Johnny Cueto Agrees To Deal With Marlins

According to a tweet from the Miami Herald's Craig Mish on Tuesday, free-agent starter Johnny Cueto reportedly is in agreement with the Miami Marlins. Cueto is guaranteed $8.5 million in the agreement, per sources -- $6 million in 2023 with a $10.5 million club option in 2024 ($2.5 million buyout). Cueto made 25 appearances for […]

Exploring Soft Contact for Pitchers - Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers to Downgrade in 2023

There are two ways for a pitcher to get a hitter out: Strike them out Generate a ball in play that can be handled for an out We talk a ton about strikeout and walk rates here, as we should - those stats are the best predictors of success in baseball. But they don't tell the […]

Jon Anderson's Early Second Base Tiers & Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers to my early 2023 fantasy baseball second base rankings and projections. Today we are onto the second base position in my early positional ranks and tiers posts. So far, we have hit up catcher and first base, read those below: Catcher First Base Second base has long been a tough position to […]

Jon Anderson's Early First Base Tiers & Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Baseball

I started the fantasy baseball rankings and tiers series very early this year, but it's January - what else do we have to do? The Catchers post kicked off the series, you can read that here. Today, we'll cover the first base position. I use the projection system I designed to help me in this, […]

Marlins Interested In Trading For Triston Casas

The Miami Marlins have discussed a potential trade with the Boston Red Sox involving first baseman Triston Casas, per the Miami Herald's Craig Mish and Barry Jackson. Per Mish and Jackson, the Marlins are willing to move one starting pitcher this offseason in order to bolster their lineup. However, the Red Sox have so far […]

EPL Betting Picks and Game Previews for Matchweek 19: English Premier League

We're offering up our favorite betting pick for each game along with a score prediction and will include a player to look out for in fantasy from each fixture. Before you read on, remember these essential things: Betting on sports should be fun. If you aren't having fun with it, stop. And never bet what […]

Steve Cishek Hangs Up His Cleats

Veteran relief pitcher Steve Cishek has decided to call it a career after 12 years in the big leagues, spanning stays with eight different teams. "It's time," Cishek said. "It's gotten harder for me to bounce back game-to-game. The ball wasn't coming out as crisp as before, and it felt like I had to pitch […]

Jean Segura and Corey Kluber: Buying and Selling the Latest Offseason News for Fantasy Baseball

Even though the Winter Meetings are now behind us, there’s still plenty of offseason left when it comes to baseball news and rumors – especially with a number of the offseason’s top free agents still without a team. And that’s all without mentioning potential trades as there hasn’t been an overabundance of deals made so […]

Rockies Have Interest In Edward Cabrera, Corey Dickerson

The Colorado Rockies have talked about acquiring starting pitcher Edward Cabrera from the Miami Marlins, who are seeking hitters, even after signing infielder Jean Segura this week. The Marlins have sought Rockies infielder Brendan Rodgers. The Marlins plan on using Segura at third base and already have Jazz Chisholm locked in at the keystone. The […]

Marlins Plan To Use Jean Segura At The Hot Corner

The Miami Marlins plan to use newly signed infielder Jean Segura at third base next season, according to manager Skip Schumaker. The Marlins signed the 32-year-old veteran to a two-year, $17 million deal on Wednesday night. Segura played exclusively at second base for the Philadelphia Phillies last year and he can also play shortstop, but […]

EPL Betting Picks and Game Previews for Matchweek 18: English Premier League

We're offering up our favorite betting pick for each game along with a score prediction and will include a player to look out for in fantasy from each fixture. Before you read on, remember these essential things: Betting on sports should be fun. If you aren't having fun with it, stop. And never bet what […]

Jean Segura Agrees With The Marlins

The Miami Marlins and free-agent shortstop Jean Segura agreed to a two-year, $17 million deal on Wednesday. Segura will remain in the National League East after spending the last four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, the last of which led to a World Series appearance in his first postseason experience. The 32-year-old veteran infielder makes […]

Early Shortstop Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Baseball

As the final free agent signings trickle down, it is time to present our early 2023 fantasy baseball shortstop rankings. Even though the new year has not dawned upon us, it is never too early to prepare for fantasy baseball. Our staff expert rankers at RotoBaller- Nick Mariano, Jon Anderson, and Ben Rosener - have […]

EPL Betting Picks and Game Previews for Matchweek 17: English Premier League

We're offering up our favorite betting pick for each game along with a score prediction and will include a player to look out for in fantasy from each fixture. Before you read on, remember these essential things: Betting on sports should be fun. If you aren't having fun with it, stop. And never bet what […]

A's Add Jake Fishman On Minor-League Deal

The Oakland Athletics signed free-agent left-hander Jake Fishman to a minor-league deal that includes a non-roster invite to major-league spring training. The 27-year-old southpaw made his big-league debut with the Miami Marlins in 2022 and made seven relief appearances, allowing five earned runs on 13 hits while walking none and striking out six in 11 […]

Drew Rucinski Agrees With The A's

The Oakland Athletics and free-agent right-hander Drew Rucinski agreed to a deal on Tuesday, according to a source. The New York Post's Jon Heyman later reported the deal is worth $3 million guaranteed on a one-year deal that includes a team option for $5 million in 2024. Rucinski will turn 34 years old on Dec. […]

Marlins Potentially Interested In Johnny Cueto

MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi reported Tuesday that the Miami Marlins would be interested in free-agent starting pitcher Johnny Cueto if they traded away starting pitcher Pablo Lopez. Per Morosi, the Marlins interest is "somewhat contingent on finding a spot for Pablo Lopez." Cueto had a solid age-36 season with the Chicago White Sox, going 8-10 […]

Carlos Rodon to Yankees - Fantasy Baseball Impact

Baseball is a funny game sometimes. We first got a glimpse of Carlos Rodon in a Major League uniform in 2015. He showed some real promise at times and looked like he could eventually bust out as an ace in the league, but a high walk rate and a ton of different injuries kept preventing […]

2022 FIFA World Cup: Final and Third Place Playoff, Betting Picks, Odds, and Predictions

The final is here. We've seen 62 games played at Qatar and have just two remaining. Before France and Argentina can contest the biggest prize in soccer, Croatia and Morocco will face off in the game no one wants to play in; the third-place playoff. The final sees defending champions France making their third final […]

Chi Chi Gonzalez Agrees With Marlins

The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez on a minor-league deal on Tuesday. The deal includes an invitation to spring training next year. The 30-year-old pitched for the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees in 2022, going a combined 7-5 with a 5.87 ERA (5.55 FIP), a 1.52 WHIP, […]

Fantasy Baseball Batted Ball Type Analysis - Predicting Ground Ball, Line Drive and Fly Ball Hitters

MLB data has become so rich that there are countless things we can study and write about. It's really the best sport by a large margin for player and event analysis. One of the most useful and interesting data points we have available to us concerns batted ball data. We hear a lot about launch […]

2022 FIFA World Cup: Semi-Finals, Betting Picks, Odds, and Predictions

And then there were four. We've reached the semi-finals stage of the 2022 World Cup and the quarter-finals certainly didn't lack in drama, excitement, and shocks. Croatia got the quarter-finals off to a stunning start, knocking out tournament favorite Brazil on penalties. Argentina then needed penalties themselves after blowing a 2-0 lead late on against […]

C.J. Hinojosa Signs With Marlins

The Miami Marlins signed free-agent shortstop C.J. Hinojosa to a minor-league deal on Friday that includes an invite to spring training. Hinojosa spent the 2022 season in the San Diego Padres organization and played in 122 games for Triple-a El Paso in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, slashing a strong .291/.359/.482 with an .841 OPS, […]

Marlins Acquire Jake Mangum From The Mets

The Miami Marlins acquired outfielder Jake Mangum as the player to be named later in the trade with the New York Mets that involved Jeff Brigham and Elieser Hernandez. Mangum wasn't one of the Mets' top 30 prospects, and he was left unprotected in this week's Rule 5 draft. Mangum is strong defensively and has […]

Austin Allen Signs With Marlins

The Miami Marlins signed catcher Austin Allen and shortstop Alex De Goti to minor-league deals and also claimed right-hander Nic Enright off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians. Allen played in five games for the Oakland Athletics last season and went 1-for-14 with a walk, a run scored and nine strikeouts. The 28-year-old was traded to […]

2022 FIFA World Cup: Quarterfinals, Betting Picks, Odds, and Predictions

We're down to the final eight and the second round was still able to throw up a surprise to give the quarterfinals a somewhat unusual look. With a place in the World Cup final within touching distance, the stakes are higher than ever. Morocco stunned former World Champions Spain, knocking them out on penalties. While […]

Marlins Not Listening On Sandy Alcantara

The Miami Marlins won't listen to trade offers on Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara this offseason, but they will listen on "almost anyone" else. Beyond Pablo Lopez, the Marlins will listen on Jesus Luzardo, Edward Cabrera and other starters. Miami has an abundance of arms in a market where starters' values are sky high, and […]

Justin Verlander to Mets - Fantasy Baseball Impact

Mets fans were dealt a blow in early December as their world-beating ace Jacob deGrom signed a five-year deal with the Texas Rangers. This left quite a large hole in the projected rotation for 2023, but Mets brass wasted very little time replacing deGrom with another bonafide ace, signing Justin Verlander to a massive two-year […]

2022 FIFA World Cup: Round of 16 Preview Part 2, Betting Picks, Odds, and Predictions

The World Cup group stages have come to a close and the round of 16 is set. We have our first four knockout ties taking place over the weekend with the second four taking place early next week and it's these games we're focusing on here. The Monday and Tuesday games see the winners and […]

2022 FIFA World Cup: Round of 16 Preview Part 1, Betting Picks, Odds, and Predictions

The World Cup group stages are coming to a close and the round of 16 is all but set. We have our first four knockout ties taking place over the weekend and they certainly throw up plenty of intrigue. The weekend games see the winners and runners-up from groups A, B, C and D pair […]