Yankees Claim Albert Abreu Off Waivers

The New York Yankees claimed right-hander Albert Abreu off waivers from the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, according to sources. Abreu recently had been designated for assignment by the Royals after he allowed two earned runs on six hits while walking four and striking out three in 4 1/3 relief innings for KC. The 26-year-old […]

Gerrit Cole Strikes Out 12 Rays On Monday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole had a fantastic outing against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. He pitched 7 1/3 innings and allowed one hit, three walks and one earned run while striking out a season-high 12 batters. The right-hander took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of the game, but an Isaac […]

DJ LeMahieu Goes Hitless Against Rays

New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu went 0-for-4 on Monday night in the series opener as the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2. There was not too much offense to go around on Monday in a pitcher's duel between possibly the two American League Cy Young favorites in Shane McClanahan and Gerrit Cole, […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/21/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Father's day to all the dads out there! It's Sunday Funday, and we're ready for a full slate of MLB action. For those who are not familiar, welcome back my fellow RotoBallers to our free daily article for MLB DFS lineup picks and value plays. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (6/21/22)

Days like yesterday make me remember how much we should all enjoy the game's top pitchers. Between Corbin Burnes, Gerrit Cole, Shane McClanahan, Logan Webb, Max Fried, and Yu Darvish, there were a lot of dominant pitching performances on display on Monday, and it was truly a joy to watch. Sadly, they can't pitch every […]

Clay Holmes Charged With Blown Save Monday

New York Yankees relief pitcher Clay Holmes was charged with his first blown save of the season in Monday's 4-2 win over the Rays. Holmes entered to pitch the eighth inning up by two with one out and a runner on first. He allowed a double, an RBI groundout, an RBI single to tie the […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/21/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/21/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Dealing With Hamstring Soreness

New York Yankees shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa (hamstring) was held out of action for Sunday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He is dealing with hamstring soreness. Marwin Gonzalez covered shortstop for the game. If IKF had been healthy, he likely would have been utilized as a pinch-runner for Giancarlo Stanton in the ninth inning. It […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/20/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/20/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Monday! We have a fresh week of baseball and we'll get it started with a really nice DFS slate tonight. There are no weather concerns in the forecasts right now, so we can move […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 11

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 […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/20/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker filling in for Euan Leith dropping some of my favorite plays for tonight's slate. Mondays are typically one of my favorite days to play MLB DFS, as we don't have a super overwhelming slate, but a decent-sized night slate to get the week rolling. It's certainly an "ace […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks for Fantasy Baseball - Monday June 20th

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2022 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 11

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 11

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 […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/19/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/19/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

2B/SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 11

It was quite the eventful week in fantasy baseball, particularly at the second base position. Braves star Ozzie Albies (foot) was placed on the 60-day injured list, leaving fantasy managers that used a high pick on him scrambling for a replacement. While the waiver wire won't replace the production of a star like Albies, there […]

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

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 has. […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 11 - 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 who do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and trades, making waiver moves a bit different. Also, […]

Week 11 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Fernando Tatis, Tylor Megill, Liam Hendriks, Ozzie Albies, Jeremy Pena

The second half of June is here and the mid-summer classic is only one month away. Teams are making runs in their divisions and hopefully so are your fantasy teams. The offense continues to get better (different MLB baseballs?), top pitchers continue to perform well, and injuries continue to mount. This is the time of […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/19/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Father's day to all the dads out there! It's Sunday Funday, and we're ready for a full slate of MLB action. For those who are not familiar, welcome back my fellow RotoBallers to our free daily article for MLB DFS lineup picks and value plays. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

Luis Severino To Start Sunday, Gerrit Cole Bumped To Monday

New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Luis Severino will start Sunday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Gerrit Cole, who was originally slated to start Sunday's contest, will have his next start pushed back to Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Severino was scratched from this past Thursday's game and landed on the COVID-19 injured list. […]

Aroldis Chapman To Face Live Hitters Next

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman (Achilles) threw fastballs and sliders from the Yankee Stadium mound on June 14, and the coaches thought Chapman looked healthy. The next step will be for Chapman to face live hitters. He hasn't pitched in a major league game since May 22, but the 34-year-old southpaw is hoping […]

Anthony Rizzo Homers Thursday

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo hit his 16th homer of the season Thursday, a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning to end the game. Rizzo provided all the offense the team needed to win 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays, driving in both runs with his 2-for-4 performance at the […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 11

It was a very interesting week in bullpens across the league as one closer had a baby, another landed on the injured list, and another got demoted after narrowly avoiding the injured list. Some messy bullpens got a little clarity and some previously clear bullpens got quite a bit murkier. A closer who has been […]

Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings Updates for June - Bobby Witt Jr., Aaron Nola, Jacob deGrom, Gleyber Torres and More

Hello there RotoBallers, we are now more than two months deep into the MLB season. It's a great time to do another update and check-in for our fantasy baseball rankings. In this article below you'll see Nicklaus Gaut's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings for June, looking at rest-of-season values from this point going […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/17/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/17/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have a dozen games on the board on this fine Friday, and it doesn't look like we should have any weather issues to affect our decisions either. The only game with a potential issue […]

Luis Severino Reinstated From COVID-19 Injured List

The New York Yankees reinstated starting pitcher Luis Severino from the COVID-19 injured list after Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Severino only wound up spending about six hours on the COVID-19 injured list. He was originally slated to start Thursday's game, but he was scratched prior to the game while the roster move […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 11

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 […]

Starting Pitcher Risers and Fallers - Luck Analysis for Fantasy Baseball

We have completed more than one-third of the season, which means we have a significant amount of data on starting pitchers this year. I thought it was a good time to check on some pitching luck metrics to see which pitchers have over and underperformed so far this year. We'll hit a few different categories […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 10)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our weekly fantasy baseball prospect rankings. Last week was an unexpected one on several fronts with regards to prospects. Ezequiel Duran, Braxton Garrett, Travis Swaggerty, Gabriel Moreno, and Shane Baz were all promoted to the major leagues and are currently playing there and are not on the list. Additionally, players who […]