Yankees Plan To Activate Aaron Judge On Friday

Barring a late setback, the New York Yankees plan to activate outfielder Aaron Judge (toe) from the injured list on Friday before their game against the Baltimore Orioles. Judge took part in a five-inning simulated game in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday and is expected to increase his volume on Wednesday, according to manager Aaron Boone. […]

Francisco Alvarez, Tommy Pham Back In Mets Lineup

New York Mets rookie catcher Francisco Alvarez (hand) and outfielder Tommy Pham (groin) are both back in the starting lineup on Wednesday against New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon. Alvarez is catching and batting eighth, while Pham is serving as the designated hitter and batting fifth in the Subway Series finale. Alvarez took a pitch […]

Parker Meadows Remains Steady At Triple-A

Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Parker Meadows has continued his run of solid production down on the farm. Through 417 plate appearances in 2023, Meadows has slashed .262/.341/.468 with 14 home runs and 12 steals. The 23-year-old owns a solid 11 BB% while striking out at a reasonable 23%. While Detroit has more prominent names in their […]

Enrique Hernandez Starting For The Dodgers Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers utility player Enrique Hernandez is starting at second base and hitting sixth Wednesday afternoon against the Blue Jays and left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. The Dodgers brought the versatile Hernandez back in a trade with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday and will immediately plug him into the starting lineup against a left-handed pitcher. […]

George Springer Returning To The Starting Lineup Wednesday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is back in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Dodgers and right-hander Tony Gonsolin. While Springer didn't start Tuesday's extra-innings loss, he did walk and score a run across a pair of pinch-hitting plate appearances. It's been an underwhelming season by his standards as the veteran is hitting .260 […]

Tigers And Angels Postponed Wednesday

The scheduled contest on Wednesday between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels has been postponed due to thunderstorms in the Detroit area. The contest will be made up on Thursday as part of a straight doubleheader with the first game starting at 1:10 pm ET with the second contest kicking off 40 minutes after […]

Alex Kirilloff Out With Sore Shoulder

Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff (shoulder) is out of Wednesday's starting lineup against the visiting Seattle Mariners with a sore shoulder that he tweaked on a diving play on Tuesday, according to manager Rocco Baldelli. Kirilloff will get Wednesday and Thursday off and then probably the last game against the Kansas City Royals this weekend […]

Marlins Looking At Cody Bellinger

The Miami Marlins are among the teams looking at Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger as the Aug. 1 trade deadline quickly approaches. However, the Cubs have a better chance of reaching the postseason than the Marlins due, according to the latest Baseball Reference projections. It remains to be seen if the Cubs will even be […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Juan Soto, Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Yandy Diaz, Starling Marte, more

Four months of the 2023 MLB season are almost in the books, so as always, there are plenty of key fantasy hitters dealing with minor or major ailments. There are even more injuries to deal with than usual this week, so fantasy managers will have to keep an eye out for the latest updates. Let's […]

Pete Crow-Armstrong Continues To Show Power

Chicago Cubs outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-5 with a solo home run for Double-A Tennessee on Tuesday. His homer would be his 13th of the season and he is now hitting .284 with 59 RBI and 23 stolen bases. The 21-year-old has taken a big leap this year in terms of offense to go […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Ivan Melendez, Marco Luciano, Coby Mayo, Adam Mazur, more

The halfway point of the season led to a number of major league and minor league promotions across baseball. Already, players like Tyler Soderstrom, Zack Gelof, Endy Rodriguez, Quinn Priester, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Prelander Berroa, and Sal Frelick have made their major league debut since the All-Star break. Beyond the major league debuts, many players have […]

Lawrence Butler Hasn't Slowed Down Since Promotion

Oakland Athletics outfield prospect Lawrence Butler continued his impressive season by going 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI and a solo home run for Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday. Butler started the season in Double-A Midland after missing much of 2022 with a dislocated elbow, but hasn't missed a beat this season. The 23-year-old was […]

Juan Soto Won't Play Wednesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Juan Soto (finger) will get Wednesday's game against Johan Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates off as he tries to heal a finger issue that has bothered him since spring training, according to Dennis Lin of The Athletic. Hopefully, he just needs one day and then is back in the lineup for […]

Jonny DeLuca Likely Going On The IL

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Jonny DeLuca (hamstring) tweaked his hamstring during Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays and will likely need a stint on the injured list with a hamstring strain, according to Juan Toribio of MLB.com. The 25-year-old has been solid with the bat over 24 games this season, slashing .262/.311/.429 with […]

Main Slate - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/26/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The MLB season has been good to me in the early going, so I'm looking forward to sifting through another crop of games. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's main slate! With several games scattered throughout the day, we're left with […]

Aaron Hicks Fantasy Baseball Updates - Ben Rosener’s MLB Beat

Major League Baseball’s regular season continues, and with it comes the daily influx of baseball news that fantasy managers missed in the winter months. Lineup news, regular waiver wire moves, pitching assignments, and bullpen usage. This column aims to cover any fantasy baseball news, big or small, and how it pertains to your fantasy team. […]

Enrique Hernandez Fantasy Baseball Updates - Ben Rosener’s MLB Beat

Major League Baseball’s regular season continues, and with it comes the daily influx of baseball news that fantasy managers missed in the winter months. Lineup news, regular waiver wire moves, pitching assignments, and bullpen usage. This column aims to cover any fantasy baseball news, big or small, and how it pertains to your fantasy team. […]

Sal Frelick: Champ or Chump for Fantasy Baseball?

MLB debuts are always exciting, and fantasy managers dream about memorable performances. Unfortunately, we get a lot of 0-for-4s for our trouble. Sal Frelick had other ideas when he made his big league debut against Atlanta on national TV though, going a perfect 3-for-3 with game-tying and game-winning RBIs. Frelick has considerable prospect pedigree, being […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (Early Slate - 7/26/23): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a few matinee games on Getaway Day this week, but of course, both FanDuel and DraftKings chopped off the afternoon games. We still have five early games (classified as very early on FD) and at least both sites are on the same page this week with the same five games. Progress is progress... […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/26/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! The slates for our midweek DFS contests are a little over the map, but we will cover them all right here. DraftKings and FanDuel are covering the first five games of the day in an early slate (labeled Very Early on FD), […]

Julio Rodriguez Homers Twice Tuesday

Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez had a huge game at the plate in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Twins. The 22-year-old went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a two-run HR, and two strikeouts. He hasn't been quite as excellent as he was in 2022, but Rodriguez is still providing plenty of fantasy value […]

Esteury Ruiz To Begin Rehab This Week

Oakland Athletics outfielder Esteury Ruiz (shoulder) has been doing baseball activities lately and will begin a rehab assignment this week, according to Sonja Chen of MLB.com. The 24-year-old hasn't seen game action since July 5, after suffering a right shoulder subluxation. Ruiz has been the best source of speed this season, swiping 43 steals across […]

Daulton Varsho On The Pine Tuesday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho is starting Tuesday's game against left-hander Julio Urias and the Los Angeles Dodgers on the bench. The 27-year-old is in the midst of a down year, slashing .215/.275/.358 with 12 bombs, 40 runs, and 34 RBI over 100 games, but he still has 12 steals under his belt. Santiago […]

Mike Yastrzemski Sitting Tuesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski is absent from Tuesday's lineup for the matchup against Tayler Scott and the Oakland Athletics. The 32-year-old is slashing .225/.305/.426 with 11 homers, 41 runs, 30 RBI, and one stolen base over 72 games. Luis Matos will take Yastrzemski's spot in center and bat second. The rookie 21-year-old rookie […]

Starling Marte Works Out Tuesday

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte (head) did some hitting and ran the bases at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. It's good news for Marte, who is currently on the injured list due to migraines, but he's eligible to return to the team on Thursday. It remains to be seen if Marte will actually return to […]

Ramon Laureano Reinstated From Injured List

The Oakland Athletics reinstated outfielder Ramon Laureano (hand) from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday and also reinstated right-hander Angel Felipe from the paternity list. In a corresponding move, right-hander Chad Smith was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. Laureano is now back with the A's, but he's not in the starting lineup on Tuesday against […]

Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve Could Return Wednesday

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said on Tuesday that the team could get both outfielder/designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (oblique) and second baseman Jose Altuve (oblique) back from the injured list on Wednesday in the series finale against the Texas Rangers. The Astros will make a final decision on Wednesday morning. Either way, Alvarez's and Altuve's […]

George Springer Retreats To The Bench

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is being rested on Tuesday as the team takes on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Springer will retreat to the bench to regroup after getting just one hit in his last 21 at-bats in his last five games. The recent tough stretch has dropped the 33-year-old's slash line this year […]

Michael Conforto Resting Against A's

San Francisco Giants outfielder Michael Conforto is not in the starting lineup on Tuesday against the visiting Oakland Athletics. With Conforto starting on the bench, Austin Slater will start in right field and bat eighth against A's right-hander Tayler Scott. Conforto has gone hitless in seven at-bats in his last two games and hasn't gone […]

Andrew Vaughn Playing Against Cubs

Chicago White Sox first baseman/outfielder Andrew Vaughn (foot) is back in the starting lineup on Tuesday against right-hander Kyle Hendricks and the visiting Chicago Cubs, starting at first base and batting sixth in the order. Vaughn will make his return for the Pale Hose after missing a week due to a bruised left foot. X-rays […]