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

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues ANALYSIS: Mitch Moreland immediately becomes a waiver wire pickup in deeper leagues, especially if you just lost Prince Fielder for the year. Fantasy baseball hitting sleepers don't grow on trees anymore the way they used to, so owners in AL-Only leagues should definitely be taking note if Moreland is still available […]

Week 9 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This week there are some great two start pitchers going, and even some SP sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire depending on your league format and player availability, including NL-Only and AL-Only leagues. As is the case in all weeks of the fantasy baseball season, it's important to analyze each starting pitcher matchup on your fantasy baseball team. This […]

Five Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

There's always a chance to gain an edge on the competition and snag a few sleepers off the waiver wire. That is the beauty of fantasy baseball. It seems like every week I am writing about another outfield prospect who is ready to make the leap to the big leagues. George Springer is starting to produce […]

Waiver Wire Pickups For Second Base (2B) & Shortstop (SS)

Middle Infield Waiver Wire Pickups So how’d you do in week 8? Whether you’re at the top of the heap or languishing in the basement, your fantasy baseball team can always use a shot in the arm… or in this case, the roster. Here’s a look at some middle infielders who could be useful off […]

Top 5 Hitter Streamers For Week 9: Waiver Wire Targets

Some Of Your Best Trades Are The Ones You Didn't Make I almost traded for Prince Fielder two weeks ago. If I had done that trade, I might be sitting in a dark room crying right now, so if you're a Fielder owner out there in despair, trust me I have all the sympathy in […]

Getting A Grip: Waiver Wire Pickups for Holds

While the holds statistic is hard to determine and prepare for, since you never know if a player will enter a game in the right situation, the players noted today feature some overlooked sleepers and some just simply looking to reclaim glory they once had. The more likely the team is to win, the more likely these following players […]

Sophomore Quarterbacks: 2014 Fantasy Football Outlooks

2013 was a hard year to be a rookie quarterback in the NFL. After the way the rookie quarterbacks performed in 2012, the bar was set high. Only three QB rookies were relevant last season, mostly getting added and dropped from the waiver wire, and all three faced far more struggles than their predecessors. In this […]

Top 5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 9

  Week 9 Two-Start Streamers This will be a season-long, weekly piece on the best two-start pitchers and streamers for the following week of fantasy baseball. These under-the-radar, two-start pitchers can be sleepers off the waiver wire depending on your league format, and you can consider for your head-to-head and daily lineups. I’ll give you a mix of […]

Eye on the Minor Leagues: Super-Two Prospects Watch

Three young arms made their Major League debuts in the Yankees-Mets series last week. The former minor league top prospects all looked good, but each has question marks about his role with the team this season. Tread carefully in your fantasy leagues. The big super-two prospects will be coming up soon-- I'll review a few of them […]

Post-Hype Sleeper Waiver Wire Pickups (AL Edition)

  Week 9 Waiver Wire Recommendations After a couple of weeks away, I bring you another installment of my deep league waiver wire pickups focusing AL-Only leagues. This week I will focus on a pair of post-hype sleepers, and I take a shot in the dark on someone who was once highly regarded as a […]

Wade Miley (SP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS:  These are Miley's ER splits this season: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1, 3, 7, 3, 2 and 4.  He hasn't pitched past the seventh inning and he has yet to let less than four baserunners via walks and/or hits per outing.  He's tied for second with 10 HR allowed and […]

Eric Young (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues for Speed ANALYSIS: Eric Young is once again getting consistent at bats in the Mets lineup, so if you got the need for speed, you should pay close attention to what EYJ is doing.  Young's steals come in spurts, so while he only has 1 over his past 8 games, […]

John Jaso (C, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues ANALYSIS: Look at John Jaso's stats and you understand why the Oakland A's have a rampaging offense.  He has a .276-.369-.457 triple slash line, as a backup catcher and part time DH.  What other backup catcher in the MLB has stats even close to 4 HR, 12 RBI, 16 Runs with […]

Seth Smith (OF, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Seth Smith is a pretty interesting player to me in the sense that while several of the other Padres players have drastically underperformed (three full-time players hitting under .200!) and failed to meet expectations, Seth Smith has outperformed his expectations by a wide margin. In particular he has crushed the […]

Josh Beckett (SP, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Only in Deep Leauges ANALYSIS: It appeared that Josh Beckett was on his way back after having two good starts in which he gave up 1 ER in 13 IP, but then he got rocked by the Mets in New York even though he was awarded the W.  It appears the old […]

Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 8

Get An Edge On The Competition There are plenty of suitable waiver wire options and potential sleepers for  deeper leagues, including NL-Only and AL-Only formats, if you are looking for a bat or an arm to fill out your roster.  Keep a close eye on these players and their current hot streaks, as you might […]

Buy / Sell: Fantasy Baseball Hitters for Week 8

I don’t know if a single player can win a fantasy baseball league, but Troy Tulowitzki is beginning to make me think it’s possible. This season, Tulo has a 227 wRC+. That means that out of every other hitter in baseball, Tulo is creating 127% more runs! You just can't find production like this often in your […]

Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 8 (Part 2)

Below are some of my picks for the second half of week 8 for starting pitchers to consider streaming off the waiver wire. All of these SP options can be considered sleepers for your team depending on the league format and depth including NL-Only, AL-Only and head-to-head formats.   Thursday SP Streamers Jake Arrieta (CHC @ San […]

Ronald Belisario (RP, CWS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues (that value saves) ANALYSIS: After picking up the save last night, the White Sox officially announced today that Ronald Belisario will act as their closer and should be grabbed off the waiver wire for all leagues that value saves. He becomes yet another one in the recent string of saves sleepers […]

Carl Crawford (OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Carl Crawford enjoyed a nice semi-resurgence in 2013 hitting for average with some speed and runs. After a slow start in April, Crawford is now 15-for-his-last-36, raising his BA from .245 to .280, and he is hitting .396 with all three of his home runs in May and is […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups: First Base (1B) & Third Base (3B)

If you are looking for help off the waiver wire at either of the corner infield spots for your fantasy baseball team, you've come to the right place. Unless you are lucky enough to be in a league with a bunch of lazy owners, there probably aren't any sleepers or viable options still available in […]

Buy Low and Sell High: Starting Pitchers for Week 8

Injuries Making It Difficult To Make A Fair Deal With the epidemic of pitching injuries continuing to deplete fantasy league rosters of live arms, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find hurlers to trade for, and if some are available, the law of supply and demand dictates that the asking price for a decent pitcher […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball DFS Fanduel Lineup Picks for 5/21

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New York Yankees: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

  Let’s talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of New York Yankee fantasy baseball.   The Good Many fantasy baseball pundits have been waiting for Yangervis Solarte's early season success to fade but every time falls into a mini slump, he picks himself up, dusts himself off and starts hitting again. We are […]

Junior Lake (OF, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In Deeper Mixed Leagues & NL Only Leagues ANALYSIS: Please don't get your hopes of fantasy baseball glory all wrapped up in Junior Lake. Often described as a guy with a better baseball name than actual baseball tools, this former platoon outfielder has managed to take respectable advantage of the playing time […]

Yangervis Solarte (2B / 3B / SS, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Solarete just keeps on hitting, and keeps playing full-time, and not enough fantasy baseball owners are paying close enough attention. Look, this isn't the sexiest or best known option ever invented off the waiver wire (i.e the year I snagged Jose Bautista off the waiver wire in late April and […]

Your Daily MLB News & Analysis for May 20th

  Daily Dose of All the MLB Action - May 20th First off, I apologize for my hiatus. Between working two jobs and coaching little league I have been hard pressed to find time to sit down and enjoy baseball, let alone write about it. With last night's schedule I wanted to take a moment […]

Top Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 8

This weekly column will examine some starting pitchers you should consider adding off the waiver wire over the next month, as they may be sleepers depending on your league format. The quality of the pitchers will range between thin and deep leagues in order to reach the largest spectrum of owners. Each pitcher will be […]

Velocity Gain: How Does It Affect Starting Pitchers?

Last week I took a look at players who've experienced a marked decline in fastball velocity between this season and the last. Today I'll be doing the reverse, breaking down which players have opened the year throwing harder than in seasons past, and examining the fantasy implications of this change if any.   Velocity Gain […]