This article references A, C, Kyle Hendricks, OF, SP, SS and more! BALLER MOVE: Stream in Most Leagues Ownership: 13% Yahoo!, 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Kyle Hendricks has been torched in each of his last two starts, against the Twins and the Dodgers. Clearly, there are more red flags in the former than the latter, so streaming owners should think hard about if they want to start Hendricks every five days. That being said, he won’t have as many problems against the anemic Mets, who have won four straight and will be due for a loss on Tuesday. The Roto[...]Keep on reading: Kyle Hendricks (SP, CHC) – Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references A, Adam Warren, Chase Anderson, Chris Heston, Jaime Garcia, Jimmy Nelson, Jon Niese, Kyle Hendricks, Mark Trumbo, Mike Bolsinger, Mike Pelfrey, Paul Goldschmidt, Ryan Vogelsong, Shaun Marcum, SP, Tanner Roark, Wandy Rodriguez and more! For fantasy owners in an auction league, now is the time to blow your budget. Owners will usually spend a large percentage of their budget early in the season when it appears that players are due for huge years. As the means of regression averages out for a lot of these players, spot starters and early season call-ups make huge contributions in short term spans. Any type of edge that a fantasy owner can get at this time of the year is so important and can make the difference between raising a ch[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 10 (Part 2)

This article references A, Addison Russell, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Kris Bryant, Kyle Hendricks, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Stream in Most Leagues / Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It may be hard to notice Kyle Hendricks through the polarizing fog of Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Jorge Soler, Addison Russell, and Javier Baez, but Kyle Hendricks is making it clear that he is also a gleaming bright spot in the Cubs future. Last season Hendricks finished seventh in the NL ROY voting. He earned that recognition with a 2.46 ERA, a 1.083 WHIP, a 3.32 WHIP, a 0.4 HR/9,[...]Keep on reading: Kyle Hendricks (SP, CHC) – Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references A, Alex Colome, Chris Heston, Clay Buchholz, Dan Jennings, Dillon Gee, Eduardo Rodriguez, Jaime Garcia, Kyle Hendricks, Mike Leake, Rubby De La Rosa, SP and more! Before the season, it seemed as if the AL Central was going to be a three horse race, with an outside shot of a fourth horse playing spoiler. Most baseball pundits picked the Tigers, some went with the Royals, another fraction went with the Indians and most thought the White Sox would make some noise. Kansas City was going to compete with their pitching, specifically that stellar bullpen, while the Tigers were going to ride their stars toward the playoffs. If there was a team that nearly ever[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 9 (Part 1)

This article references A, Bryce Harper, Kyle Hendricks, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Kyle Hendricks has been mostly inconsistent this season, but has been great his last two starts. Starting at San Diego, Hendricks threw a complete game shutout, giving up only five hits and striking out seven. He followed this up his last time out against the Nationals, throwing seven innings of one run ball, allowing four hits and striking out four. His lone blemish was a home run to Bryce Harper. On t[...]Keep on reading: Kyle Hendricks (SP, CHC) – Waiver Wire Analysis

This article references A, Archie Bradley, Brett Oberholtzer, Bryce Harper, Kyle Hendricks, Mike Pelfrey, Phil Hughes, Ryan Vogelsong, Scott Feldman, Severino Gonzalez, SP and more! Quality over quantity. Every fantasy owner knows this. But when looking at the starting pitcher free agent waiver wire for the coming week, ideally you’d like to have a guy that is going to be on the mound more than once. Most teams are going to have a couple of starters pitching twice in a week, which in turn raises their value as streaming options and weekly sleepers. In this weekly column, I’ll be looking at my top five two-start pitchers that you should consider streaming for your fan[...]Keep on reading: Top Five Two-Start Pitcher Streamers & Sleepers for Week Nine

This article references A, Kyle Hendricks, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Hendricks earned himself a spot this week after his masterful complete game at San Diego. It was his first start to eclipse six innings this season while he finished with no walks and seven strikeouts. This was more along the lines of what owners expected from Hendricks after his solid 2014 stint (13 GS, 2.46 ERA, 1.08 WHIP). He’s never been a high strikeout pitcher, but he has solid control and keeps himse[...]Keep on reading: Kyle Hendricks (CHC, SP) – Waiver Wire Analysis

This article references A, Chase Anderson, Doug Fister, James Paxton, Jesse Chavez, Jimmy Nelson, Kyle Hendricks, Mike Leake, Noah Syndergaard, Roenis Elias, San Diego Padres, SP, Stephen Strasburg, Tanner Roark, Tim Lincecum, Travis Wood, Tsuyoshi Wada, Ubaldo Jimenez, Wily Peralta and more! Digging Deep and Buying Cubbies Welcome to week 8. With Memorial Day upon us, we have reached the point where the standings tend to take shape in fantasy. You should have a sense of where you stand in the thick of things. If you've been following along, hopefully you've grabbed some solid guys for your rotation. If you still need some help, you've come to the right place - every pitcher mentioned this week is available in 64% of leagues or better. Let's get to it.   Shallow League[...]Keep on reading: Week 8 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Analysis (Roark, Hendricks, Elias)

This article references A, Archie Bradley, Chris Heston, Dillon Gee, J.A. Happ, Jeff Locke, Jimmy Nelson, Josh Collmenter, Kyle Hendricks, Madison Bumgarner, Mike Leake, Rafael Montero and more! Just last year the Kansas City Royals were America’s darlings. Having secured the second playoff berth in the waning days of the season, KC ripped off eight straight wins to steamroll their way to the [...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 4 (Part 1)

This article references Kyle Hendricks and more! BALLER MOVE: Draft Target in Late Rounds / Waiver Wire Pickup in All Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Kyle Hendricks will slot into the Cubs fourth starter spot this year after last season's fantastic rookie performance, finishing 7-2 with a 2.46 ERA and 47:15 K:BB ratio in 80 innings. The 25-year-old shouldn't be counted on to strikeout many batters, but he should still be an asset in most other pitching categories making him a great value at his current ADP of 281. H[...]Keep on reading: Kyle Hendricks (SP, CHC) – Waiver Wire Pickup