Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Peraza, Gonzalez, Rea, Bird)

Hello and once again welcome to the prospect call-up update for Week 19 of the MLB and fantasy baseball season. While it has been a bit of a slow week in prospect activity, that certainly doesn't mean that those few prospects who got the call don't have the potential to produce for fantasy baseball managers. This […]

Khris Davis (OF, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in most leagues OWNED IN: 44% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Now that Gerardo Parra and Carlos Gomez have been shipped to Baltimore and Houston, there is a wide open outfield in Milwaukee that will let Khris Davis continue to slug. In 223 AB this season, Davis has 11 HR, 35 RBI, and a […]

Jimmy Nelson (SP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 47% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Jimmy Nelson has had a solid season for the Milwaukee Brewers with a 3.65 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 3.86 FIP, and 7.7 K/9. Nelson's statistics would look far more impressive if they hadn't been inflated by a month of very bad luck. Nelson had a […]

Deep League Waiver Wire: Week 19

This week we will be in part discussing the sleeper side of the David Price deal, why the Phillies are now a hot high-upside team, and why Joe Maddon gets a sick kick out of tossing around save opportunities. Buckle up. For other waiver wire options, check out RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list. […]

Brandon Phillips (2B, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 68% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: If behind the back putouts were scored in fantasy baseball, Phillips would be taken first in every draft. This season Phillips was severely slept on due to a decrease in power and a perceived decrease in speed. Phillips has had quite a bounceback […]

Logan Forsythe (1B / 2B, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Logan Forsythe has been a picturesque example of a consistently worthwhile fantasy baseball utility player. So far in 2015 Forsythe has a .279 BA, 45 runs, 50 RBI, 13 HR, seven SB, and a .804 OPS. By producing in both power hitting […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Duffey, Owens, Gray, Norris, Severino)

Welcome once again to the prospect call-up watch for week 19. The great part about prospect call-ups this week is that there is a bit more certainty to the short-term futures of the prospects in question, because their teams have already made their trade deadline moves and can start to sort out their rosters looking […]

Kevin Gausman (SP, BAL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Dylan Bundy may have arguably been baseball’s best prospect, but it is Kevin Gausman who is giving the Oriole fans what they want to see. So far in 2015 Gausman has a 4.20 ERA, a 4.04 FIP, a 1.230 WHIP, and 7.5 K/9. Gausman […]

Didi Gregorious (SS / 2B, NYY) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Gregorious has always been a slow starter and in this first season for the Yankees, he hasn’t changed a bit. Gregorious got off to a horrendous start in the Bronx with an April OPS of .499, then stepped it up slowly but surely in May and […]

Deep League Waiver Wire: Week 18

The trade deadline has breathed new life into clubs looking to make a push for October and opened up opportunities for some players to let their games shine at a higher level. Discussed in this article are six players that can be of handy use to fantasy baseball managers who are competing in deep leagues […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values

Last week, three prospects (Kyle Schwarber, Michael Conforto, and Aaron Nola) and their current major league situations were outlined and profiled for fantasy baseball managers. This week, updates on Schwarber and Conforto will be given, as something has changed about their current major league situation. Aaron Nola will receive no follow up, as his situation […]

C.J. Cron (1B, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues. OWNED IN: 6% of fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: Due to recent acquisitions of players like Shane Victorino and David Murphy by the Angels, things have gotten a little hairier for C.J. Cron in Los Angeles. However, due to Cron's recently high level of offensive performance and lack of defensive versatility, […]

Jeff Locke (SP, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues, stream at home. OWNED IN: 9% of fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: As shown by his All-Star season back in 2013, Jeff Locke is kind of like the Jay Bruce of pitching when it comes to streakiness. However, with streak producers; when they are hot, they are really hot. In total […]

Joaquin Benoit (RP, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The San Diego Padres have been at the center of big name trade talks before Friday's trade deadline, and the leaders of San Diego's bullpen Craig Kimbrel and Joaquin Benoit are being mentioned by many buyers this week. Benoit has earned the attention […]

Deep League Waiver Wire Additions: (Danks, Dyson, Tucker, Suarez, Realmuto, Venable, Upton Jr., Conger)

Welcome to the Deep/Very Deep waiver wire additions for Week 17. This is the first week that players from both the AL and the NL will be featured. This week, eight players with a Fleaflicker ownership under 10% will be discussed, and if you are a fantasy baseball manager in a deep league in need […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups: Conforto, Nola, Schwarber

It's that time of year when teams think about testing their prospects in the majors. Part of this comes with the trade deadline. The other component is bolstering a playoff push, or simply making the game a little more interesting for fans of lousy teams. This is a game changing time in the season for […]

Aaron Hicks (OF, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: While Byron Buxton and Torii Hunter have grabbed the headlines during Minnesota's surprisingly resurgent season, it is Aaron Hicks who has been stealing the show lately (not in attention though, just look at his ownership). Hicks has just 155 AB in […]

Tim Cooney (SP, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deep leagues OWNED IN: 4% of fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Tim Cooney is a solid young starter for the best team in baseball. That carries plenty of value. At the Triple-A level this season; Cooney had a 2.74 ERA, a 0.868 WHIP, while allowing only 0.9 HR/9, and only 1.6 BB/9 in […]

Mark Buehrle (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team leagues OWNED IN: 37% of fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Mark Buehrle has been a good contributor for fantasy baseball managers in 2015, and his performance is even more welcome considering the fact that he is supported by the best offense in baseball. Buehrle is currently second in the majors in […]

Luis Severino (SP, NYY) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: If the NL east leading Yankees are going to make a post season run, they need pitching help, as they currently rank 20th in the majors with a 3.95 team ERA. It is very possible that the Yanks will be calling up this highly touted […]

Stephen Drew (2B / SS, NYY) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Stephen Drew is a decent candidate for a bounce back second half. Drew currently has a horrific BA of .182 and a below average OPS of .630. However Drew also is second among 2B in HR with a solid 12 hit so far. Why are many […]

Jed Lowrie (SS, HOU) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In Lowrie’s 60 AB in 2015 before he went on the DL, he hit .300 with four homers, a .999 OPS, and a 178 OPS+. These figures put Lowrie among baseball’s top power hitting shortstops. Since his injury, Carlos Correa has more than cemented himself as Houston’s […]

Alejandro De Aza (OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It has (pun unfortunately intended) truly been a tale of two seasons for Alejandro De Aza. He had a horrendous start to the season in Baltimore, but since his move to Boston, he has been fantastic. The journeyman has five triples, three HR, three SB, a .323 BA, a […]

Deeper League Waiver Wire: AL Edition (Severino, Butler, Drew, Happ, Lowrie, De Aza)

Welcome to the AL edition of deep league waiver wire adds for week 15. The players in discussion this week are important because of their potential for bounce back second halves, slept-on impact statistics, and one high profile prospect call up. The All-Star break is a chance for new beginnings for both players, teams, and fantasy […]

Nathan Eovaldi (SP, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues. OWNED IN: 14% of fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: Nathan Eovaldi has had a decent first half to the 2015 season. He currently sits with a quality 4.50 ERA, a record of 9-2, a 3.53 FIP that indicates he is pitching better than his actual ERA, a high 1.54 WHIP, while […]

Fantasy Baseball Impact of the MLB Trade Deadine

With the MLB trade deadline arriving on July 31st, many teams are scrambling to get deals done to either make a run for the World Series this season, shoot for a wild card spot, or to begin the rebuilding process. Some teams don't even know whether they are buyers or sellers yet. One thing that […]

Mat Latos (SP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Mat Latos is showing all the signs of a player set to have a great second half. After returning from an injury plagued 2014 in Cincinnati, Latos got off to a rough start with the Marlins by producing a 6.86 ERA and […]

Jon Niese (SP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Jon Niese has been a part of one of the top rotations in baseball, and on a roll over his last few starts. Unfortunately for all of those streaming Niese, he is being supported by the second worst run scoring offense in MLB. […]

John Jaso (C / DH, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team / All Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In his 19 AB since returning from the DL, John Jaso has been great offensively. Jaso has a .421 BA, a 1.184 OPS, and a 229 OPS+ so far this season. Jaso has been a shining picture of consistency […]

Logan Morrison (1B, SEA) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: After a rough start to the season, Logan Morrison seems to be finding his stride. H started the season with just a .488 OPS in March/April, but bounced back with OPS of .874 and .702 in May and June. In total on the season, Morrison […]