Justin Topa Records First Career Save

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Justin Topa was called up to hold a two-run lead against the Houston Astros on Sunday. Normally, Paul Sewald is tasked with closing down games, but he was unavailable for this game. That being said, Topa was given a chance to shut the door. He allowed a leadoff single to Yordan […]

Felix Bautista Blows Save On Sunday

Baltimore Orioles closer Felix Bautista blew a save on Sunday, pitching one inning while striking out one and walking one. With the Orioles holding a 2-1 advantage in the bottom of the tenth inning, Bautista fired a wild pitch which resulted in ghost runner Sam Hilliard scoring to tie the ball game. The run is […]

Ryan Helsley Is Good To Go For Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley (knee) is available to pitch in Sunday's game against the Detroit Tigers after not pitching in Saturday's contest with a sore knee. The 28-year-old told reporters that he had some pain in his surgically repaired knee but that it was in a different spot than where he received the […]

Mason Miller - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  12+ Team leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS:   Miller has been a Stuff+ darling so far, being right up there at the top of the league with his flame-throwing ways. His fastball reaches triple-digits and his slider is amazing as well by the numbers. SP Stuff+ Mason Miller 159 Jacob deGrom […]

Louie Varland - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS:   Varland was one of those rookie pitchers that did not have a great start in the box score this week. However, his underlying metrics were stunning. Varland put up an elite 17.2% SwStr% and a 40.2% CSW% on the 87 pitches he […]

Nick Pivetta- Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  12+ Team leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of leagues ANALYSIS:   It's boring, and there are just as many mediocre or bad starts as good ones for Pivetta, but he's at least proven to be an innings eater and a guy who can get strikeouts in the Majors. Sometimes in fantasy, you just need […]

Clarke Schmidt- Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  12+ Team leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS:   Yeah, it's been a disastrous season for Schmidt after there was some hype (I contributed to this) for him coming into the season. Schmidt has a 5.83 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP. He's given up 2.1 HR/9 and has yet to record a […]

Josiah Gray - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  12+ Team leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS:   His run of not allowing a barrel or a homer ended on Friday night, but all things considered, it wasn't a horrible outing. For the year now he has 37 strikeouts, 15 walks, and five homers allowed in 38.2 innings. Those numbers aren't […]

Seth Lugo - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  12+ Team leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues ANALYSIS:   I've written him up before, but people just aren't picking Lugo up. I get that, there's not a ton of upside with him as a veteran pitcher, and it makes sense that fantasy managers would flock to the young prospects. But chances are, […]

Bailey Ober - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS:   The 6'11'' righty had the second-best outing (by fantasy points scored) of his career on Friday night as he came to fill the other void in the rotation left by the Tyler Mahle and Kenta Maeda injuries. He went seven scoreless innings […]

Adbert Alzolay Earns Saturday's Save

Chicago Cubs right-hander Adbert Alzolay got the ninth inning on Saturday, closing out the 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins. He threw a perfect inning with no strikeouts to pick up his first save of the campaign. The Cubs closer situation is wide open right now, as four relievers have saves under their belts, and […]

Jameson Taillon - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS:   Taillon is back off the IL and returned with a short outing against the Nationals on Thursday. We have only seen 17 innings from him this year as he's struggled with that injury, but overall he has a nice 27% K% and […]

Tanner Bibee - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 45% of leagues ANALYSIS:   We saw a few hyped rookie pitchers get shelled this week, but Bibee wasn't one of them. He threw 5.2 innings against the Yankees and gave up just two earned runs with five strikeouts. It wasn't the greatest outing overall, but it […]

Reid Detmers - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS:   Detmers seemingly just can't find a consistent groove. He's given up at least two earned runs in every start and he's given up four or more on two occasions already. He has reached six innings just one time, so he's been a […]

Domingo German - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE:  Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS:   The whiffs just keep coming. The Yankees righty finds himself in the top ten in the league in both SwStr% and K% more than a month into the season. The curveball is just fantastic, and the rest of the stuff has been […]

Raisel Iglesias Shuts Door On Baltimore For First Save

Atlanta Braves reliever Raisel Iglesias worked a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday en route to his first save of the season in a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Iglesias, who was just activated from the injured list on Friday and was making his season debut, fanned two and induced a groundout to end the […]

Ryan Helsley Unavailable Saturday Due To Knee Soreness

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley (knee) was unavailable for Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers due to knee soreness. According to Cardinals manager Oil Marmol, the knee injury is not considered serious, and the team hopes Helsley will be available to pitch on Sunday. It explains why the 28-year-old did not pitch during Saturday's […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Updates: Jose Altuve, Jacob deGrom, Liam Hendriks, Tyler Glasnow and more

The topsy-turvy baseball season continues chugging along into May. The Pirates are in first place along with the Rays and the Yankees and Cardinals are in last place. Just like we all expected. The new rules in baseball may have something to do with these results with more stolen bases and more offense in general. […]

Kutter Crawford Placed On 15-Day IL

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Kutter Crawford (hamstring) was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday, retroactive to May 4. The 27-year-old exited Wednesday's meeting against the Toronto Blue Jays because of hamstring tightness after going just 1 1/3 innings. Skipper Alex Cora was optimistic the righty wouldn't require a stint on the IL. […]

Zach Jackson Tasked With The Ninth Inning On Friday

Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay went with right-hander Zach Jackson in the ninth inning on Friday to complete the 12-8 win over the Kansas City Royals. He gave up one hit, kept the Royals scoreless, and struck out one batter. Although it wasn't a save situation, it's a sign that Jackson is the closer right […]

Adam Ottavino Converts His Fourth Save Friday

New York Mets reliever Adam Ottavino picked up his fourth save of the season on Friday when he closed out the 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies. He struck out one and surrendered one hit in an inning of work. Ottavino now owns a 3.75 ERA with 14 strikeouts and four walks over 12 innings […]

Mark Leiter Jr. Grabs The Save Friday

Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. was asked to pitch the ninth inning on Friday to protect a 4-1 lead over the Miami Marlins. He allowed a leadoff hit but was clean after that, giving up no runs while striking out one. It was Leiter Jr.'s first save of the season. The 32-year-old may […]

Jimmy Cordero Hit With Loss Against Rays

New York Yankees relief pitcher Jimmy Cordero lost his first game of the season in Friday's 5-4 road defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays. Cordero surrendered one earned run on one hit while walking a batter in just one-third of an inning for the Yankees in the bottom of the seventh inning. […]

Liam Hendriks Has Scoreless Rehab Outing

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks made his first minor-league rehab appearance on Friday for Triple-A Charlotte and tossed a scoreless and hitless inning while striking out one batter. After being diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in January, Hendriks is now cancer-free and on the verge of making his season debut for the White Sox […]

Eric Cross' Dynasty News and Notes: Rookie Arms, Cincinnati Prospect Bats, and More

In the dynasty world, news and notes articles take on a whole new meaning. Not only are we discussing short-term value with these players, but we need to look long-term as well. A good dynasty manager is like Crazy Eyes from the movie Mr. Deeds. You have to have one eye on the present and […]

Jhoan Duran Grabs Save In Minnesota Victory

In Friday's game against the Guardians, Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jhoan Duran stepped onto the mound in the ninth inning to help secure a 2-0 victory. Duran prevented the Guardians from scoring, striking out two batters and walking one while earning the save. He hurled 18 pitches to complete the close, four of which were […]

Zack Littell Traded By Rangers To Red Sox

Relief pitcher Zack Littell has been traded by the Texas Rangers to the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The right-hander hasn't appeared in the big leagues this season but turned in a 2.25 ERA and a big-time 29.2% K-BB% across eight appearances with Triple-A Round Rock before moving on to the Red Sox organization. Littell […]

Austin Warren To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Los Angeles Angels reliever Austin Warren will undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of the season and a large chunk of the 2024 campaign, as well. The right-hander was originally shut down from throwing for four-to-six weeks following an MRI on his elbow but it appears the injury is more severe than […]

Aaron Loup Being Placed On Injured List

Los Angeles Angels reliever Aaron Loup is set to land on the injured list with a hamstring injury. The veteran southpaw said he injured his hamstring covering third base on a Paul Goldschmidt double in Thursday's series finale in St. Louis against the Cardinals. It's been a tough go for one of the game's more […]

Liam Hendriks To Begin Rehab Assignment On Friday

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks has been cleared for a minor league rehab assignment on Friday. This is great news, Hendriks has been sidelined all season due to him battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hendriks is now cancer-free and ready to get back on the mound. The expectation is that he's going to need 4-5 […]