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Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 21)
Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 21 of the 2025 MLB season. We are in the thick of it now, and seasons can be won or lost with our waiver wire additions. As we prepare our teams for the stretch run to the playoffs, what do […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Bubba Chandler, Sal Frelick, Andrew Painter, Daniel Palencia, Kristian Campbell
Incredibly, there are a few weeks of August left, and we have just over a month of the 2025 MLB regular season. There is still time to catch up in the standings in roto leagues and make a playoff push in H2H formats. At RotoBaller HQ, we updated our top 100 hitters and pitchers list […]

Week 21 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Colby Thomas, Dylan Beavers, Nolan McLean, Dalton Varsho, Francisco Alvarez, more
We're here once again to help prepare you for another week of the waiver wire and have updated our top 100 hitter and pitcher list for Week 21 of the MLB season -- August 18th - August 24th. Find out where key players such as Colby Thomas, Dylan Beavers, Nolan McLean, Dalton Varsho, Francisco Alvarez, […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (August 18 - August 24)
Kick off the second half of August with a surge alongisde our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 21 - Monday, August 18 through Sunday, August 24. This column provides readers with who is pitching, the opponent, and a confidence/startability score based on an array of metrics. Keep us bookmarked for every start/sit option and […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 21
We've blown past the August 15th threshold, so now any prospect that debuts will still keep their rookie eligibility intact for the 2026 season. We've already seen the impact of this with several notable promotions over the last week, including Dylan Beavers and Samuel Basallo in Baltimore, two highly-touted prospects who had ranked very high […]

Eric Cross' Top 125 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (August 2025)
Another month has flown by, so it's time for some updated prospect rankings. Where has most of the summer gone? This particular prospect rankings update has always been one of my favorites throughout the season, as I get to add in all the newly drafted players into the mix. These MLB prospect rankings are geared […]

Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 21)
Welcome back to our weekly Unlikely Aces article. Every week of the fantasy baseball season, we examine a few emerging pitchers to determine whether we buy into their performance level. Are these pitchers worth a spot on your fantasy roster, or should you leave them on the waiver wire? In this edition, we look at […]

Fantasy Baseball Closer Depth Charts - MLB Bullpens and Saves
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 […]

5 Bargain Basement Hitters - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 21 (2025)
The fantasy baseball season continues into the last few weeks of August, with fall and the Major League Baseball playoffs looming just around the corner. Whether your fantasy team is on top of your league, headed for the playoffs, battling for a playoff spot, or just trying to stay above water, over the past few […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Hitters Delivering Elite Results - Part 14
The fantasy baseball season is drawing closer and closer to an end; however, our Fantasy Hitter Breakouts or Fake Outs article continues to go strong. This week, I'm filling in for the usual author of this piece, Kevin Larson, and I hope to bring you the same level of analysis that he has throughout this […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Hurston Waldrep, Nolan McLean, Ryan Bergert
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 21 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]

Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Risers, Fallers, and Buys/Sells - Chris Clegg's Outlooks for Week 21
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my dynasty fantasy baseball risers, fallers, and buys/sells for Week 21 of the 2025 MLB season. We are in the final stretch of the season. Whether you are in contention to win your dynasty league or out of it, there is still work to be done to improve your team for now […]

Top-5 MLB Pitching Prospects To Stash For Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues - Week 21 (2025)
Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 21 of the 2025 MLB season. This past week, we saw longtime stash list participant Nolan McLean make his long-awaited MLB debut on Saturday afternoon. I hope you stashed him because he looked quite sharp this weekend. In this week's edition, we will […]

Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Buys: Week 21 - Hot Pitchers To Sustain Success In 2025?
Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! With another week of MLB action in the books, it's time to do another deep dive at some starting pitchers who are available on most waiver wires. This week, we will look at a prospect who just made their long-awaited MLB debut and an improving arm in Kansas City, among others. Who […]

Top 25 Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball - Week 21 (2025)
Welcome to another week of the Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series as we head into Week 21 of the 2025 MLB season. Today, we provide you with the top 25 high-profile injured MLB players rostered in less than 65% of leagues worth stashing in your leagues, including names like Jacob Wilson, Tylor […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (8/20/2025)
Today's MLB games bring us plenty of good spots for home runs, and I'm hoping to keep my streak going as I went one for three on Monday. I correctly identified Michael Harris II for a bomb while Salvador Perez was a late scratch and didn't even make the lineup (though several of his teammates […]

Top 100 Fantasy Baseball Prospects - Dynasty Rankings for Non-Debuted Prospects (August Updates)
It's time for another update to my dynasty fantasy baseball prospect rankings for August of the 2025 season. This is the first rankings update since the MLB Draft, so it'll have my top FYPD players. This fantasy baseball prospect rankings list will only have non-debuted prospects. I'm also re-sharing some of my general prospect ranking […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (8/20/25)
Welcome Back, RotoBallers! We have a solid Wednesday slate for y'all on deck tonight. Tonight there is an eight-game slate that includes a chalky Coors Field, so stack those Dodgers! The weather is looking good for the most part; the wind in the Cubs game is coming in pretty heavy, but that shouldn't affect the […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (8/19/25)
Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! The playoff picture is starting to come into clearer focus, and we have some epic matchups on tap for the entire week. Tonight's DFS slate is all about the Dodgers in Coors again, as they already have an IRT approaching an incredible 7.5 runs against Austin Gomber. We have 10 games to […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who to Consider Dropping for Fantasy Baseball (Week 21)
Welcome back to The Cut List as we head into Week 21 of the 2025 season. For every add, there is usually also a drop. For those unfamiliar, this is our weekly article examining players whom fantasy managers might consider cutting from their teams and struggling players who warrant a closer look. We'll examine players […]