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Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Thursday: Flaherty top streaming option
Everything you need to know to set your fantasy baseball lineups for Thursday's MLB action.
Fantasy Baseball Forecaster for Week 9: May 25-31
Set your lineups for the week ahead in fantasy baseball with our preview featuring pitcher rankings, hitter ratings and schedule observations.
FANTASY BASEBALL NEWS
MAKING ROSTER MOVES
Tatis outside the top 50? Schmitt a top-10 hitter? Don't be surprised!
Eric Karabell looks into the crystal ball to tell fantasy baseball managers what might come to pass in the not-too-distant future.
Fantasy baseball free agents: Target NL Central rookies
The top players you should consider claiming off the fantasy baseball waiver wire this week.
TRENDS TO WATCH 📈
Closer stock watch: Varland, Soto rise while Jansen falls
Eric Karabell looks at the current batch of closers in fantasy baseball and which ones you need to pick up now.
Prospect stock watch: Emerson has arrived, so who might be next?
Eric Karabell looks at the potential next wave of top fantasy baseball prospects to make some noise in 2026.
FANTASY TOOLS
FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS
2026 points leagues rankings
Here are Tristan H. Cockcroft's way-too-early rankings for ESPN points leagues for the 2026 fantasy baseball season.
2026 category and roto leagues rankings
Here are Eric Karabell's rankings for ESPN head-to-head category and rotisserie leagues for the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
How to use the ESPN fantasy app to your advantage
Winning your fantasy baseball league doesn't need to be hard. Here are some tips on how to make sure you're always on top of things.
Fantasy baseball 101: Everything you need to play, draft and run a league
Tristan H. Cockcroft with all you need to know to play the game of fantasy baseball, for newcomers and returning players alike.
NCAA Softball
Elsa Morrison whacks a 3-run homer for Tennessee
Texans
NFL
Stroud: 'Held my bargain up' amid contract wait
Eligible for an extension for the first time, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud says he has done his part to earn a new deal but also isn't focused on the negotiations.
WNBA
Fantasy women's hoops: Does your lineup need more 3-point shooting? Two pickups to make
Scoring is up around the WNBA, and Eric Moody gives two fantasy streamers to help in the 3-pointer department.
Top Headlines
- Tigers put Jansen on IL with pelvic inflammation
- Ohtani dissatisfied despite L.A.'s no-hit bid, HR
- Alvarez's second straight 2-HR night carries Astros
- Hernandez to IL, part 2: Teoscar to join Enrique
- Sánchez scoreless run tops Phils record from 1911
- Cole dazzles again but notes 'small sample size'
- Tigers lose pitchers Mize, Jansen to groin injuries
- Reds' Lowder takes next step, throws sim game
- ⚾ All the latest fantasy baseball buzz
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings
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ESPN fantasy baseball rankings: 2026 points leagues
Here are Tristan H. Cockcroft's fantasy baseball rankings for ESPN points leagues for the remainder of the season.
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ESPN fantasy baseball rankings: 2026 category and roto leagues
Here are Eric Karabell's rankings for ESPN head-to-head category and rotisserie leagues for the remainder of the season.
Fantasy baseball dynasty rankings
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Fantasy baseball dynasty rankings: Top 300 players for the next five years
Looking ahead to who might be the best fantasy players in 2030.
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+.
