Welcome to Saturday, RotoBallers! I'm actually pretty intrigued by today's slate after a few weeks of iffy matchups. We've done decent, but today we're really looking to take advantage in some juicy matchups. As always, you know I'll be focusing on a couple lefties that I'm pretty fond of. We're also fading a lefty on... […]

The weekend is here as Week 20 of the MLB season will be in the books. With a month and a half left in the baseball season, there is still time to strengthen your roster for that fantasy baseball championship run. At RotoBaller HQ, we have updated our weekend fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 21 fantasy baseball FAAB waiver wire pickups for August 17 - August 23. I'm covering for Joey over the next couple of weeks and am hoping to bring you the same level of analysis he has this summer. For those new to this weekly series, we dive into the […]

Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash article for Week 21 of the 2026 MLB season. Over the next week, we should see several highly touted prospects make the jump to the majors. Now is the time to stash your favorite high-end pitching prospects who could help you down the […]

Stashing top prospects ahead of their MLB call-up will not only save you some crucial FAAB dollars but also provide a massive boost to your fantasy lineup if they waste little time making an impact in the big leagues. In this piece, we will look at 11 prospects who could be on the verge of […]

Targeting an emerging reliever before they eventually claim the ninth-inning role can provide a massive boost to your fantasy team, especially if you are in need of saves. Below, we will take a look at six high-leverage relievers who have begun to see their fantasy value increase over the past week of MLB action. Let's […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another staff roundtable ahead of Week 21 of the fantasy season. As always, we will spotlight our top waiver wire targets from members of our fantasy baseball staff, including Andy Smith, Kevin Larson, and Marty Tallman. In this week's edition, we will spotlight several recent prospect call-ups, including a rising star in […]

Hello, RotoBallers! Welcome back to another edition of our 7 Must-Adds ahead of Week 21 of the fantasy baseball season. While many top prospects earned the call last week, we have yet another to highlight in this edition, and we'll also take a look at two emerging high-leverage options. This week, we will take a look […]

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of our Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits column for the week ahead - Monday August 10 through Sunday August 16. As you've come to expect, this article will cover who is pitching, their opponent, and a confidence/startability score based on our tools. This supplies you with a useful start/sit […]

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 (August 10 - August 16). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like George Lombard Jr., Royce Lewis, Jung Hoo Lee, and more -- and how their […]

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 […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of our Sneaky Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Column for Week 20 of the fantasy baseball season. Every week of the fantasy baseball season, we look at three pitchers who are firing on all cylinders and determine whether these pitchers can sustain their recent success. For this week, we will look […]

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 21 of the 2026 MLB regular season. The goal of this article is to highlight players who could be getting hot, review current active hitting streaks, and look at recent leaders in batting average, isolated power (ISO), stolen bases, and more. This week we'll […]

The trade deadline came and went, and now we sprint through August. This column brings you my updated fantasy baseball closer rankings for Week 21 of 2026, with tiered closer rankings and relievers to add across all league types. Andy Smith is filling in for Nick Mariano for the rankings, while I (Mike Carter) will continue […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of Buy-Low Candidates for Week 20 of the fantasy baseball season. Each week of the fantasy baseball season, we look at struggling star players who are top buy-low candidates. Last week's list included names like Jacob deGrom, Riley Greene, and Hunter Greene. For this week, we will dive into four more […]

Over the next week, I expect several top prospects to get the call to the majors, so now is the time to stash them before it's too late. If they don't get called up in the next few days, the next wave should come around in early September when rosters expand. Here are the top […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of our Bargain Basement Hitters for Week 20 of the fantasy baseball season. We're in the thick of the stretch run now, so it's time to upgrade our teams with some helpful pickups. We're either focusing on players with seven-game weeks or exploitable matchups. As usual, we will look at […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our updated Cut List Rankings for Week 20 of the fantasy baseball season. With the season quickly entering the final stretch, managers are running out of time to improve their roster. This week, we will look at several players who recently hit the injured list to determine whether they are worthy candidates to […]

It's been a minute since I have researched home run props, as I am usually on the strikeout prop beat, but here goes nothing! I am zeroing in on a few very good hitting environments on the late-night slate and a few pitchers with really bad splits against one handedness of hitter or another. Below,... […]

Welcome back to another Friday edition of strikeout props. With the Field of Dreams Game being played last night, we are sitting with a 14-game slate tonight as the Phillies and Twins travel back to Target Field to complete their series. That being said, we still have plenty of options to choose from for strikeout... […]

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! The end of the week is here, and a new set of matchups is set up for us, as 20 of the 30 teams are in play on this wonderful Friday slate of games! It doesn't feel real that we are already 3/4ths of the way through the season. Feels like just... […]

Howdy, RotoBallers, and welcome to the latest installment of the mid-week Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for fantasy baseball. At this point of the season, we are past the trade deadline in most fantasy leagues. That means finding fresh talent on the wire to give your team a boost is more important than ever. This week, […]

Fellow fantasy baseball players and pitching enthusiasts, it is indeed once again time to refresh the list of top-10 starting pitchers for fantasy baseball. It's been an incredible year for pitching as we've seen Jacob Misiorowski emerge as a nearly unhittable force. Chris Sale and Cristopher Sanchez are posting numbers that would win them a […]

Stashing high-impact prospects ahead of their impending promotion can provide you with potential league-winners. This past week, managers saw two top prospects earn the call and immediately make an impact, such as Max Clark and George Lombard Jr. In this piece, we will spotlight eight prospects on the verge of earning the call to the […]

With the trade deadline behind us, fantasy managers have begun to see several bullpens shift due to the recent acquisition of a new high-leverage option. Below, we will take a look at some high-leverage relievers who have seen their fantasy value increase over the past week of action. Let's dive in!   Kevin Ginkel, Arizona […]

It's time for the Week 20 edition of our Unlikely Aces column for the 2026 fantasy baseball season. In this piece, we discuss surprising pitchers who are going above and beyond expectations, providing your team with unlikely ace production that not many were expecting. Some performances are more sustainable than others, so we'll dive into […]

It's been a really exciting last two weeks for prospect promotions, starting with Max Clark debuting on the last day of July. Since then, we've also seen George Lombard Jr., Kaelen Culpepper, Angel Genao, and Hagen Smith debut, among others. I don't believe this wave is done, either, as the threshold for teams to call […]

Amazingly, we are already halfway through August and Week 20. There is about a month and a half left in the season, giving us plenty of time to make that final push. At RotoBaller HQ, we return with more waiver wire advice with our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 20—August 10 through August […]

Welcome to the home stretch! The fantasy playoffs are going to be starting shortly and you need those diamonds in the rough to help fill the gaps on your roster. You've got your mainstays, and that's all well and good, but a couple complimentary pieces can be the key to success. So let's find you […]

Welcome to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 20 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 just […]

We're in the sprint to the finish line now, and finding saves, ratio controls, and strikeouts are vitally important to your team. And we have several bullpens that are in turmoil due to ineffectiveness and injury to key players. Several situations could shake out in the next couple of days; we hypothesize here as to […]

With just seven weeks left in the regular season, we're about to start witnessing some really important stretches of baseball. Teams that made big deadline deals did it for just this reason. The races take tons of twists and turns, and this season will be no exception. The AL West looks to be the tightest […]