Kevin Gausman (BAL, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues

OWNED IN: 47% of Fleaflicker Leagues

ANALYSIS: I'll admit I was skeptical of Kevin Gausman. After looking back at his major league track record, I just thought he was a flamethrower who couldn't get MLB hitters out. In this go around, Gausman has shown a lot of maturity and improvement. The big fastball is still there, but the important thing is he's managing to avoid the big inning now.

In his six starts, he's only given up more than three runs once. The control has been good as he's not walking many batters, and he's looked brilliant at times. In particular, he dominated the Yankees with eight innings of shutout ball. The bullpen and offense haven't helped him out in terms of getting him a win, but that will come. Gausman has a lot of upside and needs to be owned in all leagues. He won me over.