The Boston Red Sox are promoting outfield prospect Justin Gonzales to Double-A Portland, an MLB source told Ari Alexander of 7 News. Gonzales gets the call to Portland after hitting .271 with 17 home runs, 58 RBI, 11 stolen bases, and 68 runs scored in 89 games across 350 at-bats at High-A Greenville this year. […]

The Chicago Cubs are promoting outfield prospect Ethan Conrad to High-A South Bend, according to Chase Ford of Milb Central. Conrad, the 17th overall pick last year from Wake Forest University, earned the promotion late in the season after hitting .246/.325/.436 with a .762 OPS, four home runs, 21 RBI, and 14 runs scored in […]

Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo (shoulder) was pulled from Sunday's game against the division-rival Houston Astros after only 75 pitches because he was dealing with a little bit of soreness in his right shoulder, with manager Dan Wilson calling the early exit precautionary, per Shannon Drayer. Woo stayed in the contest long enough to earn […]

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports that St. Louis Cardinals left-handed pitching prospect Quinn Mathews will be called up from Triple-A Memphis to start Game 1 of the team's doubleheader on Monday against the division-rival Cincinnati Reds. Right-hander Andre Pallante will get the nod for Game 2 for the Cards. Mathews, the team's No. […]

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that infielder/outfielder Maikel Garcia (hand) didn't play in a minor-league rehab game on Sunday, but if he's feeling good, there's a chance he could come off the 10-day injured list to rejoin the big-league club on Monday before their series opener at home against the Athletics. Garcia has […]

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy indicated on Sunday that second baseman Brice Turang (knee) is lined up to return to the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener against the visiting Seattle Mariners, according to Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Brewers have a scheduled day off on Monday, but fantasy managers should be […]

Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter (hamstring) exited Sunday's series finale against the visiting San Diego Padres early with "mild left-hamstring tightness," according to Tim Stebbins of MLB.com. DeLauter was removed in the third inning after going hitless in his lone plate appearance. He was replaced in right field by Angel Martinez. The 24-year-old left-handed […]

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said on Sunday that shortstop Dansby Swanson (oblique) will go on the 10-day injured list with a left-oblique injury, according to Taylor McGregor of the Marquee Sports Network. The severity of his oblique injury is not yet determined, and Swanson will undergo an MRI exam on Monday. The 32-year-old shortstop […]

Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Ward (quadriceps) is sitting out his fourth straight game on Sunday night versus the division-rival Houston Astros, per MLB.com. Dominic Canzone is in right field and is batting third against Astros right-hander Hunter Brown. If Ward cannot return following Monday's scheduled day off for Tuesday's series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers […]

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (side) was removed early during Sunday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Swanson was pulled from the contest during his first plate appearance after being in pain following a swing. The expectation is that he'll undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury. Fantasy managers shouldn't be surprised […]

According to Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Shane McClanahan (back) will be activated from the 15-day Injured List and start against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. McClanahan is finally back in the mix after being sidelined since the end of July due to mild back tightness. He looked excellent during his lone rehab […]

According to David Vassegh, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski (forearm) was placed on the 15-day Injured List on Sunday. Wrobleski has struggled over his last three starts, so the forearm issue could be partially to blame for his lack of success lately. The Dodgers haven't revealed a timetable on the southpaw yet, so […]

Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood (oblique) is progressing more slowly than the team hoped since landing on the Injured List, according to Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com. On Sunday, Nats manager Blake Butera told reporters that progress has been slow for Wood, but he hasn't been shut down from baseball activities. Wood has been throwing, taking […]

MLB icon Tommy John has passed away at the age of 83 peacefully at his home in Florida, surrounded by his family. This news comes only days after it was reported that John was in hospice care at his Florida home. During his career, John was a four-time All-Star during his 26-year big league career. […]

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang (knee) is missing a third straight game in Sunday's series finale on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to MLB.com. Jonathan Ornelas will make a second straight start at the keystone for the Brew Crew against Dodgers left-hander Tarik Skubal. If Turang continues to miss time with […]

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson (finger) is starting at the 6 and is batting third for Sunday's series finale at Sutter Health Park against the division-rival Texas Rangers and left-hander Cody Bradford, according to MLB.com. The A's held Wilson out of their game on Saturday against Texas after he developed swelling and stiffness in his left […]

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! We have a loaded slate of baseball on this wonderful Sunday! Sunday is normally for the NFL, but we still have a few weeks until then, so let's lock in on this Sunday and hit some home runs! We start the day off at 12:15 pm EST and end the day with... […]

Welcome to Week 21 of the 2026 MLB season. MLB rosters will be expanding soon, as we are only a few weeks away from the start of September. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire advice with our updated fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 21 (August 17 - August 23) […]

Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman (shoulder) will not start in Sunday's series finale against the division-rival San Francisco Giants after being scratched from Saturday's lineup with inflammation in his left shoulder, per MLB.com. Brett Sullivan is doing the catching for right-hander Gabriel Hughes and will bat eighth against Giants right-hander Blade Tidwell. Goodman, who has […]

What even is this "fantasy football" thing that I am hearing about right now? You better believe that we are still "locked in" (as the kids say) on baseball here at RotoBaller and ready to lead you and your fantasy baseball team to a title! My weekly hitters, streamers, fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters […]

Welcome back to The Cut List as we head into Week 21 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who […]

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 21 of the 2026 season (August 17 - August 23). In this piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 40 percent of Yahoo leagues. For deeper leagues, we find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent of Yahoo leagues. […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 21 fantasy baseball FAAB waiver wire pickups for August 17 - August 23. I'm covering for Joey over the next couple of weeks and am hoping to bring you the same level of analysis he has this summer. For those new to this weekly series, we dive into the […]

Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash article for Week 21 of the 2026 MLB season. Over the next week, we should see several highly touted prospects make the jump to the majors. Now is the time to stash your favorite high-end pitching prospects who could help you down the […]

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the Premium Dashboard. Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of our Premium Waiver Wire targets. As always, we will only look at players rostered in under 30% of Yahoo! leagues. Andy Smith will be taking over for Nick Mariano on this premium article. These are Andy's waiver wire targets for... […]

San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (back) remains on the bench for Sunday's series finale in San Fran against the division-rival Colorado Rockies, per MLB.com. Christian Koss is making another start at shortstop and will bat out of the nine-hole against Rockies right-hander Gabriel Hughes. Adames aggravated an ongoing lower-back injury in Wednesday's game against […]

The Athletics announced on Sunday that they placed first baseman/outfielder Tyler Soderstrom (hip) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to Aug. 15) with a left-hip impingement and recalled infielder Darell Hernaiz from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. The 24-year-old left-handed slugger won't be eligible to return from the IL until Aug. 25, but […]

Arizona Diamondbacks utility prospect Manuel Pena has hit for power all this season with 31 combined homers between Double-A Amarillo and Triple-A Reno. He has combined for 91 RBI while hitting .294. Since being recalled to Reno on June 16, Pena has hit five homers with 27 RBI for the Aces with a .269 batting […]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Quinn Mathews got one start for St. Louis this season before being called back down to Triple-A Memphis. In two starts back with Memphis, Mathews has allowed four earned runs in seven innings pitched with nine combined strikeouts in the two starts. In his lone big-league start, Mathews took a […]

The Houston Astros scratched right-handed pitching prospect Ethan Pecko from his scheduled start on Sunday afternoon with Triple-A Sugar Land, sources told Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Pecko is healthy and could be called up to the big leagues for a role in the team's upcoming pitching plans. The Astros have a spot in their […]