Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 8

Sometimes weeks go really well in fantasy baseball bullpens. Middle relievers get their strikeouts, setup men get their holds, and closers get their saves. No one gets hurt or blows games in dramatic fashion. This was not one of those weeks. A lot happened, and there's a lot to talk about. Injuries swept through bullpens […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 8

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find […]

Pitchers With New Pitches - Should We Care For Fantasy Baseball? Part Four

Welcome to another episode in this FSWA award-winning series Pitchers with New Pitches. We take the simple premise that not every new pitch should be greeted with praise. The new pitch, like the shiny new toy, might be exciting on its own, but it also needs to be a complement to what a pitcher already […]

Tommy Pham Late Scratch After Pregame Incident

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham was a late scratch ahead of his team's Friday night game against the San Francisco Giants. Pham was involved in a pregame altercation with Giants outfielder Joc Pederson and apparently slapped the latter during Cincinnati's batting practice ahead of the game. The incident reportedly stemmed from a disagreement in the […]

Graham Ashcraft Called Up To Start Friday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft will start Friday night against the San Francisco Giants. The 24-year-old is the Reds No. 12 prospect, according to Baseball America. In his only major league start, he gave up two runs in 4 1/3 innings pitched. The Reds have also made it clear that Friday is not just […]

Joey Votto Sitting Against A Lefty

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is getting the day off on Friday against the San Francisco Giants and left-handed starter Carlos Rodon. Votto has been pretty bad this year, but he's gone 6-for-22 (.273) with a 1.156 OPS, two home runs and six RBI in seven games since returning from the COVID injured list […]

Colin Moran Optioned To Minors

The Cincinnati Reds optioned infielder Colin Moran and right-hander Jared Solomon to Triple-A Louisville and selected the contract of right-hander Graham Ashcraft from Louisville in a corresponding move on Friday. Left-hander Ross Detwiler was also reinstated from the bereavement list. Detwiler had four home runs in a four-game stretch early this month, but he's mostly […]

Tommy Pham Plates Three Runs In Thursday's Blowout

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham drove in three of the 20 runs that the club scored in Thursday's 20-5 win over the Chicago Cubs. He was 2-for-4 with a double and also scored a pair of runs. Over 42 games this season, the 34-year-old is slashing .233/.335/.373 with five home runs, 17 RBI, 26 runs, […]

Kyle Farmer Blasts Two Homers, Drives In Five Runs Thursday

Cincinnati Reds infielder Kyle Farmer went 4-for-4 with two homers, five RBI, and three runs scored in Thursday's win over the Chicago Cubs. The Reds scored 20 runs in Thursday's blowout win. Farmer opened the scoring for the Reds by blasting a two-run shot off Justin Steele in the second inning and later launched a […]

Hunter Strickland Notches First Save On Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Strickland allowed one run on a hit and a walk while striking out across an inning to earn the save during Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. The 33-year-old entered Wednesday's contest in the ninth inning to protect a two-run lead. He retired the first batter he faced but hit […]

Tyler Stephenson Taking The Day Off

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs. Stephenson will get a breather after starting in each of the team's last seven games. The 25-year-old has been a must-start at the weakest position in fantasy on a bad Reds team, as he's slashing a healthy .295/.358/.484 […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks

Heya, folks, and welcome back for an updated edition of "The ball is getting bouncy again!" top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. Tread carefully when setting the bar for streamers. I've got you covered with ranks, tiers, trends, and notes with the top-101 in a table with other fun things like earned […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/25/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Add Clay Holmes, Paul Sewald, Devin Williams and Joe Mantiply

I like to start this article each week talking about how fluid bullpens around the league have been. This week is no different as we have seen changes due to performance, injuries and more. But, we are starting to see more and more bullpens start to settle around the league.  Teams that we once questioned […]

Jonathan India Remains 10-14 Days Away From Rehab Assignment

On Tuesday, Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell gave an update on injured second baseman Jonathan India (hamstring). Bell stated that India will likely start a rehab assignment in another 10 to 14 days. India has been partaking in baseball activities for a few weeks, but his right hamstring still hasn't fully healed. It's been a […]

Tyler Naquin Back In The Lineup Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tyler Naquin is in Tuesday's lineup and hitting leadoff for a matchup with the Chicago Cubs and right-handed starter Marcus Stroman. Naquin wasn't in the lineup on Monday for the series-opening matchup but later appeared as a pinch hitter. He'll return to start in right field on Tuesday. So far this season, […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Michael Lorenzen, Hunter Greene, Kole Calhoun, Nick Pivetta

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 7 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like Juan Yepez and Jorge Mateo off the waiver wire, and we're back at it for more. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. We are with you every […]

Hitter Advanced Metrics Risers and Fallers - xBA for Week 7

Last week, we dove into xwOBA (expected weighted on-base average) to see who is really maximizing their time at the plate. It's time we look at xBA (expected batting average) but with a twist. Some players are experiencing better batted-ball fortunes than others and it's bound to turn around at some point. Rather than examining […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 7

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. We're about a quarter of the way through the fantasy season, which means standings are […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/24/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of our free MLB DFS lineup picks and value plays. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel and DraftKings on 5/24/2022, Main Slate at 7:05 pm Eastern Time. The lineup will range from some elite players to mid-priced options, and value plays. The main […]

Reds Activate Nick Senzel From COVID List

The Cincinnati Reds activated outfielder Nick Senzel from the COVID-19 injured list on Monday and optioned outfielder TJ Friedl to Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding move. Senzel has missed almost three weeks after testing positive for the virus, but he's back in center field and in the leadoff spot on Monday against Chicago Cubs left-hander […]

Connor Overton Out 6-8 Weeks With Back Injury

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Connor Overton (shoulder) will be out for six to eight weeks after an MRI exam revealed a stress reaction in his lower back. Overton had been pitching through the injury and had allowed only five earned runs on 15 hits while walking seven and striking out 10 in his four starts for […]

Tyler Mahle, Brandon Drury Back From Restricted List

The Cincinnati Reds reinstated right-handers Tyler Mahle and Joel Kuhnel, infielder Brandon Drury and outfielder Albert Almora Jr. from the restricted list on Monday and optioned right-hander Graham Ashcraft, infielder Taylor Motter and outfielder Aristides Aquino to Triple-A Louisville in corresponding moves. Catcher Sandy Leon also returned to Louisville from the taxi squad. Mahle, Kuhnel, […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It is officially late May, Premium RotoBallers, and we are now roughly 25% of the way through the fantasy season. Stay abreast of your team's needs and don't let a problem grow to an unrecoverable position. It's okay to "lose" a trade in a […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. With more and more injuries and players slumping, it is time to start making some changes to our rosters. I want to emphasize that it is still not time to panic about your core players. Do not go […]

1B/3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

Welcome back RotoBallers, we are here as always to help you pickup the best players and set those winning lineups. Today we're back with another edition of our first base and third base fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups. For those who are not familiar, each week at RotoBaller, we publish a waiver wire article for […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

Major League Baseball has to be the only sport where the ball not only gets altered constantly, but also with zero transparency. We saw offense start to pick up last week, but, then again, that also coincided with a run of not as great pitching talent, so it is hard to say with conviction that […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 7 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those that do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and no trades, making waiver moves a bit different. […]