Week 2 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

With the first full week of the MLB season behind us, it's time to look to the waiver wire. In this piece, we will spotlight the emerging hitters, starting pitchers, closers, and breakout prospects you should pick up in your fantasy baseball leagues. This week, we saw several hitters from the opening week continue their […]

Cut/Drop Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (Week 2) - Who To Replace On Waivers?

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to the weekend edition of our Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball for the upcoming Week 2 of the fantasy baseball season. Even though we are only a week through the campaign, fantasy managers have seen many high-end players suffer injuries or mid-round selections greatly disappoint their ADP. This week, fantasy baseball […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2 (April 6 - April 12)

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 […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (April 6 - April 12)

Whether you are cutting some slow starters or need to add hitters to replace injured sluggers, the early weeks of the season are a good time to snag some bats off the wire. My weekly hitters streamers fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with favorable matchups who can be considered waiver wire pickups or […]

Points League Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (April 6 - April 12)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters for Week 2 of the 2026 season. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of April 6 - April 12, looking at players below ~50 percent rostered on ESPN or Yahoo points leagues. We'll be doing this points league […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who To Consider Dropping for Fantasy Baseball (Week 2)

Welcome back to a new season of The Cut List as we head into Week 2 of the 2026 season. For every add, there is usually also a drop. For those who are not familiar, this is our weekly article looking at players whom fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling […]

Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Hitters and Pitchers (Week 2)

We're only one week into the 2026 major league season, but chaos has already unfolded. Plenty of names that we didn't expect are off to hot starts, a few of which are included in my waiver wire recommendations below. The players below are all under 40 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues. Some of them might […]

Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 Fantasy Baseball (2026)

With the first full week of the 2026 MLB campaign in the books, it's time to turn our attention to the waiver wire. Even though we are only just over a week into the season, many players have kick-started their breakout campaign and are showcasing league-winning upside. In this piece, we will highlight seven players […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/5/2026)

Happy Easter, RotoBallers! Hope everyone has a wonderful day if you do celebrate it. For anyone who doesn't, it's just another Sunday where we can cash in on some home run bets. On Thursday, I hit on Mark Vientos at +700, so hopefully I can lead y'all in the right direction once again and make […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 2)

Welcome back to my first Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 2 of the 2026 MLB regular 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). […]

Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Report for Week 2 (2026)

We're baaaack! Welcome to the 2026 baseball season, which has already been a little bit wild even here at the start. ABS challenges? Fun! Standings turned on their heads? Fun! Teams we thought were bad are good, maybe? Teams we thought were good are bad, maybe? It's all FUN, as Jeff McNeil screamed after this strikeout. […]

Top-5 MLB Pitching Prospects To Stash For Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues - Week 2 (2026)

Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 2 of the 2026 MLB season. With both the minor league and major league seasons in full swing, identifying potential stash candidates and their potential promotions is becoming much clearer. In this week's edition, we will check in on a few […]

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

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, […]

Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 2 - Redraft Leagues (2026)

We're into the second week of the 2026 MLB season. Since last week's column, we've seen Konnor Griffin recalled to the majors, so it's time to get a fresh list of the top five hitting prospects to stash. I've dug a bit deeper for this week's article, so if your league is more shallow, just […]

5 Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (2026)

Hello again, RotoBallers, and welcome to the latest edition of the Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series. This column will highlight some players you should consider picking up as we head into Week 2 of the fantasy baseball season. Whether you are in a league with weekly waivers or one that allows […]

MLB DFS Picks & Model Projections (4/5/26): Casey Wilson’s Top DraftKings & FanDuel Values

  Casey Wilson's MLB Model All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the Premium Dashboard. Welcome to Casey Wilson's MLB Model for Sunday, 4/5/26. Please refer to the color key and data time key for rankings and periods. Games are sorted by start time, with the away pitcher listed first and the home pitcher […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 1

Baseball is in full swing, and at RotoBaller HQ, we have more waiver wire advice for leagues that allow daily moves.  Below, you will find our updated mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 1 -- March 30  through April 5. This edition of waiver wire rankings features players like Lucas Ecerg, Jack Leiter, Parker […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 1 (2026)

Welcome to the 2026 regular season, where you're likely either ordering champagne bottles or torching your computer depending on how this first week has gone. We're all trying to keep two feet on the ground with our preseason priors, and yet we can't ignore these early data points either! Let's check early temps with the […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Corbin Carroll, Dylan Cease, Chase DeLauter, more

Welcome back to the insane, grueling marathon that is the fantasy baseball experience! We spent all offseason crafting our draft plans and deliberating player takes, knowing full well that a small sample in the early going would either confirm our priors or railroad our psyche with slow starts. Please breathe, and be more patient as […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/4/2026)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! It's the first full Saturday slate of MLB games this season, and I'm looking to get back on the right track. Last Saturday left a sour taste in my mouth after neither of the Cubs we bet on were able to go deep off Miles Mikolas, Teoscar Hernandez fell short, and Andrew […]

MLB DFS Picks for 4/4/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

We have an eight-game Saturday night slate on both sites tonight. This is a very tricky slate, with no definitive ace to point to when starting our lineups. Pitching is going to be very important to get right tonight, and something I will be focusing on is roster percentage to get different tonight. We have […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (March 30 - April 5)

We hope enjoyed the first few days of MLB action, and that you're all warmed up, because there's no time to waste as we look toward our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball for the week ahead - Monday, March 30 through Sunday, April 5. This column provides readers with who is pitching, the opponent, […]

Konnor Griffin, Andrew Painter, Jose Fernandez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Risers, Fallers

Welcome to Week 2 and the second installment of RotoBaller's Fantasy Baseball Rookie Report for the 2026 MLB season, looking at prospect risers and fallers. As we turn the calendar to April, we'll take a closer look at Konnor Griffin, Andrew Painter, and Jose Fernandez. Each is a top talent in their team's farm system […]

Kipp Heisterman's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/4/2026)

Welcome back to our daily MLB strikeout prop bets guide for Saturday, April 4, 2026. We have games scattered across the afternoon and evening today, and some strikeout matchups to get excited about.  We had a strong start to the season with strikeout props here at RotoBaller. I've been covering these props along with some […]

MLB DFS Picks & Model Projections (4/4/26): Casey Wilson’s Top DraftKings & FanDuel Values

  Casey Wilson's MLB Model All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the Premium Dashboard. Welcome to Casey Wilson's MLB Model for Saturday, 4/4/26. Please refer to the color key and data time key for rankings and periods. Games are sorted by start time, with the away pitcher listed first and the home pitcher […]

Updated Start/Sit Chart - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 3 - April 5)

Hello RotoBallers! It's time to set those lineups, and we're here to guide you with our fantasy baseball hitter start/sit recommendations chart for the final games in Week 1 (April 3 - April 5). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Bo Bichette, Addison Barger, Colson Montgomery, Miguel Vargas, and more -- and […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? (Week 2)

Baseball is back, and I am so ready to overreact to one really good start from starting pitchers! Psych! Do people still say that? If you followed this column at all last season, you'll remember that the goal is to take a look at several pitchers every week who are showing signs of "breaking out." […]

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/3/2026)

Welcome back to our daily MLB strikeout prop bets guide for Friday, April 3, 2026. We have games scattered across the afternoon and evening today, and some strikeout matchups to get excited about.  We had a strong start to the season with strikeout props here at RotoBaller. I've been covering these props along with some […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/3/2026)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! After a short slate on Thursday, Friday is full of baseball all day. Five games start in the early afternoon, five games get underway around 4:00 p.m. ET, and the final five are tonight under the lights. Nationals Park gets the action started with the wind blowing out and warm weather in […]