Dansby Swanson Won't Play Thursday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (heel) will be out of Thursday's lineup after he suffered a left-heel contusion on Wednesday and left the contest prematurely, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. The club will reevaluate the 29-year-old before Thursday's game to check his availability, but he might need to sit out for the rest of […]

Brusdar Graterol Bothered By Arm Issue

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Brusdar Graterol (arm) has been unavailable the last couple of games as he's been dealing with an arm issue, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Manager Dave Roberts said the team will see if he can pitch Thursday, but there's a chance he might need time on the injured list. […]

Daniel Hudson Records First Save Of 2023 Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Daniel Hudson was trusted with the ninth inning on Wednesday, trying to protect a two-run lead against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed no runs and worked around one hit and two walks while striking out a pair. It was Hudson's first save of the season after beginning the year on the […]

Marcell Ozuna Notches A Pair Of Hits Wednesday

Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Marcell Ozuna continued to stay hot at the plate during Wednesday's 8-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians, going 2-for-5 with two singles. The slugger has been on a tear since May, batting .309 with 15 bombs. Across 70 games overall this season, Ozuna owns a .257/.332/.494 slash line with 17 homers, […]

Jordan Hicks Blows Wednesday's Save

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks came into Wednesday's contest against the Miami Marlins in the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He failed to hold their offense at bay, blowing the save and losing the 10-9 game, as he gave up two runs on two hits with one walk and one strikeout. It was […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Colton Cowser, Anthony Volpe, Will Benson, Alek Manoah, more

Welcome RotoBallers to our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 16 - July 3 through July 9 to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. Baltimore Orioles top prospect Colton Cowser made his MLB debut on July 5. Cowser went 1-for-3 with an […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Yu Darvish, Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani, Framber Valdez, more

With the MLB All-Star break fast approaching, several key pitchers are dealing with injuries. Hopefully, most of these hurlers will return soon after the pause in regular season action. There are still a few days of games remaining before the All-Star festivities, so it's important to monitor players that could affect fantasy lineups. Let's take […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (7/6/23)

I am back again today for more player props after going 1-2 in yesterday's article. That is one of the first times in a long time here writing pieces I have had a losing day. We are 3-3 so far in the week, so let's close this thing out strong and get back to our […]

Guardians vs. Royals Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/6)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians, 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 Thursday, July 6th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

Yankees vs. Orioles Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/6)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees, 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 Thursday, July 6th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

Tigers vs. Athletics Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/6)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers, 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 Thursday, July 6th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now […]

Diamondbacks vs. Mets Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/6)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 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 Thursday, July 6th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

Marlins vs. Cardinals Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/6)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins, 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 Thursday, July 6th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/6/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. You guys get a pinch hitter in here for the next couple of days. You have likely seen stuff done by me in various places on the RotoBaller site, most likely in college football or college basketball. I'm an MLB grinder, too...surprise, surprise. Some […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks - Today's Over/Under Props for Thursday, July 6, 2023

Welcome to our PrizePicks MLB DFS prop picks for Thursday, July 6, 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 […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Updated Rankings for 2023 Redraft (Week 15)

Happy Independence Day and 4th of July to everyone reading this on the holiday. I'm hoping you all had a great time with family and friends, eating too much food at cookouts, and watching some baseball of course. The baseball and fantasy baseball seasons are past the halfway mark at this point and the All-Star […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for July 6th, 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 6th, 2023. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Alex Cobb Earns Win Wednesday

San Francisco starting pitcher Alex Cobb delivered an outstanding performance in a 2-0 win over the Mariners Wednesday. He pitched six scoreless innings, only allowing six hits while issuing no walks. Cobb struck out seven batters, while 61 of his 88 pitches were strikes. The 35-year-old right-hander concludes the first half of the year with […]

Manny Machado Crushes Two Hits Against Angels

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 2-for-3 at the plate in a 5-3 win over the Angels Wednesday. Machado smacked a home run and drew two walks while driving in three runs in the contest. The 31-year-old logged his fourth multi-hit game in the last five contests. Despite a slow start, the infielder […]

Sean Murphy Smashes Four Hits In Braves Win

Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy logged four hits in an 8-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians Wednesday. The Braves had 19 hits and one of the hits was Murphy's 15th home run of the season. Amongst his colleagues, he's tied first with Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez in homers and second with Texas Rangers […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. Collects A Hit And An RBI Wednesday

San Francisco Giants first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. started at first base and batted third against Mariners left-handed hurler Tommy Milone on Wednesday. He drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. Wade also hit a ball toward deep center field, which Julio Rodriguez mishandled, resulting in another run being scored. […]

Jonathan Davis To Have Knee Surgery Thursday

An MRI exam on Miami Marlins outfielder Jonathan Davis (knee) showed a right meniscus injury, and he'll have surgery on Thursday at the University of Miami. It's highly unlikely that Davis will play again in 2023 after injuring his right knee on a dive in the outfield during Tuesday's contest against the St. Louis Cardinals. […]

Dansby Swanson Leaves Game Early Wednesday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (heel) left Wednesday's game early against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning with a left-heel contusion. He was replaced at shortstop by Nico Hoerner. Before leaving, Swanson went 0-for-3 at the plate to drop his season average to .258. It doesn't appear to be a very serious injury, but […]

Esteury Ruiz Injured Wednesday, Going For Tests

Oakland Athletics outfielder Esteury Ruiz (shoulder) will undergo X-rays and possibly an MRI exam on Thursday after injuring his right shoulder diving back into first base in Wednesday's 12-3 blowout win over the Detroit Tigers. Manager Mark Kotsay said Ruiz felt "something," but wasn't sure if it was a pop. The good news is that […]

Blue Jays-White Sox Postponed Wednesday

The contest between the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in Chicago was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a straight doubleheader on Thursday. Right-hander Jose Berrios was scheduled to face off against White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn on Wednesday, but the two hurlers will […]

Luis L. Ortiz Sent To The Minors

The Pittsburgh Pirates optioned right-hander Luis L. Ortiz to Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday and recalled right-hander Yohan Ramirez from Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Ortiz will head to the farm to work on his craft over the All-Star break after surrendering 10 runs on 15 hits (five homers allowed) while walking four and striking out […]

Justin Turner Could Play Second Base In The Coming Days

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that infielder/designated hitter Justin Turner could be seen at second base in the coming days so that the team can maximize their offense. Christian Arroyo has been seeing most of the starts at the keystone for the BoSox, but he's hitting just .242 (36-for-149) with three homers, 18 […]

Cristian Javier Being Skipped Heading Into All-Star Break

The Houston Astros will skip right-hander Cristian Javier's turn in the starting rotation this weekend against the Seattle Mariners in order to give him some extra rest with the All-Star break coming next week. Javier isn't dealing with any kind of injury that we know of, but he has allowed 18 runs on 21 hits […]

Brandon Woodruff Hopes To Throw Bullpen This Weekend

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) has thrown off flat ground the last two days at a high effort rate and is hoping to throw a bullpen session this weekend. Woodruff has been out since April 11 with a Grade 2 subscapular strain and encountered a brief setback last week, but he appears to be […]

Yu Darvish Scheduled To Start On Friday

San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish (illness) is scheduled to make his return to the rotation and start on Friday at home against the visiting New York Mets. Darvish has missed his last two turns through the rotation due to a viral illness that caused him to lose nearly 10 pounds, but he's feeling back […]