Mets Reportedly In Trade Talks For Tyler Mahle

The New York Mets reportedly have had trade talks with the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Tyler Mahle. Last season, he posted an impressive strikeout rate (27.7%) while keeping walks under control (8.4%). The 27-year-old is a central piece to the Reds' rotation, setting career-highs in wins (13), innings (180), and strikeouts (210) in 2021. The […]

Ramon Laureano Participating In Spring Training

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano (suspension) can work out with the team during Spring Training. In 2021, he was suspended 80 games for violating MLB's PED policy and has 27 games remaining on his suspension. The 27-year-old will stay in Arizona and continue to work out when the team leaves for Opening Day. He underwent […]

Willson Contreras, Cubs Work On Contract Extension

The Chicago Cubs and catcher Willson Contreras could work on a contract extension before Opening Day. The 29-year-old, who made $6.65 million in 2021, is in his final year of arbitration eligibility and club control. Chicago failed to sign long-term extensions in the past for cornerstone players such as Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, and Javier […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for March 12th, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for March 12th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

2022 Fantasy Baseball with James McCool - Benched with Bubba EP 447

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by DFS expert James McCool (@Paydirt_DFS). In this episode, Bubba and James go over a ton of DFS strategies from stacking, cash games vs GPP, and more. They also go over all of James' models on his website to see how to make better DFS lineups as well as use the […]

Brandon Workman Joins Rangers

The Texas Rangers signed right-handed free-agent pitcher Brandon Workman to a minor league deal on Friday. Workman pitched for both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs last year, posting a 5.46 ERA, 2.04 WHIP, 25 strikeouts and 21 walks in 28 innings over 29 relief appearances. If the 33-year-old does win a spot in […]

A.J. Ramos Agrees With Angels

The Los Angeles Angels agreed to a minor league deal with free-agent relief pitcher A.J. Ramos on Friday, according to a source. The deal includes an invite to major league camp. Ramos tossed 4 2/3 shutout innings of relief with the Halos in 2021 and will be battling for a spot in the Opening Day […]

Adam Conley Retires Friday

Free-agent left-hander Adam Conley announced his retirement from baseball on Friday. Conley was the second-round pick of the Miami Marlins in 2011 and pitched for them from 2015-19 and for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2021. The 31-year-old had a nice 2.29 ERA and 1.02 WHIP while striking out 16 and walking six in 19 […]

Cole Hamels Plans To Pitch In 2022

Free-agent starting pitcher Cole Hamels plans to continue playing in 2022, but a target date is uncertain. Hamels had left shoulder surgery in November of last year and probably wouldn't be ready until around midseason if a team takes a chance on him. The 38-year-hasn't pitched in a major league game since he made one […]

Several Teams Pursuing Seiya Suzuki

The Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox have been among the hottest pursuers of free-agent outfielder Seiya Suzuki, who has won Japan's Best Nine award five times. Suzuki is only 27 years old and hit .317/.433/.639 with the Hiroshima Carp last year. MLB scouts believe that the […]

Elvis Andrus Should Be Ready For Camp

Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said that he thinks shortstop Elvis Andrus (leg), who fractured his left fibula last September and had surgery, will be "ready to come to camp and hit the ground running." Andrus should be able to work out early in spring training, but the A's could ease him into game action […]

Mets Eyeing Josh Hader, Other Relief Arms

The New York Mets are eyeing Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader, former Chicago Cubs left-hander Andrew Chafin and free-agent right-hander Collin McHugh. The Mets are looking for both starting and relief pitching now that the MLB lockout is over and free agency has been reopened. Hader would be the big name and could immediately take […]

Mets Have Done Background Work On Luke Weaver

The New York Mets have done some background work on Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver, and he could be a potential starting pitching target on the trade market leading up to the 2022 season. It's no secret that the Mets were in the market to add another starter this offseason. Weaver had a 4.25 […]

Twins Don't Plan To Limit Alex Kirilloff

The Minnesota Twins don't plan on limiting outfielder Alex Kirilloff (wrist) this spring after manager Rocco Baldelli said his wrist looks to be in a good spot. Kirilloff looked good swinging a bat on Friday. "If there was any concern at this point for him taking swings on the medical side, he wouldn't have been […]

Braves Have Been In Touch With Matt Olson

The Atlanta Braves have been in touch with Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson, who is an Atlanta native, in the event that free-agent first baseman Freddie Freeman signs with another team. The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers have also been interested in trading for the rising left-handed slugger, but no deals are close. […]

Andrelton Simmons Heading To The Cubs

The Chicago Cubs signed free-agent shortstop Andrelton Simmons to a one-year deal worth $4 million plus incentives on Friday. Simmons is a glove-first commodity and isn't much to look at from a fantasy perspective. The 32-year-old veteran slashed .223/.283/.274 with three home runs, 37 runs and 31 RBI over 131 games for the Minnesota Twins […]

Marcus Semien: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?

The Texas Rangers finished the 2021 season with a record of 60-102, which placed them squarely in last place of the AL West division. The Rangers struggled mightily on offense during the season as they managed to score just 625 total runs on the season, which ranked them in 28th place league-wide. The offensive struggles […]

2022 Keeper Value Rankings - Outfield

Many many years ago, I noticed the managers in my long-time keeper league were consistently making terrible keeper decisions year after year. Instead of taking their money every year thought I would help them out and find a good set of Keeper League Rankings to share with them. What I found was quite disturbing. There […]

ADP Review - February Risers and Fallers

The fine people over at NFBC have really put together an awesome fantasy sports product. You can participate in fantasy drafts all year long, and the platform is just great. One of the coolest things they do is keep detailed ADP data. You can even select custom date ranges to limit the drafts you want […]

Dave Roberts Close To Extension With Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers and manager Dave Roberts said on Friday that he's "really close" to signing a contract extension with the team. Roberts has led the club to three World Series appearances and won a World Series ring in 2020 and will now be with the team beyond the 2022 season. The 49-year-old's .622 […]

Three Hitters Set To Break Out Earlier Than Their Prime

In baseball, common sense would indicate that a player would break out when they reach their prime, which is around 26-years-old. However, development is not linear. We have seen plenty of players burst onto the scene with the first or second season and flourish, while others have taken longer than expected to develop. It really […]

Building an Offense After Pick 100 - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

There are basically three large categories of players you'll draft in a fantasy baseball league: Hitters Pitchers Relief Pitcher One of the tougher things to nail down in a draft is when to dive into each of those groups. There are good arguments for going heavy at hitting early on, good arguments for quickly grabbing […]

Manufacturing a Stud: Late-Round Hitter Combos

Fantasy baseball is most often a category-centered game. You compete in five or six offensive categories every week with your final season finished depending on how well you perform in each category. This opens up the opportunity to deploy certain draft strategies that help your team become more well-rounded all throughout the draft. The best […]

High-Upside Hitters for Fantasy Baseball - Deeper Leagues Analysis

If you are drafting this early in the fantasy baseball season, you are probably playing in some pretty serious leagues. That means there is a good chance your draft is stretching past 300 picks. It is very tough to keep a large player pool sorted out in your head, and it's not hard to get […]

Four Pitchers Who Changed Teams - What Will It Mean for Fantasy Baseball?

For those who have been living under a rock, we are currently in the middle of a lockout between the owners and the MLB Players Association. As a result, we are left stuck in waiting mode. Will a full season be played? When will a deal be made? The future of this season is in […]

Trevor Bauer Expected To Be On Leave For A Week

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer is expected to be placed on administrative leave for a week as the league investigates/considers a possible suspension for the 2022 season. Bauer doesn't think his case warrants a suspension since a judge who heard the case threw it out. However, even if Bauer wasn't criminally charged, MLB […]

High-Upside Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball: "Stuff" Edition

In the first analysis of my "finding high-upside starting pitchers" series, I looked in depth at swinging-strike rate. You can read that here. That analysis looked at overall SwStr% for every pitcher, taking into account all of their pitch types to one SwStr% number. In this article, I want to go a step further and […]

Dodgers Making A Push For Freddie Freeman

The Los Angeles Dodgers talks with free-agent first baseman Freddie Freeman are intensifying on Friday, according to sources. The sides remain in contact on a deal would bring the reigning World Series champion back home to his native California. The Dodgers and Atlanta Braves have been the most consistent pursuers and most likely landing spots […]

Clayton Kershaw Agrees To Return To Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement with left-hander Clayton Kershaw on a one-year deal on Friday, pending a physical, according to sources. The deal was later announced to be worth $17 million. It was pretty much either return to the only team he's called home or sign with his hometown Texas Rangers in free […]