3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Jonah Tong, Edwin Arroyo, Luis Lara

Even though the 2026 season is only a quarter way through, managers have seen many high-end prospects not only earn the call to the majors, but make an immediate impact, such as Payton Tolle, A.J. Ewing, Henry Bolte, and Konnor Griffin. Below, we will spotlight two of the hottest hitters at the Triple-A level who […]

Corbin Burnes a Prime Deep-League Injury Stash Candidate

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Corbin Burnes (elbow) has been on the injured list since June 2025 as he makes his way back from Tommy John surgery. Burnes progressed to throwing bullpens in late April, but has yet to go out on a rehab assignment. According to the most recent reports, Arizona's plan for the 31-year-old […]

Corbin Carroll Extends Hitting Streak With Two-Homer Game

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll is heating up at the plate and extended his hitting streak to six games in Sunday's 8-6 win over the division-rival Colorado Rockies in the thin air in Denver at Coors Field, going 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI, three runs scored, one walk, and two strikeouts to raise […]

8 Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - JJ Bleday, Cristopher Sanchez, Tanner Bibee, More

Welcome, everyone, to another edition of RotoBaller’s Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers article series for Week 8 of the 2026 season! Today, I'll look at players like JJ Bleday, Cristopher Sanchez, Tanner Bibee, and more. Keeping up with the latest hitter and pitcher trends is a key component of a successful season, and RotoBaller is […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 8 (May 18 - May 24)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 8 of the 2026 season (May 18 - May 24). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8 (May 18 - May 24)

Welcome back to my weekly fantasy baseball waiver wire column for hitters. I'm Thunder Dan, and I have the need to stream! Why hold marginal players week to week when we can hunt for the best matchups and find hitters emerging from the waiver wire? My weekly hitters, streamers, fantasy baseball waiver-wire pickups column will identify hitters with […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 8 (May 18 - May 24)

Hey, RotoBallers! Welcome back to another two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts article for Week 8 of 2026, from May 18 - May 24. Each week of the 2026 fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify starting pitchers in line to make two starts in the upcoming week. […]

Saves+Holds Fantasy Baseball Rankings (SV+HLD) Updates: Top 150 Relief Pitchers (May)

Gather round and let's have some fun with our first in-season update for my Saves+Holds fantasy baseball rankings (SV+HLD or SOLDS) for the top 150 relief pitchers of the 2026 season. Enough of our bullpen content orbits the pampered world of saves, so let's widen the landscape and include holds. This is always a welcome […]

RotoBaller Staff Roundtable - Waiver Wire Pickups: Fantasy Baseball Week 8

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another Staff roundtable. Below, you will see some of our top wiaver wire picks for the week, including suggestions from Eric Cross, Andy Smith, and Joey Pollizze. This week, we will look at some potential post-hype breakouts, including an interior on the Athletics and an outfielder on the Reds who has begun […]

MLB DFS Picks for 5/18/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

We have a nine-game slate tonight, this Monday, with some great spots to attack. We have a few spots where both my models like, and that is where we are going to lean into tonight. We have to trust the data tonight and dig into these spots. If you have not had a chance to […]

Nick Mariano's Week 8 Waiver Wire Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the Premium Dashboard. We're into the second half of May, but the fantasy baseball season remains young. Don't be afraid to get more aggressive with those end-of-roster slots as we pursue fewer avenues to true breakouts after the opening month of play. Alongside the waiver wire, don't […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 7)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 7 of the 2026 MLB season. We are seeing FAAB budgets be strained each week, and many folks have already overspent their budgets in six scant weeks. I feel your pain and want to help, and that is why this […]

Nick Mariano's Closer Rankings and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to Nick Mariano's closer rankings for the upcoming week. This column will discuss our updated fantasy baseball closers rankings for Week 8 of the 2026 fantasy season, bringing you a tiered closers rankings table, and several key relievers to add. This article is a way for fantasy managers to see everything closer related. We'll go […]

Weekend Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 7

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another waiver wire rankings article. Amazingly, we are already in the middle of May and almost at the end of Week 7 of the MLB season. For fantasy leagues that allow daily moves, we are back with our weekend fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 7 -- May 11  through May […]

Merrill Kelly Throws Complete Game Against Rockies on Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly threw a complete game to pick up his third win of the season in the team's convincing 9-1 win over the division-rival Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Friday night. Kelly allowed just one earned run on four hits (one homer) while walking none and striking out three in […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/16/2026)

Welcome to Saturday, RotoBallers! We're staring at another full slate and plenty of opportunity for hitters to go deep and cash us some bets. Coors Field and Sutter Health Park are both in play today, and we'll focus on a hitter who's playing in Sacramento. The rest of the slate has a lot of tricky […]

6 Upside Fantasy Baseball Closers Breaking Out? Gregory Soto, Jack Perkins, Erik Miller, Caleb Kilian, Rico Garcia, Bryan King

Finding reliable sources of savings on the waiver wire can often be challenging. Though there are the top options like Mason Miller, many mid-tier relievers have either been shifted to the injured list or have struggled early on. As a result, several relievers have begun to save more save opportunities and are seeing their fantasy […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - A.J. Ewing, George Lombard Jr., Ryan Waldschmidt

Finding high-upside prospects on the waiver wire can provide your fantasy team with a massive boost. Those who stashed players like Payton Tolle early in the season found an elite strikeout source. Below, we will look at two top-hitting prospects who were not drafted from the major leagues and one budding shortstop in the Yankees system […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Kade Anderson, Liam Doyle, Henry Bolte

Finding high-impact prospects on the air can propel your team to a fantasy championship. While some prospects do not earn the call until the second half, they are worth stashing ahead of time as their impact could be immense. In this piece, we will spotlight two of the top pitching prospects in the sport and […]

Ryan Waldschmidt a Priority Add With Five-Category Potential?

Arizona Diamondbacks top-ranked prospect and MLB's 51st-ranked prospect, outfielder Ryan Waldschmidt, was called up to the big-league club on May 8 after the team traded Alek Thomas to the Dodgers, clearing the path for Waldschmidt to take advantage of the opportunity he's been given. Through 19 plate appearances, he's collected five hits, three RBI, one […]

Fantasy Baseball Buy-Lows: Unlucky Star Players

The fantasy baseball season is now in full swing. At this point in the year, there's a clear picture of which players are off to great starts and which players are not. The players who continue to struggle give fantasy managers a potential buy-low window. That makes now the best time to look at some […]

4 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Henry Bolte, A.J. Ewing, Jose Corniell, Kemp Alderman

Welcome to Week 7 and RotoBaller's Redraft Fantasy Baseball Prospects Report for the 2026 MLB season, looking at prospect risers and fallers in redraft fantasy baseball leagues. As we advance deeper into the regular season, we'll take a closer look at Henry Bolte, A.J. Ewing, Jose Corniell, and Kemp Alderman. Each is a top talent […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Value Chart for Week 7 - Trade Rankings, Buys, Sells

Welcome back to our updated fantasy baseball trade value chart for Week 7 of the 2026 MLB season. In this article, you'll find our updated trade rankings, along with several buys and sells for fantasy baseball, including Kevin Gausman, Riley O'Brien, Kris Bubic, and more. Every week of the MLB season brings new opportunities to […]

Thunder Dan's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/15/2026)

Friday night baseball is right up there for me with some Friday night NBA hoops or Sunday afternoon NFL football. We almost always get every MLB team in action and a new slate of weekend series kicking off. There are some really fun matchups this weekend, as the MLB schedule makers have given us intrastate […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/15/2026)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Major League Baseball has a massive slate this Friday to start the weekend, with all 30 teams on the schedule. It's the first day of Rivalry Weekend, so the 11 interleague series and four regional matchups are each designed to highlight intense, geographical rivalries. Some work better than others, but it should […]

MLB DFS Picks for 5/15/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

This is one of my favorite slates of the year. We have a stack I am going to go all in on for the first time this season. It is the highest-rated stack grade in my handiness model and the highest implied team total in my team model. They also have six of the top-20 […]

Ryne Nelson is Gaining Traction After Another Strong Outing

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson is becoming an intriguing fantasy pickup after posting back-to-back strong outings. On May 8, Nelson tossed 6.2 innings, allowing one earned run while striking out seven batters in a no-decision against the New York Mets. The right-hander continued that success during Wednesday's outing against the Texas Rangers. Nelson threw […]

Should Michael Soroka be Rostered in More Fantasy Leagues?

Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Michael Soroka was definitely not on the radar in many fantasy leagues entering his seventh season in the big leagues after posting a 4.52 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 95:29 K:BB in 89 2/3 frames across his 22 appearances (17 starts) in 2025 with the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs. The stuff wasn't […]

Who Should I Trade For or Trade Away? Corbin Carroll, Pete Alonso, Manny Machado, Garrett Crochet, Jeff Hoffman, Jeremy Pena, Bo Bichette

Who Should I Trade For? Who Should I Trade Away? Some common Week 7 fantasy baseball trade decisions are regarding players like Pete Alonso, Manny Machado, Jeff Hoffman, Corbin Carroll, Garrett Crochet, Jeremy Pena, and Bo Bichette.  But not to worry, we are here to help make these trade decisions and build winning lineups in […]

Paul Sewald Allows Three Runs in Blown Save, Cause for Concern?

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Paul Sewald took a tough loss on Wednesday night, letting a game get away against the Texas Rangers after his team rallied in the top of the ninth. Arizona scored three times to take a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but Sewald ran into trouble after getting the […]