Yennier Cano Picks Up His Second Save Sunday

Baltimore Orioles reliever Yennier Cano earned his second save of the season on Sunday when his club defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-3. He completed 1.1 innings of work and struck out two. Cano has been very effective on the mound over 11 innings, as he has yet to allow a baserunner with 12 strikeouts and […]

Kenley Jansen Likely To Miss A Few Days

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Kenley Jansen (back) is expected to avoid a trip to the injured list. The right-hander mentioned he is dealing with some back tightness after Saturday's game against the Cleveland Guardians. Jansen said he was feeling better, but won't be available for a few days. The organization hopes he'll be able […]

Noah Davis Placed On Injured List

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Noah Davis (elbow) has been placed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday. This comes a day after Davis was hit around for seven runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. The organization is calling it right elbow inflammation and hasn't said how long Davis is going to be out. The […]

Alex Wood Throws Bullpen Session

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood (hamstring) was able to throw a successful bullpen session on Saturday. Now, the left-hander is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Tuesday. He continues to work his way back from a left hamstring strain that sidelined him earlier this month. If everything goes well on Tuesday, the […]

Luis Severino To Begin Rehab Assignment Soon

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (lat) is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday or Wednesday. The right-hander threw a successful 40-pitch bullpen session on Friday. He continues to work his way back from a low-grade lat strain that has held him out of action since March. It appears Severino is close […]

A.J. Puk Notches Fifth Save

Miami Marlins relief pitcher A.J. Puk was asked to take the ball with a one-run lead in the ninth-inning of Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs. The 27-year-old only need 12 pitches to close the door against the Cubbies. He has been fantastic with a 0.75 ERA across 11 appearances while racking up five saves. […]

Aledmys Diaz Hopeful To Avoid Injured List

Oakland Athletics infielder Aledmys Diaz (hamstring) was forced to exit early during Saturday's contest against the Cincinnati Reds. The right-handed slugger has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. However, it sounds like Diaz might not require a trip to the injured list. Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said the MRI results came back […]

Tyrone Taylor Could Return This Week

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Tyrone Taylor (elbow) is hopeful to rejoin the active roster at some point this week. The 29-year-old has been sidelined since February due to a right elbow sprain. He continues to work his way back and has already played in four games during his rehab assignment. The expectation is that he'll play […]

Roansy Contreras - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS:  The Pirates righty had a horrible second start to the season, giving up nine hits and seven earned runs in 3.1 innings against the Astros. That was pretty discouraging even given the tough matchup, but since then, Roansy has been on a roll. […]

Braxton Garrett - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS:  Garrett has made five appearances in the Majors this year and has not given up more than two earned runs in any of them. He has 19 strikeouts and three walks in 22 innings. He's throwing a bunch of strikes and his stuff […]

Isaac Paredes (1B/2B/3B, TB) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Since their incredible 13-0 start to the 2023 season, the Rays have since improved to 23-5 and have a comfortable 4.5-game lead in the AL East. On Saturday, Tampa was being no-hit through six innings by the White Sox ace Lance Lynn. […]

MacKenzie Gore - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS:  People are going to be very excited to rush out and add Gore after his performance this week. He struck out 10 Mets in six innings while giving up just one run on four hits and walking a pair. Those two walks tied […]

Seth Lugo - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: We'll just make this one quick because there's a good chance Lugo is already taken in your league. He hasn't been fantastic this year (22% K%, 5% BB%, 3.58 ERA, 1.30 WHIP), but he hasn't had a truly bad start either. Seth Lugo, Ridiculous 3,482 […]

Brett Baty (3B, NYM) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Brett Baty, one of New York's top prospects who made his debut last season, was recalled by the Mets on April 17. He's appeared in 10 games since and has shown the Amazins that they made the right decision by adding him […]

Gordon Graceffo Roughed Up In Most Recent Outing

St. Louis Cardinals No. 4 ranked prospect Gordon Graceffo was touched up for six earned runs, including two walks and seven hits over five innings in his start for Triple-A Memphis this week. The performance is a blip in an otherwise strong campaign, having surrendered just three earned runs over his prior three outings combined. […]

Tanner Bibee - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 27% of leagues ANALYSIS: Bibee was great in his Major League debut. He threw 5.2 innings and gave up one run on six hits while striking out eight and walking NOBODY. For the year, a 32% K% and a 9.5% BB%. That earned him at least a couple more turns […]

Ezequiel Duran (2B/SS/3B, TEX) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Since Corey Seager (hamstring) landed on the injured list, the Rangers have used Ezequiel Duran and Josh Smith to fill in at shortstop. However, Duran is hitting and Smith is not as Duran is 14-for-42 with 10 RBI since Seager went down […]

Matt Strahm - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of any size ROSTERED IN: 33% of leagues ANALYSIS: You saw Matt Strahm's name in the table above way up there with a 36% K% on the year. So I figured we should talk about him next. The problem for Strahm's fantasy value is that the pitch counts have been absurdly low. Just […]

Mitch Keller - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of any size ROSTERED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: All Keller did this week was beat and strike out ten Dodgers in his fifth straight quality start. But the people out there have only brought his ownership rate up three points. Three points!? Come on! Mitch Keller embarrassing Mookie Betts for his 9th […]

Randal Grichuk (OF, COL) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Randal Grichuk was just activated from the injured list on Saturday and expects to immediately take on an everyday playing role for the Rockies. The 31-year-old managed 19 home runs alongside a middling .259/.299/.425 slash line. It was ultimately an underwhelming debut […]

Domingo German - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: Another repeated name on the list from the last couple of weeks, but German is really showing out every time he takes the hill. Pitcher GS K% Spencer Strider 5 42.6% Jacob deGrom 5 42.2% Zac Gallen 6 36.2% Matt Strahm 5 36.0% Shohei […]

Elly De La Cruz Launches First Triple-A Home Run

Cincinnati Reds top prospect Elly De La Cruz smacked his first long ball at the Triple-A level, a 107.3 miles-per-hour moonshot to dead center. A hamstring injury forced the 21-year-old to miss the first couple of weeks of the 2023 campaign, and he carries a mediocre .189/.231/.432 slash line through eight games. Nonetheless, it's a […]

Rodolfo Castro (2B/SS/3B, PIT) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: As the first-place Bucs continue to turn heads, fantasy managers should be turning to some of the players responsible for all this winning. Rodolfo Castro has been a huge part of this Pirate lineup, as he is tied for seventh among all […]

Jack Suwinski (OF, PIT) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jack Suwinski is another outfielder whose fantasy ownership has grown exponentially over the past week. He carries a .276/.397/.603 slash line, including a 173 OPS+, 165 wRC+, and five home runs. Suwinski's downside is that he's primarily a platoon player, though he does […]

Garrett Cooper Leaves Early With Stomach Illness

Miami Marlins first baseman Garrett Cooper exited Sunday's contest against the Chicago Cubs early with a stomach illness, per the team. The 32-year-old was 1-for-2 with a single before leaving the game. The team should provide an update following Sunday's game but it doesn't sound too serious. He should be good to go on Tuesday […]

Jarren Duran (OF, BOS) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Duran has been an on-again, off-again part of the Red Sox MLB roster as far back as 2021. Still, his total service time is just over 100 games deep, so take his career .685 OPS with a grain of salt. The highly regarded […]

Easton McGee Lands On The 15-Day IL

Seattle Mariners right-handed pitcher Easton McGee (forearm) has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain. This is a bummer for McGee, who was recalled on Saturday to start against the Blue Jays and pitched very well. He held the Jays scoreless and even had a no-hitter going through his first […]

Dominic Fletcher Recalled From Triple-A Reno

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Dominic Fletcher has been recalled from Triple-A Reno and will serve as an extra outfielder on the big league roster. The D-Backs want some outfield depth after Corbin Carroll hurt his knee and had to leave Saturday's contest early. Fletcher was slashing .323/.417/.559 with three home runs, 13 RBI, and one stolen […]

Julio Rodriguez Not In The Lineup Against Toronto

Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez (back) is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. J-Rod left Saturday's contest early with back tightness so it makes sense that the Mariners are going to be extra cautious with their 22-year-old phenom. He'll get an extra day off on Monday as well […]

Tyler Mahle To Miss Next Start

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Tyler Mahle (elbow) received an MRI and X-rays on his throwing arm and will miss his next start, per manager Rocco Baldelli. The manager also stated that the team doctor will review the results of Mahle's tests later on Sunday so the Twins should have a more concrete update soon. Mahle […]