Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Pete Alonso, Ronald Acuna Jr., Nolan Jones, Tyler O'Neill, Triston Casas, Masataka Yoshida, and more

Over two months into the 2024 MLB season, injuries are beginning to pile up. Injuries complicate fantasy lineup decisions, so it's important to stay in the know. That said, let's take a look at injured hitters Pete Alonso, Ronald Acuna Jr., Nolan Jones, Tyler O'Neill, Triston Casas, Masataka Yoshida, and more. This is our weekly […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 11)

We're going to take our usual look around the league as we head into the weekend to see who is showing signs of some meaningful trends that can be revealing in some form or another. Perhaps a hitter is about to break out or on the verge of a cold spell. Checking in on who's […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Masyn Winn, Nolan Gorman, Ben Brown, Spencer Schwellenbach, Reed Garrett

Hey, RotoBallers! We are back at RotoBaller HQ with more fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. Today, we will review our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 10 -- May 27 through June 2 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. The […]

Fantasy Baseball Lineup Notes: Batting Order, Platoons, and Playing Time Changes - Week 10

We're onto Week 10 in the fantasy baseball world. Wild things continue to happen in baseball, including my Rockies winning back-to-back series against two of the best teams in the majors. Condolences to Guardians and Phillies fans, but due to losing a series to the 2024 Colorado Rockies, your teams are now up for relegation […]

Top MLB DFS Stacks For FanDuel, DraftKings - Daily Fantasy Baseball (5/31/24)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to a brand new MLB DFS article for the 2024 season! We will still be bringing you a full slate breakdown every day, but this companion piece is intended to help you determine which offenses you are going to stack in your tournament (GPP) lineups. Since we get some of our biggest slates […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/31/24) - Today's Top Lineups

There is only one day game Friday, leaving us with a bevy of night games to enjoy. That also means that we have a ton of options to wade through on DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 5/31/2024, with the slate starting at […]

Jadher Areinamo - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis (Week 10)

PROSPECT: Jadher Areinamo, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers CURRENT LEVEL: High-A 2024 STATS: 32 G, .346/.426/.631, Seven HR, 20 RBI, 34 R, 10 SB, 10.8% BB%, 24.3% K%, .437 BABIP, .481 wOBA, 218 wRC+ ANALYSIS: The Brewers signed Areinamo out of Venezuela in 2021. He's a talented hitter with an aggressive mentality at the plate. As a result, […]

Brandon Lowe Retreats To The Bench

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe will retreat to the bench on Thursday against the visiting Oakland Athletics with a left-handed pitcher on the mound. Outfielder Richie Palacios and infielder Jonathan Aranda are also taking the day off. With Lowe sitting, Amed Rosario will start at second base and bat seventh against A's lefty […]

Twins Resting Lefty Hitters Against Southpaw

The Minnesota Twins are resting their left-handed bats in Thursday's meeting against the visiting Kansas City Royals with left-hander Daniel Lynch taking over in a spot start for the sick Brady Singer. Edouard Julien, Max Kepler, Alex Kirilloff and Trevor Larnach are all taking a seat. Manuel Margot is in right field and is batting […]

Jared Serna Drives In Seven Runs

New York Yankees middle infield prospect Jared Serna had a big night for High-A Hudson Valley on Wednesday. The 21-year-old went 2-for-4 with two runs, one walk, two homers and seven RBI. Four of those RBI came from Serna sending a grand slam to the bleachers in the bottom of the second inning. According to […]

Red Sox Recall Enmanuel Valdez

The Boston Red Sox recalled infielder Enmanuel Valdez on Wednesday to take the roster spot of outfielder Tyler O'Neill (knee), with the latter being placed on the 10-day injured list. Valdez, 25,  will be in his second stint with the Red Sox this season and made his debut in 2023. Valdez performed well in 49 […]

H2H Points League Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 10) - Hitters and Pitchers

At RotoBaller, we have you covered with points league pickups for the upcoming week on the weekends, but the world of fantasy baseball changes fast! What if you have a guy who suffered an injury, and most of the suggestions are gone? Our mid-week pickups are geared towards finding players on a hot streak and […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/30/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! There are eight games on our pre-weekend plate, but it's split into two slates of four. This article focuses on the evening games that start in Boston and end in Los Angeles.  Don't look now, but the Tigers are gaining momentum. Over the last month, they are second in OPS (.763), third in […]

Hot MLB Prospects to Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Week 10

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We're heading into Week 10 of the fantasy baseball season. The minor league baseball season is off to a hot start, providing us with plenty of big plays and impressive prospect performances. It's imperative to monitor the top fantasy baseball prospects who have turned heads thus far. The players listed here are […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash (Week 10): Redraft Rankings

The prospect front continues to be rather quiet lately in terms of promotions. Over the last week or so, we've seen Marco Luciano return to the Majors, along with the promotions of Johnathan Rodriguez in Cleveland and Ryan Bliss in Seattle, but that's about it. In fact, the biggest prospect name to change levels was […]

Junior Caminero Placed On Injured List, Could Miss 4-6 Weeks

Tampa Bay Rays infield prospect Junior Caminero (quadriceps) was placed on the injured list Wednesday afternoon in the minors, resulting from a quad strain he suffered on the last play of Tuesday night's game. He's expected to miss the next four to six weeks. Caminero had been playing well at Triple-A Durham. In 153 plate […]

X-Rays Negative On Jordan Westburg, Not In Lineup Wednesday

While X-rays on Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg's right hand/wrist came back negative, he is not in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday against the visiting Boston Red Sox. Fantasy managers will need to remove Westburg from their starting lineups on Wednesday, but he's feeling a lot better and should have a good chance to […]

Gavin Lux, Jason Heyward Out Against Lefty

Both Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux and outfielder Jason Heyward are sitting on Wednesday against the New York Mets with left-hander David Peterson on the mound. Mookie Betts will slide over to second base, allowing Miguel Rojas to enter the lineup at shortstop while hitting eighth in the batting order. Teoscar Hernandez shifts […]

MLB Adds Negro League Stats To Record Books

Major League Baseball has made the decision to include statistics of more than 2,300 Negro League players into their record books, which means that several major-league records are now held by Josh Gibson. The new MLB.com database will have records from seven different Negro Leagues from 1920-48 with longstanding American League and National League records. […]

Marcus Semien Getting Rare Rest Day

Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien is taking his first day off of the year and his first since May of 2022 for Wednesday's matinee game against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. With Semien on the bench, Ezequiel Duran is at the keystone and is batting ninth, while outfielder Travis Jankowski is serving as the designated […]

Adael Amador - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis (Week 10)

PROSPECT: Adael Amador, 2B, Colorado Rockies CURRENT LEVEL: Double-A 2024 STATS: 39 G, .179/.339/.271, Four HR, 16 RBI, 26 R, 18 SB, 17.8% BB%, 18.4% K%, .202 BABIP, .306 wOBA, 88 wRC+ ANALYSIS: Amador is one of the best hitters in minor league baseball, making terrific pure contact. He combines his bat-to-ball skills with plus speed, […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Francisco Lindor, Tyler O'Neill, Vinnie Pasquantino, Rhys Hoskins, Josh Lowe, and more

As midweek MLB action is set to begin, we have plenty of key players in the injury headlines. Injuries complicate fantasy lineup decisions, so it's important to stay in the know. That said, let's take a look at banged-up Francisco Lindor, Tyler O'Neill, Vinnie Pasquantino, Rhys Hoskins, Josh Lowe, and more. This is our weekly […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/29/24) - Today's Top Lineups

There are several day games on Wednesday, including a doubleheader between the Tigers and Pirates. After that, we’ll have seven games that will make up the main evening slates on DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 5/29/2024, with the slate starting at 7:20 […]

Nolan Gorman Hits Ninth Homer

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman/third baseman Nolan Gorman continued his power surge when he went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's victory versus the rival Cincinnati Reds. Gorman has been having a rough season for the Cardinals, but has picked it up lately and now has five of his nine homers in the month […]

Jadher Areinamo Producing Great Results At The Plate

Milwaukee Brewers infield prospect Jadher Areinamo was signed out of Venezuela in 2021. He's a talented hitter with an aggressive mentality at the plate. As a result, he draws very few walks, but he has also kept his strikeout rate relatively low. On a less positive note, his power is nearly nonexistent; he's averaging just […]

Adael Amador Has Huge Week Versus Portland

Colorado Rockies infield prospect Adael Amador is one of the best hitters in minor league baseball, making terrific pure contact. He combines his bat-to-ball skills with plus speed, making him a threat to leg out extra-base hits and swipe bags. He also has a phenomenal 1.03 K/BB ratio this season, confirming that he has great […]

Davis Schneider Picks Up Three Hits

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Davis Schneider went 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles and three RBI in Tuesday's victory versus the Chicago White Sox. Schneider has been having a good season for the Blue Jays and was recently rewarded by primarily leading off with outfielder George Springer in a season-long slump. For the season, […]

MLB DFS Value Picks For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/29/24) - Daily Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

Earlier this week, we launched a new MLB DFS piece here at RotoBaller that is specifically focused on saving you DFS salary when you go to build your daily fantasy baseball lineups on FanDuel and DraftKings tonight! We will be hunting for bargains daily because nailing some value picks that produce is one of the […]

Well-Known Fantasy Baseball Players - Drop, Hold, or Sell Low? (Week 10)

With Memorial Day in our rearview mirror, it’s time to look more seriously at fantasy baseball standings. There is still time to make up ground, but making key roster moves now might be necessary. Several well-known hitters are off to slow starts. Deciding what to do with them can be difficult, based on the draft […]

A's Reinstate Aledmys Diaz, Cut Tyler Nevin

The Oakland Athletics reinstated infielder Aledmys Diaz (calf) from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday and designated infielder Tyler Nevin for assignment in a corresponding move. Diaz is finally back from a strained right calf that he suffered in spring training in early March, but he won't immediately return to Oakland's starting lineup against the […]