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About Andy Patton
Former Zag. Detroit Tigers fanatic who used to work for the Mariners (I know) and lives in the PNW. Use fantasy baseball to bond with my dad, which will continue to work as long as I always finish before him.
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Andy Patton has written 217 articles so far, you can find them below.
Kole Calhoun (OF, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 54% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: A very slow start to the season had many Kole Calhoun fantasy owners heading for the hills, but the 29-year-old outfielder has quietly begun to right the ship, and fantasy owners would be wise to pick him back up. Over his last... Read More
Jed Lowrie (2B, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: A’s second baseman Jed Lowrie has quietly had himself a very solid season, and his spot hitting third in the lineup everyday has yielded some surprising fantasy value for the 32-year-old. Always an injury risk, Lowrie has managed to stay healthy all... Read More
Jacob Faria (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 40% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Jacob Faria has continued to strike hitters out at the Major league level after posting ridiculous strikeout numbers in the minor leagues. Faria has now made three starts with the Rays, going 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a very... Read More
Mike Zunino (C, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Mike Zunino has had an absolutely torrid month of June, and his stock is continuing to skyrocket in the wake of his power surge. Zunino has slashed .366/.435/.902(!) over his last 12 games with seven home runs, 16 RBI and nine runs... Read More
Andrelton Simmons (SS, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Andrelton Simmons, in addition to providing elite defense for the Angels, has been having his best offensive season since 2013. He has hit seven home runs (tied for the second most of his career) and has stolen 10 bases, tied for the most he... Read More
Carlos Beltran (OF, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 42% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: The ageless wonder Carlos Beltran has finally started to slow down in his age-40 season, causing many fantasy owners to assume he is at the end of his line and drop him for a newer, younger prospect. While Beltran's numbers this season... Read More
Santiago Casilla (RP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 52% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Santiago Casilla has managed to put a tough month of May behind him, having thrown three scoreless innings since the calendar switched over to June. He has given up just one hit and one walk and struck out six, earning two saves... Read More
Alex Avila (C/1B, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 50% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: It is getting harder and harder to ignore Alex Avila. He has finally crept up to being owned in 50% of fantasy leagues, with his .322/.439/.635 slash line on the year absolutely meriting that kind of ownership, even if it is supported... Read More
Andrelton Simmons (SS, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Andrelton Simmons has long been considered a better real life baseball player than a fantasy asset. Indeed, his value to the Angels is primarily with his glove and not his bat. Outside of his 17 home run season in 2013, Simmons has... Read More
Mike Zunino (C, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Mariners catcher Mike Zunino has tantalized fantasy owners for years now with his power potential, but his inability to make contact have led to extraordinary high strikeout totals, murdering his batting average and keeping him on the bus between the Mariners and... Read More
Neil Walker (2B, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 40% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Neil Walker is one of those players who bores fantasy owners to death, but his end of the year production always seems to peg him as a worthwhile middle infield option. He has finished between 14-23 home runs each of the last... Read More
Josh Harrison (2B/3B, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 48% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Josh Harrison has been red-hot at the plate as of late, hitting .351/.413/.474 over his last 14 games, raising his season slash line to a very respectable .303/.366/.468 with seven home runs and five stolen bases. Harrison has the highest walk rate... Read More
Ryon Healy (1B/3B, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 54% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland 3B Ryon Healy was heavily targeted as a sleeper heading into 2017. His slow start has soured many impatient fantasy owners, but Healy has started to look more like that potential breakout candidate over the last few weeks. He has... Read More
Yonder Alonso (1B, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 54% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Yonder Alonso picked up right where he left off after he missed a few games, first with a knee injury and then after being hit by a pitch on the wrist. Alonso has hit .353/.421/.647 over his last five games, with... Read More
Keon Broxton (OF, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 55% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Keon Broxton was one of the most coveted sleeper picks at the start of the 2017 season, and fantasy owners have no doubt been disappointed with his performance so far. However, Broxton has taken a leap forward in the month of... Read More
ADP Arbitrage - Mid-Round Targets for MFL10 Fantasy Drafts
The Wisdom of Crowds is a concept theorized by philosopher Francis Galton, who observed at a county fair in 1906 a group of over 800 people guessing the weight of an ox that was on display. While the majority of people were off by a fair amount, the median guess was 1208 pounds, less than... Read More
Josh Harrison (2B, 3B PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 43% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Josh Harrison has been red-hot at the plate as of late, hitting .406/.441/.469 over his last seven games, raising his season slash line to a very respectable .303/.364/.452 with six home runs and five stolen bases. Harrison has the highest walk rate... Read More
Leury Garcia (OF, CWS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Leury Garcia has continued to hit well in his first crack at the full-time centerfield position in Chicago, and his hot start has started gaining some attention in fantasy circles. Garcia is hitting .276 with 22 runs, six home runs, 17... Read More
Didi Gregorius (SS, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 38% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Sir Didi Gregorius missed the first three weeks of the season, but has absolutely raked since he returned from a shoulder injury on April 28. Gregorius is hitting .330/.359/.474 through 97 at-bats, with three home runs, 17 RBI and one steal.... Read More
Hernan Perez (2B/3B/OF, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 56% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: After a breakout 2016 season that saw him hit 13 home runs and steal 34 bases, Perez has not lived up to expectations so far in 2017. However, more consistent playing time over the last few weeks has allowed the 26-year-old... Read More
Domingo Santana (OF, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 27% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners were likely expecting a bit more in the power department from the 24-year-old Santana, but gains in his walk rate (up 2% from last year) and a significant decrease in his strikeout rate (down 6%) have helped Santana maintain... Read More
Ryon Healy (1B/3B, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 53% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Healy was a fantasy darling down the stretch last year and thus was heavily targeted as a sleeper heading into 2017. His slow start has soured many impatient fantasy owners early on, but Healy has started to look more like that... Read More
Matt Shoemaker (SP, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 59% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker earned a win Wednesday, his first since his scary head injury last September. He went five innings and gave up two runs on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts. He was lifted after... Read More
Garrett Richards (SP, ANA) - 2017 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target ~185 CURRENT ADP: ~212 ANALYSIS: While the numbers have not been pretty for Garrett Richards this spring, the number that matters the most stands out -- his velocity. Richards was able to get his fastball up to 98.8 mph in a spring game last week, according to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange... Read More
