Well-Known Players: Drop, Hold, or Sell Low?
Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly article about well-known fantasy baseball players who are currently struggling and not performing well as of Week 16 (July 13 to July 19). Should fantasy baseball managers drop, hold, or sell these well-known players? This week's edition will look at five of the most dropped players heading into the All-Star […]
Resurgent Hitter Breakouts: Is It For Real?
Welcome back to the Week 16 edition of our Fantasy Baseball Breakouts and Resurgent Hitters. This is the column where we take a closer look at hitters who are bouncing back or breaking out. It's a good way to help stay ahead of the competition by continuing to bolster your fantasy baseball teams. For this week, […]
MLB Power Rankings: All-Star Break Updates
We've finally reached the All-Star break. For some teams, it's much needed. Teams like the Padres may be thankful that they can take a week to relax and recalibrate after a nasty slide. Others, like the Mets, may simply be thankful to not have ot play games for a while. Others are seeing their seasons […]
2nd Half Breakouts: Joey's "My Guys"
There are always unexpected players who break out in the second half of the fantasy season. These players then go on to become league winners for your fantasy baseball team. Remember Cade Horton's ascension to fantasy stardom last year, or Ben Rice's rise from a middle-tier fantasy catcher to one of the best over the […]
Waiver Wire Rankings: Hitters and Pitchers
The first half of the 2026 MLB season will be in the books. MLB All-Star break is next week, and we kick off the second half of the year on Thursday night with the Phillies vs. Mets. There is still plenty of baseball to be played and enough to make a run in the standings. […]
Rookies To Stash: Top Prospect Performances
Welcome to the Week 16 edition of the top prospect performers. In this weekly piece, we take a look at some of the top-performing minor leaguers who could matter in fantasy down the road. While some may be promoted more quickly than others, it's important to stay up to date on recent prospect performances so […]
Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 16
Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 16 of the 2026 season (July 13- July 19). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 40 percent (new parameter for us) of Yahoo leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less […]
The Cut List: Time To Drop These Players?
Welcome back to The Cut List as we head into Week 16 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who […]
Waiver Wire Targets: RotoBaller Staff Picks
Welcome, RotoBallers, to another staff roundtable ahead of Week 16 of the fantasy season. With the All-Star break just a day away, fantasy managers will have a great opportunity to assess their rosters ahead of the stretch run. This week, we will continue to spotlight top waiver-wire suggestions from members of our fantasy baseball staff, […]
Top 101 Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings
Welcome back to our weekly starting pitcher rankings for Week 15. Every week of the fantasy baseball season, we rank the top 101 starting pitchers. This FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series is updated weekly with the "Top 101 Starting Pitchers" from Nick Mariano. His Weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks look to assist you in reaching the […]
Closers: Nick Mariano's Rankings, Waiver Wire
Welcome to mid-July and the coming All-Star break. This column brings you my updated fantasy baseball closer rankings for Week 16 of 2026 to give you tiered closer rankings and many relievers to add across all league types. Rust never sleeps, so don't nap too long this break. We're gathered here to chat about bullpens, […]
Sell-High Candidates: Overachievers to Trade
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of overachievers to trade away. Each week of the fantasy baseball season, we look at which star players are sell-high candidates. Last week, we dove into players like Robbie Ray, Sonny Gray, and Manny Machado. This week's edition will look at five more sell-high candidates. These five players are […]
Starting Pitcher Breakouts or Fake Outs?
You know, it gets tougher every week to find three compelling pitchers to discuss that I haven't already investigated in previous weeks. It was a challenge this week, but I decided that I needed to do three different types of pitchers for the column. Taj Bradley is widely rostered, but is he finally ready to […]
Top MLB Hitter Prospects To Stash for 2026
Congratulations, RotoBallers! You have made it to the MLB All-Star break. With no lineups to set from July 13–15, this upcoming week is the perfect time to evaluate your roster, shore up any weaknesses, and prepare your team for the second-half. The break also provides an opportunity to get ahead of the competition by stashing […]
Top MLB Pitching Prospects To Stash for 2026
Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 16 of the 2026 MLB season. After a few quiet weeks in the prospect world, the Brewers added some excitement by promoting top outfielder Luis Lara ahead of Tuesday's contest. As always, we will spotlight the top-5 pitching prospects to stash […]
Top 10 Closers: Rest-Of-Season Projections
It's that time again, friends. Time to re-evaluate the closer landscape in fantasy baseball, that is. Every month, I update the current top-ten list of closers and speculate as to how that list may change by the season's end. With many teams lacking an established closer entirely, we are seeing plenty of "bullpen-by-committee" approaches, making […]
MLB Bullpen Depth Charts: Closers 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 […]
Nick Mariano's Waiver Wire Targets (Premium)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the Premium Dashboard. It's almost time for a well-deserved breather during the All-Star break! If you're like me, you'll still autopilot to your lineup page as if you had a daily lineup to set, but take it easy! And by take it easy, I mean read up... […]
Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers, Pickups
The All-Star break is finally upon us, and therefore we have a few days off coming up, followed by an extra-long week since most fantasy sites combine next weekend's series with the full week of games that follow. Since you have to make your roster moves tonight anyway in a lot of leagues, I'm still […]
FAAB Bidding: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 16 fantasy baseball FAAB waiver wire pickups for July 13 - July 19. For those new to this weekly series, we dive into the best fantasy baseball waiver wire targets every week for leagues that use FAAB (free agent acquisition budget) and our recommended dollar bid amounts for waivers. […]
Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups
Hello RotoBallers! Welcome back to another edition of our 7 Must-Adds ahead of Week 16 of the fantasy baseball season. Even though we fantasy baseball managers will have a few days off due to the All-Star break, that does not mean you should not take a break from the waiver wire. This week, we will spotlight […]
Eric Cross' Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16
Some weeks, the waiver wire report is full of safer and "boring" targets, which isn't a bad thing. But I'd be lying if I said that weeks like this one weren't a bit more exciting to write. This week's waiver wire report is chock-full of upside, both at the plate and on the mound. The […]
8 Upside Closers and Relievers Breaking Out?
With the All-Star break just days away, let's take a look at some potential breakout saves sources that managers should know ahead of the second half. Below, we will spotlight eight closers whose fantasy value has increased over the last week and determine whether managers should consider picking them up. So, should fantasy managers click […]
Breakout Hitters To Watch For Week 16
Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 16 of the 2026 MLB regular season. The goal of this article is to highlight players who could be breaking out, diving into current active hitting streaks, along with recent leaders in batting average, isolated power (ISO), stolen bases, and more. In this article, […]
13 Must-Stash Prospects
During the opening months of the regular season, fantasy managers have seen many high-end prospects earn the call and emerge as must-start players like Henry Bolte, Cole Carrigg, Payton Tolle, and A.J. Ewing. In this piece, we will look at 13 prospects whose stash value has increased over the last week and could play a […]
Start/Sit Chart: Pitcher Matchups (7/6-7/12)
The All-Star break is nearly here to give us all a breather and take stock of our rosters, but not before finishing the first half strong with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball for the week ahead - Monday, July 6 through Sunday, July 12. As is tradition, this article will cover who is […]
Start/Sit Chart: Hitter Matchups (7/6-7/12)
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 week ahead (July 6 - July 12). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Henry Bolte, Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Willy Adames, and more -- and how […]
Hot Pitchers: Sneaky Waiver Wire Adds, Buys?
Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of our Sneaky Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Column for Week 15 of the fantasy baseball season. The All-Star break is just a few days away, but that does not mean we fantasy managers take any breaks. Starting pitchers continue to emerge and could provide high-end value over the stretch run. […]
MLB Home Run Props to Bet Today (7/12/26)
Welcome Back, RotoBallers! I've got some work to do; in my last article, I wasn't able to nail at least one, and that always hurts. So hopefully I can redeem myself and get you guys a couple of bangers. This is the last day before the All-Star break, so let's cap the first half of... […]
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