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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday's MLB games
Everything you need to know to place your MLB bets and set your fantasy baseball lineups for Tuesday, April 23.
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FANTASY BASEBALL NEWS
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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 and who you should be dropping from fantasy rosters.
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PREP YOUR LINEUP
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.
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STAT STORIES
Stat Stories: Monday's standout fantasy baseball performers
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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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PROSPECT WATCH
Is Paul Skenes' promotion imminent?
Eric Karabell touches on a few of the hot players whose debuts fantasy managers are anxiously awaiting, led by last year's No. 1 overall draft pick.
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FANTASY TOOLS
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BULLPEN WATCH 👀
10 early takeaways on 10 closing situations
Eric Karabell discusses the always-changing closer landscape, offering his early observations from the season's first couple weeks.
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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
- Rays closer Fairbanks to IL with nerve issues
- Brewers put Miley on IL with elbow inflammation
- Ohtani breaks mark for HRs by Japan-born player
- Kelly scratched as D-backs await test results
- Red Sox place 1B Casas on IL with strained rib
- Frustrated Angels 3B Rendon lands on 10-day IL
- Rangers eye a Wednesday rehab start for Scherzer
- Fantasy Forecaster for April 22-28
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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+.