Jaison Chourio Continues Strong Play At Single-A

Cleveland Guardians outfield prospect Jaison Chourio posted a strong .300/.462/.500 slash line with a triple, a home run, three RBI, a 6:4 BB:K ratio, and an eye-catching 11 swiped bags over the past week at Single-A Lynchburg. Chourio stole at least three bases in three games in this span. This was another dominant week Chourio […]

Ryan Webb Tosses Third Straight Scoreless Start

On Sunday, July 28, Cleveland Guardians starting pitching prospect Ryan Webb struck out eight batters over 6 2/3 scoreless innings for Double-A Akron. In his last three outings (17 innings), the 25-year-old lefty has allowed no runs, nine hits, and five walks, all while notching 20 strikeouts. Through 101 2/3 innings in 2024, he has […]

Sean Sullivan Continues Dominant Run

Colorado Rockies starting pitching prospect Sean Sullivan tossed five shutout innings and allowed just two hits and one free pass in his last start on July 28. He recorded 10 punchouts. This was his second straight start reaching the double-digit mark in strikeouts and not allowing a run. Over his past five starts, the southpaw […]

Carson Palmquist Fans Eight In Second Consecutive Win

Colorado Rockies starting pitching prospect Carson Palmquist earned his third win of the season on Sunday with Double-A Hartford. Facing the Harrisburg Senators, he struck out eight batters over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits, two walks, and a hit-by-pitch. Overall, Palmquist is having a fantastic 2024 season. Through 82 1/3 innings, […]

Leodalis De Vries Enjoys Big Week At The Plate

San Diego Padres shortstop prospect Leodalis De Vries extended his hitting streak to six games on Saturday evening to cap off a big week. During this stretch, the 17-year-old held a .400/.500/.880 slash line with three home runs, seven RBI, and a 4:5 BB:K ratio. De Vries has performed quite well through his taste of […]

Top 25 Injured Players to Stash: Fantasy Baseball Week 20

Welcome back RotoBallers to another weekly edition of the Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series, as we prepare for Week 20 of the 2024 MLB season. Today we list the top 25 high-profile injured MLB players who are worthy of a continued spot on your roster while imploring you to pick up lesser-rostered […]

Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects Ready To Shine: Junior Caminero, Jasson Dominguez, Dylan Crews

It's Week 19 of the MLB season, and while we have seen plenty of rookies called up this season already, there are still some big names who are currently in the minors and could lead to a fantasy championship This week we will look at top prospects such as Junior Caminero, Jasson Dominguez, and Dylan […]

Yankees, Astros Interested In Yandy Diaz

The New York Yankees and Houston Astros are interested in a potential deal for Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman also reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates may be an outside contender for Diaz's services. Diaz is hitting .270 with nine homers and 47 RBI […]

Jeral Perez Winds Up With White Sox In Big Deal

The Los Angeles Dodgers sent second base prospect Jeral Perez to the Chicago White Sox as part of the three-team deal that included the St. Louis Cardinals. Perez slots in as the No. 13 prospect in the White Sox' system. The 19-year-old has spent this year at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga where he hit .264 with […]

Sabin Ceballos Heads To Giants

The Atlanta Braves traded third baseman Sabin Ceballos to the San Francisco Giants in a trade headlined by outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler returning to Atlanta. Ceballos, a third base prospect, had three homers and 30 RBI at High-A this season in the Braves system before the trade. He was the No. 17 prospect for the […]

Garrett Crochet More Likely To Be Traded Than Luis Robert Jr.

New York Post baseball columnist Jon Heyman on Tuesday reported the Chicago White Sox are more likely to trade pitcher Garrett Crochet instead of outfielder Luis Robert Jr. Both have been highly rumored to be moved before Tuesday's 6:00 pm ET deadline, yet Heyman feels the White Sox are more apt to move Crochet, who […]

Shortstop Prospect Rafael Ramirez Traded To Nationals

The Cleveland Guardians traded shortstop prospect Rafael Ramirez to the Washington Nationals in a trade that sent outfielder Lane Thomas to Cleveland on Monday night. Ramirez is 19 years old and slots into the Nationals' top prospects list at No. 23. He will begin at Single-A Fredericksburg. Ramirez has struggled a bit at Single-A this season, […]

Home Run Highlights Nathaniel Lowe's Two-Hit Performance

Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe had his fourth two-hit game in his past six during Monday's 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that included his ninth homer. Lowe hit a two-run shot in the top of the seventh, finishing 2-for-4 with two runs scored. He has added 10 points to his batting average […]

Infield Prospect Will Wagner Moves To Blue Jays

The Houston Astros traded prospect Will Wagner to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday in a deal that sent Yusei Kikuchi to Houston. Wagner has been assigned to Triple-A Buffalo and slots in as the Blue Jays' No. 21 prospect. The versatile infielder was having a nice season for Triple-A Sugar Land before the trade, […]

Jackson Chourio Continues Torrid Stretch

Milwaukee Brewers rookie outfielder Jackson Chourio went 2-for-4 in Monday's 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves, his sixth multi-hit game in his past eight. Chourio hit his 12th homer, a two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth, giving him home runs in consecutive games. His torrid post-All-Star Game stretch has seen Chourio boost his […]

Colton Cowser Swats 15th Homer

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser hit his 15th homer in Monday's 8-4 home loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Cowser opened the second game of the doubleheader with a 430-foot blast off pitcher Bowden Francis and added an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh as he finished the twin bill 3-for-7 with three […]

Zach Eflin Fans Seven In Orioles Debut

Right-hander Zach Eflin struck out seven Toronto Blue Jays over six innings as he won his debut with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Eflin allowed 10 hits and three earned runs in his first start since being traded from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday for three minor-leaguers. He is now 6-7 with a 4.11 […]

Paul Skenes Reaches 100 K's In Quality Start

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie hurler Paul Skenes recorded his 11th quality start in 13 appearances during Monday's 5-3 win at the Houston Astros and also reached 100 strikeouts in the big leagues. Skenes went six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits while striking out six and walking three in a no-decision that lowered […]

Bobby Witt Jr. Has Four-Hit, Four RBI Night

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 with four runs batted in during Monday's 8-5 win at the Chicago White Sox. Witt hit his 19th homer, a grand slam in the top of the eighth, that capped off a game that included his 30th double, a pair of singles, and two runs scored. […]

Week 19 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Spencer Schwellenbach, Connor Norby, Junior Caminero, Juan Yepez, Max Meyer

The MLB trade deadline is Tuesday as some teams look to shake things up with their rosters to make that push toward a World Series run. Look for prospects and veterans to be moved around that could ultimately benefit or ding playing time, stats, etc. We have already seen Randy Arozarena, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jesse […]

Pedro Leon - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 19)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Houston Astros made a splash in the trade market yesterday by acquiring left-handed starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi from Toronto. Houston had to send three prospects back to the Blue Jays in return, one of which was first baseman/outfielder Joey Loperfido. Loperfido […]

Victor Vodnik - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 19)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Colorado Rockies have traded their top closer, left-hander Jalen Beeks, to the Pittsburgh Pirates. That should leave the door open for Victor Vodnik to inherit almost all of the save situations for the Rockies going forward. Vodnik has already started to […]

Eric Cross' Top 100 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (July 2024)

The prospect rankings update after the MLB draft is always an exciting one. We've seen plenty of top prospects graduate over the first few months of the season, so it's nice to finally get some reinforcements to add to the mix and strengthen both this Top 100 and my overall Top 500 as well. These […]

Diamondbacks Demote Yilber Diaz

The Arizona Diamondbacks have demoted starting pitcher Yilber Diaz to Triple-A Las Vegas. The 23-year-old made four starts for the Diamondbacks and with the exception of one terrible outing, he was very effective, making this a head scratching move. The Diamondbacks do have starting pitchers Merrill Kelly (shoulder) and Eduardo Rodriguez (shoulder) working their way […]

Dillon Dingler Doubles In Big-League Debut

Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler made his big-league debut on Monday and went 1-for-3 with a walk, double and RBI. Manager A.J. Hinch had no issue throwing Dingler straight into the fire and placed him in the No. 6 spot of the batting order. The backstop, who is the No. 11 prospect in the Tigers […]

Red Sox Agree To Terms With Braden Montgomery

The Boston Red Sox have signed outfielder Braden Montgomery for $5 million, slightly below the slot value of $5,480,000. Montgomery was selected 12th overall in the first-round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Texas A&M. The outfielder suffered a broken leg prior to the draft, but his talent was too much for the Red […]

Champ or Chump: Isaac Paredes, Randy Arozarena, and Jazz Chisolm Jr. Fantasy Baseball Outlooks

It's trade deadline day, and fantasy managers are scrambling to keep up with all the moves. A.J. Puk and Hunter Harvey were once top saves specs, but both were traded before "the guy" on their former clubs. That makes them Chumps. Similarly, Jason Adam and Carlos Estevez enter situations where they'll get fewer saves than […]

Astros To Promote Pedro Leon

The Houston Astros are calling up outfield prospect Pedro Leon. Leon, 26, will make his big-league debut when he enters his first game. The Cuban signed with the Astros in the 2020-2021 offseason and has spent the last three seasons in Triple-A Sugar Land, where he has hit a minimum of 17 home runs each […]

Isaiah Lowe To Be Promoted To High-A

The San Diego Padres are set to promote pitching prospect Isaiah Lowe to High-A Fort Wayne. The right-hander has pitched well in Single-A Lake Elsinore with a 3.00 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 72 innings of work, which includes 13 starts in 18 appearances. MLB Pipeline ranks the 21-year-old as the Padres No. 16 prospect […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/30/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! Today is the trade deadline, so it's really important to check those lineups before you lock in your DFS squads. There are 11 games on the featured slate, so there are 22 teams to make sure there are no outlier lineup configurations. With players moving left, right, and center, a DFS gem […]