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Brad Miller

FANTASY BASEBALL – Under-Owned Players


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Fantasy owners really need to alter their mindset when it comes to the waiver wire.  Each and every year I see players available on waivers that have no issue being there, and this year is no different.  Using Yahoo as an example, Brandon Crawford is the second ranked shortstop (in the entire league) and yet he is available in 47% of leagues.  Dexter Fowler is a top 20 outfield option and yet he is available in 44% of leagues.  Ender Inciarte is almost as good as Fowler and a top 25 option, yet he is only owned in 37% of leagues.  Jimmy Paredes is a top 10 third baseman and is out there for half the leagues to scoop up.  Adam Lind is doing everything Jose Abreu is doing, but Lind is available in over 40% of leagues.  I’m sure I can give you similar examples on CBS and ESPN, but you get the point; there are too many useful players on waivers. But why?

The answer is simple really.  Owners get caught up in a player’s past, fixated on previous production and have a hard time believing in said player.  Instead of concentrating on the current numbers or a hot streak they focus on how long it could last as opposed to what that player can do for their team right now. Why pick up a player if he is going to go cold in a few weeks, right?  Wrong!  You don’t know if it is a hot streak that will last for weeks or a mini-breakout that could last months or possibly all season.  Holding a replacement level backup player on your bench is silly if there is a player on waivers that is producing better than half the players on your team.  How many owners are kicking themselves right now for not taking that chance on Mike Moustakas, Devon Travis or Marcus Semien (all previous recommendations)?  Sure, for every Semien there is a Jed Lowrie or Micah Johnson, but just because you get burned by your pick doesn’t mean you stop taking chances. If your waiver wire guy doesn’t work out, throw him back and try another; that’s what the waiver wire is for.

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