Marcus Stroman (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Stash in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The best news for fans of Marcus Stroman is that he is coming along nicely from his torn ACL that he suffered during Spring Training. The team stated earlier this year that he would be ready to go and contribute at […]

Martin Perez (SP, TEX) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Texas Rangers are making a desperate push for the playoffs and having as many young healthy horses in their stable will be key to that playoff run becoming a reality. Martin Perez had missed most of this season recovering from Tommy John […]

Nathan Eovaldi (SP, NYY) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Nathan Eovaldi seems to have found a home in the Big Apple after two dreadful stops in Los Angeles and Miami. He was seen as a project player coming into this season and struggled a bit initially but he is strutting […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. (OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues  OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: JBJ’s ownership rate figures to shoot up after an absolutely mammoth day at the dish on Saturday (five extra-base hits in six at-bats, including two homers, and 7 RBI). But that was just the cherry on top of a huge week for the former top […]

Delino DeShields (OF, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues  OWNED IN: 17% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: DeShields, who celebrates his 23rd birthday today, got himself an early gift with his first major league homer on Friday. Though big flies will likely be few and far between for the light-hitting center fielder, his true value lies in his speed and plate […]

Colby Rasmus (OF, HOU) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues  OWNED IN: 5% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: There are 27 outfielders with at least 15 homers this season. Rasmus is the only one of them not owned in at least a third of Yahoo leagues, and just three others are under 50 percent owned. He’s a bit of a BA drag, […]

Yunel Escobar (SS / 3B, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues  OWNED IN: 48% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Escobar has been a last cut basically every week since I started writing this column. The reasoning behind that? His production to this point has been fueled in part by a BABIP well above his career mark which (say it with me now) isn’t […]

Mitch Moreland (1B / DH, TEX) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues  OWNED IN: 44% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Moreland had a tough July, but he’s bounced back this month and owns an impressive .295/.345/.511 line with 17 homers and 61 RBI. He’s still a liability against southpaws and has a pretty checkered injury history. Still, power is a scarce resource in the […]

Cesar Hernandez (2B / 3B / SS, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 1o+ Team Leagues  OWNED IN: 43% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Hernandez will almost certainly lose his 3B eligibility next season on non-Yahoo platforms and he’s a better fit at the middle infield slots, but cheap speed is cheap speed. Hernandez is 17-for-21 in stolen base attempts and also sports a nifty, albeit empty, .289 […]

Matt Garza (SP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Let's face it -- Matt Garza has been bad this season. He has made fantasy owners pay dearly for owning him. However Garza has truly turned things around and has visably righted the ship. If you are in need of pitching whether as a streamer […]

Jake Lamb (3B, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Since Jake Lamb cemented the demise of the Yasmany Tomas third base experiment, he has shown that he will be manning the hot corner for the Diamondbacks. The .359 BABIP is a drastic improvement over 2014's .291 mark but with a larger sample […]

Carlos Beltran (OF, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 47% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The uncanny ability of Carlos Beltran can not be denied with his long list of accomplishments. However, in recent years, he has severely tapered off into being another aging veteran that finds time in a lineup desperate for his bat. Beltran's numbers […]

Marco Estrada (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ and AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Toronto Blue Jays are scoring boatloads of runs these days and owning any of the Blue Jays pitching staff can be quite beneficial. Marco Estrada is proving that he is not only not an exception to the rule but […]

Jon Niese (SP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It wasn't that long ago that Jon Niese was to be exiled from New York. Now the Mets wouldn't be in first place without him. How did that happen? In his last 10 games, if you take out the July 24th disaster […]

Chase Anderson (SP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Chase Anderson just came back from an injury and it could not have come at a better time for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Before the triceps injury reared its ugly head, Anderson had a sub 3.00 ERA and was riding a sensible hot […]

Raisel Iglesias (SP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Reds clearly saw something in Raisel Iglesias when they signed him to a 7-year deal worth $27 million this off season and he is making them look really smart for doing it. His 3-4 record and 4.73 ERA leaves something to […]

Jon Gray (SP, COL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in desperate situations or in deeper leagues with innings limits. OWNED IN: 6% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Allow me to preface this by saying that a certain degree of desperation is required to roll the dice on a Colorado pitcher. That said, there are plenty of fantasy teams that might be able to […]

Jimmy Nelson (SP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 47% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Jimmy Nelson has had a solid season for the Milwaukee Brewers with a 3.65 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 3.86 FIP, and 7.7 K/9. Nelson's statistics would look far more impressive if they hadn't been inflated by a month of very bad luck. Nelson had a […]

Nick Castellanos (3B, DET) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Looking at his overall numbers, Castellanos would seem to be having a similarly disappointing campaign as he did in 2014. Early season struggles, however, have given way to what could be a breakout. Castellanos was a well-regarded prospect and is still only 23 years […]

Rusney Castillo (OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Castillo was a tremendous disappointment in his first stint in the majors this season. However, since being recalled two weeks ago, He’s hit .333/.375/.444 with a homer and two steals. There’s still a wealth of potential here. Though Castillo figures to split time with […]

Jonathan Schoop (2B / 3B, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: As a rookie last season, Schoop displayed excellent pop for a middle infielder with 16 homers in 455 at-bats. Unfortunately, he also hit just .209 and struck out nearly 10 times as often as he walked. His plate discipline hasn’t evolved much, but his […]

Michael Taylor (OF, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Thanks to a bevy of injuries in the nation’s capital, Taylor has gotten a lot more playing time than anticipated this year. His rate stats aren’t terribly impressive with just a .237/.282/.371 triple slash to his name, but he does have 10 homers and […]

Nick Hundley (C, COL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 47% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners truly believed that the catcher to own in Colorado was Wilin Rosario. He gave owners flexibility in their lineups to play at C, 1B, CI and seemingly had the higher upside as a hitter. Then Nick Hundley came walking in the door […]

Caleb Joseph (C, BAL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: If you have Matt Wieters this is the best equivalent of a handcuff in the baseball world. It means you should have Joseph on your team to play when Wieters does not. Wieters is going to DH and catch while Joseph gets added time […]

Jean Machi (RP, BOS) - Closer Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Earlier today, it was announced that Boston's current closer Koji Uehara will be placed on the DL, and miss the remainder of the season with a broken wrist. That leaves the open question of who will take over as the new closer for […]

Odubel Herrera (OF / 2B / SS, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The rookie got off to a sizzling start to his major league career before slumping badly in May and June. However, he’s red hot again and deserves consideration in deeper formats. Since July 1, Herrera is hitting .375/.413/.587 with four homers. Ride him while […]

Chase Headley (1B / 3B, NYY) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 49% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Headley was an out-of-nowhere fantasy monster in 2012, smacking 31 homers and swiping 17 bases to go along with 220 R+RBI and an .875 OPS. That these numbers came while playing half his games in Petco Park made the breakout all the more impressive. […]

Jed Lowrie (3B / SS, HOU) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Some kid named Carlos Correa took over at shortstop while Lowrie was out with a torn thumb ligament, but the veteran figures to get the bulk of the playing time at the hot corner going forward. Lowrie was killing it before he went on […]

Nori Aoki (OF, SF) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Aoki sustained a small fracture of his right fibula and missed a month. He’s looked a bit rusty at the plate since his return, but was having an excellent season prior to the injury. Batting primarily in the leadoff spot, Aoki has posted a […]

Hank Conger (C, HOU) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Houston overhauled some big parts of their lineup to give their offense an even bigger boost to make a serious run at the playoffs. However catching duties have been relegated to two players who are quite frankly both performing. Conger over the past […]