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Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Here are this week’s Tout Wars 15-team FAAB bids.

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:31
Mike: Any interest in Beeter?  Closing share and high Ks, but bad team and possibly just a hot streak for a volatile pitcher?

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: I’d hold off adding him

7:33
Jeff Zimmerman: Just too few chances for Holds

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FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 25)


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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 »


Big Kid Adds (Week 24)


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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

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the winning bids in the two ToutWars 15-team leagues.

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:32
Thatch: Hi Jeff, who gets saves for the cubs if Palencia hits the IL? Thanks!

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: I’m guessing Keller … one sec …

7:34
Jeff Zimmerman: Looks like the team has used Keller and Thielbar in highest leverage situation (gLI): https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&season=2…

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FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 24)


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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 »


Big Kid Adds (Week 23)

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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

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome.

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the winning bids in the two 15-team Tout Wars redraft leagues.

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:31
Zoilo Versailles: Weekly league, h2h points playoffs- Agustin Ramirez (@Wash/Phil) 6 games or Sheets (BAL/@COL) Sheets could lose some of his usage with Merrill’s return imminent. And Agustin was raking this weekend and his swing seems back after a rocky patch?  And he stole his 11th bag while he was at it?

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Ramirez. The Merrill news is the key factor

7:31
bdubs: Looking for steals wherever I can find them. Who to add: TFreeman or Stott? 
Who to drop: Carpenter or Grisham?

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FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 23)


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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.
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Big Kid Adds (Week 22)


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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

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome, here the winning bids in the two 15-team redraft ToutWars leagues.

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:30
Brent: Do you expect any production of out Hoskins ROS?

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman: No

7:32
Rand: Thoughts on Luis Matos who has hit very well in the few games since recall. Noticed he has a very low K rate and very low BABIP. Anything here?

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: Low BABIP, it’s at .500

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