorry Wei-Yin Chen, we don’t want to play you today. But we do want to build our lineup around two of […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 21

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Nate Jones Racks Up Another Save

Chicago White Sox closer Nate Jones racked up the save for the White Sox Saturday. Jones has now picked up the save in each of the last two save opportunities for the White Sox. It was a bit of a bumpy ride Saturday, as Jones allowed the first two runners to get on base, but […]

Alex Colome Earns A Save Saturday Versus Los Angeles

Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome came in to end the late rally by the Angels Saturday. The Angels had just gotten a two-run HR by Mike Trout to close the deficit to 5-3 with no outs in the ninth inning when manager Kevin Cash called for Colome. He would set down three straight batters […]

Sergio Romo To Start Sunday After Saturday Success

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Sergio Romo will make the start for the second consecutive day Sunday versus Los Angeles. Saturday, he would throw a perfect first inning while striking out all three batters he faced. The Rays have decided to try the same thing Sunday so their starter can go longer into the game before […]

Seranthony Dominguez Records First Career Save

With the Philadelphia Phillies evidently having put the closer role up for grabs, another reliever got his chance on Saturday. Seranthony Dominguez, the right-handed rookie, picked up the save in St. Louis, tossing a pair of shutout innings while recording two strikeouts along the way. The 24-year-old has yet to concede a hit since his […]

Craig Kimbrel Secures 13th Save

Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel locked down the ninth inning to pick up his 13th save in a 6-3 win over the Orioles. He pitched a clean inning with no hits and no walks, but he also failed to get a strikeout as well, which is surprising considering his 39.7 K%. Kimbrel combined with […]