Victor Robles' X-Rays Come Back Negative

Washington Nationals top prospect and outfielder Victor Robles (elbow) had the X-rays on his left elbow come back with no apparent breaks. The ball club will make a formal announcement on Tuesday. Robles left his Triple-A start on Monday after injuring himself on an awkward slide. He's a consensus top-10 prospect who could offer contributions […]

Jose Pirela Records Three-Hit Night

San Diego Padres outfielder Jose Pirela went 3-for-5 with a double, run scored and RBI in Monday's win against the Colorado Rockies. Pirela got the scoring started in the second, coming home on a Manuel Margot single. He then recorded an RBI, driving a two-bagger to right field in the fifth to extend the lead. […]

Steven Souza Experiencing Pectoral Soreness

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Steven Souza experienced some soreness in his injured pectoral Monday while rehabbing the injury. An MRI revealed that some excess fluid had built up in the injured area. Souza will be shut down for a few days while the soreness subsides. Manager Torey Lovullo states that this is not a setback in […]

Marcell Ozuna Drives in Two Runs in Monday's Loss

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs on Monday, finishing the game 2-for-5 with a double. Ozuna saw his batting average go up to a strong .326 and drove in his sixth and seventh runs of the year. Ozuna is sporting a somewhat low .768 OPS, but hitting in the middle of […]

Dexter Fowler Knocks in Two Runs With Two Hits

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dexter Fowler had a solid Monday game, driving in two runs and finishing 2-for-4 with a run scored. It's been a slow start to 2018 for Fowler, with Monday's game bringing his batting average up to just .167. Still, he has strong upside, especially if he continues hitting at the top […]

Rhys Hoskins Posts Yet Another Strong Performance

After picking up another home run in Monday’s victory over the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies slugging outfielder Rhys Hoskins continues his torrid beginning to the season. As of Monday, the 25-year-old is hitting .429, leading the National League, to go with two home runs and nine RBI. While the Phillies have once again stumbled out […]

Scott Kingery Picks Up First Career Home Run

Starting at shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, top second base prospect Scott Kingery secured his first career home run in a victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The 23-year-old batted sixth, picking up just one hit and a walk, but the blast was a major milestone for Kingery. He continues to play multiple positions, […]

Lorenzo Cain Exits Game After Collision With Jose Martinez

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain went 1-for-5 on Monday and exited the game in the ninth inning after landing on first base hard and accidentally kicked Cardinals first baseman Jose Martinez in the Achilles. This play happened to be Cain's only hit of the game, too, and just from appearance it looked to be more precautionary […]

Victor Robles Injures Wrist

Washington Nationals top prospect and outfielder Victor Robles exited his game with the Potomac Nationals in the second inning on Monday after injuring his wrist. He dove on a play awkwardly and left the game immediately. There's no word yet on the extent of the injury, but it means at the very least that his […]

Bradley Zimmer Hits His First Home Run of the Season on Monday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Bradley Zimmer hit his first home run of the season on Monday, a two-run shot in the fifth inning. Zimmer is off to a slow start this season, hitting just .179 in the early going, but he has some serious upside and perhaps Monday's homer will be the start of a hot […]

Struggling Manuel Margot Batting Eighth Against Rockies

San Diego Padres outfielder Manuel Margot is batting eighth against the Colorado Rockies on Monday. Pushed from the leadoff spot over the weekend against the Houston Astros, Margot will likely continue slotting at the bottom of the order until he finds his groove. Margot is off to a rough start with a .135 average, .416 […]

Leury Garcia Steals Two Bases Monday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Leury Garcia stole two bases on Monday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Garcia drew his second consecutive start over outfielder Adam Engel and made the most of it. Garcia finished the game 2-for-5 with a pair of singles and it looks like he has a chance to run away with the […]

Nick Delmonico Hits First Home Run Monday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Nick Delmonico hit his first home run of the season Monday. The two-run shot came off of Tampa Bay Rays starter Chris Archer. Delmonico has been off to a cold start and hopefully the home run will get him going. He finished 2-for-4 with a run scored, a walk and a strikeout.

Josh Reddick Out Of Lineup With Illness

Houston Astros outfielder Josh Reddick is out of the lineup Monday due to an illness, per MLB.com. Manager A.J. Hinch informed reporters that Reddick is under the weather but is available to pinch hit if necessary. Reddick has been swinging a hot bat, hitting .346 this season with multiple hits in three of his last […]

Jonathan Villar To Rest Monday Against Cardinals

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Jonathan Villar will get the day off against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Eric Sogard will take his place at second base as a result of this move. This is a rest day, as normally he was taking days off against lefties, but Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas is a righty. With the […]

Brett Phillips Called Up From Triple-A

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Brett Phillips has been called up from the Triple-A affiliate Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Currently ranked No. 10 on the Brewers top-30 prospects, Phillips comes to the Brewers with a 1-for-7 stat line with a very impressive seven walks in 14 plate appearances with the Sky Sox. Adrian Houser was originally called […]

Shin-Soo Choo (OF, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 53% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Available in just under 50% of leagues, Shin-Soo Choo is a solid option to have on your watch list if you are in need of a boost or an injury replacement. The 35-year-old Choo tends to be an afterthought come draft day, yet has […]

Ben Gamel Could Return By End Of Week

Seattle Mariners outfielder Ben Gamel (oblique) could return to the team by the end of the week, per MLB.com. Gamel has been on the shelf with a strained oblique and will get in some at-bats at Triple-A Tacoma this week to complete his rehab. The Mariners are being destroyed by injuries right now and could use […]

Paulo Orlando Starting On Monday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Paulo Orlando will step in for a start or two while regular starting outfielder Alex Gordon is resting his tight groin. Unfortunately, Orlando brings no real value to the table for fantasy purposes, so owners shouldn't race out to pick him in anything besides the deepest of leagues. He's also almost […]

Alex Gordon Sidelined For A Couple Days

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon will be sidelined for a couple of days with a tight groin, according the manager Ned Yost. Yost told reporters that Gordon's groin is tight but not considered a full injury that will require a disabled list stint. Gordon has been playing even worse than he did last year, […]

Jon Jay Triples Home Only KC Run

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jon Jay smacked his first extra-base hit of the season on Sunday when he tripled home the team's only run. Jay is serving his role as a leadoff guy well so far, hitting .292 with a gaudy on-base percentage of .433. However, it's still been the definition of a pretty empty […]

Jorge Soler Smacks Three Hits Against Tribe

Kansas City Royals outfielder and perennial underperformer Jorge Soler was on top of it on Sunday as he recorded his first three-hit major league game since 2016. Soler is always a popular sleeper after his power surge when he was initially called up by the Cubs years ago, but his contact struggles have limited his […]

Reds Place Eugenio Suarez, Scott Schebler On DL

The Cincinnati Reds made a few roster moves on Monday, placing Eugenio Suarez (thumb) and Scott Schebler (elbow) on the 10-day disabled list. Suarez suffered a broken right thumb after getting hit by a pitch during Sunday's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cliff Pennington and Phil Gosselin are expected to be the primary third basemen […]

Michael Brantley Not in Monday's Starting Lineup

Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the Detroit Tigers. Cleveland is going with a different look against Tigers lefty Francisco Liriano, starting Brandon Guyer in right field, Bradley Zimmer in center, and Rajai Davis in left. Brantley was just activated from the disabled list, returning […]

Ryan Schimpf Draws Another Start

Los Angeles Angels utility player Ryan Schimpf will draw his second consecutive start, this time batting ninth and playing left field. One day after drawing two walks and homering, Schimpf gets a start in left while Justin Upton serves as the designated hitter. It's hard to envision a non-injury situation where Schimpf becomes an everyday […]

Digging Deeper - Week 2 Waiver Wire Targets

Hey there RotoBallers. Apologies for the delay. Between The Masters this weekend and adjusting to my new MLB schedule, this article slipped my mind. Like last season, Max and I will be splitting the AL/NL Digging Deeper series every other week, so you can expect one of us to give this article a whirl every […]

Tyler Naquin Comes Back Up

Cleveland Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin was recalled from Triple-A Columbus when Lonnie Chisenhall (calf) was placed on the disabled list. Naquin started the year with the team, but was optioned to Triple-A when outfielder Michael Brantley was activated. Now that Chisenhall will be out for four to six weeks, Naquin is back with the big […]

Lonnie Chisenhall Heads to the Disabled List

Cleveland Indians outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a calf strain. Chisenhall was dealing with a similar issue during Spring Training, and he re-injured his right calf on Saturday. Cleveland manager Terry Francona said it could be four to six weeks until Chisenhall is back on the field.Tyler Naquin […]

Matt Joyce's HR Breaks Up Shutout

Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce broke up a shutout with a homer in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Angels on Sunday. This was his second home run of the season. Joyce's solo shot was one of only three hits in a game where Angels starter Shohei Ohtani took a no-hitter into the seventh […]

Leury Garcia Draws Second Consecutive Start

Chicago White Sox outfielder Leury Garcia will once again start over Adam Engel. It will be the second straight start for Garcia and it appears with Engel struggling that Garcia may be able to hold onto the center field job. Garcia hasn’t hit much better than Engel, but did hit .270 with nine home runs […]