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Wade Davis (RP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 27% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With Greg Holland hitting the DL with a pectoral injury, Wade Davis will assume closing duties. In 2014, Davis posted an 1.00 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP, first and seventh best, respectively, among pitchers with at least 60 IP. He recorded a save […]
Harris 10 years agoKevin Kiermaier (OF, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep AL-Only Leagues ANALYSIS: Kevin Kiermaier joined the Rays' in 2014 as a rookie meant to provide depth and defense in the outfield, but found his way into the starting lineup by June. In 2015, his defense will still keep him in the lineup everyday, but his presence at the plate […]
Harris 10 years agoCameron Maybin (OF, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep NL-Only Leagues ANALYSIS: After re-loading the outfield, the Padres helped out Cameron Maybin's fantasy value by shipping him off to Atlanta in the deal that netted AJ Preller and Co. star closer Craig Kimbrel. Maybin came up with the Tigers in 2007 as a potential five-tool player, but didn't get […]
Harris 10 years agoChris Owings (SS, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep NL-Only Leagues ANALYSIS: The Diamondbacks gave the starting shortstop job to rookie Nick Ahmed, but Chris Owings seems to have locked down second base. As a result, Aaron Hill has been placed on the trade block. Owings has become a reliable hitter, and has the potential for decent power for […]
Harris 10 years agoAsdrubal Cabrera (2B/SS, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only or Deep Mixed Leagues OWNED IN: 40% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Asdrubal Cabrera is not going to be the Asdrubal Cabrera we saw put up 25 and 17 in 2011, but that doesn't mean he can't help your fantasy team. Now a member of the Rays, Cabrera will have 76 […]
Harris 10 years agoShin-Soo Choo (OF, TEX) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~125 Overall ANALYSIS: Shin-Soo choo is coming off a year in which he posted the worst slash line of his career: .242/.340/.374. Injuries to Choo and several teammates hold some of the blame, but it is fair to say he did not live up to expectations in his first season with the Texas Rangers. With a healthy lineup behind […]
Harris 10 years agoOswaldo Arcia (OF, MIN) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target as OF3 ANALYSIS: Oswaldo Arcia will turn 24 in May, and has yet to play a full season in the majors. Still, in just 723 career AB, he has crushed 34 HR and knocked in 100 runs, including 20 HR and 57 RBI in just 372 AB in 2014. In a full […]
Harris 10 years agoPrince Fielder (1B, TEX) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target as High-End 1B2 ANALYSIS: All this talk about Prince Fielder's declining career must stop. If you look closely at 2014, you will see that he posted a .333/.421/.458 triple slash line in 48 AB in May before a neck injury cut his season way short. So in April, and one game in […]
Harris 10 years agoTeddy Bridgewater (QB, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Keeper Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Over two months ago, I wrote about Bridgewater, claiming that at the very least, the rookie out of Louisville could be owned in long-term keeper leagues that were deep enough for an owner to stash him. Bridgewater has not yet been spectacular, oftentimes […]
Harris 10 years agoCaleb Sturgis (K, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNDE IN: 46% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Kickers tend to go under-appreciated in fantasy football. Despite needing one in your lineup every week, they are drafted late and often forgotten about as the season goes on. Certain kickers are exceptionally reliable and can even help win your matchup. In […]
Harris 10 years agoMarion Grice (RB, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With Andre Ellington likely not playing in Week 14, rookie back Marion Grice becomes an interesting add late in the week. Filling in late in Week 13, Grice carried the ball five times for 16 yards. For an owner in a deep league, […]
Harris 10 years agoKenny Stills (WR, NO) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNED IN: 56% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With a career-high 162 yards in Week 13 against the Steelers, Kenny Stills has cemented himself as a legitimate threat to opposing defenses. It was the second time the second-year player out of Oklahoma broke 100-yard mark the season, and the third […]
Harris 10 years agoDoug Martin (RB, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 61% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Bucs gave their former Pro Bowl running back, Doug Martin, the bulk of the carries in Sunday's week 13 loss to Cincinnati. Martin ran the ball 18 times for 58 yards and a score. Those 18 carries were the most Martin […]
Harris 10 years agoTre Mason (RB, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 58% of Fleaflicker Leauges ANALYSIS: The rookie out of Auburn broke the 100-yard mark for the second time in three games in week 13 against the Raiders. Rushing for a career-high 117 yards on just 14 carries this past Sunday, Mason has truly cemented himself as the primary back […]
Harris 10 years agoRyan Tannehill (QB, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNED IN: 68% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Ryan Tannehill has improved his completion percentage and quarterback rating in each of his three years in the NFL, and could be headed for the first winning season of his young career. The 26-year-old signal caller for the Dolphins has posted a completion […]
Harris 10 years agoNew York Giants (DST, NYG) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues for Week 13 OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: To date, the Giants have played just two teams not currently in serious playoff contention, the Texans and the Redskins. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Kirk Cousins are also two of only three quarterbacks they have faced with a passer rating below […]
Harris 10 years agoDelanie Walker (TE, TEN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 73% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Delanie Walker is coming off a monster Week 13, having caught five passes for 155 yards against the Eagles. When healthy, Walker has been an extremely reliable weapon for the Titans, with the potential to explode for performances like the one he just […]
Harris 10 years agoBen Tate (RB, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNED IN: 73% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Vikings picked up the 26-year-old Tate after Cleveland cut him following a two-carry, negative nine-yard showing in Week 11 against Houston. Just two weeks prior, Tate carried the ball 10 times for three total yards, and he has not surpassed 40 yards […]
Harris 10 years agoKenny Britt (WR, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Britt's promising young career never quite blossomed in Tennessee, but he has found new life this year under head coach Jeff Fisher. In 10 games played with the Rams, Britt has 25 receptions for 440 yards for an average of 17.6 yards per […]
Harris 10 years agoJosh Gordon (WR, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Immediately OWNED IN: 73% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Josh Gordon led all wide receivers in fantasy points in 2013, just his second year in the league. As he prepares to make his 2014 debut after a 10-game suspension, Gordon should pick up right where he left off. With Brian […]
Harris 10 years agoAlfred Blue (RB, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Immediately OWNED IN: 35% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Alfred Blue has just started to prove his worth in the National Football league. With a huge 36 carry 156 yard effort vs. the Browns in week 11, he's officially arrived. With Arian Foster still nursing a groin injury, and his status uncerain […]
Harris 10 years agoDaniel Herron (RB, IND) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues ANALYSIS: With Ahmad Bradshaw's ankle injury, third-year back Daniel Herron will slide into the role of Trent Richardson's backup. Herron had just nine career carries in his first two seasons, but has shown the ability to run this year, picking up 35 yards on just five touches against Cincinnati […]
Harris 10 years agoAustin Seferian-Jenkins (TE, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Being penalized for a touchdown celebration means Seferian-Jenkins had to have scored a touchdown in Tampa Bay's Week 10 loss to Atlanta. It was the second score of the second-round pick's rookie campaign. His eight targets and five receptions were both career highs, […]
Harris 10 years agoC.J. Anderson (RB, DEN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Given the first real opportunity of his young career, C.J. Anderson made a statement in Week 10 collecting 163 all-purpose yards, 90 of those coming on the ground. He also took a Peyton Manning pass 51 yards to the house for his […]
Harris 10 years agoMychal Rivera (TE, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues for Week 10 OWNED IN: 26% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Mychal Rivera is perhaps the hottest tight end in football over the past two weeks, and is one of our favorite sleepers and waiver wire streamers for Week 10. Derek Carr is coming into his own and is beginning to […]
Harris 10 years agoHarry Douglas (WR, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper PPR Leagues (Bye Week Fill-In) OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Don't let Julio Jones and Roddy White deter you from trusting Harry Douglas as a fantasy option if you need help during your bye weeks. No, you are not going to start him as a WR1 or even a […]
Harris 10 years agoSteven Jackson (RB, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add / Start in Most Leagues for Week 10 OWNED IN: 67% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: While Steven Jackson is not the elite rusher he was back in his days in St. Louis, he is still the feature back on a solid Atlanta offense. Even though it's a stretch to call him a waiver wire […]
Harris 10 years agoMartavis Bryant (WR, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: There were 18 wide receivers drafted before Martavis Bryant in the 2014 NFL draft, yet there are only 12 receivers in all of football with more touchdown catches than the rookie out of Clemson. This comes with Bryant, one of our favorite […]
Harris 10 years agoDonte Moncrief (WR, IND) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / Bye Week Fill-In Owned in 14% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Andrew Luck enjoys spreading the wealth, and appears to have become more comfortable with his rookie wide receiver Donte Moncrief. In his first eight games as an NFL player, Moncrief has reeled in 16 of the 23 balls that […]
Harris 10 years agoJeremy Hill (RB, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add and Start Immediately in All Leagues Owned in 36% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Gio Bernard is hurt, and fantasy owners should take advantage of the opportunity Jeremy Hill will be given in his absence. Chances are the Bengals will construct an early lead against the 1-7 Jaguars and run the ball for […]
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