Welcome, RotoBallers, to another Staff roundtable ahead of Week 12 of the fantasy season. Below, you will see some of our top wiaver wire picks for the week, including suggestions from Nick Mariano, Andy Smith, Eric Cross, and Frank Ammirante. This week, we will look at two recently promoted outfield prospects and some emerging starting […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our Week 12 fantasy baseball FAAB waiver wire pickups for June 15 - June 21. For those new to this weekly series, we dive into the best fantasy baseball waiver wire targets every week for leagues that use FAAB (free agent acquisition budget) and our recommended dollar bid amounts for waivers. For […]

Hello RotoBallers! Welcome back to another edition of our 7 Must-Adds ahead of Week 12 of the fantasy baseball season. Every week, we spotlight seven players (all under 40% rostered on Yahoo) and even name a few players who are geared for deep leagues who are worth viewing as targets on the waiver wire. This week, […]

Saves are an important component for many fantasy baseball leagues. Closers are one of the most volatile positions in fantasy baseball and one of the highest turnover positions in MLB. Each year, closers drop like flies, and many MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance. Relief pitchers are becoming increasingly important […]

San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello has officially named right-handed reliever Caleb Kilian as the team's closer, according to Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News. Right-hander Ryan Walker, who was recalled from the minors on Friday, will be in a "fireman" role. The 29-year-old Kilian and Keaton Winn have been involved in […]

The Detroit Tigers activated right-handed reliever Kenley Jansen (pelvis) from the 15-day injured list on Friday, the team announced. Jansen spent the minimum time on the IL with pelvic inflammation that sidelined him in late May. The veteran reliever only made one minor-league rehab appearance with Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday and gave up three runs […]

San Francisco Giants right-hander Ryan Walker has been recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday ahead of the team's weekend set against the Chicago Cubs. Walker opened 2026 as the Giants' primary closer but was sent down in early May after recording a 6.46 ERA and 1.89 WHIP with 14 strikeouts and three blown saves across […]

Is it just me, or has this been one of the weirdest seasons we've had in the last several years? So many elite names are struggling, and countless undrafted or late-round players are having career years. You never know when you're going to pick up a player off the waiver wire who turns into a […]

The Cleveland Guardians are set to call up flamethrowing right-handed pitching prospect Daniel Espino on Friday for what will be his major-league debut, according to MLB.com's Tim Stebbins. The 2019 first-rounder ranked as high as MLB's No. 16 prospect in 2023 but missed almost all of four seasons from 2022 through 2025 due to injury. […]

Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed reliever Tanner Scott hasn't been great out of the bullpen recently, but he bounced back nicely in the team's 8-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Thursday night. Scott threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings with no hits allowed while walking none and striking out three to pick up […]

Baltimore Orioles veteran right-handed reliever Andrew Kittredge was called upon in the ninth inning on Thursday with the team up by two runs, and he threw a clean inning of work with no runs or hits allowed and no walks or strikeouts to earn his first save of the 2026 season in the 7-5 win […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are promoting right-handed pitching prospect Antwone Kelly to the big leagues on Friday, sources told Francys Romero. The 22-year-old was born in Aruba and represented the Netherlands in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. In 54 innings this year with Triple-A Indianapolis, he has struck out 47 batters, and his fastball has reached […]

June continues to fly by, and Week 11 of the fantasy baseball season will soon be in the books. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver advice with our weekend fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 11 -- June 8  through June 14. We rank the top 100 hitters and pitchers to add […]

Let's crack on with reading the shifting bullpen sands with my latest rest-of-season closer ranks and waiver wire recommendations! This column lays out our updated fantasy baseball closers rankings for Week 12 of 2026 in order to give you tiered closers ranks and many key relievers to add across the spectrum. Even if these relievers […]

Let's meet up on the mound for my second in-season update for my Saves+Holds fantasy baseball rankings (SV+HLD or SOLDS) for the top 150 relief pitchers of the 2026 season. We do plenty to give saves-focused players their insight, but this allows me to stretch my wings and have fun with holds as well. This […]

The Boston Red Sox have had some of the greatest players in the game's history wear their jersey. While some of these players may have recently retired, some have already earned a bid to Cooperstown. Let's attempt to build the all-time Boston Red Sox lineup. Let's dive in!Featured Promo: Save 50% the regular price with […]

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Tony Santillan has put together arguably his worst MLB season so far in 2026, recording a 5.88 ERA and 1.58 WHIP with 25 strikeouts across 26 innings. However, with Reds closer Emilio Pagan (hamstring) on the 15-day injured list due to a Grade 2 hamstring strain, Santillan has two saves on the […]

Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Brody Hopkins will get his next shot at proving his recent run of success is for real when he takes the mound for Triple-A Durham on Thursday night in Nashville against a formidable lineup made up of hot-hitting Brewers prospects. Over the right-hander's last six appearances, he's pitched to a […]

New York Yankees pitching prospect Carlos Lagrange was effective in his latest start out of the bullpen for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, allowing one earned run on three hits and a walk while striking out three batters in 2 2/3 innings pitched. The hard-throwing Dominican recently transitioned to a reliever, with the expectation that the big league […]

Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever Kenley Jansen (pelvis) was a bit "rusty" in his minor-league rehab outing on Wednesday at Triple-A Toledo, but manager A.J. Hinch said he is still on track to be reinstated after a minimum stay on the 15-day injured list, according to Evan Woodbery of MLive Media Group. It points to Jansen […]

Despite a recent rough patch, Washington Natinals right-handed reliever Clayton Beeter is the best source of saves in D.C. Beeter hasn't had the best start to June -- he's allowed four earned runs on five hits while walking one and striking out four in 3 2/3 innings in three outings -- but he entered the […]

Colorado Rockies veteran right-hander Antonio Senzatela has looked like a different pitcher this year after being moved to a relief role. In his first 16 outings out of the bullpen in 2026 through May, Senzatela had a 1.36 ERA (3.23 FIP) with 26 strikeouts, nine walks, a 4-0 record, three saves, and two holds. The […]

With Seattle Mariners closer Andres Munoz not living up to his lofty expectations so far in 2026, left-handed reliever Jose A. Ferrer is gaining some steam as one of the top handcuff relievers in baseball. The 26-year-old Dominican southpaw did blow a save chance on Tuesday at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing two […]

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Bryan Hudson issued one walk but no hits in his one shutout inning to earn his third save of the season on Wednesday night against the Braves. Seranthony Dominguez worked a clean eighth inning ahead of Hudson, with both relievers preserving a narrow 2-1 lead. The White Sox will continue […]

Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Gregory Soto got the job done on Wednesday to earn his ninth save, but it wasn't a clean and neat outing. He only needed eight pitches, all strikes, to get through the inning, but he gave up two hits, including a two-run blast by Shohei Ohtani. The 31-year-old lefty is 4-1 […]

Athletics relief pitcher Elvis Alvarado closed out his team's 4-3 win on Wednesday night after Hogan Harris pitched the eighth inning. Alvarado faced the middle of the Brewers' lineup and struck out Christian Yelich and Brice Turang as part of his 1-2-3 ninth inning. Alvarado has allowed nine runs in his 14 innings this year […]

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Garrett Cleavinger earned his second save of the season on Wednesday in his team's 7-5 win over the Red Sox. Cleavinger gave up a home run to Caleb Durbin and issued a walk ot Isiah Kiner-Falefa, but he struck out Andruw Monasterio to end the game. Closer Bryan Baker had […]

 Hey RotoBallers, we are already halfway through Week 11 and will soon be at the midpoint of June. We rank the top 100 hitters and pitchers to prioritize in our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 11— June 8 through June 14 to help fantasy managers in leagues that allow daily moves. Find out […]

Hello again, RotoBallers! Now that we have reached the halfway point of the week, it is time to start shopping the fantasy baseball waiver wire. Whether you play in a league that allows daily transactions, or you want a sneak preview for the weekend waiver run, the mid-week edition of Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for […]

The Chicago Cubs have had some of the greatest players in the game's history wear their jersey. While some of these players were part of their 2016 World Series roster. Some have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame and are regarded as among the greatest players in sports history. Let's attempt to build […]