A.J. Pierzynski may be done as a catcher in the Majors. Pierzynski last played on Saturday, September 10th and registered one hit in three at-bats. He was seen after the game collecting balls and bats as mementos and passing out cigars to teammates. Pierzynski had a solid career as a two-time All-St[...]

The Braves swapped one injured catcher for another on the active roster by placing struggling veteran A.J. Pierzynski on the disabled list and activated Tyler Flowers. Pierzynski is hitting .218 with two homers and 23 RBI on the year. It would seem that he has very little left in the tank and his st[...]

The Atlanta Braves have decided to give former number one pick Dansby Swanson some time in the majors, as the club has promoted the young shortstop. Tonight, he’s in the starting lineup batting eighth as the Braves take on the Minnesota Twins. The move to promote Swanson came with a pair of additi[...]

A.J. Pierzynski drove in his 21st run with a double on Thursday. Now that the Braves have no choice but to play the 39 year old veteran for the remainder of the season, thanks to Tyler Flowers' broken hand, he will likely start about five times a week. He may have some pop left in his bat, as he fin[...]

A.J. Pierzynski went 3-for-4 Friday night and has raised his average a full 100 points over the past couple of days. Pierzynski's .156 average two weeks into the season led to Tyler Flowers seeing more time behind the plate recently. Apparently, Pierzynski is out to prove he has something left in th[...]

This article references A.j. Pierzynski and more! BALLER MOVE: Target ~280 CURRENT ADP: 294 ANALYSIS: A.J. Pierzynski continues to be fantasy relevant after a tame 2014 had many writing off the now 39-year-old as done. As the Braves starting catcher, he posted his first .300 batting average since 2009, including batting .321 in the second half of the season. As Atlanta continues to muddle about in terms of roster reconstruction, Pierzynski is unlikely to see his team contributing any more than they did last year-- when he drove in 49 r[...]Keep on reading: A.J. Pierzynski (CA, ATL) - 2016 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

This article references A.j. Pierzynski, Atlanta Braves, Kurt Suzuki and more! The Minnesota Twins are “expected to look to bring back” A.J. Pierzynski for the 2016 season. The veteran catcher had an amazing season for a 38-year-old catcher. Pierzynski finished the 2015 season with a .300/.339/.430 batting line with 9 HR and 49 RBI over 113 games for the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta could look to re-sign him during the off-season. The Twins could be one of the teams in the sweepstakes and lure him into returning to the team that drafted him. Pierzynski hasn’t played[...]Keep on reading: Twins Pursuing Pierzynski For 2016

This article references A, A.j. Pierzynski, C, OF, RB, Tanner Roark, TE and more! A.J. Pierzynski hit two solo homers for the only two Atlanta Braves runs as they knocked off the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Tuesday. The veteran catcher was the only Braves hitter that was able to hit Tanner Roark. Pierzynski went 3-for-3 as he had three of the five Atlanta hits on the day. If he’s a free agent in fantasy leagues, owners should pick him up immediately for the final remaining five games. The 38-year-old has his best batting average since 2009. This year, Pierzynski has [...]Keep on reading: Pierzynski Homers Twice Against Nationals

This article references A, A.j. Pierzynski, Christian Bethancourt, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep, Two-Catcher Leagues Ownership: 20% of FleaFlicker Leagues ANALYSIS: A.J. Pierzynski is currently riding a five game hitting streak that has brought his season slash line to .273/.316/.430. He had a modest May after hitting .442/.442/.689 in April, but looks to be picking back up for June. He should be around a .710 OPS catcher with a small amount of power the rest of the way, and his playing time could increase. The Braves are right around the middle of the [...]Keep on reading: A.J. Pierzynski (CA, ATL) – Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references A, A.j. Pierzynski and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / All Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Soooo... A.J. Pierzynski is batting .422 on the year. His ridiculous stat line now looks like this: .422/.442/.689 with a 1.131 OPS, to go along with 3 HR, 8 Runs and 14 RBIs, over 52 plate appearances. This puts him at number 68 overall in Yahoo leagues, and worthy of consideration in most leagues. Is this sustainable? Almost definitely not. But catcher is a thin position, so [...]Keep on reading: A.J. Pierzynski (C, ATL) – Waiver Wire Analysis