Points League Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (March 31 - April 6)

Welcome RotoBallers to our H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters for Week 1 of the 2025 season. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of March 31 - April 6, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo points leagues. We'll be doing this points league roundup […]

Ke'Bryan Hayes Riding Pine To Start Sunday's Game

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes is not in the starting lineup on Sunday for the series finale at loanDepot Park against the Miami Marlins. Jared Triolo will make the start at the hot corner and will bat seventh against Marlins right-hander Max Meyer. Through the first three games of the 2025 season, Hayes, who […]

Joey Bart Out On Sunday Against Marlins

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart will take a seat on Sunday for the series finale against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park. With Bart resting, Endy Rodriguez will do the catching for left-hander Andrew Heaney and will bat sixth against Marlins right-hander Max Meyer. This will be Bart's first day off of the year after […]

Oneil Cruz Getting Sunday Off

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz is not in Sunday's lineup when the Pirates conclude a series against the Miami Marlins. Cruz has started in each of the first three games of the series in center field. Across these games, the 26-year-old has gone 2-for-10 with three runs, two RBI, a long ball, four stolen bases, […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 1 (March 31 - April 6)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 1 of the 2025 season (March 31 - April 6). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. If you are like most players, you will be perennially looking for pitching. Each […]

Oneil Cruz Draws Four Walks, Steals Two Bases In Loss

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz went 0-for-2 on Saturday, but was able to coax four walks in the 5-4 loss to the Marlins in extra innings. The 26-year-old also swiped two bases in the contest, now with four total and at least one in each of the three games so far this season, and he […]

Infield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (1B, 2B, 3B, SS) - March 31 to April 6

Welcome to the 2025 MLB season, RotoBallers, and welcome to the new Infield Waiver Wire Adds series! For your consideration, here are the best infield-eligible fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 1 -- March 31 to April 6. Every Sunday, this article will highlight a handful of infielders who will bolster your lineups as […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (March 31 - April 6)

It's a little too early to dig too deep into the matchup data this week, but we can certainly take a look at which hitters are heading to hitter-friendly parks and have the potential to either keep their hot starts going or bounce back after a rocky opening weekend. Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball waiver-wire […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Updates on Josh Lowe, Gleyber Torres, Gunnar Henderson, Grayson Rodriguez, Jose Ramirez, Trea Turner, more

Welcome, RotoBallers, to my fantasy baseball injury report for March 30, where every week we look back at the major injury developments in the world of baseball and look ahead at what might transpire as a result. Today, we look at recent injuries and updates for Josh Lowe, Gleyber Torres, Gunnar Henderson, Grayson Rodriguez, Jose […]

Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Report for Week 1 (2025)

It feels like "we're so back" has run its course as a thing that people say without other people rolling their eyes, so let's say that definitely wasn't the plan for the start of this article. But baseball season is back and that means fantasy baseball is back and that means RotoBaller's Closers and Saves Report is […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (March 27 - March 30)

Opening Day is here! Welcome back to the party in 2025, as we finally unwrap the first week of the MLB season with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 1 -- Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, March 30. Most are excited to see what their pitchers can do and want to deploy them […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Expert Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks For Today (3/30/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Today, we will look at a jam-packed Sunday slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. There are several games on this slate that we will emphasize that have a high projected run total. The clash between the Blue Jays and Orioles holds the highest O/U of nine runs. This article will provide my […]

Top-5 MLB Pitching Prospects To Stash For Fantasy Baseball Redraft Leagues - Week 1 (2025)

Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 1 of the 2025 MLB season. Even though the regular season is just about to kick off, there is no better time to look ahead to the Week 1 waiver wire and identify high-upside stashes. Last season, we saw several prospect […]

Endy Rodriguez Not In Saturday's Lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher/first baseman Endy Rodriguez is not in the starting lineup on Saturday afternoon against the Miami Marlins. Rodriguez started the first two games of the season at first base. Instead, the Pirates will turn to Jared Triolo to cover first base and will bat seventh. Across his first two games of the season, […]

Andrew McCutchen, Tommy Pham Idle On Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielders Andrew McCutchen and Tommy Pham are not in Saturday's starting lineup. Instead, Bryan Reynolds will serve as the designated hitter, which will open right field for Jack Suwinski. With Pham sitting out, Ji-Hwan Bae will cover left field. Through the first two games of the season, McCutchen has gone 1-for-7 with a […]

3 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlooks - Roman Anthony, Kumar Rocker, Jacob Wilson

Even though the regular season has just begun, it is never too early to begin stashing young prospects. Last season, several top prospects received an early MLB promotion and became must-start players during the remainder of the season, like Paul Skenes. In addition, some prospects even broke camp with the MLB roster and became top […]

David Bednar Nearly Blows Save Opportunity On Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar recorded the save in Friday's 4-3 win over the Marlins, although it wasn't a clean one. In a 4-1 game in the ninth, the 30-year-old walked the first batter he faced, then gave up a two-run home run on the very next pitch before eventually getting the next three batters […]

Oneil Cruz Goes Deep, Swipes A Bag On Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI during their victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday evening. Cruz reached first base for the first time in the fourth inning via a base on balls. He then proceeded to swipe second base and would then advance to third on a […]

Nick Gonzales Going On Injured List With Fractured Ankle

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales (ankle) is going on the 10-day injured list on Friday after suffering a non-displaced left-ankle fracture in the Opening Day loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday, according to manager Derek Shelton. In a corresponding move, the team is recalling infielder Enmanuel Valdez from Triple-A Indianapolis. The 25-year-old Gonzales […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 1 Updates for Gunnar Henderson, Shane McClanahan, Zach Neto, George Kirby, Liam Hendriks, Francisco Alvarez, more

Opening day has just passed us by as teams continue to open their new seasons. All teams have not yet had home openers, and with those openers comes the hope of a great season. Rosters have been named with some young players making it, while others have not. Some injured players are also back, while […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Expert Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks For Today (3/28/25)

'Tis the day after Opening Day and our second chance to build MLB DFS lineups. If you didn't have the White Sox beating the Angels 8-0 or the Orioles scoring twice as many runs as everyone else on your Bingo card, don't fret. We have a long way to go this season and many more […]

Paul Skenes Starts Sophomore Season Strong

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes struck out seven in the first Opening Day start of his career, but he ended up with a no-decision after the Marlins staged a late-inning comeback to walk off as winners by a score of 5-4. Skenes needed 94 pitches to get through 5 1/3 innings but only allowed […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Cam Smith, Kristian Campbell, Spencer Arrighetti, Kris Bubic, Matt Wallner, more

Opening Day has finally arrived. While most fantasy drafts have been completed, it's never too early to scout the waiver wire. Today, we begin with our first of many waiver wire rankings articles this season and provide you with the best pickups with our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 1 (March 27 - […]

Nick Gonzales Homers, Leaves Early With Ankle Injury

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales (ankle) went 1-for-3 with his first home run of the season, a run scored, two RBI and two strikeouts in the team's 5-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Opening Day on Thursday, but he was also removed early due to recurrent left-ankle discomfort. Gonzales went deep for a […]

Jared Jones Officially Placed On 15-Day Injured List

The Pittsburgh Pirates officially placed right-hander Jared Jones (elbow) on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a right-elbow UCL sprain. For now, Jones will attempt to rest and rehab his UCL injury, but it doesn't mean he won't eventually need to go under the knife, which would officially end his 2025 season. In a […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Expert Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks For Today (3/27/24)

Opening Day has finally arrived! This Thursday, 28 of the 30 MLB teams will take to the diamonds and get the "normal" regular season underway after the Tokyo Series got the season started officially for the Cubs and Dodgers. The nine games that start between 4:00 p.m. ET and 4:30 p.m. ET are the DraftKings […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates for 2025 - National League Edition

Believe it or not, fantasy baseball drafts are not over and will continue through Opening Day and into next week. The term "sleeper" is a big buzzword in the fantasy sports world because, in addition to nailing your first few picks, one must take risks on late-round players who have shown signs of upside or […]

Jared Jones Diagnosed With UCL Sprain

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones (elbow) received an official confirmation on his injury on Wednesday. It has been announced that Jones has been diagnosed with a UCL sprain in his right elbow. That means, Jones avoided any ligament damage and won't require surgery. The plan remains for Jones to be shut down from throwing […]

9 Fantasy Baseball Bold Predictions - Jamie Steed's 2025 Picks

Bold predictions can be the key to fantasy seasons. Predicting players who will outperform or underperform expectations by extreme amounts can win leagues. Bold predictions can also be entirely unhelpful, speculative thoughts that are just fun to consider. And the latter is what these are! Sort of. I won't tell you I think Paul Skenes will record 200 […]

10 Fantasy Baseball Bold Predictions - Kevin Luo's 2025 Picks

March is upon us. The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, and we still have immense optimism about the guys on our fantasy baseball teams (unless you drafted Gerrit Cole [elbow]). If you can't believe in a player now, when can you? So... "Say what you want to say, and let the words fall […]