Two-Start Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 5 (2025)

Hey RotoBallers! We're back with a new two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts article for Week 5 of 2025, from April 28 to May 4. Several teams have seven games on the slate, so we are looking at a wide variety of two-start pitchers this week. Each week of the 2025 fantasy baseball season, this […]

Rafael Devers Homers, Gets On Base Five Times Across Doubleheader

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers went 3-for-7 with a homer, a double, two walks, two RBI, and two additional runs scored in Saturday's doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians. Devers is now hitting .210 with a .722 OPS, 18 runs, three homers, and 16 RBI. So far, it has been a disappointing season for […]

Jarren Duran Steals Home And Racks Up Three Hits

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran executed one of the most exciting plays in baseball during the second game of the Red Sox doubleheader in Cleveland. He pulled off the straight steal of home after hitting an RBI triple with two outs in the third inning against lefty Doug Nikhazy. Duran's triple was one of […]

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, […]

Roki Sasaki, Kristian Campbell, Chase Dollander: Fantasy Baseball Prospects Risers, Fallers

It can be quick to judge a player a month into the Major League Baseball season, but it's important to remember that there are 162 games to a campaign. This is particularly true for rookies, who are getting their first taste of the big leagues and may need a bit to adjust. Still, not many […]

Lucas Giolito Starting On Wednesday Vs. Toronto

Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito (hamstring) will line up for his first scheduled start of the season this coming Wednesday when his team squares off against the Toronto Blue Jays for their second game of the series. The veteran hurler has been shelved since Spring Training after suffering a low-grade hamstring strain. Giolito had […]

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 […]

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 […]

Wilyer Abreu Cools After Hot Start

Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in his team's 4-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Aside from a 3-for-4 effort on Tuesday, Abreu has been scuffling at the plate a bit. After a blistering start to the season in which he hit .636 over four appearances in March, […]

Garrett Crochet Dealt Second Loss

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet allowed five hits and four earned runs over five innings in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners. The left-handed hurler struck out nine batters and walked five while falling to 2-2 on the season. All the damage against Crochet came in the first two innings, where the […]

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 […]

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

Welcome back to the Week 4 edition of our Top 10 Starting Pitchers series for fantasy baseball and the 2025 season. It's important to build a strong rotation for your fantasy team, as they can be the consistent workhorses throughout the season that build up wins for you. The more well-rounded your rotation is, the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Alex Bregman Homers In Loss To Seattle

Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman had a productive day in a 4-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Bregman went 2-for-3 with a homer, a walk, and two RBI but it wasn't quite enough in the close loss to Seattle. The veteran infielder hit a solo homer off Seattle starter Bryan Woo […]

Roman Anthony With Home Run No. 5 On Thursday

Boston Red Sox outfield prospect Roman Anthony went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a walk, and three runs scored on Thursday for Triple-A Worcester. The shoulder soreness that he was reportedly dealing with recently, which limited him to DH duties, appears to be a thing of the past, as he was out patrolling right […]

Small Mechanical Tweak Working For Triston Casas

After slumping to open the 2025 regular season, Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas worked with hitting coach Pete Fatse this week to move the positioning of his hands further away from his body. The early results have been encouraging after Casas hit a three-run home run for the second straight day in Wednesday's […]

When Is Roman Anthony Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook (Week 4 Update)

The Boston Red Sox's top prospect, Roman Anthony, should make his MLB debut at some point in 2025. The talented outfielder continues to hit the ball well in the minors and is currently ranked as MLB Pipeline's No. 2 overall prospect. Anthony has a career .285 average with 36 home runs, 154 RBI, and 40 stolen […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Nick Kurtz, Caleb Durbin, Austin Hays, Agustin Ramirez, Andrew Abbott, Tommy Kahnle

RotoBallers, we are a month into the MLB season, and it's that time again to scout the waiver wire for players who can boost your fantasy team or replace an injured player. At RotoBaller HQ, we help you prioritize who to pick up with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 4-- April 21 through April […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 5)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 5 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Hopefully, very few of you got the Easton Lucas treatment, where the underlying data looked interesting, but he was rocked in his two-start matchups. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (4/24/25)

Thursday's MLB schedule is spread throughout the day as many teams get ready to head to their next series for the weekend. Four games are in the afternoon and three are in the evening, sandwiched around the finale of the Beltway Series between the Orioles and Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. DraftKings has a four-game […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 5 Updates for Spencer Strider, CJ Abrams, A.J. Puk, Luis Arraez, Royce Lewis, Blake Snell, Grayson Rodriguez, more

Recently, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said that he was going to have to make tough decisions. Those tough decisions have to be made because he has both Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez coming off the IL soon. His tough decision involves having to send players down to the minors and these players happen to be […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Stash List: Ready to Make a Splash for Redraft Leagues (Week 5)

Welcome, friends, to the 2025 MLB season, and my weekly article about fantasy baseball prospects to stash heading into Week 5. We finally get to take Nick Kurtz off the list as he finally received his promotion and made his MLB debut on Wednesday. Still, some others from last week loom. This week's article discusses prospects […]

Triston Casas Launches Three-Run Homer

Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas blasted a three-run home run and drew one walk in Wednesday's 8-5 loss to the Mariners. This was his second game in a row with a home run, and the slugger is finally showing signs of life after a very slow start to the season. He's batting just […]

Marcelo Mayer With Two More Multi-Hit Performances Wednesday

Boston Red Sox infield prospect Marcelo Mayer notched his fifth consecutive multi-hit performance in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader for Triple-A Worcester, then followed that up with a sixth straight multi-hit effort in Game 2. The left-handed slugger was 4-for-6 on the day with a walk, a home run, two RBI, and a run scored, now […]

Connor Wong Likely To Go On Rehab Assignment This Weekend

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong (finger) took batting practice on Wednesday and caught a bullpen session. Manager Alex Cora said that Wong is fine with catching but needs to catch up hitting-wise. The 28-year-old backstop will likely go on a minor-league rehab assignment this weekend, which means he could be a candidate to come […]