Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pick-ups

Is your fantasy team hurting like mine? It's time to scour the waiver wire. The best teams are able to make adjustments throughout the season and catapult towards a solid fantasy season. Here's some help: these players are owned in less than 50% of ESPN leagues.

Infield

  1. 1B Brandon Belt - You know he's playing just about everyday, and with solid offensive producers Buster Posey, Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval around him, he's got RBI opportunities. He's hitting .300/6 HR/17 RBI over the last 30 games. Grab him now. (In 76.9% of leagues)
  2. 2B/3B David Adams - I admittedly have a massive man-crush on the new Yankees 3B. The only thing that has kept him from MLB action is a brutal 2010 ankle injury, but he destroys lefties and has good numbers against righties, too. Puts together solid at-bats. (In 99.8% of leagues)
Outfield

  1. OF David DeJesus -  A rare bright spot in the Cubs line-up. Someone's gotta get on for Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo, right? I've always found DeJesus to be terribly underrated, and outside of that horrible year with Oakland, he's hit just about every year. (In 86% of leagues)
  2. OF Matt Joyce - He's got power, and in Tampa's line-up, that's a rarity for non-Longorias. He had a rough start but over the last 30 games, it's return to normal: .284/6 HR/17 RBI and more BB's than K's. (In 84.2% of leagues)
Starting Pitching

  1. SP Julio Teheran - He's not getting the K's that I believe people expected, but his last 4 starts have been pretty solid overall. A trendy sleeper pick, he's starting to get going, carrying a great 2.41 ERA over the last 33.2 innings. (In 80.8% of leagues)
  2. SP Jeff Locke - He'll get bumped from the rotation first, but he's hot. Carrying a 1.70 ERA over the last 37 innings, he'll get looks until he starts to get hit a little more. Ride him until he returned to normal. (In 76.6% of leagues)
Hopefully this helps. If you're looking for other positions, tweet me @JMFlorio.

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