Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (June 24 - June 30)

Yet another week has passed, and we've seen more injuries (Jesus Luzardo), more call-ups (Orelvis Martinez), and big-time disappointment (again, Orelvis Martinez). Nevertheless, we need to keep plugging away, so let's get prepared for the week ahead. There are lots of articles out there outlining waiver wire adds, two-start pitchers, players to stash, and more, […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/24/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Monday! Tonight’s slate is a nine-gamer that looks to be a lot of fun. We don’t have a Coors game to worry about, which takes away one huge decision point for us. The Yankees aren’t on this slate, either, which means we don’t have to fret fading Aaron Judge and Juan Soto at their […]

Max Scherzer Tosses Five Shutout Innings

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer made his much anticipated season debut against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. The 39-year-old threw five shutout innings, while allowing only one hit in the win. Scherzer also struck out four batters while walking no one with only 57 pitches. The expectation is that the Rangers are going […]

Josh Jung Taking Live Batting Practice Tuesday

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) will take live batting practice on Tuesday after he was shut down for the weekend due to wrist soreness. He could be activated off of the injured list as soon as Tuesday if all goes well in the session. Jung went 4-for-17 with five strikeouts during his four-game […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball for Week 14 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to the Week 14 edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of June 24 - June 30, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because […]

Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another weekly edition of the Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series! Heading into Week 14, we'll highlight five injured players worth stashing in your fantasy leagues. New to the series? Check out previous articles for even more options! Many productive players are nearing a return. If you stash them […]

Wyatt Langford Smacks First Career Grand Slam

Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford went 2-for-4 with his first career grand slam in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Royals. It was his third consecutive multi-hit game and eighth in June, now hitting .313 (21-for-67) for the month with four doubles, two triples, two home runs, 17 RBI, six runs scored, and six stolen bases […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Week 14

There goes another week and we're closer to the All Star Game and closer to the trade deadline. With so many teams in striking distance of a Wild Card spot, this should be an interesting deadline. If standings stay similar to how they are now, we could see only a handful of teams legitimately selling, which […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 14 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 14, from June 24 to June 30. 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 Waiver Wire: 2B/SS Pickups for Week 14 (2024)

Welcome to another exciting rendition of waiver wire additions, the middle infielder edition! In this space, we usually focus on players under 50% rostered that could make an impact in fantasy, but let's not forget about that gray area between 50% rostered and universally rostered. There's a plethora of players just above the cutoff for […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/23/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The early part of the MLB season has been good to me, so I'm looking to build off that momentum and hit the ground running as we progress into the 2024 campaign. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's slate! We have […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 14

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 14 of the 2024 fantasy baseball season -- June 24 through June 30. This is our weekly article looking at players whom 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 […]

Dane Dunning To Move To Bullpen

Texas Rangers right-hander Dane Dunning will move to the bullpen to make room in the rotation for the return of Max Scherzer, according to skipper Bruce Bochy. The Rangers will go with a five-man rotation consisting of Nathan Eovaldi, Scherzer, Michael Lorenzen, Jon Gray, and Andrew Heaney for the time being. Dunning sports a 4.73 […]

Max Scherzer To Debut On Sunday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer (back/thumb) will make his 2024 debut on Sunday, June 23, against the Kansas City Royals. The 39-year-old was initially scheduled to make his debut on Saturday, June 22, but instead, he will take one extra day to prepare for his season debut. Scherzer has been on the 60-day injured […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (June 17 - June 23)

So nice to see you again for another slate of exciting matchups with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 13 - Monday, June 17 through Sunday, June 23. The midseason is only as boring as you make it thanks to several prospects and injuries keeping it spicy. If you're unsure who to start […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 13 (2024)

It is once again that time of the week for our rest-of-season series for a look at my top 101 SP Baller Ranks breakdown. Some may be drifting to football and wavering on baseball but this is when your focus must stay sharp. Join me for the Week 13 edition of my weekly Starting Pitcher […]

Jon Gray Moved Up To Start On Saturday

Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray will be moved up to make his next start on Saturday against the visiting Kansas City Royals, according to manager Bruce Bochy. Right-hander Max Scherzer (back, thumb) was supposed to make his 2024 debut on Saturday, but the Rangers have decided to push him back as a precaution to give […]

Josh Jung Being Evaluated In Arlington

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) was pulled off his minor-league rehab assignment and is returning to Arlington, Texas, to be examined this weekend, and the Rangers will then make a decision on whether his rehab assignment will continue or if he'll be activated from the injured list to rejoin the big-league roster. If […]

Will Smith Absent On Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is out of the starting lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. It's a bit odd to see Smith taking a seat against a left-handed starting pitcher. There was no reported injury and Smith did start in three of the four games of their series against […]

Max Scherzer Won't Start On Saturday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer (back, thumb) won't make his season debut on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals. There was speculation that Scherzer would be getting the ball this upcoming weekend. Instead, right-hander Jon Gray will get the starting nod against the Royals on Saturday. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Scherzer hasn't suffered […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Week 14 (2024)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of fantasy baseball trade targets. Each week, this article has featured plenty of big-name players to buy low on and sell high in fantasy. Superstars like Corbin Carroll and Julio Rodriguez have made the buy-low list this season, while Garrett Crochet and Jared Jones have made the sell-high list. Heading […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Ceddanne Rafaela, Chad Green, Ben Rice, Harrison Bader, Tyler Locklear, DJ Herz

Howdy, RotoBallers! The All-Star break is rapidly approaching as the first half of the 2024 season will soon be coming to a close. We are back with our mid-week waiver wire rankings for Week 13 -- June 17 through June 23 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 14) - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Gunnar Henderson, Mookie Betts, Ben Rice, DJ Herz

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more fantasy baseball rankings. The first half of the season is coming to a close soon. With that being said, it's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of June 20, 2024. […]

2024 MLB Power Rankings: Week 13

Another week has passed, and some significant shifts have occurred in the MLB landscape. What's pretty wild right now is that there are 11 teams in MLB that have between 34 and 36 wins! That's a third of the teams in baseball hovering right below .500, which is why the fourth tier of the rankings […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 14)

We're going to take our usual look around the league as we head into the weekend to see who is showing signs of some meaningful trends that can be revealing in some form or another. Perhaps a hitter is about to break out or on the verge of a cold spell. Checking in on who's […]

Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 13)

Welcome back to another week of Unlikely Aces. It's wild to think we are less than a month away from the All-Star break. Fantasy baseball managers are running out of time to find those season-saving arms on the waiver wire. But if past years serve as an example, there are still some league-winning starting pitchers […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/21/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Friday brings a packed schedule with mostly night games. That will leave us with 10 games to choose from for the main slates on DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 6/21/2024, with the slate starting at 7:05 p.m. EDT. The lineup picks will range […]

Justin Foscue Has Rehab Assignment Moved To Triple-A Round Rock

Texas Rangers infield prospect Justin Foscue (oblique) went 1-for-2 with two walks for Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. The 25-year-old saw his rehab assignment moved to Triple-A as he continues to progress in his return from an oblique strain. Foscue had just gotten the call-up to the Rangers when he suffered his injury in early […]

Jose Corniell To Have UCL Surgery

Texas Rangers right-handed pitching prospect Jose Corniell (elbow) is set to have season-ending surgery on the UCL in his right elbow. Corniell hasn't been able to pitch at all this year and now probably won't be able to get back on the mound until around midseason in 2025. It's a serious setback for the 20-year-old […]

Chris Clegg's Dynasty Fantasy Baseball News, Notes, and Buys/Sells (Week 13)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my Week 13 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 […]