Michael Wacha (SP, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: He’s just a rotation injury away from being recalled to the Cardinals rotation. Carlos Martinez was called up for bullpen work and would need to be stretched out again for a rotation spot, so Wacha is prepared to help fantasy owners if needed. Some good news for Wacha […]

Christian Yelich (OF, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: The Marlins' most prized minor-league possession has finally been promoted. Making his long-awaited debut Tuesday Night against the Rockies, Yelich didn't waste time making his presence felt. He finished 3-4 with 2 RBI, singling in his first 3 major-league at-bats. An extra base-hit would have been nice, but it was […]

Mark Melancon (RP, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: In case you missed it, Pittsburgh's closer Jason Grilli left last night's game with a forearm injury. It didn't look good during the game, as he was in notiocable pain, and he didn't look happy at all after the game. Today he was placed in the DL, and it's being […]

Pedro Strop (RP, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: The set-up man is the leading candidate to earn the Cubs' closer role, if Kevin Gregg is dealt before the trade deadline. Rumors in recent weeks tabbed Blake Parker as a possible closer replacement, but his odds have worsened. Strop has been nothing short of brilliant since he […]

Brad Ziegler (RP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately. ANALYSIS: Earlier in the week, we touted Ziegler as a deep league add. Today the Diamondbacks announced Brad Ziegler as the closer. If you're looking for saves, and he's still available in your league, pick him up immediately. Ziegler picked up his 4th save of the season last night, and is […]

Brian Roberts (2B, BAL)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues (AL Only Must Add) ANALYSIS: Look we aren't saying that this old and moldy veteran second baseman is going to be your savior, but with the way middle infield looks these days around the big leagues as a result of injuries and too many AAAA players in starting roles […]

Marlon Byrd (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: OK, Byrd's hotness has gotten a little ridiculous, and he's practically begging to be picked up in all deep leagues. He's 5-for-his-last-12 with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. Over the last 2 weeks, Byrd is the NUMBER ONE player in the Yahoo! game, with a .350-4-14-9 […]

Kelly Johnson (2B, 3B, OF, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Johnson has gotten hot again, and Kelly Johnson's hotness begs your attention. He is 8-for-12 over his last 3 games, with 2 HR, a double, 2 RBI and 5 R. Johnson was scorching earlier in the year and was 10-team mixed league worthy, and he could be at […]

Chris Archer (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Last week we recommended to add Chris Archer in deeper leagues based on his hot streak at the time. Today Archer threw another gem, against the potent Blue Jays lineup, giving up just 1 ER over 7 IP to get the win. His season ERA is now at 2.76, along […]

Wily Peralta (SP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Don't flinch-- we just told you to add Wily Peralta immediately if not sooner (in all leagues, while you are at it). He is finally starting to pitch like the dominant player that he was projected to be, but as with all young bucks, there is a steep learning curve […]

Chris Colabello (OF, MIN) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: The 29-year-old rookie has been promoted for the for the fourth time this season. He's a big guy (6-4, 218), best known in the minors for his power-hitting abilities. This season, Colabello has torn the cover off the ball during his time playing for Triple-A Rochester: .314 BA, 76 RBI […]

Matt Adams (1B, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues. ANALYSIS: WIth Matt Holliday the latest victim in the rash of hamstring injuries that has hit the majors, his visit to the DL opens up some playing time for Matt Adams at 1B as Allen Craig will shift into the outfield. Adams is hitting .309 with seven HR in […]

Rex Brothers (RP, COL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately. ANALYSIS: Rafael Betancourt was placed the DL today, retroactive to 7/15. It doesn't sound like he will miss much more time than needed, but Rex Brothers will serve as the fill-in closer until Betancourt is back. Brothers has put up elite numbers this year, with a 1.11 ERA / 1.16 WHIP […]

Juan Francisco (1B, 3B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: We already know that esteemed and highly official RotoBaller Editor In Chief @JiffyKlein (Junkay) recently told you to "continue scouting" the big slugger, but last night Juan Francisco blasted his 12th home run of the season and he just continues to rake against the right handed split and […]

Andre Ethier (OF, LA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In Deep Leagues (Immediately if not sooner) ANALYSIS: The platoon prone outfielder has really picked his game up in the month of July, hitting .360 (18-for-50) with 1 bomb and 5 RBI. With Matt Kemp due to return to the lineup at some point soon, it will be interesting to see how […]

Felix Doubrount (SP, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Doubront was nasty again last night vs. the Yankees going 6.1 IP with 5 K, the W, and just 6 baserunners and 1 ER allowed. Just to summarize, this marks 10 straight starts in which Doubront hasn't allowed more than 3 ER, and in 8 of those 10 he's allowed […]

Brad Miller (SS, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: It's tough ignore a highly-touted prospect when he gets the call to the majors and has a 2 HR, 5 RBI game. Miller did just that last night, and now has a .273-.351-.500 triple slash line in the majors. Miller is batting leadoff in the surprisingly productive Seattle […]

Henry Urrutia (OF, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore has called up their touted OF prospect, and he will be starting tomorrow. Urrutia is an interesting player– not unlike Markakis and Machado, he’s a gap-power-type doubles hitter. Currently he has a .365 BA with 7 HR and 43 RBIs in Triple-A, so if he can sustain […]

Brandon Belt (1B, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Brandon Belt has quietly emerged as one of the more productive (11th-ranked) first basemen in the last week of live action. He has recorded a hit in each of his last five games dating back to July 9, while sporting a .stellar .353 BA and .529 OBP. Just […]

J.P. Arencibia (C, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: In case you owned J.P. Arencibia at any point during the 2013 season while he was surging at the plate, then you know just how giddy checking your stats at night and seeing him hit yet another dinger or drive in some runs on a double can make […]

Eric Young - (NYM, OF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Young has been blazing hot lately. His line over the past two weeks is: .300-0-3-12-7. No power, but enormous speed, very solid BA, and high-end run production. Young has performed like a 2nd round player over the two weeks before the ASB, and if you need speed going […]

Danny Salazar - (CLE, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Salazar was great in his first start for the Tribe, going 6 IP with 7 K, just 1 ER and 3 baserunners allowed. He throws ridiculous gas in the upper 90s and has very solid, above average control. Considering his K-rate in the minors was over 10 per […]

Jhoulys Chacin (P, COL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Chacin sits at the midway point of the season with a 9-4 record, 3.50 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. He's been dominant in his last seven starts, going 6-1 while allowing more then two earned runs in just one of those starts, shaving a full point off of his ERA in […]

Kelly Johnson (2B/3B/OF, TAM) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: Kelly Johnson is now owned in fewer than 50% of leagues despite a recent short streak that saw him put up 2 HR, 5 RBI and 5 R in his last six games played. However, outside of those couple of games, he's put up a lot of 0-fers. Given his […]

Gordon Beckham (2B, CHW)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues. ANALYSIS: Beckham was always considered a highly touted prospect, but has never really been able to put it all together. 2013 might be that year, as he's been consistently hitting when healthy. At this point, Beckham owns a solid .335/.357/.443 stat line for the year. And although his HR […]

Brad Ziegler (RP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues. ANALYSIS: The Diamondbacks bullpen situation is a mess right now, and the dreaded closer-by-committee is in place. Ziegler has been steady all year, rocking a stat line of 2.44 ERA / 1.04 WHIP and 24 Ks over 44 1/3 IPs. More importantly, Ziegler has been called upon to close […]

Corey Kluber (SP, CLE)

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Kluber has 94 K in 95 IP with 7 W, a 3.88 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. That is basically 5th starter material in any league. He is the 55th ranked starter in the 5x5 game. So why is he owned in only 19% of leagues? Could it be his extremely […]

Luke Scott (1B, TB)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Over the past two weeks, Luke Scott is the 58th ranked player in 5x5. He is mashing with a .405-3-8-6 line at the plate and has a 10 game hit streak with 15 hits over that span. Over his past 4 games he has 2 HR and 5 […]

Brett Wallace (1B, HOU)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: It seems like Wallace has been around forever, but he's still only 26 years old. There's still time for him to fulfill his post-hype sleeper ceiling, and we may be seeing the start of that right now. Since his callup from Triple-A, Wallace is batting .351 with 3 […]

Justin Smoak (1B, SEA)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Justin Smoak has been pretty terrible this year, but we saw him put up a very nice stretch in 2012, and it seems he's finding his groove at the plate just in time for the 2nd half. Over the last 8 games of the 1st half, Smoak had […]