Mychal Givens Scheduled For Another Rehab Game On Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles reliever Mychal Givens (knee) is ready to throw in another rehab game on Wednesday with Double-A Bowie. It will be his fourth rehab appearance since going on the injured list with left-knee inflammation that he suffered before the season began, and he should almost be ready to rejoin the Major League club. In... Read More

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Denzel Clarke, Austin Wells, Bobby Miller, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and more

The 2023 minor league baseball season has had multiple highly-regarded prospects open the season on the shelf. With a month of the season now passed, players have begun to filter back in to minor league lineups. The question is how have those players looked upon their return to the field? Are they back to previous... Read More

Luis L. Ortiz - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With starting pitcher Vince Velazquez’s elbow injury and subsequent move to the 15-day IL, Pirates' top pitching prospect Luis L. Ortiz returns to the big leagues. Ortiz debuted last year. He owned a 4.50 ERA with a 24.6% K rate and a 14.5%... Read More

Reds Claim Franklin German Off Waivers From White Sox

The Cincinnati Reds claimed right-hander Franklin German off waivers from the Chicago White Sox on Monday and optioned him to Triple-A Louisville. German was recently designated for assignment by Chicago after not playing a single major-league game for them in 2023. The 25-year-old made his big-league debut for the Boston Red Sox in 2022 and... Read More

Garrett Cleavinger Likely Out For The Season

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Garrett Cleavinger (knee) is dealing with a torn right ACL in his knee and is likely out for the rest of the season. Cleavinger collided with New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks in the game on Sunday and will now face a long rehab. The 29-year-old southpaw was proving to be... Read More

Chase Silseth Likely To Enter Rotation

Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin said that right-hander Chase Silseth makes the most sense to get a start the next time the team needs six starters because he's the most stretched out and was starting games in Triple-A just a few weeks ago. It has been over a month since pitcher Tucker Davidson last... Read More

Carlos Estevez Notches Eighth Save Of Season Monday

Los Angeles Angels closer Carlos Estevez picked up his eighth save of the season in Monday's 6-4 win over the Astros. Estevez came on to pitch the top of the ninth up by two and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout to end the game. The 30-year-old has been excellent for the Angels and... Read More

Ryan Helsley Earns Four-Out Save Monday

St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley picked up his fourth save of the season in Monday's 3-1 win over the Cubs. Helsley came on to pitch the bottom of the eighth inning up by two with two outs and no one on, getting the final out on a fly-out. He stayed on to pitch the... Read More

Jason Adam Secures Fourth Save Monday

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Jason Adam picked up his fourth save of the season in Monday's 3-0 win over the Orioles. Adam came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth inning up by three. He struck the first two hitters out, allowed a single, and got the final out on a third strikeout.... Read More

Joey Krehbiel Clears Outright Waivers, Joins O's Triple-A

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Joey Krehbiel cleared outright waivers on Monday and accepted an assignment with Triple-A Norfolk. The 30-year-old played an important bullpen role with the O's in 2022 and was pitching well this season at Triple-A, but he was designated for assignment on May 5 to clear 40-man roster space for newly-acquired Luis... Read More

Shintaro Fujinami Continues To Struggle

Oakland Athletics right-hander Shintaro Fujinami continued to struggle in an appearance out of the bullpen in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Fujinami allowed three runs on four hits while walking and striking out none in 1 1/3 innings of work. It has been a nightmare for the 29-year-old Japanese hurler in the... Read More

Reiver Sanmartin Likely Headed For The Injured List

Cincinnati Reds southpaw Reiver Sanmartin (elbow) left Sunday's contest against the Chicago White Sox with elbow soreness. The 27-year-old told reporters that he expects to be placed on the 15-day injured list, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Enquirer. The severity of the ailment is unknown, but elbow injuries are always scary when dealing with... Read More

Andrew Nardi Picks Up His First Save Sunday

Miami Marlins left-hander Andrew Nardi earned his first save of 2023 in Sunday's 14-inning marathon against the Chicago Cubs. He threw a perfect frame with one strikeout to protect the 5-4 lead. Nardi owns a 4.60 ERA this season but has posted a strong 28.1% strikeout rate and 1.15 WHIP over 15.2 innings. AJ Puk,... Read More

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 7

Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who 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 on the hot seat... Read More

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. May is here and so is the warmer weather, so let's prepare for some offense, yes? Stolen bases and line drives are in the air as we bite into the meat of the regular season. Add some spice to your dish with a hit... Read More

Matt Strahm Records First Save

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Matt Strahm recorded his first save of the season on Sunday, pitching two scoreless innings in a 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. The lefty came into this one with a 4-1 lead, and when the Phillies added runs, they let Strahm finish it. This was his first relief appearance... Read More

Emmanuel Clase Picks Up 12th Save

Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase notched his 12th save of the season on Sunday, securing a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Clase was tasked with finishing off a shutout after a tremendous performance by Cal Quantrill, and did so, striking out one while allowing just a walk in his inning of work. Clase... Read More

Evan Phillips Secures Fifth Save Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Evan Phillips picked up his fifth save of the season on Sunday, holding down a 5-2 lead to secure a win over the San Diego Padres. Phillips made quick work of the Padres in the tenth inning, setting them down in order while stranding the ghost runner on third. Phillips... Read More

Hunter Harvey Records First Save

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Hunter Harvey was called upon to protect a one-run lead against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. The Nats grabbed the lead after Joey Meneses smashed a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning. After that, Harvey came on and threw a scoreless frame to record his first career save.... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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,... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More