MLB DFS Picks for 4/28/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

We have a massive 10-game slate tonight on both sites, and it is an awesome slate to say the least. I have a very clear path to the top arms and stacks, and my goal throughout today's article is to outline it in the best way possible so we can all be green at the […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Starting at Second Base Again on Monday

San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. is making another start at second base and will bat in the two-hole for Monday's series opener at Petco Park against the visiting Chicago Cubs and left-hander Matthew Boyd, according to MLB.com. This will be Tatis' fourth start at second for the Friars this year, bringing him closer […]

Jeremiah Estrada Begins Rehab Assignment

San Diego Padres right-handed reliever Jeremiah Estrada (elbow) started a minor-league rehab assignment with Single-A Lake Elsinore last Friday by throwing a scoreless inning with a strikeout for the Storm, according to MLB.com. Estrada landed on the 15-day injured list on April 10 after feeling "tightness" in his right elbow while playing catch. He was […]

Manny Machado Clubs Two Homers, Starting to Turn Things Around?

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado broke out at the plate in the team's 12-7 loss in Mexico City on Sunday to the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks, going 2-for-5 at the plate with two home runs, five RBI, and a strikeout to raise his season average to .209 and his OPS to .690. Baseballs were […]

MLB DFS Picks for 4/27/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

We have a six-game slate on FanDuel tonight starting at 7:05 p.m. ET, and a seven-game slate on DraftKings starting at 6:40 p.m. ET. Tonight's slate is difficult as we have some offenses in good matchups but tough hitting conditions. In today's article, we will figure out which teams we want to take shots on. […]

Randy Vasquez Shoving for Padres, a Must-Watch Waiver-Wire Arm

San Diego Padres right-hander Randy Vasquez has been dominant through five starts this season, posting a 1.88 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 30 strikeouts across 28 2/3 innings. Vasquez has allowed more than one run only once, showing impressive consistency in his third year with San Diego. The 27-year-old logged a 3.84 ERA in 28 games […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 5 (April 27 - May 3)

Hey, RotoBallers! Welcome back to another two-start pitchers - fantasy baseball waiver wire streamers and starts article for Week 5 of 2026, from April 27 to May 3. Each week of the 2026 fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify starting pitchers in line to make two starts in the upcoming week. […]

Nick Mariano's Week 5 Waiver Wire Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. As May approaches, you may feel like your team's destiny is already written. This writer and website must urge you that even the mightiest of starts can fizzle out, and the nastiest beginnings can shake off the rust and reveal nothing but gold. The […]

Eric Cross' Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Hitters and Pitchers (Week 5)

It's hard to believe the season is already approaching the one-month mark. And while we can still utter the phrase "It's early", look how quickly this first month has flown by. Before we know it, two months will have passed, and we'll be approaching the one-third mark of the season. So don't think there's any […]

RotoBaller Staff Roundtable - Waiver Wire Pickups: Fantasy Baseball Week 5

With another week of MLB action behind us, it's time to look to the waiver wire to improve our fantasy team. Given the numerous players who were placed on the injury list this week, including Edwin Diaz and Francisco Lindor, managers likely have ample open roster spots to find a replacement. This week will highlight […]

Updated Start/Sit Chart - All Hitter Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 24 - 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 final games in Week 4 (April 24 - April 26). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Kazuma Okamoto, Brenton Doyle, Jazz Chisholm Jr, Roman Anthony, and more […]

Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 5 - Redraft Leagues (2026)

We're into the fifth week of the 2026 MLB season. As always, it's important to think about which hitting prospects to stash. Finding a young gem can bring more upside to your fantasy baseball teams. In this column, I choose five different hitting prospects to stash to highlight each week. Some of these hitters could […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/26/2026)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! We have a great slate of baseball on deck for us that should last us all day! I love morning baseball, especially as someone who lives on the West Coast. Waking up to 10 am baseball is great, and it ends up lasting the majority of the day! We also have a […]

Cut Candidates - Fantasy Baseball Rankings for Players to Drop (Week 5)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to the weekend edition of our Cut List Rankings for fantasy baseball for the upcoming Week 5 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 several high-end relievers hit the injured […]

Weekend Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 4

April is coming to a close soon, and we will have a full month in the books of the MLB season. It's a long season, and it's essential to stay on top of the waiver wire to nab that breakout or hidden gem in 2026. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/25/2026)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! We've got another full slate of Saturday baseball, including a game in Mexico City that looks ripe for the long ball. We've got about a full month of baseball under our belts, and the data is starting to look more and more trustworthy. That's hopefully going to translate to us cashing a […]

Nick Mariano's Closer Rankings and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 5)

The bullpen exercise in madness marches on, so let's check in once again with my rest-of-season closer ranks and waiver wire recommendations! This piece aims at our updated fantasy baseball closers rankings for Week 5 of 2026, and supplies you with a tiered closers rankings table and relievers to add. We'll explore the closer waiver […]

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 […]

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 […]

MLB DFS Picks for 4/24/26: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings

Tonight's slate is loaded with a ton of stacks with high projected implied run totals. The weather has no spots that stand out as good-hitting weather, yet there are plenty of options on that side of the ball. Because of that, this slate is going to be won by fading some of the chalkier offenses […]

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 […]

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 Manny Machado, Jo Adell, Munetaka Murakami, and more. Every week of the MLB season brings new opportunities to […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Sal Stewart, Munetaka Murakami, Shota Imanaga, more

The hits keep coming, both good and bad, and that's why we roll out weekly updates to my rest-of-season fantasy baseball top 300 ranks. It's getting harder to stomach the cold starts and deny that the hot streaks will ever end. We know more than we did yesterday, but we're still roughly four miles into […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/23/2026)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! Mr. Thunder Dan himself has been on an absolute heater lately, and hopefully, I can keep the heater going. Yesterday, he hit on Drake Baldwin against a streaky Zack Littell. We have a solid nine-game slate ahead of us. Thursday is normally a day off for a lot of teams, so it's […]

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 […]

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 […]