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BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Saves Leagues
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ANALYSIS: Earlier today, Drew Pomeranz nailed down the save for the Oakland Athletics in their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He pitched a scoreless inning, giving up zero hits and walks, which is much better than what Edward Mujica has been doing recently.
Pomeranz was facing some lefty batters, so we can't say for sure whether this was a matchup play or if he's emerged as the new closer in town. What we do know is that Mujica has been terrible, and it would be strange to see them go back to him at this point. If you're looking for saves, Pomeranz may be able to throw a few your way down the stretch.
A few caveats here though. The Athletics have been a bad, bad baseball team, and have not been winning many games. So there may not be too many saves to go around. Also Sean Doolittle has been on a rehab assignment, and is expected to rejoin the team relatively soon. He probably won't be the closer immediately, but he may take back the role as he was absolutely dominant last year. Pomeranz has been solid this year, regardless of how he's been utilized, with a 3.72 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 69:30 K:BB ratio in 72 2/3 IP. So feel free to grab him off the waiver wire if you can spare the move, and see how this plays out.
You can see our full MLB closers & saves depth charts updated here, and follow further updates and waiver wire pickups/stashes as we continue through the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season.
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