Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Updates: Sandy Alcantara, Riley Greene, Andrew McCutchen, Danny Jansen and Others

The middle of September is the time of year when some injured players get the unwanted tag of "done for the year." For some fantasy players, it is hard to drop the big-name players that have helped them throughout the season. Unless you play in a keeper league, those injured player fantasy values may be […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We've only got a few weeks of our season left. How desperately do you need to switch up your approach down the home stretch? Don't be afraid to aggressively chase your needs and go down swinging with zero FAAB and a burnt waiver priority! […]

Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball: Waiver Wire Report for Week 25

We are coming up on Week 25 of the fantasy baseball season. With the calendar flipped to September, the fantasy baseball playoffs push to the forefront of our brains. But you can't let that stress you out. Fantasy baseball necessitates hyper-vigilance, especially in deeper leagues where the waiver wires are quickly stripped of talent. This […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts (September 11 - September 17)

Welcome back to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 25, from September 11 to September 17. With plenty of teams that have six and seven games on their schedule this week, we're looking at a variety of two-start pitchers. For those new to this recurring column, each week […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/9/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to our daily MLB DFS picks and recommendations! Whether you're a seasoned veteran or new to the game, I'm here to provide the insights and recommendations you need to gain a competitive edge and maximize your winnings. Each day, I'll share my top […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/08/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Hey RotoBallers, I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend full of sports, friends, and food! Today's slate is small for a Friday, "just" 11 games! At first glance, bats with great matchups are Washington, Toronto, New York Mets, San Francisco, and the New York Yankees. Philadelphia, Kansas City, Atlanta, Boston, Minnesota, and Houston […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/8/23 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/8/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Another big Friday night slate, here we go! Pardon me if I am a bit brief in my blurbs, it's NFL season and Week 1 content is all getting posted for premium today as well! […]

Eric Cross' Top 50 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (September)

It feels like the 2023 season just started, but now here we are with my last in-season Top-500 prospect rankings update. While the season is winding down, endless work is going into these rankings to try and make them the best they can be. It might be September, but now is not the time to […]

Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds For Week 25

Playoffs! Congratulations to those managers who made the fantasy baseball playoffs. If you are reading this, that is most likely the case. The fantasy season is a (fun) grind, but now is the time to buckle down and push for a league championship. While there may be less competition on the waiver wire with many […]

Breakout Hitters Watch for Fantasy Baseball - MJ Melendez, J.P. Crawford, Mauricio Dubon

Welcome RotoBallers to our fantasy baseball breakout hitters article for Week 24. As always, we are here to bring you a few MLB hitters whose advanced metrics are popping out. My name is Joshua Costello, and I will be giving you 3-4 hitter names that seem to have sustainable improved production this season. Most of […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings: Jordan Lawlar, Ronny Mauricio, Evan Carter, Mason Miller, Nolan Schanuel, more

Hey, RotoBallers! Today, we will review our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 25 - September 11 through September 17  to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. Some notable prospect notes include the Diamondbacks calling up shortstop Jordan Lawlar ahead of Thursday's game […]

James Paxton To Have Start Pushed Back

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher James Paxton will receive extended rest before making his next start on Tuesday versus the New York Yankees. The left-hander has allowed 16 runs over his last three starts. That being said, the team will skip his turn in the rotation to allow Paxton to have more rest. The 34-year-old […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (9/6/23)

With teams scoring double-digit runs with regularity the last few nights and upsets galore, it's been a wild week already in Major League Baseball. Today we get a classic Wednesday slate with games scattered across the early afternoon and into the evening. Let's see if we can find any value in what appears to be […]

Kenley Jansen Allows Walk-Off Homer Tuesday

Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen took his sixth loss of the season in Tuesday's 8-6 extra-innings loss to the Rays. Jansen came on to pitch the bottom of the 11th inning up by one with a free runner on second. He walked the leadoff hitter before allowing a walk-off, three-run home run to Brandon […]

Ceddanne Rafaela Hitting Leadoff Against Rays

Boston Red Sox prospect Ceddanne Rafaela is making the start at shortstop and is batting leadoff on Tuesday against right-hander Zach Eflin and the Tampa Bay Rays. Rafaela has played in six major-league games since being called up last week, but this will be just his second start for the BoSox. In eight plate appearances […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (9/5/23)

I'd like to think that I am a humble man, but this business forces you to brag when you get stuff right! And I had a clean sweep of four K props yesterday (Kelly, Ragans, Steele, Rodriguez) that ended up making it a very profitable night. I thought I would have more interest in K […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Updated Rankings for 2023 Redraft (Week 24)

We're now in the final month of the Major League season but the prospect promotions aren't slowing down. Rosters recently expanded and brought another wave of promotions over the last week including Ronny Mauricio, Jasson Dominguez, Austin Wells, Kyren Paris, Ceddanne Rafaela, Hunter Goodman, and many more along with the recall of Colton Cowser. We're […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/5/23 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! 10 games populate the featured contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. There are a few games earlier in the day, but they are not a part of either site's main slate. Tonight's action starts at 7:05 PM EST with a couple of East […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts From Cal Quantrill and Jordan Wicks

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. It was Central central this week, as we saw two excellent outings from pitchers who […]

MLB Underdog Predictions - Today's DFS Prop Picks for Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! Welcome to our Underdog Fantasy MLB DFS prop picks for Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Welcome back to our DFS series covering Underdog Fantasy contests! We will continue to focus on the MLB DFS props offered on Underdog called Higher/Lower (Over/Under). Higher/Lower is traditional over/under DFS prop picks – whether you think pitchers […]

Roman Anthony Promoted To Double-A

The Boston Red Sox have promoted top outfield prospect Roman Anthony to Double-A Portland, his second promotion of the 2023 season. The 2022 second-round pick's time with High-A Greenville was a rousing success, slashing .294/.412/.569 with 12 home runs, 38 RBI, 41 runs, and two stolen bases across 54 games with Greenville. The 19-year-old's stock […]

Kyle Teel Promoted To Double-A

The Boston Red Sox have promoted catching prospect Kyle Teel to Double-A Portland. The 2023 first-round pick impressed in a 14-game stint with High-A Greenville, slashing .377/.485/.453 with nine RBI, 10 runs, and a stolen base through 66 plate appearances. The 21-year-old is coming off an incredible college career, slashing .407/.475/.655 in his last season […]

Alex Verdugo Officially Out Monday

Updating a previous report, Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo (hamstring) is out of the starting lineup on Labor Day on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Verdugo was pulled in Sunday's series finale against the Kansas City Royals due to left-hamstring tightness and will sit out on Monday as a precaution. The team is […]

Corey Kluber Making Good Progress

Boston Red Sox right-hander Corey Kluber (shoulder), who last pitched in a minor-league rehab outing on July 26, is making progress. Manager Alex Cora said Kluber will throw a bullpen session soon, and the hope is that if all goes well, he will go on another rehab assignment. Cora said on Saturday that the Red […]

Alex Verdugo Unlikely To Play Monday

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that the team will likely stay away from outfielder Alex Verdugo (hamstring) on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays after he left Sunday's game early against the Kansas City Royals with left-hamstring tightness in the sixth inning. "We will probably stay away from [Verdugo] tomorrow and see how […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/4/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Labor Day, everyone. We're back at it on a Monday after a great weekend of baseball. What better way to enjoy a holiday than a full day of baseball? With the playoff race heating up, we are in for a heck of a final stretch of the season. We have entered the territory of […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/4/23 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Monday and happy Labor Day, RotoBallers! It's another split day in baseball, and we will cover both slates in today's picks. We have seven games in the main slate and four matchups in the evening for the night contests. The main slate begins […]

Alex Verdugo Exits Early Sunday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo left Sunday afternoon's game against the Kansas City Royals with an apparent injury. The 27-year-old was replaced by prospect Wilyer Abreu. Verdugo's early exit comes on the heels of a big night on Saturday in which he went 3-for-5 with a double, triple, and a run scored as part […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 24

Welcome to Week 24 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of September 4 - September 10, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN, Yahoo!, or Fantrax. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because we know […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 24

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 24. 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 […]