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Lucas Giolito Signs With Padres, Worth a Waiver-Wire Pickup?
Free-agent right-hander Lucas Giolito is signing with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday on a $3 million prorated deal, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The deal also includes a mutual option for the 2027 season with a decent-sized buyout. The move makes sense for the Padres, who are looking for some […]
Lucas Giolito Close to Signing With Padres?
MassLive.com's Chris Cotillo reports that he has heard from some people in the industry who think that free-agent right-hander Lucas Giolito and the San Diego Padres is "an inevitable marriage that could take shape soon." Giolito has been holding out early in the 2026 season for a deal to his liking, but something could be […]
Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 4 (2026)
The weather is turning, bullpen superstructures are being ripped apart, and starting rotations are happy to add to the chaos! We've got some key injuries, exciting promotions, and new trends to dig into on the bump. Let's explore with the FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series, our weekly updated "Top 101 Starting Pitchers", where my weekly Starting […]
Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 4
April continues to fly by as we are almost a month into the 2026 MLB season. Staying on top of the waiver wire is essential, and below are our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 4 — April 20 through April 26 — to help fantasy managers in daily leagues. This list covers the […]
Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 4)
Welcome to the fourth edition of our Unlikely Aces series in 2026. Starting pitchers have been dealing with injuries, breaking out, and struggling early in the 2026 fantasy baseball season. It's fun to stream starting pitchers and find success. However, sometimes streaming pitchers can destroy the ratios. We should have a process for any waiver […]
Mid-Week Cut Candidates for Fantasy Baseball - Players to Consider Dropping (Week 4)
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to the mid-week edition of our Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball and Week 4 of the 2026 MLB season. With another week of MLB action behind us, managers have seen many high-end players hit the IL, like Edwin Diaz, and players continue their early-season slump. This week, fantasy baseball managers saw […]
Starts and Sits - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 20 - April 26)
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 (April 20 - April 26). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Daulton Varsho, Colson Montgomery, Kazuma Okamoto, Josh Naylor, and more -- and how their matchups […]
13 Closer Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates: Relief Pitcher Targets For Saves (Week 4)
Boy, if y'all thought that closer chaos and bullpen madness had reached an early climax, this past week proved that there is always more crazy in the tank. Allow this column to try to help you keep one foot on the ground as the whirlwind throws us around. Let's make the call to the 'pen […]
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Walker Buehler, Brandon Sproat, Bailey Ober
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 4 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
MLB DFS Picks for 4/22/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings
We have a nine-game Wednesday night slate starting at 6:40 p.m. ET tonight on both sites. We have been red hot in DFS this week, and tonight looks like another opportunity to take a contest down. If you are a premium sub, make sure you get in Discord, as there are a ton of tidbits […]
Kipp Heisterman's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/22/2026)
There is another full MLB slate on tap with several talented arms on the bump this Wednesday, including Tanner Bibee, Max Fried, and Shohei Ohtani, two of whom will be discussed in this article. There are also several lesser-known arms on the mound worth taking a look at. Overall, this slate appears to be pretty […]
Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 4 (Hitters and Pitchers)
The MLB season continues to roll on, with a couple of weeks left in April. The biggest recent injury news is that the Dodgers' star closer Edwin Diaz is now expected to miss around three months due to elbow surgery following the Phillies placing closer Jhoan Duran on the injured list with a left oblique […]
Top 25 Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball - Week 4 (2026)
Welcome back to the Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series as we continue Week 4 of the 2026 MLB season. Even though we're still extremely early in the season, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be stashing injured players. They can make a major impact on your roster down the road. If you […]
Should Fantasy Managers be Concerned With Manny Machado's Slow Start?
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado has gotten off to an uncharacteristically slow start in 2026, going 13-for-70 (.186) with two home runs, two doubles, 10 RBI, 10 runs scored, and a stolen base in 88 plate appearances across his first 21 games of 2026. It's still early, but there are some things that […]
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 […]
Keith Eyster's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/21/2026)
There is another full MLB slate on tap with several talented arms on the bump. The games are headlined by a pair of the best rivalries in the sport, with the Yankees visiting the Red Sox and the Dodgers visiting the Giants. Surprisingly, the only weather concerns come out west in California, with a slight […]
MLB DFS Picks for 4/21/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings
We have an awesome eight-game slate on tap tonight in MLB. I have a game stack I am raving about for tonight's slate and a pitcher in an elite spot at a cheap price point. This is one of my favorite slates of the year. If you have not had a chance to check out […]
MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/21/2026)
It’s Tuesday night, and you know what that means! We’ve got another 15-game slate on our hands, and there are so many opportunities to bet home run props. We’ve got games at some of the best hitting parks in the league, and we are going to take full advantage. This is a funky slate with […]
Fantasy Baseball Trade Value Chart for Week 4 - Trade Rankings, Buys, Sells
Welcome back to our updated fantasy baseball trade value chart for Week 4 of the 2026 MLB season. In this article, you'll find our updated trade rankings, along with several buys and sells for fantasy baseball, including Pete Crow-Armstrong, Andy Pages, Jeff Hoffman, and more. Every week of the MLB season brings new opportunities to […]
Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4 (April 20- April 26)
The season is rolling right along, and we have nearly a full month of games under our belt. The fantasy baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint, but it's important to stay competitive early in the year and at least give your team an opportunity to get hot down the stretch. So sitting on […]
The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who To Consider Dropping for Fantasy Baseball (Week 4)
Welcome back to The Cut List as we head into Week 4 of the 2026 season. For those who are not familiar, this is our weekly article looking at players whom fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worth […]
Nick Mariano's Closer Rankings and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 4)
The Mariano Bullpen conglomerate is pleased to offer you, the dear readers, a one-stop shop article with my rest-of-season closer ranks and waiver wire recommendations! This piece will focus on our updated fantasy baseball closers rankings for Week 4 of 2026, and provide you with a tiered closers rankings table and relievers to add. We'll […]
MLB DFS Picks for 4/20/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings
We have a small eight-game Monday slate, but there are some plays that stand out to me tonight. Tonight’s slate is very upfront for me as there is one pitcher that I think you have to get to and two stacks that are head and shoulders above the rest. I will refer to my model […]
Nick Mariano's Week 4 Waiver Wire Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. If your fantasy baseball experience has been anything like mine thus far, you cannot believe that it's only mid-April. Please join me in taking a deep breath and reminding yourself that it is early, but trends are certainly sharpening up. The elevated league-wide walk […]
Week 4 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable
With another week of MLB action in the books, it's time to hit the waiver wire. We asked several writers from our fantasy baseball staff to share their top waiver wire targets and stash options ahead of Week 4 of the fantasy baseball season. This week, we will spotlight several emerging starting pitchers, including a […]
FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 4 (April 20 - April 26)
Welcome, RotoBallers, to our Week 4 fantasy baseball FAAB waiver wire pickups for April 20th - April 26th. For anyone not familiar, this is a weekly series diving into the best fantasy baseball waiver wire targets each week for leagues that use FAAB (free agent acquisition budget) and our recommended dollar bid amounts for waivers. […]
Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Hitters and Pitchers (Week 4)
We're still only around three weeks into the 2026 major league season, but slow starts and injuries have forced many managers to hit the waiver wire more frequently than they hoped when drafting their teams this spring. But that's baseball for you! The players below are all under 40 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues. Some […]
Updated Start/Sit Chart - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 17 - April 19)
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 final games in Week 3 (April 17 - April 19). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Garrett Mitchell, Salvador Perez, Miguel Vargas, Otto Lopez, and more -- […]
Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 4)
Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 4 of the 2026 MLB regular season. The focus of this article is to highlight players who could be on the verge of a breakout, citing current active hitting streaks along with recent leaders in batting average, isolated power (ISO), stolen bases, and more. […]
Cut Candidates - Fantasy Baseball Rankings for Players to Drop (Week 4)
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to the weekend edition of our Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball for the upcoming Week 4 of the fantasy baseball season. With another week of MLB action behind us, it's time to look to the waiver wire and improve our roster. This week, we saw a top-12 closer hit the injured […]
