Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 11

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 […]

Yan Gomes (C, CLE) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes is a solid second catcher in deeper, two-catcher formats. There were some other catchers ahead of him, ownership-numbers-wise, but he is the only one in that group that's hitting above his weight. Gomes is not going to contend […]

Making Moves - Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 6

We are now over a week into May of the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Now is the time that owners need to take a hard look at their roster to decide what areas they need to improve. The waiver wire has likely been picked clean of the obvious must-add players and the best option now […]

A Tale of Two Pitching Prospects - Bieber and Plutko

There has not been much for Cleveland fans to celebrate so far this year, which means most of the short-term attention has shifted to the minors and the next wave of prospects.  This article will look to feature two of the more exciting names: Adam Plutko and Shane Bieber. Changes are coming to the Cleveland […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire - Catchers

I was watching Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench be interviewed recently and he said something that piqued my interest: catchers are better now than in the past. Of course, he was quick to say that they aren't doing as well statistically, but they are much better athletes and are blocking balls better in the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/9/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Good morning, Rotoballers. Quite the night of baseball we had last night with a no-hitter from the Big Maple, a pitching gem at Coors Field and an offensive explosion from the Royals that sent Dylan Bundy to the showers in the matter of minutes. Let's hope today is just as wild. There are two slates […]

Tyler Naquin Drives in Three Runs on Wednesday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin drove in three runs on Wednesday, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run and a single. It was Naquin's second homer of the season and he brought his RBI total up to nine. He's hitting an impressive .329 with a .802 OPS as Cleveland's fourth outfielder. He'd be an interesting deep […]

Francisco Lindor Stays Hot on Wednesday

Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor stayed hot on Wednesday, blasting a home run and a single, finishing 2-for-5. The home run was Lindor's 10th and brought in his 22nd RBI. After a slow start to the season, Lindor has really turned things on of late, bringing his average up to .292 and his OPS to […]

Carlos Carrasco Dominates in a Complete Game Win

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco dominated the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon, tossing a complete game while allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out 14. Carrasco tossed 117 pitches but never really ran into trouble. It was an excellent performance, moving his record to 5-1 and his ERA to […]

Giovanny Urshela Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays

The Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a trade that will send infielder Giovanny Urshela to Toronto in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Urshela was designated for assignment last week after being activated from the disabled list. He was expected to make the team out of Spring […]

Francisco Lindor Has a Solid Game on Tuesday

Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor had a strong game on Tuesday, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run and a double. After a slow start to the season, Lindor now has nine home runs and is hitting .289 with an .898 OPS. Fantasy owners who patiently waited out his slump are now reaping the rewards of […]

Matt Belisle Chooses to Become a Free Agent

Former Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Matt Belisle refused a minor league assignment and chose to become a free agent. He had been designated for assignment by Cleveland last week after posting a disappointing 5.06 ERA in 10 2/3 innings pitched. He was effective for the Twins last season, though, so he should be able to […]

Danny Salazar Has His Rehab Shut Down

Cleveland Indians pitcher Danny Salazar (shoulder) has been shut down from his rehab program for at least the next seven to 10 days. Salazar was diagnosed with shoulder impingement tendinitis and had a platelet-rich plasma injection administered last week. There is currently no timetable for his return, but it's beginning to look like it might […]

Corey Kluber Manages a Quality Start Without His Best Stuff

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber worked his way to a quality start on Tuesday despite not having his best stuff. The Cleveland ace tossed six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk. He struck out four but took the loss as his offense was only able to score two runs. Kluber […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week for Week 6

Every week a significant player will hit the disabled list, start a slump, or a get traded out the division. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long terms standings of a team, but failing to take advantage of […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 6)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. At this point, it’s only a matter of time until this list […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 9

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 weakest categories and target players who may be […]

Matt Belisle Elects Free Agency

Former Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Matt Belisle has elected free agency over a minor league assignment. The veteran righty has a 5.06 ERA in 10 2/3 innings with the Indians this season. He was designated for assignment last week and is now a free agent. He should be left on the waiver wire until he […]

Oliver Drake Added to Indians 25-Man Roster

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Oliver Drake has been added to the 25-man roster on Tuesday. The Indians optioned righty Alexi Ogando to Triple-A in order to make room for Drake on the active roster. Drake allowed nine earned runs over 12 2/3 innings with the Brewers this season. He was acquired by the Indians for […]

Francisco Mejia Injured on Tuesday

Cleveland Indians catching prospect Francisco Mejia was forced to leave Tuesday's Triple-A game after being hit by a pitch on the left forearm. Mejia stayed in the game and finished out the inning on the bases, but was replaced behind the plate to start the next half inning. Triple-A Columbus manager Chris Tremie said Mejia […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 6)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. With all the exciting young pitching prospects being called up and doing well and some veterans surprising us it was hard to […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 8

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 […]

Cody Allen Blows a Save and Takes a Loss on Sunday

Cleveland Indians closer Cody Allen struggled on Sunday, blowing a save and taking a loss. He allowed three runs on four hits and a walk while getting only two outs. It was his first blown save and first loss of the season, but Allen has allowed at least one run in three of his last […]

Mike Clevinger Pitches Well on Sunday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger had a strong outing on Sunday, allowing two runs on just one hit, but four walks. He struck out 10 in his 7 1/3 innings. Clevinger was excellent in the first six innings, but lost his control a bit in the seventh and couldn't finish out the inning. He's […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire - First Base(1B) and Third Base(3B)

Corner Store is open! It is only week six and long-term DL stints and under-performing players are affecting many rosters. Therefore, it is important that you are fluid and dynamic in your ability to fill the voids and get positive results. Therefore, do not grow roots with the first player you drafted or get off […]

Week 6 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 6! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 6, which […]

Cody Allen Blows First Save On Sunday

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Cody Allen entered the bottom of the 8th with two on and one out and allowed two hits, two runs, and an intentional walk, but was able to escape the inning with the lead intact. He then came in for the bottom of the 9th and immediately gave up back-to-back doubles […]

Alexi Ogando Called Up to Join the Indians

The Cleveland Indians called up relief pitcher Alexi Ogando from Triple-A Columbus on Friday. Ogando signed a minor league contract with Cleveland in December and posted strong numbers in Triple-A, earning his promotion. In 18 2/3 innings across four Triple-A starts, Ogando posted a 2.89 ERA with a 14:6 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Even though he was […]

Giovanny Urshela Designated for Assignment on Friday

Cleveland Indians infielder Giovanny Urshela was designated for assignment on Friday. The 26-year-old utility infielder made appearances at first, second, third, and shortstop last season. He was expected to make the team out of Spring Training, but a hamstring injury kept him off the Opening Day roster. He was hitting well in Triple-A, slashing .324/.405/.432, […]

Jeff Beliveau Designated for Assignment on Friday

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Jeff Beliveau was designated for assignment on Friday. Beliveau appeared in five games for Cleveland, pitching 3 1/3 innings while allowing four runs on five hits and four walks. The 31-year-old lefty will likely clear waivers and report to Triple-A Columbus.