Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Buys: Week 18 - Hot Pitchers To Sustain Success In 2025?

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! With another week of fantasy baseball in the books, it is time to take another deep dive and determine which sneaky starting pitchers could be worth a spot on our roster. This week, we will take a look at two pitchers from Texas and an intriguing southpaw from the Athletics who could […]

Projecting The Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Prospects In 2026 - Dynasty Outlooks (July Updates)

Prospects are baseball’s ultimate tease, full of promise, short on patience. One month, they’re the crown jewel of your dynasty rebuild, the next, they’re just a name you buried on your bench behind the latest buzzy call-up. Ask anyone who rostered Jac Caglianone or Kristian Campbell just a few weeks ago. They were red-hot stocks […]

Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Hitters and Pitchers (Week 18)

Listen, I know we all just want to talk about Nick Kurtz right now after his four-homer game on Friday night, and I just tweeted about him in the middle of writing this article myself. However, we still have lineups to set, FAAB to set, and waiver wire claims to make. There are only two […]

Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 17)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly unlikely aces piece looking at several underrated pitchers in fantasy baseball. Every week of the fantasy baseball season, we identify whether young emerging pitchers are for real or not. We will break down their recent starts and determine if they are worth a roster spot.  In this article, we will […]

Are You For Real? Analyzing 4 Surprising Fantasy Baseball Breakouts From Matt Wallner, Isaac Collins, Kody Clemens, Victor Caratini

Welcome back to another edition of "Are You For Real? - Hitter Version." We are barreling ahead full-speed towards August, and time is running out in terms of making key waiver acquisitions that can help your team for the second half of the season. Keep grinding, people! As a reminder, we're looking for lesser-owned hitters […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 17)

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 17 of the 2025 MLB season. The focus of this article is to highlight players who could be on the verge of a breakout, citing current active hitting streaks along with recent leaders in batting average and isolated power (ISO). You will also find […]

The Top First-Half Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Gems for 2025

Every season, some players go undrafted in fantasy drafts and then emerge as waiver wire gems throughout the season. It happened last year with players like Reynaldo Lopez, Brent Rooker, Ranger Suarez, Paul Skenes, and Jordan Westburg. All five of those players went outside the top 250 in drafts and carried fantasy managers to championships.  […]

Second Half Breakouts for Fantasy Baseball - Thunder Dan Palyo's "My Guys"

If you correctly predicted the breakouts of Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood, or Junior Caminero, then you have to be feeling good about the first half of baseball that they put together. But what about some of the other players who have not lived up to their expectations? One thing that will cost you a league […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 15)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 15 of the 2025 MLB season. As we head into the All-Star break, it's time to take a long look and engage in some honest reflection on our teams. As we conduct calculus on our teams, it is essential to […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who to Consider Dropping for Fantasy Baseball (Week 15)

Welcome back to The Cut List as we head into Week 15 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 […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 14 (2025)

Welcome to July, which means we're officially past the halfway mark of our fantasy season. Some may feel like it's only been a month, while others would swear they've lived multiple lives since April. Whatever you're feeling, the latest of the FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series will help you keep your cool this summer with my […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From David Festa, Justin Verlander, Brandon Walter

Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 14 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]

Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Hitters and Pitchers (Week 14)

We're nearing the end of June, and the halfway mark of the Major League season is officially behind us. But this is no time to take your foot off the gas pedal. Improving your fantasy teams now is just as important as improving your teams in April and May. The players below are all under […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Charlie Morton, Slade Cecconi, Randy Vasquez

Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 13 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Part 8

We are only a week or so away from the official midpoint of the MLB season (remember that the All-Star break takes place after the actual midway point). Instead of analyzing four or five specific pitchers this week, I thought it might be a useful exercise to reflect on some of the biggest "breakouts" of […]

Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 12)

Welcome back to Unlikely Aces. We're heading into late June, with students heading into summer break, meaning the heart of the fantasy baseball season. It's fun to stream starting pitchers and find success. However, sometimes streaming pitchers can destroy the ratios. We should have a process for any waiver wire move, start/sit decision, or player […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Will Warren, Cade Horton, Jacob Lopez

Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 12 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who to Consider Dropping for Fantasy Baseball (Week 12)

Welcome back to The Cut List as we head into Week 12 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 […]

Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Hitters and Pitchers (Week 12)

This week's Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire recommendations are an exciting bunch of players. We have some crafty veterans, younger upside players, and even some saves for those of you lacking in that area. The players below are all under 40 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues. Some of them might already be rostered in your leagues, […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 12)

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 12 of the 2025 MLB season. The focus of this article is to highlight players who could be on the verge of a breakout, citing current active hitting streaks along with recent leaders in batting average and isolated power (ISO). You will also find […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Bryce Elder, Adrian Houser, Michael Soroka

Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 11 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 11 (June 9 - June 15)

With Week 10 in the books, it is time to look ahead to Week 11 and place our FAAB bids. This week, we will take a look at an outfielder in Minnesota who is back from his injury and showing his high power upside. On the pitching side, we will analyze another budding arm in […]

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 […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 11)

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 11 of the 2025 MLB season. The focus of this article is to highlight players who could be on the verge of a breakout, citing current active hitting streaks along with recent leaders in batting average and isolated power (ISO). You will also find […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Hitters Delivering Elite Results: Part 4

We're onto the fourth edition of our hitter breakouts and fake outs article. You've been looking to see who's real, and we've been telling you thanks to using some stats like xwOBA (but never xwOBACON because honestly that one just makes me hungry). Heading into Week 10, we still have some minutia we've got to […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 10 (2025)

We're cranking up the temperatures, which can mean more meltdowns on the mound as we try to navigate the torchies and save our ratios. We just saw several horrible outings from big players, so let's make sense of the landscape with the latest FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series. It's time to dive into this week's edition […]

Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Buys: Week 10 - Hot Pitchers To Sustain Success In 2025?

With another week of MLB action in the books, it is time to take a deep dive into some under-the-radar pitchers who have begun to enjoy some success. While these pitchers are not viewed as bona fide "must-start" options, they could gradually enter that group by the end of the season. In this piece, we […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 10

We're now over a third of the way through the Major League Baseball season, and we kicked off the month of June with a bang as the news broke of Jac Caglianone's promotion on Sunday night. Caglianone joins Cole Young, Jacob Melton, Shay Whitcomb, and Coby Mayo as promotions over the last several days. We […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Part 5

We are back for another deep dive into the results and arsenals of five more pitchers this week. I didn't think we'd make it to a fifth edition of this piece, but you all keep reading it and requesting further investigation of other pitchers. This week, we shift gears and look at five very lightly-rostered […]