Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Hitters and Pitchers (Week 11)

With the weather heating up, so are the standings in fantasy leagues. We now have over two months of data to work with, so at this point, you should have a good idea of where you need to improve your team. There are three ways to improve your teams: via trade, via the waiver wire, […]

Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (2025)

We've got another edition of the Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series for Week 11 as we continue the 2025 season. Today's article examines injured players, including Dylan Crews, Ryan Mountcastle, and Daulton Varsho, among others. With the 2025 fantasy baseball season well underway, several injured players who are out there have low roster […]

Points League Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (June 9 - June 15)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters for Week 11 of the 2025 season. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of June 9 - June 15, looking at players below ~50 percent rostered on ESPN or Yahoo points leagues. We'll be doing this points league […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 11 (June 9 - June 15)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 11 of the 2025 season (June 9 - June 15). 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 […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 11 (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my Week 11 fantasy baseball outfielder waiver wire pickups, which focus on games from June 9 to June 15 of the 2025 MLB season. There are four teams with seven-game schedules this week, featuring the Cubs, Brewers, Pirates, and Cardinals. The focus of this week's column will be on these teams, […]

1B, 2B, 3B, SS: Hitter Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our Week 11 infield waiver wire targets. With over two months of data to analyze, we can begin to see which breakout hitters are for real and which ones are not worth investing in. This week, we will take a look at two infielders in Seattle who remain very under-rostered. In addition, […]

2 Start Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 11 (2025)

Hey, RotoBallers! Welcome to another two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts article for Week 11 of 2025, from June 9 to June 15. Several mid-rotation arms are in the mix this week, giving us a good pool of pitchers to work with. Each week of the 2025 fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball […]

Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Report for Week 11 (2025)

School's out for summer (in most places, I still have another week of teaching before sweet freedom), and baseball season is completely, totally, and thoroughly in full swing. Big bullpen news this week with injuries falling upon one of baseball's best, and confusion and almost predictable chaos around the rest of the league. A formerly […]

Catcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Streamers for Week 11 (2025)

Week 11 is approaching, and there are once again many good catching options available on the waiver wire. Whether you need a short-term streamer or a rest-of-season sleeper, waivers are filled with exciting catchers to choose from. Whether you play in shallow one-catcher leagues or deep two-catcher leagues, the influx of young talent at the […]

Points League Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (June 9 - June 15)

Happy June, RotoBallers! As summer kicks off, I wanted to thank all of you who have tuned in to this weekly column. It's been an honor to write for you all, and I hope I've been able to help you improve your pitching staff throughout the first 10 weeks of the season. As we look […]

6 Bargain Basement Hitters - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 10 (2025)

Week after week during the fantasy season, bats go cold while others get hot. Players also get injured, and fantasy managers are left looking for replacements to fill the void left in their lineups. It's early, and although the waiver wire in many leagues has been picked clean, with the ebbs and flows of the […]

5 Undervalued Hitters and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds (Week 10): Players That Are Underowned

One thing that will always be true about fantasy baseball is that your team will constantly need help from the waiver wire. Whether it's from injuries, poor performances, demotions, or role changes, the team we drafted is never the same one that helps propel us up the standings throughout the year. Players like Rhys Hoskins, […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 10)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 10 of the 2025 MLB season. By now, we have a pretty good idea of what our teams are and where we might need to augment our statistical categories. It's not too late to gain if we can make some […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 11 Updates on Pablo Lopez, Bryce Harper, Corbin Burnes, Julio Rodriguez, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, and more

Welcome, RotoBallers, to my fantasy baseball injury report for June 8. Every week, we look back at the major injury developments in baseball and look ahead at what might transpire. Today, we examine recent injuries and updates for Pablo Lopez, Bryce Harper, Corbin Burnes, Julio Rodriguez, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, and more Injuries are an unfortunate part of […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (6/8/2025)

Today looks like a great day for hitters, as we have a nice mixture of gas cans and young pitchers on the mound. I count nine starting pitchers who have allowed two or more home runs per nine innings, and we will be targeting many of those guys with our home run hitters today. Remember […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (6/8/25)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! Today, we have an action-packed nine-game slate to close out the week. On the hitting side, we will highlight four teams that have top match-ups, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, who could be poised for an offensive explosion. On the pitching side, we could see a pitcher's duel in Pittsburgh as two of […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Week 11 (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly buy/sell article highlighting the best players to trade for and trade away. Each Friday morning, we go through several players fantasy managers should be buying and selling. The buy-low options are players whose fantasy value is down, and the sell-high options are players exceeding expectations.  In this week's edition, there are some […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Analysis: Buyer Beware for Week 11? (2025)

Welcome back to another edition of our Buyer Beware series, in which we apply a skeptical eye to a few popular waiver wire names each week. This iteration is highlighted by Royals slugging first baseman Jac Caglianone, who many believe could receive the biggest FAAB bids of the year. I have complained about the dearth […]

Jac Caglianone, Kristian Campbell, and Marcelo Mayer - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Risers, Fallers

Welcome to the newest edition of RotoBaller’s Rookie Report -- your trusted source for tracking the progress of MLB’s most exciting up-and-comers. In this issue, we’re focusing on three players who’ve recently made the leap to the majors or retain rookie status heading into the 2025 season. Last time, we took a closer look at […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Part 6

As this series continues (the readers demand it!) I have decided to play with the format weekly to keep things fresh. The same basic premise applies each week. I try to determine whether or not each pitcher from our group is set up for sustainable success or heading towards the inevitable regression monster. This week, […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 11)

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 11 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 and isolated power (ISO). You will also find […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Saturday 6/7/2025)

It's officially the weekend, and what else have you got planned besides sweating out the first inning in five Major League Baseball games? That's what I thought - nothing! We've got a great slate of baseball games today, and the games I am targeting for NRFI bets are spread out quite nicely from the mid-afternoon […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (6/7/25)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! We have a much smaller slate on our hands as the later slate includes seven games if you are on DraftKings and only six games if you are on FanDuel, as they have decided to omit the Diamondbacks/Reds game. It doesn't look like there are any weather issues here. There are slightly […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (6/7/2025)

Major League Baseball brings a jam-packed Saturday of action as all 30 teams are on the schedule at some point throughout the afternoon or evening. Several rivalry series and some great matchups are on the scoreboard this weekend, and several home run-friendly parks are in play. It also helps offenses that the weather is getting […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Hitters Delivering Elite Results: Part 4

We're onto the fourth edition of our hitter breakouts and fake outs article. You've been looking to see who's real, and we've been telling you thanks to using some stats like xwOBA (but never xwOBACON because honestly that one just makes me hungry). Heading into Week 10, we still have some minutia we've got to […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (June 2 - June 8)

It's time to toe the rubber for another week with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 10- Monday, June 2 through Sunday, June 8. Whether you're hunting for volume, strikeouts, or wins, we've baked it all into a tidy table for you. Keep us bookmarked for every start/sit option and possible two-start decisions for […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 11)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 11 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 30 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, all of whom were consistent veterans with ace-like outcomes. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Stash List: Ready to Make a Splash for Redraft Leagues (Week 11)

Welcome, friends, to the 2025 MLB season, and my weekly article about fantasy baseball prospects to stash heading into Week 11. Who are the top prospects you need to know for redraft leagues? Last week, we nailed the Jac Caglianone promotion, and it looks to be a big win for fantasy managers who stashed him. Who is next? I […]

Top Fantasy Baseball Closer Handcuffs and Waiver Wire Pickups Worth Stashing for Week 10 (2025)

It takes a very special type of pitcher to be able to close out the ninth inning in a save situation. Some very talented pitchers try and fail at it often, leaving the door open for other bullpen arms to inherit save opportunities for their teams. Saves are the one category where it feels like […]