Categorically Speaking is designed specifically for Rotisserie GM's. The information is great for all fantasy baseball formats, but for those of you who could use some help bolstering a specific roto category, this is for you. We're going to pay close attention to players who might be readily available on your waiver wire or who you might target in non-blockbuster trade talks.Keeping your team's ERA down is something of a fine art.
It's easy when you spent money early and guessed correctly on guys like Tim Lincecum and Dan Haren. But what happens if you guessed wrong on Francisco Liriano or are having injury issues with a few starters?
You'll need to run to the waiver wire and find starting pitching that won't kill your ERA and hopefully pay dividends in other categories as well.
Here are three options.
Brad Bergesen, Orioles - Bergesen is 4-2 in 11 starts since being called up in early May. But, he's been even more impressive over the last 30 days. Over the past month, Bergesen has two wins and has posted a 2.86 ERA with a 0.93 WHIP. He's not striking a lot of people out, but who cares with those numbers? Remember, he's a waiver wire addition. Currently Bergesen is only owned in 10% of Yahoo! fantasy leagues.
Aaron Cook, Rockies - Cook has four wins over the last month and seven for the season. His ERA over the last 30 days is 3.15 and for the season he's right at the 4.00 mark. Cook isn't a strikeout threat but he's bringing some nice win totals and ERA numbers to your fantasy team from the waiver wire. He's currently owned in 23% of Yahoo! fantasy leagues.
Dallas Braden, Athletics - Braden has five wins and a 3.26 ERA on the season. Yet, he's only owned in 25% of fantasy leagues.It's even more impressive when you know that he's only given up more than three earned runs in one of his 15 starts in 2009. The A's aren't going to give him a lot of run support, but if your league doesn't penalize for losses, Braden can help out.
