Buyer Beware? Hot Starts and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Analysis (Week 14)

With the weekend upon us, a fresh batch of fantasy baseball waiver-wire recommendations will fill the RotoBaller feeds. Our team's various waiver-wire recommendations are coming with full force this weekend, so be sure to check out all the great articles there. As we consider players who are in the midst of hot streaks or expanded […]

Dylan Crews Launches Second Triple-A Home Run

Washington Nationals outfield prospect Dylan Crews launched his second home run at Triple-A on Friday evening. Crews was promoted to Triple-A Rochester on June 17 and has already hit two long balls in his first week. Through four games, the former LSU Tiger has four total hits with four RBI, two swiped bags, and a […]

Lane Thomas Picks Up Three Hits, Drives In Four

Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas had a big night at the plate in his team's 11-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday. Thomas went 3-for-6 with a double, a triple, two runs, and four RBI to help power his team to the win. The veteran outfielder is now hitting .238 with five doubles, two […]

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 […]

CJ Abrams Returning On Friday

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (wrist) is back in the starting lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Colorado Rockies. The 23-year-old is back on the field after missing each of the last two games due to a wrist issue. He was dealing with a cyst near his wrist but it feels good enough for […]

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. […]

James Wood - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 14)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in All Leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: Washington Nationals outfield prospect James Wood recently returned from the injured list and could be nearing his major league debut. Wood was dealing with a hamstring injury and has been on the injured list since late May. In his first two games since being activated, Wood […]

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 Lineup Notes: Batting Order, Platoons, and Playing Time Changes - Week 13

We're onto Week 13 in the fantasy baseball world. Wild things continue to happen in baseball and my Rockies are yet again a part of that. Has your favorite team ever given up seven runs in the ninth inning to lose it after being up five? Check swing from Teoscar Hernandez or not, the Rockies […]

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 […]

Travis Sykora Solid Over Five Innings For Single-A Fredericksburg

Washington Nationals pitching prospect Travis Sykora turned in a good start Thursday for Single-A Fredericksburg, going five innings and allowing one run on one hit with eight strikeouts and two walks. In three June starts, the 20-year-old has a 1.98 ERA and 0.88 WHIP with 17 strikeouts and five walks in 13 2/3 innings pitched. […]

Josiah Gray To Make Another Rehab Start

Washington Nationals right-hander Josiah Gray (elbow) will make another minor-league rehab start next week, this time with Triple-A Rochester. In his latest rehab start for Double-A Harrisburg on Wednesday, Gray got up to 79 pitches and got through five innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits while walking three and fanning five. If the […]

CJ Abrams Out For Series Finale

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (wrist) is sitting out of the series finale on Thursday against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Ildemaro Vargas will take over at shortstop and will hit seventh against D-backs right-hander Ryne Nelson. Abrams was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against Arizona and was sent for an MRI exam on his left wrist. […]

Brad Lord Continues Sparkling June With Dominant Start

Washington Nationals starting pitching prospect Brad Lord hurled seven shutout innings Wednesday for Double-A Harrisburg, scattering three hits and three walks while striking out seven. The start lowered Lord's ERA in June to 0.69 with a 0.85 WHIP. In four starts this month, the right-hander is 3-0 with 27 strikeouts and eight walks in 26 […]

Brady House Logs Two Hits For Double-A Harrisburg

Washington Nationals infield prospect Brady House went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Double-A Harrisburg on Wednesday. The 21-year-old is now hitting .244 with 11 homers and 28 RBI and a .764 OPS for Harrisburg this season. He hit .312 over three levels of the minors in 2023. The Nationals' No. 3 prospect has a big […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/20/24) - Today's Top Lineups

I'm still pinch-hitting for Euan today, which brings us a rather busy Thursday. It's not an even split, though, with seven of the nine games in the afternoon making that the main slate. That gives us an abnormally large Thursday with several good options. We just have to watch out for rain in Chicago and […]

Jesse Winker Homers Wednesday

Washington Nationals outfielder Jesse Winker was a major contributor in his team's 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Winker went 1-for-3 with a homer, a walk, and two RBI, helping to power the Nationals to victory in the contest. The veteran's two-run homer in the sixth inning put the Nationals on top 2-1 […]

Dylan Crews Hits First Triple-A Home Run

Washington Nationals outfield prospect Dylan Crews made his Triple-A debut on Tuesday, and on Wednesday in his second game there, the former first-round draft pick recorded his first hit for Rochester. The hit was an opposite-field solo home run, although he's now just 1-for-10 to begin his Triple-A career. The 22-year-old was surging at Double-A […]

Brad Lord Improves To 7-1 This Year

Washington Nationals starting pitching prospect Brad Lord is a former 18th-round pick out of South Florida who has truly ascended and is putting together some incredible performances in the 2024 campaign. The 24-year-old gets good velocity behind his fastball, but he does need to do a better job harnessing his control, especially late in counts. […]

CJ Abrams Getting An MRI On His Wrist

After being scratched from Wednesday's game against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (wrist) is getting an MRI exam on his left wrist. Abrams is unsure how he hurt his wrist, although the 23-year-old did run into Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll during Carroll's stolen base attempt on Tuesday. Until we know the […]

CJ Abrams Scratched On Wednesday

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams has been scratched from Wednesday's starting lineup against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks for undisclosed reasons. With Abrams now heading to the bench, Nasim Nunez will take his place at shortstop and will bat ninth against Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt. Fantasy baseball managers will want to check back for more information […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash (Week 13): Redraft Rankings

After a bit of a lull in the world of prospect promotions, the last couple of weeks have been very active on the prospect front. Joey Loperfido has gone up and down what feels like 35 times, and we saw Addison Barger recalled, along with the debuts of Ben Rice and Orelvis Martinez. My gut […]

H2H Points League Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 13) - Hitters and Pitchers

It's the middle of June and the time is now to make a push in your league. The season is almost half over, which means the fantasy season is about 60% over. Our deep league playoffs start in just eight weeks! That's only eight more matchups to try and move up the standings. Don't let […]

Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Buys (Week 13): Hot Pitchers to Sustain Success?

We are still without plenty of prominent starting pitchers because of injuries. One of the most noteworthy names to hit the injured list lately is Yoshinobu Yamamoto (shoulder). Streaming pitchers with favorable matchups is a good way to help offset injuries to your fantasy squad. Are Miles Mikolas, Tylor Megill, and Mitchell Parker just viable […]

Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects Yet to Debut: James Wood, Shane Baz, Noelvi Marte - Waiting in the Wings

It's Week 13 of the MLB season and while we have seen a large number of rookies called up this season already, there are still some big names who have yet to make their 2o24 MLB debuts. We love covering prospects here at RotoBaller, and in this piece, I wanted to highlight three fantasy baseball […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From DJ Herz and Hunter Brown

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. We've got two interesting young arms to deep dive into this week. First, for the […]

Should I Stash James Wood In Redraft Leagues? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook (Week 13)

Roughly only a year removed from beginning his 2023 season at the High-A level, Washington Nationals top prospect James Wood was knocking on the door of his big-league call-up. Only a hamstring issue that has kept him sidelined since May 23 could stand in his way. Indeed, Wood has been out for nearly the past […]

When Is James Wood Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook (Week 13 Update)

Sometimes the only thing that can stand in the way of a top prospect and his big-league promotion is injury. That certainly appears to be the case when it comes to the Washington Nationals' top overall prospect, James Wood. The hulking 6-foot-67 outfielder made his mark in spring training with four homers and a 1.070 […]