Rafael Devers Goes Deep On Sunday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers delivered a monster afternoon for the Red Sox on Sunday during their doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals. In game one of the afternoon, he ripped his first home run of the year in the fifth inning of right-hander Andre Pallante to give the Red Sox a one-run […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (April 7 - April 13)

With the first week in the books, welcome back to my weekly Players to Watch for the Week Ahead series for 2025 as we look ahead to the week of April 7 - April 13. In this article, I'll look at players like Logan O'Hoppe, Riley Greene, Spencer Schwellenbach, and others. For those who are not […]

Fantasy Baseball Frauds? Buy/Sell On Standout Performers Including Chris Bassitt, Ben Rice, Kris Bubic, Carson Kelly, more

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly fantasy baseball frauds and buys/sells article. Each Monday, we go through several players coming off a solid week in fantasy. Then, we'll determine if we should be buying or selling these players heading into the following week. The first edition of this article saw several players get off to fast starts, including Wilyer Abreu, Spencer […]

8 Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - Tommy Edman, Triston Casas, Luke Jackson, Justin Steele, more

Welcome, everyone, to another edition of RotoBaller’s Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers article series for Week 2 of the 2025 season! Today, I'll be taking a look at names like Tommy Edman, Triston Casas, Luke Jackson, Justin Steele, and more. Keeping up with the latest hitter and pitcher trends is a key component for a […]

Nick Mariano's Week 2 Waiver Wire Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's the weekend and that means we're grinding waivers for our next wave of reinforcements as we work toward the championship trophy. Your league settings will always take precedence and require you to apply the appropriate context, but this will provide a good jumping-off […]

Points League Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (April 7 - April 13)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters for Week 2 of the 2025 season. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of April 7 - April 13, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo points leagues. We'll be doing this points league roundup […]

Hunter Dobbins To Debut On Sunday, Richard Fitts Pushed To Monday

The Athletic's Jen McCaffrey reports that Boston Red Sox right-hander Hunter Dobbins will start Game 2 of the team's doubleheader on Sunday evening at Fenway Park against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, which will be his major-league debut. Manager Alex Cora said everyone else in the starting rotation will remain on turn, with Richard Fitts […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Roman Anthony, Coby Mayo, Jordan Lawlar

The MLB regular season is off to a great start, with some exciting young rookies already making a significant impact. Whether you already have some of those rookies on your fantasy baseball roster or are looking to add an infusion of youth by grabbing the next rookie sensation, keeping an eye on the top prospects […]

Wilyer Abreu Sitting For Game 1

Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu (undisclosed) will remain out of the starting lineup for Game 1 of their double-header against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. Abreu was a late scratch on Saturday due to an undisclosed injury. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status leading up to Game 2 later this […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (April 7 - April 13)

I hope you scooped up Ivan Herrera last week before he went nuclear or maybe his teammate Lars Nootbaar - neither of which should end up on waivers again for the rest of the season if they stay healthy. The early part of the season is the best time to be proactive on the wire, […]

Points League Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (April 7 - April 13)

Welcome to Week 2 of our waiver wire pickups for starting pitchers in points leagues, RotoBallers! I get it; drafts are an exciting time for fantasy managers because you get to brag about your top sleepers and guys you feel strongly about for a breakout year. But I am here to tell you that leagues […]

Two-Start Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 2 (2025)

Welcome RotoBallers to the second edition of our two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts for Week 2 of 2025- from April 7 to April 13. This week will turn over to the top of the rotation early for many teams, giving us an interesting variety of two-start pitchers to work with. […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2 (2025)

Welcome to our Week 2 fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for outfielders. This covers the period from April 7 through April 13 for the 2025 MLB season. On this page, you'll find roster percentages from Yahoo! leagues. Outfielders rostered in fewer than 50% of standard leagues and sub-10% in deeper leagues are included as our […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Zac Veen, Jordan Walker, Sean Murphy, Jonathan Aranda, Michael Conforto, more

Fantasy baseball is off to a fast start, and we are already on to Week 2 of the MLB season -- April 7th - April 13th. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire advice to help your fantasy teams. Today, we review the updated waiver wire rankings for Week 2 of the […]

Infield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (1B, 2B, 3B, SS) - April 7 to April 13

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Infield Waiver Wire Adds series. To kick off this column, I’ll start with a brief review of my picks from the previous week. While no one experienced a huge week, most of the players I tabbed chipped in modestly. Luis Rengifo provided five runs and hit […]

Top 5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 2 - Redraft Leagues (2025)

It's the start of the fantasy baseball season, and it's anyone's title to win. While some teams are dealing with a few injuries, most teams are generally comfortable with who is in their starting lineup at this point in the season. With fewer short-term holes for teams to fill, it's the time to chase upside […]

Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Report for Week 2 (2025)

Baseball is back, and the games count again, and everything is great. (Don't fact-check this. Don't watch the news to prove me wrong.) There have been some exciting starts to the season mixed in with some unexpectedly and surprisingly bad ones. Saves, holds, and blown saves are coming from some expected pitchers and thoroughly unexpected […]

Top 200 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings - Eric Cross' April 2025 Update

Welcome to my updated fantasy baseball dynasty rankings for April and the 2025 season. We're only a week into the regular season and chaos has already unfolded. You could even say that the season has torpedoed already. But it's great to have regular season baseball back in our lives and new data to comb over […]

Wilyer Abreu Scratched Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu was removed from the team's starting lineup on Saturday for undisclosed reasons. Abreu was originally in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals, but after a rain delay, he was replaced by Rob Refsnyder. It's a big hit to the Red Sox lineup since Abreu has started off […]

Ceddanne Rafaela Getting The Day Off

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela is on the bench to start Saturday's contest against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals at Fenway Park. Second baseman Kristian Campbell is starting in center field and batting seventh, and David Hamilton will start at second base and bat eighth against Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante. Rafaela has been hitting […]

Aroldis Chapman Secures Win, Earns Second Save Of The Season

Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman picked up the save in Saturday's 13-9 win over the Cardinals. Cooper Criswell came on for the Sox in the ninth with a 13-6 lead, but allowed three hits and three runs to score before exiting the game with two runners on. Chapman walked the first batter to load […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Tommy Edman, Eugenio Suarez, Tarik Skubal, Max Fried, Rafael Devers, more

Fantasy baseball drafts are well over, and we are about a week into the young 2025 MLB season. It's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) heading into Week 2. These updated early April rankings examine rest-of-season […]

MLB Strikeouts Player Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/5/2025)

Welcome back for the second edition of our strikeout prop picks! In my first go-round, we finished at 4-4 with a few near-misses. I went 4-2 on K props last night, so I am hoping to keep the momentum going into a big Saturday split slate today. Some of my favorite MLB player props to […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Risers - Rookies to Stash and Top Performers for Week 2 (2025)

Baseball is officially underway. Last week, both the MLB and MiLB regular seasons kicked off, and we already have top prospects making an impact. While some of the performances are eye-catching, it is essential to determine if these are meaningful for redraft leagues. Do these minor league performances truly matter for this season? How easy […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (March 31 - April 6)

Let's keep the opening ceremonies rolling as we hit the first full week of the MLB season with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 1 -- Monday, March 31 through Sunday, April 6. There are still a few arms yet to debut, and you know we're excited to see what they can do! […]

Wilyer Abreu Collects Three Hits

Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu continued his impressive start to the season during Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Abreu wasted little time as he took starting pitcher Erick Fedde deep in the first inning. The fun didn't stop there for Abreu as he went 3-for-5 with two RBI in the victory. After […]

Kutter Crawford Not Cleared To Face Hitters

Boston Red Sox right-hander Kutter Crawford (knee) still has not been cleared to face live hitters, according to manager Alex Cora. It's what the Red Sox expected as Crawford continues to recover from right patellar tendinopathy that he started dealing with in spring training. Crawford has thrown off a mound, but without facing live hitters […]

Liam Hendriks To Throw Bullpen Session This Weekend

Boston Red Sox right-hander reliever Liam Hendriks (elbow) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Friday or Saturday, according to manager Alex Cora. This will be Hendriks' first bullpen session since being placed on the 15-day injured list to start the 2025 season. Hendrik's battled control problems and an elbow injury in spring training, […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 2 Updates for Freddie Freeman, Reynaldo Lopez, Josh Lowe, Josh Jung, Alexis Diaz, Colton Cowser, Sean Murphy, more

One week of the baseball season is in the books. It is great to have meaningful baseball back, and we get to see how our drafting skills start to pay off. It is only a week into the season, but there are some big names scuffling at their positions (Rafael Devers, Francisco Lindor) while others […]

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

We have another early-season split slate on a Friday, which we won't see too often once the season gets going in full swing. I'll be covering the seven evening games tonight, and if you need help with the early slate, I'd recommend jumping in our RotoBaller Discord to chat with our staff and hardcore MLB […]