MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/16/2026)

Welcome to Saturday, RotoBallers! We're staring at another full slate and plenty of opportunity for hitters to go deep and cash us some bets. Coors Field and Sutter Health Park are both in play today, and we'll focus on a hitter who's playing in Sacramento. The rest of the slate has a lot of tricky […]

6 Upside Fantasy Baseball Closers Breaking Out? Gregory Soto, Jack Perkins, Erik Miller, Caleb Kilian, Rico Garcia, Bryan King

Finding reliable sources of savings on the waiver wire can often be challenging. Though there are the top options like Mason Miller, many mid-tier relievers have either been shifted to the injured list or have struggled early on. As a result, several relievers have begun to save more save opportunities and are seeing their fantasy […]

Kipp Heisterman's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/16/2026)

Saturday baseball is one of my favorite watches, as we typically get baseball all day, which is the case today with games starting as early as 1:10 p.m. ET. There are some really fun matchups this weekend, as we have a slew of intrastate matchups across the league, as well as some crosstown rivalries in […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 11 - May 17)

Let's put those April showers fully behind us and take May by storm with our updated starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball for the week ahead - Monday, May 11 through Sunday, May 17. This column provides readers with who is pitching, the opponent, and a confidence/startability score based on an array of proven and […]

Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 7)

We're back for the seventh edition of our Unlikely Aces series in 2026. The pitching landscape has been a disaster this year. There have been so many injuries. To be honest, it feels much worse than other seasons. Maybe that's only because both Tarik Skubal and Garrett Crochet are sidelined.  Whatever the case may be, […]

5 Bargain Basement Hitters - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 7

The MLB season is in full swing. We are nearing the midway point in May, and throughout the first month and a half, we have seen many hitters turn in dominant performances this season and are on a breakout trajectory. This week, we will look at another five hitters who are enjoying a productive start and […]

Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Buys: Week 7 - Hot Pitchers To Sustain Success?

Another week of MLB action is behind us, which means it's time to take another deep dive into the waiver wire and examine four starting pitchers that could be worth adding to our fantasy team. This week, we will spotlight two pitchers from the Athletics and a potential budding star in Miami who has not […]

Fantasy Baseball Buy-Lows: Unlucky Star Players

The fantasy baseball season is now in full swing. At this point in the year, there's a clear picture of which players are off to great starts and which players are not. The players who continue to struggle give fantasy managers a potential buy-low window. That makes now the best time to look at some […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 7)

This week, I'd like to switch things up and focus on pitchers already on your rosters. Instead of deciding if you should pick up an emerging pitcher off the wire (we already have a lot of content that is geared towards that), I'd like to drill down on three starters who are pitching well ahead […]

4 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Henry Bolte, A.J. Ewing, Jose Corniell, Kemp Alderman

Welcome to Week 7 and RotoBaller's Redraft Fantasy Baseball Prospects Report for the 2026 MLB season, looking at prospect risers and fallers in redraft fantasy baseball leagues. As we advance deeper into the regular season, we'll take a closer look at Henry Bolte, A.J. Ewing, Jose Corniell, and Kemp Alderman. Each is a top talent […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Value Chart for Week 7 - Trade Rankings, Buys, Sells

Welcome back to our updated fantasy baseball trade value chart for Week 7 of the 2026 MLB season. In this article, you'll find our updated trade rankings, along with several buys and sells for fantasy baseball, including Kevin Gausman, Riley O'Brien, Kris Bubic, and more. Every week of the MLB season brings new opportunities to […]

Thunder Dan's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/15/2026)

Friday night baseball is right up there for me with some Friday night NBA hoops or Sunday afternoon NFL football. We almost always get every MLB team in action and a new slate of weekend series kicking off. There are some really fun matchups this weekend, as the MLB schedule makers have given us intrastate […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/15/2026)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Major League Baseball has a massive slate this Friday to start the weekend, with all 30 teams on the schedule. It's the first day of Rivalry Weekend, so the 11 interleague series and four regional matchups are each designed to highlight intense, geographical rivalries. Some work better than others, but it should […]

MLB DFS Picks for 5/15/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

This is one of my favorite slates of the year. We have a stack I am going to go all in on for the first time this season. It is the highest-rated stack grade in my handiness model and the highest implied team total in my team model. They also have six of the top-20 […]

Who Should I Trade For or Trade Away? Corbin Carroll, Pete Alonso, Manny Machado, Garrett Crochet, Jeff Hoffman, Jeremy Pena, Bo Bichette

Who Should I Trade For? Who Should I Trade Away? Some common Week 7 fantasy baseball trade decisions are regarding players like Pete Alonso, Manny Machado, Jeff Hoffman, Corbin Carroll, Garrett Crochet, Jeremy Pena, and Bo Bichette.  But not to worry, we are here to help make these trade decisions and build winning lineups in […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 7

It's already the middle of Week 7 as the 2026 MLB season continues to zoom by. At RotoBaller HQ, we return with another edition of our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 7 — May 11 through May  17— to help fantasy managers navigate the waiver wire in daily leagues. This list covers the […]

Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups: Mid-Week Fantasy Baseball Adds for Week 7

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the mid-week edition of Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 of fantasy baseball. For those of you in leagues that allow daily adds, this column will put some players on your radar in time to utilize this weekend. Already this season, there has been a spate of prospect promotions. […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for James Wood, Travis Bazzana, Spencer Strider, more

The hits keep coming, and they don't stop coming, so let us gather ourselves with the latest weekly update to my rest-of-season fantasy baseball top 300 ranks. We have to react to several injuries, even a few key returns, all while finding spots for those top prospects that we know you're stashing away. A select […]

MLB Prospect Debuts: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Rookie Stashes (Week 7)

This week brought another wave of prospects crashing onto the MLB shores, as several top farmhands earned the call to the majors. In this article, we’ll break down three of those hitters, along with two prospects who are beginning to find their footing in the minors. As you manage your roster, it’s important to strike […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 7 (2026)

Welcome back to the weekly starting pitcher party that seemingly never ends. We've got about three-quarters of the season yet to be written, which gives rest-of-season ranks a sizeable amount of potential! Let's rip open the latest edition of the FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series, our weekly updated "Top 101 Starting Pitchers", where my weekly Starting […]

11 Closer Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates: Relief Pitcher Targets For Saves (Week 7)

As we enter the middle of May, it can be easy to feel like the baseball season has "settled," especially compared to the early weeks of pure chaos. We've dealt with some key injuries, but also received hurt arms back from the IL. Rest assured, there are still plenty of undervalued and sneaky arms to […]

Mid-Week Cut Candidates for Fantasy Baseball - Players to Consider Dropping (Week 7)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to the mid-week edition of our Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball and Week 7 of the 2026 MLB season. With another week of MLB action behind us, it's time to look to the waiver wire, which means it's time to cut some underperforming players. This week, we saw the Giants send […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 7

What a few weeks it's been for prospect promotions. In the last week alone, we had four big prospect promotions in Bryce Eldridge, Robby Snelling, Spencer Jones, and Ryan Waldschmidt, all of whom carry varying levels of intrigue for fantasy leagues. With them all up, the top of the stash rankings looks a bit different […]

Starts and Sits - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 11 - May 17)

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 (May 11 - May 17). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Zack Gelof, JJ Bleday, Brandon Marsh, Mickey Moniak, and more -- and how their […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/14/2026)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We have a solid slate for Thursday. We have baseball starting at 12:30 pm ET and going all day long to keep us entertained. With 11 games on deck for us today, that should give us plenty of options to attack.  In this article, I will go over four home run spots […]

MLB Power Rankings: Where Do All 30 Teams Stand In Early May? (2026)

May baseball is when things start to get really real. You either start to worry about your slow start (looking at you, Mets fans and Astros fans) or you get very excited about your early-season excellence (Cubs fans, that's you). It's one of the more exciting months of baseball, especially because this is when offenses […]

3 Impressive Fantasy Baseball Breakout Pitchers - Ben Brown, Peter Lambert, Foster Griffin

Through the early going of the 2026 fantasy baseball season, managers have seen many pitchers emerge as early season breakouts. Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jose Soriano has had an outstanding start to the season, while several young pitchers like Connelly Early and Payton Tolle have flashed elite upside on a per-start basis. In this piece, […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Hitters Delivering Elite Results For Week 7

It's Tuesday, so you know I've got you another edition of Fantasy Baseball Hitter Breakouts or Fake Outs. May is when we really start to see who's really real in the baseball world and whether that hot start is going to be sustained over multiple months. We'll do our best using advanced stats to help […]

Buy Low, Sell High Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 7 (2026)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly buy/sell fantasy baseball trades advice article for Week 7 of the 2026 season, highlighting the best players to trade for and trade away. If you are new to this weekly series, we look at the best players to buy-low and sell-high each week of the fantasy baseball season.  In this […]