Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

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 […]

Max Meyer Goes On Minor League Injured List

Miami Marlins right-hander Max Meyer landed on the minor league injured list on Thursday with ulnar nerve irritation, according to a source. He will miss at least one start and then be re-evaluated, and the Marlins don't think it's a serious injury. The team's No. 3 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, had two poor outings for […]

Early Plate Discipline Standouts for 2022

In 2019, I introduced a new (yet simple) index statistic for pitchers – mPDI, which was inspired by a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” Maddux’s simplistic […]

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

Howdy, and welcome back to another dose of my weekly-updated top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. The ball might be waking up with the warmer weather, so maybe think twice about those streaming candidates! RotoBallers can once again peruse my notes regarding key movers and then scroll through the top-101 in a […]

EPL Betting Picks and Game Previews for Matchweek 37 - Midweek Fixtures: English Premier League

The first part of Matchweek 37 certainly helped make up for week 36. Six correct picks from nine games and a +511 parlay all hit. If Wolves found a winner at home to bottom of the table Norwich City, we'd have doubled our money. Instead, we make do with a 164% ROI. Thursday sees three […]

Sandy Alcantara Leads League In Innings Pitched

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara threw another gem Monday night, with his eight-inning performance against the Washington Nationals vaulting him to the top of the leaderboard for innings pitched this season. Alcantara allowed just one run on three hits and a walk with two hit batters and five strikeouts. He has five quality starts […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Grab Rowan Wick, Joe Mantiply and Jason Adam

As some bullpens settle in and have set guys in set roles, others are as wild as ever before. Not only are we seeing more committees than ever when it comes to save situations, but over a month into the season we are starting to deal with injuries piling up and effecting bullpens. Plus, teams […]

Carlos Rodon and Kevin Gausman Are Even Better in 2022 - So Much For Regression

With six starts under their belts in the 2022 season, Kevin Gausman of the Toronto Blue Jays and Carlos Rodon of the San Francisco Giants have looked like the two best pitchers in baseball and thrust themselves onto the shortlist for the Cy Young Award in their respective leagues. Despite having excellent 2021 seasons, both […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 6)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our weekly fantasy baseball prospect rankings. This was a week where we saw bigger names get sent down than got called up such as C.J. Abrams and Jarred Kelenic. For Week 6 some significant changes were also made to the rankings. Teams are being more aggressive with calling up prospects than […]

Jon Berti Needs To Build Up Strength Before Return

Miami Marlins third baseman Jon Berti (illness) rejoined his teammates at the ballpark ahead of Tuesday's game against the Washington Nationals. He has not yet been activated from the COVID-19 injured list. Berti told the media that he still needs some time to regain strength after a bout with COVID-19. The 32-year-old was placed on […]

Avisail Garcia Homers Monday

Miami Marlins outfielder Avisail Garcia homered again on Monday, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in an 8-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. It's been a dreadful start to the year for Garcia, who is in his first season in Miami, but things have started to pick up in the past […]

Jerar Encarnacion Promoted To Triple-A

Miami Marlins outfield prospect Jerar Encarnacion has officially been promoted to Triple-A Jacksonville. The team's No. 22 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, dealt with injuries last season, but he was sporting a 1.009 OPS at Double-A Pensacola this year, along with a .358/.426/.583 slash line with eight home runs and four stolen bases in 136 plate […]

Sixto Sanchez Begins To Throw From 90 Feet

Miami Marlins pitcher Sixto Sanchez (shoulder) has progressed to throwing from 90 feet, according to Marlins beat writer Jordan McPherson. It's been a while since we've seen Sanchez in the majors. He made seven starts for the Marlins in 2020, then missed the entirety of the 2021 season, undergoing shoulder surgery last July. He's had […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/17/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

Jesus Sanchez Getting A Breather On Monday

Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against right-hander Aaron Sanchez and the Washington Nationals. Bryan De La Cruz will be covering center field and batting seventh in the game. After a nice start to the year, Sanchez has gone ice cold at the plate in May. Over […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Mike Moustakas, Juan Yepez, Reid Demers, Alek Thomas

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 6 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like George Kirby 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 single week, and […]

Mining the Minors for Hot Prospect Pitchers - Max Meyer, Grayson Rodriguez, Ryan Pepiot and more

If you've played even one year of fantasy baseball, you know that predicting minor league call-ups can be a frustrating endeavor. We have to weigh not only the talent of the player and the potential lineup opening in his major league organization, but also the relative competitiveness of that organization and any financial or service […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/16/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/16/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Man, I love Mondays. After the craziness of the weekend, we get to settle in on Monday morning, sit down in a quiet room and go to work! We have another strong Monday slate of […]

Garrett Cooper Sitting With Knee Injury Sunday

Miami Marlins first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper (knee) is being held out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Cooper fouled a ball off his left knee during Saturday's game and he exited the contest after the incident. The 31-year-old has been primarily playing first base and designated hitter lately, but Jesus […]

Lewin Diaz Called Up From Triple-A On Sunday

The Miami Marlins recalled first baseman Lewin Diaz from Triple-A on Sunday. He is taking the roster spot of starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo (forearm), who was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm strain. Diaz had a fantastic year at Triple-A last year, slashing .248/.327/.518 with 20 home runs over 74 games. […]

Jesus Luzardo Lands On Injured List With Forearm Strain

The Miami Marlins placed starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo (forearm) on the 15-day injured list on Sunday with a left forearm strain. He will be first eligible to return on May 27 as the move to the injured list is retroactive to May 12. However, it's unclear how long he's expected to be out at this […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back, Premium RotoBallers, as we slide into a good ol' fashioned mid-May waiver breakdown. While we have a little over a month in the books, there's the overwhelming feeling that warmer weather has given us a livelier ball. The leaguewide slugging percentage is […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 6

Welcome back to The Cut List. 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 the hot seat […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

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 Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

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 […]

Week 6 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Clayton Kershaw, Lucas Sims, Jeremy Pena, Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant

The month of May is now just about half over.  Fantasy teams are getting to the "desperation point" of falling too far behind in their respective leagues. The "Super Two" players will soon be brought up and they could save your team. One way of having room on your roster is to drop injured players. […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 6 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

NFBC Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Draft Targets, 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 […]

Trevor Rogers Strikes Out Season-High Eight

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Trevor Rogers improved to 2-4 on the campaign Saturday night as his club defeated the Brewers 9-3. The left-hander struck out a season-high eight batters while allowing one run on five hits and no walks in the 103-pitch effort. His only blemish of the contest came against the second batter of […]

Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

Anthony Aniano's 2022 fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and free agent hitters to add for Week 6. Fantasy baseball managers should consider adding these players off the waiver wire if they are available in their leagues. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (SiriusXM channel 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (5/15/22)

Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! Make sure you're following my Twitter, as I can't guarantee that I'll always be able to get the added plays written here in the article, but I will typically add whatever else I'm playing throughout the day. The entire RotoBaller team has been working around the clock to make sure we can […]