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Mike Carter

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Mike started writing about fantasy baseball in 2020. He is a lifelong, long-suffering White Sox fan. By day, Mike is the principal of a therapeutic day school. His two most important contributions to the world are his kids, Ellie and Jack. Mike also works at Fantrax and cohosts a weekly podcast, The Fantasy Baseball Beat with Chris Torres.

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Nick Kurtz - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 11)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 11 of the 2025 MLB season. By now, we have a pretty good idea of what our teams are and where we might need to augment our statistical categories. Injuries have begun to take their toll on many teams, and […]


Roman Anthony - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Prospects

MLB Prospect Debuts: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Rookie Stashes (Week 11)

It's happened: Roman Anthony got the call Monday and made his debut for the Boston Red Sox. He is the number one prospect in all of baseball and looks to be here for the foreseeable future. But he is not the only notable call-up this week. The Chicago White Sox also promoted catcher Kyle Teel, […]


Edward Cabrera - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 11 (June 9 - June 15)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 11 of the 2025 season (June 9 - June 15). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent […]


Sal Frelick - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 10)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 10 of the 2025 MLB season. By now, we have a pretty good idea of what our teams are and where we might need to augment our statistical categories. It's not too late to gain if we can make some […]


Jac Caglianone - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

MLB Prospect Debuts: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Rookie Stashes (Week 10)

We are now more than two months into the season, and injuries and ineffective play have taken a toll on most rosters across Major League Baseball. This leads to different developments for these teams, but some organizations can dip into their minor league talent pool and bring up a shiny new prospect from their systems. […]


Edward Cabrera - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 10 (June 2 - June 8)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 10 of the 2025 season (June 2- June 8). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent of […]


Chase Meidroth - MLB Prospects, Rookies, Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Rankings

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 9)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 9 of the 2025 MLB season. I don't know anyone who has not been impacted by player injuries this year. Now, we are also dealing with ineffective players; those guys we drafted who may not be coming through for us. […]


Gavin Williams - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9 (May 26 - June 1)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 9 of the 2025 season (May 26- June 1). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent of […]


Max Muncy - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 8)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 8 of the 2025 MLB season. I don't know anyone who has not been impacted by player injuries this year. Now we are also dealing with ineffective players; those guys we drafted who may not be coming through for us. […]


Grant Holmes - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 8 (May 19 - May 25)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 8 of the 2025 season (May 19 - May 25). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent […]


Jordan Lawlar - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Draft Sleepers, MLB Rookies

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 7)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 7 of the 2025 MLB season. I don't know anyone who has not been impacted by player injuries this year. It's another week, and here we are, trying to find those hitters who can provide category boosts as our teams […]


Gunnar Hoglund - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 7 (May 12 - May 18)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 7 of the 2025 season (May 12- May 18). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent of […]


Javier Baez - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 6)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 6 of the 2025 MLB season. I don't know anyone who has not been impacted by player injuries this year. The war of attrition continues on many fantasy rosters. Now is the time when we look for those players who […]


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Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6 (May 5 - May 11)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 6 of the 2025 season (May 5 - May 11). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent […]


Andy Pages - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 5)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 5 of the 2025 MLB season. There are some interesting player names here this week, guys who looked like washouts who are finding new life this season with new opportunities: Gavin Lux, Jordan Beck, and yes, Javier Baez. Injuries have […]


Andrew Heaney - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5 (April 28 - May 4)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 5 of the 2025 season (April 28 - May 4). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent […]


Noelvi Marte - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 4)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 4 of the 2025 MLB season. This week, we will see some familiar names here: Byron Buxton, Rhys Hoskins, and Gavin Lux. We will also look at some other guys just recalled to the major leagues, like Chandler Simpson and […]


Matthew Liberatore - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4 (April 21 - April 27)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 4 of the 2025 season (April 21 - April 27). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent […]


Matt Mervis - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 3)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 3 of the 2025 MLB season. Today, we look at some names like Matt Mervis, Ty France, Michael Busch, Geraldo Perdomo, and more. Injuries have mounted, and you might find yourself in need of category boosts this week. You should take stock each week of where […]


Max Meyer - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3 (April 14 - April 20)

Welcome everyone to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 3 of the 2025 season (April 14 - April 20). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30% of Yahoo! […]


Ben Rice - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Hitters Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs for Week 2 (2025)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitter -- Category Boosters column for Week 2 of the 2025 MLB season. Injuries have already decimated some teams, with stars like Jackson Merrill and Wyatt Langford falling to injury. We need some help in offensive categories when we lose players of that ilk. As we head […]


Chris Bassitt - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB DFS Picks

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2 (April 7 - April 13)

Welcome everyone to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 2 of the 2025 season (April 7- April 13). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30% of Yahoo! leagues. […]


Otto Lopez - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 1)

Welcome back to our fantasy baseball waiver wire hitter - category boosters for Week 1 of the 2025 MLB season. My favorite free-agent hitters to consider adding to help boost your team in HR, SB, RBI, AVG, and runs include Kristian Campbell, Victor Scott II, Otto Lopez, Jonathan Aranda and more. While it is only […]


Kumar Rocker - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Prospects, Draft Sleepers

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 1 (March 31 - April 6)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 1 of the 2025 season (March 31 - April 6). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. If you are like most players, you will be perennially looking for pitching. Each […]


Trevor Story - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

6 Fantasy Baseball Bounceback Candidates - Infielders To Improve In 2025

As fantasy drafts surround us this month, we spend most of our time thinking about those early-round fantasy stars we need to anchor our rosters. These decisions can end up being momentous, and we love to "get our guys" early in drafts. But what about later in drafts when we are searching for potential bargains? […]


Jackson Chourio - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Prospects

How To Win The First Three Rounds - Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategies and Players To Target

We are in the best time of the year for fantasy baseball players; yes, it is draft season. Some sites allow us now to draft year-round, but many of us wait until March to delve into those first drafts. And that time is here. In the first three rounds of your draft, you are looking […]


Triston McKenzie fantasy baseball rankings draft sleepers MLB injury news

5 Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Busts Who Will Struggle Again In 2025

Every year, the team at RotoBaller strives to provide you with information to help you in your fantasy league drafts. Many times, these pieces will focus on finding the players you want.  In this article today, we will look at five pitchers who were mostly lousy last year and will continue to not meet high […]


Jordan Westberg - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

7 Infield Breakout Candidates for Fantasy Baseball

One thing you will often hear fantasy players discuss is breakouts. We have to find them to be able to win our leagues. It can be easy earlier on in drafts, but those middle rounds are where we make or break our rosters. In this piece, we are going to focus on a few infielders […]


Trevor Megill - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Targets - Closers and Relief Pitchers To Draft In 2025

Fantasy baseball drafts are in full swing right now, and the debate over when to draft closers rages on. In early mocks and early drafts I have been in, I have been trying to anchor my relief corps with one of the top options on the board through the first four or five rounds, and […]


Hunter Brown - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Breakouts: 2025 Draft Targets

One aspect that sets the top fantasy players apart from the rest of the crowd is the ability to find breakout potential in hitters and pitchers that are off the radar. Last year, if you rostered any of the breakout pitchers discussed in this article, you likely done well and maybe even brought home a […]


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