How the Jeff Teague Trade Shakes Up Fantasy NBA

Jeff Teague has officially been sent to the Indiana Pacers in a three-way deal. In return, the Atlanta Hawks receive the 12th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft from the Utah Jazz, while George Hill is on his way to Utah from Indianapolis. While this trade may have been eclipsed in the media by […]

Carlos Estevez (RP, COL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned in: 42% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: When most people found out that the Rockies put Carlos Estevez in the closer's role, it would be easy to get confused and think they signed Charlie Sheen, whose real name is Carlos Estevez, based off of the heat he displayed in […]

Trevor Bauer (SP, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 42% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Remember Trevor Bauer's days of making diss tracks about Diamondbacks fans and producing BB/9 figures of 7.2 and 8.5? Well ten starts and 75.1 IP into the 2016 season and Bauer looks like a new man at the maturing age of […]

C.C. Sabathia (SP, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 56% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Throughout the start of the 2016 season there has been a chorus of skeptical voices saying "He can't keep this up. He can't keep this up." Nearly three months into the season, and the former Cy Young winner and six time […]

Zach Davies (SP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 14+ team leagues Owned in: 42% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Zach Davies was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Gerardo Parra when the Orioles tried to make a post-season run in 2015. Since the 2015 trade deadline, Davies has made the Brewers very happy that they […]

Robbie Grossman (OF, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 14+ team leagues Owned in: 6% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: At 26 years old, it is strange how Robbie Grossman seems to already have the stigma of someone who Fantasy Baseball Managers are sick of after three seasons and 764 plate appearances with the Astros. This season with the 21-48 and […]

Steve Pearce (1B/2B/OF, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 49% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: 33-year-old Steve Pearce has had an up and down 10 year MLB career that has only seen him hit his stride in 2014 and 2015 with the Orioles as he flashed skill in all areas with the bat. In 632 AB in […]

Trayce Thompson (OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned in: 39% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: His brother Klay may have had a disappointing ending to the 2016 NBA Finals, but Trayce Thompson continues to have an electric season at the plate for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they tread water in the NL playoff race. Carl Crawford […]

Matt Shoemaker (SP, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned in: 55% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Not much has gone right for the Angels this year as they sit at 31-39, 7.5 games back from the Wild Card and 14.5 games behind the Rangers in the AL West, but at least Matt Shoemaker is making a recovery in […]

Danny Duffy (SP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned in: 48% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Despite offensive struggles, starting rotation chaos, and catastrophic injury woes, the defending World Series Champion Royals currently sit at 38-31 which is good for the second AL wild card spot and a mere game behind Cleveland in the AL Central. One of […]

Chase d'Arnaud (2B/3B/SS, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 14+ team leagues Owned in: 2% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Chase d'Arnaud, brother to Mets Catcher Travis d'Arnaud has made 13 starts at third base, 11 starts at shortstop, eight starts at second base and two starts in the outfield this season for the struggling Atlanta Braves. With a WAR of […]

Brandon Finnegan (SP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 14+ team leagues Owned in: 18% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Brandon Finnegan turned 23 years old on April 14th. Since 2014, he has pitched 142.1 inning, made 19 total starts, and was pitching in the World Series a few months after being drafted out of TCU; so a learning opportunity of […]

Matt Adams (1B, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned in: 28% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: As a 23rd round draft pick of 2009 out of Slipper Rock University of Pennsylvania, 27-year-old Matt Adams has turned out to be quite a bargain for the Cardinals since 2013 when he first made his major league presence felt. Though he […]

Cody Reed (SP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 14+ team leagues Owned in: 4% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: According to MLB.com, LHP Cody Reed is the #3 ranked prospect in the Cincinnati Reds organization and on Saturday, he made his MLB debut. He had a promising and composed start against the Houston Astros producing seven IP, four earned runs, […]

Starting Pitcher Playbook: Week 12 Fantasy Baseball Planner

Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points leagues.  Our starting pitcher depth charts have a special fantasy baseball focus, to let you know which pitchers are worth owning and which aren't. MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance all […]

Trayce Thompson (OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned in: 39% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: It seems as the days go by, Trayce Thompson is starting to eclipse every other Dodger with the exception of Clayton Kershaw of course. In 145 AB this season, Thompson has a slash line of .269/.350/.531, has hit 10 HR, and swiped four bases. […]

Blake Snell (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned in: 14% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Blake Snell may look like a cast member of Trainspotting, but the 23 year old #12 Baseball America prospect has been in the minor leagues since 2011 and has made one MLB start in Tampa Bay, and has virtually never struggled. Snell's […]

Tommy Joseph (1B, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 15% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: As Ryan Howard moves closer and closer to a merciful retirement, Tommy Joseph is moving closer to becoming a center piece of the Phillies rebuilding plan. In just 77 MLB at-bats, he has already hit seven home runs, has stolen one […]

Jose Ramirez (2B/3B/SS/OF, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 55% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Many people in 2016 have addressed Indians utility man Jose Ramirez with heavy skepticism regarding his solid performance on the season and role in the Cleveland lineup. These people may forget that Ramirez is just 23 years old and already has […]

Tony Cingrani (RP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 23% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: In 29.2 roller-coaster innings pitched for the horrid Cincinnati Reds bullpen this season, Tony Cingrani has once again gotten his ERA below 4, as it currently sits at 3.94. Cingrani also has a 1.35 WHIP and a 4.67 FIP made up […]

Anthony DeSclafani (SP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 25% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: At the time, sending Mat Latos to the Marlins in exchange for Anthony DeSclafani seemed like a pretty even deal. Now that Latos was DFA'd by the White Sox and DeSclafani has taken his role in the youthful, high-upside Cincinnati rotation, […]

Derek Norris (C/1B, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 38% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: With a slash line of .214/.264/.375, Derek Norris appears to be missing something that he had when he was an All-Star behind the plate with the Oakland A's. However, he has hit seven HR off of an improved isolated power figure […]

Aaron Hill (2B/3B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 10% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Most people coming into this season thought players like Jonathan Villar and the 34-year-old former All-Star Aaron Hill were insignificant place holders for the infield prospects that the Brewers have stock piled for their rebuilding process. Midway through June and we […]

Chris Herrmann (C, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in Two-Catcher leagues Owned in: 25% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Chris Herrmann of the Diamondbacks is 28-years-old and has never had more than 157 AB in an MLB season which he did with the Twins in 2013. This season in Arizona, Herrmann has already reached 98 AB and has a .286/.355/.561 slash […]

Dynasty League Implications from the 2016 MLB Draft

With all 40 rounds of the 2016 MLB Draft completed, we have seen all 1,216 of the top college and high school prospects find homes with MLB teams and begin their long journeys through the farm system. However, as we have learned from players such as Brandon Finnegan, Jacob Lindgren, Kyle Schwarber, Aaron Nola, and […]

Will Harris (RP, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned in: 58% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: With a 0.63 ERA, 1.65 FIP, 0.802 WHIP, 1.9 BB/9, 9.4 K/9, and zero HR allowed in 28.2 IP with the Astros this season, Will Harris has been nearly unhittable.  He's currently striking out  27.3% of the batters he faces and is only […]

Hyun Soo Kim (1B/OF, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned in: 8% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Players who have made the journey from the South Korean league to the MLB have made quite an impact for their respective teams in 2016. It seems like Byung-Ho Park and Dae-Ho Lee have stolen some of the praise that should be […]

Peter O'Brien (OF, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 14+ team leagues Owned in: 9% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Peter O'Brien has a pretty standard M.O. at the plate. Swing really hard, and either strikeout or hit a HR. That will likely be his approach when he is called up to the big leagues. He has had just […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 11

To see our tiered staff rankings for starting pitchers, head over to our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. You can easily filter and export all sorts of rankings and tiers - mixed leagues, points leagues, top prospects, and more. Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points […]

Nathan Eovaldi (SP, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 52% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Before this week, Nathan Eovaldi had been one of the most rock-solid consistent pitchers in the game, as he has posted an ERA between 3.39 and 4.43 every season since 2011. This year he has a 4.42 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 3.86 FIP, 2.1 BB/9, […]