Jalen Richard (RB, OAK) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Marshawn Lynch's tussle with an official earned him an ejection in Week 7 against the Chiefs, followed by a one-game suspension. After Lynch was ejected, Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington each saw considerable action, with Richard running for 31 yards and catching four passes for 45 […]

C.J. Prosise (RB, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: The forgotten piece in a crowded backfield, CJ Prosise is expected to be healthy and ready to go in Week 7 against the New York Giants. Prosise has had a very difficult time staying healthy thus far in his NFL career, but has […]

Matt Forte (RB, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: With Bilal Powell out last week, Matt Forte and Elijah McGuire were expected to split carries in the backfield. Neither had a productive game on the ground, each rushing for 22 yards a piece. However, McGuire was not targeted once in the receiving […]

De'Anthony Thomas (WR, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Thomas hauled in four receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown on Sunday, giving him a nice 15.1 PPR points for the week. Thomas has been primarily a kick-returner in his NFL career, using his blazing speed that made him famous at the University […]

Marvin Jones (WR, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 54% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Marvin Jones had a strong game last Sunday against the Saints, hauling in six passes for 96 yards and a touchdown. Jones has been playing second fiddle to Golden Tate in the Lions receiving core so far this season, but an AC joint sprain […]

Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 62% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Not that fantasy owners will be upset with Austin Seferian-Jenkins' eight catches for 46 yards and a touchdown last Sunday, but anyone who watched Sunday's game against the Patriots knows that ASJ should have scored a second time. A strange ruling by the officials […]

Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 28% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Jets tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins followed up his nice Week 4 (four receptions for 46 yards) with an even better Week 5, hauling in six catches for 29 yards and a touchdown. He has now been targeted 12 times in his last two […]

J.D. McKissic (RB, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: For the second straight week, J.D. McKissic filled in for the injured C.J. Prosise as the pass-catching back in the Seattle offense. And for the second straight week, McKissic offered more than a healthy Prosise offered across the first few games of the […]

Tyler Lockett (WR, SEA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 42% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Few receivers have more big play potential than the explosive third-year receiver for Seattle, Tyler Lockett. Unfortunately, receivers like Lockett often fall into the boom-or-bust category, as games without a touchdown often yield poor results. Indeed Lockett has had two good weeks and two bad […]

Paul Richardson (WR, SEA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Paul Richardson caught a lot of attention toward the end of last season after filling in for an injured Tyler Lockett as the Seahawks No. 2 receiver. Richardson was able to haul in 15 catches for 213 yards and two touchdowns across the last […]

Injury Impact - David Johnson Out 8-12 Weeks

So you got the first pick in your league. Awesome. You considered Le'veon Bell, but his injury history scared you off a bit. Same with Odell Beckham Jr. Antonio Brown was appealing, but a wide receiver first? Hmmm. Heck maybe you even considered Ezekiel Elliot, if you drafted before the news of his suspension. But […]

Marcus Semien (SS, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Marcus Semien has missed the majority of the season with a broken wrist, but his recent performance has merited consideration in deeper fantasy formats. Semien is slashing .333/.354/.489 across his last 45 at-bats, with a home run and seven RBI. His […]

Shane Greene (RP, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 47% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: After trading closer Justin Wilson, the Tigers turned to former starter Shane Greene to take over ninth inning duties. While the Tigers have not played particularly well in the month of August, Greene has done his part by earning four saves and […]

James McCann (C, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: The trade that sent Alex Avila over to the Chicago Cubs has created more playing time for youngster James McCann, and he has responded with the best offensive stretch of his career. McCann is hitting .364/.402/.506 with two home runs and a […]

Mikie Mahtook (OF, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: There are always players who fantasy owners stare at on the waiver wire, expecting any day that their hot streak will end and they will fade into fantasy irrelevance. It never seems worth it to pull the trigger on a streaky […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Seattle Seahawks

This article continues our team outlook series where we will break down each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this off-season and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. Today we look at the Seattle Seahawks. Known primarily for their defense, […]

Jake Junis (SP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: With the placement of recently acquired Trevor Cahill on the disabled list with a shoulder impingement, the Royals need a new rotation piece. Enter Jake Junis, who threw eight innings of one run ball against the Mariners back on August 6. […]

Marcus Semien (SS, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 28% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: A’s shortstop Marcus Semien has lost a huge chunk of the season to a wrist injury, but looks nice in his return from the DL. While the power has not come back for the shortstop who hit 27 home runs last […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: It is hard to ignore a player when they hit a walk-off grand slam. It becomes even harder to do so when they do it twice, in the same week no less. The Blue Jays’ Steve Pearce did just that, vaulting […]

Mallex Smith (OF, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Mallex Smith shows up on fantasy rosters for one reason and one reason only: his stolen base potential. Smith has 16 stolen bases on the year, with seven of them coming in his last 24 games. While his .287 batting average and […]

Maxx Williams (TE, BAL) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper

The tight end position has always been top-heavy in fantasy football, and that looks to be the case again heading into 2017. But for owners who don’t want to reach for Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce or Greg Olsen, it can be tough to find a tight end in the later rounds who can consistently produce […]

Charlie Morton (SP, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Charlie Morton was enjoying a nice season until an injury in late-May sidelined him for over a month. He has made three starts since his return in July, and while the results aren't fantastic, Morton's high strikeout numbers and the high-powered offense behind […]

Mike Napoli (1B, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Following up an unexpected career year in 2016, Mike Napoli has not lived up to the expectations Texas had when they brought him back for 2017. However, Napoli has looked better as of late and may be primed to have a strong second half […]

Danny Valencia (1B, 3B, OF, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Danny Valencia has primarily served as a platoon bat in his career, hitting against left-handers and sitting on the bench against right-handers. This year was expected to be more of the same, but early season ineffectiveness from rookie first baseman Dan Vogelbach thrust […]

Martin Maldonado (C, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Catcher is and always will be the thinnest position in fantasy baseball. Because of that, two-catcher leagues present their own unique challenges. Trying to have elite offensive production from two different catchers on the same fantasy team is next to impossible, so the […]

Andrelton Simmons (SS, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 59% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Andrelton Simmons has swung a hot bat this season, and fantasy owners will be wise to capitalize on the career year by the shortstop. Simmons is slashing .338/.357/.550 with two home runs, nine RBI and a steal over his last 80 at-bats. […]

Orlando Arcia (SS, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 27% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Orlando Arcia was absolutely cooking at the plate over the last month, and will look to build on that momentum as the second half of the season gets underway. Over Arcia’s last 29 games (100 at-bats) he slashed .330/.368/.510 with four home […]

Nicholas Castellanos (3B, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: By now many of you have heard about Nicholas Castellanos' hard-hit rate. For much of the season, Castellanos has been the leader (or second behind Miguel Sano) in hard contact %. The results were only so-so for Castellanos early on, but the hard-contact […]

Bruce Maxwell (C, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: The youth movement is on in Oakland and it starts behind the dish with Bruce Maxwell, who has taken over the starting duties after the A’s DFA’d team leader Stephen Vogt last month. Maxwell, 26, was hitting very well down in Triple-A and […]

Curtis Granderson (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: After a slow start to the season, Curtis Granderson looks like he may never stop hitting home runs. The 36-year-old has blasted four in his last six games, giving him 12 on the year to go along with 32 RBI, 38 runs […]