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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.
FANTASY BASEBALL NEWS
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
GETTING READY FOR 2024
The Playbook, Inning 9: Mastering the 2024 fantasy baseball player pool
Tristan H. Cockcroft's 9-part "Playbook" lays out how to go from fantasy baseball novice to expert in one season. Part 9 gives you insight as to which players to grab and which ones to avoid in 2024.
The Playbook, Inning 8: Advanced stats to use
Tristan H. Cockcroft's 9-part Playbook lays out how to go from fantasy baseball novice to expert in one season. Part 8 explains some of the advanced statistics available to the fantasy baseball manager and how to apply them correctly.
Top Headlines
- A's put slumping Gelof on IL with oblique strain
- M's Crawford to IL after tweaking oblique in BP
- Royals' Marsh on IL after taking liner off elbow
- Jays place Kiermaier (hip) on IL, call up Barger
- Bellinger has fractured ribs; Cubs add prospect
- Giants' Snell scratched from start, placed on IL
- D-backs' Kelly (shoulder) out at least a month
- Banged-up Red Sox add right-hander Bello to IL
- Fantasy Forecaster for April 22-28
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings
ESPN fantasy baseball rankings: 2024 points leagues
Here are Tristan H. Cockcroft's rankings for ESPN points leagues for the 2024 fantasy baseball season.
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
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
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+.