Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Parker Meadows, Lucas Erceg, Jasson Dominguez, Reid Detmers, Kumar Rocker

There are two and half weeks left in the MLB season, and it's time to secure those fantasy baseball championships. Let's hoist the hardware together! We are back with more waiver wire advice. Today, we guide you through the waiver wire and prioritize which players to add with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 25 […]

H2H Points League Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 25) - Hitters and Pitchers

If you have made it this far, congratulations! This is the championship week for most points leagues, so this will be my last of these articles for the season. I hope that I've helped you make it this far! It's important to know your league's scoring. It will be harder to unearth the pitcher to […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/12/24) - Today's Top Lineups

There are only eight games today, but we still get five of them for the main slate on both sites. There's no Coors and we have Red Sox-Yankees. What more could you want? This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on Thursday, September 12, 2024, with the slate […]

Matthew Boyd Strikes Out Nine On Wednesday

Cleveland Guardians starter Matthew Boyd pitched well on Wednesday as his team beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4. Boyd went 4 1/3 innings, gave up four runs (one earned) on six hits, walked two and struck out nine. He did not factor into the decision. Boyd, who missed the end of last year and most […]

Lane Thomas Records Three Hits, Four RBI On Wednesday

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Lane Thomas had a big day at the plate on Wednesday as his team beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4. Batting fifth, Thomas went 3-for-4 (three singles) with four RBI and one run scored. Thomas has had a mediocre season (.246 AVG, .718 OPS) but has been super hot as of late. […]

Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Buys (Week 25): Hot Pitchers to Sustain Success?

The MLB regular season is rapidly coming to a close. Fantasy managers who are in the hunt for a championship need to make the most out of every one of their starts down the stretch. With so many injuries across the league, that can be difficult. For those who need starting pitching reinforcements, streaming the […]

Ben Lively Injures His Thigh

Cleveland Guardians right-hander Ben Lively (thigh) exited his start early on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field due to a right-thigh bruise. Lively hit the deck after taking a comebacker off the bat of outfielder Dominic Fletcher to his thigh. He was helped off the field and removed from the contest. […]

Sam Hentges To Undergo Shoulder Surgery

Cleveland Guardians left-handed reliever Sam Hentges (shoulder) will have shoulder surgery next week and is expected to miss 12 to 14 months. More specifically, Hentges will go under the knife on Sept. 18 to have the capsule and labrum in his left shoulder repaired. The former fourth-round pick in 2014 was moved to a full-time […]

Ben Lively Starting On Tuesday

Cleveland Guardians right-hander Ben Lively is getting the starting nod on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. Rookie Joey Cantillo got the start in Lively's place for the series opener against Chicago and was lights-out in seven innings of work. The Guardians were looking to give Lively an extra day of […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/10/24) - Today's Top Lineups

We have an 11-game monster on the main slate as both sites once again ostracized those who dared to start a half-hour earlier. Yeah...that'll teach them. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, with the slate starting at 7:05 p.m. EDT. The lineup picks […]

Joey Cantillo Fans 10 In Seven-Inning Start Monday

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Joey Cantillo turned in the best start of his young career in Monday's 5-3 win over the White Sox. Cantillo, who was recalled from Triple-A Columbus ahead of the start, pitched seven innings, allowing one run on two hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts, earning his first career win. The […]

Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Barrel% - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 25)

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to our hitter's advanced metrics leaders article for Week 25 of the 2024 fantasy baseball season! Today, we will be taking a look at players like Giancarlo Stanton, Taylor Ward, Kyle Schwarber, and more. As another week of baseball wraps up, I will recap which hitters had the most impactful plate appearances […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/9/24) - Today's Top Lineups

It's another busy baseball Monday, but those rebels that started their games 30 minutes early are left off the main slate on both sites. What that leaves us with is six games on the main slate. That seems to be a sweet spot for slate size. I seem to do better on these than the […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball for Week 25 (2024)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to the Week 25 edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of September 9 - September 15, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because […]

Nick Mariano's Week 25 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. There are only three weeks left in the fantasy baseball season, are you ready to race to the finish line? Whether you are in the thick of head-to-head playoffs or looking to surge in the roto ranks, we've got you covered. Let's find some […]

Week 25 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ryne Nelson, Trevor Story, Connor Norby, Lucas Erceg

There are 22 days left in the MLB as the regular season winds down. It's time to start focusing on the fantasy baseball playoffs and securing categories in roto leagues. With only a few weeks left, we are back with another set of waiver wire rankings to help managers win those fantasy championships! Today, we […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 25 (2024)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 25 (September 9- September 15). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo! leagues. As we head into September, it's crunch time. What stats are you casing at this time? This is an […]

AL-Only and NL-Only: Deeper Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 25 (2024)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our AL-only and NL-only deeper fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 25 -- September 9 through September 15. The waiver wire can be difficult to navigate. Knowing who to add and when is a game within the game of fantasy baseball. Doing this in a mono league where the player pool […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 25 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 25, from September 9 to September 15. With multiple teams having six or seven games on their schedule, we're looking at a nice variety of two-start pitchers. Each week of this fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/7/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Good morning, all! We have an eight-game slate featuring a Dodgers stack facing a right-handed pitcher in Gavin Williams and a Brewers team facing lefty Ty Blach, who has a 5.18 xFIP. The Brewers are one of my favorite stacks tonight. Who else will we be looking at? Minnesota, Texas, and Boston. The Red Sox […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/8/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another great MLB DFS slate. Most people will have their eyes on the opening Sunday of NFL season, so let's strike while everyone else is asleep at the wheel with baseball. I'm locking in on this 10-game slate! We have some excellent matchups today. The pitching mix […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Week 25

More and more fantasy baseball leagues are getting deeper and deeper into their playoffs, which unfortunately also means fewer and fewer fantasy managers still have all that hope that ran rampant in the spring. But still, those who are still alive in their leagues are alive in their leagues, and every little thing matters! This […]

James Karinchak Could Return In September

Cleveland Guardians hard-throwing right-handed reliever James Karinchak (shoulder) went on a minor-league rehab assignment to Triple-A Columbus after touching as high as 93 mph while pitching at the team's spring training facility in Goodyear, Ariz. Manager Steven Vogt said there's a chance that Karinchak could pitch in the big leagues before the regular season ends. […]

Alex Cobb Scratched Due To Blister

Cleveland Guardians right-hander Alex Cobb (finger) has been scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday at Dodger Stadium against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a blister issue. Cobb had a small blister surface on the inside of the middle finger on his throwing hand when he faced the Pittsburgh Pirates last Sunday. Instead, right-hander Gavin […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (September 2 - September 8)

The fantasy baseball season is a long one. Yet, here we are, hitting the month of September, which means it's time for a home-stretch edition of our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 24 -- Monday, September 2 through Sunday, September 8. Expect plenty of movement as rosters expand and teams look to get […]

Josh Naylor Returns To Friday's Lineup

Cleveland Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor (back) returns to the starting lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is good news after Naylor was forced to exit early during Tuesday's game due to back spasms. As a result, Naylor sat out on Wednesday and the team had an off day on […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/5/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! Yes, another sport is kicking off tonight, but that doesn't mean our love for baseball DFS fades away. The league has provided a five-game slate for Thursday evening, and there are plenty of spots to build your lineups.  San Diego welcomed Fernando Tatis Jr. back to its lineup this week but didn't […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Josh Lowe, Connor Norby, Porter Hodge, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Dylan Crews, David Festa

September has arrived, and the baseball season is starting to wind down. Most leagues start their fantasy playoffs next week, while fantasy managers try to lock down categories in roto leagues with a few weeks left. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire advice and review our mid-week waiver rankings for Week […]

Josh Naylor Remains Sidelined On Wednesday

Cleveland Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor (back) remains out of the starting lineup on Wednesday evening as the Guardians look to close out a three-game sweep on the division-rival Kansas City Royals. The slugging first baseman was removed from Tuesday's game due to a back spasm and will need at least another day to rest. […]

Josh Naylor Dealing With Back Spasm

Cleveland Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor (back) left Tuesday's contest early against the division-rival Kansas City Royals in the eighth inning due to an acute back spasm, according to the team. Before leaving, Naylor went 1-for-4 in the contest and was replaced by rookie Jhonkensy Noel. For now, fantasy managers should treat it as a […]