We're almost halfway through the Major League Baseball season, and some of the stars who went down with more significant injuries early in the year are starting to near their return. If you invested a high draft pick in these players and have been waiting for them to return to the lineup, keeping up with the latest news is critical to planning your roster for the coming weeks. It's also important to understand how the return of these stars will impact the rest of the roster.In this post, we'll ...

With injuries starting to pile up for fantasy managers, every injured list spot on your roster might be filled. We are at the point of the season where key injuries will pop up.Some superstars currently on the IL areYordan Alvarez,Blake Snell,Tyler Glasnow,Kodai Senga, andPablo Lopez.Three more fantasy stars to add to that list are Boston Red Sox third basemanAlex Bregman, San Diego Padres starting pitcherMichael King, and Chicago Cubs starting pitcherShota Imanaga. All three players were off to...

One of the things I noticed when compiling this week's list of injured players is the number of injuries related to the oblique muscle. Also known as "side pain/discomfort," this muscle is located on both sides of our bodies, basically between the hip and the armpit. They are also close to the lower abdomen as well as chest wall near the ribs.An oblique strain can affect many movements, such as bending, twisting, and picking up items. Knowing this, it is hard to imagine a player swinging a bat, ...

There are plenty of superstars who currently find themselves on the injured list. Houston Astros designated hitterYordan Alvarezhas been out since early May due to a hand fracture, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcherHunter Greenelanded back on the IL after re-aggravating his groin, and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcherTyler Glasnowhasn't pitched since the end of April.Three more players who have been out for quite some time are Tampa Bay Rays pitcherShane McClanahan, Seattle Mariners pitcherLogan ...

As we approach the start of June, fantasy managers have already begun to search the waiver wire for several injury replacements. Many high-end fantasy players are currently on the injured list, which has left many managers scrambling to find replacements.In this piece, we will analyze the latest injury update for Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez (hand), San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King (shoulder), and Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert (elbow).When should ...

We're already onto Week 4 of the new fantasy baseball campaign, and while you should be reacting to early-season results, it's too early to get too high or too low on your roster. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) heading into Week 4. Use these rest-of-season roto league rankings to identify risers and fallers from preseason rankings and identify potential buy and sell candidates moving forward.The MLB...

Welcome to another edition of RotoBaller's Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series for Week 13 of the 2024 fantasy baseball season! Today we'll be taking a look at names like Sonny Gray, Michael King, Lance Lynn and Andrew Abbott. Each week, I will select one stat, choose a few pitchers with strong metrics and poor metrics, and analyze them to determine how their future performance may change.I have written about several strikeout and strike-generating metrics this season. Strikeouts play...

Hey, RotoBallers! The fantasy baseball season is flying by, and the MLB All-Star break is a few weeks away. Amazingly, we are halfway through June; with that being said, 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 June 13, 2024. These rankings are released in mid-June, as Nick provides his rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings and player values for the rest of ...

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team LeaguesANALYSIS:San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King has been a very inconsistent fantasy option through the first couple of weeks of the season. He has thrown some gems in his first eight outings, like when he struck out10and allowed just one run across 7 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 16. But, the right-hander has also struggled in some outings, giving up at least four earned runs in three of his last five starts.Michael King turned in six ...

Welcome back to the weekly column, where we cover a few starting pitchers and their arsenal changes via pitch mix, velocity, and movement. Last week's article examined Michael King, Ryan Feltner, and Ronel Blanco. This week, we're examining two deep-league starting pitchers who might be underrated based on their skills and early-season success.We're at a point where the pitch movement, arsenal, and velocity should tell us a story with a handful of starts under their belts. With more injuries ...