Nolan Arenado Hits Fourth Homer Of Season Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado had a nice game at the plate in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Reds. Arenado went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk. The 33-year-old lined a fourth-inning Andrew Abbott fastball into the left-field seats for his fourth home run of the season. Arenado's offensive numbers […]

Trevor Megill Leaves After Being Hit By Comebacker

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Trevor Megill (arm) was forced to leave Tuesday's game in the 10th inning against the visiting division-rival Chicago Cubs after he was hit in the right arm by a line drive off the bat of outfielder Mike Tauchman. Megill was hit with the loss, his first of the year, after allowing […]

Francisco Lindor Injures Finger On Bunt Attempt

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (finger) hurt his left index finger on his bunt attempt late in the loss in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Tuesday against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers. Lindor's finger was swollen and looked painful, but he said X-rays came back negative for any breaks. The 30-year-old left-handed hitter […]

Ryan Fox Trying To Contend On PGA Tour

Ryan Fox has eight international wins. However, the golfer from New Zealand never has quite put it together during a PGA event. Fox has been mostly close to average in terms of strokes gained. However, Fox's driving accuracy has been an abysmal 54.23% and getting shots on the greens at 63.47% is disturbing as well. […]

Nicolai Hojgaard Finding The PGA Grind Rough

Nicolai Hojgaard is still only 23 years old. The golfer from Denmark is playing more and more events on the PGA Tour. In 12 tournaments, Hojgaard has been up and down making seven cuts and missing five. Despite the four international wins, the Danish golfer has largely floundered aside from the T-16th at The Masters. […]

Kevin Yu In For A Long Week At RBC Canadian Open

Aside from a few splashes of form, Kevin Yu has been an unreliable source for DFS players this season. He is a beast off the tee, but with a putter, he couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat (156th in strokes gained putting: -0.536). It's been the downfall of every tournament so […]

Is Aidan O'Connell or Gardner Minshew the QB1 for the Raiders?

The Las Vegas Raiders had an opportunity to select one of the highly-touted quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL draft. However, doing so entailed giving up some assets to move up the draft board. Eventually, six quarterbacks were taken before they went on the clock for the 13th overall pick. As it turned out, the […]

Doug Ghim Struggling With His Golf Game This Spring

Doug Ghim started off 2024 rather well. The American golfer finished in the Top 16 in five consecutive tournaments. Then Spring came and Ghim's game started to fade. He narrowly made the cut at the Valspar Championship then missed consecutive cuts. Ghim has not finished in the Top 25 since March (six events). He ranks […]

Ben Griffin Attempts To Rebound Up In Canada

Ben Griffin has endured a tough time the past two tournaments. The American golfer withdrew from the PGA Championship after 18 holes. Then, he missed the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Griffin has not been driving the ball well or accurately (126th and 144th on tour respectively). Can putting be enough at the Hamilton, […]

It Is Full Steam Ahead For Davis Thompson At RBC Canadian Open

After a missed cut at the first of the month, Davis Thompson has strung together a couple of solid finishes at the Myrtle Beach Classic (T2) and the Charles Schwab Challenge (T17). His ball-striking tee to green has been world-class, averaging +0.876 strokes gained off the tee and +0.76 strokes gained on approach over his […]

Dawand Jones Could Be Full-Go For Training Camp

Cleveland Browns second-year right tackle Dawand Jones (knee), who was taken in the fourth round in 2023 out of Ohio State, is still recovering from surgery to fix his torn right MCL that he suffered in practice on Dec. 7. The injury caused him to miss the final five games of the year and the […]

Keider Montero Coming Up For Wednesday's Doubleheader

According to a source, the Detroit Tigers are calling up pitching prospect Keider Montero from Triple-A Toledo to be the 27th man on Wednesday for their doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nothing is official yet, but it looks like Detroit's No. 7 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, will make his major-league debut on Wednesday in a […]

Erik Van Rooyen Looking To Ride With The Hot Putter In Canada

It has been an impressive year on the greens for Erik Van Rooyen, as the South African ranks 17th in strokes gained putting (+0.505). A statistic in which his best previous finish was 64th in the 20-21 season. He is holing putts from everywhere (9th in average distance of putts made: 80'6") and striking the […]

Vinnie Pasquantino Has Leg Contusion

Updating a previous report, Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (leg) left Tuesday night's game against the Minnesota Twins early with a lower left-leg contusion. X-rays came back negative and he is considered day-to-day for now. Pasquantino collided with Twins outfielder Byron Buxton in the third inning and took a knee to the shin […]

76ers Willing To Give Jimmy Butler A Max Extension

According to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the 76ers are reportedly willing to offer Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler a max contract extension. Of course, Miami would need to make him available. But if the Butler era in South Beach is finished, Philadelphia would be required to give him a two-year extension worth $113 […]

Quarterback Contract Predictions for Trevor Lawrence, Tua Tagovailoa - 2024 NFL Outlook

Trevor Lawrence and Tua Tagovailoa are two quarterbacks eligible for contract extensions. They've had modest success in the NFL, leading their teams to the playoffs. Lawrence has an edge because he has a postseason victory under his belt. Tagovailoa, on the other hand, has been making significant strides in his career. He recently set career […]

Daniel Berger Heads Back To RBC Canadian Open

Daniel Berger finished tied for 45th at last week's Charles Schwab Challenge. Berger has been playing quality golf over his previous five tournaments, with one top-15 finish and four top-50 finishes. This is in stark contrast to the form he showed at the beginning of the season when he missed four out of five cuts […]

Akshay Bhatia Has Bounce-Back Opportunity At RBC Canadian Open

Akshay Bhatia missed the cut at last week's Charles Schwab Challenge, marking his second straight missed cut. Before his missed cut at the PGA Championship two weeks ago, Bhatia had made the cut in five straight tournaments, achieving three top-20 finishes and one win during that same period. Bhatia played in this event last year […]

Tom Kim Playing Well Heading To RBC Canadian Open

Tom Kim tied for 24th at last week's Charles Schwab Challenge and tied for 26th at the PGA Championship two weeks ago. He has only missed two cuts in the 14 tournaments he has played during the 2024 season. This year will mark Kim's debut at the RBC Canadian Open, and considering he hasn't missed […]

Week 10 Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers: Ep. 148 of The Operating Room

RotoWire's Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) joins Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) to discuss risers and fallers for Week 10 of the fantasy baseball season. https://www.patreon.com/RotoSurgeon Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel SiriusXM 87) every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET and Sundays from 3-5 PM.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup […]

Maverick McNealy Returns To RBC Canadian Open

Maverick McNealy is making his second appearance at the RBC Canadian Open. He missed the cut in his debut appearance last year. McNealy has had a solid 2024 season so far with two top-10 finishes and three top-25 finishes. He finished tied for 17th at last week's Charles Schwab Challenge and tied for 23rd two […]

Alex Noren Yet To Miss A Cut Heading To RBC Canadian Open

Alex Noren is competing in the RBC Canadian Open this week after finishing tied for 12th at the PGA Championship two weeks ago. Noren has been in excellent form this season, not missing a cut in the 12 tournaments he has played. He has achieved eight straight top-25 finishes, including two top-10 finishes. The last […]

Rory McIlroy Continues Stellar Season At RBC Canadian Open

Rory McIlroy is set to compete in the RBC Canadian Open this week after his last appearance at the PGA Championship two weeks ago, where he finished tied for 12th. Over the past six weeks, McIlroy has been in great form, achieving two wins and three top-25 finishes. His previous performances at this tournament have […]

Creed Willems Flashing Raw Power

Baltimore Orioles catching prospect Creed Willems has been showcasing his elite raw power once again this season at High-A and could be joining Double-A in the coming months. Through the first 38 games, the 20-year-old is riding a .227/.299/.500 with nine long balls and seven doubles. He is on pace to smash his previous season-high […]

Alex Ramirez Showing Elite Speed

New York Mets outfield prospect Alex Ramirez is on pace to smash his previous career-high in stolen bases this season. Currently, through 39 games with Double-A, the 21-year-old has already stolen 19 bases. His previous season-high was 21 swiped bags in 2022. In the batter's box he has posted a solid .247/.318/.351 line with two […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Braxton Garrett and Trevor Williams

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. We've got two NL East arms to look at this week. First, we'll deep dive […]

Eric Stokes In A Great Place

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur thinks cornerback Eric Stokes (hamstring) is in a great place physically and mentally this offseason after he missed most of the last two years with injuries. LaFleur also said he thinks Stokes is "in the best shape" he's ever seen him in. "When you look at him physically, […]

Spencer Giesting Dominant At High-A

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitching prospect Spencer Giesting has been nearly unhittable at High-A this season and is nearing a promotion to Double-A. In seven starts (41 innings), he has posted a 0.66 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, and 10:46 BB:K ratio. This is a significant improvement over his 4.00 ERA and 1.46 WHIP he held across 117 […]

Is Kendre Miller or Jamaal Williams the RB2 for the Saints?

Alvin Kamara has long been entrenched as the New Orleans Saints’ RB1. 2023 was another strong fantasy football season. He finished as the RB11 in PPR leagues despite missing four games. Things get more interesting behind Kamara. Second-year back Kendre Miller and eighth-year veteran Jamaal Williams are the other backs of note on the roster. […]

Tony Jefferson Coming Out Of Retirement

Former Baltimore Ravens star safety Tony Jefferson is coming out of retirement and plans to play in 2024, according to a source. Jefferson has stayed in shape, has been training on his own, and wants to play again. He intends to start talking to teams in the near future after spending last year with the […]