Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 6)

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 6 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 leaders in batting average and isolated power (ISO). You will also find expected […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Friday 5/2/2025)

We've got a full slate of games on Friday, so I'm here to bring you my best NRFI bets today and bonus bets. This will be my first YRFI/NRFI article of the season, so let's get off to a strong start here. Today, I've got four NRFI picks for you, each ranging in odds from […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/2/2025)

We've got a full 15-game slate in action on Friday, giving us plenty of opportunities to find some bats to go yard. We don't have many high wind spots like we have had the last two days, but there are still opportunities with some decent weather spots, and the weather heating up, to target the […]

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Starting Pitchers in 2025 Fantasy Baseball (Week 5)

Welcome back to the Week 5 edition of our Top 10 Starting Pitchers series for fantasy baseball and the 2025 season. Starting pitching is important to focus on in fantasy baseball as it can be the foundation of your roster, helping you be more consistent on a week-to-week basis. Some pitchers coming into this season […]

6 Fantasy Baseball Bold Predictions - Scott Engel's Picks for May

Having patience during the fantasy baseball season isn’t easy, and is more difficult for head-to-head league participants than those in Rotisserie leagues. But as savvy competitors know, we cannot make firm judgments about any players based on just one month of results. We are going to see some notable players produce much better or worse […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/2/25)

Who doesn't love a good Friday night MLB DFS slate? As usual, we get a big slate of games with 12 games on both FanDuel and DraftKings tonight. The worst weather is in the 6:00 games, so there's not too much to worry about avoiding on the main slate. We have no Coors Field, no […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 5 (2025)

The month of May is fast upon us, and while we want so desperately to see patterns and feel an understanding for the year ahead, we've got five more of these months left! Won't you join me for another round of the FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series as we look to add to our respective trophy […]

Five Fantasy Baseball Prospect Risers - Dynasty Gems In High-A

As dynasty managers, we're always looking for the next top prospects. Finding a prospect before they blow up and seeing them rise in prospect lists is one of the most fun aspects of dynasty, at least it is to me. There are a ton of big-name prospects in High-A this season that are off to […]

Chase Meidroth Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Outlook - Prospect Fundamentals Focus

After spending the entirety of 2024 with the Red Sox's Worcester Triple-A affiliate, Chase Meidroth would soon become the most major-league-ready of four prospects dealt in December to the White Sox for Garrett Crochet. Dating back to a breakout summer 2021 collegiate wood bat league stint, the forte of Meidroth at the plate has long […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Rafael Devers, Noelvi Marte, Jorge Polanco, Andy Pages, Joe Ryan, more

With another week of MLB baseball fast approaching, it's time to check on our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) heading into Week 5. Use these rest-of-season roto league rankings to identify risers and fallers from preseason […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Luke Weaver, Andy Pages, Caleb Durbin, Bubba Chandler, Tony Gonsolin, David Bednar

It's officially May, and the MLB season is in full swing. At RotoBaller HQ, we return with more waiver wire advice to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. Today, we review our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 5-- April 26 through May 4. This edition […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/1/2025)

We've got an 11-game slate on Thursday, giving us opportunities to find some bats to go yard. We don't have many high wind spots like we have had the last two days, but there are still opportunities to target the long ball in some good hitting spots with the weather heating up. I will provide […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/01/25)

Happy Thursday Rotoballers! This Thursday brings another split schedule with a great chance to get in a doubleheader of DFS fantasy baseball action. The first set of games starts at 12:35 p.m. ET with seven games in the afternoon, and then the evening wave starts at 6:45 p.m. ET and includes four games under the […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 5)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 5 of the 2025 MLB season. There are some interesting player names here this week, guys who looked like washouts who are finding new life this season with new opportunities: Gavin Lux, Jordan Beck, and yes, Javier Baez. Injuries have […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 6 Updates for Royce Lewis, Logan Gilbert, Tyler Glasnow, Giancarlo Stanton, Jackson Merrill, Tyler O'Neill, Blake Snell

When writing this article every week, I get to see the ebb and flow of injuries around Major League Baseball. The last two weeks were heavy with injuries, and this past week and next hope to offer many players returning from injury. There is one major correlation I see with this trend, and that is […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 6)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 6 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We have a month's worth of data, and many of us may need to make tough decisions with our lineups due to injuries. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable […]

Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Risers, Fallers and Buys/Sells - Chris Clegg's Outlooks for Week 5

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my dynasty fantasy baseball risers, fallers, and buys/sells for Week 5 of the 2025 MLB season. As April comes to a close, sample sizes have begun to stabilize, and there is less noise in the samples. Prospects are getting the call to majors, and there is plenty to discuss. Today's dynasty article […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 5

The first month of the Major League season is in the books, and we've already received plenty of notable prospect promotions. Some of these prospects have hit the ground running and impacted fantasy teams, while others scuffled and were optioned back to Triple-A. Over the last week, Nick Kurtz got the call, and Agustin Ramírez […]

3 Impressive Fantasy Baseball Breakout Pitchers - Reese Olson, Matthew Liberatore, Will Vest

Even though we are just a month into the fantasy baseball season, several pitchers have enjoyed the best start to a season they have ever had. However, it is crucial for fantasy managers to determine if these breakouts are legitimate and if they could ultimately become league winners. In this piece, we will do a […]

Hot MLB Prospects to Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Week 5 (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The 2025 Minor League Baseball season is in full swing. During last week's action, there were plenty of big plays and impressive prospect performances throughout Minor League Baseball. Monitoring the top fantasy baseball prospects who have turned heads thus far is imperative. The players listed here are coming off dominant weeks and […]

Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Devin Williams, Emmanuel Clase Fantasy Baseball Outlooks

This is perhaps the biggest week of bullpen news this season. Two big-name closers who fantasy baseball managers paid a very hefty price on draft day to obtain are currently without their teams’ closer gig. Fantasy baseball managers everywhere are surely not panicking! There are also a number of teams using a closer committee that […]

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Hitters in 2025 Fantasy Baseball (Week 5)

The Week 5 edition of our Top 10 Hitters series for fantasy baseball and the 2025 season is upon us. What has changed with fantasy baseball hitters over the last week? As the weather heats up, offenses will also start being more productive, and some of the slumping hitters (looking at you, Mookie Betts!) should […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/30/2025)

We've got a full slate of MLB action on Wednesday, giving us plenty of opportunities to find value in home run props. Today's hitters include Pete Alonso, Jake Burger, Gunnar Henderson, Seiya Suzuki, Alejandro Kirk, and Bryson Stott. Each of these players is either red-hot or has intriguing batter-vs-pitcher data in tonight's matchup. The way […]

MLB Parlays Today - Best Baseball Parlay Picks and Predictions (4/30/2025)

Welcome, sports bettors, to the first edition of our free MLB picks and parlays. If you enjoy baseball betting, then I think you will like what we have in store for you with today's MLB picks. MLB betting can take many forms, from wagering on straight bets on game outcomes or player props, to building […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (4/30/25)

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! We've got a juicy nine-game set starting at 6:35 p.m. EDT. Today's slate has a mix of aces, sneaky value pitchers, and some bats in prime spots to rack up points. The weather looks mostly cooperative, though keep an eye on Great American Ball Park (Cardinals at Reds) with a 25-35 percent […]

8 Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - Pete Crow-Armstrong, Andrew Heaney, Anthony Volpe, Devin Williams, more

Welcome, everyone, to another edition of RotoBaller’s Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers article series for Week 5 of the 2025 season! Today, I'll be taking a look at names like Pete Crow-Armstrong, Andrew Heaney, Anthony Volpe, Devin Williams, and more. Keeping up with the latest hitter and pitcher trends is a key component for a […]

Don't Drop Them - Players to Hold for Fantasy Baseball Week 5

Even four weeks of a fantasy baseball season is a small sample from which to make conclusions. Our fantasy baseball rosters might be feeling the impact of players who have started slowly, but the season is long, and we are only less than one-sixth of the way through it. When injuries or slow starts hit, […]

11 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Risers - Dynasty Gems In Low-A

Top prospects are some of the most valuable commodities you can have on your dynasty roster, but once they're at the top of prospect lists, it's likely too late to try and acquire them for a reasonable price. One of the best ways to gain an edge in your dynasty leagues is by monitoring the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Jake Irvin, Simeon Woods Richardson, Jose Quintana

Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 5 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 […]