This article references Chris Davis, Jhonny Peralta, Matt Wieters, Wei-Yin Chen and more! The Baltimore Orioles have announced that they have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen, first baseman Chris Davis, and catcher Matt Wieters. The Orioles have made Qualifying Offers to LHP Wei-Yin Chen, INF Chris Davis, and C Matt Wieters. — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) November 6, 2015 Chen, 30, is testing free agency for the first time in his four-year career. The left-handed starting pitcher from Taiwan has shown durability and improvement with [...]Keep on reading: Orioles Extend Qualifying Offer To Chen, Davis & Wieters

This article references A.j. Pierzynski, Alex Avila, Alex Gordon, Alex Rios, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Bartolo Colon, Ben Zobrist, Brandon Morrow, Brett Anderson, Chase Utley, Chris Davis, Chris Denorfia, Chris Iannetta, Cliff Lee, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Murphy, Darren O'day, David DeJesus, David Freese, David Price, Denard Span, Dexter Fowler, Dioner Navarro, Doug Fister, Gerardo Parra, Hisashi Iwakuma, Howie Kendrick, Ian Desmond, Ian Kennedy, Jason Heyward, Jeff Samardzija, Jeremy Guthrie, Jimmy Rollins, Joakim Soria, Joe Nathan, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jordan, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Justin Morneau, Justin Upton, Marco Estrada, mark buehrle, Mark Lowe, Mark Reynolds, Marlon Byrd, Matt Wieters, Mike Leake, Mike Napoli, Mike Pelfrey, Rajai Davis, San Diego Padres, Scott Kazmir, Shawn Kelley, Stephen Drew, Steve Pearce, Tim Hudson, Tim Lincecum, Torii Hunter, Tyler Clippard, Wei-Yin Chen, Yoenis Cespedes, Yovani Gallardo, Zack Greinke and more! Now that we've entered the MLB offseason, it's time to talk qualifying offers. Teams will spend the next few days deciding whether or not to extend a qualifying offer to their impending free agents. The qualifying offer system was designed to replace the old arbitration-based system that used Type A, B, and C free agents. If the qualifying offer is rejected, the team will receive a compensatory pick after the first round of the amateur draft. The team signing the player will lose their first [...]Keep on reading: 2016 Free Agents and Potential Qualifying Offer Fates

This article references A, C, Caleb Joseph, Matt Wieters, OF, RB, SP, SS, TE and more! Matt Wieters is expected to be back in the lineup for the Baltimore Orioles after a week out of action because of a hamstring issue, according to MASNsports.com. The 29-year-old catcher left last Tuesday’s game with a right hamstring strain. He hasn’t played since but was able to run the bases on Monday without any issues. Matt Wieters ran the bases today. Buck expects him in lineup tomorrow #orioles — Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) August 17, 2015 It’s been an injury-plagued season fo[...]Keep on reading: Wieters (Hamstring) Expected Back Tuesday For Orioles

This article references A, A.j. Pierzynski, Christian Bethancourt, Francisco Cervelli, Matt Wieters, SP and more! Things Are Heating Up June is now upon us, and we’re coming up on the halfway point of the MLB season. Where does your team stand? Need to replace an injured catcher? Looking for a reliable backup? RotoBaller has you covered with analysis on three catchers who may be free agents in your league, who you can target off the waiver wire in Week 10 of fantasy baseball. Editor’s Note: to read about even more waiver wire options for catchers, be sure to check out our famous waiver wire pi[...]Keep on reading: Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week 10

This article references A, Matt Wieters, SP and more! The Baltimore Orioles activated Matt Wieters from the 60-day DL and he made his season debut Friday against the Cleveland Indians. Wieters had an impressive debut, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored. The Orioles’ catcher had been recovering from Tommy John surgery. The 29-year-old played in 26 games last season before suffering the elbow injury. He was off to a great start then, hitting 5 HR and 18 RBI with a .308 BA. The three-time all-star caught the entire first game of a d[...]Keep on reading: Matt Wieters Makes Season Debut Friday For Orioles

This article references A, Adrian Beltre, Archie Bradley, Brandon Crawford, Brian McCann, Corey Dickerson, David Wright, Devin Mesoraco, Devon Travis, Doug Fister, Edwin Encarnacion, Howie Kendrick, Hunter Pence, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jorge Soler, Jose Fernandez, Josh Hamilton, Matt Moore, Matt Wieters, Ryan Braun, Sean Doolittle, SP, Stephen Strasburg, Stephen Vogt, Travis d'Arnaud, Victor Martinez, Wil Myers, WIlson Ramos, Yasiel Puig, Yoenis Cespedes, Yunel Escobar and more! Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They're the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can't ever really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly deal with injuries is one of the main separators between casual fantasy players and league champions. Given the importance of this aspect of the game, I'll be devoting[...]Keep on reading: MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Doolittle, Vogt, Puig, Soler, Beltre, More…

This article references A, Adam Jones, Caleb Joseph, Chris Davis, Matt Wieters, Steve Clevenger and more! BALLER MOVE: Stash in All Leagues OWNED IN: 28% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: So it took All-Star Catcher Matt Wieters a little bit longer than expected to recover from Tommy John surgery. But now that he is back it is time to go all in for big second half production in 2015. Let us take the obvious fact that Matt Wieters is flat out a great addition to the Baltimore Orioles lineup who has not seen similar production from his replacements Caleb Joseph and Steve Clevenger. The abili[...]Keep on reading: Matt Wieters (C, BAL) – Waiver Wire Analysis

This article references A, Anthony Rendon, Brandon Phillips, Corey Dickerson, David Wright, Devin Mesoraco, Devon Travis, Doug Fister, Hisashi Iwakuma, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jayson Werth, Jean Segura, Johnny Cueto, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Fernandez, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, Masahiro Tanaka, Mat Latos, Matt Adams, Matt Wieters, Robinson Cano, San Diego Padres, Scott Kazmir, Sonny Gray, SP, Steven Souza, Travis d'Arnaud, Victor Martinez, Wil Myers, Xander Bogaerts, Yasiel Puig, Yasmani Grandal and more! Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They're the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can't ever really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly deal with injuries is one of the main separators between casual fantasy players and league champions. Given the importance of this aspect of the game, I'll be devoting[...]Keep on reading: MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Gray, Kazmir, Adams, Cueto, Lucroy

This article references A, Alex Cobb, Anthony Rendon, Aramis Ramirez, Archie Bradley, Ben Zobrist, David Price, David Wright, Devin Mesoraco, Drew Smyly, Hisashi Iwakuma, Hunter Pence, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jean Segura, Jerome Williams, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Fernandez, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Justin Masterson, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, Kenley Jansen, Leonys Martin, Masahiro Tanaka, Matt Wieters, Nick Franklin, Pedro Baez, Sean Doolittle, SP, Travis d'Arnaud, Wil Myers, Yan Gomes, Yasiel Puig and more! Week 6 MLB Injury Report for Fantasy Baseball Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They're the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can't ever really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly deal with injuries is one of the main separators between casual fantasy players and league champions. Below you will fi[...]Keep on reading: MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Puig, Myers, Segura, Reyes, Jansen, Price, More

This article references Anthony Rendon, Brandon Belt, Chris Sale, Garrett Richards, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jayson Werth, Jenrry Mejia, Jeurys Familia, Joakim Soria, Joe Nathan, Kenley Jansen, Matt Cain, Matt Wieters, Michael Brantley, Ryan Braun, Sean Doolittle, Tyler Clippard, Yordano Ventura and more! Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy owner. They're the little “what if” clauses hanging over every fantasy season, those things you can't really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly deal with injuries is one of the main separators between casual fantasy players and league champions. Given the importance of this aspect of the game, I'll be devoting a weekly c[...]Keep on reading: MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Brantley, Braun, Nathan, Mejia, Ventura and More