Kendall Graveman (SP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / Draft Target Late

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ANALYSIS: Sometimes you just get a good vibe about a pitcher. If you’ve paid attention to the sound bytes coming out of A’s camp, they are extremely high on Graveman, who they acquired from Toronto in the controversial Josh Donaldson trade this offseason. We heard a lot of similar comments about Sonny Gray when he was first arriving on the scene in Oakland.

After dominating this spring, Graveman seems like a lock to make the Opening Day rotation. He has excellent control, and while he was never a big strikeout guy in the minors, the late-season dominance he displayed at the big-league level late last season has carried over into 2015. You wouldn’t expect him to develop into an ace, but we said that about Gray in the past as well.

If you are still drafting, target Graveman in the later rounds as a potential low-risk high-reward draft pick, given his current ADP is 341. For those who have already drafted and are looking to beef up their pitching staff, grab Graveman off the waiver wire and at the very least stash him to see how he begins the season.