Fantasy Baseball Week 20 Injury News, Updates: Walker Buehler, Wander Franco, Joey Votto, Jack Flaherty and more

We have entered the time of the season when teams are grinding it out to make their playoff pushes.  The heat and the time of year can play a toll on the players. Injured players are suffering more muscular injuries and teams have to be able to fill the gaps and keep going. This is... Read More

Paul Blackburn Transferred To The 60-Day Injured List

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Paul Blackburn (finger) has been transferred to the 60-day injured list. The A's needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster after claiming right-hander pitcher Joel Payamps off waivers from Kansas City. Blackburn, who made the AL All-Star team earlier this season, will remain out for the rest of the... Read More

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 8/20/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 8/20/22 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... Read More

Cole Irvin Touched Up By Seattle

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Cole Irvin took his 11th loss of the season Friday after allowing six runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks to the Seattle Mariners. He struck out two batters. Five of those six runs allowed came off the bat off Seattle third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who took Irvin deep... Read More

Athletics vs. Mariners Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (8/20)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics, 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 Saturday August 20th, 2022. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/20/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

There's a little more of an even split in the FanDuel and DraftKings tournaments tonight compared to the last few Saturdays. There are six matinees, leaving a nine-game main slate. It takes some of the talent out of the pool, but there are still plenty of good spots tonight. There are two pitchers costing more... Read More

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 8/19/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 8/19/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Huge, massive, large 14-game slate on a Friday. I'm running another Friday night $5 contest which you can join through the link below. Tonight’s MLB contest link:https://t.co/aYXHDYwaz1— Jon Anderson (@JonPgh) August 19, 2022 Let's give... Read More

Updated MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top-101 Baller Ranks

We're in the second half of August and you need to either maximize the remaining innings in roto leagues or line up the best arms for H2H matchups. Sadly, this week's edition is a bit bare as I'm dealing with family emergencies and the hospital WiFi isn't so great! I'll hit you with a top-101... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/19/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's another massive Friday night slate with 14 games on the main slate on both FanDuel and DraftKings! That's a lot of players to sort through, but don't worry because I got your back and I am going to give you some of the best spots to further examine before making your lineup decisions tonight.... Read More

Elvis Andrus Signs With White Sox

The Chicago White Sox signed free-agent shortstop Elvis Andrus to an undisclosed deal on Thursday after he was released by the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, according to sources. Andrus is expected to join the White Sox in Cleveland on Friday for the start of their series against the Guardians. Chicago has been using Romy Gonzalez,... Read More

Breakout Hitters for Fantasy Baseball - MLB Batters Rising for Week 19

Welcome back 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. At times this year, I have gone away from the "breakout" term to just highlight hitters that have... Read More

White Sox A Likely Landing Spot For Elvis Andrus

The Chicago White Sox are a likely landing spot for free-agent shortstop Elvis Andrus, who was released by the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. The two sides are in talks, but nothing is official yet. With Tim Anderson (finger) out for at least five weeks after having surgery on the middle finger of his left hand,... Read More

Sheldon Neuse Recalled By A's

The Oakland Athletics recalled infielder Sheldon Neuse on Wednesday. So far in 252 plate appearances this season, the 27-year-old is hitting .227 with a .286 on-base percentage, three home runs, and six stolen bases. He takes the place of Elvis Andrus, who the team released on Wednesday, on the active roster. With experience at third... Read More

Athletics Release Elvis Andrus

The Oakland Athletics released infielder Elvis Andrus on Wednesday. The 33-year-old appeared in 106 games for the A's this season, hitting .237 with a .301 on-base percentage, eight home runs, and seven stolen bases in 386 plate appearances. Andrus also saw the bulk of the team's starts at shortstop this season. Nick Allen has seen... Read More

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 8/17/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 8/17/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Nine games on the night slate, and a pretty decent afternoon slate as well. We will just stick to these night games for this analysis, but follow me on Twitter for some afternoon slate thoughts!... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/17/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions... Read More

Paul Blackburn Shut Down For The Season

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Paul Blackburn (finger) will be shut down for the remainder of the 2022 season, according to A's manager Mark Kotsay. The right-hander is dealing with inflammation in the middle finger of his pitching hand. He landed on the injured list about a week ago. He met with a specialist on Monday... Read More

Shea Langeliers Called Up By A's

The Oakland Athletics have promoted catching prospect Shea Langeliers from the minors on Tuesday. The team's top prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, Langeliers was hitting .283/.366/.510 with an .876 OPS, 19 home runs, 56 RBI, 62 runs scored and five stolen bases in 402 plate appearances and 92 games for Triple-A Las Vegas before his... Read More

Ramon Laureano Placed On Injured List Tuesday

The Oakland Athletics placed outfielder Ramon Laureano (side) on the injured list on Tuesday and called up catcher Shea Langeliers and infielder David MacKinnon from the minors in corresponding moves. The A's also released outfielder Stephen Piscotty. Laureano left the game early on Sunday with left side soreness, and now he'll miss at least the... Read More

Week 19 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Vaughn Grissom, Edward Cabrera, Elehuris Montero

Welcome fellow RotoBallers, as we enter Week 19 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like Ian Kennedy, Rowan Wick, Jesus Luzardo and Jonathan Hernandez 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... Read More

MLB Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for ERA-xERA (Week 19)

Welcome back to fantasy baseball and RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. I wrote about expected ERA (xERA) in Week 10; xERA is a 1:1... Read More

Ramon Laureano Not Playing Against Rangers

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano (side) is out of the starting lineup on Monday against the Texas Rangers. Laureano will take a seat after leaving Sunday's game against the Houston Astros with left side soreness. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. Laureano has struggled in the month of August, hitting just .205 (9-for-44)... Read More

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 8/15/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 8/15/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A bigger than usual Monday slate - lots to talk about, so let's talk about it! Top Hitters for 8/15/22 Aaron Judge ($6,500 DK) vs. Ryan Yarbrough It feels like we should only be paying... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/15/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! It's hard to believe we are entering the home stretch of the 2022 season already. It feels like yesterday that we kicked the year off. Still, we go again for another week and start the action with a 10-game slate. There's some earlier action between the Tigers-Guardians, Phillies-Reds, and Padres-Marlins, but none... Read More

Ramon Laureano Day-To-Day With Side Soreness

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano (side) was removed from Sunday's game against the Houston Astros due to left side soreness. A's manager Mark Kotsay stated that Laureano began experiencing the soreness during his at-bat in the fourth inning of the game. He is being considered day-to-day. The 28-year-old has been struggling at the plate over... Read More

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 19

Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who 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 drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat... Read More

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the middle of August, where most MLB teams have about 50 games remaining in the regular season. Where do you stand with about 70% of the fantasy season in the books? I'll provide names at each position but you'll need to know... Read More

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 19

Welcome back! It's Week 19 of our fantasy baseball Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups series! We went through a tough stretch there where there was really nobody on waivers inspiring any confidence. We are really seeing this week how soft the ownership levels have gotten as the season gets closer to its end. Plenty of... Read More

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 19

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves as we head into Week 18. With more and more injuries and players slumping, it is time to start changing our rosters. I want to emphasize that it is still not time to panic about your core players.... Read More

Ramon Laureano Removed Early On Sunday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano (undisclosed) was removed during Sunday's game due to an unknown injury. The 28-year-old slipped on the warning track early in the game, but stayed in the contest. He was later removed during the bottom half of the fourth inning for Stephen Piscotty. It's uncertain what is wrong with Laureano, but... Read More