Aaron Judge Resting On Friday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge will head to the bench on Friday in the series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Yankee Stadium a day after the team clinched the American League West title with a decisive win over the division-rival Baltimore Orioles. In that contest, Judge hit a home run for the fifth […]

Alex Verdugo Hits 14th Homer In Big Win

New York Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo launched a pinch-hit homer in a blowout victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. Verdugo didn't start the game, but came in as a pinch-hitter for Jasson Dominguez late in the game and took advantage of the opportunity. The lefty has seen his playing time dwindle lately due to […]

Gerrit Cole Brilliant Against O's

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole dominated the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, tossing 6 ⅔ shutout frames in a 10-1 victory. Cole allowed just two hits and a walk while punching out five in this one. The 34-year-old veteran has looked like himself since the start of August, allowing three or fewer runs in […]

Giancarlo Stanton Blasts Off, Drives In Four

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton had a big game on Thursday, hitting a three-run double and a solo homer en route to a 10-1 mashing of the Baltimore Orioles. Stanton finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI. The hulking slugger isn't the same hitter he used to be, but […]

Aaron Judge Homers In Fifth Straight Game

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge continued his scorching stretch at the plate on Thursday, homering in his fifth consecutive game on the way to a 10-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Judge finished the day 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs scored, and two RBI. After a "cold" stretch in late August and early […]

Yankees Place Mark Leiter Jr. On Paternity List

The New York Yankees placed right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. on the paternity list on Thursday and recalled right-hander Scott Effross from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a corresponding move before their contest at Yankee Stadium against the division-rival Baltimore Orioles. Leiter will most likely be away from the Yankees for the next three games, meaning he'll likely […]

Top Hitting Fantasy Baseball Prospects Who Should Debut Early in 2025

The 2024 season is winding down, but it's never too early to start thinking about and prepping for the 2025 season. Throughout the 2024 season, I wrote a weekly article on the Top 25 prospects to stash in redraft leagues. Hopefully, that article was useful to many of you who read it each week, helping […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/26/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! It's the final Thursday of the regular season, and it's great that MLB has left us with... (checks notes)... three games?! Oh well, we Thursday DFS players are used to it by now. It doesn't help that the Braves-Mets game has already been postponed.  There's still a lot to play for on Thursday's three-game […]

Marcus Stroman Getting The Starting Nod On Wednesday

With New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes (elbow) headed to the 15-day injured list, right-hander Marcus Stroman will make the start at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday against the division-rival Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees moved Stroman to the bullpen earlier this month, and his first appearance out of the bullpen came on Sept. 17 against the […]

Yankees Put Nestor Cortes On 15-Day Injured List

The New York Yankees placed left-hander Nestor Cortes (elbow) on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Sept. 22) on Wednesday with a left-elbow flexor strain and recalled right-hander Cody Poteet from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a corresponding move. Cortes was scratched from his scheduled outing on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium against the division-rival Baltimore Orioles and […]

Nestor Cortes Going For MRI Exam

New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes (elbow), who was scheduled to start Wednesday's contest at Yankee Stadium against the division-rival Baltimore Orioles, is getting an MRI exam on his left elbow. Cortes has been dynamic lately for the Yanks, allowing just one earned run in his last 15 1/3 innings, and would be a valuable […]

The Lookahead: Three Breakouts Who Could Bust (2025 Fantasy Baseball)

It happens every season: player X breaks out while flashing enticing upside, rides the small sample goodness to a relatively high draft cost the next year, and then busts. We want to avoid repeating those mistakes. There are often warning signs with these players. For example, one perilous archetype is the power/speed guy with dubious […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/24/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! We are into the final week of the regular season, and there's still a lot to play for heading into the postseason. Teams that have clinched their division may give their stars more rest than usual, so check those lineups close to lock.  The 10-game slate starts on the East Coast as New […]

Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Barrel% - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 27)

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to our hitter's advanced metrics leaders article for Week 27 of the 2024 fantasy baseball season! For the last week of the season, we will be taking a look at players like Shohei Ohtani, Michael Harris II, Michael Toglia, and more. As another week of baseball wraps up, I will recap […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball for Week 27 (2024)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to the Week 27  edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of September 23 - September 29, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Fantasy Baseball Week 27

Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 27 of the 2024 fantasy baseball season -- September 23 through September 29. For the final week of the season, we'll be changing things up and looking at teams rather than specific players. We'll be focusing on schedules, the impact clinching scenarios might have, and things to […]

Nick Mariano's Week 27 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's always bittersweet to reach the last waiver roundup of the season, but I know many of you have run a hard race, and now we're here to bring those titles home. Many small pieces of context will inform your approach, with specific head-to-head […]

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 27 (Sept. 23 - Sept. 29)

We did it - we made it to the final week of the MLB regular season. If your team is still in the mix for a fantasy championship, then I bid you good luck and I'll do my best to point out some of the best bats you can add for the final week to […]

Week 27 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Luisangel Acuna, Victor Robles, Trevor Story, Luke Weaver, A.J. Puk, Landon Knack

There is only one more week left of the MLB regular season. It's championship or bust. We are back with the final edition of our weekly waiver wire advice column to help secure those fantasy baseball championships. Today, we review our MLB team's Week 27 (September 23 - September 29) of the 2024 MLB season. Let's […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 27 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 27, from September 23 to September 29. With multiple teams having six or seven games on their schedule, we're looking at a nice variety of two-start pitchers. Each week of this fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 27 (2024)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This article will discuss our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for the outfield in Week 27, September 23 through September 29. If you're still reading in the final week of the regular season, then you are presumably competing for the championship. There is no margin left for error. Let's bring home the […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (September 16 - September 22)

The last weeks of the fantasy baseball season are here as we barrel towards the finish line with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 26 -- Monday, September 16 through Sunday, September 22. We remain vigilant in monitoring fluid rotation situations as rookies, rehabs, and more hammer the home stretch. Bookmark us for […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/21/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Saturdays in September are filled with college football, pumpkin picking, apple cider, and maybe even some back porch grilling or front porch swinging. But the boys of summer aren't done just yet as we still have a few Saturdays left in the regular season and a lot of baseball yet to come with the playoffs […]

Yankees Scratch Juan Soto From Friday's Lineup

New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto (knee) has been scratched from Friday's starting lineup against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum due to soreness and swelling in his left knee, according to manager Aaron Boone. Soto injured his left knee when he crashed into the outfield wall on Thursday, but X-rays came back negative, and […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/20/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Friday brings another busy 15-game slate across baseball. There are a few early start times, but we still have 12 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 9/20/2024, with the slate starting at […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 27)

Welcome back to my Week 27 edition of the Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters series for the 2024 MLB season! We're running out of time to make those moves that will get us to the fantasy championship, so perhaps there is someone in here who can help get you there. In today's edition, we'll take a […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Week 27

We're almost there, folks. Fantasy teams are deep in their playoffs (some leagues are already done!) and real teams are starting to plan for the real playoffs. We had two teams clinch their spot in the postseason this week, and several others are almost there with them. This week, we saw a little switch in […]

Juan Soto To Undergo X-Rays, Considers Himself Day-To-Day

New York Yankees All-Star outfielder Juan Soto (knee) is set to undergo X-rays on his left knee, but manager Aaron Boone emphasized that the star outfielder should be fine, according to Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News. Soto further noted that he will see how he feels on Friday before returning to the […]

Yankees Not Anointing Luke Weaver As The Closer

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that right-handed reliever Luke Weaver could close "a lot" of games but didn't exactly anoint him as the closer, saying "it may turn out that Luke comes into a spot in the sixth inning and gets four or five important outs when the game is on the line." […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/19/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! It's hard to believe we are already on our second to last Thursday of the 2024 regular season. Every game means a little more to those teams chasing a playoff spot. So platoon hitters could see a few less or extra at-bats depending on the matchup.  For Thursday's six-game slate, DFS managers can […]