Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups in Review

RotoBaller writer Chris Lacey highlights a handful of players on most of your waiver wires to keep track of. You can find many of these players and recommendations, along with many more, in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Pickups List.   STANDARD MIXED-LEAGUE VIABLE PICKUPS Jeremy Guthrie SP, KC - Guthrie is pitching well for Kansas City with a 3.96 ERA... Read More

Wade Miley (SP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Miley hasn't allowed more than three ER over any of his past 11 starts, which has helped lower his ERA to 3.68 in 134.2 IP. The young lefty has won four of his last five starts, including shutting down the Tampa Bay Rays for 6.1 IP in his last start... Read More

Andrelton Simmons (SS, ATL)

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: The young shortstop for the Braves has a .252 average on the year, but over his last 14 games he is killing it with a .315 average and .925 OPS. He has some nice power for a SS with 11 HR and 40 RBI to go along with 28 extra-base... Read More

Nick Franklin (2B, SS, SEA)

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: The Mariners’ young second baseman is having a fine rookie campaign with a .267 average in 206 at-bats. He is showing the ability to drive the ball with 10 HR, 13 2B, and 32 RBI which would prorate to studly fantasy line of 30 HR, 40 2B and 96 RBI... Read More

Alex Avila (C, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Avila has been en fuego over the past two weeks, with a .344/.400/1.025 triple-slash with 2 HR and 11 RBI in his last 29 at-bats. If you need a boost at your second catcher, or you own Yadier Molina and need a replacement, Avila is a good option... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups Review

RotoBaller writer Chris Lacey highlights a handful of players on most of your waiver wires to keep track of. You can find many of these players and recommendations, along with many more, in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Pickups List.   STANDARD MIXED-LEAGUE VIABLE PICKUPS Daniel Murphy. Murphy is having an amazing season for the Mets with a 122... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups Review

RotoBaller writer Chris Lacey highlights a handful of players on most of your waiver wires to keep track of.  You can find many of these players and recommendations, along with many more, in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Pickups List.   STANDARD MIXED-LEAGUE VIABLE PICKUPS Brett Lawrie - Lawrie is not doing well with Toronto this season, as he has... Read More

Martin Perez (SP, TEX)

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: Perez has pitched well for the Rangers with a 2.08 ERA in 30.1 innings pitched. He has only surrendered two home runs while striking out 16 and allowing just two runs in his last 18 innings pitched. The opposition is hitting .279 against him this season, though lefties are hitting... Read More

Michael Saunders (OF, SEA)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Saunders is having a difficult season to say the least, with him only hitting .220 in 214 at-bats to go along with only five HR and 21 RBI. He does have 10 stolen bases, so that’s certainly a positive. Over the last two weeks, though, he has gotten... Read More

Marlon Byrd (OF, NYM)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Byrd is having a career renaissance with the Mets this season. He has hit 14 HR to go along with 49 RBI, and he’s on pace to set career highs in both categories. Byrd isn’t quite hitting for a robust average at .268, but his OPS is solid... Read More

Wily Peralta (SP, MIL)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Peralta has not looked very good this season, with an ERA of 4.82 in 19 games. He has thrown 106.1 innings with a WHIP of 1.50 for Milwaukee. The right-hander is holding righties to a .267 average, while lefties hit him at a .291 clip. However, he is... Read More

Torii Hunter (OF, DET)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Hunter is having a good season for the Tigers, with six bombs and 42 RBI in 341 at-bats. The power part of Hunter’s game looks to be completely gone this season, but he is a solid run-producer and he scores a fair amount of runs, as well, hitting... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups Review

RotoBaller writer Chris Lacey highlights a handful of players on most of your waiver wires to keep track of.  You can find many of these players and recommendations, along with many more, in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Pickups List. STANDARD MIXED-LEAGUE VIABLE PICKUPS Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez is a great power hitter for the Pirates, and that is... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Mid-Week 13 Waiver Wire Review

RotoBaller writer Chris Lacey highlights a handful of players on most of your waiver wires to keep track of.  You can find all these players and recommendations, along with many more, in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Watch List. STANDARD MIXED-LEAGUE VIABLE ADDS Wil Myers (OF, TB) Myers finally got a chance to show why he is billed as a... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Analysis: Checking in with Some of Our Favorites

We're midway through Week 12 and some pitchers are starting to cross the 10-win mark.  The more prolific sluggers are approaching and surpassing 20 HR, too, and so it seems like as good a time as ever to take the temperature of some of our favorites so far this year at RotoBaller.  Some of these... Read More

Arizona Diamondbacks' Josh Collmenter: Savior of The Bullpen

The Arizona Diamondbacks have started off great in 2013, and they're surprising people by how well they've played, even through sustained injuries to key players like Eric Chavez, Aaron Hill and Adam Eaton.  They hope to see something from all three players this year, with some projecting to be back by the end of June,... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Mid-Week 11 Waiver Wire Review

RotoBaller writer Chris Lacey highlights a handful of players on most of your waiver wires to keep track of.  You can find all these players and recommendations, along with many more, in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Watch List.     STANDARD MIXED-LEAGUE VIABLE ADDS Kenley Jansen (RP, LAD) - With Brandon League blowing his fourth save,... Read More