J.P. Crawford & Scott Barlow: Deep League Wire
May 15, 2019
Welcome to this week’s dive into the wild free agent pool. Let’s find out which two treasures we have uncovered.
Archive for Waiver Wire
Who is Being Dropped & Why
Another week of players heading to the waiver wire. Here’s a look at most dropped players in the NFBC Main Event (38 leagues).
Injured
- Drew Pomeranz (18): A lat injury has placed him on the IL but what’s really hurting him is the 5.93 ERA.
- Francisco Mejia (17): He’s landed on the IL (knee) and his owners moved on since he was just hitting .167/.207/.259.
- Mike Zunino (12): He’ll miss over a month with a quadriceps injury.
- Clay Buchholz (10): A bad shoulder is keeping him out.
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Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat
| 7:30 |
: Do you think Corbin Martin sticks in the rotation? |
| 7:30 |
: If he continues to pitch like he did today. |
| 7:31 |
: Which NL-only minor leaguer is highest waiver wire priority: Riley, Rodgers, Urias, Gallen, or someone else |
| 7:31 |
: Gallen |
| 7:31 |
: What % of FAAB are you spending on Corbin Martin in a 12 tm? |
| 7:32 |
: After today, I’m afraid he’s in the 5% to 15% range. There is always a Sunday boost |
Week 8 FAAB Projections
With just the normal closer speculation bids, I’d not be surprised if this week had the lowest percentage of remaining FAAB spent so far this season. With Derek Dietrich as the top prize on the hitting side, I don’t expect owners to be spending much.
The guidelines:
- The ownership rates are from CBS since they have some quickdraw waiver wire leagues where players can be picked up at any time.
- The FAAB estimates are based on the 2018 15-team mixed NFBC leagues which used a $1000 FAAB budget. Owners are going to need to convert these values to their own league.
- The ownership values were taken from Saturday and lots can happen in between when they publish and FAAB bids run.
- Only players owned in 50% or fewer of CBS leagues are examined.
Waiver Wire Week 7: 10 SP Targets
by Nick Pollack
May 10, 2019
Each week I look at the collection of starting pitchers owned in under 20% of leagues (consensus Yahoo/ESPN ownership from Fantasy Pros) with a few extra sub 10% discount options at the end, pointing out the options to consider if you need an extra arm or two at the end of your staff.
Note: This week and moving forward, I’m going to focus more on the sub 20% and sub 10% owned arms as I expect many of the sub 30% arms are snatched up in your leagues.
Let’s highlight my ten favorite starting pitcher options that may be available on your waiver wires, ordered by ownage %:
Under 20% owned
Wade Miley (Houston Astros) – This list is barren compared to previous weeks, due to our favorite choices impressing and a larger emphasis on pitching needs due to a multitude of injuries. That makes someone like Miley a considerable option as he offers a strong chance at a Win whenever he takes the hill. The Houston offense will support him and his ability to induce weak outs often can push him into the sixth frame. Don’t invest for strikeouts, but if a 1.25 WHIP, 3.70 ERA, and a handful of Wins fits, Miley is your guy.
Who Was Dropped & Why?
For the drops, I use the NFBC Main Event (38 teams) where owners are more likely to stay active with more skin the game. Here is who they are dropping and why.
Injured
● Matt Adams (30): He continues the circle of life of injured Nationals. Ryan Zimmerman makes one of his annual trips the IL and Adams stepped up. And gets himself hurt. Jake Noll and Howie Kendrick have each played first base since Adams went down.
Sunday Night FAAB & Waiver Wire Chat
| 7:22 |
: First, I’ve opened up the chat but am getting a few items together like a cool beverage.
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| 7:23 |
: Also, there is a storm going on outside and I’m too lazy to connect to my internet cable. If I disappearance for a minute or two, I probably had my power flashed on and off
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| 7:28 |
: Tout Wars 15-team auction winners:
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| 7:28 |
: NLowe 247
DDietrich 89 TThornton 37 BDrury 36 FHernandez 34 RRodriguez 33 GGonzalez 32 KGutierrez 29 JCandelario 27 JSoria 24 JPhegley 23 ROHearn 16 JuGuerra 12 BReynolds 9 CDavis 6 ABrooks 5 JIglesias 4 HPence 2 JPanik 1 BCrawford 0 RMoronta 0 OArcia 0 YSolarte 0 |
| 7:30 |
: Other bids for Lowe: 139
121 69 69 33 |
| 7:32 |
: And here are the mixed draft results:
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Week Seven FAAB Estimates
There are a couple of big names this week, Lowe and Canning, and some potential closer roles up for grabs but overall it’s a slow week.
The guidelines
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- The ownership rates are from CBS since some of their leagues are quickdraw waiver wire leagues where players can be picked up at any time.
- The FAAB estimates are based for 2018 15-team mixed NFBC leagues which used $1000 FAAB. Owners are going to need to convert these values to their own league.
- The ownership values were taken from Saturday and lots can happen in between when they publish and FAAB bids run.
- Only players owned in 50% or fewer of CBS are examined.
Waiver Wire Week 6: 10 SP Targets
by Nick Pollack
May 2, 2019
Each week I look at the collection of starting pitchers owned in under 20% of leagues (consensus Yahoo/ESPN ownership from Fantasy Pros) with a few extra sub 10% discount options at the end, pointing out the options to consider if you need an extra arm or two at the end of your staff.
Note: This week and moving forward, I’m going to focus more on the sub 20% and sub 10% owned arms as I expect many of the sub 30% arms are snatched up in your leagues.
Let’s highlight my ten favorite starting pitcher options that may be available on your waiver wires, ordered by ownage %:
Under 20% owned
Reynaldo Lopez (Chicago White Sox – 18% owned) – Fanning fourteen batters in one game should be enough to warrant a pickup in deeper leagues, disregarding the solid performances in each of his previous two outings. Lopez is notorious for his erratic nature, often returning clunkers after starts featuring seven scoreless frames, though his brilliant performance may be a turning point. With the Red Sox ahead, if Lopez can produce with both his slider and changeup, he’ll be well off this list next week. Now could be your last chance to take a shot.
FAAB Quandary: Analysts Stay Greedy
I’ve been struggling this fantasy season when it comes to providing my best possible content. The root cause is that I’ve put more of my own skin in the game by joining a couple of NFBC leagues. Other owners deal with the same issue. For example, I had the following Twitter conversation this past weekend.
In a 15-team league, how much are you both bidding on Karter Kieboom?
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— Jeff Zimmerman (@jeffwzimmerman) April 28, 2019
In all fairness, it’s a legit question coming into the weekend’s FAAB period. Carter Kieboom just got promoted and bids were going to be high for him. What got my request denied was that both Al (in Tout Wars) and Matt (NFBC Main Event) are in 15-team leagues with me. If someone else would have asked the question, would they have given an honest answer? Maybe. Would I take their honest answer and use it against them? Maybe.
I never thought others would steal my suggestion to use against me in my leagues until last season. In The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational, I had a strong feeling two owners checked out my Tout Wars bids which ran FAAB on Sunday at noon. There was plenty of time for the owners to analyze my bids before the evening bids ran. Every week the same two owners beat me out on each of my sleeper picks. It got a little annoying.