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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Thursday's MLB games

Everything you need to know to place your MLB bets and set fantasy baseball lineups for Thursday, April 25.

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PREP YOUR LINEUP

Weekend watch: Expect runs aplenty in Mexico

Our fantasy baseball experts take a quick peek ahead to the upcoming weekend of action to highlight what they're looking forward to watching.

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Fantasy Baseball Forecaster for Week 5: April 22-28

Set your lineups for the week ahead in fantasy baseball with our forecaster preview, which features pitcher rankings, hitter ratings, schedule observations and more.

WEDNESDAY'S STAT STORIES 🔥

Standout fantasy baseball performers

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DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH 💎

Mining the MLB cellar for fantasy baseball gold

Tristan H. Cockcroft searches for fantasy value from MLB cellar dwellers in Miami, Chicago and Colorado.

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FRIDAY'S INTEL

Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Friday's MLB games

Everything you need to know to place your MLB bets and set fantasy baseball lineups for Friday, April 26.

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WORTHY ROSTER ADDITIONS

Relievers to add and drop

Eric Karabell discusses the always-changing reliever landscape, offering his latest input on whose stock is up and whose is down.

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Waiver wire: Quickly add Rosario and Ruiz for steals

Tristan H. Cockcroft outlines the players you should be claiming off the waiver wire.

FANTASY TOOLS

DON'T GIVE UP ON THEM YET

Practice patience with struggling stars

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses why fantasy managers need to be patient with slow starters like Ronald Acuna Jr. and Julio Rodriguez.

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DRAFT INTEL

ESPN+ Cheat Sheet: Sleepers, busts, rookies and closers

You've read their names all preseason long, it'd be a shame to forget them on draft day. The ESPN+ Cheat Sheet is one way to make sure that doesn't happen.

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Nolan Arenado, Trea Turner top 'Do Draft' list

Eric Karabell wants these guys on his 2024 fantasy teams. You should too.

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Celebrating 40 years of fantasy baseball

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  • 30 for 30: Silly Little Game

    Fantasy sports is a multi-billion dollar industry. Take a look at the game's inception and its "founding fathers," who never foresaw how their creation would take off and ultimately leave them behind. Stream on ESPN+.