Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Colton Cowser, Anthony Volpe, Will Benson, Alek Manoah, more

Welcome RotoBallers to our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 16 - July 3 through July 9 to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. Baltimore Orioles top prospect Colton Cowser made his MLB debut on July 5. Cowser went 1-for-3 with an […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Yu Darvish, Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani, Framber Valdez, more

With the MLB All-Star break fast approaching, several key pitchers are dealing with injuries. Hopefully, most of these hurlers will return soon after the pause in regular season action. There are still a few days of games remaining before the All-Star festivities, so it's important to monitor players that could affect fantasy lineups. Let's take […]

Manny Machado Crushes Two Hits Against Angels

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 2-for-3 at the plate in a 5-3 win over the Angels Wednesday. Machado smacked a home run and drew two walks while driving in three runs in the contest. The 31-year-old logged his fourth multi-hit game in the last five contests. Despite a slow start, the infielder […]

Yu Darvish Scheduled To Start On Friday

San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish (illness) is scheduled to make his return to the rotation and start on Friday at home against the visiting New York Mets. Darvish has missed his last two turns through the rotation due to a viral illness that caused him to lose nearly 10 pounds, but he's feeling back […]

Xander Bogaerts Seeing The Ball Well Lately

San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts has five hits (two home runs) in six at-bats in his last two games, and he's also hitting .310 (13-for-42) with three home runs, two doubles, 10 RBI and eight runs scored in his last 11 games dating back to June 23. The 30-year-old already has more long balls […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Jackson Chourio, Harry Ford, Heston Kjerstad, Kyle Manzardo, Joey Cantillo, more

The 2023 Futures Game rosters have been announced. With a break in the minor league baseball schedule before this event, this seemed like a good time to focus on those players on the Futures Game rosters that have not yet been covered in this space this season. The next two weeks will feature extended names […]

RIVAL Fantasy MLB DFS Props - Over/Under Picks for Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

Welcome to our new series covering RIVAL Fantasy picks for MLB! We will focus on two fantasy contest types offered on RIVAL - Challenges and FantasyBook (Over/Under). Challenges are H2H matchups between two MLB players. You choose which one you think will score the most fantasy points, then place a bet to back it. If […]

Ethan Salas Hits Third Home Run

San Diego Padres catcher prospect Ethan Salas hit his third home run for Single-A Lake Elsinore on Tuesday. The 17-year-old is slashing .237/.353/.402 with 18 runs, 16 RBI, and three stolen bases in 26 games with Lake Elsinore. The catcher is also an impressive defensive prospect, with a 38.5% caught-stealing rate this season. With power, […]

Main Slate - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/5/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The MLB season has been good to me in the early going, so I'm looking forward to sifting through another crop of games. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's main slate! With only a couple of day games today, we're left […]

Steven Wilson Could Return Following The All-Star Break

The San Diego Padres placed reliever Steven Wilson (pectoral) on the 15-day injured list after he sustained a right pectoral strain during his last outing on June 24. However, the team believes he'll be ready to return when first eligible, which will be after the All-Star break. Wilson has been phenomenal out of the Padres […]

Padres vs. Angels Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/5)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Los Angeles Angels vs. San Diego Padres, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Wednesday, July 5th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we […]

Josh Hader Records His 19th Save Tuesday

San Diego Padres reliever Josh Hader picked up his 19th save of the season on Tuesday when his club defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-5. He came into the game with one out in the ninth inning and was a bit shaky, walking two batters but didn't allow a run and struck out one. Hader's […]

Florio's Bullpens and Saves Report for Fantasy Baseball - Trades are Coming!

Happy Fourth of July! Hopefully, you get to spend the holiday doing whatever it is you like to do to celebrate! Whether that’s by eating an absurd amount of hot dogs, watching the pros do that, viewing fireworks, or with a few adult beverages – I hope it’s an enjoyable day spent with whoever you […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/5/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. You guys get a pinch hitter in here for the next couple of days. You have likely seen stuff done by me in various places on the RotoBaller site, most likely in college football or college basketball. I'm an MLB grinder, too...surprise, surprise. Some […]

Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (July Updates)

Welcome back RotoBallers to the July update of our MLB team's dynasty fantasy baseball prospects rankings for the 2023 season. With three months of the MLB season in the books, it's time to check in on some fantasy baseball dynasty prospects! Below in this article, you can find our updated top 250 MLB prospect rankings […]

Luis Campusano Seeing Game Action Again

San Diego Padres backstop Luis Campusano (thumb) appeared as the designated hitter on Tuesday in the Arizona Complex league, going 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles. There's a chance that the former second-rounder can return around the All-Star break after undergoing surgery to repair a left thumb sprain he suffered in April. Across just seven […]

Robert Suarez Nearing A Rehab Stint

San Diego Padres right-hander Robert Suarez (elbow) pitched for a second time in the Arizona Complex league on Tuesday as he continues to recover from an elbow injury that has kept him out the whole season thus far. However, MLB.com reports that the 32-year-old could begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on Friday. […]

Nelson Cruz Designated For Assignment

The San Diego Padres designated veteran designated hitter Nelson Cruz for assignment on Tuesday. It comes as a bit of a surprise after Cruz had been serving as a pretty regular designated hitter for the Friars while mostly facing left-handed pitching. The 43-year-old Dominican is obviously past his prime and at the tail end of […]

Yu Darvish Expecting To Start This Weekend

San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish (illness) is expected to start in the team's next series this weekend against the New York Mets. He said he lost around seven pounds while dealing with something "viral," but it wasn't COVID. Darvish is close to 100 percent now and is aiming to make his first start since […]

Padres Put Michael Wacha On 15-Day Injured List

The San Diego Padres placed right-hander Michael Wacha (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 2) on Tuesday with right-shoulder inflammation. In corresponding moves, the team recalled left-hander Jose Castillo, right-hander Matt Waldron and infielder Matthew Batten from Triple-A El Paso and optioned right-hander Domingo Tapia to El Paso. Wacha has been dealing […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/4/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Fourth of July, RotoBallers! I hope everyone is celebrating (safely!) with friends and family and enjoying some great games today. Out of eight games, five are being played in a dome. Games in New York and Boston have mild weather concerns but keep an eye out nonetheless. That leaves Minnesota with game temperatures in […]

MLB Underdog Predictions - Today's DFS Prop Picks for Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Happy Fourth of July RotoBallers! Welcome to our Underdog Fantasy MLB DFS prop picks for Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Welcome back to our DFS series covering Underdog Fantasy contests! We will continue to focus on the MLB DFS props offered on Underdog called Higher/Lower (Over/Under). Higher/Lower is traditional over/under DFS prop picks – whether you […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (Late Slate - 7/4/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Most of the action on our Independence Day here in the States is during the day, but we still have five cities giving us some fireworks involving a wooden bat and a rawhide ball. This article contains my picks for the five-game late slate on July 4, 2023, for both DraftKings and FanDuel, which locks […]

Week 15 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include TJ Friedl, Anthony Volpe, Aroldis Chapman, Brayan Bello, more

Welcome back RotoBallers, to another edition of the fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 15 -- July 3 through July 9. We have one more week until the All-Star break and are about halfway through the regular season. More top prospects are being called up to the big leagues, and some are producing for […]

Domingo Tapia Recalled, Pedro Avila Sent To Triple-A Monday

The San Diego Padres made some moves in the bullpen on Monday, sending right-hander Pedro Avila to Triple-A El Paso and recalling right-hander Domingo Tapia. Avila will report to Triple-A after throwing three scoreless innings and striking out four for the Padres on Sunday. Tapia will take over in a middle relief role in the […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for Zone Swing & Miss % (Week 15)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. Last week, I investigated called + swinging strike rate (CSW%) and I'll […]

Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball: Waiver Wire Report for Week 15

We’re coming up on Week 15 of the fantasy baseball season. The heat gets turned up a bit in July, but you can't let the heat melt your brain. Fantasy baseball necessitates hyper-vigilance, especially in deeper leagues where the waiver wires are quickly stripped of talent. This weekly article will outline the upcoming schedule, two-start […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/3/23

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/3/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a weird bunch of games here on Monday, but our focus here will be on the six-game main slate for FD and DK that locks at 7:05. Only weather to watch tonight is in […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/2/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

I cannot believe we are one week away from the all-star break. We have a genuinely awesome slate tonight on the eve of Independence Day. These small slates are my bread and butter, and tonight fits that mold. Tonight's slate is loaded with pitching. We have nine viable options tonight of the 12 arms toeing […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 15

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 15. 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 […]