Paul Richardson (WR, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Leagues Owned in 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With Percy Harvin shipping off to the tri-state area, there is a lot up in the air about who will inherit his targets. While a good amount might be thrown in the direction of Jermaine Kearse, Paul Richardson is a name […]

Hakeem Nicks (WR, IND) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Leagues 57% owned in Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Nicks may never again be the receiver he was in New York in 2011, but if anyone can bring him back to relevancy, it's Andrew Luck. Through six games, he only has 141 yards on 17 receptions, but he has crossed the […]

Joe Flacco (QB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues / Start on Bye Weeks or 2 QB Leagues Owned in 51% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Following Flacco's thrashing of the Tampa Bay secondary, fantasy owners may be quick to trust him as a starter on a week-to-week basis. If you are lucky enough to have Baltimore's signal caller as […]

Jared Cook (TE, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in PPR Leagues as Bye Week / Injury Replacement ANALYSIS: With a weak receiving corps in St. Louis, Jared Cook is a guy who will get a lot of looks from rookie quarterback Austin Davis. If you are a Jimmy Graham owner looking for a backup, Cook could be the answer this […]

Jonathan Stewart (RB, CAR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues as Bye or Injury Replacement IF Active Owned in 50% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Stewart didn't practice Wednesday, but he has not yet been ruled out for Sunday's Week 6 game against the Bengals. Despite having a quarterback who likes to run the ball, the quarterback actually hasn't been […]

Brian Quick (WR, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 58% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Quarterback Austin Davis has made it clear that Quick is his number one target among wide receivers, targeting him 14 more times than any other wideout on the team through the first four games. The third-year veteran out of Appalachian State has 21 […]

James Jones (WR, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep, Three Wide Receiver Leagues Owned in 57% of Fleaflicker leages ANALYSIS: James Jones lost a ton of fantasy appeal when he made the transition from Aaron Rodgers throwing him the football to Derek Carr. There is almost no chance of Jones scoring 14 touchdowns, as he did in 2012 with the […]

Rueben Randle (WR, NYG) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues; Start in Deep Leagues as Bye or Injury Replacement 51% Owned in Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Randle broke out last season as a sophomore, pulling in 41 passes for 611 yards and six touchdowns. Now a third-year veteran, he is currently the leader in targets and receptions among Giants wideouts, and […]

Khiry Robinson (RB, NO) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately for Week 5 Owned in 52% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Khiry Robinson has now been the Saints' leading rusher two games in a row, having fought his way for 87 yards on eight carries in last Sunday's loss in Dallas. His 5.4 yards per carry is the fifth best in all of football […]

Torrey Smith (WR, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues (if still available) Owned in 75% of Fleaflicker leagues   ANALYSIS: Even though Torrey Smith has only hauled in eight passes on 22 targets over his first four games, it is way too early to give up on a guy who crossed the goal line 15 times in his first two seasons […]

Charles Clay (TE, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues as a Backup Owned in 45% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Charles Clay was widely considered one of the preseason fantasy football sleepers among tight ends, but has yet to produce at any kind of level through the first four weeks of the season. Ryan Tannehill has targeted his tight end just 22 […]

Teddy Bridgewater (QB, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues as Backup / All Keeper Leagues Owned in 21% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Teddy Bridgewater will make his first career start Sunday at home against the Falcons. The rookie made his debut last week at New Orleans, completing 12 of his 20 passes for 150 yards. He also carried the ball […]

Mohamed Sanu (WR, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues, Start in Leagues with Three WR Slots Owned in 44% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Sanu is not the Bengals' top wideout, nor is he worthy of being the team's #1 WR even if AJ Green were not there. That said, the third-year receiver threw his second career touchdown pass in his […]

Wade Davis (RP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues for ERA, WHIP Help ANALYSIS: Wade Davis has a 0.69 ERA. Through 65.1 innings pitched. That is five earned runs, over the course of almost an entire year. His 0.81 WHIP, 13.22 K/9 ratio and 4.57 K/BB ratio are all significantly above-average, as well. In short, Davis is having […]

Drew Hutchison (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: Hutchison has had an up-and-down year, but has really turned it on as of late with the exception of his most recent start  (@BAL, giving up 6 ER but K'ing 11). The 24-year-old lefty had tossed four straight quality starts prior to that, and has struck out […]

Carl Crawford (OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Carl Crawford is not the player he once was in Tampa. While he hasn't completely lost his abilities to hit and run, he doesn't have quite enough left to earn everyday at-bats in a crowded, talented Los Angeles outfield. He's managed just a .289/.326/.410 triple slash line, and […]

Jarred Cosart (SP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / All NL-Only Leagues Owned in 25% of Yahoo, 13% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first full season in 2014, Jarred Cosart struggled a bit in 20 starts with the Astros before being moved to the Marlins before the July 31 trade deadline. Since the deal, the 24-year-old righty has been dominant in […]

Mike Fiers (SP / RP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 71% of Yahoo, 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Not to say that Mike Fiers is really a sleeper anymore, seeing as he is owned in almost three out of every four leagues, but he is still under owned, given how he has pitched since returning to Milwaukee's rotation in early August. […]

Carlos Carrasco (SP, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 50% of Yahoo, 16% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Since making the jump to Cleveland's starting rotation, Carlos Carrasco has been virtually untouchable. In six starts, he has posted four quality outings, with just four earned runs allowed in 38.2 frames tossed, lowering his ERA from 3.88 to 2.69 over […]

Joc Pederson (OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep NL-Only Leagues / Keeper and Dynasty Leagues ANALYSIS: Joc Pederson is not in a great spot right now, given the depth of the Dodgers' outfield, but his talent combined with the struggles of some of the outfielders on the Dodgers could lead to Pederson grabbing some at-bats down the stretch. A […]

Starting Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups & September Call-Ups

Now that rosters have expanded to 40 players, teams are beginning to make their September call-ups. While we may not see the likes of Lucas Giolito, Archie Bradley, Noah Syndergaard or Jon Gray in the majors this year, there are a handful of sleeper pitchers expected to get the call that could potentially have some […]

Adam Dunn (1B / OF / DH, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues / Deep Mixed Leagues for Power Boost ANALYSIS: Adam Dunn may be sacrificing the Hall of Fame by retiring at season's end, less than 40 home runs shy of 500, but is being given a chance to make the playoffs for the first time in his 14-year career. Even though […]

Jorge Soler (OF, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues, Keeper Leagues ANALYSIS: Between the stack of other young Cubs to get the call lately and the wave of emerging Cuban-born stars in Major League Baseball, Jorge Soler has a lot to live up to. Perhaps we shouldn't make a big deal about yet another highly-touted young prospect to […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Los Angeles Edition

  Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups For The Home Stretch With the non-waiver trade deadline passed and the waiver trade deadline looming, teams are being shaken up, rosters are changing and players are getting new opportunities in new cities. Specifically in Los Angeles, starting rotations have been altered dramatically due to injuries or trades. In […]

Brock Holt (OF / SS / 3B, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite his impressive play through 94 games, the Red Sox have struggled to find Holt a steady position. He has played all over the outfield, as well as both spots on the left side of the infield, filling in for injuries and basic days off. In 395 […]

Avisail Garcia (OF, CHW) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: Garcia's return this year came as a bit of a surprise, just five months after tearing the labrum in his left shoulder diving for a ball in the outfield. The White Sox may be a longshot for the postseason, but that doesn't take anything away from […]

Travis d'Arnaud (C, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues / Deeper Leagues / Two-Catcher Leagues ANALYSIS: When the Mets traded reigning Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey before the 2013 season, they expected a little more from top propsect Travis d'Arnaud than they have gotten thus far. In 385 at-bats over the past two seasons, d'Arnaud owns just a […]

Alex Avila (C, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues, Mixed Leagues With Two Catcher Slots ANALYSIS: Perhaps Alex Avila has been overlooked as a result of the strength of the team around him, but he has been a consistently solid contributor for the Tigers over the past five years. When healthy, he has good power for a catcher, […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 21

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Options As you make your push towards the fantasy playoffs, you’re going to want all the help you can get. Pitchers who win are very valuable, and in many leagues, a win can make up for a mediocre outing. In this week’s column, I will be discussing three undervalued starting pitchers who will continue to […]

Hector Rondon (RP, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: With 16 saves in 20 opportunities, Hector Rondon has emerged as a legitimate major league closer. The 26-year-old righty has  a 3.30 ERA over 46.1 innings pitched, striking out 49 in the process. He draws a remarkable 49.6% ground ball percentage and as a result, has only given […]