Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 5

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Alex Wilson Will Make Rehab Appearance Tuesday

Detroit Tigers reliever Alex Wilson (foot) will make a rehab appearance on Tuesday with Triple-A Toledo. The right-hander has been dealing with a right plantar fascia strain that limited his ability to run and plant on that foot. Assuming all goes well, he could rejoin the Tigers' bullpen in short order. He owns a 4.50 […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 10

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 […]

Adam Warren Could Be Activated Monday

Out since late April with a strained muscle in his back, New York Yankees pitcher Adam Warren is as close as ever to returning, with the activation off the Disabled List possibly coming Monday. The 30-year-old is already traveling with the big league team, having spent his weekend in Baltimore as the Yankees took on […]

Brent Suter Handed Loss In Five Inning Showcase

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brent Suter went five innings, giving up three hits, two earned runs and two walks while striking out six in the 6-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. While Suter would have been handed the loss regardless since his team ended up only scoring one run, he has pitched relatively well […]

Kyle Barraclough (RP, MIA) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 45% of leagues ANALYSIS: Brad Ziegler held the closer's role in Miami for two months despite horrendous ratios because his clunkers had mostly been confined to non-save situations. Those splits probably don't mean anything, but he was so terrible that it stood to reason he'd blow a save eventually. […]

Kyle Barraclough (RP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 45% of leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins relief pitcher Kyle Barraclough will not be the closer in Miami with Brad Ziegler out of a job. Manager Don Mattingly has seemingly grown tired of Ziegler’s recent lackluster performance, and Barraclough could be the beneficiary. While this is not set in stone […]

Ryan Tepera (RP, TOR) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Ryan Tepera was assumed to be the closer in Toronto after Roberto Osuna went on the restricted list, but did not win the job right away. Tyler Clippard was the closer for the Blue Jays over the […]

Waiver Wire Watch List - Week 10 Free Agents

It’s hard to believe we’re through two full calendar months of the season, but here we are. The contenders have begun to separate themselves from the pretenders in both real life and fantasy, but with two thirds of the season left to play there’s still time to make up ground. This week’s theme is certainly […]

Yankees-Orioles Series Finale Has Been Postponed

Sweeny Murti of WFAN reports that the series finale between the Yankees and Orioles originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as a doubleheader in mid-August. Owners in daily leagues need to swap out any Yankees and Orioles players in their lineup before the […]

The Cut List (Week 10) Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 10 of the Cut List. My suggestions from last week were looking good until Eduardo Escobar hit three home runs between Thursday and Friday. That’ll happen occasionally, but I think my suggestions have been sound throughout the year. This week, I take a look at Kevin Pillar, Adam Duvall, Gregory Polanco, and […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 4

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Keone Kela Locks Down 13th Save Saturday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Keone Kela struck out one in a 1-2-3 innings to get his 13th save of the season. Kela finished off a good pitching game all around for the Rangers. The right-handed pitcher has now thrown 21 1/3 innings this season, striking out 24 and walking just seven batters. Of the 10 […]

Kelvin Herrera Locks Down 13th Save

Kansas City Royals closer Kelvin Herrera has been a bit limited in the save department this season due to the poor play of the team around him, but when given the chance, he’s been quite solid. Herrera’s only blown one save in 2018, and he’s surprisingly still walk-less. In fact, no other pitcher in the […]

Yusmeiro Petit Takes Loss Saturday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Yusmeiro Petit earned his second loss of the season in Saturday's 5-4 game to the Royals. Petit entered the game in the seventh inning, holding the Royals scoreless, but proceeded to give up a solo home run to Jorge Soler in the eighth. He finished the game with the single home […]

Edwin Diaz Posts Second Straight Shaky Outing

Seattle Mariners closer Edwin Diaz blew his third save of the season Friday night against the Rays. Diaz was hoping for bounce back outing after getting lit up for four runs in 1/3 of an inning against the Rangers on Monday. The back-to-back rough performances have swelled his ERA up to 3.03 but his numbers […]

Orioles-Yankees Game Facing Rain Delay Saturday

MLB.com writer Bryan Hoch reports that the Saturday game between the Orioles and the Yankees will be delayed due to the threat of inclement weather. This is not the first time this season the two teams have dealt with rain delays and postponements, so fantasy owners in daily leagues might want to consider swapping out […]

Zach Britton Hopes to Return in A Week

Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton (achilles) is hoping to return to the Orioles bullpen during their coming homestead against the Red Sox. He is reportedly cruising through his minor league assignment but requires a few more outings to test if he's actually ready. Britton has not pitched in a major league game since September 18 […]

Brooks Pounders Pounded For Loss

Colorado Rockies reliever Brooks Pounders got called in on Friday to help hold a slim 6-5 lead over the Dodgers. He instead faced four hitters, got zero out, and demolished all hope in Denver. Pounders put the first two men on with a single and a walk before giving up a three-run homer to Chris […]

Michael Lorenzen Earns Four-Inning Save Friday

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen earned his first save of the season in a 7-2 win over the Padres. Lorenzen came in to pitch in the sixth inning with a five-run lead and pitched the remaining four innings of the game, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts. […]

Fernando Rodney Nails Down 12th Save

Minnesota Twins closer Fernando Rodney pitched a perfect ninth inning on Friday to preserve a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians. He picked up the save, giving him 12 in 15 chances while posting a 2.84 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 19 innings. It has been a solid season for Rodney, who appeared in danger […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are six slates on DraftKings today, with all 30 teams playing on Saturday. The featured slate starts at 7pm and spans eight games. I will be covering players in every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/2/18. The lineup picks will range […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 10

One man's trash is another man's treasure. This is what I tell myself when I'm bidding $6 for Ryan Braun in an Ottoneu league where I need OF help or adding Zack Godley to a pitching staff that has underperformed. These players aren't without warts and could never turn back to top form this season, […]

Jesse Chavez Strong In Relief Friday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jesse Chavez had a superb outing Friday. Coming in to begin the fourth innings, with the Rangers already down 6-0, he threw five scoreless innings. This is the second time this season that Chavez has gone long to help save the bullpen, having thrown four scoreless against the Tampa Bay Rays. […]

Mark Leiter Jr Tosses Two Scoreless Innings

In the first game since he was once again promoted to the major leagues, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Mark Leiter was inserted into Friday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. The 27-year-old came on in relief of starter Nick Pivetta in the fifth inning, going on to toss a pair of scoreless innings. He allowed just […]

Brett Graves Throws Three Shutout Innings in Win Friday

Continuing to rehab from a left oblique strain, Miami Marlins pitcher Brett Graves threw three shutout innings to earn the win on Friday with Double-A Jacksonville. Graves allowed only three hits and one walk while striking out three in his fourth appearance of the season. Making three starts with Jacksonville in addition to his relief […]

Mark Melancon Activated From The Disabled List

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Mark Melancon (forearm) has been activated from the disabled list prior to Friday’s game. Melancon has missed the entire year with inflammation in his right flexor tendon. Melancon is expected to be eased back into high leverage situations and can safely be on the waiver wire as long as Hunter […]

Ottoneu Waiver Wire Report - RotoBaller Staff League

Ottoneu leagues, available on Fangraphs, are a different beast, and for good reason. Most of the scoring formats are more advanced, there are intense roster requirements and it’s a year-round commitment. The RotoBaller staff's lack of experience with the format was borne out by how poorly many of us drafted, making in-season improvements via the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 3

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Adam Eaton, Three Other Nats to Begin Rehab Assignment

Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com reports on Friday that Nationals outfielders Adam Eaton (ankle) and Brian Goodwin (wrist), pitcher Matt Grace (groin) and second baseman Daniel Murphy (knee) will all report to the Harrisburg Senators to begin rehab assignments this weekend. Eaton, Goodwin and Grace have all been on the disabled list since April, while Murphy […]