Logan Webb (SP, SFG) - Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS: Since returning from a six-week stint on the injured list last month, Logan Webb has been among the best starting pitchers in the game. While he only has one win during that time, his ratios are fantastic (2.10 ERA, 0.97 WHIP) and he's struck […]

Codi Heuer (RP, CHC) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: Codi Heuer was part of the White Sox package (along with Nick Madrigal) shipped to the Cubs in exchange for Craig Kimbrel at this year's deadline, and while he has struggled when viewing the season as a whole, a move to the […]

Michael Lorenzen (RP, CIN) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: "Mikey Biceps" has only seen 5.2 IP this season in five appearances after a late-July seasonal debut and then a quick IL stint in between, but he couldn't have arrived at a better time for the Cincinnati Reds, who are receiving plenty […]

Mychal Givens (RP, CIN) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Reds acquired reliever Mychal Givens from Colorado before the deadline for minor league pitchers Case Williams and Noah Davis, and the deal continues to pay dividends with the Reds climbing to 58-51. Givens holds a 2.34 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and 3-2 […]

Steven Duggar (OF, SFG) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: Duggar has played the strong side of the platoon in center field this year, typically starting against right-handed pitching. Well, San Francisco plays seven games next week and will face a right-handed starter in five of them. The vast majority of […]

Brendan Rodgers (2B/SS, COL) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: Rodgers was building a lot of hype during spring training before going down with an unfortunate hamstring injury that kept him out for the first month and a half of the season. His momentum slowed down due to his extended absence […]

Rougned Odor (2B, NYY) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Odor has always been a streaky hitter and he's currently in the midst of a warm streak for the Yankees. He's slashing .261/.314/.522 with three doubles, three home runs, and nine RBI across 46 at-bats since the All-Star break. Overall, the […]

Nate Lowe (1B, TEX) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 45% of leagues ANALYSIS: You remember Nate Lowe, don't you? He was leading all of baseball in RBI way back in early April. Well, he's predictably slowed down since then but he still could be of some use as a streamer next week. The 26-year-old […]

Daulton Varsho (C/OF, ARI) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: Varsho's roster shares have exploded over the last few weeks and for good reason. He was a non-factor over his first 34 games played this season, slashing a measly .138/.250/.175 with five RBI, one stolen base, eight runs scored, and a […]

Patrick Wisdom (1B/3B, CHC) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: Wisdom burst onto the scene following his call-up in late May. He swatted nine home runs over his first 20 games but then promptly hit the skids, going yard just twice over the next 21 contests. It's largely gone under the […]

Michael Wacha (SP, TBR) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams ROSTERED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: If you're looking for a risky play this week, Wacha is your guy. He's been inconsistent all season long, and through nine appearances in May and June he only pitched more than four innings in a start one time. However things […]

Dane Dunning (SP, TEX) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: Dunning has had a solid performance in the month of July, going 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA, 1.000 WHIP and 19.5 percent strikeout rate across 20 innings of work. Those numbers do come with the caveat though that three of his […]

Adrian Houser (SP, MIL) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: While he may not have high strikeout numbers, Houser has been having a good month in July where he's gone 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA, 1.273 WHIP and 16.7 percent strikeout rate over 22 innings of work. He'll look to kick […]

Johnny Cueto (SP, SFG) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cueto is in the midst of a nice bounce-back year on the mound following disappointing campaigns in 2019 and 2020. He's currently 7-5 with a 3.84 ERA, 1.249 WHIP and 21.1 percent strikeout rate over 93 2/3 innings of work. Cueto […]

Chris Flexen (SP, SEA) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS: After several years of struggling with the Mets, Flexen finally seems to be figuring things out this year with the Mariners after spending 2020 in the KBO. Over 19 starts this year, he has gone 9-5 with a 3.81 ERA and […]

Patrick Wisdom (1B/3B/OF, CHC) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's the end of an era in Wrigleyville, as the Chicago Cubs traded away their core from the 2016 world championship squad. Kris Bryant is in San Francisco, Anthony Rizzo is in New York, which should leave Patrick Wisdom with all the […]

Greg Allen (OF, NYY) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: There's always one or two players every season who seemingly come out of nowhere to remind you why you made a mistake addressing stolen bases so heavily back on draft night, and at this point in 2021, that player is Greg Allen. […]

Gregory Polanco (OF, PIT) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: It has been a few years since Gregory Polanco has even looked like a pedestrian-level batter, but he is still just 29 years old, and he might well be on his way to recapturing some of the premier form he displayed after […]

Joey Votto (1B, CIN) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's not often that we advise you to rush out and pick up a 37-year-old player off of waivers, but here we are. Yeah, his .268 average is still far below his .303 career batting average and his days of hitting 25 homers […]

Andrew Vaughn (1B/OF, CWS) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: Like many young players, Vaughn had some trouble getting going when he broke camp with the White Sox. He was a hot commodity in leagues that drafted closer to the start of the season, but his .255 average with just one […]

Robbie Grossman (OF, DET) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS: Grossman is one of those guys that's always an afterthought, even in the deepest of leagues, when it comes to fantasy baseball. He's a career .249 hitter and had only had double-digit homers once in eight major league seasons.......prior to this year, that […]

Yandy Diaz (1B/3B, TB) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Diaz has been on a tear since the calendar flipped to July, slashing .389/.450/.750 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs, seven RBI, and eight runs scored over 36 at-bats. The 29-year-old infielder was slugging .291 over his first 182 […]

Robbie Grossman (OF, DET) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: Grossman is one of those guys that's always an afterthought, even in the deepest of leagues, when it comes to fantasy baseball. He's a career .249 hitter and had only had double-digit homers once in eight major league seasons.......prior to this […]

Andrew Heaney (SP, LAA) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 52% of leagues ANALYSIS: Heaney has been plagued with inconsistency all year long, but when he has pitched well he's been able to provide decent fantasy value. His biggest value driver this year has been the strikeouts, as his 27.9 percent strikeout rate and 29.5 […]

Andrew Vaughn (1B/OF, CWS) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 34% of leagues ANALYSIS: Like many young players, Vaughn had some trouble getting going when he broke camp with the White Sox. He was a hot commodity in leagues that drafted closer to the start of the season, but his .255 average with just one […]

Joey Votto (1B, CIN) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 32% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's surprising to see Votto is still available in 68% of Yahoo! leagues considering how he's performed recently. He fractured his thumb back in early May and missed over a month but has been locked in since coming off the IL back […]

Michael Pineda (SP, MIN) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: Ever since joining the Twins, Pineda has been putting up the best numbers of his career — and 2021 has proven to be no different. While not flashy, Pineda has been a solid pitcher with a 3.93 ERA, 1.221 WHIP and […]

Kyle Muller (SP, ATL) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: Despite the 1-3 record, Muller has had a solid start to his major league career in 2021, posting a 3.20 ERA, 1.119 WHIP and 28.4 percent strikeout rate over 19 2/3 innings of work. Muller only tossed four innings his last […]

Joc Pederson (1B/OF, ATL) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 39% of leagues ANALYSIS: Pederson seems to like his new digs now that he's with the Braves. His numbers looked better before his disappointing 0-for-5 performance in Thursday's win over the Phillies so he's now slashing .227/.261/.364 with a double, a home run, and four […]