Blake Snell Fans 11 In No-Decision

San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell fanned 11 batters in Monday's 1-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Snell finished with a no-decision despite taking a no-hitter into the seventh and allowed just two hits and three walks in 6 1/3 innings. He has struck out at least 11 batters in three of his last four […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/13/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! With all 30 teams in action, the way the schedule fell has left a lighter slate for a Tuesday. Six early games mean DFS managers will only have nine games to fill up their roster on the featured contests. It all begins on the East Coast at 7:10 p.m. EDT when the A's […]

Top Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Camilo Doval, Luis Arraez, and Pedro Grifol

Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome back to another look at the week that was. Every Monday, I review the bigger stories from the previous week and assess their impact on fantasy baseball. Hopefully, this column helps you keep an eye on the league at large as the season winds down. Another week and another closer […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (August 12 - August 18)

Welcome to the latest edition of my Players to Watch for the Week Ahead series as we look ahead to the week of August 12 - August 18. In this article, I like to take a look around the league and pick out some players to discuss who might be under-owned in redraft leagues, potential DFS […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/12/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Monday! Tonight’s slate is an eight-gamer that looks to be a lot of fun. There is an unusually large number of premium pitchers on tonight’s slate, but there are also enough poor pitchers that we can build strong stacks to help take down a tournament. The main event of the night will be multi-time […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball for Week 21 (2024)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to the Week 21 edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of August 12 - August 18, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because […]

Nick Mariano's Week 21 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We've got about seven weeks left in the fantasy baseball season and that means the line between streamer and "season-long add" is starting to blur. Most of your fantasy trade deadlines have now passed so it's you, us, and the waiver wire from here […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 21 (2024)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 21 (August 12 - August 18). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo! leagues. These are SP options to consider that might be good additions to your fantasy roster, both short- and […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 21 (2024)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This article will discuss our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for the outfield in Week 21, August 12 through August 18. With the fantasy playoffs getting increasingly close, it's time to consider our waiver wire options more urgently. For many managers, it's still not too late to turn your season around. Roster […]

AL-Only and NL-Only: Deeper Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 21 (2024)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our AL-only and NL-only deeper fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 21 -- August 12 through August 18. The waiver wire can be difficult to navigate. Knowing who to add and when is a game within the game of fantasy baseball. Doing this in a mono league where the player pool […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Week 21

So now there's a little room between us and the trade deadline. The dust has started to settle and even the playoff race has started to change a bit, with some teams making moves in one direction while others go in the opposite. As things settled post-deadline, we saw some bullpens reformed, some new closers […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 21 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 21, from August 12 to August 18. With multiple teams having six or seven games on their schedule, we're looking at a nice variety of two-start pitchers. Each week of this fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire […]

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 21 (Aug 12 - Aug 18)

The dog days of August are here and they bring with them even more injuries, promotions, demotions, and overall player movement. Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with good matchups that can be considered waiver wire streamers ahead of the Sunday night waiver wire runs for leagues with weekly transactions. […]

Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Zach Neto, Luis Garcia Jr., Spencer Schwellenbach, Nick Lodolo, More

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for Week 21, August 12 - August 18. This week's article will focus on Zach Neto, Luis Garcia Jr., Jackson Chourio, Jackson Merrill, Spencer Schwellenbach, Nick Lodolo, David Festa, and Hayden Birdsong. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 20)

Welcome back to our fantasy baseball waiver wire hitter category boosters for Week 20 of the 2024 MLB season -- free-agent hitters to consider adding to help boost your team in HR, SB, RBI, AVG, and runs. Today, we'll look at names like Jose Miranda, Brandon Lowe, Joc Pederson, and more. Each week, you should be […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (August 5 - August 11)

We're into the thick of summer as we turn to August with another edition of our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 20 -- Monday, August 5 through Sunday, August 11. We've battled through the trade deadline's chaos and have emerged on the other side ready for action. Whether you're eyeing two-start options or […]

Ryan Walker Locks Down First Save

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Ryan Walker earned his first save of the season on Saturday afternoon. Walker allowed two baserunners, one via walk and the other via a single. He tallied two punchouts and did not surrender a run. Walker was recently named San Francisco's closer as Camilo Doval was optioned to Triple-A. Walker […]

Ryan Walker To Serve As Giants Closer

San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin said that right-handed reliever Ryan Walker will serve as the team's closer after the club decided to option former closer Camilo Doval to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. The Giants were ready to make a change at the back end of their bullpen after Doval blew his fifth save of […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 21) for Ketel Marte, Spencer Schwellenbach, Junior Caminero, Kyle Tucker, Jacob deGrom, Coby Mayo

Hey, RotoBallers, it's time for another rankings check-in. We are rapidly approaching the end of the fantasy baseball season, as the year has roughly two months left. Our baseball rankings are freshly updated to account for the latest news, prospect call-ups, and injuries. We are back with more fantasy baseball rankings to help you build […]

Robbie Ray Strikes Out Seven In Quality Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray went six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out seven in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Tigers, but did not factor into the decision. The outing was his first quality start since coming off the IL, although he's been effective in […]

Buyer Beware? Hot Starts and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Analysis (Week 21)

The fantasy baseball playoffs are in about three weeks in many leagues and standard trade deadlines have come and gone. That means each pickup off the waiver wire for the rest of the season is that much more crucial to the future success of our fantasy baseball teams. When there are six months to get […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 21)

Welcome back to my Week 21 edition of the Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters series for the 2024 MLB season! In today's edition, we'll take a look at players like Vinnie Pasquantino, Eloy Jimenez, and Josh Bell. We'll take our usual look around the league as we head into the weekend to see who is showing […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Zach Neto, Junior Caminero, Max Meyer, Wilyer Abreu, Jasson Dominguez, more

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of the waiver ranking article. The fantasy baseball season has about eight weeks left, and it's time to build those rosters for the championship run. Today, we will review our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 20 -- August 5 through August 11 -- to help you stay on top […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Points Leagues Rest-of-Season Updates (August 2024)

Hey, RotoBallers, we are back with more fantasy baseball rankings. We are about eight weeks away from the end of the regular season. Top prospects are coming up, and the MLB roster expansion is only a few weeks away. With that being said, it's time for another rankings check-in. It's time to start preparing for […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Updates: Max Scherzer, Reynaldo Lopez, Tyler O'Neill, Max Muncy and much more....

As preseason football kicks off, this is the time of year when fantasy baseball players start to tune out. If a fantasy player is not doing well in his or her league, they may start to turn their full attention to fantasy football. Is this the correct thing to do- just stop actively playing fantasy […]

Top-5 MLB Pitching Prospects To Stash For Week 20 Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues (2024)

Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 20 of the 2024 MLB season. Today, we'll be taking a look at top MLB pitching prospects, including two top prospects from the Braves system and budding superstar Jackson Jobe. Several of the sport's top pitching prospects who have been recurring […]

Jordan Hicks A Potential Option For Giants' Open Closer Role

San Francisco Giants pitcher Jordan Hicks was mentioned by manager Bob Melvin as a potential option for the Giants' closing role after the club optioned Camilo Doval on Friday, but not quite yet. Melvin was hesitant to announce who'd get the closer role, and left Hicks' chances simply as a possibility. The 27-year-old has worked […]

Giants Option Camilo Doval

The San Francisco Giants optioned right-handed reliever Camilo Doval to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. The move comes a day after Doval blew his fifth save of the season (he was credited with a win) when he allowed three runs on a hit (a game-tying home run) and two walks over an inning of work against […]

James Tibbs III Records First Pro Hit At Single-A

San Francisco Giants outfield prospect James Tibbs III notched his first career professional hit in his Single-A debut with San Jose. The No. 13 overall pick in the draft this year out of Florida State wasted little time getting the milestone out of the way in his first game with San Jose. The outfielder was […]

Chris Clegg's Dynasty Fantasy Baseball News, Notes, and Buys/Sells (Week 20)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my Week 20 fantasy baseball news, notes, and buys/sells for dynasty leagues. Thanks for bearing with me. Due to the birth of my daughter, I am much more sleep-deprived, but I am ready to rock and roll with new dynasty news and notes! Today's article will look at recent prospect call-ups […]