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Mike Carter

173 articles

Mike Carter is a fantasy baseball analyst and writer at RotoBaller, a multi-award-winning fantasy sports media company. He has followed baseball for more than 40 years and began writing about fantasy baseball in 2020. Mike first started playing fantasy baseball in high school with friends and quickly developed a passion for the strategy and analysis behind the game. His writing often focuses on bullpen usage, reliever roles, and uncovering waiver-wire gems who can help fantasy managers replace injured or underperforming players. In addition to his work at RotoBaller, Mike also works at Fantrax and co-hosts the weekly podcast The Fantasy Baseball Beat alongside Chris Torres and Dave Funnell. The show was nominated for a Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) Award for Best Fantasy Baseball Podcast in 2024. A lifelong and long-suffering Chicago White Sox fan, Mike spends much of his time around the game. By day, he serves as the principal of a therapeutic day school and coaches local freshman baseball each spring. His two most important contributions to the world, however, are his children, Ellie and Jack. You can find him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @mdrc0508.

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Reynaldo Lopez - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups - icon rotoballer

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 3

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 3 of the 2026 season (April 13 - April 19). 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 […]


Miguel Vargas - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Category Boosters: Waiver Wire Hitters

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 2 of the 2026 MLB season. As always, week one has had its fair share of interesting moments to start the season. The reality of cold starts for many hitters, coupled with covering your injury needs, leads you to an […]


Parker Messick - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 2

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 2 of the 2026 season (April 6 - April 12). 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 Walker - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Category Boosters: Waiver Wire Hitters

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 1 of the 2026 MLB season. As always, week one has had its fair share of interesting moments to start the season. While every fantasy player will tell you that they trust their preparations and process going into draft season, […]


Jose Soriano - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups, Pitchers

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 1

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 1 of the 2026 season (March 30 - April 5). 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 […]


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

Mike's 10 Breakout Pitchers for 2026

One of the best parts of fantasy baseball is the research into who the potential breakout stars could be for any given season. And then when you land one of those guys, and they produce, it's fun to antagonize your friends with an "I told you so" moment. In this article, we will identify 10 […]


Colson Montgomery - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

8 Breakout Hitters For Fantasy Baseball

Serious fantasy baseball players are always looking out for the next breakout player. What player is being undervalued and could outperform their projections? It could be any of several guys. As tantalizing as it is, we never know what is going to actually happen. Where do we find these undervalued gems? We can look at […]


Andres Gimenez - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, Draft Sleepers

5 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers, Values: AL East

The American League East always intrigues baseball fans. These are five teams that consistently compete for playoff runs and are built to beat each other up annually. This year is no exception; each of the five AL East teams has a chance at the playoffs. And each of those five teams has a player flying […]


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

Auction League Drafts: Hitters Under $5

In every draft, no matter whether it is snake or auction, fantasy players have to make tough decisions. You will leave the draft table lacking something. In auction drafts, you have a firm budget and must look for so-called "bargains" in the less-than-$5 bin. But there are gems here, still. Auctions give you the freedom […]


Ezequiel Tovar - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Late-Round Draft Fliers With Upside

If you're anything like me, and you probably are since you are reading this, you are in the midst of fantasy baseball draft season. You have been researching for weeks now and finalizing your strategies to build this year's championship team. To add, part of the strategy is not just about grabbing those first few […]


Daniel Palencia - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Closers and Saves, Waiver Wire Pickups

5 Overvalued Closers: Bust Candidates

My friends, we have to talk about something we would rather not speak of too often. It's a topic that sends chills up and down the spine, makes us grit our teeth, and at times, reach into the cabinet for pain relievers, and maybe, some antacids. That topic is bullpens. Anecdotally, over the years, I […]


Elly De La Cruz - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

How to Win the First 3 Rounds

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 February to delve into those first drafts. And that time is here. In the first three rounds of your draft, you are looking […]


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

Hitter Draft Sleepers for Every Position

Spring training arrived this week, and with it, so begins our speculation on perhaps the best topic of fantasy baseball: who are this season's sleepers at every position? Hope springs eternal, as the poets say. We all have opinions as to who these players are. The debates rage on in late winter, when fantasy players […]


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

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates

What does the term "breakout" mean to you? When you were a teenager, it was likely something very different. Pitchers and catchers are reporting to camps this week, and with that, fantasy baseball drafts will be in full flow soon. For our purposes, a breakout can be defined as someone who is being underdrafted based […]


Giancarlo Stanton - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Undervalued Fantasy Baseball Veteran Hitters

Aging. It happens to everyone and every living organism on this planet. In sports, aging can happen quickly and with cruelty. Yet some players remain productive well into their late 30s across all major sports. In baseball, it is no exception. Players over 35 are often scorned for their age and passed over for the […]


Mookie Betts - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

High-Upside Hitters: 7 Players To Rebound

We all go through it. Anyone who has ever played a fantasy baseball season has researched a player, fallen in love with them a few times, and then rostered that guy. Then that player has a bad year. There can be many reasons for a bad year; players are human beings and are subject to […]


Miguel Vargas - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

8 Sneaky Mid-to-Late Draft Sleepers

The fantasy football championships have been won. You might feel like it is time for a rest, but you are already several weeks behind your fellow fantasy baseball players at this point. It is early January, and drafting is about to kick into high gear.  As we prepare, we should take a look at some […]


Addison Barger - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Draft Sleepers, MLB Rookies

5 Breakout Hitters - 2026 Outlooks

The 2025 fantasy baseball season is in the books, so it's time to look back on some of the biggest surprise stars and performances. There are always players who emerge from nowhere to become productive players, or simply come on stronger than in their past histories. My teammate Kevin Luo wrote a fantastic piece last […]


Jackson Merrill - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

The Biggest Fantasy Baseball Busts of 2025

If you are anything like me, the list of players that you rostered in 2025 that could fill an article on busts is full of educated guesses you whiffed on. There are players listed here, like Jackson Merrill and Devin Williams, whose underperformance sank some of my teams. What constitutes a bust? We spotlighted players […]


Tyler Wells - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 26

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 26 of the 2025 season (September 22 - September 28). 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 […]


Emmet Sheehan - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 25

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 25 of the 2025 season (September 15- September 21). 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 […]


josh bell fantasy baseball rankings draft sleepers MLB injury news

Category Boosters: Waiver Wire Hitters

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 25 of the 2025 MLB season. This is the week we have been waiting for: the week in which those elusive championships are won or lost. In most leagues, we are down to our last waiver wire period coming this […]


Brandon Marsh - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Category Boosters: Waiver Wire Hitters

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 24 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. You need to find those players waiting for you on the waiver wire this […]


Zebby Matthews - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups - icon rotoballer

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 24

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 24 of the 2025 season (September 8- September 14). 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 […]


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

Category Boosters: Waiver Wire Hitters

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 23 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. There are only a few weeks left to impact the standings in your leagues. […]


Jonah Tong - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Rankings, MLB Prospects

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 23

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 23 of the 2025 season (September 2- September 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 […]


Colton Cowser - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Category Boosters: Waiver Wire Hitters

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 22 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. Most of us are in the last month of our fantasy seasons, and there […]


Cam Schlittler - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 22

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 22 of the 2025 season (August 25- August 31). 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 […]


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

Category Boosters: Waiver Wire Hitters

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 […]


Cristian Javier Shane McClanahan - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News, Starting Pitchers

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 21

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 21 of the 2025 season (August 18 - August 24). 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 […]


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