Saves and Steals: The Cardinals' Final Boss Last week's lede was “Trouble in STL!” That proved to be spot on – Trevor Rosenthal lost his job after allowing three more runs on Friday. He didn't retire anybody. He now has a 5.40 ERA for the season. Woof. St. Louis wasn't the only closer mess this week. Rays fireman Alex Colome hit the disabled list yesterday with right biceps tendonitis. The … [Read more...]

Saves and Steals: Final Stone Buddha Boss Last week's lede was “Trouble in STL!” That proved to be spot on – Trevor Rosenthal lost his job after allowing three more runs on Friday. He didn't retire anybody. He now has a 5.40 ERA for the season. Woof. St. Louis wasn't the only closer mess this week. Rays fireman Alex Colome hit the disabled list yesterday with right biceps tendonitis. The move is … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Precious CarGo Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.   It looked for a while like injuries might rob us of Carlos Gonzalez in his prime. Luckily that hasn’t wound up being the case. CarGo continued his fantastic 2016 campaign on Tuesday, going 4-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in a loss to the Blue Jays. The homer was CarGo’s 18th of the season and … [Read more...]

Ian Desmond makes fantastic catch, does the opposite on next play Baseball is a funny game. From play to play, anything can happen. Just because you make a heroic play doesn't mean you're immune to doing something embarrassing later in the game. Or, if you're Texas Rangers center fielder Ian Desmond, it doesn't mean you're immune to doing something embarrassing on the very next play. This is … [Read more...]

Fantasy Roundtable: Roundtable: One Trick Ponies This is the weekly Fantasy Roundtable, where the writers of Rotoworld Baseball let the readers of Rotoworld Baseball in on a quick staff discussion. It's water cooler talk ... that we've decided to publish. Look for it every Tuesday. Subscribe to the Rotoworld Baseball Podcast. Dave Shovein:  Now 12 weeks into the season,  fantasy owners in … [Read more...]

Mike Trout takes a Jose Altuve-style tumble over second base Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout and Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve may not look anything alike, but they're brothers now. They're brothers for life after Trout tripped over second base on Monday while legging out a triple, just like Altuve did on Saturday. And he did it right in front of Altuve. Their … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Bryant Bash Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.   Kris Bryant entered Monday’s game against the Reds with just three hits in his last 20 at-bats. It’s probably safe to say that he’s now past that mini-slump. Bryant had an historical night Monday versus the Redlegs, going 5-for-5 with three home runs, two doubles, six RBI and four runs scored. His 16 … [Read more...]

Noah Syndergaard denies reports he has bone spur after short start Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about.  The New York Mets have some pitcher drama, but this time it doesn't involve Matt Harvey. After … [Read more...]

Punches thrown after brawl breaks out during minor-league game Relievers tend to miss out on the action during a baseball brawl. Unless they are responsible for throwing the pitch that sparked the brawl, it's pretty rare that you see them throw any punches. By the time the bullpen reaches the action, things have calmed down. Normally, relievers are crucial peacekeepers.  That wasn't the case … [Read more...]

Kris Bryant's dominant performance leads to historic stat line Breaking news: Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is good. OK, fine, everyone knows that by now. Bryant has had high expectations ever since he began destroying pitchers in the minors. He entered last year as one of the top prospects in the game, and proved he belonged in the majors with a standout rookie season. While it's … [Read more...]