Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5 (April 28 - May 4)

I don't know about you, but my IL is getting full of players in just about every league that I am participating in so far this season. We are slowly starting to get some injured players back into the mix, but it seems like even more players are ready to take their spots lately. If […]

Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5 (2025)

We've got another edition of the Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series for Week 5 as we continue the 2025 season. Today's article examines injured players such as Jared Jones, Brandon Marsh, and Paul DeJong, and others. With the 2025 fantasy baseball season underway, there are several injured players out there who have […]

Fantasy Baseball Week 5 Injury Report - Updates on Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Jackson Merrill, Ivan Herrera, Blake Snell, Luis Arraez, more

Welcome, RotoBallers, to my fantasy baseball injury report for April 27. Every week, we look back at the major injury developments in baseball and look ahead at what might transpire. Today, we examine recent injuries and updates for Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Jackson Merrill, Ivan Herrera, and many others. Injuries are an unfortunate part of the game, but […]

Zach Neto Homers, Swipes Three Bags

Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto showed off his power-speed combo on Saturday, going 3-for-4 with a homer and three steals in a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Neto is now hitting .300 with a .990 OPS, five runs, three homers, five RBI, and three steals in 30 at-bats. The 24-year-old is only a […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Analysis: Buyer Beware for Week 5? (2025)

It's hard to believe, but it’s already time for Week 5 FAAB recommendations and questions. Just when you thought it was safe to focus on the crusty veterans and turn the page on the flood of prospect promotions, we had a few new faces reach the majors recently, most notably in West Sacramento. That’s right, […]

Ezequiel Tovar Still A Week Or So Away From Return From IL

Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar (hip) is still at least a week away from returning from the injured list according to manager Bud Black. Aaron Schunk had been filling in as of late for the injured Tovar, but has now been placed on the IL as well. Kyle Farmer will man shortstop in Saturday's game […]

Ha-Seong Kim Targeting June/July Return

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) is targeting a June/July return to the lineup for the Rays. He is reportedly doing well in his rehab from offseason shoulder surgery last October to fix a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Although he has not seen any game action, he has been throwing, hitting, and […]

Yankees and Blue Jays Postponed On Saturday

Saturday's game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays has been postponed due to inclement weather and has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 27. Both teams will now play a doubleheader on Sunday, with the first game starting at 1:35 pm and the second game following the first game's conclusion. Starting pitchers […]

Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 5 - Redraft Leagues (2025)

What an exciting week in the world of prospect call-ups. Three players featured in my prospects to stash article last week got the call to the majors. Chandler Simpson, Agustin Ramirez, and Nick Kurtz all should make a solid impact on your fantasy teams, but if you missed out on them, there are still plenty of big-name […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 5)

Welcome to our Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 5 of the 2025 MLB 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 leaders in batting average and isolated power (ISO). You will also find expected batting average […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Pete Crow-Armstrong, Bryson Stott, Austin Hays, Hunter Brown, more

Another week of MLB baseball is in the books, which means it's time for another update to our rest-of-season rankings. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) heading into Week 5. Use these rest-of-season roto league rankings to identify risers and fallers […]

Jacob Wilson Hits Third Home Run In Three-Hit Game On Friday

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson continued his hot start with a 3-for-4 night at the plate in a 6-5 win over the White Sox on Friday, smacking his third home run of the year and collecting two RBI in the contest. The former first-rounder has now hit safely in 23 of the first 25 games, slashing […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Week 5 (2025)

There's no doubt that trading in your league is not easy. Every fantasy manager values their players highly, which leads to many failed trade negotiations. However, at this point in the season, everyone should be trying to upgrade their team via trades.  In this article, we will go through five players fantasy managers should be […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/26/2025)

This Saturday is stuffed with baseball games. Not only are all 30 teams in action, but a pair of doubleheaders give us a massive total of 17 games on the schedule. In this post, we will focus on four hitters in favorable environments for home runs. Whether that be stadium, weather, matchup, or all of […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (4/26/25)

Once again, we have another light main slate for this wonderful Saturday evening! It is only a five-game slate, and lucky for us, there shouldn't be any weather issues that could impact the slate. We don't have a hefty pitching slate, which should ease up the hitting side of things and get us some of […]

Red Sox-Guardians Game Postponed On Friday

The contest between the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Guardians on Friday at Progressive Field has been postponed due to inclement weather. Nothing is official yet, but we'd expect the game to be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday. Fantasy managers will want to remove any players from these two teams […]

Tigers-Orioles Postponed On Friday

The Detroit Tigers announced that their game on Friday night at Comerica Park against the visiting Baltimore Orioles has been postponed due to inclement weather. The contest will be made up as the second game of a split doubleheader on Saturday. Fantasy managers will obviously want to pull any players from these two teams from […]

Willy Adames Knocks In Go-Ahead Run In Win

San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a sac fly in his team's 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. He added a single and a walk. San Francisco was trailing 5-4 entering the bottom of the eighth, but was able to force Brewers pitcher Tyler Alexander into long […]

Aidan Miller Showing Well At Double-A Of Late

Philadelphia Phillies infield prospect Aidan Miller has picked it up at the plate recently after beginning the Double-A season 3-for-29 (.103) over the first seven games. The Phils' top offensive prospect has gone 11-for-36 (.306) in the nine games since, with a pair of doubles, a home run, and two steals. Last season between Single […]

J.J. Wetherholt Absent From Lineup All Week

St. Louis Cardinals infield prospect J.J. Wetherholt was pulled from last Friday's game on April 18 due to flu-like symptoms, but has yet to make it back to the lineup. The Cardinals' top prospect had been raking at Double-A Springfield, going 16-for-30 (.533) over the seven games prior to last Friday's contest, including four doubles, a home […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (4/25/25)

It's another loaded Friday full of MLB action with 12 games on both the FanDuel and DraftKings main slates tonight. We have some elite pitching matchups and a game at Coors Field, so you'll likely have to pick whether you want to spend up for pitching or to get those Coors bats. There's some sloppy […]

Sebastian Walcott Smacks Second Home Run Of 2025

Texas Rangers shortstop prospect Sebastian Walcott went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored on Thursday for Double-A Frisco. He was also hit by a pitch and stole a base in the contest. The Rangers' top prospect (MLB No. 16) has now hit safely in 10 of the last 11 games, […]

MLB Prospect Debuts: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Rookie Stashes (Week 4)

We're almost a whole month into the 2025 MLB season, and we already have several prospects who have been recalled to make their big league debuts. Rookies can help boost your fantasy baseball teams, so it's important to always monitor the latest MLB prospects. In this article, we'll go through several notable prospects who have […]

H2H Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Fernando Tatis, Francisco Lindor, Kyle Tucker, Max Meyer, Cade Smith, more

The "new" MLB season is flying by, but whether your fantasy baseball team is off to a hot or cold start, there is still time for your situation to change. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated H2H points league fantasy baseball rankings and tiers heading into Week 5 of the 2025 season. Some […]

Zach Neto Hits Go-Ahead Home Run On Thursday

Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto blasted an eighth-inning home run on Thursday evening off of Chase Shugart to give the Angels a 4-3 lead and help them salvage a win in their three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The home run was Neto's second of the season, as he was just activated off the […]

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Hitters in 2025 Fantasy Baseball (Week 4)

It's time for the Week 4 edition of our Top 10 Hitters series for fantasy baseball and the 2025 season. Every team in Major League Baseball has now played approximately 25 games in the 2025 season. While it is still early, a sufficient sample size has emerged to begin examining performances around baseball and identifying […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/25/2025)

We have a full slate of games today, as all thirty teams are in action. Today, we will focus on four hitters in favorable environments for home runs. Whether that be stadium, weather, matchup, or all of the above, we have narrowed down our pool to provide our most likely players to home run, with […]

Bobby Witt Jr. Scores Three Runs, Steals A Base On Thursday

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. had a productive day in his team's doubleheader sweep over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Witt combined to go 2-for-8 with a double, three runs, an RBI, and a stolen base across both games for KC. The star infielder is off to a productive start for the Royals […]

Paul DeJong Having Surgery On His Nose

Washington Nationals infielder Paul DeJong (nose) saw an eye specialist on Thursday who found no issues. However, DeJong will undergo surgery to fix his broken nose. Manager Dave Martinez didn't offer a timetable for DeJong's eventual return after he was hit by a pitch back on April 15. In addition to his injury, the 31-year-old […]

CJ Abrams Reinstated From 10-Day Injured List

The Washington Nationals announced on Thursday that they reinstated shortstop CJ Abrams (hip) from the 10-day injured list and optioned infielder Trey Lipscomb to Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move. Fantasy managers will want to check back a bit later to see if Abrams is back in the starting lineup for Thursday's contest against the […]