Jeff Clowers
Pickups of the Day for July 12th
With temperatures soaring as we start to enter the dog days of summer, the balls are carrying further and offenses are picking up steam, making finding quality pitching options all the more difficult. To counteract the heat, here are some of the hottest pitchers currently on the waiver wire!
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Pickups of the Day for July 5th
Ready for some leftovers? Jeff digs into some underrated names on the waiver wire to send you into the July 4th long-weekend.
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Pickups of the Day for June 28th
With just a little over two weeks left until the All-Star Game festivities and the “middle” of the season, Jeff takes a look at some young players available on waivers that could end up as future All-Stars.
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Pickups of the Day for June 21st
Jeff Clowers takes a look at three recently recalled pitchers – and one outfielder making his case for a return to his big league club.
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Pickups of the Day for June 16th
At this point in the season, it can be hard to find a player that can chip in and help you in all categories – and if they do, they don’t last on waivers long! Today’s focus is one such name, so move fast to get the jump on your leaguemates.
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Pickups of the Day for June 14th
You’ve combed through hundreds upon hundreds of names while trying to find viable options that can be plugged into your fantasy lineup… but have you looked to the Great White North? Today’s pickups feature three of Toronto’s finest – plus one Cubs prospect close to promotion.
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Pickups of the Day for June 7th
Fantasy is a fickle hobby and the only way to consistently find success is to consistently find the tiniest of competitive edges. With that in mind, today we’ll look to emulate the Rays’ famous mantra of finding “The Extra 2%” by examining some players who may not be contributors right now, but will be able to provide you that 2% edge come playoff time.
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Pickups of the Day for May 31st
It’s easy to get frustrated with your fantasy team underperforming. But, as long as you remain calm and avoid throwing your glove into the stands in anger, you’ll still have a chance to help your team get back on track.
How, you ask? Well, some of today’s pickups of course!
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Pickups of the Day for May 24th
It can sometimes be a fool’s errand to chase specific player archetypes but is there more juice to be squeezed when it comes to middle-infielders with a strong hit tool who have questions remaining when it comes to their power stroke?
Let’s examine three potential names who could fit that description, as well as a pair of pitchers for deep league managers.
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Pickups of the Day for May 17th
We’ve hit a stretch of the season where all the batters with swing changes and pitchers with velocity increases have been added and most of the hyped prospects have made their major league debut (with some already returning to the minors) so now we turn our attention to some alternate archetypes, including a rotation piece returning from injury, a prospect from outside the Top 100 making his debut, and two minor-leaguers who have caught the attention of evaluators recently.
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Pickups of the Day for May 10th
Compared to their free-swinging counterparts at the plate, pitchers are an incredibly volatile asset for fantasy managers. One elbow twinge or a sudden bout of tightness in the forearm can send even a first round workhorse straight from your starting lineup to the waiver wire overnight. But volatility provides an equal buying opportunity as simple mechanical changes can elevate a forgotten journeyman into a trusted starter in the blink of an eye.
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Pickups of the Day for May 3rd
With injuries to star players continuing to rack up this week, let’s flip the negative vibes on their head and focus on some positive, feel-good additions to your roster as we head into the weekend of Week 5 of the fantasy season. We’ve got two recently promoted prospects, one potential ace close to a return from the IL, and a helium prospect with a nickname that reminds us of an era when baseball players had a grip on the coolest monikers around.
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Pickups of the Day for April 26th
As we push on through the 4th week of the season, the dust is starting to settle on what has been a chaotic and messy fantasy landscape to start the year – but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of unearthed value still to be uncovered. This week, we’ve got all my favourites; former top prospects, Rays reclamation projects, and journeymen pitchers who spent time overseas.
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Pickups of the Day for April 19th
When you have the opportunity to recommend a 1% owned pitcher who is 34 years old and has made only one MLB start since 2017, you have to take it right? I certainly couldn’t resist – and if you agree with my breakdown, I’m betting you won’t be able to resist adding him to your roster either.
Today we’re going diving in some of the deeper, darker corners of the ownership pool. Let’s see if we can find any gems.
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Pickups of the Day for April 13
If you’re one of the few lucky managers who have been able to sidestep this week’s onslaught of injuries – affecting everyone from lottery tickets to proven stars – consider yourself very, very lucky.
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