Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Hitters and Pitchers (Week 21)

We've reached the point in the season where the word "grind" takes on extra meaning. We've been setting lineups, making trades, and scouring the waiver wire for nearly five months now, and fantasy football has crept into the picture for some of you. But staying diligent with your teams and staying on top of the […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 20)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 20 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. We are halfway into August now. Ratio categories can still be helped with good […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 21 (August 18 - August 24)

Happy Saturday, RotoBallers! With another week of MLB action in the books, it's time to place some more FAAB bids. If you missed out on one of the "new" closers following the wild trade deadline, don't fret, because we have a potential league-winner available in 60% of leagues. On the hitting side, we saw the […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 21)

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 21 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, stolen bases, and isolated power (ISO). This week, […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Bryan Abreu, Luke Keaschall, Owen Caissie, Chase Burns, Samuel Basallo

While fantasy football drafts are in full swing, there is still plenty of baseball to be played. The MLB regular season has about six weeks left, and it's time to make that final push to end the season on a high note. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more fantasy baseball advice and have […]

Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 21 - Redraft Leagues (2025)

It's August 15, which means that we're 45 days away from the end of the MLB regular season. Teams can now call up their top prospects while maintaining their prospect eligibility going into next season (presuming they don't allow them to go over the at-bats or innings-pitched threshold). I expect (and am hopeful) that we'll […]

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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Stash List: Ready to Make a Splash for Redraft Leagues (Week 21)

Welcome, friends, to the 2025 MLB season, and my weekly article about fantasy baseball prospects to stash heading into Week 21. Who are the top prospects you need to know for redraft leagues? We are back on our hot streak of predicting prospects getting the call, with at least one player in 11 of the […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Saturday 8/16/2025)

It's been a while since I penned the NRFI piece here at RotoBaller, as we have shifted some writing assignments around; however, I will be doing at least one article a week for NRFI bets for the rest of the season. I happened to draw today's slate, and after digging through the stats and trends, […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 20

We're getting closer and closer to the 45-day mark from the end of the season, which means we likely start to see an uptick in prospect promotions in the next week or two, as Major League teams will be able to keep these prospects' rookie eligibility intact entering 2026. Does that mean we will finally […]

Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Report for Week 21 (2025)

Compared to the wild trade deadline week and the one that followed, this past week was a much quieter week in the bullpens across the league. Some big news out of one bullpen, but comparatively not a whole lot is going on in most others. A nice change! Still, there's always something, and this week that […]

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 […]

Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 21 (2025)

We've got another edition of the Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series for Week 21 as we plunge into the dog days of summer. Today's article examines injured players, including Ryan Yarbrough, Landen Roupp, and Colton Cowser, among others. With the 2025 fantasy baseball season starting to enter the dog days of summer, several […]

Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates - Hitters on the Rise to Target

During the first half of the fantasy baseball season, we have seen many stars emerge throughout all levels of the sport. In the major league, Nick Kurtz has become a bona fide top-3 dynasty first baseman, while Jacob Misiorowski has looked like a budding ace in Milwaukee. In this piece, we will look at a […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (8/16/25)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! Happy Saturday, the weekend is here, and it is time to relax. There is a full slate of baseball for us, and we have a nine-game slate on both sites to enjoy. Time to make some cash for the rest of the weekend and stack up for the upcoming NFL season! There […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (8/16/2025)

Players' Weekend got off to a flying start on Friday with some great matchups and memorable series openers. On Saturday, the full weekend of fun continues. Five afternoon matchups gett things underway, including a few matchups of playoff hopefuls and a few divisional throwdowns. Ten more games are on the schedule under the lights with […]

Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Buys: Week 20 - 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 look at four young right-handers who have begun to take the next steps at the major league […]

Top 25 Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball - Week 20 (2025)

Welcome back to another weekly update of Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series as we head into Week 20 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 Bryce Miller, […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Michael McGreevy, Joey Cantillo, Jack Perkins

Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 20 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 […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (8/15/25)

TGIF! The weekend is upon us, RotoBallers, and with it comes not only full slates of baseball but also Week 2 of the NFL preseason, which is arguably the most enjoyable. Our staff will be working hard for you in ALL channels of the RotoBaller Discord, as you attempt to pad your bank accounts for […]

Hot MLB Prospects to Watch for Fantasy Baseball - August 2025

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We're deep into the heart of August. The trade deadline has come and gone, and while MLB teams are ramping up for the postseason push, we should be keeping an eye on every club's minor league prospects, too. Monitoring the top fantasy baseball prospects who have turned heads thus far is imperative. […]

5 Bargain Basement Hitters - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 20 (2025)

The dog days of summer roll on into the middle of August, which is crunch time for fantasy baseball managers. Whether you're pushing for a playoff spot, just fighting to stay out of the basement, or putting the finishing touches on your season of domination, some very important bats have emerged as good plays in […]

Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 20)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly Unlikely Aces piece. Every week of the fantasy baseball season, we look at whether emerging pitchers are for real or not. We will then determine if these emerging pitchers are worth a roster spot on your fantasy roster or better left on the waiver wire for one of your league […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Hitters Delivering Elite Results - Part 13

We're onto the 13th edition of our Fantasy Hitter Breakouts or Fake Outs analysis. How much luck have the expected stats given you? Or is the number 13 less of a sign of luck and more of a sign of the gloominess and darkness that negative regression brings with it? Only time (and xwOBA, I […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Friday 8/15/2025)

We've got a loaded slate in MLB again on Friday, and there are multiple games to target and bring you the best NRFI bets today, and one YRFI bet. The goal is to achieve a profitable result while sticking to reasonable odds, as we aim to minimize our risk in an unpredictable market like the […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (8/15/2025)

It is a typically large, full-to-be-exact slate for this Friday, August 15, 2025, which means we can look to take advantage of hitters in plenty of excellent conditions. Tonight, we have hitters with great pitching matchups. Additionally, we have some warm weather all across the nation as we enter the dog days of summer. There […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (8/14/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Thursday night features a five-game slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel that includes the games starting at 6:40 p.m. ET or later. Three new divisional series are starting in Washington, Minnesota, and Colorado, while the Mets and Guardians are hosting the Braves and Marlins, respectively, to finish their three-game series that started […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (8/14/2025)

We have another small MLB slate on Thursday, which becomes the new norm toward the end of the season. We have seven games on today's slate, which is better than what we have seen the last two Thursdays. We have some good hitting weather on the East Coast, a matchup in Coors Field, and some […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Wednesday 8/13/2025)

We've got a full slate with 15 games on Monday, so there are several exploitable spots to target to bring you my best NRFI bets today and bonus bets. The goal is to achieve a profitable result while sticking to reasonable odds, as we aim to minimize our risk in an unpredictable market like the […]