Points League Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 (May 12 - May 18)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters for Week 7 of the 2025 season. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of May 12 - May 18, looking at players below ~50 percent rostered on ESPN or Yahoo points leagues. We'll be doing this points league […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/12/25)

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! Today we have an eight-game slate featuring some of the game's top pitchers, including Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Michael King of the San Diego Padres. On FanDuel, the two "early" games are included on the main slate but are excluded on DraftKings. This means the high-powered Phillies and the […]

Nick Mariano's Week 7 Waiver Wire Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're hitting the middle of May, which means about one quarter of the season is in the books. How are you setting yourself up for the best chance at winning? Don't let results on paper lull you into a false sense of security if […]

Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Hitters and Pitchers (May 12 - May 18)

Another week of fantasy baseball has flown by, and we're now at the 1/4 mark of the Major League Baseball season. This has been a weird start to the Major League season with many top players struggling along with our usual plethora of injuries. I'm sure most of you reading this are looking for a […]

Jackson Merrill Scratched Due To Illness

San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill (illness) was removed from Sunday's lineup due to an illness. Fantasy managers should keep an eye on his status leading up to their next contest on Monday evening against the Los Angeles Angels. Merrill recently returned from the 10-day injured list earlier this week and has picked up right […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 (May 12 - May 18)

I would be remiss if I didn't start this week's column with a big shout-out to all moms on Mother's Day! Moms love baseball, too, so go give yours a big hug and then take her to a ballgame or even just turn one on to watch for the afternoon. Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 7 (2025)

On this page, you'll read my Week 7 fantasy baseball outfielder waiver wire pickups, which focus on games from May 12 to May 18 of the 2025 MLB season. This week is highlighted by TJ Friedl with an upcoming homestand in a hitter-friendly environment, along with a couple of speedsters in Chandler Simpson and Victor […]

Stephen Kolek Strikes Out Seven In Complete-Game Shutout

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Stephen Kolek twirled a gem on Saturday, tossing a complete-game shutout in his second career start in the majors, picking up the win in a 21-0 blowout victory over the Rockies. The 28-year-old scattered five hits and two walks over nine innings while striking out seven. A week ago, the […]

Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 (2025)

We've got another edition of the Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series for Week 7 as we continue the 2025 season. Today's article examines injured players, including Shane Bieber, Josh Lowe, and Tyler Fitzgerald, among others. With the 2025 fantasy baseball season well underway, there are several injured players out there who have low […]

Two-Start Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 7 (2025)

Hey, RotoBallers! We're back with another two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts article for Week 7 of 2025, from May 12 to May 18. We have another week where several teams have six or seven games on the slate, meaning we get a nice variety of two-start pitchers. Each week of the […]

Points League Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 (May 12 - May 18)

The baseball season is cruising by! Welcome to Week 7 of our weekly column for starting pitchers to target in points leagues. This article examines a handful of pitchers owned in less than 50 percent of leagues (according to Yahoo) who fantasy managers should consider adding to their roster sooner rather than later. Last week, […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/11/2025)

I think there were around 1,000 home runs hit yesterday, and somehow none of them were from the six players I had selected for yesterday. Variance strikes again! It's a good reminder that HR props are not all that easy to hit, but it's certainly not going to stop us from trying! On this page, […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Part 2

Last week, I examined the first month of results from five pitchers who had had great starts to determine whether their success was sustainable. This week, I'm back to analyze five more pitchers who are yielding excellent fantasy stats in an attempt to determine their future values. Is regression coming for these pitchers, and if so, how much? […]

Gavin Sheets Drives In Four In Friday's Win Over Colorado

San Diego Padres first base/outfielder Gavin Sheets went 2-for-4 with two doubles, four RBI, and a run scored in Friday's 13-9 win over the Colorado Rockies. Sheets crushed a three-run double in the top of the fifth inning to give the Padres a 5-0 lead. In his next at-bat, he smacked an RBI double in […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Week 7 (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly trade targets piece. Every Friday, we go through the best players to trade for and trade away for the following week. Players like Dylan Cease, Freddie Freeman, Julio Rodriguez, and Brandon Nimmo have all been featured on the buy-low section of this article over the past few weeks.  In this article, five new players will […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/10/25)

Happy Saturday, RotoBallers! We have a bigger slate on this Saturday evening for once. It is a nine-game slate on both sites for the MLB main slate. We have some heavy hitters on this slate, so let's dive in! We have a few directions we can go on this slate, but per usual, Coors Field […]

Connor Joe Traded To Reds

The San Diego Padres have traded outfielder/first baseman Connor Joe to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. In exchange, the Padres will receive right-hander Andrew Moore and cash considerations. The 32-year-old outfielder was hitless in nine plate appearances before getting traded. Joe doesn't have great career stats, but is someone who could be a contributor off […]

Padres Reinstate Jake Cronenworth From 10-Day Injured List

The San Diego Padres announced on Friday that they reinstated infielder Jake Cronenworth (rib) from the 10-day injured list and optioned outfielder Oscar Gonzalez to Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move. Fantasy managers will want to check back later, but Cronenworth should be back at second base for Friday's series opener against the division-rival […]

Stephen Kolek To Make Another Start On Saturday

San Diego Padres right-hander Stephen Kolek will remain in the team's starting rotation and make another start on Saturday at hitter-friendly Coors Field against the division-rival Colorado Rockies. Kolek will get another starting opportunity for the Friars after he tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings with two walks and four strikeouts for his first win of […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Spencer Steer, Matthew Liberatore, Jordan Lawlar, Coby Mayo, Zebby Matthews

The 2025 MLB season continues to fly by as we are already in the second week of May. Which players should we prioritize to pick up this week? At RotoBaller HQ, we break it all down with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 6-- May 6 through May 11 to help fantasy managers in leagues […]

H2H Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Mookie Betts, Byron Buxton, Cal Raleigh, Emmanuel Clase, Robbie Ray, more

The MLB season never stops, and fantasy baseball managers must proactively set their teams up for late-postseason runs. To help you prepare, below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated H2H points league fantasy baseball rankings and tiers heading into Week 7 of the 2025 season. Use these rankings to identify potential buy or sell […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/9/25)

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! We have an action-packed 12-game MLB DFS main slate this evening to break down. If you are looking for the top pitchers to target, sneaky hitters, and stacks, you have come to the right place. While the ace of the evening, Tarik Skubal, is not on the main slate, we have several […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Friday 5/9/2025)

There's nothing like a full slate of MLB action on a Friday night, and anytime we get a full 15-game slate, I like our chances of finding some NRFI bets with a good chance at chance at cashing at solid odds. On Monday, I featured four games for NRFI bets, and we hit the first […]

Yu Darvish To Face Hitters On Thursday

San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish (elbow) has been throwing bullpen sessions and recently traveled to the team's spring training complex in Arizona, where he's expected to face live hitters for the first time on Thursday. Darvish is working his way back from right-elbow inflammation that has kept him out all season so far, but […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Luis Robert Jr., Zach Neto, Maikel Garcia, Chris Sale, Robbie Ray, more

Welcome back for another week of our updated rest-of-season rankings. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) heading into Week 7. Use these rest-of-season roto league rankings to identify risers and fallers from preseason rankings and identify potential buy and sell candidates […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/8/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! On Thursday, Major League Baseball has nine games on the slate, with a doubleheader scheduled in Colorado between the Tigers and the Rockies. Both FanDuel and DraftKings are set up for a fantasy baseball double-header with a four-game slate that starts at 1:10 p.m. EDT and another four-game slate that starts at […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 6 (2025)

The warmer weather signals the start of our lengthy midseason stretch, where you can either keep attacking or fall into a complacent jog with the pack. You know we aren't easing up around these parts as we unveil the latest FSWA-award-winning Best Baseball Series in the march toward victory. Let's dive into this week's edition […]

Jackson Merrill Homers, Drives In Two

San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill went 2-for-4 with a home run, a run, and two RBI in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees. He's picked up right where he left off after missing a month with a hamstring strain, producing two multi-hit games in his first two games back. He's batting .400 over 12 […]

Dylan Cease Dealing With Forearm Cramp

Updating a previous report, San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt said that the team is hopeful it was just a right-forearm cramp that led to right-hander Dylan Cease's (forearm) early exit from his start on Wednesday night in the Bronx against the New York Yankees. Shildt said the Padres weren't taking any chances with Cease, […]

Dylan Cease Makes Early Exit On Wednesday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease (undisclosed) made an early exit from Wednesday's game against the New York Yankees. Cease was cruising along and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Wednesday's contest. However, Cease gave up a solo home run to Cody Bellinger to break up the no-no. After that, Cease was […]