Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 9)

We're moving onto our ninth edition of Unlikely Aces in 2026. This is an article where we dive into surprising pitchers who have exceeded expectations so far this season. The goal here is to try to figure out whether or not they're worth holding or if you should try to cash in and sell high […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 9 (2026)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our weekly starting pitcher rankings. Each week, Nick Mariano updates his "Top 101 Starting Pitchers" for the rest of the season. This FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series gives fantasy managers an inside look at the best starting pitchers. Be sure to also check out Nick's Weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks to help […]

Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups: Mid-Week Fantasy Baseball Adds for Week 9

Hello again, RotoBallers! Believe it or not, we are already halfway through the week (the holiday weekend really threw me off). As such, it is time for a mid-week check-in for Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9 of fantasy baseball. This week’s list is a well-balanced mix to meet positional needs. Below you will […]

Fantasy Baseball Buy-Lows? Unlucky Star Players (Week 9)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of buy-low candidates. Each of the past two weeks, we have looked at the biggest star players who have been unlucky in the early going. Some of the unlucky star players we have covered recently are Ronald Acuna Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Mookie Betts, Logan Gilbert, and Manny Machado. […]

Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Buys: Week 9 - Hot Pitchers To Sustain Success?

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of our weekly starting pitcher waiver wire column. As we have in weeks past, we will spotlight some potential breakout pitchers and determine if they can sustain their current hot success. This week, we will look at a top post-hype breakout pick in Los Angeles and a few under-the-radar veteran […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts and Resurgences - Are They For Real? (Week 9)

Finding a hitter in the middle of a resurgence is a great way to improve your chances at a fantasy baseball championship. Sometimes, it takes a while for others in your league to pick up a veteran who is bouncing back. That's where this column comes in: we're trying to determine whether or not these […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 25 - May 31)

With June approaching, and roughly one-third of the season behind us, let's make sure we stay on point with updated starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball for the week ahead - Monday, May 25 through Sunday, May 31. This column provides readers with who is pitching, the opponent, and a confidence/startability score based on our […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/27/2026)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Major League Baseball is winding down the month of May with a big week of baseball, and this Wednesday, the action is set to stretch from just after 1:00 p.m. ET until around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday. It's a jam-packed day of wall-to-wall baseball, which sets up beautifully for home runs props! […]

Starts and Sits - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 25 - May 31)

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 25 - May 31). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Bo Bichette, Willy Adames, Ian Happ, Austin Riley, and more -- and how their […]

MLB DFS Picks for 5/27/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

What an awesome slate we have on tap tonight. There are plenty of options to choose from on both sides of the ball, with some great options toeing the rubber as well as plenty of stacks that have a ceiling to break the slate. I am trusting my models tonight and paying close attention to […]

MLB Power Rankings: Where Do All 30 Teams Stand After Memorial Day? (2026)

With Memorial Day as the first major milestone in the MLB season beyond us, teams and fans alike are starting to understand who's who this season. Before the season, you may have thought that the Rays and Brewers were going to hover around the .500 mark, but they're showing they're dominant threats in their respective […]

6 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Risers - Dynasty Gems In Triple-A

The MLB and MiLB seasons are now past the quarter mark, which means we have plenty of data to analyze potential breakout candidates. Last week, we looked at seven risers at the Double-A level, and it is now time to move up one step and look at Triple-A. However, given that Triple-A is the home […]

MLB Prospect Debuts: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Rookie Stashes (Week 9)

Memorial Day is often viewed as a checkpoint in baseball. By this point in the season, teams usually have a clearer sense of who they are and what their path might look like for the rest of the summer. With the expanded playoff format and additional Wild Card spots, more teams remain in contention deeper […]

All-Time New York Yankees Lineup: Greatest Player At Every Position

The New York Yankees have had some of the greatest players in MLB history wear their jersey. However, in this piece, Wei will attempt to construct one starting lineup of the greatest New York Yankees of all time. While some positions have many worthy names, we will have just one player representing each position on […]

Fantasy Baseball Closer Depth Charts - MLB Bullpens 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 […]

9 Closer Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates: Relief Pitcher Targets For Saves (Week 9)

The month of May ends later this week, and the perpetual search for closers and relief pitchers who can help your rosters continues unabated. There is always help on the waiver wire if you are willing to look more deeply at the player pool. The key caveat here is that none of these pitchers are […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 9

Last week was a banner week for prospect promotions. Not only did consensus Top-20 prospect Colt Emerson get the call, but we also saw Jonah Tong recalled by the Mets, and a pair of intriguing promotions for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. So, with all these prospect promotions recently, who should we be stashing […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 9 (Hitters and Pitchers)

Hey RotoBallers! The MLB season continues at lightning speed as Week 9 is already here. Injuries continue to pile up as Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was removed on Saturday with back spasms, while Rangers third baseman Josh Jung exited early with shoulder soreness, though both appear okay and back in there. At RotoBaller HQ, we […]

Buy Low, Sell High Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 9 (2026)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly buy/sell fantasy baseball trades advice article for Week 9 of the 2026 season, highlighting the best players to trade for and trade away. If you are brand new to this weekly series, we look at the best players to buy and sell each week of the fantasy baseball season.  For […]

Well-Known Fantasy Baseball Players - Drop, Hold, or Sell Low for Week 9? (2026)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly article about well-known fantasy baseball players who are currently struggling and not performing well as of Week 9 (May 25 to May 31). Should fantasy baseball managers drop, hold, or sell these well-known players? This week, we'll look at five players who haven't performed up to their standards recently. There's […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Kai-Wei Teng, Grant Holmes, Walbert Urena

Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 9 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 9

It's Tuesday, so you know we've got you another edition of Fantasy Baseball Hitter Breakouts or Fake Outs. There are few feelings better in fantasy baseball than taking a gamble on a guy as a breakout that's for real. There are few feelings worse than being sold on a guy and then watching him fall […]

Top 25 Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball - Week 9 (2026)

Welcome to our Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series, as we move past Week 9 of the 2026 MLB season. We always want to stay on top of injury updates throughout the season. Sometimes, your opponents will get stuck in a roster crunch, where they can't hold onto all these injury stashes, giving you a […]

Keith Eyster's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/26/2026)

There's a loaded MLB slate on tap today, with all 30 teams in action. The Nationals and Guardians kick things off at 6:10 pm ET, with a quartet of West Coast games capping off the night.  We've got plenty of high-upside strikeout pitchers taking the mound today, and even a few sneaky options that have […]

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

We are all back to work today after a long weekend, and what better way to ease that pain than to play some DFS on tonight's MLB slate. We have been hot here at RotoBaller and continue to smash our DFS articles. Make sure you join Discord for my full-hitter models daily if you are […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/26/2026)

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a wonderful, safe, and profitable Memorial Day Weekend. I’d like to give a belated thank-you to all the servicemen and servicewomen who put their lives on the line every day to protect our freedoms. I hope the work we do here at RotoBaller provides you with an opportunity to […]

Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospect Sleepers, Breakouts, Risers: Week 9

Welcome back to the Week 9 edition of our Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospects Report for the 2026 MLB season, looking at dynasty prospect risers and fallers! Today, we'll take a look at some hot prospects in the minors, including Cristofer Torin, Karson Milbrandt, Alexis Hernandez, and Nolan Perry. We've already arrived at the final week […]

MLB Uniform Power Rankings: Every Team From Worst to First

With the MLB season quickly approaching the quarter-mark, let's take a break from the action and power rank each team's current jersey combination. For the sake of this article, we will analyze only the team's "standard" home and away jerseys. While most of these home jerseys have stood the test of time, some have recently […]

8 Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - Gavin Sheets, Chase Burns, Ramon Laureano, More

Welcome, everyone, to another edition of RotoBaller’s Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers article series for Week 9 of the 2026 season! Today, I'll look at players like Gavin Sheets, Chase Burns, Ramon Laureano, and more. Keeping up with the latest hitter and pitcher trends is a key component of a successful season, and RotoBaller is […]