Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5 (April 27 - May 3)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 5 of the 2026 season (April 27 - May 3). 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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Closer Depth Charts - MLB Bullpens and Saves

Saves are an important component for many fantasy baseball leagues. Closers are one of the most volatile positions in fantasy baseball and one of the highest turnover positions in MLB. Each year, closers drop like flies, and many MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance. Relief pitchers are becoming increasingly important […]

Joel Kuhnel Remains the Top Option for Saves for Athletics

Athletics reliever Joel Kuhnel was tagged with the loss in his last appearance after allowing one run on four hits across 2/3 of an inning in Thursday's loss to the Seattle Mariners. Despite suffering the loss on Thursday, Kuhnel remains the top option for saves for the Athletics. The 31-year-old owns a 2.35 ERA, 1.04 […]

Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

With another week of MLB action behind us, it's time to look to the waiver wire to improve our fantasy team. Given the numerous players who were placed on the injury list this week, including Edwin Diaz and Francisco Lindor, managers likely have ample open roster spots to find a replacement. This week will highlight […]

Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 5 - Redraft Leagues (2026)

We're into the fifth week of the 2026 MLB season. As always, it's important to think about which hitting prospects to stash. Finding a young gem can bring more upside to your fantasy baseball teams. In this column, I choose five different hitting prospects to stash to highlight each week. Some of these hitters could […]

Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5 Fantasy Baseball (2026)

With another week of MLB action behind us, it's time to spotlight our top-7 must-add players ahead of Week 5 of the fantasy baseball season. This week, we will spotlight a catcher who is entering must-start territory as a utility bat and a breakout starting pitcher in Boston who is coming off a stellar season […]

Cut Candidates - Fantasy Baseball Rankings for Players to Drop (Week 5)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to the weekend edition of our Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball for the upcoming Week 5 of the fantasy baseball season. With another week of MLB action behind us, it's time to look to the waiver wire and improve our roster. This week, we saw several high-end relievers hit the injured […]

Updated Start/Sit Chart - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 24 - April 26)

Hello RotoBallers! It's time to set those lineups, and we're here to guide you with our fantasy baseball hitter start/sit recommendations chart for the final games in Week 4 (April 24 - April 26). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Kazuma Okamoto, Brenton Doyle, Jazz Chisholm Jr, Roman Anthony, and more […]

Weekend Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 4

April is coming to a close soon, and we will have a full month in the books of the MLB season. It's a long season, and it's essential to stay on top of the waiver wire to nab that breakout or hidden gem in 2026. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Robby Snelling, Ryan Waldschmidt, Trey Yesavage

Stashing high-end prospects can provide your fantasy team with a major boost. Even though the 2026 campaign is just getting started, several rookies have emerged as league-winners, such as Parker Messick and Sal Stewart. Messick went undrafted in most leagues but has become a must-start pitcher, and being able to identify the next breakout prospect […]

Nick Mariano's Closer Rankings and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 5)

The bullpen exercise in madness marches on, so let's check in once again with my rest-of-season closer ranks and waiver wire recommendations! This piece aims at our updated fantasy baseball closers rankings for Week 5 of 2026, and supplies you with a tiered closers rankings table and relievers to add. We'll explore the closer waiver […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 4)

Every week, the pitchers I choose to analyze in this article change from the time I start to plan it out to when I actually sit down to write it. Case in point, I was going to write about the rather boring Justin Wrobleski in this feature today, but ditched him at the last minute […]

MLB DFS Picks for 4/24/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

Tonight's slate is loaded with a ton of stacks with high projected implied run totals. The weather has no spots that stand out as good-hitting weather, yet there are plenty of options on that side of the ball. Because of that, this slate is going to be won by fading some of the chalkier offenses […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/24/2026)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! Friday night features 28 of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball on the schedule, with some big series between teams with playoff aspirations. Big series set up some big matchups, and hopefully, we can find some big flies in today's home run props. I have five players, including one longshot bet […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 4 (2026)

The weather is turning, bullpen superstructures are being ripped apart, and starting rotations are happy to add to the chaos! We've got some key injuries, exciting promotions, and new trends to dig into on the bump. Let's explore with the FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series, our weekly updated "Top 101 Starting Pitchers", where my weekly Starting […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Charlie Condon, Max Clark, Braden Montgomery

Targeting elite prospects who are nearing their MLB debuts is key to winning your fantasy baseball league. Last season, Nick Kurtz not only made his MLB debut sooner than expected, but he also emerged as a top-10 hitter in the sport. In this piece, we will look at three hitting prospects who have shown high-end […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Travis Bazzana, Payton Tolle, Hector Rodriguez

Every season, fantasy managers see high-end prospects make their respective MLB debuts and emerge as must-start players for fantasy. Last summer, several prospect pitchers like Nolan McLean and Cam Schlittler emerged as top waiver-wire options as soon as they heard the call. Below, we will look at three prospects who not only carry high-end upside […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Value Chart for Week 4 - Trade Rankings, Buys, Sells

Welcome back to our updated fantasy baseball trade value chart for Week 4 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 Manny Machado, Jo Adell, Munetaka Murakami, and more. Every week of the MLB season brings new opportunities to […]

Joel Kuhnel Takes Loss Wednesday, Ninth-Inning Seat Getting Warm?

Athletics right-handed reliever Joel Kuhnel has emerged as a favorite for saves in the team's bullpen early on in 2026, but he stumbled a bit on Wednesday in the team's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Kuhnel was hit with his first loss of the year after allowing an earned run on […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Sal Stewart, Munetaka Murakami, Shota Imanaga, more

The hits keep coming, both good and bad, and that's why we roll out weekly updates to my rest-of-season fantasy baseball top 300 ranks. It's getting harder to stomach the cold starts and deny that the hot streaks will ever end. We know more than we did yesterday, but we're still roughly four miles into […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 4

April continues to fly by as we are almost a month into the 2026 MLB season. Staying on top of the waiver wire is essential, and below are our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 4 — April 20 through April 26 — to help fantasy managers in daily leagues. This list covers the […]

Mid-Week Cut Candidates for Fantasy Baseball - Players to Consider Dropping (Week 4)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to the mid-week edition of our Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball and Week 4 of the 2026 MLB season. With another week of MLB action behind us, managers have seen many high-end players hit the IL, like Edwin Diaz, and players continue their early-season slump. This week, fantasy baseball managers saw […]

Starts and Sits - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 20 - April 26)

Hello RotoBallers! It's time to set those lineups, and we're here to guide you with our fantasy baseball hitter start/sit recommendations chart for the week ahead (April 20 - April 26). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Daulton Varsho, Colson Montgomery, Kazuma Okamoto, Josh Naylor, and more -- and how their matchups […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 4

We're already approaching the one-month mark of the major league season, and what a month it's been. We've already seen several notable prospects sign long-term extensions this season, with plenty of prospects already debuting and making impacts for our fantasy teams. How about that Sal Stewart fellow, huh? We have several other notable prospects on […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/23/2026)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! Mr. Thunder Dan himself has been on an absolute heater lately, and hopefully, I can keep the heater going. Yesterday, he hit on Drake Baldwin against a streaky Zack Littell. We have a solid nine-game slate ahead of us. Thursday is normally a day off for a lot of teams, so it's […]

Colby Thomas Recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas

Athletics outfielder Colby Thomas was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday, with Denzel Clarke (foot) heading to the injured list. The former third-round draft pick has been hitting well for the Aviators, slashing .309/.397/.574 with five home runs through 17 games. The right-handed slugger has also shown modest year-over-year improvements in strikeout (24.4 percent) […]

MLB DFS Picks for 4/22/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

We have a nine-game Wednesday night slate starting at 6:40 p.m. ET tonight on both sites. We have been red hot in DFS this week, and tonight looks like another opportunity to take a contest down. If you are a premium sub, make sure you get in Discord, as there are a ton of tidbits […]

MLB Power Rankings: Where Do All 30 Teams Stand After A Month? (2026)

We're only about a month into the MLB season, and I have to admit that things are already an absolute clustered mess. The top seems pretty clear. The bottom seems pretty clear. But in the middle of that? Absolute chaos. Putting together the rankings this week was a lot like spinning a roulette wheel. Name […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - JR Ritchie, Ryan Waldschmidt, Jonah Tong

Managers looking for upside on the waiver wire should prioritize high-impact prospects who are on the verge of returning to the MLB roster. These prospects have flashed elite upside at the Triple-A level and could become must-start options as soon as they earn the call. Below, we will spotlight three prospects who are on the […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 4 (Hitters and Pitchers)

The MLB season continues to roll on, with a couple of weeks left in April. The biggest recent injury news is that the Dodgers' star closer Edwin Diaz is now expected to miss around three months due to elbow surgery following the Phillies placing closer Jhoan Duran on the injured list with a left oblique […]