Waiver Wire: September 23rd

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September 23, 2010

Two last minute pick-ups for your team…

Craig Breslow | RP | Athletics | 3% owned

Oakland lost closer Andrew Bailey for the rest of the year with elbow issues, and while Mike Wuertz figures to get the lion’s share of the ninth inning duties from here on out, Breslow will get the opps against lefties. He’s had a fine overall year (3.12 ERA, 4.31 xFIP, 8.70 K/9) but has been death to lefties with a 9.25 K/9, 2.96 BB/9, and .189 AVG against. Breslow should get a few chances to close out some games during the season’s final weeks with the somewhat lefty heavy Angels and then the Mariners on the schedule. At this point, every save counts.

Mike Morse | 1B, OF | Nationals | 3%

It took some time after releasing Elijah Dukes, but the Nationals finally managed to find their everyday rightfielder. Morse stepped into the job for good in early August, and he hasn’t give the team any reason to regret that decision. If we play the arbitrary end point game, we can see that he’s hitting .292/.345/.523 in his last 235 PA and a robust .354/.433/.582 in his last 90 PA. As contending teams clinch playoff spots and start to rest their regulars, the Nats will keep running Morse out there to evaluate him for next year, and that’s good for your fantasy team. Depending on your league, he might even have SS eligibility from his time with the Mariners, but that was a seriously long time ago.

Ownership rates are based on Yahoo! leagues.

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Mike writes about the Yankees at River Ave. Blues and baseball in general at CBS Sports.

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jesse
15 years ago

With all respect to Morse, the only reason he’s the everyday RF is because Willingham is injured, and the other half of his platoon is taking his place.

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