CJ McCollum Traded to the Wizards

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the New Orleans Pelicans are trading guard CJ McCollum to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Jordan Poole and Saddiq Bey (knee). The Wizards will also receive forward/center Kelly Olynyk. McCollum averaged 21.1 points, 3.8 assists, and 3.6 rebounds last season. However, he shot a career-low 37.3% from behind the […]

Cristian Javier Throws Batting Practice Session

Houston Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier (elbow) was able to throw a 20-pitch live batting practice session last week. Javier reportedly looked good during the session and was able to hit 95 mph on his fastball, according to Astros’ manager Joe Espada. It's nice to see Javier progressing to face live hitters. He continues to […]

Lance McCullers Jr. Throws Off the Mound

Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (foot) has resumed playing catch and was able to throw off the mound on Monday. It looks like McCullers is progressing well from a right foot sprain that landed him on the injured list. It's unclear if McCullers is going to require a rehab assignment or not. The […]

Yordan Alvarez Resumes Swinging a Bat

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (hand) was able to hit off a tee on Sunday. Now, Alvarez is set to do it again on Tuesday as he continues to work his way back from a fractured hand. Alvarez has been sidelined since early May, but is hopeful to get back in the lineup soon. […]

Cubs Option Ben Brown to Triple-A

The Chicago Cubs optioned right-hander Ben Brown to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday and reinstated right-hander Porter Hodge (hip) from the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. Brown surrendered eight runs in his five innings of work in Monday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals and will now head to the minors to make room […]

2025 Rocket Classic PGA Expert Roundtable and Survey (Premium)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers, and thanks for joining us for the 2025 Rocket Classic Premium RotoBaller Expert DFS Roundtable! We're offering this article each week as part of our PGA Premium subscription, and we hope that you will find it useful. This gives readers the chance […]

Mike Tauchman Back in White Sox's Lineup

Chicago White Sox outfielder Mike Tauchman (groin) is serving as the designated hitter and batting leadoff for the team on Tuesday against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks and right-hander Ryne Nelson. A groin injury kept Tauchman sidelined for the last four games, but he's back in there now and will hit atop the batting order for […]

Alex Noren Finishes Tied For 30th at Travelers Championship

Alex Noren finished T30 at last week’s Travelers Championship and will now focus on preparing for this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. Noren has one top-25 finish and missed the cut once in five starts this season. Over the past 12 months, Noren ranks in the 57th percentile in […]

Kurt Kitayama Misses The Cut at RBC Canadian Open

Kurt Kitayama missed the cut at the RBC Canadian Open three weeks ago and will now focus on preparing for this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. Kitayama has two top-25 finishes and missed the cut eight times in 15 starts this season. Over the past 12 months, Kitayama ranks […]

Doug Ghim Misses The Cut at U.S. Open

Doug Ghim missed the cut at the U.S. Open two weeks ago and will now focus on preparing for this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. So far this season, Ghim has three top-25 finishes and missed the cut six times in 16 starts. Over the past 12 months, Ghim […]

Tony Finau Finishes Tied For 66th at Travelers Championship

Tony Finau finished T66 at last week’s Travelers Championship and will now focus on preparing for this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. Finau has five top-25 finishes and missed the cut four times in 16 starts this season. Over the past 12 months, Finau ranks in the 80th percentile […]

Hideki Matsuyama Finishes Tied For 30th at Travelers Championship

Hideki Matsuyama finished T30 at last week’s Travelers Championship and will now focus on preparing for this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. So far this season, Matsuyama has one win, six top-25 finishes and missed the cut three times in 16 starts. Over the past 12 months, Matsuyama ranks […]

Tom Kim Finishes Tied For 45th at Travelers Championship

Tom Kim finished T45 at last week’s Travelers Championship and will now focus on preparing for this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. Kim has one top-25 finish and missed the cut five times in 17 starts this season. Over the past 12 months, Kim ranks in the 96th percentile […]

Matt Fitzpatrick Finishes Tied For 17th at Travelers Championship

Matt Fitzpatrick finished T17 at last week’s Travelers Championship and will now focus on preparing for next week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. Fitzpatrick has five top-25 finishes and missed the cut four times in 15 starts this season. Over the past 12 months, Fitzpatrick ranks in the 19th percentile […]

Patrick Cantlay Finishes Tied For 12th at Travelers Championship

Patrick Cantlay finished T12 at last week’s Travelers Championship and will now focus on preparing for this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic held at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. Cantlay has eight top-15 finishes and missed the cut twice in 14 starts this season. Over the past 12 months, Cantlay ranks in the 84th percentile […]

Orioles to Skip Tomoyuki Sugano's Next Start

Baltimore Orioles right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano will have his next start skipped on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers because the team is trying to give him as much rest as possible after he was in a six-man rotation during his career in Japan, according to interim manager Tony Mansolino. Instead, rookie right-hander Brandon Young will come […]

Jordan Westburg Still Out on Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg (finger) remains out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's contest at Camden Yards against the visiting Texas Rangers. Ramon Urias will make another start at third base and bat fifth against Rangers left-hander Jacob Latz. While the Orioles expect Westburg to avoid another trip to the injured list, this will […]

Sean Manaea Shut Down For 48-72 Hours

New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea (elbow, oblique) has been shut down from throwing for 48 to 72 hours due to discomfort stemming from a loose body in his left elbow, according to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo. Manaea was making progress and getting close to making his 2025 season debut after suffering an oblique injury back […]

Mark Andrews - 2025 Fantasy Football Busts and Overvalued Draft Picks

RotoBaller Ranking (half-PPR): TE6 Fantasy Draft Analysis: Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews really struggled out of the gate in 2024. He averaged 4.4 PPR fantasy points through the first five weeks and was a popular drop candidate early in the year. However, Andrews turned things around shortly after while emerging as a reliable tight end option […]

Frankie Montas Making Season Debut on Tuesday

The New York Mets announced on Tuesday that they reinstated right-hander Frankie Montas (lat) from the 60-day injured list and optioned right-hander Chris Devenski to Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move. Montas will make his 2025 debut on Tuesday and make the start against the division-rival Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. The 32-year-old veteran has […]

Lawrence Butler Drops to Six-Hole in Batting Order

Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler has been dropped from the leadoff spot to the six-hole for Tuesday's contest in Detroit against the Tigers and left-hander Tarik Skubal. It's not as if Butler has been struggling in June -- he's hit .265 (22-for-83) with three homers, seven doubles, eight RBI and two steals in 20 games during […]

Spencer Torkelson, Javier Baez Out on Tuesday

Detroit Tigers first baseman/designated hitter Spencer Torkelson and shortstop/outfielder Javier Baez are both out of the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the visiting Athletics. Colt Keith is at first base and is batting leadoff, while Trey Sweeney starts at the 6 and is hitting ninth against A's right-hander Luis Severino. Torkelson has had a strong […]

Yordan Alvarez Playing Catch

Houston Astros outfielder/designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (hand) is playing catch with manager Joe Espada in right field at Daikin Park on Tuesday before the team's contest against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, according to The Athletic's Chandler Rome. It's good to see Alvarez doing some baseball activities, but the 27-year-old All-Star slugger might not be back […]

Jordan Lawlar Dealing With Sore Hamstring in the Minors

Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop prospect Jordan Lawlar (hamstring) is dealing with a sore hamstring, which is why he hasn't been in Triple-A Reno's starting lineup the last three games. The team's top prospect, per MLB Pipeline, hasn't gone on the seven-day injured list, though, so he's just day-to-day and could be returning to action any day […]

Diamondbacks Officially Place Corbin Carroll on 10-Day Injured List

The Arizona Diamondbacks officially announced on Tuesday that they placed outfielder Corbin Carroll (wrist) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to June 21) with a fractured left wrist and recalled outfielder Jake McCarthy from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move. The D-backs thought Carroll would initially avoid the IL after he was hit by a […]

Cody Bradford to Undergo Season-Ending Elbow Surgery

Texas Rangers left-hander Cody Bradford (elbow) will have season-ending surgery to fix the UCL in his left elbow, according to general manager Chris Young. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday. It's unclear yet if Bradford will be having Tommy John surgery or an internal-brace procedure, or both, […]

DraftKings PGA DFS Lineup Picks - The Rocket Mortgage (2025)

Welcome, everyone, to my DraftKings PGA DFS lineup picks and advice for the 2025 Rocket Mortgage. I'll be providing DFS picks and analysis to help you set those winning DraftKings lineups. New starting this year -- if you want to see a deeper dive into my DraftKings analysis and thoughts for the week, you can click that […]

Cole Miller Reinstated, Assigned to Single-A Stockton

Athletics pitching prospect Cole Miller (elbow) has been activated from the 60-day injured list and assigned to Single-A Stockton. The 2023 fourth-round draft pick has yet to appear in a professional regular-season game after it was determined he would need Tommy John surgery before the 2024 season began. Now fully recovered, the righty recently finished […]

Patrick Mahomes - 2025 Fantasy Football Busts and Overvalued Draft Picks

RotoBaller Ranking: QB7 Fantasy Draft Analysis: There's no doubt that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the best signal-caller in the league. He is a three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time regular-season MVP in his first eight NFL seasons. From a fantasy perspective, though, Mahomes continues to be a disappointing option. He has finished […]

Max Homa Still on the Search For Consistency at Rocket Classic

The grind continues for Max Homa, who is still looking for the missing link in his golf game following a T54 finish last week at the Travelers. Ball striking is still the glaring issue, as he ranks 164th in strokes gained tee to green (-1.152). It's a problem that only seems to fix itself for […]