MLB Closers and Saves Report Week 19

After a flurry of news coming around the trade deadline, this was a much quieter week. There were saves, holds, blown saves, wins, and losses, but there weren't bullpen-significant trades. Some new closers have solidified their roles, some committees are forming and others are dissolving. We're hitting the home stretch in fantasy leagues, with playoffs […]

Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds For Week 19

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire for Week 19 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that […]

Digging Deeper: Week 19 Waiver Wire Targets

It's August, and by now you're either in it for the final push, or moving on to fantasy football research. I know for a fact that Yahoo! leagues instill an August 13th trade deadline, so keep that in mind if you think you need more than a few waiver pickups to bring home a championship. […]

Waiver Wire Points Leagues - Week 19

As usual in points leagues, we're trying to ride waves and hot streaks. Week 19 is home to tons of players who have picked it up and it may be because of their schedule, the weather or they've just gotten a little lucky by doing something right. Only a few weeks separate the regular season […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 11

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, August 11. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and Draft […]

Week 19 Cut List: Players on the Chopping Block

Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. As we go deeper into the season, expect this list to become more ruthless, but also note the […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 9

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, August 9. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and Draft […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 10

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Thursday, August 10. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and Draft […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 7

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Monday, August 7. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and Draft […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 19

The deals are done and now we see who is in it to win and who is playing for next season. Playing time shifts make for some nice values in certain spots you wouldn't expect. Likewise, some big name players who made their way onto contenders could be in line for a rough second half, […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 8

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, August 8. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and Draft […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report Week 18

The trade deadline came and went, and it was a wild one. While the biggest splash arguably came at the last second (Darvish to the Dodgers), there were plenty of smaller splashes throughout the day. It was a pitching-dominated deadline, with few significant position player trades happening at all. While there may still be some […]

Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds For Week 18

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire for Week 18 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that […]

Week 18 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects

Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Recently Promoted Prospects! Here I discuss some recently promoted prospects and what to make of their production for fantasy owners. Following the trade deadline, it is typically expected that top prospects are going to be promoted following the shifting of several rosters. However, it is rare that you […]

Digging Deeper: Week 18 Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome to August Rotoballers. The trade deadline has come and gone (until Waivers clear) and it's safe to say NL-Only leagues and Dodger fans have been going bonkers the past 48 hours. For everyone else, it's been business as usual as we head towards the fantasy baseball stretch run. There's six weeks until the playoffs start, […]

Brad Hand (RP, SDP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 59% Yahoo ANALYSIS: Somewhat surprisingly, Brad Hand was not among the hundreds [citation needed] of relievers dealt at yesterday's trade deadline. The Padres opted to hang on to their relief ace, and with Brandon Maurer now in Kansas City, Hand should be expected to receive the lion's share of their […]

Waiver Wire Points Leagues - Week 18

After Monday's trade deadline, MLB teams aren't the only ones who have to deal with the consequences, fantasy baseball teams do too. With the amount of movement on July 31, some guys have new homes and new ballparks to play at, some have sunnier outlooks on places they play already, and some players might even […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 4

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, August 4. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and Draft […]

Shane Greene (RP, DET) - Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 27% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Earlier today, Tigers closer Justin Wilson was officially traded to the Cubs in a package deal. Shane Greene will now take over as the new Detroit closer, and manager Brad Ausmus confirmed that earlier today. Greene has pitched well this season with a 2.74 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and 50:25 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 3

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Thursday, August 3rd. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and Draft […]

Week 18 Cut List: Players on the Chopping Block

Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. As we go deeper into the season, expect this list to become more ruthless, but also note the […]

Brad Ziegler (RP, MIA) - Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 18% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: On Friday night, Marlins closer AJ Ramos was traded to the Mets in a surprising move. Brad Ziegler should now take over as the new Marlins closer, although it's possible that he may not end the season in that role. Ziegler hasn't had the prettiest season (6.52 ERA, 1.83 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 2

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, August 2nd. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and Draft […]

Alex Claudio (RP, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Alex Claudio has inherited the closer job in Texas by default. The team had about five candidates ahead of him earlier this season, but they've all faltered. Claudio has held his own so far, picking up four saves and seven holds on the […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 18

A couple days left for everything to devolve into total chaos and fantasy rosters to be turned upside down. Don't you love the trade deadline? Let's see whose stock is rising and falling this week before it all gets screwed up. Scouting players who may be undervalued and re-assessing players who may be overvalued is a […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for August 1

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, August 1st. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and Draft […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report Week 17

The deadline is coming! The deadline is coming! While trades can still be made in August, the bigger deals will be made before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline. We already had some big moves covered in last week's Closers and Saves Report, but we had some minor deals go through this week that affected a few […]

Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds For Week 17

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire for Week 17 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for July 31

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Monday, July 31st. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and […]

Week 17 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects

Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Recently Promoted Prospects! Here I discuss some recently promoted prospects and what to make of their production for fantasy owners. This has been a busy week for prospect promotions, especially for hitters. Though only one pitcher of note was promoted, all five hitters discussed today are considered at […]