Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 17 fantasy baseball FAAB waiver wire pickups for July 20 - July 26. For those new to this weekly series, we dive into the best fantasy baseball waiver wire targets every week for leagues that use FAAB (free agent acquisition budget) and our recommended dollar bid amounts for waivers. […]

Over the opening months of the season, the fantasy managers who got ahead of their leaguemates and stashed players like Louis Varland and Jacob Latz were rewarded with a top-10 closer. In this piece, we will check in on seven relief pitchers who have seen their fantasy value increase and could be worth a look […]

Targeting high-end prospects ahead of their call-up is a great way to add some upside to your fantasy roster. In the first half, players like Gage Jump, Konnor Griffin and Payton Tolle were high stash options who lived up to their prospect pedigree. In this piece, we will look at 12 prospects who have seen […]

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 […]

We're happy to present RotoBaller's DraftKings Fantasy Football Rankings for 2026 Best Ball leagues on DraftKings. Keep in mind that on the DraftKings Fantasy platform, NFL best ball leagues have four potential positions: Quarterback (QB), Running Back (RB), Wide Receiver (WR), and Tight End (TE). This is reflected in the rankings below, next to each […]

Let us welcome you to our Underdog Fantasy Football Rankings for 2026 Best Ball leagues on Underdog Fantasy. These will differ from other ranks, as the Underdog Fantasy platform's NFL best ball leagues have four positions: Quarterback (QB), Running Back (RB), Wide Receiver (WR), and Tight End (TE). These positions are reflected in the rankings […]

This premium article is part of our 2026 Fantasy Football Draft Kit and a free sample of the expert analysis loaded up in RotoBaller's Draft Kit. Enjoy this premium article for free for a limited time. All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Modern articles must start with finding common ground […]

After last week's historic UFC 329 card and the disappointing conclusion of the UFC 329 main event, the leading promotion is set to return to Oklahoma. This event will mark the promotion's third visit to Oklahoma City and first since UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee in June 2017. The main event is scheduled to... […]

Did you have a nice breather over the All-Star break? Well, now it's time to buckle up and strap back in for the second half of the fantasy baseball season. We're now entering the stretch run of the fantasy season, and every waiver wire addition becomes more and more valuable for those of you pushing […]

We're in mid-July, meaning the 2026 NFL Draft class is not far away from making their impacts at the next level! Rookie drafts go on all offseason long, and we're always here to help you crush your fantasy football drafts, regardless of format. Below, check out our updated top 80 rookie rankings for fantasy football. These […]

College fantasy football has been gaining steam in recent years thanks to the explosion of NFL fantasy football, and Yahoo just launched its all-new college fantasy football leagues for 2026! At RotoBaller, we'll be providing CFB fantasy coverage to help you crush your preseason drafts, which kick off on August 3! Let's get the ball […]

The Mets and Phillies welcomed us back last night with the only game, but the rest of the league will be in action tonight as the second half of the MLB season kicks off. Well, maybe. The Canadian wildfires have created a lingering haze of smoke that is hanging over much of the Northeastern and... […]

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! After a great All-Star week in Philadelphia, the Major League Baseball schedule gets back into action this Friday with 28 teams back in action after the break. With 15 games on the board, thanks to a Rays-Red Sox doubleheader at Fenway Park, let's start the second half of the season with a... […]

Baseball's back, RotoBallers! After a long and boring All-Star break, we get to return fully to America's pastime and look forward to the beginning of the second half. We're also a lot closer to the trade deadline, so let the fun speculation begin as the Mets have informed teams that they're open for business. I'm... […]

There's nothing but nonstop baseball the rest of the way with the All-Star break behind us, so let's kick the second half off strong with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball for the week ahead - Thursday, July 16 through Sunday, July 19. As is tradition, this article will cover who is pitching, their […]

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 (July 16 - July 19). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Kazuma Okamoto, A.J. Ewing, Justin Crawford, Nico Hoerner and more -- and how their […]

Baseball is back! The MLB All-Star break is over and the second half of the season begins. At RotoBaller HQ, we updated our top 100 waiver wire list ahead of the weekend to help fantasy managers in leagues that allow daily moves. Today, we review our weekend fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 16 -- […]

If you're still coming here for fantasy analysis, then good on you. That means your team is crushing it and you're in a great spot for the playoffs! Either that or you're chasing one of the final spots and need a few diamonds in the rough. Both options mean you're in a great spot and […]

The 2026 fantasy football season is right around the corner. Training camps will start firing up within the next 10 days, and the Hall of Fame Game is on August 6. We have already gotten some actionable information during OTAs, but soon there will be plenty of new videos and reports to digest and interpret […]

There are always players who unexpectedly go off in the second half. It happens every single season. Last year, players like Cade Horton, Colson Montgomery, Daylen Lile, and Trevor Rogers posted unexpected numbers after the All-Star break. Horton had a 1.03 ERA in his last 12 starts, Montgomery had the fifth-most home runs (21), Lile […]

Your Google or Outlook calendar is now displaying the month of July, which obviously means that the preseason for fantasy football has started. From a fantasy perspective, that means we have arrived at our version of training camp, in the weeks before most players do the bulk of their drafting. Of course, many high-stakes players […]

This premium article is part of our 2026 Fantasy Football Draft Kit and a free sample of the expert analysis loaded up in RotoBaller's Draft Kit. Enjoy this premium article for free for a limited time. All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Best ball championships may feel as though they're built on your […]

The All-Star break is over, and the sprint to the finish line commences this weekend. This column brings you my updated fantasy baseball closer rankings for Week 17 of 2026 to give you tiered closer rankings and relievers to add across all league types. You can always find help on the waiver wire. We're gathered […]

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 17 of the 2026 MLB regular season. The goal of this article is to highlight players who could be breaking out, diving into current active hitting streaks, along with recent leaders in batting average, isolated power (ISO), stolen bases, and more. With no games […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of overachievers to trade away. Each week of the fantasy baseball season, we look at which star players are sell-high candidates. Last week, we dove into players like Michael King, Emerson Hancock, and Liam Hicks. For this week, we will look at four players fantasy managers should be looking […]

The All-Star break is over, and now is the perfect time to start targeting the next wave of prospects who could give your fantasy team a boost in the second half. Some of these minor leaguers can help across all five categories, while some are speed or power specialists. Like always, we’re highlighting five prospects […]

Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 17 of the 2026 MLB season. Even though MLB has been out of action, the minor leagues have continued their seasons, and we even saw the Nationals promote first-base prospect Abimelec Ortiz on Sunday afternoon. This week, we will once again […]

This article is back for the third year in a row. Alvin Kamara and Javonte Williams were hits in the 2025 edition, while Joe Mixon and James Conner were not so much (but that was mostly due to injury). As always, with many of my articles, I won't highlight the obvious players who fit the […]

The 2025 rookie class of running backs generated considerable excitement throughout the fantasy community surrounding their entrance into the NFL. Enthusiasm surged due to the exceptional depth within this talented class, as a group of these newcomers appeared destined to deliver sustained value to managers who selected them during the 2025 draft season. One year later, […]