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: The focus of the chat will be FAAB and Waiver Wire questions. If I get through them, I’ll answer other questions.
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: Hmmm…Crichton or Ginkel or someone else in AZ (Soria update?) Thx.
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There are many different available player types available this week from prospects to closers to decent two-start pitchers to old boring vets. It’ll be interesting to see how the market focuses its resources to balance needs and wants. Some teams need to add a couple of closers while others are dealing with hitters who are day-to-day. Others might have several Nats on their team and could be losing one or more to the IL. It’s going to be exhausting but diligent FAAB prep this weekend.
In the following article, I’m going to at least cover the players in demand using CBS’s (40% or less initial ownership) 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 by my preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters.
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I’m going to continue my analysis of NFBC Main Event drops, but this first week will be a one-off. The NFBC ran its first FAAB bids last night but not all the leagues have drafted (I have my final one tonight), so the adds and drops not have the normal diversity and depth. Some of the information is still useful. With the limited number of teams and with the drafts so close to the season’s will dive into some of the players on the move (minimum three moves).
Note: I use the NFBC Main Event movement because it’s a decent number of identical leagues. Additionally, the owners stay engaged longer since each spent over $1700 per team.
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I’m as competitive as hell. I hate not winning. Simply…
So is almost everyone else. While many people search for an edge, they aren’t looking into harmful habits that erode that edge. All the gains an owner could get from researching the best players can be lost if he constantly overspends rostering them. Many times what a person considers to be an edge can actually be a hindrance. Here are several ideas that help me back and now that I’ve changed my stance
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The final week has some interesting two-start pitchers and some well-rounded hitters taking off for teams needing a boost. My one caution for owners is that even though one category (e.g. Saves) could be the easiest to gain (or lose) point in, it is possible to drop in other categories if they are ignored.
As usual, I’m going to at least cover the players in demand using CBS’s (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 by my preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters.
With just a week left in the season, the drop totals are more in line with a “normal” week. I did see two trends. First, starters are not being kept if they are useless over the last two weeks. Second, many failed closer dart throws were dropped. Finally, this will be this series’s last article since next week’s won’t matter. I’ll keep the article going next season.
For this analysis, I use the NFBC Main Event because of the number of identical leagues. Additionally, the managers stay engaged longer since each spent over $1000 per team. I tried to find that sweet spot between obvious and bizarre and will focus on players dropped in six to nine leagues.
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There are just two weeks left in the season. I’m trying to focus on how to extract the most value from those 14 days. For this reason, the pitcher rankings may seem off, but if I don’t see myself starting them, I didn’t rank them very high.
As usual, I’m going to at least cover the players in demand using CBS’s (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 by my preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters.
| Name | Prev Own% | Current Own% | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Duvall LF | 12% | 49% | 37% |
| Daniel Bard RP | 18% | 39% | 21% |
| Jeimer Candelario 3B | 22% | 43% | 21% |
| Victor Reyes CF | 26% | 45% | 19% |
| Jeremy Jeffre SS RP | 38% | 55% | 17% |
| Deivi Garcia SP | 39% | 56% | 17% |
| Dean Kremer SP | 1% | 16% | 15% |
| Randy Arozarena RF | 4% | 19% | 15% |
| Trevor Rogers SP | 7% | 22% | 15% |
| DJ Stewart RF | 1% | 14% | 13% |
| Dane Dunning SP | 40% | 53% | 13% |
| Alex Dickerson LF | 26% | 38% | 12% |
| Bobby Dalbec 3B | 15% | 26% | 11% |
| Brandon Belt 1B | 34% | 45% | 11% |
| Rafael Dolis RP | 3% | 13% | 10% |
| Devin Williams RP | 26% | 36% | 10% |
| Ty France 3B | 12% | 21% | 9% |
| Yusei Kikuchi SP | 21% | 30% | 9% |
| Andres Gimenez SS | 12% | 20% | 8% |
| Justin Dunn SP | 17% | 25% | 8% |
| Keegan Akin SP | 3% | 10% | 7% |
| Rowdy Tellez 1B | 16% | 23% | 7% |
| Tony Watson RP | 18% | 25% | 7% |
| Yohan Ramirez SP | 1% | 7% | 6% |
| Jurickson Profar 2B | 29% | 35% | 6% |
| Jesus Aguilar 1B | 36% | 42% | 6% |
| Jackie Bradley CF | 13% | 18% | 5% |
| Tarik Skubal SP | 24% | 29% | 5% |
| Greg Holland RP | 26% | 31% | 5% |
| Corey Dickerson LF | 28% | 33% | 5% |
| Miguel AndujarDH | 28% | 33% | 5% |
| Corey Dickerson LF | 28% | 33% | 5% |
| Willi Castro SS | 3% | 7% | 4% |
| Tejay Antone SP | 4% | 8% | 4% |
| Jose Urena SP | 8% | 12% | 4% |
| Richard Rodriguez RP | 11% | 15% | 4% |
| Garrett Cooper 1B | 14% | 18% | 4% |
| Manuel Margot CF | 14% | 18% | 4% |
| Raimel Tapia LF | 17% | 21% | 4% |
| Maikel Franco 3B | 40% | 44% | 4% |
| Luis Garcia RP | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Edward Olivares RF | 3% | 6% | 3% |
| Johan Oviedo SP | 8% | 11% | 3% |
| Kris Bubic SP | 9% | 12% | 3% |
| Daulton VarshoC | 11% | 14% | 3% |
| Rio Ruiz 3B | 13% | 16% | 3% |
| Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B | 18% | 21% | 3% |
| Cole Hamel S SP | 24% | 27% | 3% |
| Chris Taylor LF | 26% | 29% | 3% |
| David Peterson SP | 39% | 42% | 3% |
| J.T. Brubaker SP | 3% | 5% | 2% |
| Josh Fleming SP | 26% | 28% | 2% |
This week’s player list is full of bad hitters who are losing playing time or relievers owners threw darts at hoping for Saves. Most of the drops are in some way related to the trade deadline.
For this analysis, I use the NFBC Main Event because of the number of identical leagues. Additionally, the managers stay engaged longer since each spent over $1000 per team. I tried to find that sweet spot between obvious and bizarre and will focus on players dropped in six to nine leagues.
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It feels like a normal mid-season week. Hitters are starting to fall into set production levels. Starters with talent changes are rostered. And teams are trying to determine their most reliable relievers. It doesn’t seem like anyone is available to blow the budget on. Instead, just pick and choose those players to help win this week.
As usual, I’m going to at least cover the players in demand using CBS’s (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 by my preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters.
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