Seth Lugo To Be Part Of Six-Man Rotation

The San Diego Padres were set to open spring training with five starters -- Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Blake Snell, Nick Martinez and Seth Lugo -- but they had a desire to use a six-man rotation after it was successful in the early stages of 2022. The Padres signed right-hander Michael Wacha on Tuesday, and […]

Cardinals Reach Extension With John Mozeliak

The St. Louis Cardinals extended the contract of president of baseball operations John Mozeliak through the 2025 season on Tuesday. The 54-year-old is the longest-tenured head of baseball operations in the National League and has helped guide the Cardinals to 15 straight winning seasons, matching the franchise record. Prior to the deal, he was entering […]

James Paxton Healthy This Spring

Boston Red Sox left-hander James Paxton (lat) is entering spring training this year healthy, as opposed to last year. Paxton didn't pitch at all in 2022 while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, but he also suffered a Grade 2 left lat strain in August. But with no restrictions with pitchers and catchers reporting to camp […]

Boston To Split Up Rafael Devers, Masataka Yoshida In Lineup

Boston Red Sox skipper Alex Cora said that the team is hoping to split up third baseman Rafael Devers and new outfielder Masataka Yoshida in this year's batting lineup, so Devers isn't expected to hit second. The left-handed-hitting Yoshida is expected to serve as Boston's primary leadoff guy in 2023, which means Devers will likely […]

Chris Sale To Throw Bullpen Wednesday

Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (wrist) will throw a bullpen session on Wednesday. Manager Alex Cora is currently undecided on whether the Red Sox will open the 2023 season with a five-man starting rotation. Sale hasn't been healthy in years, and he made only two starts for Boston in 2022 due to a stress […]

Framber Valdez Hasn't Had Extension Talks With Astros

Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez hasn't had any contract-extension talks with the team this offseason in the lead-up to spring training. New general manager Dana Brown and the Astros front office will surely start talking extension with Valdez at some point this spring. They just signed fellow starter Cristian Javier to a five-year, $64 million […]

Michael Wacha Agrees With Padres

Free-agent right-hander Michael Wacha agreed to an undisclosed deal with the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, pending a physical, according to sources. The deal is expected to be for multiple years with an opt-out clause. The 31-year-old starting pitcher gives the Friars some much-needed rotation depth alongside Nick Martinez and Seth Lugo, who are entering […]

Juan Soto Moving To Left Field In 2023

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin said that outfielder Juan Soto will play left field this season. Soto has played right field throughout his career, but the Padres' outfield mix suggested he might need to move around this year. Melvin said the club would keep him in left. "His preparation is pretty epic. He would […]

Fantasy Baseball Hitters Who Changed Scenes in 2023 And What It Will Mean For Their Value

The most important factor in constructing an offense in fantasy baseball is finding players with talent. Whether they make a lot of contact, hit the ball out of the park, or run the bases well, they need to do something to be relevant. But, talent isn’t everything. Sometimes a player’s home park, division, or quality […]

Catchers to Target and Avoid at ADP - Fantasy Baseball Draft Analysis

What's going on RotoBaller Family! For those that don't know me, my name is Eric Cross. In the past, you might have read my work at FantraxHQ, FantasyPros, or FTN Fantasy. I'll now be providing fantasy baseball content for RotoBaller, and couldn't be more excited to join the great RotoBaller team that is certainly on […]

First Base Draft Sleepers, Targets, Avoids - 2023 Fantasy Baseball

2023 fantasy baseball rankings analysis to help win your drafts! Our top fantasy baseball first base draft sleepers, draft targets and draft avoids. Anthony Aniano analyzes RotoBaller's 2023 fantasy baseball first base rankings to find 1B draft values that can be sneaky later-round picks. He breaks down and compares the ADPs of five different MLB […]

Marlins Could Consider Six-Man Rotation

Miami Marlins pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. said Monday that the team will "take a look at" implementing a six-man starting rotation, per Miami Herald's Jordan McPherson. Manager Skip Schumaker and general manager Kim Ng presented the idea to Stottlemyre, who said, "We are confident with those six guys all fighting for spots." Those players […]

Cardinals, John Mozeliak Close To Multi-Year Extension

The St. Louis Cardinals and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak are reportedly close to signing a multi-year contract extension, per MLB.com's John Denton. The extension is thought to be through the 2025 season. Mozeliak has overseen the construction of 15 straight St. Louis teams with winning records. The team comprises some core fantasy infielders […]

Padres Checking In On Michael Wacha

The San Diego Padres have checked in with free-agent starting pitcher Michael Wacha. The 31-year-old veteran right-hander remains available on the open market with pitchers and catchers reporting to spring camps this week. He played the 2022 season with the Boston Red Sox, going 11-2 with a 3.32 ERA (4.14 FIP), 1.11 WHIP and 20.2 […]

Jasson Dominguez Likely To Spend Another Year In Minors

New York Yankees outfield prospect Jasson Dominguez was invited to big-league spring training this year, but he just turned 20 years old and likely has at least one more year in the minors before he makes his major-league debut. However, the Yankees think he has the potential to be a cornerstone player when he eventually […]

Anthony Volpe Expected To Start At Triple-A

New York Yankees shortstop prospect Anthony Volpe will likely start the year at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after only getting 89 at-bats at Triple-A in 2022 while hitting only .236. The Yankees have high expectations for both Volpe and Oswald Peraza, who is considered the favorite to win the shortstop job over Isiah Kiner-Falefa in spring training. […]

Dylan Moore, Sam Haggerty Could Be A Bit Behind

Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said the team's top two bench players -- Dylan Moore (core) and Sam Haggerty (groin) -- may be a bit behind schedule in spring training when position players report on Feb. 20. Moore had core-muscle surgery in early December and had "a bit of a setback" in his rehab. […]

AJ Pollock To Platoon In Left Field

Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais announced that they will use a platoon in left field in 2023 with veteran AJ Pollock, who signed a one-year deal in free agency. Pollock will start against left-handed pitchers. The 35-year-old has a .304/.350/.593 slash line with 24 doubles, 31 homers, 75 RBI, 26 […]

Kyle Freeland To Pitch In World Baseball Classic

Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland has been officially named to the roster for Team USA for the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic. He will be replacing New York Yankees left-handed starter Nestor Cortes, who had to drop out after suffering a Grade 2 hamstring strain. The 29-year-old Freeland had a 4.53 ERA (4.21 FIP), 1.41 […]

Drew Pomeranz Likely To Be Limited In Spring Training

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin said that relief pitcher Drew Pomeranz (elbow) will likely be limited for the start of spring training. It shouldn't come as much of a surprise after Pomeranz didn't pitch at all in 2022 after having flexor tendon surgery in 2021. The 34-year-old veteran southpaw has only thrown 44 1/3 […]

MLB Sticking With Extra-Innings Baserunner

Major League Baseball will stick with a runner at second base in all regular season extra-inning games, according to a source familiar with the situation. MLB's joint competition committee voted unanimously to adopt the rule full time after it had been in place the last three years. The league is also tweaking the rule that […]

Nic Enright Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Miami Marlins right-hander Nic Enright was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma in late December, 12 days after he was taken by the Marlins in the Rule 5 draft. The 26-year-old has developed a plan of attack and has avoided chemotherapy. Instead a port was put into his chest in December and he underwent a […]

Braves Impressed With Vaughn Grissom

Atlanta Braves third base coach/infielders coach Ron Washington has liked what he's seen from young shortstop Vaughn Grissom. "I'm not thinking he can do the job, I know he can do the job," Washington said when asked about Grissom's chances of being the Opening Day shortstop. "But he has to come up in here and […]

Bo Bichette Plans To Be More Aggressive On The Bases

Toronto Blue Jays general manager John Schneider said the team wants to be more aggressive on the bases in 2023, and shortstop Bo Bichette echoed that by saying he had already planned on being more aggressive this year, regardless of the new bases and rules. Bichette had 13 stolen bases in 2022 and a career-high […]

Tigers Agree To Minor-League Deal With Matt Wisler

The Detroit Tigers have reportedly signed relief pitcher Matt Wisler to a minor-league deal, per a tweet from The Detroit Free Press' Evan Petzold on Monday morning. Petzold tweeted the following: "Sources: The #Tigers and right-handed reliever Matt Wisler have agreed to a minor-league contract with a non-roster invitation to spring training. Details not finalized […]

Astros Claim Matt Gage Off Waivers

The Houston Astros claimed left-handed relief pitcher Matt Gage off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. The Astros announced the move in a tweet from the team's official Twitter account on Monday morning. Gage previously made his Major League debut for the American League East club this past season, throwing 13 innings in […]

Nestor Cortes Jr. Out Of WBC With Tweaked Hamstring

New York Yankees starter Nestor Cortes (hamstring) is reportedly out of the World Baseball Classic with a tweaked hamstring, per a tweet from The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal on Monday morning. Cortes had a breakout season for the American League East club in 2022, logging a 2.44 ERA, 3.13 FIP, 163 strikeouts and 38 walks in […]

Fantasy Baseball Position Eligibility Chart

2023 player position eligibility for fantasy baseball leagues on CBS, ESPN, Yahoo, Fantrax, NFBC.

Will Frankie Montas Be Ready for the 2023 Season? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

After Frankie Montas swapped locations midway through the season, which sent him packing to the Yankees, he had hoped to mirror the success that he had in Oakland. Unfortunately, things went entirely south for Montas in the Bronx after he unpacked a 6.35 ERA through eight starts. Montas re-agitated his pitching shoulder in late September […]

Leury Garcia Being Viewed As Backup

Chicago White Sox infielder Leury Garcia is being viewed as a backup heading into spring training this year. The White Sox and new manager Pedro Grifol are expected to use more of Romy Gonzalez and Lenyn Sosa at the keystone in 2023. The good news for Garcia is that he can also play some corner […]