Joe Jimenez (RP, DET) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez is putting the finishing touches on an extremely solid month of May. Across 12 innings, Jimenez posted a 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and a whopping 18/4 K/BB ratio. His season stats (3.86 ERA, 1.24 WHIP) are solid, but […]

Brandon Morrow Still Playing Catch On Flat Ground

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Brandon Morrow (elbow) continues to throw off flat ground in his recovery from elbow issues. There's still no timetable for his return, and the right-hander hasn't pitched since the first half of last season. Meanwhile, the Cubs are discussing the next step for reliever Pedro Strop (hamstring) after he made two […]

Alex Colome Drawing Trade Interest

Chicago White Sox closer Alex Colome's performance so far this year has led to interest from other teams across the league as the trade deadline approaches. Amidst their rebuild, the White Sox could choose to sell off bullpen assets like they have each of the last two seasons. The 30-year-old is under club control through […]

Ian Kennedy Records Save After Rough Patch

With some relief, Kansas City Royals closer Ian Kennedy was able to cash in the save on Thursday against Texas. At the start of the season, it looked like the Royals had solved the starter-to-power-reliever transition once again by converting homer-prone Kennedy into a back-end reliever. Unfortunately, things have fallen apart recently. Since May 5, […]

Jake Diekman Nails Down Seventh Hold

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jake Diekman has quietly been dominating hitters for the last month, but he finally got tagged for a loss on May 27. Fortunately, Diekman jumped right back on the horse and was able to lock down his seventh hold of the season on Thursday by throwing a scoreless inning against […]

Top 30 Prospects for 2020 Dynasty Leagues (Week 9 Update)

The Top 30 overall dynasty players ranking is back. June should be an interesting month for prospects. We’re going to have the 2019 MLB Amateur Draft in a few days which is always exciting because it’s going to infuse the minor leagues with more than 1,000 new players, although many won’t fall under the true […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 9 Waiver Wire

There are currently at least NINE bullpens in Major League Baseball operating with a closer-by-committee approach. While it has been heavily discussed and essentially proven to be the best option in a "real" game, it sure makes for a headache in the fantasy baseball world where there can oftentimes be a bicycle race (✔) to […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/31/19)

Welcome to the Friday, May 31st Birthday edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only […]

Hunter Strickland To Throw Off Mound Sunday

Seattle Mariners closer Hunter Strickland (lat) will throw off a bullpen mound on Sunday for the first time since suffering a right lat strain. Strickland, who should get the closer's gig back when he returns, could return in mid- to late-June. He's 0-1 on the year with a messy 11.57 ERA, but he had two […]

Sam Tuivailala Pulled From His Rehab Stint

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Sam Tuivailala (Achilles, shoulder) was pulled off of his minor-league rehab stint with Triple-A Tacoma to work with the big league club's training staff. He has been dealing with some tightness in his shoulder, and he reportedly had a dead arm over the weekend. The reliever is on the long road […]

Five Under-Owned Fantasy Starting Pitchers: After Hours With RotoBaller Radio

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2019 fantasy baseball season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - Monday through Friday from 6-7 am ET, from 1-2 pm ET and Saturdays from 5-7 pm ET. You can also find […]

Red Sox-Yankees Postponed Thursday

The game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees on Thursday has been postponed due to inclement weather. It will be made up on Aug. 3. It remains to be seen, but Red Sox lefty Chris Sale and Yankees southpaw J.A. Happ figure to be moved back to face each other on Friday […]

Jordan Hicks Picks Up His 11th Save on Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks picked up his 11th save of the season on Thursday, throwing a perfect ninth inning to close out a 5-3 win. Hicks didn't record a strikeout but only needed eight pitches to mow through the Phillies in the bottom of the ninth. After allowing three runs without recording an […]

Will Smith Works Tidy Nine-Pitch Ninth For Save

San Francisco Giants closer Will Smith worked a perfect nine-pitch ninth inning in Thursday's 3-1 victory against the Miami Marlins, helping the visitors salvage a game in South Florida after a couple of tough losses. The save was the 13th of the season for Smith, and the first since May 19 due to the team's […]

Red Sox Place Hector Velazquez On Injured List

The Boston Red Sox have placed relief pitcher Hector Velazquez (back) on the 10-day injured list with a lower-back strain. The right-hander was struggling so far this season out of the 'pen, compiling a 5.97 ERA and 1.44 WHIP through 18 appearances, seven of which were starts. This injury could be the reason for his […]

Felix Pena Expected To Pitch After Opener

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Felix Pena is expected to come in for multiple innings after the team uses an opener on Thursday against the Mariners. The team has deployed this method in five of Pena's last six appearances and the results have been promising. It is unclear who will pitch the first inning but Pena […]

Nick Ramirez Earns First Career Win

Detroit Tigers reliever Nick Ramirez (1-0) threw three perfect innings to pick up his first major league win in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the Orioles. Ramirez, who replaced starter Ryan Carpenter in the bottom of the sixth, struck out five of the nine hitters he faced and got three others to ground out. He needed […]

Digging Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 9

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Jose Leclerc Opens, Drew Smyly Fizzles

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jose Leclerc (calf) served as the opener on Wednesday in Seattle, allowing a hit and a walk with one strikeout in a scoreless first inning. He turned things over to left-handed starter Drew Smyly and he proceeded to allowed seven runs, eight hits and three walks over his five innings, but […]

Lou Trivino Has Forgettable Relief Appearance

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino allowed five runs - four earned - and two hits with three walks over just one inning of work in a relief loss on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels. Trivino was all over the place, uncorking a wild pitch while hitting a batter and also issuing an intentional […]

Julio Urias Hit Hard In Second Game Back

In his second appearance following his administrative leave from the Los Angeles Dodgers, relief pitcher Julio Urias gave up two home runs in just one inning of relief against the New York Mets on Wednesday night. He allowed four hits and struck out one in the outing. Urias has unquestionable upside with some stats this […]

Scott Oberg Records First Save

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Scott Oberg closed out Wednesday's 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 20-pitch ninth inning that included one walk, two strikeouts and no hits. It was his first save of the season after blowing his previous two attempts. Oberg fell into the closer role when the team's primary closer, Wade Davis […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/30/19)

Welcome to the Thursday, May 30th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Brad Hand Earns a Save in a Five-Run Game

Cleveland Indians closer Brad Hand earned his 15th save of the season in a game Cleveland won 14-9. Hand got the last two outs after a pair of Cleveland relievers decided to make the game interesting in the ninth inning. Hand has been excellent this season, posting a 1.19 ERA and allowing just a .165 […]

Hansel Robles Blows Save Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Hansel Robles blew a save Wednesday afternoon giving up two earned runs in one inning pitched. This is the second blown save his past three appearances. Robles has six saves on the season and averages a strikeout per inning which looks good on the surface but now his ERA is […]

Wade Davis Thinks He'll Be Back Soon

Colorado Rockies closer Wade Davis (oblique) continues to throw and thinks he'll "be back pretty soon" after being sidelined since May 19 with a left oblique strain. He started with light toss at 60 feet last Sunday and advanced to around 100 feet on Wednesday. The next step is a bullpen session for Davis, which […]

Shawn Kelley Records Sixth Save

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Shawn Kelley recorded his sixth save of the season Wednesday afternoon vs the Mariners. Kelley made things interesting in the ninth, putting two men on base before striking out Domingo Santana and getting Kyle Seager to ground into a game-ending double play. Kelley is clearly the man to own in the […]

Jacob Waguespack Placed on Injured List

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jacob Waguespack (shoulder) has been placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday. Waguespack left Monday's game early due to right shoulder soreness. The team wants to be safe, so they placed Waguespack on the shelf. Elvis Luciano has been activated from the bereavement list in a corresponding move. Luciano has […]

Jorge Lopez's Bullpen Role Likely Long Term

Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said pitcher Jorge Lopez's move to a relief role is likely a long-term one. "I think he can be really good there," Yost said. Lopez has gone 0-6 with a 6.79 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 49 strikeouts and 21 walks in 10 starts and one relief outing over 51 2/3 […]

Phillies Place Adam Morgan On Injured List

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Adam Morgan (forearm) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday. This is another blow to an already depleted Phillies bullpen that is in desperate need of any help they can get. There is no timetable for Morgan to return at this time. Right-handed relief pitcher Yacksel Rios has been […]