Evan Longoria Isn't In Tuesday's Lineup

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria isn't starting Tuesday night's game against the San Diego Padres and right-hander Jake Arrieta. Longoria is batting .293 with a .391 on-base percentage, 12 home runs, and a stolen base in 233 plate appearances this season. Kris Bryant is hitting sixth and starting at third base against Arrieta. […]

Seth Brown Back In The Starting Lineup Tuesday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Seth Brown is playing right field and batting sixth in Tuesday's game against Jackson Kowar and the Kansas City Royals. This will be his first start since August 22. He was out for nearly three weeks after testing positive for COVID-19 on August 27. After a rehab assignment, he was reinstated on […]

Lucas Giolito Reinstated, Starting On Tuesday

The Chicago White Sox reinstated starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. He is set to start Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. The 27-year-old was sidelined for about two weeks due to a left hamstring strain. He's had a few ups and downs throughout the year, but he […]

Latavius Murray (RB, BAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 55% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Murray appeared primed to seize a consistent role within New Orleans’ reconstructed offense, as the Saints entered the regular season with an attack that was highly deficient in dependable receiving weaponry. That seemed to provide Sean Payton with the incentive to deploy Murray […]

Tony Jones Jr. (RB, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jones was signed as an undrafted free agent by New Orleans in 2020 but was limited to five offensive snaps during the season. He also remained firmly outside the fantasy landscape throughout nearly all of the offseason. But his performance during the preseason […]

Sterling Shepard (WR, NYG) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 38% of Leagues ANALYSIS: You have definitely heard about the signing of Kenny Golladay with the Giants, am I right? Sure. But, I'm sad to report, Sterling Shepard stays strong as Big Blue's no. 1 wide receiver for another season, whether you like it or not. It […]

Tim Anderson Activated Prior To Tuesday's Game

The Chicago White Sox activated shortstop Tim Anderson (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list prior to Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. He is back in the starting lineup and leading off for the game. Anderson has been out since September 1 due to a left hamstring strain. The injury came at a rough […]

Mark Ingram II (RB, HOU) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Texans head coach David Culley was included on Baltimore’s staff from 2018-2020 (assistant head coach/passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach) and maintains an excellent relationship with Ingram. But the nebulous nature of Houston’s overcrowded backfield did not present a reason for optimism that Ingram […]

Jalen Reagor (WR, PHI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: As a rookie, Jalen Reagor didn't have a lot of good games. This year, he opened the season with six catches for 49 yards and a touchdown. That means Reagor has: Already tied his TD total from last year Set a new career-high […]

Terrace Marshall Jr. (WR, CAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Considering the slew of incumbent 2020 Panthers he shares the field with (Christian McCaffrey, D.J. Moore, Robby Anderson) and the fact that Sam Darnold didn't look super comfortable in his regular season Panthers debut, and honestly, Terrace Marshall Jr.'s receiving production doesn't […]

Tommy Pham Isn't Starting On Tuesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham isn't in Tuesday's lineup. The Padres will take on the San Francisco Giants and right-handed starter Anthony DeSclafani but will do so with Pham on the bench. The veteran is batting .231 with a .343 on-base percentage, 13 home runs, and 13 stolen bases in 508 plate appearances this […]

Jake Odorizzi Placed On 10-Day Injured List

The Houston Astros placed starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi (foot) on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Odorizzi was forced to leave his start against the Texas Rangers on Monday due to right foot soreness. The good news for the Astros is that fellow starting pitcher Zack Greinke was activated from the injured list on Tuesday […]

Rondale Moore (WR, ARI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 27% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Rondale Moore breakout that everyone had been talking about didn't happen, but he still opened his NFL career with four catches for 68 yards. With A.J. Green converting just two of his six targets into catches, it's not a stretch to think Moore winds up with […]

Carson Wentz (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Carson Wentz's 2020 season was bad. Bad for him, bad for you if he was ever in your lineup, and generally bad for public health. Philly chose to trade him and now he's an Indianapolis Colt, and I have to say, that melts away […]

K.J. Osborn (WR, MIN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If forced to project who would be the Vikings' top-two receivers in Week 1, 99% of Earth's population would choose Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen. While that will be the case more often than not, it was a different story on Sunday. […]

Tony Pollard (RB, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 54% of Leagues ANALYSIS: There has been a massive overreaction to Ezekiel Elliott’s reduced workload during the Cowboys' Week 1 matchup in Tampa, and this is not a suggestion that Pollard will usurp Elliott’s RB1 responsibilities with Dallas.  The Cowboys were facing a Buccaneer run defense that allowed a […]

Devontae Booker (RB, NYG) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Seven backs were selected prior to Saquon Barkley during the majority of drafts, which was a byproduct of the concerns that surrounded both his health and his environment. Barkley’s exceptional rookie season (2018) remains embedded in the consciousness of all managers. However, he has missed 17 […]

Tua Tagovailoa (QB, MIA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It wasn’t the best performance from Tua Tagovailoa in his first game of 2021, but he moved the ball effectively and was able to get a win in New England. The second-year quarterback completed 16 of 27 passes for 202 yards and a […]

Dawson Knox (TE, BUF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Knox lucked out that Buffalo did not trade for Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz or any other tight end during the offseason, so he remains Josh Allen’s No. 1 TE. The Bills added Allen’s former college teammate Jacob Hollister to the tight end fold during the offseason, but he was […]

Teddy Bridgewater (QB, DEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB/Superflex Leagues ROSTERED: 18% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Teddy Bridgewater made his first start in Denver and showed that he could run the offense well while beating the New York Giants on the road. Bridgewater completed 28 of 36 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions. Bridgewater also just […]

Dalton Schultz (TE, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I remember when Dalton Schultz's breakout season came completely out of left field last year. After back-to-back campaigns of playing 11+ games but not even reaching 26 PPR among those two seasons combined, Schultz was given the TE1 role in Dallas last year […]

Kenley Jansen Activated From Paternity List

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was activated from the paternity list and will be available to pitch Tuesday night against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. The 33-year-old right-hander only missed a few games but is probably very eager to return to the bullpen since he has turned his season around. After a rough summer, Jansen […]

Cole Beasley (WR, BUF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 45% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In this the 2021 year of our lord, Cole Beasley is still, somehow, rostered in less than half of Yahoo fantasy football leagues. Some things one will never understand... Beasley has been flying under the radar for years now, but he […]

Zach Pascal (WR, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: You know something is wrong when your top-two targeted players are both starting plays off the backfield. That's what happened with Indianapolis' offense in Week 1, as both Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines finished with 7 and 8 targets respectively, and […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling (WR, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Packers lost 38-3 to New Orleans. It was bad. Really, really bad. But MVS was targeted eight times. Usually, if Aaron Rodgers is targeting you eight times, you'll have a good game. Valdes-Scantling caught just three passes for 17 yards, but I trust this […]

Cordarrelle Patterson (WR/RB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We always hear NFL franchises gush over "Swiss Army Knife" players, from the Percy/Tavon/Denard/Bowden mold, to the nutty recent obsession with finding "our Taysom Hill" ten years after not wanting Tim Tebow. These experiments don't always work, but once in a while, a […]

DeVante Parker (WR, MIA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 39% of Leagues ANALYSIS: To find DeVante Parker available in more than 60% of Yahoo leagues makes no sense to me. I could expect some sort of low rostership because Miami isn't an otherworldly team, and the offense of the Dolphins is quite crowded after this […]

Nelson Agholor (WR, NE) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I loved Nelson Agholor last year. He became a weekly write-up on the WW column, and the truth is that I never got to understand why the super-low rostership when it came to this man and fantasy GMs. I guess folks out […]

Darius Slayton (WR, NYG) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I never understood why Slayton was rostered in so few leagues. After he was targeted seven times this week, I understand it even less. Sure, he had just three catches, but Slayton had 65 yards. He's a big-play receiver who'll get a good […]

Emmanuel Sanders (WR, BUF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Sanders was questionable heading into Sunday's game, but he wound up playing and had a strong showing. He was third in the pecking order in targets with eight, behind Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley but ahead of Gabriel Davis. Davis did catch a touchdown, but Sanders […]