Nick Gates Placed On Injured Reserve

The New York Giants placed offensive lineman Nick Gates (leg) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday after he suffered a gruesome leg injury in the Week 2 loss to the Washington Football Team last Thursday. Gates was making his first career start at left guard when he fractured his lower left leg and was carted off […]

Daniel Lynch Allows Four Runs In Loss To Indians

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Daniel Lynch suffered his sixth loss of the year as the team fell 4-1 to the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. He pitched six innings and allowed four hits, three walks and four earned runs while striking out five. The majority of the damage came in the first inning when Lynch […]

James Kaprielian Likely Moving To Bullpen

Oakland Athletics right-hander James Kaprielian looks to be the odd man out of the rotation after Chris Bassitt (head) returns from the injured list on Thursday, according to manager Bob Melvin. It's not set in stone yet, and it depends on how Bassitt looks once he's back on the mound. Kaprielian is having a solid […]

Padres Designate Jake Arrieta For Assignment

The San Diego Padres have designated Jake Arrieta for assignment on Tuesday, all but ending his brief tenure with the club. Arrieta signed with the Padres on August 16 after the Chicago Cubs let him go earlier in the year. In 24 starts this season, he owns a 7.39 ERA with an ugly 17.7 K% […]

Kirill Kaprizov Inks New Five-Year Pact With Minnesota

Kirill Kaprizov signed a five-year deal with the Minnesota Wild early Tuesday evening. The contract will pay him $9 million per season. Kaprizov almost hoped for a deal like this from the beginning. He even walked away from an eight-year deal with similar dollars over the summer. Little of that matters now as the Calder […]

Pablo Lopez Throws Bullpen Session Tuesday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez (shoulder) threw a 21-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday, according to Christina De Nicola of MLB.com. It was his second bullpen session and came a few days after he threw to live hitters. Lopez was placed on the injured list on July 17 with a right rotator cuff strain and […]

Elvis Merzlikins Signs Five-Year Extension With Columbus

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Elvis Merzlikins agreed to a five-year extension on Tuesday. Merzlikins will get paid an AAV of $5.4 million. He went 8-12-5 last year for the Blue Jackets with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage. The goaltender followed up a brilliant rookie season with a solid second act. […]

Trea Turner On A Seven-Game Hitting Streak

Los Angeles Dodgers middle infielder Trea Turner was on a seven-game hitting streak going into Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies. He recorded four walks and five runs scored over the seven-game stretch. Turner has been with the Dodgers for nearly two months now. Over 40 games with the team, he's slashing .302/.351/.459. During his […]

Noah Syndergaard Begins Rehab Wednesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (elbow) is starting a rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. He's missed the past two seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He was in line to return earlier in the year but faced multiple setbacks in his recovery. It's probably […]

Ryan Brasier Recalled By Red Sox On Tuesday

The Boston Red Sox called up relief pitcher Ryan Brasier from Triple-A prior to Tuesday's game against the New York Mets. The team sent fellow reliever Garrett Whitlock (pectoral) to the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Brasier has made just five appearances for the Red Sox this year and he has a 4.15 […]

Scott Kazmir Starting Wednesday

San Francisco Giants left-hander Scott Kazmir will start Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. The Giants have been rolling with a four-man rotation lately but will recall Kazmir, who's been pitching in Triple-A. It's his first season in the bigs since 2016, and he made […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 3

Each week at RotoBaller we provide you with various fantasy football waiver wire articles to help you decide which free agent players to pickup off waivers. Our amazing team of analysts here whip them up as early in the week as possible, and update them as more news is announced. To kick things off each […]

Tyrone Taylor Activated And Starting On Tuesday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Tyrone Taylor (oblique) was activated from the injured list prior to Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. He is slotted into the No. 8 spot in the team's batting order for the game. To clear roster space for Taylor, relief pitcher Miguel Sanchez was sent to Triple-A. Taylor missed about a […]

Alfonso Rivas Placed On 10-Day Injured List

The Chicago Cubs placed first baseman/outfielder Alfonso Rivas (finger) on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Outfielder Nick Martini was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move. Rivas is dealing with a right middle finger injury. He'll have a chance to return during the team's penultimate series of the year if he only requires […]

Adam Engel Goes 1-For-4 In His Return

Chicago White Sox outfielder Adam Engel (shoulder) was activated from the injured list prior to Tuesday's game against the Detroit Tigers. He started in right field and batted eighth in the game, going 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Engel was sidelined for about a month due to left shoulder inflammation. He also […]

Bills Work Out Quinton Dunbar, Damarious Randall

The Buffalo Bills worked out free-agent cornerback Quinton Dunbar and safety Damarious Randall on Tuesday. Dunbar signed with the Detroit Lions in the offseason, but he was released during training camp in mid-August. In five games for the Seattle Seahawks in 2020, Dunbar had five passes defensed and an interception in six games. Randall was […]

Freddie Swain Getting Plenty Of Separation

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Freddie Swain leads the NFL through two weeks of play with an average of 7.5 yards of separation from defenders. With rookie Dee Eskridge missing Week 2 with a concussion, Swain stepped into the No. 3 role and has played 59.3 percent of the offensive snaps through two weeks behind D.K. […]

Kohei Arihara Clears Waivers, Sent To Triple-A

The Texas Rangers designated starting pitcher Kohei Arihara for assignment on Sunday. He cleared waivers and he has now been outrighted to Triple-A Round Rock. The 29-year-old struggled in his first taste of the MLB this year, going 2-4 with a 6.64 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP over 10 starts. In his most recent start […]

Quez Watkins The Fastest Ball-Carrier In Week 2

Philadelphia Eagles second-year wide receiver Quez Watkins was the fastest ball-carrier in Week 2 and through the first two weeks of the season when he reached 21.62 mph on his 91-yard reception in Week 2 against the San Francisco 49ers. He finished the game with just two catches for 117 yards, but he's caught all […]

Wil Myers Sitting Against Giants On Tuesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers is not part of the starting lineup on Tuesday as the team prepares to face Kevin Gausman and the San Francisco Giants. The Padres are going with Tommy Pham, Jurickson Profar and Trent Grisham in the outfield for the game. Myers has been left out of the starting lineup […]

Brett Anderson To Start Against Cardinals On Wednesday

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brett Anderson (shoulder) will be activated from the injured list and he will start Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The left-hander has been sidelined since the start of the month after getting hit in his pitching shoulder by a comebacker. He is expected to be on a bit of a […]

FAB Bidding - Week 3 Waiver Wire Targets

Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). Week 2 usually serves up humble pie to those who saw Week 1 and went, "Oh, now I get it...I'll […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Week 2 was ugly in the early slate with low-scoring games and QB injuries across the board. Things picked up through the afternoon but the typical surprises that make fantasy football so aggravating at times resurfaced. Touchdown vultures, mid-game injuries, and big-name duds (looking at you, Alvin Kamara) were all present. Nevertheless, we move on to […]

The Cut List - Time To Let Go? Week 3

As a hardcore NFL fan and one who loves to play couch-General Manager a little more than I probably should, the one thing I've learned is that mistakes are okay. They're going to happen. Drafting in the NFL Draft or fantasy football for that matter is incredibly difficult. Don't believe me? Go back and look […]

Pat Elflein Heads To Injured Reserve

The Carolina Panthers placed offensive guard Pat Elflein (hamstring) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday. Also, defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos (ankle) will not play on Thursday night against the Houston Texans. Elflein will now miss at least the next three weeks of action. The 27-year-old wasn't all that solid late in the 2020 season, and he […]

Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds

Deeper leagues are the forgotten stepchild of fantasy football content. Waiver wire articles typically focus on players that are available in 10 or 12 team leagues. It can be frustrating when you click through articles and every player named is already rostered in your 16, 20 or 24 team league.  That is exactly what this […]

Vikings Release Ameer Abdullah

The Minnesota Vikings released running back Ameer Abdullah on Tuesday and signed backup quarterback Sean Mannion to the 53-man roster in a corresponding move. Abdullah was just signed to the active roster last weekend, but he might eventually wind up back on Minnesota's practice squad. The 28-year-old had as many snaps as backup Alexander Mattison […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

After two weeks of the regular season, some of the running backs that were drafted in the early and middle rounds have performed effectively for anyone who selected them. Hopefully, you are among the fantasy managers that have received favorable results from these players. Unfortunately, other runners have not produced the results that were expected. Some […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

NFL Week 2 was extremely chaotic, with injuries happening at a blistering pace. But wide receiver ended up being a fairly safe position this week, aside from multiple Texans wideouts getting hurt ahead of a a short week for the Texans. Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

It only took two weeks of NFL action for fantasy football managers to desperately need tight ends. There are no teams on bye to cause concern for fantasy footballers, but there are certainly plenty of problems to cause ulcers to flare up. Baltimore’s Mark Andrews and San Francisco’s George Kittle have not scored a touchdown […]