Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (knee) is serving as the team's designated hitter and will bat second for the Royals in Friday's series opener on the road against the division-rival Chicago White Sox, per MLB.com. Josh Rojas will start at shortstop and bat seventh. While Witt isn't all the way back from a […]

Baltimore Orioles middle infielder Jackson Holliday (groin) is starting at second base and batting eighth for Friday's series opener against the visiting Washington Nationals and left-hander Andrew Alvarez at Camden Yards, according to MLB.com. Holliday didn't start the last four games for the O's while nursing a groin injury, but he'll be back this weekend […]

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin (forearm) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday ahead of his team's weekend set against the Cincinnati Reds. Griffin has been sidelined since late May due to a flexor strain in his throwing arm. Across 208 plate appearances before the injury, the 20-year-old hit .270/.327/.402 with […]

Minnesota Twins infield prospect Kaelen Culpepper was placed on the 7-day injured list earlier in June with a left hip strain. However, since hitting the injured list on June 16, the top-ranked prospect has resumed baseball activity and could return to game action as early as this weekend, according to Theodore Tollefson of Twins Daily. […]

Washington Nationals shortstop prospect Seaver King was recently promoted to Triple-A and is now firmly on the stash radar. King, the team's 6th-ranked prospect (and No. 99 in the sport) according to MLB.com, began the 2026 season with Double-A, where he posted a stellar .336/.427/.562 line over 35 contests. During this short stint, King hit […]

We're officially into the second half of the season and the dog days of summer. While you might be hitting a wall right now, staying active in your leagues is key. There's still plenty of time to improve your teams and make up ground on the teams ahead of you. And if you're one of […]

Hey RotoBallers, the weekend is here, and the All-Star break is quickly approaching. We are back with another waiver wire column and return with our weekend fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 13 -- June 22  through June 28. We prioritize which hitters and pitchers to add off the waiver wire for leagues that allow […]

With another month of MiLB action in the books, it's time to update our top-20 prospect rankings. As we did in May, I will give my top-20 prospect ranking for dynasty fantasy baseball (all non-debuted) ahead of July. This month, we saw a former first overall pick begin to showcase his elite raw talent, and […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of early-season overachievers. Each week of the fantasy baseball season, we look at which star players might be sell-high candidates. Last week, we dove into players like Christian Yelich, Sonny Gray, and Justin Wrobleski. This week, we'll look at five more sell-high candidates. If you own one of these […]

We’re now entering Week 14 of the 2026 MLB season, which makes it a good time to start stashing high-upside prospects who could help down the stretch in the second half. Most of these names are best suited for deeper AL- or NL-only leagues, but a few could work their way into mixed-league value if […]

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 14 of the 2026 MLB regular season. The focus of this column is to highlight players who could be breaking out, taking a look at current active hitting streaks along with recent leaders in batting average, isolated power (ISO), stolen bases, and more. Last […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of Buy-Low Candidates for Week 13 of the fantasy baseball season. Every week of the fantasy baseball season, we look at struggling star players who are top buy-low candidates. For this week, we'll dive into five more buy-low star players. All five of these players were selected early in fantasy drafts, […]

Hello again, RotoBallers, and happy Wednesday. Now that we are halfway to the weekend, it is time for another mid-week edition of Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13 of the fantasy baseball season. This week, we have a couple of players who can help in the infield and outfield, a first baseman licking his […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of our Bargain Basement Hitters for Week 13 of the fantasy baseball season. As always, we will spotlight some surging hitters who are widely available across all Yahoo leagues. This week, we will look at a middle infielder who has flashed five-category potential and two veteran hitters in Minnesota who […]

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson was in a brutally cold stretch at the plate for what felt like a couple of months. Swanson has seemingly turned a corner over the last two weeks. Over that span, Swanson is 13-for-42 with four home runs, 18 RBI, and four stolen bases. The veteran shortstop has been one […]

We have a massive 13-game Friday night MLB DFS slate on our hands. I love tonight's slate because there are no obvious stakes or arms to click tonight. There will be plenty of options to go around tonight, so it is a slate where we want to make sure we pay attention to ownership and... […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Happy Friday! Major League Baseball is ready to start the weekend off right with all 30 teams in action under the lights. This weekend features multiple divisional matchups between familiar foes, along with some unique matchups as well. Seven of the 15 games on the board feature divisional foes, with the Nationals... […]

Over the past month, managers have seen the importance of stashing prospects in real time as players like Gage Jump and Cole Carrigg have flashed high-end fantasy upside in their first taste of the major leagues. Below, we will look at two of the top hitting prospects at the Triple-A level and an emerging pitching prospect who has begun to […]

The keystone (or second base) has been occupied by some of the most elite defenders in the game's history. Below, we will look to name every MLB team's greatest second baseman of all time. Read ahead as we highlight the greatest second baseman of all time for all 30 MLB teams. Let's dive in!Featured Promo: […]

Thursday's contest at Busch Stadium between the Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals has been postponed due to inclement weather, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports. Veteran right-hander Zac Gallen had been scheduled to toe the rubber for Arizona in this one, and he was scheduled to be opposed by Cardinals right-hander Michael McGreevy. […]

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement (hip) is starting at shortstop and is batting second for Toronto in Thursday's contest against the visiting Texas Rangers and left-hander MacKenzie Gore, according to MLB.com. Clement missed the last two games for the Jays with soreness in his left hip, and he also missed a few games last […]

The Texas Rangers announced on Thursday that they activated shortstop Corey Seager (concussion) from the seven-day concussion injured list and placed infielder/outfielder Cody Freeman (back) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to June 22) with a herniated disc in his back in a corresponding move. Seager should be right back in Texas' starting lineup for […]

Across 340 plate appearances as a rookie this season, Detroit Tigers shortstop/third baseman Kevin McGonigle has hit .283/.388/.428 with six home runs, 28 RBI, 47 runs scored, and nine stolen bases. The 21-year-old has demonstrated an elite approach at the plate, as he's walked in 14.1% of his plate appearances while logging just a 12.9% […]

Milwaukee Brewers infield/outfield prospect Jett Williams continues to scuffle at Triple-A, but has provided glimpses of what's possible over the last three games. The Brewers' third-ranked prospect has shown some power after cracking a double in Wednesday's contest, he's stolen three bases, scored five runs, and posted a 3:5 BB:K over that three-game span. He […]

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson (shoulder) is sitting out of the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale in San Francisco against the Giants after leaving Wednesday's game late due to a left-shoulder ailment, according to MLB.com. Alika Williams, who was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday with Zack Gelof (hand) going on the injured […]

Pittsburgh Pirates infield prospect Jack Brannigan has a locker room in the team's major-league clubhouse and is expected to be recalled from Double-A Altoona on Thursday, according to Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Brannigan will get his first major-league call-up after hitting .231/.347/.517 with an .864 OPS, 11 home runs, 21 RBI, 25 runs […]

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson's left shoulder was bothering him on Wednesday night after an awkward play in the fifth inning against the San Francisco Giants when he tried to avoid a tag at home plate, which led to him being lifted for a pinch-runner in the ninth inning, according to Martin Gallegos of MLB.com. It's […]

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (knee) will sit out of the series finale on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, according to MLB.com. Tyler Tolbert will make yet another start at shortstop for the Royals and will hit ninth against Rays right-hander Casey Legumina. Witt is dealing with a Grade […]

Welcome to another midweek edition of Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers for Week 13 of the 2026 season! In this piece, I’ll take a look at Jac Caglianone, Kyle Bradish, Freddy Peralta, and more.  It's important to keep up with recent hitter and pitcher trends, whether it's a hot streak worth buying or a cold […]

Well, it was a slow week for prospect promotions last week, with only a handful of smaller promotions happening since the Cooper Pratt promotion a little over a week ago. It still feels like several big names are on the cusp of their Major League debuts, though, so there are still plenty of notable names […]