Twins Set Weekend Rotation

The Minnesota Twins have announced their starting pitchers for the weekend series against the Oakland Athletics. According to Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com, Kenta Maeda will get the ball on Friday, followed by Pablo Lopez on Saturday and then Joe Ryan on Sunday. Maeda was sidelined for much of the season and owns a 5.18 ERA […]

When Will Trevor Story Return From The Injured List? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

Boston Red Sox star Trevor Story has yet to play this season. The second baseman underwent internal brace surgery this past offseason and is very close to returning to action. The initial concern following the surgery was that Story would miss the entire season due to the injury, but that is no longer the case. […]

Roansy Contreras Headed To The Florida Complex League

The Pittsburgh Pirates, who optioned starter Roansy Contreras to Triple-A Indianapolis earlier this month, have now sent him to the Florida Complex League. It will allow the right-hander to figure some things out before he returns to "high-level competition," according to Jason Mackey of the Post-Gazette. Contreras was one of the worst pitchers in baseball […]

Padres To Recall Ryan Weathers For Saturday Start

The San Diego Padres are expected to recall lefty Ryan Weathers to the big leagues to start one game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports. The 23-year-old struggled in the first half with the club, posting a 6.08 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, and 15.5% strikeout rate over 11 games […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Yordan Alvarez, Aaron Judge, Tommy Pham

The MLB season is set to continue on Friday, and we have a handful of new injury headlines to monitor. This Friday's list is short after a lengthy Wednesday list of updates, but there's plenty of star power featured here. Let's take a look at injured hitters Yordan Alvarez, Aaron Judge, and Tommy Pham. This […]

Josiah Gray Making Next Start On Sunday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josiah Gray will make his first start after the break on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, according to Bobby Blanco of MASN. The third-year player made his first career All-Star game this season after posting a 3.41 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, and 21.1% strikeout rate with a 6-7 record across 18 […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (7/14/23)

Baseball returns in full force Friday night after the four-day All-Star break, meaning we should have some refreshed arms and bats in action. There are two pitchers in particular who typically log plenty of innings and should therefore have a bit of extra juice with a week of rest Friday night, and there are also […]

Mariners vs. Tigers Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/14)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Friday, July 14th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now […]

Pirates vs. Giants Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/14)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the San Francisco Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Friday, July 14th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

Orioles vs. Marlins Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/14)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Miami Marlins vs. Baltimore Orioles, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Friday, July 14th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds: Using wOBA + xwOBA to Predict Second-Half Regression

It's time for the official second half of the 2023 Major League Baseball regular season as the fun is just beginning! Be sure to also check out all of our Statcast analysis for fantasy baseball, including the weekly series by Connelly Doan about Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds. As we inch toward important dates on […]

Royals vs. Rays Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/14)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Friday, July 14th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we […]

Phillies vs. Padres Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/14)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the San Diego Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Friday, July 14th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

When Will Jose Altuve Return From The Injured List? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

Earlier in July, Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was placed on the 10-day injured list. Altuve injured his left oblique during batting practice and missed two straight games before getting placed on the IL. The 33-year-old star has played only 32 games this season, as he missed the start of the season due to […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks - Today's Over/Under Props for Friday, July 14, 2023

Welcome to our PrizePicks MLB DFS prop picks for Friday, July 14, 2023. The 2023 MLB season is underway here at RotoBaller, and we have you covered with some terrific plays from our friends over at PrizePicks. PrizePicks is a great DFS fantasy picks site where you can choose to select plays in terms of […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 16 (All Star Break Edition)

Happy All-Star Break, everyone! It was an eventful, fun, and unexpected first half of the season which has us all set up for an even more exciting second half. Teams that are seemingly never in playoff contention are very much in playoff contention this year, which should make for a really interesting trade deadline. There's […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (7/14/23)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The MLB's All-Star Break was only 4 days in length, but without much else in the sports world to turn our attention to, it felt like a month! The Home Run Derby and All-Star Game provided some excitement, which helped, but now we can officially get back to our daily routine of […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Matt McLain, Alek Manoah, Jarren Duran, more

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The first half of the 2023 season is officially in the books. It's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2023 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of July 13, 2023. These rankings are being released in July and are […]

Fantasy Baseball Players Set For Second-Half Bouncebacks

The first half of the 2023 MLB season presented multiple new rules for players to become accustomed and as a result, the game has slightly changed. Stolen bases have significantly spiked, batting average is up, and many starting pitchers are struggling thanks to the limitations of "the shift." Nevertheless, there is a reason sayings like […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Tyler Glasnow, Max Fried, Jordan Montgomery, Jose Urquidy, more

MLB action is set to resume after a brief All-Star break, so it's time to check back on key pitchers dealing with injuries. Making smart waiver wire pickups and monitoring game statuses are key to staying competitive in the second half of the year, so be sure to stay updated. Let's take a look at […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for July 14th, 2023

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 July 14th, 2023. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (July 14 - July 16)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 16 -- a shortened window after the All-Star break from Thursday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16. For 11 years running, we have been writing this Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits series every week right here at RotoBaller. I'm Nick Mariano, returning to […]

Ryan Pepiot To Start Rehab Assignment Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Ryan Pepiot (oblique) will make his first minor-league rehab start on Friday for Triple-A Oklahoma City. Pepiot is getting close to making his 2023 debut for the Dodgers as a starting-rotation option, but first he'll have to get through a rehab assignment in the minors. He's been recovering from a left-oblique […]

Lucas Luetge Back With The Braves

The Atlanta Braves selected the contract of left-hander Lucas Luetge from Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday and designated right-hander Roddery Munoz for assignment in a corresponding move. The Braves sent Luetge to the minors in early June after he allowed 11 earned runs on 15 hits while walking six and striking out 10 in 9 2/3 […]

Jordan Montgomery Won't Start This Weekend

St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Jordan Montgomery (hamstring) will not start in the first series of the second half of the season this weekend against the Washington Nationals after leaving his start last Friday against the Chicago White Sox with a right-hamstring injury. Instead, right-hander Miles Mikolas will go on Friday, left-hander Steven Matz will start […]

Tyler Glasnow To Start Against Royals On Friday

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow is in line to open up on the mound for the team to start the second half of the season on Friday against the Kansas City Royals. Glasnow left his final start of the first half early on July 7 against the Atlanta Braves due to cramps in his […]

Michael Toglia Expected To Be Called Up

The Colorado Rockies are expected to call up first baseman/outfielder Michael Toglia from the minors for the start of the second half of the season on Friday. The team optioned infielder Elehuris Montero to the minors just before the All-Star break in order to get him some more playing time. Toglia has shown an improved […]

Braves Put Nick Anderson On 60-Day Injured List

The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Nick Anderson (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list (retroactive to July 8) with a right-shoulder strain on Thursday to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for outfielder Dalton Guthrie, who was claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. Guthrie was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. It's a tough […]

Anthony DeSclafani Beginning Minor-League Rehab Assignment

San Francisco Giants right-handers Anthony DeSclafani (shoulder) and Luke Jackson (back) are both starting their minor-league rehab assignments on Thursday in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League. As long as DeSclafani doesn't have any setbacks with his right shoulder on Thursday, he should be set to return to the team's starting rotation at some point next […]

Kyle Manzardo Goes On Minor-League Injured List

Tampa Bay Rays first base prospect Kyle Manzardo (undisclosed) was placed on the seven-day injured list at Triple-A Durham earlier this week with an undisclosed injury. The club's No. 4 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, was selected to the All-Star Futures Game but didn't play last weekend, and now he won't be ready for the start […]