BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 44% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: After serving his PED suspension to start the season, Ervin Santana made his triumphant return to MLB and the Twins today. He put together a fantastic performance, throwing eight innings while racking up eight Ks, a 2.25 ERA (two ER) and a 0.75 WHIP […]
Full Story »Aramis Ramirez (3B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Maybe he isn't washed up, just yet. Ramirez has been known for some big second halfs over the course of his career, and he's been heating up recently. The power isn't that great anymore, but Milwaukee has been winning games recently and he can […]
Full Story »Cesar Hernandez (2B / 3B / SS, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Quick - who's the number one overall ranked player in Yahoo over the past seven days? That's right folks, it's Cesar Hernandez. Over that time, he's racked up a ridiculous eight stolen bases, to go along with a .500 batting average, seven runs and […]
Full Story »Justin Bour (1B, MIA) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Bour is on a home run binge right now, and can be added off the waiver wire for teams looking to take a flier on some power. Over the last seven days, he's gone deep four times to go along with eight RBI, four runs […]
Full Story »Brett Anderson (SP, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVER: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Brett Anderson wants your attention. I’ve discussed Anderson in this section before but considering his ownership level is so small I feel required to reiterate my stance. Anderson has been a steady presence in the Dodger rotation, racking up a quality start in eight […]
Full Story »Manny Banuelos (ATL, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team / NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Now that’s how you kill an audition for a rotation spot. Banuelos was fantastic in his Atlanta debut vs Washington, spinning 5.2 innings of two-hit shutout ball with seven strikeouts until dehydration took him out of the game in […]
Full Story »Cody Anderson (SP, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 18% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Someone get Cody Anderson some butter because he's on a roll (throws tomato). The Indians could not be more ecstatic with the results from Anderson; a 0.76/0.63 pitching line with a 10/1 K/BB ratio over 23.2 innings, which included a perfect game bid through […]
Full Story »Kendall Graveman (SP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Kendall Graveman was part of the package Oakland received for Josh Donaldson, and after one month it was looking rough for the youngster; he posted an 8.27 ERA in April and the advanced stats supported his rough start. Flash forward to July and […]
Full Story »Mike Montgomery (SP, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 49% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Might as well start with the headliner. Montgomery has made waves with his back-to-back shutouts of KC and SD, good enough to rank #4 among SP in the past two weeks (Scherzer, Walker, Grienke, Montgomery). In 44.1 innings he has a 1.62 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, […]
Full Story »Is Montgomery for Real? Week 14 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Analysis
Happy Fourth of July weekend everybody. Hope you stuffed yourself with hot dogs, hamburgers, and light beer. More importantly, I hope you took the time to remember what the day is for and reflect on how great we have it here. If you've been following along with this series all season, you know the drill. […]
Full Story »Jorge Soler (CHC, OF) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 78% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: So he likely isn't available in many leagues, and he shouldn't be, but just be sure that nobody dropped him because of his DL stint. We saw what he was capable of last year at the end of the season, and it was very […]
Full Story »Matt Moore (SP, TBR) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in Most Leagues, Add in AL-Only and Deep Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: Matt Moore struggled in his season debut Thursday against Cleveland, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks in just 4.2 innings, striking out four in the no-decision. This was his first start since April 7, 2014, as he spent over […]
Full Story »Brett Anderson (SP, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in Most Leagues, Add in NL-Only and Deep Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: Brett Anderson has won three straight starts, has tossed eight quality starts in his last nine quality outings and has a 69/26 K/BB rate. So why in the heck is he owned in less than a quarter of Yahoo leagues? I […]
Full Story »Bryan Shaw (RP, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues for Holds ANALYSIS: Reliever Bryan Shaw is having another solid season for the Indians. After a year with an ERA in the 2.50 range, the 27-year-old Shaw currently has an ERA approaching 2.00, and he is doing it with his usual two-pitch repertoire. Relying on movement, Shaw turns to a […]
Full Story »Week 14 Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat with Max Petrie (7/5) @ 8 ET
Sunday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller Max Petrie will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Sunday July 5th at 8:00 PM EST. Lineup concerns, add/drops, trades, DFS questions – you name it, we cover it! Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do our best to answer […]
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