Christian Encarnacion-Strand Not In Reds Lineup Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand (hand) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's matchup against the Rangers. The right-handed slugger was hit by a pitch on the right hand in Monday's game and had to be removed from the contest. The X-rays on his hand came back negative, however, it appears the Reds will […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 1

Welcome back to another season of discussing fantasy baseball prospects to stash in redraft leagues. Prospects can make or break your fantasy baseball season depending on how much you invest in them, so it's important to approach them the right away in your 2025 fantasy leagues. That's exactly what I'm going to try and assist […]

Top 25 Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball - Week 1 (2025)

Welcome RotoBallers to the first edition of the Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series as we head into Week 1 of the 2025 MLB season. Today, we list the top 25 high-profile injured MLB players worth stashing in your leagues, including names like Colton Cowser, Brandon Woodruff, Clarke Schmidt, and more. Whether managers […]

Matt McLain Homers On Monday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain went 2-for-3 with a homer, a walk, four runs, and three RBI in a 14-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday. McLain continued his hot start to the season by swatting a two-run homer off Kumar Rocker in the first inning of the lopsided win. The 25-year-old already […]

Brady Singer Strikes Out Eight On Monday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Brady Singer threw a gem in a 14-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday. Singer tossed seven shutout innings while allowing just one hit, striking out eight, and walking two. It was exactly the type of debut Singer could have hoped for in his first start for the Reds after he […]

Elly De La Cruz Homers Twice, Drives In Seven

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz posted a huge game in a 14-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday. De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with a double, two homers, four runs, seven RBI, and a stolen base in the blowout win over Texas. The speedy infielder hit his first homer off Kumar Rocker […]

Emilio Pagan Looks To Be Favorite For Saves In Cincinnati

Cincinnati Reds right-handed reliever Emilio Pagan could be the favorite for saves after he was seen warming up in the bullpen in the bottom of the eighth inning of Sunday's loss to the San Francisco Giants. Pagan also pitched in the first two games of the series against San Fran and recorded the save on […]

8 Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - Rafael Devers, Roki Sasaki, Jack Leiter, Sean Burke, more

Welcome everyone to the first edition of RotoBaller’s Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers article series for Week 1 of the 2025 season! Today I'll be taking a look at names like Rafael Devers, Roki Sasaki, Jack Leiter, Sean Burke, and more. Keeping up with the latest hitter and pitcher trends is a key component for […]

Rhett Lowder Throwing Off Mound

Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Rhett Lowder (forearm) has begun throwing off the mound. The 23-year-old was unable to participate during spring training due to a right forearm strain. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status, but it appears he is taking steps forward in his recovery process. Last season, the former seventh overall pick […]

Projecting The Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Prospects In 2026 - Dynasty Outlooks

One of the most exciting aspects of a dynasty league is watching and following top prospects. In most leagues, you have separate roster spots for prospects, and they're not part of your "active roster." You can enjoy their ups (MLB Pipeline posting a video of them hitting a home run) but can have some blinders […]

Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Hitters and Pitchers (March 31 - April 6)

We're only a few days into the 2025 regular season, but fantasy leagues are already chaotic. Injuries are popping up left and right, which is causing managers to rush to the waiver wire to add replacements or add a player off to a hot start. This week's waiver wire report is a good one for […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 1 (March 31 - April 6)

The Baseball season is officially underway, and there is no better time to look to the waiver wire to improve your team. This FAAB fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups series will look at Week 1- March 31 through April 6- and will point out free agents to target and how much FAAB you should allocate for them. Even though […]

Updated Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Matt Shaw, Jackson Jobe, Spencer Torkelson, Ben Rice, Lars Nootbar, more

Now that we have had a few games into the 2025 MLB season, it's time to scout the waiver wire for potential pickups that could boost your fantasy teams. Today, we are back with more waiver wire advice and have updated our waiver wire rankings for Week 1 (March 31 - April 6) of the […]

Nick Mariano's Week 1 Waiver Wire Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to the weekend waiver column, which aims to cover several bases and help you launch that draft-day creation toward greatness. Many small pieces of context will inform your approach, with specific head-to-head settings or inning limits in rotisserie. This is the first […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 1 (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This article will discuss our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for the outfield in Week 1 of the 2025 season- March 31 through April 6. Whether you're looking for a replacement for Josh Lowe or just trying to bolster your roster, we've got you covered. We'll be using roster percentages from Yahoo! […]

Two-Start Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 1 (2025)

Welcome back RotoBallers to the first edition of our two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts for Week 1 of 2025 -- from March 31 to April 6. While the season is already underway, this will be the first full week of baseball, giving us a variety of two-start pitchers to work […]

Points League Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (March 31 - April 6)

Drafting's the best part of the year, I get it. It's tremendous and absolutely a ton of fun, but let's be honest -- fantasy baseball's won with in-season management. When the head honchos here at RotoBaller asked me to take on the points leagues SP waiver wire duties, I was honored -- there may not […]

Points League Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (March 31 - April 6)

Welcome RotoBallers to our H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters for Week 1 of the 2025 season. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of March 31 - April 6, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo points leagues. We'll be doing this points league roundup […]

TJ Friedl, Jake Fraley Sitting Against Southpaw

Cincinnati Reds outfielders TJ Friedl and Jake Fraley are not in the starting lineup on Sunday as the Reds will face San Francisco southpaw Robbie Ray. Friedl has started in each of the first two games of the series in center field. Serving as the leadoff man, he went 2-for-9 at the plate with an […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 1 (March 31 - April 6)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 1 of the 2025 season (March 31 - April 6). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. If you are like most players, you will be perennially looking for pitching. Each […]

Infield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (1B, 2B, 3B, SS) - March 31 to April 6

Welcome to the 2025 MLB season, RotoBallers, and welcome to the new Infield Waiver Wire Adds series! For your consideration, here are the best infield-eligible fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 1 -- March 31 to April 6. Every Sunday, this article will highlight a handful of infielders who will bolster your lineups as […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (March 31 - April 6)

It's a little too early to dig too deep into the matchup data this week, but we can certainly take a look at which hitters are heading to hitter-friendly parks and have the potential to either keep their hot starts going or bounce back after a rocky opening weekend. Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball waiver-wire […]

Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Report for Week 1 (2025)

It feels like "we're so back" has run its course as a thing that people say without other people rolling their eyes, so let's say that definitely wasn't the plan for the start of this article. But baseball season is back and that means fantasy baseball is back and that means RotoBaller's Closers and Saves Report is […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (March 27 - March 30)

Opening Day is here! Welcome back to the party in 2025, as we finally unwrap the first week of the MLB season with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 1 -- Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, March 30. Most are excited to see what their pitchers can do and want to deploy them […]

Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (2025)

Welcome back RotoBallers to the 2025 MLB season! We've got another edition of the Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series for Week 1 to kick off the 2025 season. With 2025 fantasy baseball drafts concluding and the season about to get underway, there are several injured players out there who have low roster […]

Spencer Steer Out Of Saturday's Lineup

Cincinnati Reds outfielder/corner infielder Spencer Steer is out of the team's starting lineup on Saturday against the visiting San Francisco Giants at Great American Ball Park. Despite an off day on Friday, Steer will take a seat for Game 2 of the regular season following an 0-for-4 performance on Opening Day on Thursday in which […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 1 Updates for Gunnar Henderson, Shane McClanahan, Zach Neto, George Kirby, Liam Hendriks, Francisco Alvarez, more

Opening day has just passed us by as teams continue to open their new seasons. All teams have not yet had home openers, and with those openers comes the hope of a great season. Rosters have been named with some young players making it, while others have not. Some injured players are also back, while […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Expert Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks For Today (3/28/25)

'Tis the day after Opening Day and our second chance to build MLB DFS lineups. If you didn't have the White Sox beating the Angels 8-0 or the Orioles scoring twice as many runs as everyone else on your Bingo card, don't fret. We have a long way to go this season and many more […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Cam Smith, Kristian Campbell, Spencer Arrighetti, Kris Bubic, Matt Wallner, more

Opening Day has finally arrived. While most fantasy drafts have been completed, it's never too early to scout the waiver wire. Today, we begin with our first of many waiver wire rankings articles this season and provide you with the best pickups with our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 1 (March 27 - […]

Ian Gibaut Blows Save, Takes Loss

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Ian Gibaut blew the save chance and suffered the loss in a 4-6 loss to the Giants on Thursday. He allowed four runs on three hits and a walk. The Reds were entering the season with a suspected closer committee, but Gibaut was interestingly not on anyone's radar for the role. […]