MLB Power Rankings: Where Do All 30 Teams Stand In Early May? (2026)

May baseball is when things start to get really real. You either start to worry about your slow start (looking at you, Mets fans and Astros fans) or you get very excited about your early-season excellence (Cubs fans, that's you). It's one of the more exciting months of baseball, especially because this is when offenses […]

Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups: Mid-Week Fantasy Baseball Adds for Week 7

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the mid-week edition of Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 of fantasy baseball. For those of you in leagues that allow daily adds, this column will put some players on your radar in time to utilize this weekend. Already this season, there has been a spate of prospect promotions. […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 7

It's already the middle of Week 7 as the 2026 MLB season continues to zoom by. At RotoBaller HQ, we return with another edition of our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 7 — May 11 through May  17— to help fantasy managers navigate the waiver wire in daily leagues. This list covers the […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 7 (2026)

Welcome back to the weekly starting pitcher party that seemingly never ends. We've got about three-quarters of the season yet to be written, which gives rest-of-season ranks a sizeable amount of potential! Let's rip open the latest edition of the FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series, our weekly updated "Top 101 Starting Pitchers", where my weekly Starting […]

Mid-Week Cut Candidates for Fantasy Baseball - Players to Consider Dropping (Week 7)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to the mid-week edition of our Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball and Week 7 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 the Giants send […]

11 Closer Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates: Relief Pitcher Targets For Saves (Week 7)

As we enter the middle of May, it can be easy to feel like the baseball season has "settled," especially compared to the early weeks of pure chaos. We've dealt with some key injuries, but also received hurt arms back from the IL. Rest assured, there are still plenty of undervalued and sneaky arms to […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 7

What a few weeks it's been for prospect promotions. In the last week alone, we had four big prospect promotions in Bryce Eldridge, Robby Snelling, Spencer Jones, and Ryan Waldschmidt, all of whom carry varying levels of intrigue for fantasy leagues. With them all up, the top of the stash rankings looks a bit different […]

Starts and Sits - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 11 - May 17)

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 (May 11 - May 17). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Zack Gelof, JJ Bleday, Brandon Marsh, Mickey Moniak, and more -- and how their […]

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Closers in 2026 Fantasy Baseball

Let's not sugarcoat it, the 2026 season has been a bloodbath for closers! Many of the players you thought would be racking up saves for your fantasy team are already injured or have been demoted due to poor performance. At the same time, the void left behind by those failed closers is being filled by […]

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 […]

Top 25 Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7 (2026)

Welcome to our Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series, as we move past Week 7 of the 2026 MLB season. No matter what time it is, it's always a good idea to look for players to stash to help your rosters, as long as you have room. You don't want to be wasting roster spots. […]

MLB Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Wednesday, 5/13/26)

It's another action-packed slate of MLB games on the docket today, with some great pitching matchups, a few elite spots for bats, and quite a few strikeout prop targets as well! I have a little bit of everything for you today! If you're reading this, I'll assume you also bet on baseball regularly. Today's picks […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Braden Montgomery, Jonah Tong, Jimmy Crooks

Targeting high-end prospects ahead of their MLB debuts is a great way to add upside to your fantasy baseball roster. Those who stashed Payton Tolle, Robby Snelling, and Ryan Waldschimdt ahead of their promotion, not only saved some FAAB but also potentially acquired a high-impact lottery ticket. In this piece, we will spotlight two of the top […]

Gregory Soto Earns Fourth Save, Set as Pittsburgh's Primary Closer?

Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Gregory Soto picked up his fourth save of the season on Tuesday in his team's 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. Soto allowed two hits and an earned run, but managed to shut the door on the Rockies in the ninth. The 31-year-old is off to an excellent start to the 2026 […]

Paul Skenes Strikes Out 10 on Tuesday, ERA Drops Under 2.00

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes made easy work of the visiting Colorado Rockies at PNC Park on Tuesday night for his sixth win of the season. Skenes threw eight shutout innings and only allowed two hits, walking none and striking out 10 to drop his ERA on the season to 1.98. Since his uncharacteristic outlier […]

Jared Jones Goes Four Innings in Third Rehab Start on Tuesday

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones (elbow) looked impressive in his third minor-league rehab start on Tuesday with Double-A Altoona, tossing four scoreless innings with three hits allowed, no walks, and four strikeouts. The 24-year-old former second-round pick in 2020 hasn't shown a dip in velocity during his three rehab starts after having surgery on his […]

Paul Skenes Rides Momentum Into Start vs. Rockies

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes has found his stride on the mound once again. After an anomalous Opening Day performance in which he was pulled during the first inning, Skenes has bounced back and lowered his FIP to 2.81. Through eight starts, he is 5-2 with 9.86 K/9 and 1.50 BB/9. His blend of […]

Bubba Chandler's Lack of Control Making him Hard to Trust

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler has plenty of long-term upside, but so far in his first full season in the big leagues, he has struggled to control the baseball, allowing a league-high 27 free passes in his 39 innings over his first eight starts in 2026. Chandler has gone 1-4 in the early going with […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 7 (Hitters and Pitchers)

Happy Mother's Day to all the great moms out there! We are entering Week 7 of the MLB, and there is still plenty of baseball to be played. Injuries continue to pile up as Bryce Harper exited early with a migraine, and the Twins placed right-hander Taj Bradley on the IL with right pectoral inflammation. […]

Keith Eyster's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/12/2026)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller's MLB Strikeout Props! All 30 teams are in action this evening, and we even have a couple of big-name aces like Paul Skenes and Zack Wheeler on the bump. I'll offer up a few of my top picks here today, but you'll need to grab a premium pass […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/12/2026)

We have a full 15-game slate tonight, but the early window is where most of the value will be. The reason is that we have some of the worst pitchers in the game, such as Miles Mikolas and Michael Lorenzen, pitching in this time slot. There is also a game at the Great American Ballpark, […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Colt Emerson, Kade Anderson, Joshua Baez

Through the early opening of the campaign, we have seen several high-impact prospects earn the call to the majors and make an impact, including Payton Tolle of the Red Sox and Noah Schultz of the White Sox. Below, we will spotlight three prospects who are quickly approaching their MLB debuts, including one pitcher who is […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Charlie Condon, Thomas White, Hagen Smith

Stashing high-upside prospects ahead of their MLB debuts and providing you with a potential league-winning player. Last season, those who showed stahsed Nick Kurtz ahead of his MLB debut acquired a top-10 hitter at a very low FAAB cost. Below, we will look at three high-upside prospects to stash, including potentially the No. 1 hitter […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 7 (May 11 - May 17)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 7 of the 2026 season (May 11 - May 17). 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 […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 (May 11 - May 17)

It's a special Mother's Day edition of my weekly waiver wire bats, and a big shout-out to all the moms out there that keep the world (and baseball) going strong. MLB has a great Mother's Day tradition going with players honoring their moms, and I'd like to tell mine (if she ends up reading this) […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 7 (May 11 - May 17)

Hey, RotoBallers! Welcome back to another two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts article for Week 7 of 2026, from May 11 - May 17. Each week of the 2026 fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify starting pitchers in line to make two starts in the upcoming week. […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Risers - Rookies to Stash and Top Performers for Week 7

Welcome to the week 7 edition of the top prospect performers. In this weekly piece, we'll break down three standout prospects who are dominating in the minor leagues. While some may be further away from the majors than others, they're all bound for fantasy relevance at some point. Whether they warrant an immediate add or […]

MLB DFS Picks for 5/11/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

We have a small six-game slate on tap for us this Monday night, but there is still money to be made, and these smaller slates are where we tend to shine here at RotoBaller. FanDuel has decided not to include the two earlier games, so tonight's article will focus on DraftKings. There aren't a lot […]

Seth Hernandez Promoted to High-A Greensboro After Dominant Start in Single-A

The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted right-hander Seth Hernandez to High-A Greensboro after a dominant six-start run in the Single-A Florida State League. Hernandez, the No. 19 prospect in baseball and the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, logged 28 innings and allowed just three earned runs while piling up 50 strikeouts. The […]

RotoBaller Staff Roundtable - Waiver Wire Pickups: Fantasy Baseball Week 7

With another week of MLB action behind us, it's time to head to the waiver wire and bolster our fantasy baseball teams. This week will highlight several top prospects who recently earned the call to the majors, including a high-end power bat in the Yankees system and one of the top pitching prospects in the […]