David Robertson - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Veteran reliever David Robertson is pitching for his sixth team since 2021, but a week ago he was a speculative-add in the event Texas Rangers closer Jose Leclerc continued to be ineffective and lost his job. Fast forward a week and speculation... Read More

Ben Brown- Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15-Team Leagues/ NL-Only ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown is worth adding in 15-team leagues and NL-only formats. The former Ward Melville Patriot has a 6.10 ERA and 1.45 WHIP across 10 1/3 innings. However, his ratios are heavily inflated by his major league debut, in which... Read More

Michael Busch- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Chicago Cubs first baseman/third baseman Michael Busch is worth checking your waiver wire for and should be rostered in all leagues. Michael Busch, who joined the Cubs via a trade this winter, has been off to a hot start with his new team.... Read More

Joey Loperfido - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If you don’t know the name Joey Loperfido, get familiar with it because it’s only a matter of time until he finds himself in the majors. Loperfido is currently playing with the Astros’ Triple-A team, but there’s a strong chance he will be promoted... Read More

Colton Cowser- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Formats ROSTERED IN: 66% of Leagues ANALYSIS: There were some question marks about Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser's playing time in 2024. With Cedric Mullins, Austin Hays, and Anthony Santander occupying the three outfield spots in Baltimore, there just wasn’t going to be everyday at-bats for Cowser. However, that won’t be... Read More

Brett Baty - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After a rough rookie campaign in 2023, New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty is off to a great start in 2024. Baty hit just .212 with nine home runs and 34 RBI across 108 games last year. This season has been a completely... Read More

Ryne Stanek - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues and AL-Only Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Ryne Stanek picked up his second save of the season on Friday for the Mariners. The M's usual closer, Andres Munoz, also pitched, but it's not necessarily a case of Munoz being relieved of his duties. Munoz pitched the... Read More

Seth Lugo - Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Leagues ROSTERED IN: 32% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After being used as a reliever for most of his career, the San Diego Padres made Seth Lugo a starter in 2023. He rewarded them by going 8-7 with a 3.57 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 140 strikeouts over 146 1/3 IP. He's ridden that... Read More

Cody Bradford - Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 66% of leagues ANALYSIS: With his continued success to start the season and manager Bruce Bochy officially announcing that he will stay in the rotation, fantasy managers are left wondering what Cody Bradford's value will be moving forward. With a 1.40 ERA, 0.62 WHIP, 17 strikeouts in... Read More

Heston Kjerstad- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in Five Outfielder 12-Team Leagues/AL-only ROSTERED IN: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore Orioles outfield prospect Heston Kjerstad is absolutely mashing the ball in Triple-A and is well worth stashing in deeper and AL-only formats for now. The former Arkansas Razorback got a small taste of the majors last season, posting a modest... Read More

Lars Nootbaar- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of Leagues ANALYSIS: St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar has yet to make his 2024 debut due to a fractured rib injury he suffered in March. However, the 26-year-old is making significant progress and could potentially return to the diamond as early as Friday. Frozen ropes... Read More

Spencer Arrighetti- Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-only Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Houston Astros prospect Spencer Arrighetti made his major league debut on Wednesday against the red-hot Kansas City Royals.  The No. 3 prospect in the Houston pipeline struggled as he threw only three innings and surrendered seven earned runs, seven hits, and three walks.... Read More

Mason Miller - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 60% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Mason Miller is poised to be the closer for the Oakland A's in 2024. The 25-year-old notched his first save of the season on Tuesday in a 4-3 win over the Rangers. The righty didn't allow a hit or a walk and... Read More

Michael Kopech - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In 2024, the Chicago White Sox have turned to former starter Michael Kopech as their closer. His stuff profiles much like a typical closer, with a four-seamer that can touch triple digits paired with an 86 mph slider (80% FB usage so... Read More

Kevin Ginkel - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 58% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With Arizona's primary closer Paul Sewald on the shelf to start the season with an oblique injury, it has been Kevin Ginkel filling in as closer and getting the save opportunities. Ginkel's first two appearances of the season were mostly clean, not... Read More

Cade Povich - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Cade Povich, SP, Baltimore Orioles CURRENT LEVEL: Triple-A 2024 STATS: 2 G, 2 GS, 1-0, 11.0 IP, 0.82 ERA, 1.97 FIP, 11.45 K/9, 2.45 BB/9, 0.00 HR/9, 40.9 GB%, .136 BABIP ANALYSIS: The Orioles' Triple-A team can shut you down with their bats and their pitching thanks to their organizational embarrassment of riches. Cade Povich was no... Read More

Jared Jones - Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 61% of leagues ANALYSIS: Jared Jones was a surprise late add to the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. Their move quickly paid off. In his first start on March 30, Jones went 5.2 innings and racked up 10 strikeouts. The rookie was tagged for three earned runs... Read More

Jose Siri - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In 2022, Jose Siri had 325 PA with seven home runs and 14 stolen bases while pulling the ball 38.1% of the time. Then in 2023, Siri increased his pull percentage almost 8% on an absolute basis to 45.8%, which resulted in a... Read More

Justin Slaten - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Boston Red Sox reliever Justin Slaten was drafted in 2019 and has had strong strikeout numbers at every stop in the minors. Between Double-A and Triple-A in 2023, he struck out 86 hitters over 59 2/3 IP. His MLB debut came in... Read More

A.J. Smith-Shawver - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: A.J. Smith-Shawver, SP, Atlanta Braves ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #16 CALL-UP ETA: May ANALYSIS: With Spencer Strider unfortunately hitting the IL for an extended period, A.J. Smith-Shawver's ETA has been pushed up a bit. It's looking like Bryce Elder will get the first crack at replacing Strider, but he was largely ineffective last season after his... Read More

Paul Skenes - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Paul Skenes, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #2 CALL-UP ETA: April ANALYSIS: Through his first two starts of the season for Triple-A Indianapolis, nobody has been able to really touch Paul Skenes. In six innings, Skenes has allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out 11 of the 20... Read More

Joey Loperfido - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Joey Loperfido, OF/1B/2B, Houston Astros ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #5 CALL-UP ETA: May ANALYSIS: We're eight games into the season for Joey Loperfido and he won't stop going yard, now up to five in eight games. And for anyone yelling about his 38.9% strikeout rate, it would only be 26.7% if you take... Read More

Connor Norby - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Connor Norby, 2B/OF, Baltimore Orioles ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #17 CALL-UP ETA: May ANALYSIS: Like most in the star-studded Norfolk Tides lineup, Connor Norby is red hot to start the 2024 season, slashing .395/.438/.767 through his first nine games with four doubles and four home runs. Norby has been playing primarily left field... Read More

Heston Kjerstad - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Heston Kjerstad, OF, Baltimore Orioles ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #7 CALL-UP ETA: May ANALYSIS: The term red hot doesn't even begin to describe how Heston Kjerstad has been hitting to start the 2024 season. In nine games, Kjerstad has already swatted four doubles and six home runs to go along with a stellar... Read More

James McArthur - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: William Smith was the presumptive closer for Kansas City to begin the season, but after an ineffective start that included six earned runs on four hits, a 4:2 BB:K, and a blown save, the veteran was removed from a save situation on... Read More

Chris Stratton - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: William Smith was the presumptive closer for Kansas City to begin the season, but after a shaky start that included six earned runs on four hits, a 4:2 BB:K, and a blown save, the veteran was removed from a save situation on... Read More

Reid Detmers- Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers has been off to a dazzling start to the 2024 season. On March 31, Detmers threw five innings of one-run ball against the Baltimore Orioles and followed that with a six-inning one-run performance against the Boston Red... Read More

Brendan Donovan - Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks (April 8-14)

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues ANALYSIS: Brandan Donovan has been a contact machine, rapping 10 hits out over his last six games with six runs and six RBI in that window. He’s hit leadoff for STL from the jump against both lefties and righties, which may change as the Cards get healthy, but... Read More

Michael Busch - Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks (April 8-14)

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues ANALYSIS: Michael Busch is on the "start" list for this upcoming week, after picking up a hit in every game in which he played this week, including a 3-3 outing on Wednesday and a home run in Friday's win over the Dodgers. Michael Busch HR against his former... Read More