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Fantasy waiver wire: Start the second half strong with these pickups
As the MLB season's second half gets ready to begin, here are the players you should claim off the fantasy waiver wire.
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GET AHEAD OF THE GAME
Springer gives top-10 OF value? Phillies have three top-20 SP? 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.
Scouting the season's second-half schedule for surprises
Let's take a closer look at the second-half schedule to see if some teams have players to grab -- or to be avoided.
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES
Top names from the 2025 MLB draft that matter in fantasy
A look at the top names from the MLB draft that you need to know right now.
Phillies and Pirates have prospects on horizon
All the prospects fantasy managers should be keeping an eye on as the season continues on into July.
SECOND-HALF POWER OUTAGE?
Debunking MLB's 'Home Run Derby Curse'
There's been a long-running theory that Derby participants tend to suffer power outages in the second-half. The facts don't seem to bear this myth out.
FANTASY TOOLS
ALL THE RANKINGS YOU NEED
Fantasy baseball rankings for 2025 points leagues
Here are Tristan H. Cockcroft's rankings for ESPN points leagues for the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Fantasy baseball rankings for 2025 category and roto leagues
Here are Eric Karabell's rankings for ESPN head-to-head category and rotisserie leagues for the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
MLB
Should we have been surprised? A look back at the season's first-half predictions
How good is our crystal ball? Before the season's second half gets underway, let's see how our first-half predictions panned out.
Top Headlines
- Rangers 1B Burger (quad) placed on 10-day IL
- Dumper's Derby: Raleigh first C to take HR crown
- Royals' RHP Lorenzen on IL with oblique strain
- Nats surprise at top of MLB draft with SS Willits
- Guardians' Bieber set to make rehab start Tue.
- Yanks to eye severity of Fried's blister over break
- Mets' Manaea returns, back to rotation after break
- Yankees' Gil strikes out six in first rehab start
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings
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ESPN fantasy baseball rankings: 2025 points leagues
Here are Tristan H. Cockcroft's rankings for ESPN points leagues for the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
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ESPN fantasy baseball rankings: 2025 category and roto leagues
Here are Eric Karabell's rankings for ESPN head-to-head category and rotisserie leagues for the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Fantasy baseball dynasty rankings
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Fantasy baseball dynasty rankings: Top 300 players for 2025 and beyond
Tristan H. Cockcroft provides his rankings for those playing in dynasty league formats.
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+.
