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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.

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FANTASY BASEBALL NEWS

STAT STORIES

Wednesday's standout fantasy MLB performers

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PROSPECT WATCH 👀

Will James Wood be worth the wait?

Eric Karabell looks at whether or not the prospects rostered by the most fantasy baseball managers will be worth the wait.

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FANTASY TOOLS

UP IN ARMS

Holding on to the right relievers

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a look at the reliever landscape and tries to figure out where all the reliable save options have gone.

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Pitchers who are defying projections

Real or not? Taking a look at pitchers who are overperforming and underperforming projections and what to make of them.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND PREVIEW

Orioles aim to rebound

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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LATEST WAIVER WIRE

After all these years, it's time to meet Adell

Jo Adell of the Angels leads the list of players you should be claiming off the fantasy baseball waiver wire this week.

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PREP YOUR LINEUP

Fantasy Baseball Forecaster: Lineup advice for Week 9

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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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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Celebrating 40 years of fantasy baseball

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    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+.