5 Bargain Basement Hitters - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 2 (2026)

With nearly two weeks of the MLB season in the books, we now have plenty of data to begin to take deeper dives at some of the early season breakout hitters. In this weekly column, we will continue to spotlight five hitters who have seen their fantasy value soar and determine if managers should look […]

MLB Prospect Debuts: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Rookie Stashes (Week 2)

With all the Opening Day festivities behind us, the fantasy baseball grind officially begins. Remember, the season is a marathon, and this week marks the start of a long adventure, one that will eventually have you stressing over the final out of a meaningless late-September game between two non-playoff teams. Luckily, this article is here […]

Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 3 - Redraft Leagues (2026)

We're into the third week of the 2026 MLB season. As always, it's important to think about which hitting prospects to stash. Finding a young gem can bring more upside to your fantasy baseball teams. I've dug a bit deeper for this week's article once again, so if your league is more shallow, just add […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 2)

We've been getting a second look at starting pitchers over the last week, and we have quite a few who have performed well twice in a row to start the year, while it feels like we've had a lot of starters experience arm trouble already as well. If you are new to this column, remember […]

Juan Brito, George Klassen, Brandon Valenzuela - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Risers, Fallers

Welcome to Week 3 and the third installment of RotoBaller's Fantasy Baseball Rookie Report for the 2026 MLB season, looking at prospect risers and fallers. As we advance deeper into the regular season, we'll take a closer look at Juan Brito, George Klassen, and Brandon Valenzuela. Each is a top talent in their team's farm […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 3)

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 3 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, isolated power (ISO), stolen bases, and more. […]

10 Closer Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates: Relief Pitcher Targets For Saves (Week 2)

Some part of us surely knew that 2026 would bring a healthy dose of bullpen madness, but many were not prepared to tangle with this degree of chaos. Where there is ambiguity, there is opportunity. Let's run through another week's worth of risers and potential reliever breakouts. This column aims to sift through the ol' […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Taj Bradley, Bryce Elder, Michael Soroka

Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 2 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Hitters Delivering Elite Results For Week 2

We are officially back! This year I'll once again be writing our weekly Fantasy Baseball Hitter Breakouts or Fake Outs article -- and this first edition of the article looks at hitters surging for Week 2 of the 2026 season. Here's to another year of letting the advanced stats tell us what's real, what isn't, […]

Hot MLB Prospects to Watch for Fantasy Baseball - James Tibbs III, Kohl Drake, Henry Bolte, Joseph Dzierwa, Rodney Green Jr.

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Not only are we thrilled that Major League Baseball is back in full swing, but we're even more excited that the Minor League Baseball schedule is also underway. Monitoring the top fantasy baseball prospects who have turned heads thus far is imperative. The players listed here are coming off dominant weeks and […]

8 Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - Chase DeLauter, Cam Schlittler, Mike Trout, more

Welcome, everyone, to another edition of RotoBaller’s Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers article series for Week 2 of the 2026 season! Today, I'll look at players like Mike Trout, Cam Schlittler, Aaron Judge, and more. Keeping up with the latest hitter and pitcher trends is a key component for a successful season, and RotoBaller is […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Risers - Rookies to Stash and Top Performers for Week 2

Welcome to the Week 2 edition of the top prospect performers. In this weekly piece, we'll look at prospects who are performing exceptionally well as of late, who could be worth stashing or monitoring for fantasy purposes. One week of play isn't enough of a sample to make any 100% definitive claims, but there are […]

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 […]

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). […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? (Week 1)

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." […]

8 Impact Prospect Breakouts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Stashes

With an entire week of MLB action in the books, and the opening weekend of Triple-A behind us, it is time to post some of the top high-impact prospect managers should know for Week 1 of the season. In this piece, we will spotlight eight prospects who are emerging as top stash candidates as of […]

5 Bargain Basement Hitters - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 1 (2026)

With the first "week" of MLB action in the books, the waiver wire is beginning to take shape, and managers are starting to spot the weakness on their roster. In this weekly piece, I will suggest five "bargain" hitters to pick up off the wire who are rostered in less than 25% of current Yahoo […]

MLB Prospect Debuts: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Rookie Stashes (Week 1)

The MLB season is in full swing, which means it’s time to start perfecting your fantasy roster. In this article each week, we are going to highlight prospects who have either just been called up or are excelling in the minors and could see a promotion soon. For this first week, we’ll highlight mostly rookie […]

Hot MLB Prospects to Watch for Fantasy Baseball - James Tibbs III, Chase Petty, Jacob Gonzalez, Brendan Beck, Sam Antonacci

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Not only has the MLB regular season gotten underway, but Minor League Baseball is already back, too. The Triple-A schedule kicked off with some thrilling action last week. Monitoring the top fantasy baseball prospects who have turned heads thus far is imperative. The players listed here are coming off dominant weeks and […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Emerson Hancock, Randy Vasquez, Michael McGreevy

Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 1 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. We are so back! For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine […]

12 Closer Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates: Relief Pitcher Targets For Saves

Much of our offseason plans were built around identifying how MLB teams would construct their bullpens. With a few games in the books, we have some concrete data points that have created some clear risers and potential reliever breakouts. All of the following comes with the obvious small-sample-size caveat, but some information is better than […]

Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 1 - Redraft Leagues (2026)

The 2026 MLB season is finally here. Even though we just finished drafting, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be proactive in improving your rosters. One way to do so is to find a prospect to stash on your team, especially if your league has an "NA" designation, which allows you to carry a minor […]

Top-5 MLB Pitching Prospects To Stash For Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues - Week 1 (2026)

Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 1 of the 2026 MLB season. Even though we are only a handful of days into the regular season, it is never too early to begin stashing prospects. Just look at how impactful Nick Kurtz was when he reached the majors last […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Risers - Rookies to Stash and Top Performers for Week 1 (2026)

Welcome to my first edition of the top prospect performers. Usually, we will look at three prospects performing exceptionally well in the minors who are worth knowing for fantasy purposes. However, with the season just starting, there's not a whole lot of data to go by just yet. Instead, for this first edition, we'll look […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (March 30 - April 5)

Week One was a truncated one with only three or four games for most of your fantasy players. I'm going to pretend like we have enough data to know who will have a big year after only one series, but we've seen enough to anticipate the lineup trends and matchups for each team this coming […]

Chase DeLauter, Kevin McGonigle, Carson Benge, J.J. Wetherholt - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Risers, Fallers

Welcome to Week 1 and the first installment of RotoBaller's Fantasy Baseball Rookie Report for the 2026 MLB season, looking at prospect risers and fallers. To kick things off, we'll take a closer look at Chase DeLauter, Kevin McGonigle, Carson Benge, and JJ Wetherholt. Each is a top talent in their team's farm system who […]