Athletics right-hander Elvis Alvarado was charged with the loss after allowing a solo home run in the ninth inning of Tuesday's 6-5 defeat to the Pirates. Alvarado had been pitching much better after a rough start to the season, posting a 1.42 ERA in June before this setback. His season numbers now sit at a […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another week of breakout pitchers. Each week of the fantasy baseball season, we dive into five pitchers on the verge of breaking out and determine whether these potential breakout pitchers should be added or left on waivers. Last week, we analyzed pitchers like Walbert Urena, Gage Jump, Troy Melton, and Brandon […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Major League Baseball has another busy midweek schedule lined up for Wednesday, with seven games in the afternoon and another seven under the lights. The Twins and Rangers get a rare Wednesday off day in the middle of their series, but the other 28  teams in Major League Baseball will be in... […]

Major League Baseball continues to be a league of tiers. The upper echelon teams are undoubtedly at the top of the league, while the bottom feeders are just looking for development from their younger guys. The middle tier, though? It's absolute chaos. Nine teams in each league have realistic shots in the wild card race, […]

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. Nick Mariano has updated his […]

Stashing prospects ahead of their promotion can provide managers with a potential elite asset. Just this week, managers have seen recently promoted outfield prospect Cole Carrigg continue his early-career breakout, making him my prime waiver-wire target. Below, we will check in on three of the top prospects at the Triple-A level and determine if managers […]

Another Wednesday is upon us, RotoBallers, and you know the drill - another mid-week edition of Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for fantasy baseball is here. Whether your league allows for daily adds or you just want to start window shopping for this weekend’s waiver run, I’ve got another batch of hitters and pitchers to help […]

Through the opening months of the 2026 season, fantasy managers have needed their improvement in the prospects ahead of their debuts, given the recent breakouts of Gage Jump and Cole Carrigg. In this piece, we will spotlight seven prospects who are making a strong case to debut in the coming weeks and are emerging as […]

It's already halfway through Week 12 as we get closer to the MLB All-Star break. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire advice and return with more waiver wire advice. Today, we review our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 12— June 15 through June 21 to help fantasy managers in […]

Finding a potential saves source before they earn the ninth-inning or later can not only save managers much of their FAAB budget, but also provide them with a potential mut-start fantasy option. Below, we will look at seven relievers who have begun to see their fantasy upside increase over the past week. Should fantasy managers […]

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 […]

Athletics infielder/outfielder Zack Gelof is forcing his way back onto fantasy rosters with a strong multi-category surge. The 26-year-old is batting .275 with nine home runs, 26 RBI, 32 runs, seven stolen bases, and a .798 OPS over 189 at-bats. Gelof has been even better during his current hot stretch, hitting .322 with three homers, […]

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz is as hot as they come right now. In the A's 11-2 blowout win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night, Kurtz went 3-for-4 at the plate with two home runs, five RBI, and a walk to raise his season average to .293 and his OPS to 1.006. Both […]

We've got a typical loaded Tuesday evening in the MLB streets tonight, with all 30 teams in action. The Marlins and Phillies get things started at 6:40 pm ET, with the Rays and Dodgers capping off the night at 10:10 pm. I'll offer up a few of my top picks here today, but you'll need... […]

We enter the middle of June this week, and the perpetual search for closers and relief pitchers who can help your rosters continues unabated. If you need saves, ratio helps, or strikeouts, these pitchers here could help you in those crucial categories. One thing we need to point out is that none of these guys […]

Week 12 has officially arrived, and we are a few weeks away from the MLB All-Star break. Injuries continue to pile up as Guardians starting third baseman Jose Ramirez is heading to the injured list with a left hamate bone fracture. At RotoBaller HQ, are back with waiver advice to find injury replacements, stashes, or […]

After a relatively uneventful week for prospect promotions, we saw a handful of notable promotions. We saw Braden Montgomery and Cole Carrigg get the call early in the week, along with Blaze Jordan and Cooper Pratt later in the week. That wasn't all, either. In a couple of Arizona moves, Jordan Lawlar has returned to […]

We have a massive 12-game slate on both sites tonight. You know it's summer when we have multiple spots with elite hitting conditions. With that being said, it is a tough slate for pitching, so we need to start our lineups there to secure as many points as we can tonight. If you have not... […]

This past week, fantasy managers watched Cole Carrigg and Braden Montgomery join fellow top prospects in the majors leauges who have made a high impact in their first taste of MLB action, such as Gage Jump and Sam Antonacci. Below, we will look at three prospects who have flashed high upside at the Triple-A level […]

Athletics rookie left-hander Gage Jump, who is considered the team's No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline, has more than held his own in his first four major-league starts. The 23-year-old former second-round pick in 2024 out of Louisiana State University has gone 2-1 with a 3.09 ERA (2.51 FIP) and 1.11 WHIP with 19 strikeouts […]

GO KNICKS!!!! Sorry, but I had to get that off my chest here since I'm not writing any NBA articles at the present time. I'm a happy camper this morning, and it also helps that I followed Kevin's Matt Chapman longshot HR prop yesterday (I hope you did too, since it hit at +830). Today,... […]

Mondays are usually slower in MLB, but today, we have only two-thirds of the teams in action. There aren't too many aces on the bump either, with Chase Burns being the only real notable one going tonight. Sorry, Zack Wheeler, you're not the ace in Philly anymore, and I can't really refer to Shota Imanaga... […]

We have a large Monday night slate on tap tonight. There are plenty of options tonight to go around, including two games with elite hitting weather. We have plenty of arms in good spots tonight as well. Let's find a way to stay hot tonight at RotoBaller. If you have not had a chance to... […]

The weather is starting to heat up as we hit the middle of June, and so are some bats that are widely available in fantasy baseball leagues. With over a third of the baseball season in the books, we have young players emerging, veterans getting new life on different teams, and a whole bunch of […]

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 12 of the 2026 season (June 15 - June 21). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 40 percent (new parameter for us) of Yahoo leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another Staff roundtable ahead of Week 12 of the fantasy season. Below, you will see some of our top wiaver wire picks for the week, including suggestions from Nick Mariano, Andy Smith, Eric Cross, and Frank Ammirante. This week, we will look at two recently promoted outfield prospects and some emerging starting […]

Targeting prospects with high upside ahead of their promotion can provide managers not only a potential lottery ticket but also save them an ample amount of their FAAB budget. Below, we will spotlight three prospects who are showcasing high-end potential in the upper minor leagues and approaching "must-stash" territory. Should fantasy managers stash these high-end […]

Every season, fantasy managers watch high-impact prospects earn the call to the majors and quickly establish themselves as top fantasy assets. So far, players like Payton Tolle, A.J. Ewing, and Konnor Griffin have fit this bill in the 2026 season. In this piece, we will spotlight three prospects, including one who is set to join […]

Athletics right-hander Elvis Alvarado struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to earn the save in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Rockies. He has now converted saves in each of his last two outings and has pitched 5⅓ scoreless innings since returning to the big-league roster on June 5. Alvarado has put himself firmly […]

Hello RotoBallers! Welcome back to another edition of our 7 Must-Adds ahead of Week 12 of the fantasy baseball season. Every week, we spotlight seven players (all under 40% rostered on Yahoo) and even name a few players who are geared for deep leagues who are worth viewing as targets on the waiver wire. This week, […]