Chase Anderson (SP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Analysis

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ANALYSIS: Chase Anderson just came back from an injury and it could not have come at a better time for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Before the triceps injury reared its ugly head, Anderson had a sub 3.00 ERA and was riding a sensible hot streak.

In his two starts since returning, he has had moderate success and is still racking up the strikeouts while limiting the walks which is something he has done all year. Fantasy owners need to give him time to get his groove back (and hopefully not take as long as Stella did). The Diamondbacks, believe it or not, are in the thick of a playoff race in the National League and still have an outside shot of making it despite the elite teams they are in front of them.

Anderson's xFIP sits at 4.11 but that mostly consists of a few bad starts that have made his stats get blown up to higher levels than they would normally sit at. The BABIP resides around the .290 mark and he is right where he was last year across the board from his 2014 stats.

The key for Anderson is gaining his confidence back from earlier in the season. An injury can not only be a physical burden but a mental one as well. Getting the rhythm back to mix in his fastball changeup and curveball to get batters out will take some time. Have some patience with Anderson as the Diamondbacks offense is going to be there. They just beat up on the best team since the All-Star break and need all the viable arms they can find. Anderson is going to be reliable so go get him.