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Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 8, Vol. III

May 24, 2013
Porcello, LeMahieu and Florimon slide under the microscope

Closer watch

May 20, 2013
A clear look at every team's closer and potential replacements, updated all season long.

Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 8, Vol. 1

May 20, 2013
Phelps, Odorizzi and Ibanez get a look in Week 8

Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 7, Vol. II

May 15, 2013
Venable, Locke and Span under the microscope in Week 7

Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 6, Vol. III

May 10, 2013
A closer look (har, har) at the Red Sox and D'Backs bullpens

Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 6, Vol. I

May 06, 2013
Scott Kazmir resurfaces, Dee Gordon gets another shot and Yonder Alonso impresses

Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 5, Vol. II

May 01, 2013
Brian Dozier, Justin Grimm and Nolan Arenado eyeballed as May begins

Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 4, Vol III

April 26, 2013
The fantasy microscope takes a look at Lucas Harrell, Andrew Cashner and Felix Doubront in Week 4

Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 4, Vol. I

April 22, 2013
Jose Quintana and Daniel Nava worth a look as Week 4 dawns

Waiver Wire Week 3, Vol. IV

April 15, 2013
Andrew Bailey, Marvin Gonzalez and Jake Westbrook get a look for Week 3

Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 3, Vol. III

April 12, 2013
Tepesch impresses while Hafner continues his hot hitting

Fantasy Waiver Wire: Week 3, Vol. 2

April 10, 2013
Two closer crises and a rotation spot in Anaheim

NL Waiver Wire: Week 2

April 05, 2013
A look at some of the National League's sleeper candidates.

NL Waiver Wire: Week 1

March 29, 2013
A look at the National League's hidden fantasy gems

THT & Friends mock draft (Part 3: lessons learned)

February 15, 2013
We appointed a few of our friends to help us draft 27 players each. Here is part three of the analysis.

This week in (fantasy) baseball 9/10-9/16

September 17, 2012
Scary news for Kershaw, Napoli returns with a bang in week 24

This week in (fantasy) baseball, 9/3-9/9

September 10, 2012
Some season-ending ailments and recoveries mark Week 23

AL Waiver Wire: Week 20

September 07, 2012
How much longer can Deduno, Reynolds keep up the late-season magic?

This week in (fantasy) baseball 8/27-9/3

September 04, 2012
Furcal, Jansen likely out for the season

AL Waiver Wire: Week 19

August 31, 2012
Can Pedro Ciriaco maintain his production? And for how much longer will David Phelps have a rotation spot?

This week in (fantasy) baseball 8/13-8/19

August 20, 2012
Quiet week in fantasy, despite the loss of Melky Cabrera

AL Waiver Wire: Week 17

August 17, 2012
Machado, Cobb and other potential AL-only bargains and cautionary tales

This week in (fantasy) baseball 8/6-8/12

August 13, 2012
Machado called up, Middlebrooks likely done for the season

AL Waiver Wire: Week 16

August 10, 2012
Feldman surges while Balfour could return to Oakland's ninth inning

This week in (fantasy) baseball 7/30-8/5

August 06, 2012
Pence, Victorino among notable trade deadline moves

AL Waiver Wire: Week 15

August 03, 2012
Straily, Olt make the majors, but what can we expect of them?

This week in (fantasy) baseball 7/23-7/29

July 30, 2012
Hanley, Greinke traded as deadline nears in week 17

AL Waiver Wire: Week 14

July 27, 2012
Segura, Gose among AL super prospects called up. But will they play enough to make a fantasy impact?

This week in (fantasy) baseball 7/16-7/22

July 23, 2012
Trades, injuries mark week 16

AL Waiver Wire: Week 13

July 20, 2012
A look at some under-the-radar American League players

This week in (fantasy) baseball 7/9-7/15

July 16, 2012
Notable returns mark a shortened All-Star week

This week in (fantasy) baseball 7/2-7/8

July 09, 2012
Injuries, demotions and rehab watches

This week in (fantasy) baseball 6/25-7/1

July 02, 2012
Several must-own phenoms get their major league call-up in week 13

This week in (fantasy) baseball 6/11-6/17

June 18, 2012
Injuries pile up in week 11

This week in (fantasy) baseball 6/4-6/10

June 11, 2012
Quiet week for injuries, closer changes and minor league call-ups

This week in (fantasy) baseball 5/28-6/3

June 04, 2012
Injury woes, closer shakeups and phenom watches

This week in (fantasy) baseball 5/21-5/28

May 29, 2012
Injuries, bullpen shuffles and rotation shake-ups

This week in (fantasy) baseball 5/14-5/20

May 21, 2012
Recapping a week of injuries, closer moves and helmet-flying incidents

This week in (fantasy) baseball 5/7-5/13

May 14, 2012
Nationals lose their catcher while even more closers lose their jobs

This week in (fantasy) baseball 4/30-5/6

May 07, 2012
Injuries, closer changes mark week 5

This week in (fantasy) baseball 4/23-4/29

April 30, 2012
Injuries, closer moves and phenom call-ups in Week 4

This week in (fantasy) baseball 4/16-4/22

April 23, 2012


This week in (fantasy) baseball 4/9-4/15

April 16, 2012
Significant injuries to major MLB stars mark week 2

This week in (fantasy) baseball 4/1-4/8

April 09, 2012


This week in (fantasy) baseball 3/26-4/1

April 02, 2012
Major injuries, rotation decisions shape fantasy's latest news

This week in (fantasy) baseball 3/19-3/25

March 26, 2012
Tommy John's still a factor in the major leagues

This week in (fantasy) baseball 3/12-3/18

March 19, 2012
A look at the week's news viewed through the prism of fantasy relevance.

This week in (fantasy) baseball 3/5-3/11

March 12, 2012
The week's MLB news viewed through the prism of fantasy relevance

This week in (fantasy) baseball 2/27/12-3/4/12

March 05, 2012
The week's MLB news viewed through the prism of fantasy relevance

This week in (fantasy) baseball 2/20-2/26

February 27, 2012
A look at the week's news viewed through the prism of fantasy relevance

This week in (fantasy) baseball 2/13-2/19

February 20, 2012
A round-up of MLB's most notable news as viewed through the prism of fantasy relevance

This week in (fantasy) baseball

February 13, 2012
Pitchers and signees you can use —or not

This week in (fantasy) baseball: 1/30-2/5

February 06, 2012
The past week's news viewed through the prism of fantasy relevance

This week in (fantasy) baseball

January 30, 2012
The past week's news viewed through the prism of fantasy relevance

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