This article references Johnny Cueto, Mike Leake and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper LeaguesANALYSIS: Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake is quietly enjoying a very solid season in the shadow of Johnny Cueto. The win/loss record is not quite as impressive, currently at six wins and six losses, but there a plenty of reasons to be excited about the progress Leake has made over the previous seasons which is why he is the most recent addition to our list of waiver wire sleepers. The stat the excites me most is that Leake's strikeouts are up s[...] Keep on reading: Mike Leake (SP, CIN) -- Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references Ben Zobrist, Brandon McCarthy, Brandon Workman, Chase Whitley, Jarred Cosart, Josh Tomlin, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Kendrick, Matt Shoemaker, Mike Leake and more! Congratulations to the 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team on wrapping up the national championship in baseball last night. It was the school's first national championship in any men's sport.  As for professional baseball, below are some of the starting pitcher streaming sleepers for the second half of [...] Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 13 (Part 2)

This article references Andre Ethier, Bronson Arroyo, Charlie Morton, Chase Whitley, Jason Vargas, Josh Collmenter, Mike Leake, Rubby De La Rosa, Stephen Strasburg and more! Below are some of my Week 11 picks for starting pitchers to consider streaming off the waiver wire. Some of the pitchers may be two-start pitchers, and all of these SP options can be considered sleepers for your team depending on the league format and depth including NL-Only, AL-Only and head-to-head formats. If you do plan on streaming starters this week, Monday and Wednesday allow for better matchups than does Tuesday. Monday SP StreamersCharlie Morton (PIT vs. CHC)He ma[...] Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 11 (Part 1)

This article references Carlos Gonzalez, John Danks, Josh Collmenter, Miguel Gonzalez, Mike Leake, Ryan Vogelsong and more! This weekly piece focuses on the best two-start pitchers and streamers for the following week of fantasy baseball. These under-the-radar, two-start pitchers can be sleepers off the waiver wire depending on your league format, including NL-Only and AL-Only formats, and you can consider adding them to your head-to-head and daily-league lineups. I'll give you a mix of starting pitcher options near or below 50% ownership in Yahoo! leagues, some ideal for shallow leagues, some ideal for dee[...] Keep on reading: Top 5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 11

This article references Brandon McCarthy, Collin McHugh, Danny Duffy, Drew Pomeranz, Henderson Alvarez, Josh Tomlin, Mike Leake, Tanner Roark, Tommy Milone and more! Below are some of the starting pitcher streaming sleepers for the second half of [...] Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamer Sleepers For Week 10 (Part 2)

1. Mike Leake (Cincinnati Reds) Tuesday vs. San Diego Until the Padres start showing signs of being able to hit consistently, there's a strong possibility that a pitcher they face will be making these lists. It just so happens that the pitcher they face Tuesday is also pretty good.  Leake, owned in 31% of Yahoo! [...]

It's mostly about pitching today, but I'll toss in some updates on a few hitters that are really bringing it this season as well. I'm nothing if not well rounded. Just ask around. Boy is that Adrian Beltre a stable option. He's batting .317 with 29 homers, 90 RBIs and 85 runs scored. He's even [...]

Fantasy baseball is more than talk about PED's, I swear it is even if no one believes it. So let's move past all that off the field junk, it's going to be the biggest story in sports soon as MLB seems likely to lay down the hammer on the Biogenesis players shortly, and talk [...]

Yesterday I wrote my first half review of Hitters. Obviously that left half of the equation on the sidelines, an issue I will rectify today as I discuss how hurlers performed in the first half. For those of you wondering yes, I'm still boozing it up today as well. It's tough when there are no [...]

Another week, another seven days of frustration. Injuries continue to pound my teams, and a lack of movement in the trade market is starting to get to me now (experts are very hard to deal with. I must have send out 25 trade offers the past week -- only one was accepted though there might [...]