Luis Severino Bounces Back With 10-Strikeout Outing Against Angels

Athletics right-hander Luis Severino had a get-right matchup on tap on Thursday night against the floundering last-place Los Angeles Angels, and he took advantage of it. Although Severino came away with a no-decision in the team's 3-2 win, he had a strong performance on the mound, allowing only two earned runs and three hits (one […]

Weekend Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 8

Week 8 is ending soon, and at RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire advice for the weekend. Today, we navigate through the waiver wire with our weekend fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 8 -- May 18  through May 24.  The list ranks the top 100 hitters and pitchers. In this article, […]

Nick Mariano's Closer Rankings and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 9)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to Nick Mariano's closer rankings for this upcoming week. This column will look at our updated fantasy baseball closers rankings for Week 9 of the 2026 fantasy season, bringing you a tiered closers rankings table and several key relievers to add. This article is all about closers. We'll list the top 50 closers […]

5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 9 - Redraft Leagues (2026)

We're now into Week 9 of the 2026 MLB season. It's time to look at which hitting prospects we should be stashing right now in redraft leagues. Finding that upside rookie can put your team over the top. Just look at what Travis Bazzana is doing with the Guardians. Last week, I switched it up […]

4 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Max Clark, Kaelen Culpepper, Charlie Condon, Jett Williams

Welcome to Week 8 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 Max Clark, Kaelen Culpepper, Charlie Condon, and Jett Williams. Each is a top talent […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 8)

That's right, it's time once again to break down some starting pitchers who are enjoying successful starts to the 2026 season. This week's trio of pitchers is an interesting one, as I'll delve into one highly-rostered veteran (Michael King) and a couple of younger arms who may be available on your waiver wire in J.T. […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 8)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 8 of the 2026 MLB season. At this point, we have a good idea of where our teams are and what we need to do to remake them. Can we salvage it? The one thing I will never embrace is […]

Top 20 Fantasy Baseball Prospects - Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings (May Update)

With both the MLB and the MiLB seasons in full swing, it's time to take a look at some of the top prospects in the sport. While these 20 prospects are at various levels in minor leagues, they currently sit as the top 20 prospects all fantasy managers should know, whether they are playing in […]

Updated Start/Sit Chart - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 22 - May 24)

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 8 (May 22 - May 24). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Trea Turner, Henry Bolte, Bo Bichette, and more -- and how […]

Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 8)

It's now time for the eighth edition of our Unlikely Aces series in 2026. This is where we take a look at surprising pitchers who have exceeded expectations so far. We're going to determine whether or not they're worth holding or if you should try to sell high. We'll also recommend buying high if the […]

Top-5 MLB Pitching Prospects To Stash For Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues - Week 9 (2026)

Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 9 of the 2026 MLB season. This week, we did not see any major pitching promotions, but a top-10 hitting prospect in Colt Emerson did earn the call to Seattle. Below, we will update our top-5 stash rankings ahead of Week […]

MLB Prospect Debuts: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Rookie Stashes (Week 8)

Over the past few weeks, recently called-up prospects like A.J. Ewing, Henry Bolte, and Ryan Waldschmidt have made an immediate impact for fantasy managers. With MLB teams becoming more aggressive in promoting prospects, fantasy managers need to stay on top of the latest news and adjust accordingly. To help with that, we’ll break down two […]

Struggling Players to Drop? Updated Cut List Rankings for Week 8 Waiver Wire

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our updated Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball and Week 8 of the 2026 MLB season. With another week of MLB action behind us, it's time to look to the waiver wire, which means it's time to cut some underperforming players. This week, we saw several hitters who are widely rostered […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Hitters Delivering Elite Results For Week 8

Here we go with another edition of Fantasy Baseball Hitter Breakouts or Fake Outs. Truth be told, this is my favorite weekly article to write because the deep dive analysis always forces me to learn so much more about so many different players around the league. You love the payoff of what the analysis can […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts and Resurgences - Are They For Real?

One of the best ways to find value in fantasy baseball is on a bounce-back candidate. These are veterans coming off down years, but have enough of a track record to buy back in. Some late bloomers come out of nowhere, worth exploring. In this article, we're going to look at breakouts and resurgences in […]

Mark Leiter Jr. Extends Scoreless Streak, Converting his Fourth Save

Athletics' right-handed reliever Mark Leiter Jr. picked up his fourth save of the season on Friday in extras, as the Athletics went on to win 3-2 in the 10th inning. Leiter got off to a rocky start, as Jo Adell hit a leadoff single and first, which resulted in first and third with no outs, […]

MLB DFS Picks for 5/22/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

We made it to Friday once again, and we get a long weekend with Memorial Day on the horizon. This is one of my favorite slates of the season, as we have a clear path on the offensive side of the ball tonight with two stacks I want to be heavily exposed to. We have […]

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 […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 8

Amazingly, the middle of the week is here, and it's time for waiver wire advice. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with another edition of our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 8— May 18 through May 24 to help break down the waiver wire in leagues that allow daily moves.  We rank the […]

8 Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - Carson Benge, Kyle Bradish, Eury Perez, More

Welcome to the mid-week edition of RotoBaller's Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers article series for Week 8 of the 2026 season! While you may be used to this type of article being posted on Mondays, with so many constant risers and fallers to keep track of, we decided to start providing twice as much content! […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 8 (2026)

Welcome back to our weekly starting pitcher rankings, where we rank the top starting pitchers in baseball. This FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series is updated weekly with the "Top 101 Starting Pitchers" from Nick Mariano. His Weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks look to assist you to the top spot as well. Things will be a little […]

9 Closer Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates: Relief Pitcher Targets For Saves (Week 8)

We've arrived at the back half of May, and it can be easy for fantasy baseball managers to feel like the season has "settled." Prospects have been called up to solidify rosters, and players who opened the year on the injured list have started to come back fully healthy. Rest assured, though: there are still […]

Hogan Harris Earns Another Save, Emerging as Primary Closer for Athletics?

Athletics relief pitcher Hogan Harris closed out the team's comeback victory over the Angels on Wednesday night, preserving a one-run lead in the 10th inning to earn his fourth save of the year. Harris issued two walks (one intentional), but he forced Jorge Soler to ground out to second to end the game with the […]

Who Should I Trade For or Trade Away? Bubba Chandler, Corey Seager, Zack Gelof, JJ Bleday, Tanner Scott, Chris Sale, Geraldo Perdomo

Who Should I Trade For? Who Should I Trade Away? Some common Week 8 fantasy baseball trade decisions are regarding players like Bubba Chandler, Corey Seager, Zack Gelof, JJ Bleday, Tanner Scott, Chris Sale, and Geraldo Perdomo. But not to worry, we are here to help make these trade decisions and build winning lineups in […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - River Ryan, Ben Ross, Seaver King

Every season, fantasy managers see high-end prospects earn the call to the majors and make a high impact for fantasy. Last summer, Nick Kurtz stole most of the headlines as he went on to be a league-winner for those who stashed him. In this piece, we will look at two emerging infield prospects and one […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/21/2026)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We have a weak Thursday slate, and the weather isn't looking particularly great either. This is going to be a slate where we have to dig deep and find some sneaky spots for people to go yard today. Zach absolutely crushed it yesterday, hitting dingers on Juan Soto and Ketel Marte. Hopefully, […]

Gage Jump Carries Elite Strikeout Upside Among Stash Candidates

Athletics top pitching prospect Gage Jump remains one of the elite prospects to stash when looking for strikeout upside. Jump joined the Athletics with the 73rd overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, but has already moved up to Triple-A and is just one stop away from the big leagues. In 2025, Jump split his […]

Nick Kurtz Continues Strong Month of May, Drives in Five on Tuesday

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz continued to swing the bat well in May in the team's 14-6 blowout victory over the hosting Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night, going 3-for-5 at the plate with a double, season-high five RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base to boost his season average to .276 and his […]

3 Impressive Fantasy Baseball Breakout Pitchers - Roki Sasaki, Trevor McDonald, Griffin Jax

Finding breakout starting pitchers on the waiver wire can provide your fantasy team with a massive spark. Through the early part of the 2026 season, many starting pitchers have surpassed preseason expectations and have put themselves in "must-start" status, such as Cam Schlittler, Jacob Misiorowski, and Chase Burns. Last week, we took a look at […]

MLB DFS Picks for 5/20/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

Tonight we have a small six-game slate on DraftKings and a nine-game slate on FanDuel. This is a very offense-deprived slate, so finding stacks that we want to target heavily is tough. We also have a wind game in Wrigley and some aces toeing the rubber. The key to tonight's slate will be getting our […]