Tony Watson (RP, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Hold & deep leagues (14+ teams)

OWNED IN: 29% of Yahoo, 13% of FleaFlicker Leagues

ANALYSIS:  The Pittsburgh Pirates closer, Mark Melancon, has struggled this year with 6 earned runs in 11 innings and opposing batters batting .268 against him.  To make matters worse Melancon's fastball velocity has been down nearly 3 MPH.  Meanwhile Tony Watson continues to thrive as the setup man in the Pirates bullpen, sporting a solid 2.35 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, one save, and four holds.  So far manager Clint Hurdle has stuck with Melancon but if he ever changes his mind Watson will the first in line to become the closer. In deep leagues, Watson should be owned for his peripherals and his decent chance of racking up saves later in the year. In shallower leagues, continue scouting this situation closely.