The fantasy baseball season rolls forward to Week 10, so it's time for another look at Nick Mariano's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues). Use these rest-of-season roto league rankings to identify risers and fallers from preseason rankings and identify potential buy and sell candidates moving forward. This […]
Full Story »Swing Path and Attack Angle Research - Notable Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers
About a month ago, we heard much about torpedo bats, particularly bat speed and bat tracking, as a hot topic. I researched the bat tracking data, finding that some of it can be noisy, although it's helpful to identify what matters. Mike Petriello of MLB.com covered the new swing path and attack angle metrics available, sparking […]
Full Story »Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 10 - Redraft Leagues (2025)
A top Red Sox prospect got the call to the majors! Marcelo Mayer was the biggest hitting prospect call-up this past week. There are still quite a few prospects close to the majors that should make a fantasy impact in the near future. Let's take a look at a few top prospects to stash for […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Hitters Delivering Elite Results: Part 3
It's now a trilogy. Our deep dive into hitters to see who's real and who isn't is on its third edition. The expected stats have gotten us here, all praise be to them! Seriously, they're so helpful. At Week 9, there's still a lot of minutia to wade through. Buying into the hype early can […]
Full Story »Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Buys: Week 9 - Hot Pitchers To Sustain Success In 2025?
As we approach the end of the second month of the fantasy baseball season, we have seen several under-the-radar starting pitchers provide elite fantasy value. Currently, both Hunter Brown and Nathan Eovaldi, who were taken outside of the top 100 picks, have been the fourth- and sixth-most-valuable pitchers in standard 5x5 leagues, respectively. In this […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Prospects Stash List: Ready to Make a Splash for Redraft Leagues (Week 10)
Welcome, friends, to the 2025 MLB season, and my weekly article about fantasy baseball prospects to stash heading into Week 10. Who are the top prospects you need to know for redraft leagues? I have you covered with names like Ryan Ritter, Jacob Misiorowski, Jac Caglianone, and more! Winning in a fantasy baseball redraft league requires […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 9)
Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 9 of the 2025 MLB season. I don't know anyone who has not been impacted by player injuries this year. Now, we are also dealing with ineffective players; those guys we drafted who may not be coming through for us. […]
Full Story »Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Closers in 2025 Fantasy Baseball (Week 9)
In fantasy baseball, there's no way to be competitive in saves without having a solid closer (or two) on your roster. Years ago, almost every major league team had a closer they leaned on in the ninth inning for most of the season. But today we are seeing more closer-by-committee approaches than ever before, and […]
Full Story »3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Bubba Chandler, Roman Anthony, Coby Mayo
If your fantasy baseball team could use a midseason burst of energy, one of the best places to watch for some help is the top prospects teams call up to join the team as the season goes on. Catching the right prospect around the time of their promotion can be a huge boost to your […]
Full Story »H2H Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Jarren Duran, Junior Caminero, Camilo Doval, Daniel Palencia, more
We're already onto the 10th week of the 2025 fantasy baseball season, and your team should be showing itself as a pretender or contender. Either way, you should be looking to make moves to set yourself up for future success. To help you prepare, below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated H2H points league […]
Full Story »8 Fantasy Football Second-Year Breakouts: Sophomore Risers at WR, RB, and QB for 2025
Identifying breakout players is key to winning your fantasy football league. Every year, some unexpected players pop up and deliver spectacular results that help win leagues. Last season, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba nearly doubled his yardage from 628 yards to 1,130. Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young had a breakout during the second half […]
Full Story »NASCAR Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 DFS: DraftKings Lineup Picks for Nashville (5/30/25)
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is at Nashville Superspeedway on Friday night for the Rackley Roofing 200. This is part of a big tripleheader weekend for NASCAR's top three series. Last week, the Truck Series was at Charlotte, where Corey Heim unsurprisingly dominated, leading 98 of the 134 laps. Ross Chastain, Kaden Honeycutt, Layne Riggs, […]
Full Story »3 Impressive Fantasy Baseball Breakout Pitchers - Jameson Taillon, Tomoyuki Sugano, and Ryan Weathers
Almost every fantasy baseball team in the world is looking for starting pitching help at this point in the season. Even if the need isn't urgent at this point, one key injury or slip-up can quickly send fantasy managers browsing the waiver wire in search of solutions. As the season goes on, though, plenty of […]
Full Story »NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Friday 5/30/2025)
We've got a full slate with 15 games on Friday, so there are plenty of spots to choose from to bring you my best NRFI bets today and bonus bets. The goal is to go 4-0 on our NRFI picks, which range from +100 to -115 odds. There are a few intriguing spots for scoreless […]
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