The 2026 MLB season continues to fly by as we are already a week into August and almost to the end of Week 19. The MLB trade deadline is over, and we are a few weeks away from MLB teams expanding their rosters. At RotoBaller HQ, we have updated our weekend fantasy baseball waiver rankings […]

Hello, RotoBallers! Welcome back to another edition of our 7 Must-Adds ahead of Week 20 of the fantasy baseball season. We've got another intriguing prospect who has been called up to the big leagues. This week, we will spotlight seven players who are available in more than 75% of all Yahoo leagues and explain why managers […]

Throughout the first half of the campaign, many top prospects have earned the call to the major leagues and made a high impact, including Carson Benge, Payton Tolle, and more recently, Max Clark. Below, we will spotlight 10 emerging prospects and determine if managers should stash them ahead of Week 20 of the fantasy baseball […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 20 fantasy baseball FAAB waiver wire pickups for August 10 - August 16. 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. […]

The trade deadline is in the rearview mirror, along with over two-thirds of the Major League season. Where has the time gone? We're in the dog days of the fantasy baseball season, but now isn't the time to take it easy. We still have plenty of moves to be made and championships to win. And, […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another staff roundtable ahead of Week 20 of the fantasy season. As always, we will spotlight our top waiver wire targets from members of our fantasy baseball staff, including Eric Cross, Joey Pollizze, Frank Ammirante, and Marty Tallman Prospect call-ups took the spotlight this week as we will look at three of […]

The dust has settled from the trade deadline, which saw five top-100 prospects, including outfielder Zyhir Hope, shortstop Arjun Nimmala, and pitcher River Ryan, change organizations. We also saw Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. and Guardians shortstop Angel Genao get called up. As discussed last week, I expect several more prospects to reach the majors […]

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 20 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 […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of our Bargain Basement Hitters for Week 19 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 matchups in hitters' parks. As always, we will […]

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt is giving fantasy managers two things that can be tough to find together on the wire: batting average and steals. The 21-year-old is hitting .289 with two home runs, 17 RBI, 20 runs, and 10 steals through 128 at-bats after scoring and driving in a run Thursday. Milwaukee has kept […]

Boston Red Sox top-rated shortstop prospect Franklin Arias is off to a scorching start since his call-up to Triple-A Worcester, hitting three homers with 12 RBI in his first 10 games at the highest level of the minors. He has started August hitting .444 with a homer and six RBI in just four games. The […]

The New York Yankees called up infield prospect George Lombard Jr. from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to make his major-league debut on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, and he immediately made an impact, going 1-for-2 at the plate with a solo home run in the team's 2-0 victory. In his first two major-league games, Lombard has […]

ESPN's Buster Olney, who was appearing on Just Baseball, said that Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson, who is represented by super agent Scott Boras, "in all likelihood isn't going to sign there long-term." It comes after the Orioles traded away the former first overall pick, switch-hitting All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman, to the division-rival Boston Red […]

The Minnesota Twins are promoting top infield prospect Kaelen Culpepper to the major leagues, according to Aaron Gleeman. Culpepper is currently viewed as the team's No. 2 prospect (behind only Walker Jenkins) and the overall No. 32 prospect in the sport on MLB.com. The budding infielder has battled injuries this season, but when on the […]

Chicago White Sox infielder Chase Meidroth broke out in a big way in Thursday's wild 12-11 loss at Fenway Park to the Boston Red Sox by going 3-for-5 out of the leadoff spot with two home runs, four RBI, two walks, and one strikeout to boost his season batting average to .275 and his OPS […]

Another Major League Baseball draft is in the books, and with it comes a new batch of FYPD rankings. For those of you in dynasty leagues, your FYPD draft is one of the focal points of the offseason. This 2026 draft class was a solid one overall, especially on the hitting side. And while the […]

The trade deadline has come and passed, which means we are officially in the stretch run for the fantasy baseball season. During the deadline, managers saw many high-end players like Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize, and Robbie Ray join some of the top contenders in the sport. However, there were also prospects and low-end veterans on […]

Los Angeles Angels shortstop prospect Arjun Nimmala (hand), who was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays in the trade involving right-hander Jose Soriano, is day-to-day after leaving Double-A Rocket City's game on Thursday with a left-hand laceration, according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. Nimmala, who is considered the Angels' No. 2 prospect by MLB Pipeline, […]

After a boring split Thursday slate, we're back to business for a 12-game Friday card to kick off the weekend series. The Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves apparently just don't lose anymore, and the Dodgers' skid has actually caused them to fall out of one of the top two spots. Tonight's DFS slate will... […]

Milwaukee Brewers infield/outfield prospect Jett Williams (wrist) was placed on the 7-day injured list on July 22 with a wrist injury. Initially, the team deemed it a minor injury, but finally, after not having played in a game since July 7, he was finally placed on the IL. Before going down with the injury, the […]

Stashing a high-end prospect ahead of their MLB debut can provide fantasy managers with not only a cheaper FAAB acquisition, but also a potential lottery ticket for the stretch run. In this piece, we will spotlight three rising prospects who are quickly approaching their MLB debuts. Should fantasy managers stash these high-end prospects? Let's dive […]

In his major-league debut on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees infield prospect George Lombard Jr. went 1-for-2 at the plate with a solo home run and a walk in the 2-0 victory. The 21-year-old hit eighth in his first MLB game as he takes over at the 6 in the Bronx […]

A viral Reddit post claims to reveal the alleged story behind the fallout between Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony and infielder Marcelo Mayer that ultimately led to Mayer being traded to the San Francisco Giants at the deadline on Monday, according to What's the Word? Anthony reportedly suffered the finger/wrist injury that has kept […]

Kansas City Royals infielder/outfielder Maikel Garcia (hand) felt more discomfort in his left hand during his first minor-league rehab game with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on July 28. He visited with a hand specialist on Tuesday and received a cortisone injection. The Royals will shut Garcia down for around five days and then will ramp up […]

Former New York Mets right-hander Freddy Peralta called a meeting earlier this year for franchise cornerstones Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor to "clear the air," according to Jorge Castillo of ESPN. Since then, according to sources, Soto and Lindor's relationship has been "noticeably warmer, with the players interacting more often." Both players have denied that […]

Washington Nationals infield prospect Seaver King is settling back in at Triple-A Rochester after being sidelined for almost a month with an oblique injury. The Nats' sixth-ranked prospect is 4-for-15 (.267) with a pair of doubles and two walks in the four games since returning from the injured list. The right-handed hitter began the season […]

Cleveland Guardians infield prospect Angel Genao is getting promoted to the majors on Wednesday for what will be his MLB debut. The Guardians' second-ranked prospect earned the call-up after a strong season that began at Double-A (24 games) and progressed to Triple-A (71 games). Both stops were productive, but he seemed to get even better […]

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the latest mid-week edition of Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for fantasy baseball. Major League Baseball’s trade deadline brought about some big changes, so this time around we will look at low-rostered players who will benefit from the recent flurry of trades. Catcher is a notoriously difficult position to find productive […]

Man, that was a fun trade deadline, wasn't it? This was probably one of the busiest trade deadlines I can recall over the last several years, with plenty of notable names switching teams over the last 72 hours. While there were plenty of fantasy implications for the players actually traded, these moves also opened up […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of Buy-Low Candidates for Week 19 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 Bryan Reynolds, Bryce Miller, and Bryan Woo. For this week, we will dive into four more […]