Mike Yastrzemski Back From Paternity Leave

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski is back from paternity leave on Monday but isn't in the starting lineup against the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Yastrzemski was doing early hitting on the field with the team on Monday. Before going on paternity leave, the 33-year-old went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts on Opening Day last Thursday […]

Carson Whisenhunt Shines In Season Debut

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher prospect Carson Whisenhunt excelled in his first start of the season for Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday. The lefty tossed three innings and allowed one hit with no runs, no walks and six strikeouts. He also had an impressive 12 swings and misses. Despite a slow start to the offseason with […]

Thairo Estrada Hits First Homer Of The Season

San Francisco Giants second baseman Thairo Estrada went 1-for-4 with his first home run of the season, two RBI, a run scored and two strikeouts in Sunday's 13-4 loss to the San Diego Padres to wrap up the team's first series of the year. In the four-game series in San Diego, which ended in a […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For 2024 (April 1 - April 7)

We're through the first series of games of the 2024 baseball season and there are already some interesting trends and some surprising players off to hot starts. Some players are validating some pre-season assumptions or maintaining spring momentum, while others are looking to affirm their initial taste of MLB success. It's a long season though, […]

Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Points League Waiver Wire Pickups (Apr 1 - Apr 7)

Welcome to the first edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of April 1 - April 7, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because we know […]

Starting Pitcher Advanced Metrics Leaders for ERA-xERA - Statcast Studs and Duds (Week 2)

Welcome to the first edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series for the 2024 season! Statcast provides a ton of insightful advanced metrics that can be used to understand pitchers' performance and predict future fantasy performance. Diving into underlying stats is one of my favorite aspects of fantasy baseball and I am […]

Who Should I Start? Fantasy Baseball Start/Sit Decisions for Wyatt Langford, Jackson Chourio, Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler, more

Welcome RotoBallers to the first edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for the week ahead, April 1 - April 7. This week's article will focus on Wyatt Langford, Jackson Chourio, Bo Naylor, Luis Campusano, Jorge Polanco, Tim Anderson, Matt Chapman, and Jorge Soler. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or […]

Spotlight on MLB Spring Training Pitcher Fundamentals

If ever there was a time to ignore runs and hits and shift attention more directly onto pitching fundamentals at the core level, MLB spring training just might be it. Blinding sun and skies and stadium-unobstructed winds can turn sure outs into hits. Arizona infield surfaces tend to play rock-hard relative to Florida ones. Minor […]

MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/1/24)

Welcome to the first Monday slate of the 2024 MLB season! Our first set of games saw the Yankees, Pirates, Brewers, and Tigers all sweep their series just like we all had on our bingo cards. Can the Astros get their first win of the year against Toronto tonight? Can the Tigers keep it rolling […]

Daulton Jefferies To Be Re-Evaluated On Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Daulton Jefferies (hip) will be re-evaluated on Monday, according to manager Bob Melvin. The right-hander is reportedly dealing with hip left discomfort, which could cause him to miss time. Jefferies was tagged for nine runs (five earned) on nine hits in his two innings of work on Sunday. Regardless of […]

Wilmer Flores Removed From Sunday's Game

San Francisco Giants infielder Wilmer Flores (shoulder) was forced to exit early during Sunday's game against the San Diego Padres. Flores suffered a left shoulder contusion when he fell into the dugout while trying to make a catch in foul territory. The injury doesn't sound serious and this shouldn't force Flores onto the injured list. […]

Joey Bart Designated For Assignment

San Francisco Giants catcher Joey Bart was designated for assignment on Sunday, removing the 27-year-old from the 40-man roster. The team brought up right-hander Daulton Jefferies as a corresponding move. Bart, the No. 2 overall pick from the 2018 draft, was never able to put things together with the Giants. He slashed a paltry .219/.288/.335 […]

Nick Mariano's Week 2 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the 2024 fantasy baseball season, Premium RotoBallers! The sands of time keep on falling as we begin another year of chaos. As is tradition, this also means every weekend will bring my waiver wire thoughts. Not too much has changed since your […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 2

The first full baseball weekend is underway, and if you already have an interest in tweaking your team, then you came to the right place. This fantasy baseball FAAB waiver wire pickups series will be looking at Week 2 -- April 1 through April 7 -- and will point out what free agents to target […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 2 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 2, from April 1 to April 7. With this week being the first full week of the season, we're looking at a large variety of two-start pitchers. Each week of this fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2 (2024)

We are not yet one week into the 2024 MLB action, but it's never too early to start submitting waiver claims. This article will discuss fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for the outfield in Week 2 - April 1 through April 7. Of course, it is too soon to give up on the struggling players […]

Jung Hoo Lee Hits First MLB Home Run

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee hit the first home run of his MLB career in Saturday's 9-6 win over the Padres. It was part of a six-run eighth-inning outburst for the Giants. Lee also had a sacrifice fly, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. The 25-year-old has now hit safely […]

MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/31/24)

It's Easter Sunday RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The last MLB season was good to me, so I'm looking to build off that momentum and hit the ground running early in 2024. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's slate! We have some really interesting matchups today. The pitching […]

Eric Cross' Top 100 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (March 2024)

Happy Opening Day! The wait is finally over and we can once again settle into the grind of setting lineups and scouring the waiver wire. In redraft leagues, the fun is just ramping back up, but in dynasty leagues, there is no offseason, especially when it comes to dynasty and prospect rankings. All offseason, I […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (March 28 - March 31)

The 2024 MLB season is here and so is Opening Day! Welcome back RotoBallers to our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 1 - from Thursday, March 28 through Sunday, March 31. Click here to see our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 2 (April 1 through April 7). For 12 years running, […]

Michael Conforto Blasts Grand Slam On Saturday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Michael Conforto went 2-for-4 with a double and a grand slam in Saturday's 9-6 win over the San Diego Padres. He blasted a grand slam off Tom Cosgrove in the top of the eighth inning to put the Giants 9-1. The 31-year-old is off to a hit start, hitting .462 with […]

Blake Snell Pitches Four Innings Against Giants' Double-A Team

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Blake Snell threw four innings against Giants' Double-A players on Friday, striking out 11 batters. The newly acquired lefty threw 74 pitches in the start. The Giants are unsure of Snell's next steps, but there is potential that he could throw the final game of the Giants' upcoming series against […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings: Jared Jones, Victor Scott, Michael Kopech, Zach Neto, Will Benson, Parker Meadows, Colt Keith, more

Welcome back RotoBallers to the 2024 MLB  and fantasy baseball season! Now that drafts are over, it's time to hit the waiver wire - and below you'll find our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 1. The first few days and weeks of the fantasy season are key for making tweaks to rosters, especially […]

Kyle Harrison Strikes Out Five In Win

San Francisco Giants starter Kyle Harrison pitched six innings Friday, giving up six hits and two earned runs, but he didn't walk a batter and struck out five on the way to earning a win in his first start of the 2024 season. Harrison threw 54 of his 76 pitches for strikes, which was great […]

Matt Chapman With Two Home Runs, Five RBI Friday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman collected three extra-base hits on Friday, including a double and two home runs to go along with five RBI and three runs scored, helping the Giants to an 8-3 win over the Padres. The veteran is now 4-for-9 to begin the season and is reminiscent of 2023 when […]

Pitchers Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 - Fantasy Baseball After The Draft

Most fantasy baseball drafts are complete, which means it is time for RotoBallers to loosen those waiver-wire muscles. This is my opportunity to provide one last preseason chance for pitching options at both starter and reliever that may have slipped through the cracks. For our purposes, we'll examine players with fantasy potential rostered in roughly […]

MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/30/24)

We had a solid night last night with our Free MLB DFS Picks. Bobby Miller was electric in racking up 11 punchouts against one walk across six scoreless innings while his teammate Teoscar Hernandez launched a pair of home runs and drove in three on the night. Merrill Kelly, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Jake Burger, […]

Alex Cobb Throws Five Innings In Rehab Start

San Francisco Giants right-hander Alex Cobb (hip) threw five innings in a rehab start in Arizona on Thursday. Cobb is eligible to return from the injured list on April 9th and is well ahead of his initial recovery timeline. He owned a 3.87 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and 131:37 K: BB across 151 1/3 innings in […]

Michael Conforto Crushes Homer On Opening Day

San Francisco Giants outfielder Michael Conforto got off on the right foot on Opening Day, going 3-for-4 with a homer in a 6-4 loss against the San Diego Padres. Conforto also scored three runs while driving in one. Although the lefty was batting seventh in the Giants Opening Day lineup, he should be able to […]

Giants Option Marco Luciano, Blake Sabol

The San Francisco Giants optioned shortstop Marco Luciano and catcher Blake Sabol to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday. Many folks expected Luciano to open the year as San Fran's starting shortstop, but instead he'll open the year in the minors after missing some time with an injury in spring training. Veteran Nick Ahmed will open the […]