Anthony Rizzo Heading For Injured List

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo (back, head) will be placed on the injured list, according to skipper Aaron Boone. First baseman Ronald Guzman will be added to the active roster in a corresponding move on Wednesday. Rizzo received an epidural injection for his back injury last week, and he's been experiencing headaches ever […]

Yankees vs. Twins Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (9/6)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Tuesday September 6th, 2022. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/6/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/6/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a September Tuesday slate. Everybody is on to football, but we're still grinding baseball here. Let's put together a winner or two.   Top Hitters for 9/6/22 Paul Goldschmidt ($6,200) vs. Paulo Espino Nolan […]

Luis Severino To Make Another Rehab Start Wednesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (lat) said he'll make his next minor league rehab start for Double-A Somerset on Wednesday. It will be his second rehab start after he threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and no walks for Single-A Tampa last Thursday. Barring any setbacks after Wednesday's rehab outing, Severino is […]

X-Rays Negative On Giancarlo Stanton

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (ankle, foot) fouled a ball off the top of his ankle/foot and was removed from the game early on Monday against the Minnesota Twins, but skipper Aaron Boone said that X-rays came back negative. Stanton initially stayed in the game before exiting in the eighth inning. He went 0-for-3 […]

Andrew Benintendi To Have Surgery Tuesday

New York Yankees outfielder Andrew Benintendi (wrist) is tentatively scheduled to have surgery on his hand on Tuesday, according to skipper Aaron Boone. The surgery will fix the hook of the hamate bone in his right wrist and is expected to keep him sidelined for the rest of the 2022 regular season. It remains to […]

Harrison Bader Getting Closer To Rehab Assignment

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that outfielder Harrison Bader (foot) will be doing a "full ramp-up" on Monday, and there is a target for his minor league rehab assignment to begin on Sept. 13, but the date could be moved up. Bader started hitting off a tee last week after recently resuming baseball […]

Anthony Rizzo Could Rejoin Team Wednesday

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo (back) has been getting headaches after receiving an epidural injection for his injured back, but he is improving. Skipper Aaron Boone said that Rizzo might be able to rejoin the team on Wednesday. Rizzo had his epidural injection last Friday after dealing with back issues last week. The […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/5/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/5/22 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 […]

MLB Hitter Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for BWS (Week 22)

Not long ago, Jordan Rosenblum analyzed a metric called BWS (Barrels, Walks, Strikeouts). As he stated, "A focus on just three metrics: barrels, walks, and strikeouts, cuts through the noise to get at a hitter’s true talent level." Of course, he went deeper and created his own weighted version using historical data to compare against […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/5/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Hey yo, it's Labor Day and we've got a couple of interesting MLB DFS slates for you! Jon Anderson is here filling in here on the free picks piece - hope I can help you out! Since we have two evenly sized slates today given the holiday, I like to give some picks for both […]

Week 22 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Nack Pratto, A.J. Puk, Bubba Thompson, Joey Meneses, Triston Casas

Welcome fellow RotoBallers, as we enter Week 22 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like Bryson Stott, Riley Greene, Domingo German and David 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 […]

Aaron Judge Collects Three Hits In Victory

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has put together an incredible season in 2022. The righty slugger appears to be the Yankees only reliable source of offense at the moment. On Sunday, Judge went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double in the 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. This home run notched […]

Andrew Benintendi Will Require Surgery

New York Yankees outfielder Andrew Benintendi (wrist) is likely going to be sidelined throughout the rest of the regular season. This is the worst case scenario for the young outfielder who suffered a hand injury on Friday. The results came back and Benintendi has broke the hook of the hamate bone in his right hand. […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 22

Welcome to Week 22 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire pitchers. 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, […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 22

Welcome to Week 22 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters. 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, […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/4/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/4/22 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 […]

Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 22

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves heading into Week 21. 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 […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. September is here! That means the final month of fantasy baseball is upon us and the home stretch towards the podium is here. Rosters expanding can be a gift with exciting youngsters becoming available, but it can also be a headache as playing time […]

2B/SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 22

The calendar flipped to September, meaning we're nearing the end of our fantasy baseball marathon. Playoffs are beginning in earnest, and every roster decision feels 10x more important than it did even a month ago. If you need help at 2B or SS in your push for a championship, then you came to the right […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/4/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

A week from now the NFL will kick off and we will see our beloved MLB DFS contests shrink in size and payouts. But have no fear, die-hard MLB fans and DFS junkies - I will be covering baseball all the way to the World Series and our team of MLB writers will keep cranking […]

Top MLB Prospects Rankings: Impact Fantasy Baseball Call-Ups (Week 22)

It is September and MLB rosters have expanded to 28 players, up from 26. It is also the time of year when MLB prospects can come up, play for the rest of the season, and still be considered a prospect/rookie heading into next year. Below is a ranking of the players who will likely make […]

Andrew Benintendi Heads To IL

New York Yankees outfielder Andrew Benintendi (wrist) has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right wrist inflammation. Benintendi hurt his wrist in Friday's game against the Rays, and although X-rays came back negative, he will head to the IL and miss at least the next 10 days. It is unfortunate timing, as the […]

Jameson Taillon Expects To Make His Next Start

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon (forearm, wrist) expects to make his next start after leaving his last start early after taking a comebacker off his right wrist. There was a little bruising and swelling on Friday, but he was able to throw in the outfield. Taillon believes he'll make his next scheduled start […]

Luis Severino Lights Up Radar Gun In Rehab Outing

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (lat) touched 97.3 mph with his fastball on Friday in his first minor league rehab start for Low-A Tampa. Severino threw two scoreless innings and tossed 22 pitches, allowing one hit while striking out three and walking none. The Yankees are hoping he can return to their starting […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 9/3/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 9/3/22 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 […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 21

We're another week closer to the playoffs so fantasy and real life teams are starting to freak out just a bit. Five games back in July is still very much "in it" but those same five games back in September sure feels like being on the outside looking in. A few division races seem like […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 21

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Breakout Hitters for Fantasy Baseball - MLB Batters Rising for Week 21

Welcome back to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. We probably only have one or two weeks left of this series after today, and I really appreciate RotoBaller for letting me putting it on, and I especially appreciate those of you who have read along with it all season! It's something we […]

Fantasy Baseball Week 22 Injury News, Updates: Justin Verlander, Tony Gonsolin, Shane McClanahan and more

September is here. There are only about four to five weeks of regular season baseball left. Teams are jockeying for playoff positioning and hopefully, your fantasy teams are doing the same. With this limited time left, tough decisions must be made about cutting players who are injured to bring in healthy players to help your […]