Ryan Ritter - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: Colorado's Ryan Ritter is one of the hottest hitters in Triple-A this month. The 2022 fourth-round pick has mashed eight home runs with a .359/.419/.846 slash line in the month of May and hit a trio of taters on Sunday. He's now up to 12 […]

Cade Cavalli - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: Remember him? After making his Major League debut back in 2022, Cade Cavalli missed all of 2023 and most of 2024 due to Tommy John surgery, making it back for only eight 1/3 innings late last season. Cavalli had a bit of a delayed start this […]

Roman Anthony - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: The Worcester Red Sox threw outfielder Roman Anthony a mini celebration for his 21st birthday, but I'm sure he was hoping to spend the big 2-1 in Boston. we threw roman anthony a 21st birthday party 🥳 🎈 watch the whole celebration here ⬇️https://t.co/lFUraJrFD3 pic.twitter.com/3coiDaNXzu — […]

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Starting Pitchers in 2025 Fantasy Baseball (Week 9)

Welcome to the Week 9 edition of our Top 10 Starting Pitchers series for the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Starting pitching is incredibly important to having consistent success with your fantasy lineup, making it one of the bigger things for you to focus on as a fantasy manager. With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror […]

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Hitters in 2025 Fantasy Baseball (Week 9)

For the first time this season, a certain player shows up in the top 10 of fantasy baseball hitters, and this player had an abysmal start to the season. This player was so bad to start the year that fantasy managers were wondering about injury, offseason drama, position changes, and any other reasonable excuse to […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Marcelo Mayer, Ben Rice, Ryan Weathers, Matt Shaw, Will Vest, Cade Horton

Next weekend, the calendar flips to June, and we will officially have had two months of the MLB season in the books. At RotoBaller HQ, we do a deep dive of the waiver wire and are back with more fantasy baseball advice. Today, we review our waiver wire rankings for Week 9 of the MLB […]

Jackson Merrill Homers in Win Over Marlins

San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill had a productive night in his team's 8-6 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Merrill went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, two walks, and two runs scored in the win. With the score 7-6 in the eighth inning, the second-year outfielder gave the Padres an insurance run in […]

Top 25 Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball - Week 9 (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another revamped installment of the Injured Players to Stash for Fantasy Baseball series as we head into Week 9 of the 2025 MLB season. Today, we list the top 25 high-profile injured MLB players rostered in less than 65% of leagues worth stashing in your leagues, including names like Dylan Crews, Colton […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Tuesday 5/27/2025)

Tuesdays always deliver with a huge slate of evening games that are ripe for betting purposes, and today is no different as we have 15 games that all start at 6:10 pm EST or later. It is a bit of a challenging NRFI slate as it isn't a very strong group of pitchers today, however, […]

Jac Caglianone - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: The fantasy community was put on Jac Caglianone alert when he got the call to Triple-A last week, Cags was having a monster season at Double-A with nine HRs and a 154 WRC+. He just hit his first Triple-A HR of the season on Thursday, May […]

Manny Machado Hits Another Clutch Homer Monday

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado came through in a key moment in Monday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Marlins. Machado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk, and a strikeout. The 32-year-old launched an eighth-inning Calvin Faucher offering into the left-field seats to tie the game 3-3. Machado has been on […]

Yu Darvish's Rehab Assignment Paused

San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish (elbow) is not ready to come off the injured list to make his 2025 debut in the big leagues after feeling tightness in his right elbow after his last minor-league rehab start with Triple-A El Paso on May 14, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Kevin Acee. The good […]

Luis Arraez Out for Series Opener Versus Marlins

San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arraez is out of the starting lineup for Monday's series opener at Petco Park against his former team, the Miami Marlins. With Arraez resting, Jake Cronenworth will start at first base and bat sixth, with Jose Iglesias starting at second base and batting eighth against Marlins left-hander Ryan Weathers. […]

Jacob Misiorowski - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: While Logan Henderson may have stolen the Milwaukee pitching prospect spotlight over the past month, don't forget about Jacob Misiorowski. Misiorowski is currently viewed as the No. 4-ranked prospect in the system and the No. 72-best in the sport on MLB.com. After posting a modest 21:12 […]

Andrew Painter - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: Philadelphia Phillies starting pitching prospect Andrew Painter is working his way back from Tommy John surgery and recently moved his rehab assignment to Triple-A. In his most recent outing, Painter on May 21 against Buffalo, Painter logged four innings of two-run ball (one earned run). In […]

Carson Whisenhunt - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ team Leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: San Francisco Giants left-handed pitching prospect Carson Whisenhunt is considered the No. 2-ranked prospect in the system on MLB.com. After spending most of his 2024 campaign with Triple-A and holding a modest 5.42 ERA with a 1.61 WHIP, Whisenhunt has shown significant progression this season. […]

Ian Seymour - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: The 26-year-old has hit a bit of a skid at Triple-A but continues to flash high strikeout upside. Over his last three starts, Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Ian Seymour has held a high 5.27 ERA with a 1.83 WHIP. However, across these 13 2/3 innings, the […]

Bubba Chandler - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: Bubba Chandler continues to remain the top pitching prospect to stash. The right-hander has continued dominating Triple-A and proven he is more than prepared for the big leagues. On May 18, the right-hander tossed four 1/3 innings of two-run ball against Triple-A Louisville. He struck out […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (May 26 - June 1)

Welcome back to my weekly Players to Watch for the Week Ahead series for 2025 as we look ahead to the week of May 26 - June 1. In this article, I'll look at players like Lawrence Butler, Brandon Lowe, Yu Darvish, and others. As a reminder of what this article is all about, I like […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9 (May 26 - June 1)

If you are looking for hitters to stream for the week ahead or maybe even some long-term pick-ups, I'm here every Sunday to give you my favorite fantasy baseball targets! Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with favorable matchups who can be considered waiver wire streamers ahead of the […]

Michael King Heading To Injured List

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King (shoulder) has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 22. This comes a day after King was scratched from his start against the Atlanta Braves due to a shoulder issue. King is now being placed on the injured list due to right-shoulder inflammation. This is […]

Marcelo Mayer - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Boston Red Sox promoted top infield prospect Marcelo Mayer to the major leagues on Saturday. Mayer is considered Boston's No. 2 prospect and No. 8-best on MLB Pipeline. The Red Sox did us a solid this week by promoting Mayer on Saturday […]

Alejandro Osuna - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Texas Rangers are promoting their No. 7-ranked prospect in their system, Alejandro Osuna, to the major leagues. During Saturday's contest against the Chicago White Sox, Joc Pederson (hand) suffered a broken right hand, which opened a spot on the major league roster for […]

Nick Mariano's Week 9 Waiver Wire Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. And June is around the corner, just like that! Be sure your summertime fantasy agenda isn't filled with regrets by stuffing your cooler filled with waiver heroes to keep you cool, calm, and collected as we surge up the standings. We've got shiny rookies […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 9 (May 26 - June 1)

With Week 8 over, it is time to look ahead to Week 9 and place our FAAB bids. This week, we will highlight several elite speed options in the infield. If you faded speed in your draft, this is your week to get some much-needed production in that category. On the pitching side, we will […]

Outfield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9 (2025)

On this page, you'll read my Week 9 fantasy baseball outfielder waiver wire pickups, which focus on games from May 26 to June 1 of the 2025 MLB season. This week is highlighted by players from the only two teams with seven-game schedules: the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays. The players featured in […]

Infield Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9 (1B, 2B, 3B, SS) - May 26 to June 1

Hello again, RotoBallers, and happy Memorial Day. Welcome back to another edition of the Infield Waiver Wire Adds series. For those finding their way here for the first time, this weekly column focuses on a handful of infield-eligible players who can help bolster your roster for the week ahead and possibly longer. Since the Indy […]

Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Hitters and Pitchers (May 26 - June 1)

In the blink of an eye, we're already near the end of the second month. The fantasy season is 1/3 over for those of you in roto leagues and more than 1/3 over if you're in a head-to-head league. Don't wait too long to make the necessary moves in your leagues, or you'll dig yourself […]

Points League Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9 (May 26 - June 1)

Happy Memorial Weekend, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 9 of our weekly column, where I discuss starting pitchers you should target that are owned in less than 50 percent of leagues, according to Yahoo. If you want to look at previous' weeks' recommendations, bookmark this page to review our experts' MLB streamer recommendations to help you […]

Fantasy Baseball Week 9 Injury Report - Updates on Alex Bregman, Cole Ragans, Yordan Alvarez, Mike Trout, Byron Buxton, Shohei Ohtani, more

Welcome, RotoBallers, to my fantasy baseball injury report for May 25. Every week, we look back at the major injury developments in baseball and look ahead at what might transpire. Today, we examine recent injuries and updates for Shohei Ohtani, Alex Bregman, Cole Ragans, Yordan Alvarez, and more Injuries are an unfortunate part of the game, but […]