When Is Junior Caminero Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook (Week 18 Update)

The Tampa Bay Rays' prospect pipeline is overflowing with promise, but Junior Caminero stands out as the crown jewel. Over the last four seasons, the 21-year-old phenom has dominated minor league pitching, leaving fantasy baseball enthusiasts chomping at the bit for his inevitable return to the majors. Tampa Bay's ownership is notorious for its methodical […]

Top Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Teoscar Hernandez, Ozzie Albies, Ty France, And More

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the second half of the Major League Baseball season. The All-Star break has come and gone and soon the trade market will be heating up. It’s Monday, which means another look at the biggest news in baseball from the past week. The All-Star break interrupted fantasy baseball and made for […]

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 […]

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 […]

Junior Caminero Continues Crushing Baseballs

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero has been on a hot streak at the plate lately. The top prospect blasted his fourth home run in his past eight games on Sunday. Caminero currently sits as the No. 3 prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline. He has been on a tear at the place since […]

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 […]

Rays Place Ryan Pepiot On 15-Day Injured List

The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Ryan Pepiot (knee) on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 19) on Sunday with a right-knee infection and recalled right-hander Tyler Zuber from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. It's a tough break for the Rays and Pepiot's fantasy managers, but the good news is that he's not […]

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 […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 18 (July 22- July 28)

Baseball season is officially in full swing. If you have an interest or a need in tweaking with your team, then you have come to the right place. This FAAB fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups series will be looking at Week 18-- July 22 through July 28 -- and will point out free agents to […]

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 […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 18 (2024)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 18 (July 22 - July 28). 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, especially for streaming. […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 18 (2024)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This article will discuss our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for the outfield in Week 18, July 22 through July 28. As we come out of the All-Star break, it's an excellent time to evaluate our rosters and examine some names that may be due for a big second half. Roster spots […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: 2B/SS Pickups for Week 18 (2024)

Man, does it feel good to have baseball back in our lives! If you're like me, you likely opened various fantasy apps on your phone, only to see "no game" next to every player. Still, it felt good to look at your leagues every day, if only to feel like we were still playing fantasy […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 18 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 18, from July 22 to July 28. 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 Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Week 18

Not a lot of baseball to talk about this week (the All-Star Game was fun but like...there aren't too many fantasy leagues where it counts.) The second half is coming, and that means the trade deadline is getting closer and closer. If it feels like the first half was more than half, that's because it definitely […]

AL-Only and NL-Only: Deeper Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18 (2024)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our AL-only and NL-only deeper fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 18 -- July 22 through July 28. 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 […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/21/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another DFS slate that is full of possibilities. We survived the All-Star break lull, and I won't take it for granted that we have baseball games to watch. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's slate! We have some excellent matchups today. The pitching mix is […]

Isaac Paredes Goes Deep For The 16th Time On Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Isaac Paredes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's victory over the New York Yankees. Paredes launched his 16th long ball of the season in the fifth inning off Nestor Cortes. The 25-year-old has been in a bit of a slump in his past six games as he […]

Randy Arozarena Homers Twice Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena homered twice while knocking in three runs in a 9-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday. The veteran is now hitting .212 with 14 home runs, 34 RBI, 14 stolen bases and 41 runs scored in 388 plate appearances. His first homer came off starter Nestor Cortes, […]

Taj Bradley Shuts Down Yankees On Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays starter Taj Bradley stifled the New York Yankees lineup on Saturday with seven innings of one-hit ball. Bradley struck out five and walked two, nabbing his fifth win of the season on the road. The 23-year-old right-hander has been impeccable in three July starts, going (2-0) with a 0.45 ERA, allowing only […]

Brandon Lowe Sitting Against Southpaw

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe will get the day off in the Bronx on Saturday versus the division-rival New York Yankees with left-hander Nestor Cortes on the mound. Curtis Mead, who was called up from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the three-hole against Cortes. Even […]

Rays Place Yandy Diaz On Restricted List

The Tampa Bay Rays placed first baseman Yandy Diaz on the restricted list on Saturday and recalled infielder Curtis Mead from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. Diaz wasn't in the lineup on Friday for the start of the second half of the season in the Bronx against the division-rival New York Yankees due to […]

Video: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Adds for Week 18

The 2024 fantasy baseball season continues with our Week 18 fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups. 2024 fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and waiver wire advice for hitters that are emerging. Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller breaks down some of his must-have Week 18 fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and free agent adds for hitters. These MLB […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Updates: Kyle Tucker, Nolan Jones, Devin Williams, Clayton Kershaw and more...

As we begin the second half of the baseball season, now is the time to make the tough decisions. Injured players may be stashed on your bench, taking up precious roster spots and maneuverability. When dealing with these players this late in the year, there is one thing that you should be thinking about- how […]

Chris Clegg's Dynasty Fantasy Baseball News, Notes, and Buys/Sells (Week 17)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my Week 17 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 […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 18) - Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Francisco Lindor, Kyle Tucker, Max Meyer, Rece Hinds, Jacob deGrom

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more fantasy baseball rankings! The first half of the 2024 MLB season is in the books, and it's time to start preparing for the second-half stretch. Who had a terrific first half, and who has disappointed so far? We break it down for you with Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball […]

Yandy Diaz Out Due To Personal Matter

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz will not play to start the second half of the season on Friday in the Bronx against the division-rival New York Yankees due to a personal matter. With Diaz away from the team, Isaac Paredes will move across the diamond to first base and will bat second, while […]