Darick Hall To Start Swinging Soon

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman/designated hitter Darick Hall (thumb) is expected to start swinging next week, according to MLB.com. The 27-year-old has been playing catch and continues to work his way back from a torn ligament in his thumb he sustained on April 5. Original reports had Hall out for two months, and nothing seems to […]

Early-Season Outliers - Players to Buy or Sell for Fantasy Baseball

I wrote this post a handful of times last year, and I wanted to get back to it. It is probably best to run about once a month, so let's get it started here. A lot of weird stuff can happen in the game of baseball over a small sample. One month of games, which […]

Ranger Suarez To Throw Again May 7

Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Ranger Suarez (elbow) is scheduled to make another rehab assignment start on May 7 for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. If all goes well, manager Rob Thompson told reporters he could be activated and join the rotation. Suarez has made one rehab appearance already, throwing two innings of work on May 2, allowing no […]

Pete Fairbanks Expected To Return On May 15

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks (forearm) landed on the 15-day injured list on May 3 with forearm inflammation. However, the right-hander expects to be back as soon as he's eligible on May 15. It's great news for the Rays and fantasy managers, as Fairbanks has yet to allow a run in 7.2 innings of […]

Dinelson Lamet Lands On The Injured List Thursday

The Colorado Rockies placed right-hander Dinelson Lamet (back) on the 15-day injured list on Thursday, according to MLB.com. The 30-year-old is dealing with lower back stiffness. There's no word on how long Lamet will be on the shelf, but he'll likely go through a rehab assignment once his back heals. The 2023 season hasn't been […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/5/23

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/5/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a beautiful Friday in America, and we have a great slate of baseball games on tap. There are 12 games on this Friday slate, so we have a lot to talk about! Let's pop […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

April's all done, and the second month of the baseball season is off to an interesting start. All 162 games in a team's season count the same, so holds and saves remain some of the most important stats in the sport. There are few things in sports more deflating than a starting pitcher doing well, […]

Ben Rosener’s Fantasy Baseball Beat: Kyle Wright and Gary Sanchez News Updates

The MLB offseason and Spring training are officially over. The regular season is here, and with it comes the daily influx of baseball news that fantasy managers missed in the winter months. Lineup news, actual games happening, constant waiver wire moves, pitching assignments, and bullpen usage. Baseball is back, and so too is fantasy baseball, […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (5/5/23)

Happy Friday and Happy Cinco de Mayo, RotoBallers! As a washed baseball player myself, it's simply not enough to get my fix in a men's league. That's why I'm stoked to be back to provide some MLB picks again this year. We had a rough regular season in the articles in 2022 but bounced back […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds: Using Average Exit Velocity to Predict Regression (Week 6)

Welcome to the second edition of Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds for the 2023 fantasy baseball season! 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. We're still early enough into the 2023 MLB regular season that […]

Bailey Ober - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Twins lost Kenta Maeda to a triceps strain and turned to Bailey Ober to fill their rotation spot. The team has also lost Tyler Mahle to injury, so it looks like Ober is here to stay for the foreseeable future. Ober […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks - Today's Over/Under Props for Friday, May 5, 2023

Welcome to our PrizePicks MLB DFS prop picks for Friday, May 5, 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 […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for May 5th, 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 May 5th, 2023. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Zach Eflin Extremely Sharp In Win Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Zach Eflin was fantastic on Thursday, going seven strong innings and picking up the win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Eflin allowed just three hits and struck out 10 while walking none. Digging a little deeper, Eflin earned his excellence in this one, as he had a decent 33% CSW and […]

Masataka Yoshida Continues Crushing

Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida continued his scorching hot streak on Thursday, going 3-for-5 with a homer, three runs, and three RBI in their 11-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. He extended his hitting streak to 14 games in this one, and sees his slash line bump to .317/.400/.548. He's mashed six homers, […]

Alex Lange Notches Fifth Save

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Alex Lange picked up his fifth save of the season on Thursday, finishing off a 2-0 shutout victory over the New York Mets. He struck out a pair and allowed just a single in his inning of work. Lange has been fantastic for the Tigers, turning in 11 straight scoreless outings […]

Jason Adam Records Second Save

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Jason Adam collected his second save of the season on Thursday, recording the final three outs to preserve a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. It wasn't the smoothest of outings for the righty, as he allowed two unearned runs after an error early in the frame made things shaky. […]

Paul Sewald Remains Perfect, Grabs Ninth Save

Seattle Mariners right-handed pitcher Paul Sewald notched his ninth save of the season on Thursday after shutting down the Oakland Athletics to preserve a 5-3 win. Sewald threw a perfect frame, fanning two in the process. He now has a 2.65 ERA and 0.76 WHIP and has converted all nine of his save opportunities. The […]

A.J. Minter Collects Seventh Save

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher A.J. Minter picked up his seventh save of the season on Thursday, closing out the Miami Marlins in a 6-3 win. The lefty worked around a two-out single and struck out two in his inning of work. Minter has been pretty awful in the closer role early in the season, posting […]

Phillies Call Up Jeff Hoffman

The Philadelphia Phillies selected the contract of right-hander Jeff Hoffman from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday and optioned right-hander Yunior Marte to Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move. The Phillies also designated right-hander James McArthur for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster. Hoffman, 30, comes to the Phillies in a relief role after […]

No Ligament Damage For Michael Harris II

Atlanta Braves outfielder Michael Harris II (knee) didn't suffer any ligament damage in his right knee when he jammed it on Wednesday. He hyperextended his knee, and eventually felt lucky it wasn't worse. "I was thinking I was gonna have to be carried off the field at first, and that it was going to be […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Will Be Fine

Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker said that outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (knee) was having trouble bending his knee on Thursday after fouling a ball off of it, so the team felt that it was best to pull him and have him begin getting treatment. Snitker said Acuna is going to be fine. The 25-year-old superstar […]

Ricky Tiedemann Exits His Double-A Start With An Injury

Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Ricky Tiedemann was removed from his start for Double-A New Hampshire after experiencing left bicep discomfort, according to Kaitlyn McGrath. The former third-rounder is the 28th-best prospect in all of baseball, as per MLB Pipeline, and he's pitched to a 4.97 ERA with 23 punchouts and seven walks over four […]

Zach Pop Dealing With Hamstring Discomfort

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Zach Pop left Thursday's contest against the Boston Red Sox with left hamstring discomfort, Kaitlyn McGrath reports. He went 0.2 innings, allowing three earned runs while walking and striking out one. The outing raised Pop's ERA to 6.59, and he owns a 25.0% strikeout rate and 1.24 WHIP across 13.2 innings. […]

Bobby Witt Jr. Doubles, Drives In One Thursday

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI in a 13-10 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. Witt brought Michael Massey around to score on a seventh-inning single, tying the game at 8-8. The 22-year-old has been slumping at the plate of late, […]

Lucas Giolito Strikes Out Seven On Thursday

Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito allowed one run on two hits over seven innings in a 7-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins in 12 innings on Thursday. Giolito struck out seven and walked three while taking a no-decision. The veteran hurler was excellent in his start against the Twins, notching 18 swinging strikes and […]

Tyler Glasnow To Begin His Rehab Assignment Friday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (oblique) is scheduled to pitch in his first rehab game on Friday since the team shelved him with an oblique injury during spring training. He's planning to complete three innings of work for Triple-A Durham and should have at least one more, if not two, rehab appearances, according […]

Josh Fleming Likely To Pitch Sunday

The Tampa Bay Rays are "highly confident" that southpaw Josh Fleming (foot) will pitch Sunday against the New York Yankees, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The 26-year-old was forced to exit Tuesday's game after a line drive hit him on his left foot. Confirmation of Fleming's start should come on Friday […]

Dylan Dodd Joining The Rotation Long Term

Atlanta Braves right-hander Dylan Dodd will become a full-time member of the rotation after making a spot start on Thursday, going six innings and allowing three runs with one punchout and three walks en route toward the victory over the Miami Marlins. Kyle Wright recently landed on the shelf (shoulder), giving the 24-year-old a chance […]

Rockies Claim Austin Wynns Off Waivers Thursday

The Colorado Rockies have claimed catcher Austin Wynns off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, according to Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. The Dodgers designated the 32-year-old for assignment on Sunday after appearing in six games and batting .154 with no home runs or stolen bases and adding two RBI across 14 […]