Joey Loperfido - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Joey Loperfido, OF/1B/2B, Houston Astros ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #5 CALL-UP ETA: May ANALYSIS: We're eight games into the season for Joey Loperfido and he won't stop going yard, now up to five in eight games. And for anyone yelling about his 38.9% strikeout rate, it would only be 26.7% if you take […]

Connor Norby - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Connor Norby, 2B/OF, Baltimore Orioles ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #17 CALL-UP ETA: May ANALYSIS: Like most in the star-studded Norfolk Tides lineup, Connor Norby is red hot to start the 2024 season, slashing .395/.438/.767 through his first nine games with four doubles and four home runs. Norby has been playing primarily left field […]

Bryan De La Cruz Has First Three-Hit Game Of The Season

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz tallied his first three-hit game of the season in the team's 10-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. De La Cruz moved down in the order for Sunday's game, hitting seventh, after batting third through fifth in every game before that. However, the move down in […]

Heston Kjerstad - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Heston Kjerstad, OF, Baltimore Orioles ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #7 CALL-UP ETA: May ANALYSIS: The term red hot doesn't even begin to describe how Heston Kjerstad has been hitting to start the 2024 season. In nine games, Kjerstad has already swatted four doubles and six home runs to go along with a stellar […]

Andy Pages Blasts First Homer

Los Angeles Dodgers outfield prospect Andy Pages went 3-for-5 with two runs and a two-run homer for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday. The 23-year-old out of Cuba is now hitting a healthy .270 with three RBI and two stolen bases to go along with home run. Pages has shown plenty of power since being signed […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Rankings: Taylor Ward, Mason Miller, Ceddanne Rafaela, Michael Busch, James McArthur, Colt Keith, more

Hey, RotoBallers! Welcome back to our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 3 (April 8 - April 14) of the 2024 MLB season. Injuries continue to pile up, especially regarding pitchers. Fantasy managers will need to replace Spencer Strider, who is out indefinitely with damage to his UCL, while Shane Bieber will need Tommy […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 3

Welcome back to a new season of The Cut List. 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 a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone […]

Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Brls/PA % - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 2)

Hello, RotoBallers! Welcome to another week in baseball. As the first full week of the year 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 […]

Henry Davis Goes Hitless Again Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher/outfielder Henry Davis went 0-for-2 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a strikeout out of the nine-hole in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles and is now hitless in his last five games to fall to 4-for-30 (.133) with no home runs, two RBI, four runs scored and 11 strikeouts in 37 […]

Robbie Grossman To Hit Leadoff?

Chicago White Sox outfielder Robbie Grossman will get a chance to serve as the team's leadoff hitter with both Luis Robert Jr. (hip) and Eloy Jimenez (groin) on the injured list. The White Sox brought Grossman up from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday, and he's started two of the three games since. The 34-year-old veteran switch-hitter […]

White Sox Expect Luis Robert Jr. To Miss 6-8 Weeks

The Chicago White Sox's expectation is that outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (hip) will miss six to eight weeks with a Grade 2 right hip-flexor strain that he suffered on Friday night in the game against the Kansas City Royals. A Grade 3 right hip-flexor strain kept Robert out for almost four months back in 2021. […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (April 8 - April 14)

Well, that's a wrap on the second week of the regular season. Who would have thought the Pirates would be 8-2? The Guardians have won four in a row. The Braves came from behind twice to steal two from Arizona and sweep the series. There was a "Slam Diego," walk-off wins, and more. What a […]

Nick Gordon Collects Two Hits, Three RBI In Sunday's Win

Miami Marlins outfielder Nick Gordon had an ideal game Sunday, smacking two hits and driving in three runs in Sunday's 10-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. He is slashing .200/.200/.550 in 20 at-bats, good for an OPS of .750 in 2024. Gordon was traded to the Marlins during the offseason. The 28-year-old's performance on Sunday […]

RIVAL Best Ball Drafts - Strategy and Lineup Picks for This Week (April 8-14)

The 2024 fantasy baseball season is now in full gear and weekly best ball drafts are a great way to get to experience drafts all season long. Fantasy baseball best ball formats are an excellent way to get get the real-time experience of drafting without the hassle of in-season management, even from a week-to-week perspective. […]

Brent Rooker Leaves Sunday’s Game With Abdominal Soreness

Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker left Sunday's game with abdominal soreness, per Chris McCosky of The Detroit News. Rooker struck out twice off Jack Flaherty before exiting the game. Rooker was replaced by Lawrence Butler, who hit a single in the top of the fifth inning. The Athletics are off on Monday as they travel […]

Michael Conforto Batting Cleanup On Sunday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Michael Conforto will be batting cleanup for the fifth time this season. The left-handed bat will face San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Matt Waldron in the rubber match of the three-game set on Sunday. Conforto has been swinging a hot bat to open the season with a dominant .382/.432/.765 stat line. […]

Nick Mariano's Week 3 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The 2024 fantasy baseball season is hitting second gear and we've got a need for speed! Big injuries are seemingly a daily occurrence but we must battle through the barrage. Some of you may be taking on serious water but every weekend gives us […]

Randy Arozarena Out Of Sunday’s Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena will ride pine in Sunday's series finale against the Colorado Rockies. The left fielder has struggled at the plate to open the 2024 campaign with a pedestrian .206/.270/.382 stat line with two home runs and two stolen bases. The 29-year-old is out of the starting lineup for the first […]

Kris Bryant Back In Sunday's Lineup

Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant (back) will return to the starting lineup and bat fourth for Sunday's showdown with the Tampa Bay Rays. The veteran missed Saturday's game with a stiff lower back but clearly the ailment wasn't severe. Bryant has scuffled at the plate in the early going, slashing a dismal .120/.267/.240 with one […]

James Outman Hits The Bench Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder James Outman is absent from the team's starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Chicago Cubs. Outman has not started against a southpaw all season and that trend continues with Shota Imanaga on the mound. In Outman's absence, Enrique Hernandez will start in centerfield and bat sixth. Hernandez is batting […]

Twins-Guardians Postponed On Sunday

The contest between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in Minnesota has been postponed due to inclement weather. It will be made up on Aug. 9 at 1:10 pm as part of a split doubleheader. Obviously, fantasy baseball managers will want to remove any players from this game that they might have had […]

Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Points League Waiver Wire Pickups (April 8 - April 14)

Welcome RotoBallers to the second edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of April 8 - April 14, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because we […]

Christian Yelich Getting A Day Off

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich is not in the starting lineup on Sunday as the team faces the Seattle Mariners in the series finale. It will be the first day of rest for Yelich after he started the first seven games of the season. The 32-year-old veteran left-handed hitter is off to a great start […]

Jose Caballero - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Rays acquired Jose Caballero in the offseason from the Mariners after Wander Franco was put on the Restricted List stemming from an alleged relationship with a minor and after Taylor Walls had hip surgery in October. Caballero was expected to be the […]

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 3 (Apr 8 - Apr 14)

We close the book on the first full week of baseball and now have as many as 8 or even 9 game samples from a lot of MLB hitters. While those samples are still very small, it's not too early to cut some dead weight or to stream some hot hitters to fill in the […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3 (2024)

We are not deep into the 2024 MLB action, but it's never too early to start submitting waiver claims. This article will discuss fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for the outfield in Week 3 -- April 8 through April 14. Of course, it is too soon to give up on the struggling players that excited […]

AL-Only and NL-Only: Deeper Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to our AL-only and NL-only deeper fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 3 - April 8 through April 14. The waiver wire can be difficult to navigate. Knowing who to add and when is a game within the game of fantasy baseball. Doing this in a mono league where the player pool […]

Who Should I Start? Fantasy Baseball Start/Sit Decisions for Oswaldo Cabrera, J.D. Davis, Tanner Houck, Jack Flaherty, more

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for the week ahead, April 8 - April 14. This week's article will focus on Oswaldo Cabrera, J.D. Davis, Julio Rodriguez, Corbin Carroll, Tanner Houck, Jack Flaherty, Spencer Steer, and Ha-Seong Kim. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining […]

Kris Bryant Out Of Lineup On Saturday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant (back) is out of the lineup against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Rockies manager Bud Black stated he was keeping Bryant out of the lineup as he's dealing with a stiff lower back. This doesn't currently appear to be a severe injury, and Bryant should be considered day-to-day. The 32-year-old has […]

Luis Robert Jr. Diagnosed With Grade 2 Hip Flexor Strain

Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (hip) was diagnosed with a Grade 2 hip flexor strain on Saturday. Robert sustained the injury in the ninth inning of Friday's game against the Kansas City Royals. According to White Sox manager Pedro Grifol, Robert has no current timetable for return, and he expects his absence […]