Matt Shaw Has Big Game In Double-A

Chicago Cubs infield prospect Matt Shaw went 3-for-4 with a home run for Double-A Tennessee on Tuesday. Through 81 games, he's slashing .263/.362/.460 with 11 doubles, 14 homers, 23 stolen bases, and 42:63 BB/SO. After posting a .683 OPS in May, he's been red-hot in June and July, slashing .302/.369/.566 with seven doubles, nine homers, […]

Fantasy Baseball Risers, Fallers - 2024 MLB Trade Deadline Fallout

Coming into Tuesday’s trade deadline, we had already seen some big names change teams. The Yankees landed Jazz Chisholm Jr., the Orioles bolstered their rotation by acquiring Zach Eflin, and the Cubs added to their lineup with Isaac Paredes. Tuesday saw a flurry of more moves, especially on the reliever front. While many of those […]

Marco Luciano - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 20)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in Standard Leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: San Francisco Giants shortstop prospect Marco Luciano returned to the big leagues on Tuesday and was immediately slotted back into the starting nine. The top prospect in the San Francisco system got a brief taste of the major leagues earlier this season and posted a strong […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Mike Trout, Kyle Tucker, Christian Walker, Starling Marte, Evan Carter, Alejandro Kirk, and more

With the 2024 MLB campaign heating up, it's never been more important to monitor the latest injuries that could impact fantasy baseball lineups. That said, let's take a look at injured hitters Mike Trout, Kyle Tucker, Christian Walker, Starling Marte, Evan Carter, Alejandro Kirk, and more. This is our weekly edition of fantasy baseball injury […]

Jackson Holliday - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 20)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in All Leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: The Baltimore Orioles are set to promote their top prospect, Jackson Holliday, ahead of Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Holliday got a brief taste of the big leagues earlier this season but struggled across the 10-game stint with a .059/.111/.059 line, and a 2:18 […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/31/24) - Today's Top Lineups

The majority of games across baseball Wednesday have early start times. That leaves us with just five games to choose players from for the main evening slates on DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 7/31/2024, with the slate starting at 7:10 p.m. EDT. The […]

Jackson Holliday Set To Rejoin The Orioles

According to multiple sources, infield prospect Jackson Holliday is headed to the Baltimore Orioles from Triple-A Norfolk. It's why Holliday was scratched from Tuesday night's lineup with the Tides following the trade of second base prospect Connor Norby to the Miami Marlins in exchange for left-hander Trevor Rogers. Although Baltimore's acquisition of Rogers was seen […]

Giants Officially Call Up Marco Luciano

The San Francisco Giants recalled infield prospect Marco Luciano and catcher Blake Sabol from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. The Giants were fully expected to give Luciano another shot in the big leagues after trading outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler to the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. Luciano will serve as the DH and bat sixth in […]

Trey Sweeney Joins The Tigers

Los Angeles Dodgers infield prospect Trey Sweeney was traded to the Detroit Tigers in the deal that sent right-handed pitcher Jack Flaherty to Los Angeles. Sweeney was considered the 22nd-best prospect in the Dodger system and was on the verge of making his major league debut. Through his first 96 games at the Triple-A level […]

William Bergolla Joins Chicago

Philadelphia Phillies infield prospect William Bergolla was traded to the Chicago White Sox in a deal that sent left-handed pitcher Tanner Banks to the City of Brotherly Love. Bergolla made his High-A debut this summer and has performed quite well with a .295/.350/.385 slash line, 29 RBI, 18 swiped bags, and a 22:30 BB:K ratio. […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Headed To Pittsburgh

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa (knee) has been traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. The 29-year-old is enjoying a breakout season at the plate, so this is a nice addition to the Pirates lineup. He's slashing .292/.338/.420 with seven home runs and 33 RBI in 82 games. He figures to find his way […]

2024 MLB Trade Deadline Tracker and Updates: Fantasy Baseball Risers, Fallers

The MLB trade deadline is quickly approaching. Teams looking for a leg up on their competition will work the phones before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30. Expect a significant uptick in trades as the week progresses. With the deadline almost here, let's navigate the trade winds together and fire up your go-to trade deadline […]

Royals Acquiring Paul DeJong From White Sox

The Kansas City Royals are acquiring veteran shortstop Paul DeJong from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, according to a source. It's unclear what the return will be heading back to the White Sox. The Royals already have one of the best shortstops in the game in Bobby Witt Jr., so DeJong will give the […]

Fantasy Baseball Frauds? Buy/Sell On Standout Performers Including Austin Wells, Victor Robles

As the calendar prepares to turn to August, we have some hitters who are putting up gaudy numbers at the plate. Some of them are established names, like Bobby Witt Jr. and Trea Turner. What should we do about the players who are on unexpected heaters? Should fantasy managers add them and try to take […]

Alexander Albertus Headed To Chicago

Los Angeles Dodgers infield prospect Alexander Albertus was traded to the Chicago White Sox in a three-team trade with the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Albertus opened the season by getting another look at the Rookie League and posted a dominant .342/.479/.459 line. Then, in late June, the 19-year-old earned a promotion to Single-A, where […]

Marco Luciano Expected To Rejoin The Giants

San Francisco Giants shortstop prospect Marco Luciano is expected to be called up from Triple-A Sacramento soon now that the trade of outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler opened up the DH spot and created more options for manager Bob Melvin. The 22-year-old Luciano had quality plate appearances in a major-league stint in May but couldn't stick […]

Leodalis De Vries Enjoys Big Week At The Plate

San Diego Padres shortstop prospect Leodalis De Vries extended his hitting streak to six games on Saturday evening to cap off a big week. During this stretch, the 17-year-old held a .400/.500/.880 slash line with three home runs, seven RBI, and a 4:5 BB:K ratio. De Vries has performed quite well through his taste of […]

Top 25 Injured Players to Stash: Fantasy Baseball Week 20

Welcome back RotoBallers to another weekly edition of the Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series, as we prepare for Week 20 of the 2024 MLB season. Today we list the top 25 high-profile injured MLB players who are worthy of a continued spot on your roster while imploring you to pick up lesser-rostered […]

Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects Ready To Shine: Junior Caminero, Jasson Dominguez, Dylan Crews

It's Week 19 of the MLB season, and while we have seen plenty of rookies called up this season already, there are still some big names who are currently in the minors and could lead to a fantasy championship This week we will look at top prospects such as Junior Caminero, Jasson Dominguez, and Dylan […]

Shortstop Prospect Rafael Ramirez Traded To Nationals

The Cleveland Guardians traded shortstop prospect Rafael Ramirez to the Washington Nationals in a trade that sent outfielder Lane Thomas to Cleveland on Monday night. Ramirez is 19 years old and slots into the Nationals' top prospects list at No. 23. He will begin at Single-A Fredericksburg. Ramirez has struggled a bit at Single-A this season, […]

Bobby Witt Jr. Has Four-Hit, Four RBI Night

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 with four runs batted in during Monday's 8-5 win at the Chicago White Sox. Witt hit his 19th homer, a grand slam in the top of the eighth, that capped off a game that included his 30th double, a pair of singles, and two runs scored. […]

Week 19 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Spencer Schwellenbach, Connor Norby, Junior Caminero, Juan Yepez, Max Meyer

The MLB trade deadline is Tuesday as some teams look to shake things up with their rosters to make that push toward a World Series run. Look for prospects and veterans to be moved around that could ultimately benefit or ding playing time, stats, etc. We have already seen Randy Arozarena, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jesse […]

Eric Cross' Top 100 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (July 2024)

The prospect rankings update after the MLB draft is always an exciting one. We've seen plenty of top prospects graduate over the first few months of the season, so it's nice to finally get some reinforcements to add to the mix and strengthen both this Top 100 and my overall Top 500 as well. These […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/30/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! Today is the trade deadline, so it's really important to check those lineups before you lock in your DFS squads. There are 11 games on the featured slate, so there are 22 teams to make sure there are no outlier lineup configurations. With players moving left, right, and center, a DFS gem […]

Cooper Pratt Promoted To High-A

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt is being promoted to High-A Wisconsin. The Brewers' fourth-ranked prospect had a strong showing at Single-A where he posted a .295-3-36-43-25 line in 73 games. The 19-year-old ranks as baseball's 93rd overall prospect per MLB.com and has an ETA of 2027. The former sixth-round draft pick moved into the […]

Javier Baez Goes On Bereavement List

The Detroit Tigers announced on Monday that they placed infielder Javier Baez on the medical emergency/bereavement list and recalled infielder Ryan Kreidler from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move. Baez will be out for three to seven days, but the Tigers believe he'll be back on the short end of that timeline and be ready […]

Gunnar Henderson Hitting The Bench For Game 2

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson will start Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the visiting division-rival Toronto Blue Jays on the bench. Henderson will be replaced at shortstop by Jordan Westburg, who will hit sixth against Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis. In the first game of the twin bill, Henderson went 1-for-4 with two runs […]

Elly De La Cruz Being Rested On Monday

The Cincinnati Reds are giving shortstop Elly De La Cruz the day off on Monday in the series opener against the visiting division-rival Chicago Cubs. Manager David Bell promised De La Cruz that he'd get him a day off shortly after the All-Star break, and that day will come to begin the week. The 22-year-old […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Fantasy Baseball Week 19

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 19 of the 2024 fantasy baseball season -- July 29 through August 4. This is our weekly article looking at players whom 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 […]

Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Barrel% - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 19)

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to our hitter's advanced metrics leaders article for Week 19 of the 2024 fantasy baseball season! Today, we will be taking a look at players like Oneil Cruz, Shohei Ohtani, Anthony Santander, and more. As another week of baseball wraps up, I will recap which hitters had the most impactful plate appearances […]