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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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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, […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
Full Story »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 […]
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