DeAngelo Williams (RB, CAR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues Owned in 54% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With the news that DeAngelo Williams will start at running back for the Panthers tonight against the Saints, he immediately becomes a fantasy football  waiver wire option for Week 9. The 31-year-old Williams may have his best days behind him, but has […]

Charles Sims (RB, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues Immediately Owned in 17% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: After being sidelined with an ankle injury to begin his rookie campaign, Charles Sims is expected to be activated for Tampa's Week 9 matchup against the Cleveland Browns as the starting running back. With Doug Martin nursing an ankle injury, and […]

Ronnie Hillman (RB, DEN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add and Start in All Leagues Owned in 74% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Okay I know it's a little bit of a stretch to call him a waiver wire pickup at this point, but how is Ronnie Hillman still only owned in 74% of leagues? That's just crazy. So out of principle I'm going […]

Daniel Thomas (RB, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues (BYE Week Fill-In) Owned in 5% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With the news of Knowshon Moreno's torn ACL, Daniel Thomas has resumed the role of backup running back for the Dolphins. A fourth-year back with a career high of 581 yards is nothing to write home about, but given Lamar […]

Dwayne Allen (TE, IND) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues Owned in 69% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Coby Fleener was drafted in 2012 to continue to be Andrew Luck's safety blanket, but since coming into the league, whenever healthy, Dwayne Allen has been the more reliable target for the young superstar quarterback. With 21 receptions on 33 targets, Allen's […]

Davante Adams (WR, GB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues Owned in 13# of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The fact that Adams is the third wideout on Green Bay's depth chart really doesn't affect his fantasy value all that much. Aaron Rodgers loves to spread the wealth, and has been incorporating Adams into the offense more as of late. Adams' […]

Chris Ivory (RB, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 78% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It's hard to believe that after bringing in Chris Johnson, a guy who has rushed for 1,000 yards or more in each of his first six seasons in the NFL, the Jets would be implementing Chris Ivory as their featured back. The […]

Jerick McKinnon (RB, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 47% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Vikings' rookie has really proven himself in Adrian Peterson's absence over the last three weeks, during which he has run for 199 yards on 36 touches, good enough for 5.3 yards per carry. McKinnon was the starter for last Sunday's game […]

Paul Richardson (WR, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Leagues Owned in 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With Percy Harvin shipping off to the tri-state area, there is a lot up in the air about who will inherit his targets. While a good amount might be thrown in the direction of Jermaine Kearse, Paul Richardson is a name […]

Hakeem Nicks (WR, IND) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Leagues 57% owned in Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Nicks may never again be the receiver he was in New York in 2011, but if anyone can bring him back to relevancy, it's Andrew Luck. Through six games, he only has 141 yards on 17 receptions, but he has crossed the […]

Joe Flacco (QB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues / Start on Bye Weeks or 2 QB Leagues Owned in 51% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Following Flacco's thrashing of the Tampa Bay secondary, fantasy owners may be quick to trust him as a starter on a week-to-week basis. If you are lucky enough to have Baltimore's signal caller as […]

Jared Cook (TE, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in PPR Leagues as Bye Week / Injury Replacement ANALYSIS: With a weak receiving corps in St. Louis, Jared Cook is a guy who will get a lot of looks from rookie quarterback Austin Davis. If you are a Jimmy Graham owner looking for a backup, Cook could be the answer this […]

Jonathan Stewart (RB, CAR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues as Bye or Injury Replacement IF Active Owned in 50% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Stewart didn't practice Wednesday, but he has not yet been ruled out for Sunday's Week 6 game against the Bengals. Despite having a quarterback who likes to run the ball, the quarterback actually hasn't been […]

Brian Quick (WR, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 58% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Quarterback Austin Davis has made it clear that Quick is his number one target among wide receivers, targeting him 14 more times than any other wideout on the team through the first four games. The third-year veteran out of Appalachian State has 21 […]

James Jones (WR, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep, Three Wide Receiver Leagues Owned in 57% of Fleaflicker leages ANALYSIS: James Jones lost a ton of fantasy appeal when he made the transition from Aaron Rodgers throwing him the football to Derek Carr. There is almost no chance of Jones scoring 14 touchdowns, as he did in 2012 with the […]

Rueben Randle (WR, NYG) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues; Start in Deep Leagues as Bye or Injury Replacement 51% Owned in Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Randle broke out last season as a sophomore, pulling in 41 passes for 611 yards and six touchdowns. Now a third-year veteran, he is currently the leader in targets and receptions among Giants wideouts, and […]

Khiry Robinson (RB, NO) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately for Week 5 Owned in 52% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Khiry Robinson has now been the Saints' leading rusher two games in a row, having fought his way for 87 yards on eight carries in last Sunday's loss in Dallas. His 5.4 yards per carry is the fifth best in all of football […]

Torrey Smith (WR, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues (if still available) Owned in 75% of Fleaflicker leagues   ANALYSIS: Even though Torrey Smith has only hauled in eight passes on 22 targets over his first four games, it is way too early to give up on a guy who crossed the goal line 15 times in his first two seasons […]

Charles Clay (TE, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues as a Backup Owned in 45% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Charles Clay was widely considered one of the preseason fantasy football sleepers among tight ends, but has yet to produce at any kind of level through the first four weeks of the season. Ryan Tannehill has targeted his tight end just 22 […]

Teddy Bridgewater (QB, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues as Backup / All Keeper Leagues Owned in 21% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Teddy Bridgewater will make his first career start Sunday at home against the Falcons. The rookie made his debut last week at New Orleans, completing 12 of his 20 passes for 150 yards. He also carried the ball […]

Mohamed Sanu (WR, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues, Start in Leagues with Three WR Slots Owned in 44% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Sanu is not the Bengals' top wideout, nor is he worthy of being the team's #1 WR even if AJ Green were not there. That said, the third-year receiver threw his second career touchdown pass in his […]

Wade Davis (RP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues for ERA, WHIP Help ANALYSIS: Wade Davis has a 0.69 ERA. Through 65.1 innings pitched. That is five earned runs, over the course of almost an entire year. His 0.81 WHIP, 13.22 K/9 ratio and 4.57 K/BB ratio are all significantly above-average, as well. In short, Davis is having […]

Drew Hutchison (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: Hutchison has had an up-and-down year, but has really turned it on as of late with the exception of his most recent start  (@BAL, giving up 6 ER but K'ing 11). The 24-year-old lefty had tossed four straight quality starts prior to that, and has struck out […]

Carl Crawford (OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Carl Crawford is not the player he once was in Tampa. While he hasn't completely lost his abilities to hit and run, he doesn't have quite enough left to earn everyday at-bats in a crowded, talented Los Angeles outfield. He's managed just a .289/.326/.410 triple slash line, and […]

Jarred Cosart (SP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / All NL-Only Leagues Owned in 25% of Yahoo, 13% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first full season in 2014, Jarred Cosart struggled a bit in 20 starts with the Astros before being moved to the Marlins before the July 31 trade deadline. Since the deal, the 24-year-old righty has been dominant in […]

Mike Fiers (SP / RP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 71% of Yahoo, 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Not to say that Mike Fiers is really a sleeper anymore, seeing as he is owned in almost three out of every four leagues, but he is still under owned, given how he has pitched since returning to Milwaukee's rotation in early August. […]

Carlos Carrasco (SP, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 50% of Yahoo, 16% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Since making the jump to Cleveland's starting rotation, Carlos Carrasco has been virtually untouchable. In six starts, he has posted four quality outings, with just four earned runs allowed in 38.2 frames tossed, lowering his ERA from 3.88 to 2.69 over […]

Joc Pederson (OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep NL-Only Leagues / Keeper and Dynasty Leagues ANALYSIS: Joc Pederson is not in a great spot right now, given the depth of the Dodgers' outfield, but his talent combined with the struggles of some of the outfielders on the Dodgers could lead to Pederson grabbing some at-bats down the stretch. A […]

Starting Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups & September Call-Ups

Now that rosters have expanded to 40 players, teams are beginning to make their September call-ups. While we may not see the likes of Lucas Giolito, Archie Bradley, Noah Syndergaard or Jon Gray in the majors this year, there are a handful of sleeper pitchers expected to get the call that could potentially have some […]

Adam Dunn (1B / OF / DH, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues / Deep Mixed Leagues for Power Boost ANALYSIS: Adam Dunn may be sacrificing the Hall of Fame by retiring at season's end, less than 40 home runs shy of 500, but is being given a chance to make the playoffs for the first time in his 14-year career. Even though […]