Scott Sizemore and Chris Nelson: Deep League Waiver Wire
Today’s Deep League Waiver Wire focuses on two players that are eligible at second base.
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Alcides Escobar: Waiver Wire
Today’s look at the Waiver Wire is young and quick, but ultimately a little disappointing.
Dustin Ackley: Mining the Minors
Mariners top prospect Dustin Ackley will step into a major-league batter’s box for the first time when he faces off against Philadelphia’s Roy Oswalt just about 12 hours from now. You probably shouldn’t wait that long to pick him up.
Mike Moustakas: Mining the Minors
There’s news of Dustin Ackley’s debut Friday. We’ll look at the 2009 No. 2 pick more in depth for tomorrow’s post. For now, let’s rewind and point out a handful of guys who were promoted in the past week, including one who just might be more valuable than Ackley.
Charlie Blackmon: Deep League Waiver Wire
Today’s look at the Deep League Waiver Wire could be very well be construed as sacrilege.
Johnny Damon: Waiver Wire
It’s amazing that Johnny Damon has been around for 15+ seasons. It’s also amazing that he’s had that amount of success over his career with a swing that ugly. After a very slow start with the Rays, Damon has really heated up over the past month. Yet, he’s still owned in roughly 50% of Yahoo leagues.
Anthony Rizzo: Mining the Minors
As Tom Petty once sang: the waiting sucks. (I may be paraphrasing.) So while anticipation is brimming over a prospect who will make his major league debut later today, alas, there was ungood news about another elite ‘spect who was also ready to help fantasy owners, until as Phil Collins once sang, something happened on the way to the big leagues. (Paraphrasing again.) Plus? A whopping kit and a heaping caboodle of other callups.
Ty Wigginton and Freddy Sanchez: Waiver Wire Help for the Middle Infield
With players like Dan Uggla and Chone Figgins stinking up the joint and others like Brian Roberts and Mark Ellis banged up, there is a dire need to patch up some roster holes at both second base and the middle infield position. Sometimes, though, filling in the holes can be rough. When you’re fishing near the bottom of the waiver wire barrel, the production expectations are usually pretty low, however, here are a pair of guys who just might exceed your expectations. Read the rest of this entry »
Felipe Paulino and Jeff Keppinger: Deep League Waiver Wire
June 8, 2011
This is an exciting time of the year for deep league owners as prospects are being called up, slow starters are getting released and playing time opportunities are opening up. No longer do deep leaguers have to choose between fifth outfielders and sixth starters currently pitching in long relief.
Felipe Paulino, KC SP | 6% Owned
If you had read my stuff last year on FantasyPros911 or listened to my weekly radio show, you would be well aware that I loved Paulino last year. He was coming off a decent 4.04 xFIP, but that compared to a ghastly 6.27 ERA, which likely scared off most fantasy owners and made him very cheap at draft time. He posted an excellent strike out rate, backed up by a fastball that averaged 95.4 miles per hour and generated an impressive 11.6% SwStk%. Unfortunately, 2010 did not go so well as his control regressed, the poor luck of 2009 continued through the season, and he dealt with shoulder issues that landed him on the DL. Now he has moved on to the Royals and has a second chance at a starting gig after opening the season in relief with the Rockies. His velocity remains in the 95.0 mile per hour range and he has produced fantastic results with his slider once again. This is the type of arm worth taking a chance on in AL-Only leagues. At the very least he should provide some nice strikeout numbers.
Jeff Keppinger, HOU 2B | 7% Owned
The release of Bill Hall has opened the door for Keppinger to receive full-time at-bats . While never producing much power or showing much speed, he is one of the best contact hitters in baseball. In his career, he has walked more than he has struck out, and only a below league average BABIP of .289 has prevented him from being a perennial .300 hitter. Obviously, he does not have great upside or anything, but his skills remind me of a mini-Placido Polanco. A couple of homers and steals here and there, but the value comes with the playing time and the batting average. Though this does not play very well in mixed leagues, he is a good choice to fill a hole that should cost little in deeper leagues. Finding a player in deeper leaguers that won’t kill your average is difficult, especially in the current environment where BABIP and batting average are down for the league. Luckily, Keppinger is here to save the day.
Jack Cust and Vinnie Pestano: Deep League Waiver Wire
Today’s look at a couple of Deep League Waiver Wire pickups is admittedly not as good as yesterday’s French Open final.