Jasson Dominguez To Resume Playing In Games "Within A Week"

New York Yankees outfield prospect Jasson Dominguez (oblique) took live batting practice in Tampa on Monday and is traveling to join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday to resume playing in games "within a week," according to manager Aaron Boone. The Yankees' top prospect, per MLB Pipeline, Dominguez is ahead of schedule in his return from a […]

Anthony Rizzo Does Agility Drills On Tuesday

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo (forearm) was seen doing some agility drills at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday before the contest against the visiting New York Mets. Rizzo hasn't played for the Yankees since June 16 due to a fractured right forearm, but the 34-year-old veteran left-handed slugger is slowly ramping up his activities […]

Austin Wells Sitting Against Southpaw

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells will head to the bench on Tuesday in the opener of the Subway Series against the visiting New York Mets with veteran left-hander Jose Quintana on the mound. Carlos Narvaez will do the catching for right-handed rookie Luis Gil and will bat eighth against Quintana. The 25-year-old Wells hits […]

Jasson Dominguez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 18)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues CALL-UP ETA: August ANALYSIS: New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez (oblique) is currently on the 7-day injured list after being diagnosed with an oblique strain in mid-June. However, the 21-year-old has elite upside and could push your team over the edge during the stretch run of the season once he […]

Latest MLB Trade Rumors: 2024 Fantasy Baseball

The MLB trade deadline is rapidly approaching. With so many teams still in the hunt for a playoff spot, there could be an abundance of buyers this year. That means that the few teams that have decided to be sellers could get significant returns for some of their players. Whether a team is looking for […]

Juan Soto Hits Pair Of Homers On Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs during Monday's 9-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Soto finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored courtesy of his solo homer in the seventh inning before connecting on a three-run blast in the eighth, giving him 25 on the […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/23/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! After we skipped a Tuesday due to the All-Star game, MLB DFS is back with a bang and an 11-game slate. We've got the Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees to kick us off at 7:05 p.m. EDT before another 10 games take us through the remainder of the evening.  Garrett Crochet is one […]

Juan Soto Blasts Two Homers

New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto was hitting the ball all over the place during Monday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The superstar slugger went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in the blowout win. Soto has been on fire with nearly 20 hits over the last week and a half. It […]

Carlos Rodon Looks Impressive On Monday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon put together a masterful performance against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. The southpaw allowed one run on two hits over seven innings of work. Rodon struck out 10 batters along the way as he made easy work of the Rays' lineup. He has put together an up-and-down […]

Nick Burdi To Have Another Live BP Session

New York Yankees right-hander Nick Burdi (hip) is going to have another live batting practice session before he possibly starts a minor-league rehab assignment. Burdi is dealing with inflammation in his right hip and recently suffered a setback but he's throwing again and is getting close to going on a rehab assignment. Assuming everything goes […]

Jon Berti Does Baseball Activities On Monday

New York Yankees infielder Jon Berti (calf) hit and played catch on Monday before the team's contest against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, according to manager Aaron Boone. Berti had a setback recently with his injured left calf and required a platelet-rich plasma injection, but he's not shut down and is already doing baseball activities. […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports - Updates for Zack Wheeler, Julio Rodriguez, Ozzie Albies, Royce Lewis, TJ Friedl, Jose Miranda, Joe Musgrove, and more

MLB All-Star festivities are in the rear-view mirror, and it's time to get back to action. Unfortunately, the list of key injured players remains lengthy as we head into the second half of the 2024 fantasy baseball season. That said, let's take a look at the top injured players including Zack Wheeler, Julio Rodriguez, Ozzie […]

Pitcher Buy-Lows - Second Half Fantasy Baseball Outlooks for Gerrit Cole, Pablo Lopez, Kevin Gausman

At the halfway point of the MLB season, fantasy managers need to identify value wherever they can find it. This can take the form of acquiring a player who might move to a better team before the trade deadline. It also may mean identifying "slow starters" who are likely to show their best stuff in […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (July 22 - July 28)

Hello RotoBallers, I'm Dawn Tepper, and I'm thrilled to be covering for Jarod this week. In this edition of Players to Watch for the Week Ahead, we look toward July 22 to July 28, seeking potential DFS candidates, hot big names, and names you might not have noticed lately. The All-Star break has come and […]

Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Corbin Carroll, Matt Olson, Drew Thorpe, Andrew Abbott, More

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for Week 18, July 22 - July 28. This week's article will focus on Rece Hinds, Lawrence Butler, Corbin Carroll, Matt Olson, Drew Thorpe, Andrew Abbott, Kutter Crawford, and Michael King. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining who […]

Week 18 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Jeff Hoffman, Lawrence Butler, Brooks Baldwin, Coby Mayo, Justin Foscue, A.J. Puk

The second half of the 2024 MLB regular season began on Friday, and at Rotoballer HQ, we are back with more waiver wire rankings. Today, we review our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 18 (July 22 - July 28) of the 2024 MLB season. Injuries continue to pile up as Toronto Blue Jays […]

The New Fantasy Baseball Strikeout Kings: Which Pitchers Are The Real Deal?

Strikeouts are some of my favorite parts of baseball. While some might view the home run as the most exciting outcome of an at-bat, there's nothing I enjoy more than watching a hitter go down swinging. I do daily strikeout projections for DFS and sports betting, so I am constantly looking at all the statistics […]

The Top First Half Waiver Wire Gems For Fantasy Baseball (2024)

Every season, some players fly under the radar in drafts and become huge waiver wire pickups. As young players break out and veterans continue to prove themselves, those waiver gems can come unexpectedly. However, picking up the right ones early in the year could go a long way for your fantasy team.  There have been a […]

Biggest Fantasy Baseball Busts Of The First Half (2024)

The All-Star break has come and gone, and now is the perfect time to evaluate where players stand heading into the second half of the season. There have been plenty of players who have exceeded exceptions in the first half, including Jarren Duran, Steven Kwan, Garrett Crochet, Alec Bohm, and Jurickson Profar. However, there have […]

Biggest Fantasy Baseball Rankings Risers and Fallers: ROS Updates (July 2024)

With the All-Star break ended the next big event on the baseball calendar is Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Most fantasy leagues will reach their own deadlines soon thereafter. The looming cutoff ushers in a flurry of player movement on both fronts. Just in time for peak trade season, Nick Mariano recently dated his rest-of-season […]

Aaron Judge Smacks League-Leading 35th Home Run

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge smacked his league-leading 35th home run of the season and pitched in a single in a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon. The home run was of the three-run variety which puts his 2024 total at an absurd 89 RBI sitting here with about two and […]

Juan Soto Cracks Three Hits Sunday Afternoon

New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto continued his fantastic first season in the Bronx Sunday afternoon, going 3-for-5 with an RBI-double and a run scored in a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Soto almost kept the Yankees' comeback hopes alive as his RBI hit brought the tying run up into the bottom of […]

Cody Poteet Begins Light Throwing, Nearing Bullpen Sessions

New York Yankees pitcher Cody Poteet (triceps) has begun lightly throwing from the mound and is nearing his first bullpen session. Poteet hit the 15-day injured list on June 18 with a right triceps strain and was shut down from throwing through the rest of June before being re-evaluated. The 29-year-old made four starts this […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball for Week 18 (2024)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to the Week 18 edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of July 22 - July 28, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because […]

Clarke Schmidt Throws First Bullpen Session

New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt (lat) threw a 20-pitch session from a bullpen mound on Saturday and did not have any setbacks, according to manager Aaron Boone. This was the first time the 28-year-old had been on the mound since hitting the injured list in late May. Boone expressed that "everything went well […]

Anthony Rizzo Making Slow Progress

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo (forearm) is reportedly making slow progress, according to manager Aaron Boone. The lefty slugger has been restricted to mainly weight training since going down in the middle of June. He suffered a right forearm fracture, so it's going to take time to heal. Rizzo says that he's making […]

DJ LeMahieu Out On Sunday

New York Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu is out of the starting lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The veteran infielder will get a routine rest day here. Fantasy managers should expect him to return after this game. In the meantime, Oswaldo Cabrera will cover third base and bat ninth versus […]

Decision Coming On Giancarlo Stanton By End Of Next Week

New York Yankees outfielder/designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) said a decision most likely will be made by the end of next week on when he can return to the field. Manager Aaron Boone thinks it's a matter of building stamina daily. It's still unclear if Stanton will go on a minor-league rehab assignment or join […]

Nick Mariano's Week 18 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The All-Star break has come and gone, and now a little over two months lie between us and glory. We hope you got some rest because there's no stopping us now, and many of you will start giving additional attention to football. While we're […]

Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to this week's edition of the Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series! With the All-Star break coming to a close, it's officially the second half of the 2024 MLB season. For those whose fantasy teams had a rough start, there's still plenty of time to turn things around. Looking ahead […]