Waiver Wire: June 3rd
Here’s a pair of players with low ownership rates that could give your team a nice temporary boost…
Aubrey Huff | 1B/OF | Giants | 17%
Quick, guess which everyday player leads the Giants in wOBA? Okay, it’s Andres Torres at .380. But guess who’s second? It’s Huff, at .376. He’s rebounded very well from a dreadful 2009 season, thanks in part to the highest walk rate of his career (11.6 BB%) and his lowest strikeout rate in six years (13.5 K%). A slight (~2%) boost in Huff’s line drive and fly ball rates have pushed his ISO back up to respectable .174, so all he needs is some more men on base to drive in. Flexibility is always appreciated from bench players, but just make sure you sit him against southpaws (.331 wOBA vs. LHP, .392 vs. RHP).
Clayton Richard | SP | Padres | 37%
The Padres are in first place because of their stellar pitching (3.73 team xFIP, best in the game) and defense (19.2 UZR, second best), and part of that has been Richard’s rock solid work at the back of the rotation. Although his 2.87 ERA is propped up by a rather high 79.0% strand rate, his defense independent stats are very good (3.36 FIP, 4.08 xFIP), and his strikeout rate (6.65 K/9) is good for a matchup starter on a fantasy club. Two of his next three starts come against the Mariners and Orioles, who are always welcome opponents.
Ownership rates based on Yahoo! leagues.
Mike writes about the Yankees at River Ave. Blues and baseball in general at CBS Sports.
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On a random unrelated note, I’m considering throwing Bartlett to the waiver wire. I have no DL spot for him, he’s been playing badly all season, and now he’s got an injury which could limit his speed until the all star break. None of this seems like a good prognosis for a guy expected to hit around 0.290 with no other appreciable skills except that and SB. Worse, ZIPS revised projections put him at 0.273 for the rest of the season with 12 SB. Those seem like pretty useless numbers for a 12 team mixed.
I’m beginning to think that drafting him in the first place was a big mistake. No track record + unsustainable BABIP last year + few other relevant skills. Anyone else have thoughts on this?
I agree with you. Bartlett was a flash in the pan last year. He was a beast last year but is better in real life than fantasyland.
I also have a question:
I was offered hamilton and teixeira for ethier. I know andre is on fire right now but that’s a great double buy low, right?
Since coming back from his broken finger (which still hasn’t healed), Ethier is 3/22 with 0 runs, rbis, or homeruns. I’d hardly classify him as being on fire. He had a great first month and a half, but was definitely playing at an unsustainable rate.
Unless you would have to bench someone pretty good, I’d take the Tex/Hamilton part of the deal. It shouldn’t be a big deal though because you can always bump your former 1b to Corner IF, your Corner IF to Utility or the bench. Alternatively, you could then turn around and trade your former 1b, or Hamilton, or someone else.
to scott,
i think it all depends on your team depth and opportunity cost. to me , the other owner is trying to consolidate talent of 2 struggling players to 1 superstar player. maybe he has the depth for this as he could have another player on his bench he can readily sub in for tex/hammy.
for you, who would be the other player you would sit in favor of tex? look at it like this: currently you have the production of andre and ________.
will the production of tex and hammy be greater than the production of andre and ______? if the answer is yes then i think you make the deal.
also remember, you could deal the player you are going to be sitting in favor of tex to upgrade your team elsewhere.
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