Chris Sale Hits 96 MPH On Monday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (ribs) threw a live batting practice session on Monday. According to Red Sox beat writer Chris Cotillo, the team was encouraged by his performance. Cotillo reports that Sale hit 96 mph on his fastball during the session. Sale is in the midst of recovering from a stress reaction […]

Hitter Advanced Metrics Risers and Fallers - Barrel Rate for Week 10

It's finally time to roll out the barrels and there will be Brewers involved! Now that qualified hitters have well over 200 plate appearances under their belts, we can dive into the Statcast numbers to see who is making the biggest splash over the wall. It goes without saying (but here goes anyway) that you […]

James Paxton Completes Bullpen Session

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher James Paxton (elbow) completed a bullpen session on Saturday. It was the first time he'd thrown off a mound in over a month. Red Sox manager Alex Cora was encouraged by the bullpen session, calling it "really good." According to Cora, Paxton threw about 15 pitches. The 33-year-old veteran is […]

Nick Pivetta Bumped Up To Tuesday For Next Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta will start the team's next game on Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics. Nathan Eovaldi (back) was originally slated to start Tuesday's game, but the team placed him on the 15-day injured list on Sunday. Rich Hill is now pitching on Wednesday against the A's and the team has […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Bryson Stott, Tanner Scott, Bobby Dalbec, Jake Burger, Jason Adam

Welcome fellow RotoBallers, as we enter Week 10 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like Christopher Morel, Edward Cabrera, Tanner Houck and Jace Peterson off the waiver wire, and we're back at it for more. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/13/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! 10 games occupy the first day of our week on both DraftKings and FanDuel. There are no early games to mess up our slates, so we've got the entire player pool at our disposal. Both sites will lock their lineups at 7:05 pm Eastern, so make sure to get your lineups in before […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 10

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Nathan Eovaldi Lands On 15-Day Injured List

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (back) has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive June 9. The expectation was that Eovaldi would be able to make a start this week. Obviously, that won't be the case as the 32-year-old continues to deal with lower back inflammation. This is a blow to fantasy […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 10

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're in the thick of June now as the summer weather is allowing bats the chance to wake up. This also means that teams feel more comfortable promoting their young players, though we're still waiting on some key names to get the call. This […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/12/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/12/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 10 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those who do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and trades, making waiver moves a bit different. Also, […]

Hansel Robles Blows Save, Tagged With The Loss Saturday

Boston Red Sox pitcher Hansel Robles (1-2) allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out none in 2/3 of an inning in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He was tagged with the loss and charged with his fourth blown save of the season. The 31-year-old entered the ninth inning […]

Chris Sale To Face Live Hitters Monday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (ribs) threw a bullpen session on Friday and will throw to live hitters for the first time on Monday. Manager Alex Cora said Sale might resume his rehab with the Red Sox in Boston next week if all goes well with the live session on Monday. Sale will […]

Week 10 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates: Wander Franco, Starling Marte, Jack Flaherty, Jacob deGrom

We are now amazingly entering mid-June. Warmer weather has already shown what it can do with both the offensive categories (more home runs and runs scored) and injuries as well. This is the time of year to reassess your fantasy team category by category and try to push all-in or try to make a big […]

Tanner Houck Earns His First Save On Friday

Boston Red Sox right-handed pitcher Tanner Houck closed out the team's 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday to earn his first save of the year. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out two. The 25-year-old could have a chance to emerge as the team's top […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/11/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/11/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

1B/3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 11

Welcome back RotoBallers to Week 11! It’s June already, we're inching closer and closer to the trading deadline. It’s almost time to make some big decisions about your fantasy teams. If you’re struggling, hopefully some of these additions can help turn your season around. Today, we're back with another edition of our first base and […]

Garrett Whitlock Placed On Injured List

Boston Red Sox right-hander Garrett Whitlock (hip) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday. Whitlock is dealing with inflammation in his right hip. The issue must have gotten worse throughout the day because manager Alex Cora initially told reporters that he didn't expect Whitlock to miss his scheduled start against the Seattle Mariners […]

Alex Verdugo Dealing With Knee Issue

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo (knee) is not in the starting lineup for his team's Friday night game against the Seattle Mariners. Verdugo banged up his knee in Thursday's game, so he will take a seat against Seattle southpaw Marco Gonzales. The Red Sox will go with Franchy Cordero in left field, Rob Refsnyder […]

Nathan Eovaldi Will Make Next Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (hip) will make his next scheduled start after leaving his last outing on Wednesday following five innings with right hip tightness. The Red Sox think the hip tightness is the reason for Eovaldi's drop in velocity; he averaged 94 mph with his four-seamer after averaging 96.7 mph on […]

Garrett Whitlock Dealing With An Injury

Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock (hip) has been dealing with an injury for recent weeks. This hip tightness could explain why Whitlock has been inconsistent throughout the season. The Red Sox have been using Whitlock in the starting rotation with their starters being banged up. However, he could return to the bullpen once Chris […]

Chris Sale Could Return As Reliever

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (ribs) could possibly return as a relief pitcher, according to pitching coach Dave Bush. Sale is set to face live hitters on Friday for the first time since suffering his rib injury three months ago. It sounds like we're at the point where Sale needs to face live […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/10/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/10/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. I believe this is the first fifteen-game slate of the year, so that means all thirty teams are in action after 7pm eastern time, and they're all up for the taking in DFS tonight. It's […]

Nick Mariano's Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 5x5 Roto Leagues - Joey Votto, Tyler O'Neill, Jacob deGrom, Marcus Semien

Howdy RotoBallers, we are now a solid two months into the fantasy baseball season so it's time for another rankings check-in. Below in this article you will find Nick Mariano's updated 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. These rankings are being released in early June, and are looking at rest-of-season […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 10

Another week of real baseball means hopefully another win for all of your fantasy teams, RotoBallers! This was a pretty big week in terms of bullpen news, with some important and potentially very important movement in a couple of big-name bullpens around the league. One team that hasn't had a closer all year had a […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 10

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Including Bryson Stott, Jose Miranda, Garrett Cooper, Matt Strahm

Welcome back RotoBallers to our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings heading into Week 10 of the MLB season. We recently recommended to add players like Roansy Contreras, MJ Melendez, and William Contreras. We are here today as always to help you pickup the best fantasy baseball hitters and pitchers for your lineups for this week […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (6/10/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/10/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's finally here and it's really happening! Our first 15-game main slate with all 30 teams in action on the same slate! I'm not usually crazy about massive slates and I'll admit that covering them is difficult, but as someone who does daily betting and DFS content, more games = more choices and I like […]