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FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 4)

In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (about 40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both hosting sites have the option for daily and weekly waiver wire adds. CBS uses a weekly change while Yahoo looks at the last 24 hours. Yahoo is a great snapshot of right now while CBS ensures hot targets from early in the week aren’t missed. The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference, grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters. Read the rest of this entry »


Mining the News (& Jeff’s Thoughts)

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• Three teams (Rays, Tigers, and Cardinals) mentioned they will insert starters into their rotation to give guys extra rest. Instead of spending hours trying to find each team’s plan, it can be seen on this Baseball Reference page (promoted the G[ames] column). Here the top and bottom teams in games started.

Games Started with 4 Days of Rest
Team Games Started with 4 Days of Rest
MIL 9
KCR 8
COL 8
CIN 7
BOS 6
DET 1
CHW 1
NYM 1
TBR 1
LAA 1
CLE 1

Even this early into the season, it’s obvious which teams want to rest their pitchers more and those who don’t. Read the rest of this entry »


Creating an Automated Players Comps Worksheet

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When analyzing players, I want more than a one-line projection, I want a range of possible outcomes. The problem with comps is that they are time-intensive. Once the worksheet is setup, a person can select and download the desired output in a few seconds. Here is the outputted table from the example procedure explained below.

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Big Kid Adds (Week 3)

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While the NFBC Main Event garners most of the attention, there are a handful of leagues with even larger entry fees ($2.5K to $15K). They are named “High Stakes Leagues,” and there are eleven of them. With so much money on the line, these fantasy managers try to gain any advantage. Most of the time, these managers will be a week or two ahead of everyone else on their adds. Here are the players and some information on the ones added in five or more leagues. Read the rest of this entry »


Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome everyone

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the results from the two 15-team Tout Wars mixed leagues.

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:32
Matchingrhino: 12 team daily pts who would you prioritize ROS Mets megill, dollander, Easton Lucas?

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: Megill

7:32
Mike: Gausman dropped in our 12 team league (prior to his gem earlier this week). Mirage or make a big bid? Have $75 FAAB left.  Would drop a MR like Erceg (holds don’t count). Thanks as always!

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FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 3)

In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (about 40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both hosting sites have the option for daily and weekly waiver wire adds. CBS uses a weekly change while Yahoo looks at the last 24 hours. Yahoo is a great snapshot of right now while CBS ensures hot targets from early in the week aren’t missed. The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters. Read the rest of this entry »


Lineup Analysis (4/12/25)

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American League

Angels

Tim Anderson started in the last five games while batting ninth. Read the rest of this entry »


Mining the News (4/10/25)

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Note: I read a ton of articles and there was little useful information. During the season, little non-game information becomes public. I’m going to focus on the format I used last week where I examine playing time situations, new starters, and still dive into some useful news. I’ll see how it goes for a few weeks.

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Big Kid Adds (Week 2)

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While the NFBC Main Event garners most of the attention, there are a handful of leagues with even larger entry fees ($2.5K to $15K). They are named “High Stakes Leagues,” and there are eleven of them. With so much money on the line, these fantasy managers try to gain any advantage. Most of the time, these managers will be a week or two ahead of everyone else on their adds. Here are the players and some information on the ones added in five or more leagues. Read the rest of this entry »


Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome. I had some tech issues setting up the chat. Hopefully all are resolved.

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the winning bids in the two Tout Wars mixed leagues.

7:32
Erick: Have a draft this weekend and have the 4th pick. After a couple of weeks in the books, who do you think should be the top 4 selected and in what order.? Ty

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: Same four with Judge #3

7:32
Bog: Would you drop Eflin or Gavin Williams for Ober?

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