A division the Yankees have seen a lot of in 2026 is off to a rough start.

Fantasy baseball analyst Fred Zinkie shares his top pitchers and batters to target off the waiver wire going into this weekend.

A minor league free agent. A mediocre minor league hitter whose average generally hovered in the .240s-.250s. Mostly an afterthought of fans discussing the Opening Day roster. That’s Carlos Cortes. Carlos Cortes is also the player who is batting .387/.457/.694, 214 wRC+, 1.151 OPS, with a 10.0% BB rate and 5.7% K rate. He’s 4 […]

As we fantasy baseball managers look to improve our fantasy team’s rosters it’s important to keep up with current MLB news and identify players whose fantasy values are rising or falling this week. Keeping up with the latest trends can help us make the right decisions when submitting waiver claims and is key to staying one step ahead of our fantasy league mates. In this week’s article I’ll give you the low down on Justin Wrobleski, Carlos Cortes and Idlemaro Vargas.

ARLINGTON — Carlos Cortes had a two-run triple in the first inning, reliever Justin Sterner escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam to preserve a one-run lead in the sixth and the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 in the rubber game of their series Sunday. Cortes' 106.3 mph liner off the glove of Evan Carter on the warning track in center field scored Tyler Soderstrom and Brent Rooker, who drew ...

Athletics Back In First Place

The A's are getting their most consistent hitter back from the IL soon, but his replacement has become one of the best hitters on the team right now.

Great news — Brent Rooker’s recovery from an oblique strain is way ahead of schedule, so much so that the A’s hinted he could be activated as soon as during this series. With the day off Monday, perhaps the more likely outcome is that Rooker rejoins the team Tuesday when they return home to take […]

Carlos Cortes had two home runs, including one of three hit off Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi in the first seven pitches of the game, and the Athletics beat the Rangers 8-1 on Friday night. Cortes’ first-inning shot was sandwiched between first-pitch homers launched by leadoff batter Nick Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom. Cortes added a three-run shot in the fifth, also off Eovaldi, and Zack Gelof added a two-run homer in the ninth off Cal Quantrill.