Luis Garcia Throws Another Bullpen Session

Houston Astros right-hander Luis Garcia (elbow) threw another bullpen session on Wednesday as he continues to rehab from Tommy John surgery that he had in May of 2023. Garcia started throwing bullpens in April and is taking a slow progression to eventually go out on a minor-league rehab assignment. The expectation is that he will […]

When Will Garrett Whitlock Return and Be Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

When healthy, the Boston Red Sox have one of the more exciting young pitching staffs in the American League. The only problem so far this season is that they have not all been healthy - not at least at the same time. Nick Pivetta, Brayan Bello, and Garrett Whitlock have all spent time on the […]

Echedry Vargas Tallies Three Hits And Hits Second Long Ball

Texas Rangers infield prospect Echedry Vargas went 3-for-4 at the plate on Wednesday with his second home run of the season. Across his first extended look at Single-A, the 19-year-old has posted a .242/.290/.403 slash line with four stole bases. Vargas spent most of last season with the Rookie League and only played one game […]

Zach Dezenzo Limited With Wrist Injury

Houston Astros infielder Zach Dezenzo (wrist), the team's No. 5 prospect per MLB Pipeline, was limited in major-league camp during spring training with a wrist injury and remains on a slow rehab plan. Dezenzo appeared in 31 games last year at High-A Asheville and 63 games for Double-A Corpus Christi, where he hit .257 with […]

Brice Matthews On Minor-League Injured List

Houston Astros shortstop Brice Matthews (back), the team's No. 4 prospect per MLB Pipeline, was placed on the seven-day injured list on May 7 at High-A Asheville with lower-back tightness. Matthews, the team's first-round pick last year, was hitting just .229/.364/.286 with two doubles in 35 games for the Tourists before getting hurt. The 22-year-old […]

Top 600 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Points Leagues Rest-of-Season Updates (May 2024)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more fantasy baseball rankings. The fantasy baseball season is flying by, as we are already a month and a half into it. There have been many injuries to navigate through, as well as highly touted players who have struggled so far to start the year. We are here to help you […]

Ben Williamson Being Promoted To Double-A

Seattle Mariners third base prospect Ben Williamson is being promoted to Double-A. Williamson has been progressing through the Seattle system very quickly over the past two seasons. Last season, he spent time in the Rookie League and Single-A and posted an overall .268/.318/.415 line. Then he began this season with High-A Modesto and posted a […]

Chas McCormick To Play In Another Rehab Game

Houston Astros outfielder Chas McCormick (hamstring) played in his second straight minor-league rehab game on Wednesday with Double-A Corpus Christi and went 0-for-4 as the designated hitter. McCormick went 0-for-2 in five innings in center field on Tuesday after going 2-for-5 in his first rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land. He'll have the […]

Colby Thomas Launches Ninth Home Run Of The Season

Oakland Athletics outfield prospect Colby Thomas went 3-for-6 at the plate on Wednesday with a two-run shot, which was his ninth of the season. Through his first 33 games at Double-A, the 23-year-old has posted a strong .281/.331/.540 slash line with 23 RBI and nine swiped bags. Last season, through a similar 54 games at […]

DJ LeMahieu To Begin Rehab Assignment Friday

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu (foot) will do a full workout on Thursday at Double-A Somerset with the expectation being that he will start his minor-league assignment on Friday. LeMahieu went on a rehab assignment in the minors last month before being shut down after just one game due to renewed soreness in his […]

Taylor Walls Has Started His Progression

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls (hip) has started a spring training-type progression at the team's spring complex in Port Charlotte, Fla., which will take about two weeks before he starts getting into games. Manager Kevin Cash said the team received a "very good report" from Walls' visit with Dr. J.W. Thomas Byrd on April […]

Maddux Bruns Continues Scoreless Streak With Seven Punchouts On Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching prospect Maddux Bruns tossed four shutout innings on Wednesday. He struck out seven and allowed just two hits and one free pass. After allowing just one earned run in his first start of the season, the 21-year-old has kept the scoresheet clean in his previous three starts. On the season, […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: LaMonte Wade Jr. is coming off a season in which he belted 17 home runs and posted a .347 wOBA with 122 wRC+. The lefty's OBP last season was an astounding .373. So what has he done for an encore in 2024? […]

The Best of Both Worlds: NBA DFS Cash and GPP Targets for 5/16 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article is here to provide you with a daily grasp on a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. These will be tiered so that you can gather the ideas with ease. Here is your legend so […]

Chris Devenski Throwing Pain-Free

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Chris Devenski (knee) is throwing pain-free bullpen sessions and will soon face hitters in live batting practice at the team's spring complex in Port Charlotte, Fla. Devenski landed on the injured list on April 29 (retroactive to April 26) with right-knee tendinitis. Devenski said he was optimistic that he wouldn't miss […]

Dylan Crews Continues Hot Streak With Two Doubles On Wednesday

Washington Nationals outfield prospect Dylan Crews went 3-for-5 at the plate on Wednesday with two doubles and four RBI. After starting off slow at Double-A with a .224/.296/.367 slash line through April, the top prospect in Washington has bounced back with a strong showing through the first half of May. Since May 1, the 22-year-old […]

Ryan Pepiot Close To Returning

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Ryan Pepiot (leg) was placed on the 15-day injured list after being struck by a line drive against the Mets on May 5, but he said he felt good after throwing a bullpen session off the mound on Sunday. Pepiot threw another bullpen on Tuesday and expects to spend "minimal time" […]

Hao-Yu Lee - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis (Week 8)

PROSPECT: Hao-Yu Lee, 2B, Detroit Tigers CURRENT LEVEL: Double-A 2024 STATS: 28 G, .273/.357/.436, Three HR, 18 RBI, 18 R, Four SB, 11.1% BB%, 20.6% K%, .329 BABIP, .366 wOBA, 128 wRC+ ANALYSIS: Lee is a former international signing from Taiwan who was acquired from the Phillies at last summer's trade deadline. He was swapped for Michael […]

Nolan Jones Begins Rehab Assignment

Colorado Rockies outfielder Nolan Jones (back) started his minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday and went 0-for-3 with an RBI and a strikeout for the Isotopes while playing five innings in left field. It was the 26-year-old's first game since going on the 10-day injured list in late April with a lower-back strain. […]

Jasson Dominguez Will Return To Minors After Rehab Stint

New York Yankees top prospect Jasson Dominguez (elbow) will be optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and not rejoin the Yankees as a starting center fielder or bench player when he completes his rehab assignment in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Dominguez's 20-day rehab assignment will be up on June 4. The 21-year-old is rusty after […]

Byron Buxton Could Return Saturday

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (knee) will play another minor-league rehab game with Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, and if all goes well, he'll be back from the injured list to rejoin the Twins on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians. Buxton went 0-for-3 while playing seven innings in center field on Wednesday in his first […]

RotoBaller Custom Category Leagues Rankings - Roto and H2H (Including Best Ball)

The custom rankings service offered on this page is for custom Roto and H2H Leagues, including Best Ball Roto Leagues, but not for Points Leagues. If you are looking for custom rankings for Points Leagues, please click here. Welcome and congratulations! You're about to gain a large competitive advantage in preparing for your category leagues […]

Chris Clegg's Top 250 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings (May Updates)

Welcome back RotoBallers to my top 250 dynasty fantasy baseball rankings, freshly updated for May 2024. It's been an exciting first few weeks of the 2024 MLB and fantasy baseball season, filled with lots of movement in our dynasty rankings. For those who are not familiar, I will be releasing monthly updates to my fantasy […]

Vinicius Salvador Moves Up To Bantamweight At UFC Vegas 92

Vinicius Salvador (14-6) is set to move up to bantamweight to face Adrian Yanez at UFC Vegas 92 on Saturday. Salvador is 0-2 in the UFC as he's coming off a decision loss to CJ Vergara in a fight he missed weight in, which caused the decision to move up. The Brazilian enters this fight […]

Adrian Yanez Looks To Snap Losing Skid At UFC Vegas 92

Adrian Yanez (16-5) is set to take on Vinicius Salvador on the main card of UFC Vegas 92. Yanez is coming off back-to-back stoppage losses to Jonathan Martinez and Rob Font which snapped his nine-fight winning streak. Yanez now enters this fight as a massive favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,300. […]

Themba Gorimbo A Favorite At UFC Vegas 92

Themba Gorimbo (12-4) is set to take on Ramiz Brahimaj on the main card of UFC Vegas 92 on Saturday. Gorimbo is coming off a 32-second knockout win to extend his win streak to two after losing his debut. The 33-year-old went viral after Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson bought him a house after hearing his […]

Ramiz Brahimaj Ends Layoff At UFC Vegas 92

Ramiz Brahimaj (10-4) is set to end his two-year-long layoff on Saturday when he takes on Themba Gorimbo on the main card of UFC Vegas 92. Brahimaj hasn't fought since February of 2022 when he scored a first-round submission over Micheal Gillmore. With the layoff, Brahimaj enters the bout as the underdog as DraftKings has […]

Joe Pavelski Shows Signs Of Life With Two-Point Effort

Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski enjoyed a two-point outing against the Avalanche in Wednesday's 5-3 loss. He scored his first postseason goal of the year and picked up a power-play assist. Pavelski is ranked fourth all-time among American skaters in playoff points in the NHL, but the veteran has been off his game in 2024. […]

Bryan Woo Picks Up First Win On Wednesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo picked up his first win of the season in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Royals. The righty went five-and-a-third innings in his second start off the IL, allowing one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out five. In his two starts, the 24-year-old has allowed […]