When Will Juan Soto Return and Be Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

The entire Yankee organization let out a collective sigh of relief as Juan Soto returned to the lineup on Monday, June 10. Soto missed just three games with a forearm injury - the entire Dodgers weekend series - and returned to his usual second slot in the lineup on Monday, though he was the designated […]

Fantasy Baseball Frauds? Buy/Sell On Standout Performers Including Masyn Winn, Josh Bell

Hot streaks can be tricky in fantasy baseball. When a player like Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani goes on one, it can last a long time and is more believable considering their track records. However, what about players without such impressive historical statistics? Should fantasy managers add them and try to take advantage of their […]

Top MLB DFS Stacks For FanDuel, DraftKings - Daily Fantasy Baseball (6/11/24)

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. I will be handling the Tuesday slates for […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/11/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! There are 12 games to occupy our Tuesday evening in baseball DFS. It starts at a regular time of 7:10 p.m. EDT when three games throw out the first pitch on the East Coast. Philadelphia-Boston, Cleveland-Cincinnati, and Miami-New York will lead tonight's featured contests. New York and Aaron Judge are on the heater […]

The Top Fantasy Baseball Prospect from Each MLB Team (NL Edition)

After discussing each organization's top prospect yet to debut in the American League, we'll be heading over to the National League to do the same exercise today. Due to all the promotions that have happened already this season, along with prospects breaking out or struggling, we've already seen plenty of movement in prospect rankings. For […]

Well-Known Fantasy Baseball Players - Drop, Hold, or Sell Low? (Week 12)

Sometimes the hardest decision that fantasy managers will have to make throughout the year is whether or not to drop well-known players. That has occurred all season long so far, as many managers contemplated dropping veterans like Paul Goldschmidt and Bo Bichette after their early season struggles. This week, we will look at five more well-known players and determine what […]

Jackson Merrill Logs Three Hits, One RBI Monday

San Diego Padres rookie center fielder Jackson Merrill logged three hits Monday night, going 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in a 6-1 win versus the Oakland Athletics. Merrill is in the midst of a modest six-game hitting streak, where he has hit .375 with two RBI, three runs scored, and two stolen […]

Jackson Chourio Goes Deep In Monday's Win

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio was 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk during Monday's 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The 20-year-old smoked a Jose Berrios slurve over the left field wall for his seventh homer of the season. It has been a rocky rookie season for Chourio as the highlights […]

Dylan Moore Heading To Paternity List

The Seattle Mariners placed infielder/outfielder Dylan Moore on the paternity list on Monday and recalled infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma in a corresponding move. With Moore scratched from Monday's lineup against the Chicago White Sox, rookie Ryan Bliss will now get the start at second base and will hit ninth for the M's against […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. To Take Batting Practice On Tuesday

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. (hamstring) will take batting practice on Tuesday. Wade has been rehabbing in Arizona and started his throwing and hitting progressions last Wednesday. He injured his left hamstring after sliding into second base for a double in the team's May 27 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, and an […]

Andrew Benintendi, Tommy Pham Start Rehab Assignments

Chicago White Sox outfielders Andrew Benintendi (Achilles) and Tommy Pham (ankle) were sent to the Arizona Complex League on Monday to start their minor-league rehab assignments. Benintendi could come off the 10-day injured list later this week when he's eligible while dealing with left-Achilles tendonitis. On a bad White Sox team, the 29-year-old left-handed hitter […]

Luisangel Acuna Slumping In June

New York Mets infield prospect Luisangel Acuna has struggled at the plate with Triple-A Syracuse, and his offensive woes have carried over into June. At the end of May, he was slashing .256/.309/.363 with 14 extra-base hits and 19 stolen bases in 51 games. Through the first eight games of June, he's slashing .171/.237/.229 with […]

Colby Thomas Continues Hitting Well In Double-A

Oakland Athletics outfield prospect Colby Thomas has been spectacular with Double-A Midland to start the 2024 season. Through 54 games, he's slashing .273/.329/.565 with 17 doubles, 14 home runs, 46 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. He struggled briefly at the start of May, going 9-for-50 (.188 AVG) through 11 games. However, he's slashing .277/.337/.639 with […]

Aaron Judge Absent On Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (rest) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Monday's game against the Kansas City Royals. This is a well deserved day off for Judge who has started the first 67 games of the season for the Yankees. He has been red-hot at the plate with three home runs […]

Dylan Crews Playing Well In Double-A

Through the first month of the 2024 season, Washington Nationals outfield prospect Dylan Crews slashed just .225/.296/.664 with a double, two home runs, and 11 RBI with Double-A Harrisburg. In 130 plate appearances since the beginning of May, Crews is slashing .286/.362/.464 with eight doubles, two homers, 23 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. Considering his […]

Seth Brown Sitting Out On Monday

Oakland Athletics first baseman/outfielder Seth Brown is out of the starting lineup ahead of Monday's game against the San Diego Padres. This marks the second game in a row that Brown has sat out against a right-handed starting pitcher. Brown has been struggling with a .190/.250/.307 slash line this season. Daz Cameron will cover right […]

Kerry Carpenter Not Close To Resuming Baseball Activities

Detroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter (spine) has been rehabbing at Comerica Park but is not close to resuming baseball activities. "He's doing a lot of therapy and a lot of work, but to get things to heal, there's zero baseball activity," manager A.J. Hinch said. "There's not much to speak of on the baseball front. […]

Byron Buxton Getting A Breather Against Rockies

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton is taking a seat on Monday against the visiting Colorado Rockies. Manuel Margot will draw into center field for the series opener and will bat eighth against Rockies right-hander Dakota Hudson. The oft-injured Buxton could use a day of rest, as he's gone 12-for-65 (.185) with two home runs, one […]

Josh Lowe Not In Monday’s Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe is sitting out the series finale against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. The Rays have been cautious with Lowe since he returned from the 10-day injured list on June 4 following his second oblique injury of the season. The 26-year-old has only played in three of the six games […]

When Is Heston Kjerstad Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook

The Baltimore Orioles have been one of the best teams in baseball through the first third of the season. However, what separates them from some of the other teams in the American League is the amount of talent that the Orioles have not only on the major league roster but in their minor league farm […]

When Is James Wood Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook

This has been the "Year of the Prospect" in many ways as MLB teams have been summoning their young talent to the big leagues earlier and more often than they had been historically. But one of the biggest hitting prospects in all of baseball has yet to make his big-league debut, despite putting up some […]

Wilyer Abreu "Feeling A Lot Better"

Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu (ankle) sprinted outside on Saturday, according to manager Alex Cora, who said on Sunday that Abreu is "feeling a lot better," and his recovery is "moving faster than everybody predicted." Abreu saw a foot specialist, and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said that nothing was revealed beyond the initial […]

Masataka Yoshida Unlikely To Return Before Wednesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida (thumb) started a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Saturday and went 1-for-4 as the DH. He was set to DH again on Sunday for another four at-bats, according to manager Alex Cora. The skipper also said that the hope is Yoshida will be able to rejoin […]

When Is Jasson Dominguez Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook

The New York Yankees have the best record in the American League and two legit MVP candidates, Juan Soto and Aaron Judge. But they've been able to accomplish a 46-21 record without their best pitcher, Gerrit Cole, and still have another trump card up their sleeves, too. His name is Jasson Dominguez, and he's absolutely […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 12

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 12 of the 2024 fantasy baseball season -- June 10 through June 16. This is our weekly article looking at players whom fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of […]

Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Brls/PA % - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 11)

Hello, RotoBallers! As another week of baseball wraps up, I will recap which hitters had the most impactful plate appearances in the past few days. Using Statcast's Barrels per Plate Appearance stat, or Brls/PA%, we can narrow our view to the hitters who are the most locked in through the season's first few months. Statcast's […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (June 10 - June 16)

We're through another week of baseball, so rejoice in those victories and lament those losses for a moment; learn from what was successful and from what did not work, then let's get prepared for the week ahead. There are lots of articles out there outlining waiver wire adds, two-start pitchers, players to stash, and more, […]

Top Fantasy Baseball Stories of the Week - Tucupita Marcano, White Sox, and Juan Soto

Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome to another new week of the fantasy baseball season. With lineups set and little to do but wait for the games to commence, it is a great time to catch up on news you may have missed from the last week. Every Monday I post a roundup of some of […]

Dylan Crews Hitless In Last Two Games, Continues To Impress At Double-A

Washington Nationals No. 2 overall prospect Dylan Crews is 0-for-6 in his last two games for Double-A Harrisburg but still has two multi-hit games in June as he continues to impress in the Nationals system. The 22-year-old is hitting .293 over the last 15 games with a home run and six RBI with a .790 […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball for Week 12 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to the Week 12 edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of June 10 - June 16, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because […]