Cole Young Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook - Waiver Wire Pickup and Stash?

Seattle Mariners middle infielder prospect Cole Young is now due up in a series in which I examine the evolution of the pro offensive fundamentals of 2022 MLB Draft signees from the high school class. Young was touted out of the Pittsburgh prep ranks as a very polished player featuring a broad mix of above-average […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Risers - Rookies to Stash and Top Performers for Week 10 (2025)

Welcome RotoBallers to my fantasy baseball prospect risers and top performers series for Week 10 of the 2025 season. In this edition, we will take a look at a Colorado shortstop who has enjoyed an incredible power surge. In addition, we will take a look at a budding ace in Philadelphia who has picked up […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Analysis: Buyer Beware for Week 10? (2025)

Welcome back to another installment in our weekly Buyer Beware waiver wire series. Incredibly, it’s week 10 already. There’s an old saying about aging and time: the days are long but the years are short. That’s how this baseball season feels for yours truly. This week, we examine two prospects who were recently promoted to […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Part 5

We are back for another deep dive into the results and arsenals of five more pitchers this week. I didn't think we'd make it to a fifth edition of this piece, but you all keep reading it and requesting further investigation of other pitchers. This week, we shift gears and look at five very lightly-rostered […]

Marcelo Mayer, Denzel Clarke, Robert Hassell III - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Risers, Fallers

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Rookie Report for Week 10 of the 2025 season — your go-to source for tracking the rise of MLB’s most promising young talent. In this issue, we’re spotlighting three players who’ve either recently broken into the big leagues or are still carrying rookie status as the 2025 season […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 10)

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 10 of the 2025 MLB 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 and isolated power (ISO). You will also find […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Week 10 (2025)

It has been a long couple of weeks for fantasy managers. It feels like the waiver wire continues to get thinner, and more star players are finding themselves on the injured list. Players like Logan Gilbert, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Yordan Alvarez, and Mike Trout are all currently dealing with different injuries.  That means it […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Saturday 5/31/2025)

It's a gorgeous day for baseball with very few spots across the league where weather might impede play today. I love a good Saturday slate with a lot of late-afternoon action and plenty of games in the evening, too. We are back today hunting for NRFIs, and I think I have found five spots to […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/31/2025)

Saturday is another full day of MLB action with all 30 teams on the schedule. Most of the action will take place in the late afternoon with a big wave of nine games starting just after 4:00 p.m. ET and four more finishing off the day under the lights. A quick reminder before we dive […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/31/25)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! We have a solid nine-game slate, and the weather is looking solid in all the games. The Phillies game and the Mets game have a small chance of seeing some rain, but in the end, we should be okay. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and […]

5 Undervalued Hitters and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds (Week 9) - Players Who Are Underowned

As we head into Week 9 of the fantasy baseball season, several underowned hitters offer sneaky value on the waiver wire. Gabriel Moreno brings solid contact and growing power behind the plate, while Connor Norby and Kody Clemens offer versatility and emerging bats. Brett Baty is showing signs of life at third base, and Carlos […]

6 Young Fantasy Baseball Breakout Catchers - Are There Too Many Good Catchers For Fantasy?

For years in fantasy baseball, it has been quite a struggle to fill your catcher position, especially in deep leagues and two-catcher formats. This has led to top catchers being drafted at high premiums in redraft leagues, as the replacement level at the position seemed so low. This season, we have suddenly had a massive […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Brandon Lowe, Lawrence Butler, Isaac Paredes, Carlos Rodon, more

The fantasy baseball season rolls forward to Week 10, so it's time for another look at Nick Mariano's updated 2025 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues). Use these rest-of-season roto league rankings to identify risers and fallers from preseason rankings and identify potential buy and sell candidates moving forward. This […]

Swing Path and Attack Angle Research - Notable Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers

About a month ago, we heard much about torpedo bats, particularly bat speed and bat tracking, as a hot topic. I researched the bat tracking data, finding that some of it can be noisy, although it's helpful to identify what matters. Mike Petriello of MLB.com covered the new swing path and attack angle metrics available, sparking […]

Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 10 - Redraft Leagues (2025)

A top Red Sox prospect got the call to the majors! Marcelo Mayer was the biggest hitting prospect call-up this past week. There are still quite a few prospects close to the majors that should make a fantasy impact in the near future. Let's take a look at a few top prospects to stash for […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Hitters Delivering Elite Results: Part 3

It's now a trilogy. Our deep dive into hitters to see who's real and who isn't is on its third edition. The expected stats have gotten us here, all praise be to them! Seriously, they're so helpful. At Week 9, there's still a lot of minutia to wade through. Buying into the hype early can […]

Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups, Buys: Week 9 - Hot Pitchers To Sustain Success In 2025?

As we approach the end of the second month of the fantasy baseball season, we have seen several under-the-radar starting pitchers provide elite fantasy value. Currently, both Hunter Brown and Nathan Eovaldi, who were taken outside of the top 100 picks, have been the fourth- and sixth-most-valuable pitchers in standard 5x5 leagues, respectively. In this […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Stash List: Ready to Make a Splash for Redraft Leagues (Week 9)

Welcome, friends, to the 2025 MLB season, and my weekly article about fantasy baseball prospects to stash heading into Week 9. Who are the top prospects you need to know for redraft leagues? I have you covered with names like Ryan Ritter, Jacob Misiorowski, Jac Caglianone, and more! Winning in a fantasy baseball redraft league requires […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 9)

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 9 of the 2025 MLB season. I don't know anyone who has not been impacted by player injuries this year. Now, we are also dealing with ineffective players; those guys we drafted who may not be coming through for us. […]

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

In fantasy baseball, there's no way to be competitive in saves without having a solid closer (or two) on your roster. Years ago, almost every major league team had a closer they leaned on in the ninth inning for most of the season. But today we are seeing more closer-by-committee approaches than ever before, and […]

H2H Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Jarren Duran, Junior Caminero, Camilo Doval, Daniel Palencia, more

We're already onto the 10th week of the 2025 fantasy baseball season, and your team should be showing itself as a pretender or contender. Either way, you should be looking to make moves to set yourself up for future success. To help you prepare, below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated H2H points league […]

3 Impressive Fantasy Baseball Breakout Pitchers - Jameson Taillon, Tomoyuki Sugano, and Ryan Weathers

Almost every fantasy baseball team in the world is looking for starting pitching help at this point in the season. Even if the need isn't urgent at this point, one key injury or slip-up can quickly send fantasy managers browsing the waiver wire in search of solutions. As the season goes on, though, plenty of […]

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Friday 5/30/2025)

We've got a full slate with 15 games on Friday, so there are plenty of spots to choose from to bring you my best NRFI bets today and bonus bets. The goal is to go 4-0 on our NRFI picks, which range from +100 to -115 odds. There are a few intriguing spots for scoreless […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (5/30/25)

Tonight's main slate looks to be relatively rain-free, with only the White Sox-Orioles matchup at Camden Yards being the one spot we need to monitor. There's some light rain expected in Cleveland that could bring a delay, but the rest of the 13-game slate looks dry. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/30/2025)

We have a jam-packed slate of MLB games on tap today. I will do my best to find some winners for us on a day when we have so many options to choose from. Friday slates can be tough for this reason, as truncated slates tend to be a bit easier to hone in on. […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Marcelo Mayer, Daniel Palencia, Bubba Chandler, Jac Caglianone, Cam Smith

June officially arrives on Sunday; incredibly, we are already two months into the MLB season. The grind continues, and it's time to scour the waiver wire to pick up an injury replacement or stash the latest top prospect. At RotoBaller HQ, we rank who to prioritize in free agency with our mid-week waiver rankings for […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 10)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 10 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 27 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, all of whom flashed were top prospects. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, like a […]

3 Impressive Fantasy Baseball Breakout Pitchers - Mitch Keller, Noah Cameron, Landen Roupp

Even though we are just two months into the fantasy baseball season, we have already seen several starting pitchers begin to take the next step in their development. In this piece, we will do a deep dive on three pitchers who have surprised many through the early part of the campaign. Mitch Keller of the […]

Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Rangers, Cubs Change Things Up

Bullpens. Take your eye off them for a couple of days, and everything changes. I am sure many of you traveled, or hung with friends and family, or partied and barbequed this weekend. However you opt to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend, I highly doubt you were watching every bullpen. Don’t worry, I got you covered! […]