Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Week 5 (2025)

There's no doubt that trading in your league is not easy. Every fantasy manager values their players highly, which leads to many failed trade negotiations. However, at this point in the season, everyone should be trying to upgrade their team via trades.  In this article, we will go through five players fantasy managers should be […]

Paul Skenes Strikes Out Nine In Win Over Dodgers

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes dominated the Dodgers on Friday, throwing six-and-a-third innings of scoreless ball, scattering five hits while walking none and striking out nine on his way to earning the win in the 3-0 victory. That makes three consecutive quality starts for the righty and four quality starts out of six, now […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/26/2025)

This Saturday is stuffed with baseball games. Not only are all 30 teams in action, but a pair of doubleheaders give us a massive total of 17 games on the schedule. In this post, we will focus on four hitters in favorable environments for home runs. Whether that be stadium, weather, matchup, or all of […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (4/26/25)

Once again, we have another light main slate for this wonderful Saturday evening! It is only a five-game slate, and lucky for us, there shouldn't be any weather issues that could impact the slate. We don't have a hefty pitching slate, which should ease up the hitting side of things and get us some of […]

Bailey Falter Good To Go To Start On Sunday Against Dodgers

Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Bailey Falter (back) has been cleared to make his next start on Sunday on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Falter was pulled after four innings in his last start on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels due to back tightness, but the 28-year-old southpaw was able to […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (4/25/25)

It's another loaded Friday full of MLB action with 12 games on both the FanDuel and DraftKings main slates tonight. We have some elite pitching matchups and a game at Coors Field, so you'll likely have to pick whether you want to spend up for pitching or to get those Coors bats. There's some sloppy […]

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Starting Pitchers in 2025 Fantasy Baseball (Week 4)

Welcome back to the Week 4 edition of our Top 10 Starting Pitchers series for fantasy baseball and the 2025 season. It's important to build a strong rotation for your fantasy team, as they can be the consistent workhorses throughout the season that build up wins for you. The more well-rounded your rotation is, the […]

MLB Prospect Debuts: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Rookie Stashes (Week 4)

We're almost a whole month into the 2025 MLB season, and we already have several prospects who have been recalled to make their big league debuts. Rookies can help boost your fantasy baseball teams, so it's important to always monitor the latest MLB prospects. In this article, we'll go through several notable prospects who have […]

H2H Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Fernando Tatis, Francisco Lindor, Kyle Tucker, Max Meyer, Cade Smith, more

The "new" MLB season is flying by, but whether your fantasy baseball team is off to a hot or cold start, there is still time for your situation to change. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated H2H points league fantasy baseball rankings and tiers heading into Week 5 of the 2025 season. Some […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/25/2025)

We have a full slate of games today, as all thirty teams are in action. Today, we will focus on four hitters in favorable environments for home runs. Whether that be stadium, weather, matchup, or all of the above, we have narrowed down our pool to provide our most likely players to home run, with […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Friday 4/25/2025)

Introducing the latest edition to our MLB betting content at RotoBaller, I'm bringing you my best NRFI bets and bonus bets for today's games. If you love a good, quick sweat, then NRFI bets might be for you. I'll target some of the better pitching matchups and least productive offenses early in games when making […]

Javier Rivas Continues Hot Start To High-A Regular Season

Pittsburgh Pirates infield prospect Javier Rivas continued to swing a hot bat during his first extended look at High-A. On Wednesday, Rivas went 2-for-4 with two home runs. Over his last nine contests, Rivas has held an impressive .394/.444/.788 slash line with two doubles and four home runs. Through 16 games this season, the 22-year-old […]

3 Impressive Fantasy Baseball Breakout Pitchers - Landen Roupp, Andrew Heaney, Mitchell Parker

Finding reliable starting pitching can be difficult, whether that's through the draft or during the season, off the waiver wire. But just try to win a fantasy baseball league without good starting pitching - it's nearly impossible. We are a month into the season, so most starters who debuted in March have four starts under […]

Oneil Cruz Keeps Stacking Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop/outfielder Oneil Cruz had both a home run and a stolen base in the Pirates' 3-0 win over the Angels on Wednesday night. His stolen base came in the third inning, and his home run was a solo shot off Jack Kochanowicz in the fifth inning. Cruz is up to six home runs […]

When Is Roman Anthony Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook (Week 4 Update)

The Boston Red Sox's top prospect, Roman Anthony, should make his MLB debut at some point in 2025. The talented outfielder continues to hit the ball well in the minors and is currently ranked as MLB Pipeline's No. 2 overall prospect. Anthony has a career .285 average with 36 home runs, 154 RBI, and 40 stolen […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Nick Kurtz, Caleb Durbin, Austin Hays, Agustin Ramirez, Andrew Abbott, Tommy Kahnle

RotoBallers, we are a month into the MLB season, and it's that time again to scout the waiver wire for players who can boost your fantasy team or replace an injured player. At RotoBaller HQ, we help you prioritize who to pick up with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 4-- April 21 through April […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 5)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 5 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Hopefully, very few of you got the Easton Lucas treatment, where the underlying data looked interesting, but he was rocked in his two-start matchups. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (4/24/25)

Thursday's MLB schedule is spread throughout the day as many teams get ready to head to their next series for the weekend. Four games are in the afternoon and three are in the evening, sandwiched around the finale of the Beltway Series between the Orioles and Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. DraftKings has a four-game […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/24/2025)

We have a small slate of games, with some scheduled for the afternoon today. We will focus on games starting as early as 1:10 p.m. and as late as 10:05 p.m., providing a full day of watching and rooting for dingers. I have gone five for thirteen in the three home runs articles I have […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Stash List: Ready to Make a Splash for Redraft Leagues (Week 5)

Welcome, friends, to the 2025 MLB season, and my weekly article about fantasy baseball prospects to stash heading into Week 5. We finally get to take Nick Kurtz off the list as he finally received his promotion and made his MLB debut on Wednesday. Still, some others from last week loom. This week's article discusses prospects […]

Andrew Heaney Tosses Six Shutout Innings

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Andrew Heaney picked up the win and fired six scoreless innings against the Angels in a 3-0 victory on Wednesday. He struck out nine and only allowed one hit. This was his second straight scoreless outing, and his ERA on the season is now down to 1.72 with 31 strikeouts compared […]

Jared Jones To Undergo MRI This Week

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones (elbow) is scheduled to undergo a follow-up MRI at some point this week. The 23-year-old has been shut down since late in spring training while dealing with a UCL sprain his in elbow. He hasn't thrown a baseball in quite some time, so it's going to take him weeks […]

When Is Bubba Chandler Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook (Week 4 Update)

Another season is underway, and Pittsburgh Pirates fans are again patiently awaiting the arrival of another promising mustachioed right-handed hurler. As Paul Skenes twirls in the big leagues, Bubba Chandler is spinning gems at Triple-A. After a dominant string of seven starts at Triple-A to finish last season, the righty has moved up to the […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Bubba Chandler, Coby Mayo, Jac Caglianone

It's only been a month, but teams are already calling up some of their young talent to help fill holes in their roster. Whether it's to help fill gaps in their starting rotation or lineup, MLB teams are less hesitant than in the past to promote young players early and give them experience at the […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (4/23/25)

We’ve got a juicy slate with all 30 teams in action, but we’re zeroing in on the 8-game main slate on DraftKings (7:00 PM ET) and the 10-game main slate on FanDuel (6:45 PM ET) with today's article. The pitching landscape is loaded with high-upside arms like Freddy Peralta and Logan Webb, but there are […]

MLB DFS Stacking - Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Stacks Today (4/23/2025)

Winning tournament lineups in MLB DFS almost always contain some correlated plays from the same team. In DFS, we refer to loading up on one offense with four (FanDuel) or even five (DraftKings) players from the same lineup as "stacking." To create the winning lineup on any given night, you will have to have some […]

Bryan Reynolds Busy In Tuesday's Victory

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and a walk during their 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday evening. Reynolds would hit three singles in this game. In the ninth inning, Reynolds would conclude his evening with a two-run single, which scored outfielder Tommy Pham and infielder […]

Top 25 Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball - Week 4 (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another installment of the Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series as we head into Week 4 of the 2025 MLB season. Today, we list the top 25 high-profile injured MLB players worth stashing in your leagues, including names like Spencer Strider, Ezequiel Tovar, Sean Manaea, and more. Whether managers had […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/23/2025)

We have a full slate of games, with some scheduled for the afternoon today, but we'll focus on the matchups at night to find our favorite home run props. Remember, with these bets, it's important to only use a smaller portion of your bankroll because of their low probability and inflated lines. The process of […]

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

As we head into the last week of April, the Prospect Promotion Incentive deadline has passed, and the next notable date is the Super-2 threshold, which is expected to be on May 9. That's not to say we won't see prospect promotions happen between now and then, but it might be a couple of weeks […]