Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 22

It's Week 1 of football season, which is exciting here at Rotoballer for many reasons! One specific reason, here at Closers and Saves Report, is because Week 1 of football means Week 1 of the fantasy playoffs is very very soon. Some leagues with expanded playoffs already started, but by next week, it seems safe […]

Keibert Ruiz Sent To The Hospital

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz (groin) was sent to the hospital on Thursday after leaving the game early against the St. Louis Cardinals with swollen testicles after getting hit with a foul ball. Ruiz initially remained in the game and went 1-for-3 at the plate, but he eventually departed the contest in the sixth inning. […]

Victor Robles Dealing With Neck Stiffness

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (neck) was scratched from the team's starting lineup on Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals due to neck stiffness. With Robles out, Alex Call got the start in left field and was hitting ninth, while Lane Thomas moved to center field and hit leadoff against Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright. Fantasy […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/8/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/8/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have very little MLB action today with just three games on the early slate and three games on the night slate. I'll just cover the best plays across all games for you in case […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/7/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/7/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Split slate Wednesday. For this one, we're just focusing on the six night games. That's where the better action is and we don't have the double-header confusion to deal with.   Top Hitters for 9/7/22 […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/6/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/6/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a September Tuesday slate. Everybody is on to football, but we're still grinding baseball here. Let's put together a winner or two.   Top Hitters for 9/6/22 Paul Goldschmidt ($6,200) vs. Paulo Espino Nolan […]

Are You For Real? Surprising MLB Pitcher Starts from Week 22

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're sticking to the east coast this week, with three arms in the eastern divisions […]

Lane Thomas Reaches Three Times Monday

Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas was what the team needed from the leadoff spot, going 1-for-3 with a pair of walks, a double, a run, and two RBI in Monday's 6-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite reaching base three times, the 27-year-old hasn't been much of an on-base machine, producing a .246 AVG […]

Robert Hassell III Goes Yard In Double-A

Washington Nationals outfield prospect Robert Hassell III hit his first homer with his new franchise on Sunday. One of the big gets for the Nationals in return for outfielder Juan Soto, Hassell went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI for Double-A Harrisburg on Sunday. Hassell began his tenure in the Nationals organization in High-A, but […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/5/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/5/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/5/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Hey yo, it's Labor Day and we've got a couple of interesting MLB DFS slates for you! Jon Anderson is here filling in here on the free picks piece - hope I can help you out! Since we have two evenly sized slates today given the holiday, I like to give some picks for both […]

Week 22 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Nack Pratto, A.J. Puk, Bubba Thompson, Joey Meneses, Triston Casas

Welcome fellow RotoBallers, as we enter Week 22 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like Bryson Stott, Riley Greene, Domingo German and David Peterson off the waiver wire, and we're back at it for more. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 22

Welcome to Week 22 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire pitchers. We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 22

Welcome to Week 22 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters. We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/4/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/4/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 22

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves heading into Week 21. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those who do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and trades, making waiver moves […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 22

Welcome back! It's Week 22 of our fantasy baseball Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups series! We have been having a good amount of success with our waiver wire pickups lately as a ton of fantasy baseballers have stopped paying attention and that's making the waiver wire a much more pleasurable place. As we have been […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. September is here! That means the final month of fantasy baseball is upon us and the home stretch towards the podium is here. Rosters expanding can be a gift with exciting youngsters becoming available, but it can also be a headache as playing time […]

1B/3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 22

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to Week 22 of the MLB season and another edition of our first base and third base waiver wire pickups. We're approaching the home stretch of fantasy baseball, and the waiver wire could be your best chance to improve your roster for a championship push. Let’s keep rolling along with some names […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/4/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

A week from now the NFL will kick off and we will see our beloved MLB DFS contests shrink in size and payouts. But have no fear, die-hard MLB fans and DFS junkies - I will be covering baseball all the way to the World Series and our team of MLB writers will keep cranking […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 22

Yo, it's Jon Anderson, continuing to run the show here in terms of late-summer fantasy baseball writing. I am back with another edition of two-start pitchers as we approach the playoffs. It is week 22, and I'm hoping this week will go better than last. I recommended Matt Manning who had one of the worst […]

Nelson Cruz Out Of Lineup Saturday

Washington Nationals designated hitter Nelson Cruz (knee) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the New York Mets. Cruz was removed from Friday's game after he fouled a ball off his left knee, and isn't feeling well enough to get back in the lineup tonight. He could need a few days to fully […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/3/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/3/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 21

We're another week closer to the playoffs so fantasy and real life teams are starting to freak out just a bit. Five games back in July is still very much "in it" but those same five games back in September sure feels like being on the outside looking in. A few division races seem like […]

Breakout Hitters for Fantasy Baseball - MLB Batters Rising for Week 21

Welcome back to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. We probably only have one or two weeks left of this series after today, and I really appreciate RotoBaller for letting me putting it on, and I especially appreciate those of you who have read along with it all season! It's something we […]

Fantasy Baseball Week 22 Injury News, Updates: Justin Verlander, Tony Gonsolin, Shane McClanahan and more

September is here. There are only about four to five weeks of regular season baseball left. Teams are jockeying for playoff positioning and hopefully, your fantasy teams are doing the same. With this limited time left, tough decisions must be made about cutting players who are injured to bring in healthy players to help your […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/3/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Saturdays are still for baseball all-day if you ask me, but I suppose if you are a big college football fan then you are probably pretty pumped about kick-off weekend, too. My PSU Nittany Lions already won on Thursday night, so I have no interest in college football today, but I always have an interest […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/2/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's Friday once again and you know what that means, right? We have yet another massive slate with a 13-gamer on both FanDuel and DraftKings! That's a lot of players to sort through, but don't worry because I got your back and I am going to give you some of the best spots to further […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/2/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/2/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Everybody is excited for some college football, but we still have tons of baseball action left! There's a nice 13-game slate on tap here and we're going to hammer it! Let's go!   Top Hitters […]

Joey Meneses Drives Home Four With Four Hits Thursday

Washington Nationals outfielder Joey Meneses had a career day at the plate in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Oakland Athletics, recording four hits in six at-bats. He homered, scored twice, and added four RBI on the day. The 30-year-old rookie has begun his career on fire, slashing .354/.385/.626 with seven home runs, 18 runs, and […]