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The Washington Nationals have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to shortstop Ian Desmond and starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, as announced by James Wagner of the Washington Post. Nats say they've extended qualifying offers to Jordan Zimmermann and Ian Desmond. Denard Span doesn't get one. — James Wagner (@JamesWagnerWP) November 6, 2015 Desmond, 30, had […]
Full Story »Padres Extend Qualifying Offer To Upton, Kennedy
The San Diego Padres have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to outfielder Justin Upton and starting pitcher Ian Kennedy, according to Padres beat writer Corey Brock. #Padres will make qualifying offer to J-Up; leaning toward yes on IPK. https://t.co/Kc7pkrAvIp — Corey Brock (@FollowThePadres) November 5, 2015 Over his nine-year career, Upton, 28, has spent […]
Full Story »Orioles Extend Qualifying Offer To Chen, Davis & Wieters
The Baltimore Orioles have announced that they have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen, first baseman Chris Davis, and catcher Matt Wieters. The Orioles have made Qualifying Offers to LHP Wei-Yin Chen, INF Chris Davis, and C Matt Wieters. — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) November 6, 2015 Chen, 30, is testing […]
Full Story »Blue Jays Extend Qualifying Offer To Marco Estrada
The Toronto Blue Jays have announced that they have extended a $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitcher Marco Estrada. The Toronto Blue Jays have extended a qualifying offer to RHP Marco Estrada. pic.twitter.com/WZCaUWqIFs — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) November 6, 2015 Extending a qualifying offer to Estrada came as a bit of a surprise. […]
Full Story »White Sox Extend Qualifying Offer To Samardzija
The Chicago White Sox have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. #WhiteSox announce they've made a qualifying offer to Jeff Samardzija. #theshark — Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) November 6, 2015 Samardzija, 30, had a rough season in his one and only year with the Chicago White Sox. […]
Full Story »Mariners Extend Qualifying Offer To Hisashi Iwakuma
The Seattle Mariners announced that they have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma. The #Mariners have confirmed that they have extended a qualify offer to free agent RHP Hisashi Iwakuma. — MarinersPR (@MarinersPR) November 6, 2015 The 34-year-old Iwakuma has found success in his four years with the Seattle Mariners. […]
Full Story »Cubs Extend Qualifying Offer To Dexter Fowler
The Chicago Cubs have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to outfielder Dexter Fowler, as announced by Cubs beat writer Carrie Muskat. #Cubs will make qualifying offer to Dexter Fowler. $15.8 million — Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) November 6, 2015 Acquired from the Astros prior to the 2015 season, the Cubs hoped Fowler would have productive year […]
Full Story »The Saints Are an Enticing Matchup for Kirk Cousins
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Kirk Cousins struggled vs. the Patriots in Week 9 after I selected him as my deeper league QB. However, I simply can’t avoid recommending Cousins in Week 10 vs. the Saints. The Saints' defense has reached truly pathetic levels. Over the past three […]
Full Story »Marcus Mariota Is Healthy and Playing at a High Level
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 43% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: This is a tough match-up for Marcus Mariota, but in a week where a lot of other QBs with similar ownership percentages have even worse match-ups (Tyrod Taylor in a short week vs. Jets, Jay Cutler vs. Rams, Alex Smith vs. Broncos), I […]
Full Story »Jameis Winston Needs Some Help from His Teammates
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 38% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I think Marcus Mariota has received more recognition for some big numbers and a big OT win in Week 9. However, Jameis Winston has been extremely impressive himself. He now has four straight games without a turnover, while averaging 233 pass yards during […]
Full Story »Week 10 Running Backs: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds
Better late than never is the theme for this week. We've been pumping up waiver wire running backs for nine weeks now and in recent weeks some of these guys have really delivered. Karlos Williams has been mentioned multiple times this year in this space and went off in week 9. Antonio Andrews is taking over […]
Full Story »Antonio Andrews Named Starter for Rest of 2015
OWNED IN: 40% Owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: There probably won't be many weeks this season where Andrews faces a defense nearly as bad as the Saints, but at least when he does you can be sure that he'll be startable. Andrews was recently blessed by Mike Mularkey as the starter for the rest of […]
Full Story »James White/Brandon Bolden: Deep League Additions
BALLER MOVE: Add James White in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: (White) 19% Owned on Fleaflicker / (Bolden) 19% Owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dion Lewis is currently undergoing an MRI for what's being called a "loose ACL", whatever that means. As injury news comes out detailing how long Lewis will be out for, the race will be […]
Full Story »James Starks a Must-Own Moving Forward
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 40% Owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: James Starks has been able to outplay top five fantasy pick Eddie Lacy this season - and although it seemed like Lacy had returned last week, Starks was quick to re-establish himself as the best option for the Packers after he was […]
Full Story »Karlos Williams Continues to Reward Owners
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 47% Owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Karlos Williams has been one of the biggest surprises in this year's rookie RB crop. He came out of the draft with nearly no hype (in fact, most of what I've seen on him was negative) and barely saw his stock rise […]
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