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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Wednesday's MLB games
Everything you need to know to place your MLB bets and set fantasy baseball lineups for Wednesday, May 8.
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FANTASY BASEBALL NEWS
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IMPOSTERS ON YOUR ROSTER?
Jose Berrios and eight other players to send elsewhere
Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a look at the current stats and passes judgment on which hot players need to go.
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FANTASY STARS
Tuesday's standout fantasy baseball performers
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ROOKIES ON THEIR WAY UP
Kyle Manzardo and other shiny new toys on the way
Who are the players you should be claiming off the fantasy baseball waiver wire this week?
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PREP YOUR LINEUP
Fantasy Baseball Forecaster for Week 7: May 6-12
Set your lineups for the week ahead in fantasy baseball with our forecaster preview, which features pitcher rankings, hitter ratings, schedule observations and more.
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WORTHY ROSTER ADDITIONS
Yordan Alvarez and other need-to-have slow starters
Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a look at the final April stats and passes judgment on which slow-starting fantasy players need to be traded for.
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FANTASY TOOLS
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NAMES TO WATCH
Tide turning for Orioles prospects
Eric Karabell discusses what he's seeing from around the minors and how that impacts your fantasy team.
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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.
Nolan Arenado, Trea Turner top 'Do Draft' list
Eric Karabell wants these guys on his 2024 fantasy teams. You should too.
Top Headlines
- Brewers reinstate Yelich after nearly month out
- Rangers bring back Grossman in White Sox trade
- Rays starter Pepiot (calf) likely heading to IL
- Cards' Contreras hit by swing, fractures forearm
- Braves reliever Matzek to IL with elbow injury
- Buehler 'confident' after hitting 96 mph in return
- Steele returns for Cubs, pitches into 5th vs. Padres
- Clevinger shaky in season debut as White Sox fall
- Fantasy Forecaster for May 6-12
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings
AP ESPN fantasy baseball rankings: 2024 points leagues
Here are Tristan H. Cockcroft's rankings for ESPN points leagues for the 2024 fantasy baseball season.
AP ESPN fantasy baseball rankings: 2024 head-to-head category and rotisserie leagues
Here are Eric Karabell's rankings for ESPN head-to-head category and rotisserie leagues for the 2024 fantasy baseball season.
Fantasy baseball dynasty rankings
AP Fantasy baseball dynasty rankings: Top 300 players for 2024 and beyond
Tristan H. Cockcroft provides his rankings for those playing in dynasty league formats.
Celebrating 40 years of fantasy baseball
Silly Little Game 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+.