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ESPN Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups – Week Of August 6, 2017

Back by popular demand, this week's article will kick off with a trivia question. With the MLB trade deadline now passed, our topic is trades and pop culture. Here is this week's question:  In an episode of the TV show "Seinfeld," George was thought to be dead by his employers at the time, the New York Yankees. George Steinbrenner thus visits his home to inform his parents. Instead of being grieved about his son's "death," Mr. Costanza attacks Steinbrenner for trading which player in 1988? Answer at the end of the article.…

The Black Hole at Catcher in the American League

A lot of American League Only Fantasy Leagues use two catcher starting positions and that is not a good thing for owners as not many of them are hitting well this year.  If you have Salvador Perez, Brian McCann or Welington Castillo on your roster, you are sitting pretty.  Here is a look at each team's current situation in the American League at catcher: Baltimore Orioles - Welington Castillo is off to a really good start and he only gets days off once in a while.  He has played in 14 games for the Orioles this year and…

MLB Fantasy: 6 Deep Hitters To Pick Up

MLB Fantasy Tips What is the purpose of picking up hitters from the free agency pool? One of your hitters is struggling; You took a chance in your draft which didn’t pan out; One of your hitters was sent to the infirmary room commonly known as DL. Depending on the situation you either need a long term or a short term solution. I’ll try to cover both bases in this list. Before that I’ll provide you with a couple of general rules (more like guidelines): Rule #1 – Don’t panic if injury strikes There are…