Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Roansy Contreras was ambushed for seven runs by the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. The 23-year-old faced seven batters before finally recording his first out, but was pulled after the A's batted around in the first inning. Pittsburgh loaded the bases in the ninth frame, but they fell short in a 9-5 defeat. Contreras ate his fifth loss of the year and failed dramatically as a popular streamer and budget DFS play in what seemed to be very favorable draw. The ...

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Roansy Contreras is expected to move into a bullpen role soon. The 23-year-old has struggled this season, posting a 4.50 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and a 35:23 K: BB across 50 innings. His K% is in the 13th percentile, while his BB% is in the 24th percentile, well below the league average. Contreras will spend some time in the bullpen to keep his innings in check, as he threw 129 1/3 innings between the Pirates and Triple-A in 2022. Fantasy managers should continue to stash...

BALLER MOVE:Add in 10+ team leaguesROSTERED IN: 26% of leaguesANALYSIS: The Pirates righty had a horrible second start to the season, giving up nine hits and seven earned runs in 3.1 innings against the Astros. That was pretty discouraging even given the tough matchup, but since then, Roansy has been on a roll. He has ripped off three straight quality starts against the Cardinals, Reds, and Dodgers while giving up just three total earned runs and striking out 19.The walk rate is higher than we ...

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Roansy Contreras allowed a pair of runs in four innings in his most recent start on Monday. The right-hander also gave up a pair of hits, one of which was a home run. He didn't walk anyone, but both of the runs he allowed were earned. Contreras generated six swings and misses and logged a 30% CSW rate on 54 pitches. For the season, the 22-year-old has now logged a 3.72 ERA and a 4.22 FIP in 92 innings to go along with 86 strikeouts and 37 walks allowed.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Roansy Contreras was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday, and he'll make his return to the starting rotation against the Boston Red Sox. In a corresponding move, the team designated relief pitcher Austin Brice for assignment. Contreras will return to Pittsburgh's rotation after being sent to the minors in July. The 22-year-old Dominican is 3-2 with a decent 3.78 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP and a 50:22 K:BB in 50 innings over 12 appearances (nine starts) before...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are recalling right-hander Roansy Contreras from the minors on Tuesday. Contreras has thrown 50 innings in the majors for the Pirates so far this season, making 12 appearances, nine of which were starts. He's registered a solid 3.78 ERA to go along with a 4.89 FIP, 50 strikeouts and 22 walks in those 50 innings. With his bat-missing ability, Contreras is certainly worth a look for fantasy managers in need of rotation reinforcements.

We are coming out of the All-Star break with our attention to the second half of the MLB season. This is another installment of our fantasy baseball prospects rankings series, reviewing MLB prospects to make fantasy impacts in 2022.Max Meyer was called up, and Esteury Ruiz was called up as well and is not on the list. Roansy Contreras has pitched 50 major league innings, so he is not a prospect, and will be back at some point this season. Do not drop Contreras unless you absolutely have to.For ...

We have crossed over the halfway point of the MLB season, one week away from the All-Star Break, and we are back with another installment of our fantasy baseball prospects rankings series, reviewing MLB prospects to make fantasy impacts in 2022.In the past week, Jonathan Aranda and Matt Brash were called up and will not be on the rankings this week. Also, Roansy Contreras was sent down to manage his workload, but because he has crossed over the 50 innings pitched threshold, he is not considered ...

Let me start by saying it's hard to be a fan of a sports franchise that is perpetually bad. I know this because I am a long-suffering Pirates fan and in my 39 years on this Earth I have only been able to enjoy a few winning seasons. I was just a young tyke when Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla led the Buccos' to the NLCS three straight seasons from 1990 to 1992. And the resurgence of the Pirates behind younger versions of Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole only lasted three seasons as Pittsburgh made...

It's Memorial Day, and we hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend. Welcome RotoBallers to Week 8 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like Michael Lorenzen, Kole Calhoun and Nick Pivetta 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 articles. We are with you every single week, and are going to do our best to help guide you through the entire MLB season and bring ...