Across 33 1/3 innings (34 games) in 2026, Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Gregory Soto has recorded a 4-1 record with a 3.24 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 39 strikeouts, and 11 saves. The 31-year-old has run into some difficulties in June after a dominant start to the season, allowing six earned runs across 5 2/3 innings (seven appearances) […]

Hey RotoBallers, the weekend is here, and the All-Star break is quickly approaching. We are back with another waiver wire column and return with our weekend fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 13 -- June 22  through June 28. We prioritize which hitters and pitchers to add off the waiver wire for leagues that allow […]

What better way to look toward the second half of the year than with another installment of my rest-of-season closer ranks and waiver wire recommendations? This piece supplies my updated fantasy baseball closers rankings for Week 14 of 2026 to give you tiered closers ranks and several key relievers to add across all league types. […]

With another month of MiLB action in the books, it's time to update our top-20 prospect rankings. As we did in May, I will give my top-20 prospect ranking for dynasty fantasy baseball (all non-debuted) ahead of July. This month, we saw a former first overall pick begin to showcase his elite raw talent, and […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another edition of our Bargain Basement Hitters for Week 13 of the fantasy baseball season. As always, we will spotlight some surging hitters who are widely available across all Yahoo leagues. This week, we will look at a middle infielder who has flashed five-category potential and two veteran hitters in Minnesota who […]

Stashing high-end prospects ahead of a call-up could provide managers with a high-impact lottery ticket. So far, players like Gage Jump and Payton Tolle have provided great value at the starting pitcher position for those who got ahead of their league mates and targeted them before earning a promotion. In this piece, we will spotlight […]

Finding high-impact receivers who will not only provide saves but also produce elite ratios can be the difference between you winning or falling short in your fantasy baseball league. In this piece, we will look at six relief pitchers who have seen their fantasy value increase over the last week of action and determine if […]

We enter the final Saturday of June with a full 15-game slate, which features some solid strikeout pitchers, including Gerrit Cole versus the Red Sox, Dylan Cease versus the Rangers, Chase Burns versus the Pirates, and several others. Overall, this slate looks quite juicy if I do say so myself. If you want to see... […]

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 […]

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn has been a solid part of the middle of the batting order for the Pirates and has been able to contribute solid power numbers and run production. He has 11 RBI over his last 11 games, going 15-for-48 (.313) with five doubles, a home run, and a .342 wOBA. […]

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin (forearm) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday ahead of his team's weekend set against the Cincinnati Reds. Griffin has been sidelined since late May due to a flexor strain in his throwing arm. Across 208 plate appearances before the injury, the 20-year-old hit .270/.327/.402 with […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our updated Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball in Week 13 of the 2026 MLB season. In this weekly column, we will take a look at some of the most dropped players across Yahoo leagues and determine if it's time to let go or continue to hold. This week, we will […]

Hello again, RotoBallers, and happy Wednesday. Now that we are halfway to the weekend, it is time for another mid-week edition of Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13 of the fantasy baseball season. This week, we have a couple of players who can help in the infield and outfield, a first baseman licking his […]

We have a massive 13-game Friday night MLB DFS slate on our hands. I love tonight's slate because there are no obvious stakes or arms to click tonight. There will be plenty of options to go around tonight, so it is a slate where we want to make sure we pay attention to ownership and... […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Happy Friday! Major League Baseball is ready to start the weekend off right with all 30 teams in action under the lights. This weekend features multiple divisional matchups between familiar foes, along with some unique matchups as well. Seven of the 15 games on the board feature divisional foes, with the Nationals... […]

We roll into the final weekend of June with a full Friday night MLB slate as every team is in action. There are plenty of stud pitchers on the mound tonight, with Jacob Misiorowski, Paul Skenes, and Zack Wheeler leading the way. But we also have a really good crop of rising stars on the... […]

Over the past month, managers have seen the importance of stashing prospects in real time as players like Gage Jump and Cole Carrigg have flashed high-end fantasy upside in their first taste of the major leagues. Below, we will look at two of the top hitting prospects at the Triple-A level and an emerging pitching prospect who has begun to […]

The keystone (or second base) has been occupied by some of the most elite defenders in the game's history. Below, we will look to name every MLB team's greatest second baseman of all time. Read ahead as we highlight the greatest second baseman of all time for all 30 MLB teams. Let's dive in!Featured Promo: […]

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones (elbow) is listed as the team's scheduled starter for Saturday's game versus the division-rival Cincinnati Reds, according to Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Jones took a line drive off his right elbow in his last outing on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies and was pulled early, but thankfully, tests […]

Pittsburgh Pirates infield prospect Jack Brannigan has a locker room in the team's major-league clubhouse and is expected to be recalled from Double-A Altoona on Thursday, according to Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Brannigan will get his first major-league call-up after hitting .231/.347/.517 with an .864 OPS, 11 home runs, 21 RBI, 25 runs […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates will place first baseman Spencer Horwitz (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list on Thursday with a left-hamstring injury that he suffered in Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners, according to Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. With time running out before the mid-July All-Star break, Horwitz might not be back in the […]

Welcome back to our updated fantasy baseball trade value chart for Week 13 of the 2026 MLB season. In this article, you'll find our updated trade rankings with several top buy-low and sell-high options, including Zack Gelof, Edwin Diaz, Logan Henderson, and more. Every week of the MLB season brings new opportunities to buy-low or […]

Well, it was a slow week for prospect promotions last week, with only a handful of smaller promotions happening since the Cooper Pratt promotion a little over a week ago. It still feels like several big names are on the cusp of their Major League debuts, though, so there are still plenty of notable names […]

Welcome back to our weekly starting pitcher rankings for Week 13, where we rank the top starting pitchers in fantasy 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. These […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are back in action, and we have 18 teams in play for us on this Thursday. We have an early start to the day for us on the West Coast, as the Royals and Rays start us off at 9:10 am PST. We cap the night off with a solid matchup... […]

As we creep ever closer to the All-Star break, both the MLB season and fantasy season are heating up. A lot of early-season finds have already proven whether or not they're for real, but there's always another diamond in the rough waiting there to be snagged off the waiver wire. So let's bring you another […]

We are halfway through Week 13 of the fantasy baseball season, and the All-Star break is quickly approaching. 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 13— June 22 through June 28 to help […]

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz (hamstring) was forced to exit early from his team's game against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday due to left hamstring discomfort. Horwitz was 0-1 with a walk in two trips to the plate before being removed from the game. The 28-year-old has been one of Pittsburgh's key pieces on […]

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Braxton Ashcraft had his third straight strong start on Wednesday night in an 11-1 blowout win at PNC Park against the Seattle Mariners. Ashcraft allowed just one earned run on five hits while walking none and striking out 10 in six innings of work for his seventh victory of the 2026 season. […]

Finding high-end prospects on the waiver wire ahead of their call-up can not only save managers part of their FAAB budgets but also give them a potential high-impact asset. In this piece, we will look at seven prospects who could be on the verge of joining their respective MLB rosters in the near future. Should […]