Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Jackson Merrill, Colton Cowser, Brice Turang, Orlando Arcia, Tyler Anderson, more

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for the week ahead, April 15 - April 21. This week's article will focus on Jackson Merrill, Colton Cowser, Cal Raleigh, Mitch Garver, Tyler Anderson, James Paxton, Brice Turang, and Orlando Arcia. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining... Read More

Luis Campusano Out Of Lineup On Saturday

San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano is out of the lineup on Saturday in the Padres matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kyle Higashioka will be starting in his place. Campusano has been the starting catcher in six of the Padres last seven games so this is likely just a rest day for the 25-year-old.... Read More

Xander Bogaerts Out Of Lineup Saturday

San Diego Padres second baseman Xander Bogaerts is out of the lineup on Saturday. There's no current indication that this is anything more than a rest day for the 31-year-old. A day off may not be a bad thing for Bogaerts, who's started out sluggish this season with just a .219 batting average and only... Read More

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Tyler Glasnow, Jackson Holliday, Ronel Blanco, more

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are about three weeks into the MLB regular season. It's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of April 11, 2024. These rankings are being released in April and are looking at... Read More

Top 250 Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings (April 2024 Update)

Three, two, one, liftoff! Baseball season is here, and with the start of another season, we bring you the Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for April. While we are only about a week into the new season, we are now able to observe, study, and analyze on a nightly basis. The early developments over spring... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 3)

As I often do heading into the weekend, I like to take a look around the league and see who is showing signs of some meaningful trends. In this case, we're just two weeks into the season, so the "trends" should probably be considered weak by statistical standards. But checking in on who's hot (or... Read More

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 8 - April 14)

Hello again, RotoBallers, the 2024 MLB season is rolling and we're here as always to help you setting those winning lineups. Welcome to our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 3 - Monday, April 8 through Sunday, April 14. Baseball is off and running, so we’re here to help you make optimal lineup decisions.... Read More

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Jared Jones, Mason Miller, Kevin Ginkel, Edouard Julien, Colton Cowser

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 3 -- April 8 through April 14 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. The biggest news in Week 3 was baseball's top prospect, Baltimore Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday, being... Read More

2024 MLB Power Rankings: Week 3

We've gone through each pitching rotation more than twice and while I hesitate to move teams too much or too little just based on the results of the last 6-7 games, I am going to be more aggressive with my rankings early in the season while we are still figuring out just how good teams... Read More

Dylan Cease Stymies Cubs In Win

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease blanked a red-hot Chicago Cubs offense in Wednesday's 10-2 victory, firing six strong innings on two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts for a win. The Cubs entered the day second in baseball with 71 runs scored, but Cease was up for the challenge on Wednesday. Since... Read More

Top 101 Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Rankings: The Baller Ranks (Week 3)

Several high-profile pitcher injuries have hit early but we press on with my weekly top 101 SP Baller Ranks breakdown. And many early-round pitchers with good health have had poor performances. It's a crazy world but we do our best to make sense of it with the second 2024 edition of my weekly Starting Pitcher... Read More

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/10/24) - Today's Top Lineups

There will be a lot of early start times across baseball Wednesday. That leaves us with a modest seven-game evening slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 4/10/2024, with the slate starting at 6:40 p.m. EDT. The lineup picks will range from... Read More

Florio's Bullpen Report: Changes in Kansas City, Colorado, and Philly?

It’s awesome having fantasy baseball back in our lives. Checking lineups, box scores, and more importantly -- fantasy live scoring. But with the excitement of fantasy baseball being back, there tends to be some overreactions this time of year.  It is important to remember that we are just two weeks into this marathon of a... Read More

Richest Contracts in MLB History

In recent memory, the contracts that star MLB players have been receiving are eye-opening, to say the least. Shohei Ohtani has made good on his Dodgers contract so far, though he's only 12 games into a deal that could keep him a Dodger for 1,620 of them, ultimately paying him $700 million by the time... Read More

Padres Send Graham Pauley Down

The San Diego Padres optioned infielder Graham Pauley to Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday and recalled catcher Brett Sullivan from El Paso in a corresponding move. Tyler Wade has taken most of the playing time in San Diego at the hot corner to open the season with Manny Machado still recovering from last year's elbow... Read More

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash: Redraft Rankings (April 8 - 14 Updates)

We're only a week and a half into the season, but pandemonium has already filled the baseball world. This has caused fantasy managers to hit the waiver wire harder than we'd like to this early in the season, but for every injury that surfaces, we have to quickly pivot to plan B. Sometimes, plan B... Read More

Fernando Tatis Jr. Hits Fourth Homer In Comeback Win

San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. had himself a good day at the plate on Monday against the Chicago Cubs. The victory was a historic game for the Padres, as they were down 8-0 at one point during the game, and came back to win the game 9-8. The comeback victory was completed by... Read More

Ethan Salas Swipes Second Stolen Base

San Diego Padres catcher prospect Ethan Salas went 1-for-4 with a stolen base for High-A Fort Wayne on Sunday. The stolen base was his second on the young season and Salas also threw out an attempted base stealer on defense. The 17-year-old phenom saw limited action in the Cactus League, but was eventually reassigned. Despite... Read More

Week 3 Waiver Wire Rankings: Taylor Ward, Mason Miller, Ceddanne Rafaela, Michael Busch, James McArthur, Colt Keith, more

Hey, RotoBallers! Welcome back to our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 3 (April 8 - April 14) of the 2024 MLB season. Injuries continue to pile up, especially regarding pitchers. Fantasy managers will need to replace Spencer Strider, who is out indefinitely with damage to his UCL, while Shane Bieber will need Tommy... Read More

Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Brls/PA % - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 2)

Hello, RotoBallers! Welcome to another week in baseball. As the first full week of the year wraps up, I will recap which hitters had the most impactful plate appearances in the past few days. Using Statcast's Barrels per Plate Appearance stat, or Brls/PA %, we can narrow our view to the hitters who are the... Read More

No Timetable For Manny Machado To Return To Third Base

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (elbow) said there is no definitive target date for his return to being 100 percent recovered from offseason elbow surgery. It's been 220 days he last played third base in a game and 187 days since the extensor tendon in his right elbow was fixed. Manager Mike Shildt... Read More

Jackson Merrill Collects Four Hits

San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill put together a solid day at the plate during Sunday's game against the San Francisco Giants. The young slugger went 4-for-4 at the plate during Sunday's loss. All of the hits were singles, but Merrill is not known as a power hitter. He makes hard contact but isn't a... Read More

Nick Mariano's Week 3 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The 2024 fantasy baseball season is hitting second gear and we've got a need for speed! Big injuries are seemingly a daily occurrence but we must battle through the barrage. Some of you may be taking on serious water but every weekend gives us... Read More

Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Points League Waiver Wire Pickups (April 8 - April 14)

Welcome RotoBallers to the second edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of April 8 - April 14, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because we... Read More

Michael King Earns Second Win Saturday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King cruised to his second win of the season on Saturday in a 4-0 win over the Giants. Jurickson Profar staked him four runs in the top of the first inning with a grand slam, then King went seven strong innings allowing just four hits and one walk while... Read More

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 3 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 3, from April 8 to April 14. 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... Read More

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3 (2024)

We are not deep into the 2024 MLB action, but it's never too early to start submitting waiver claims. This article will discuss fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for the outfield in Week 3 -- April 8 through April 14. Of course, it is too soon to give up on the struggling players that excited... Read More

Who Should I Start? Fantasy Baseball Start/Sit Decisions for Oswaldo Cabrera, J.D. Davis, Tanner Houck, Jack Flaherty, more

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for the week ahead, April 8 - April 14. This week's article will focus on Oswaldo Cabrera, J.D. Davis, Julio Rodriguez, Corbin Carroll, Tanner Houck, Jack Flaherty, Spencer Steer, and Ha-Seong Kim. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining... Read More

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 1 - April 7)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 2 - Monday, April 1 through Sunday April 7. Baseball’s opening weekend is in the books and we’re here to help you make optimal lineup decisions. The first full week of 2024 ball will see some buzzy arms take the bump for the... Read More

Manny Machado Ahead Of Schedule, Weeks Away From Playing 3B

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (elbow) is ahead of schedule but weeks away from returning to the field. Recently, Machado threw from further distances and came out feeling good. At minimum, he is still weeks away from playing the field. In the short term, continue to expect Machado to get at-bats every day as... Read More