Archive for Waiver Wire

Big Kid Adds (Week 8)

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While the NFBC Main Event garners most of the attention, there are a handful of leagues with even a larger entry fee ($2.5K to $15K). They were originally named “High Stakes Leagues” and this year there are ten 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 »


The Best Hitters Less Than 50% Rostered in Ottoneu

That title is a bit lengthy, but it also explains exactly what we are doing here, so we don’t have to waste time with a lengthy intro. We’ll look at four high-performing hitters under 50% rostered.

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Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman: First off,so everyone knows, there will be no Waiver Wire Chat or Article next week.

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: It is my daughter’s high school graduation so I will be spending time with my family.

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: Here are this week’s bids from the three 15-team Tout Wars leagues.

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:32
John: Lee has a possible separated shoulder. Time to drop?

7:33
Jeff Zimmerman: I am, he hasn’t been or was projected to be a difference maker.

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FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 7)

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 6)

While the NFBC Main Event garners most of the attention, there are a handful of leagues with even a larger entry fee ($2.5K to $15K). They were originally named “High Stakes Leagues” and this year there are ten 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

7:27
Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome.

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman: Those are the winning bids from the three 15-team Tout Wars leagues. I just found out the league labeled “Tout-12” has 15 teams.

7:31
Steven: Better 3b fill in Josh Rojas or Rengifo? Thx

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Rengifo

7:31
Carl: Why do the Rockies hate Sean Bouchard?

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: He’s young and good.

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FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 6)

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 »


Beat the Shift Podcast – Hot Episode w/ Sky Dombrokse

The Hot episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Guest: Sky Dombroske

Introduction

  • Tout Wars H2H
  • Head to Head format
  • Not having an injured list
  • Mike Trout injury

Strategy Section

  • Hot Starts
    • What metrics should you look at to determine if hot starts are for real?
    • Using pre-season players projections based partially on prior injured seasons
    • Which do you believe more – hot pitcher starts or hot hitter starts?
    • How quickly to act on picking up hot players off of the waiver wire?
      • How much should you pay in FAAB?
    • Trading
      • Trading for a hot player
      • Trading away a hot player
    • How long do you keep rolling with hot players in your active lineup?
      • Hitters vs. pitchers
    • How to know when a player has “cooled off”

Hot Start Hitters – How to handle?

Hot Start Pitchers – How to handle?

Waiver Wire

Pitcher Preview

Injury Update

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Big Kid Adds (Week 5)

While the NFBC Main Event garners most of the attention, there are a handful of leagues with even a larger entry fee ($2.5K to $15K). They were originally named “High Stakes Leagues” and this year there are ten 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 bids in the two 15-team Tout Wars leagues.

7:34
Jeff Zimmerman: The chat host is acting up. I’ll try to load the image for another minute or so

7:34
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:35
Injured: is Fairbanks and Gelof drops with their timelines?

7:35
Jeff Zimmerman: In a shallow enough league, yes.

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