Waiver Wire

Now that we are a fourth of the way through the season, it's a good time to evaluate lesser known names who have performed far better than anticipated. Most of these guys are players you can find on the waiver wire, though some are only worthy of monitoring as the season continues. They are all playing at a level that was unexpected in the preseason, so let's take a look. Waiver Wire Watch: C.J. Cron – 1B/DH, Tampa Bay Rays The former Angel is finally getting an opportunity to play full-time in Tampa and he is absolutely…

Sorry, folks. No snazzy title today. This week's waiver wire report was going to follow a similar path to last week in that the sexiness was yet again lacking. Then, in an 11th hour move last night, the Pirates decided to call-up Austin Meadows to fill in for the injured Starling Marte. So I fired up the old lap top and added Meadows to this week's report.He might not be on the level of Ronald Acuna or Gleyber Torres, but Meadows is still a top-50 caliber prospect who has a chance to provide some decent value moving…

For Full Show in Audio Format click here Guest Justin Volman This week we are joined by Justin Volman (@JustinVolman), who is the CEO of the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network. He joins us to discuss some partnerships with MLB teams he has cultivated to study pitching mechanics, as well as the upcoming 2018 MLB Draft. The names Casey Mize, Alec Bohm, and Jonathan India, are ones you want to start familiarizing yourself with for your Dynasty leagues. We also feature Milwaukee Brewers pitching phenom Freddy Peralta. Is he…

The theme for this week's waiver wire report is "not sexy." If you're looking for a pole and some Def Leppard music, move along. There will be no pouring of sugar this week. Splenda maybe, but not sugar.Unfortunately, not every week has stud prospects and hot waiver wire adds. There are only so many Walker Buehlers and Mike Sorokas to go around. It would be nice if those type of players were available every week, but that would be unrealistic and turn us into spoiled brats. Even without the high profile names, this…

The theme of this week is power. You'll find four hitters listed below, each of whom is capable of slugging 30-plus home runs over a full season. Two of the four are new to the fantasy scene, one toys with us for a few weeks every season, and the other is a high-upside youngster who has lost a few fights with the injury bug so far in his career. Sharing the spotlight with them this week is a potential closing option from the NL East, because someone is always looking for saves, right?You won't see some of the recent…