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Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 25 outfield waiver wire pickups. We're nearing the finish line, but there are still plenty of guys who can help you floating around on the waiver wire.... Read More
Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 24 outfield waiver wire pickups. We're entering the stretch run, but there are still plenty of guys who can help you floating around on the waiver wire.... Read More
Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. Now that we’re beyond most league’s trade deadlines, the only way to improve your team is via the... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% Yahoo ANALYSIS: Entering the season, it's fair to assume that the vast majority of fantasy owners had never heard of Jose Pirela. 27-year-old utilitymen with no MLB track record, no prospect hype, and no guaranteed starting role on a lousy team tend not to inspire much excitement. Pirela's performance, however,... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 37% Yahoo ANALYSIS: Blake Treinen opened the season as the Nationals' closer, but early struggles led to him quickly losing that role. Washington's bullpen was a nightmare during the entire first half, so they made a deal with the Athletics to acquire their best two relievers, Sean Doolittle and... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 48% Yahoo ANALYSIS: Shane Greene hasn't recorded a save since August 28 and has allowed runs in two of his last three appearances. Still, he's the unquestioned closer for the Tigers and has performed well since assuming the role. Greene has converted all six of his save opportunities, with solid ratios... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 62% Yahoo ANALYSIS: The Twins would qualify for the playoffs if the season ended today, and Jorge Polanco's second-half surge is a big reason why. The 24-year-old infielder entered the All-Star break among the worst hitters in baseball, posting a pathetic .224/.273/.323 batting line. He's hit .317/.370/.576 since, with seven... Read More
Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 23 outfield waiver wire pickups. We're entering the stretch run, but there are still plenty of guys who can help you floating around on the waiver wire.... Read More
Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. Now that we’re beyond most league’s trade deadlines, the only way to improve your team is via the... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 59% Yahoo ANALYSIS: A popular breakout pick this spring, Gray made just three starts before landing on the disabled list with a foot injury and missed two and a half months of action. While his overall numbers (4.18 ERA, 1.42 WHIP) certainly don't jump off the page, they're inflated by a... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 50% Yahoo ANALYSIS: With Adam Wainwright on the disabled list with an elbow injury, Luke Weaver finds himself in the Cardinals' rotation. The 24-year-old right-hander was a first-round pick in the 2014 amateur draft and has had success at every level in the minor leagues. Weaver's first taste of the... Read More
Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 22 outfield waiver wire pickups. We're entering the stretch run, but there are still plenty of guys who can help you floating around on the waiver wire.... Read More
Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. Now that we’re beyond most league’s trade deadlines, the only way to improve your team is via the... Read More
Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 21 outfield waiver wire pickups. We're entering the stretch run, but there are still plenty of guys who can help you floating around on the waiver wire.... Read More
Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. As we go deeper into the season, expect this list to become more ruthless, but also note the... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% Yahoo ANALYSIS: I'm reasonably confident that a majority of baseball fans have no idea who Cory Spangenberg is, but fantasy owners have certainly taken notice. It's been hard not to, considering that the Padres' Swiss Army knife has hit four home runs and totaled 16 R+RBI in the... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% Yahoo ANALYSIS: As a small-market West Coast team in last place, the Athletics understandably don't get a lot of attention from baseball fans as a whole. They also don't have much in the way of appealing fantasy assets, particularly after selling off Sonny Gray and Yonder Alonso... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% Yahoo ANALYSIS: C.J. Cron was nobody's idea of an exciting fantasy asset, but he had improved in each of his first three MLB seasons. Heading into 2017, he deserved to at least be on the radar of owners in AL-only or super-deep mixed leagues. A combination of... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 34% Yahoo ANALYSIS: In April, Cesar Hernandez appeared to be building on his breakout 2016 second half before a slump and an oblique injury knocked him off the radar of most fantasy owners. Since returning from the disabled list, however, he's looked a lot more like the player we... Read More
Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 20 outfield waiver wire pickups. We're entering the stretch run, but there are still plenty of guys who can help you floating around on the waiver wire.... Read More
Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. As we go deeper into the season, expect this list to become more ruthless, but also note the... Read More
Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 19 outfield waiver wire pickups. We're entering the stretch run, but there are still plenty of guys who can help you floating around on the waiver wire.... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 59% Yahoo ANALYSIS: Somewhat surprisingly, Brad Hand was not among the hundreds [citation needed] of relievers dealt at yesterday's trade deadline. The Padres opted to hang on to their relief ace, and with Brandon Maurer now in Kansas City, Hand should be expected to receive the lion's share of their... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 45% Yahoo ANALYSIS: After a difficult first season in Denver, Parra was supposed to be buried on the depth chart. Instead, he’s hit .354/.376/.531 with eight home runs and 81 R+RBI in 65 games. As you can tell from that low number of games played, Parra hasn’t... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% Yahoo ANALYSIS: Neil Walker has always been underappreciated in fantasy circles. Some of that has to do with the fact that he's only managed a full season's worth of plate appearances twice in his career, and some of it is that he doesn't really excel in any one area... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 63% Yahoo ANALYSIS: Coming into the season, there were significant questions about the Diamondbacks' rotation. With virtually all of their starters coming off tough 2016 campaigns, it was clear that Arizona needed to catch a few breaks to contend this season. A lot of attention has gone to Robbie Ray's breakout... Read More
