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Apologies for Teng, ouch. Heriberto Hernandez Heriberto's turnaround happened in the blink of an eye, and he's now sitting at a 51st percentile sweet-spot after hovering right around the 5th percentile before his demotion to AAA. This is nothing short of incredible, and of course we're fucking happy, because Heriberto was one of our most fun sleeper guys in 2025. His 5 stolen bases and 85th percentile sprint speed also come as a pleasant surprise, and I think most people hav

Hello folks, and welcome back to the weekly waiver wire post! Hunter Gaddis & Tim Herrin In Sabrowski's absence, Hunter Gaddis and Tim Herrin have combined for 11 combined saves+holds for the Guardians. Both are widely available, and if you buy them in tandem, you're essentially buying the entire high-leverage Guardians' bullpen. Oh, and of course, they're good! Looking at Hunter Gaddis, the age 28 veteran hasn't given up an earned run since May 7th, and hasn't walked a

Christian Scott, SP, Mets The Scott is hot, and we're talking about only a single run given up in his last 10.2 innings! Yesterday's start was as close to being a 'gem' as a start can get, with a 1.80 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 4 K/BB, and 8 Ks over 5.0 innings pitched. A healthier WHIP and a quality start would have taken this outing to the next level, but that just means you have a better chance of snagging him on waivers tonight! Scott isn't particularly adept at inducing whiffs, b

Troy Melton, SP, DET If you followed my work at all last year, you know I absolutely adore Troy Melton. I often compare him to guys like Eury Perez and Jacob Misiorowski, in that he's a tall and lanky guy with fantastic extension and velocity out of a 3/4 slot - in this case, a slightly higher 3/4. And although his 100 mph perceived velocity 4-seam doesn't have the kind of tremendous ride that you see with those aforementioned names, it's still an impressive enough offering w

It's getting to be a bit much having to include the same guys every week, while trying to find new and interesting ways to express my enthusiasm and excitement for said players. I've genuinely put my all into recommending Sam Antonacci about 10 times going back to Fall of 2025, and at this point, managers either want him or they don't. These players have graduated: Sam Antonacci Connor Prielipp Peter Lambert Casey Schmitt Carson Benge TJ Rumfield JJ Bleday Moises is no lon

Sam Antonacci, 2B/OF, CWS I don't have much to add to the Antonacci discourse, other than to mention he now has two swiped bags after having zero before this week. The steals have arrived, and with that, he's officially an easy add. You just don't see many rookies have such an instinctual knack for creating good outcomes. Antonacci doesn't chase, doesn't whiff, boasts elite launch angles, takes pitches to the body at a Rizzo-esque rate, and recognizes pitches as if he were a

Seeing Rice doing what he's doing has me nostalgic for the early days of 2025, when I was fully ready to go all in on a guy that had hit .171 with a .613 OPS the year before. And yet, most tragically, I could not manage to snag rice in the only redraft league I participate in this year - a league in which I'm really struggling, no less. Hats off to the guys who reached for both Rice and Sal more than I had anticipated, perhaps you read my blog. Fortunately enough, though, the

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Moisés Ballesteros, C/UT Somehow, someway, Moisés is still only 17% owned on Yahoo. There's at least one more opportunity to grab a slugger who boasts a .400 BA and 1.098 OPS across 61 plate appearances. He blasts the ball at a top 10 percentile rate, all while swinging with an excellent 61% ideal attack angle: He squares up on the ball while swinging with elite bat speed: I understand he sits a bit too often for some managers' likings, and yet, his remarkable and consistent

By happenstance, we've got a bunch of interesting Catchers making the list today. I'd say that would be awesome...most years...but catcher happens to be deeper than it's ever been. Still, I'm sure a bunch of us could use an upgrade either at C or utility, so take your pick! Also, I want to just drop some Noah Schultz information to start us off here, courtesy of Prospectsavant. https://prospectsavant.com/player/702273 https://prospectsavant.com/player/702273 Schultz battle

Welcome, friends. Today is a special day, so I'm pretty damned excited. My #2 ranked, yet-to-debut pitching prospect, George Klassen, is making his MLB debut! This kid has some of the most effortless stuff you'll see, and after watching his first start, I'm extremely impressed with just how well his stuff plays against MLB hitting...when he can locate it. That's one of the better 4-seams I've had the pleasure of watching in 2026! If you want more info on George Klassen, pleas

Thanks for joining me in 2026! I spent the whole day yesterday trifling through data to find some of the deeper names in the league right now, and not the Chase DeLauters of the world (who was drafted in most leagues). This has been copied over from yesterday's Patreon post, so some data points may be from before yesterday's slate of games. Feel free to come check it out if you want daily analysis (most days) and an earlier weekly waiver wire read. Cheers! Randy Vasquez, SP

George Klassen, A+ Klassen is an enormously talented pitcher that may not be getting as much hype as he deserves - and that probably sounds ridiculous, as he's their #3 prospect. Do I think Christian Moore is really a better prospect than Klassen. Or Ryan Johnson, their #2 prospect? I don't think so. Klassen averages 97.7 mph on a fastball out of a low 27.2 degree arm slot - a very nice velocity to slot ratio that will provide some excellent horizontal play and ride.His AAA s

Hello friends, and welcome to the 2026 season! I hope the offseason has been kind to you - I know how hard shit can be in 2026, especially without baseball as the ultimate distraction. But fret not, for we now have half-a-year of America's pastime ahead of us, and surely it will last forever...right? Six months is basically an eternity...right? With a new season comes exciting new analysis: Who has improved bat speed?! Who has decreased bat speed? Who's changed their batti

I couldn't have imagined just how much support we'd receive on Patreon. We've gotten almost 50 paid subscribers and 50 more free subscribers, nearing 100 total! And thanks to that support, expect the most Gerbil Sports analysis you've ever seen. It's going to be a damned good year, so be ready to dominate your league. And fret not, plenty will be coming to the main site, who's domain has been renewed for the next two years (thanks, Patreon subscribers!) Patreon will just get

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