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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 11, 2015

AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

James Shields cleared waivers, and trading for him makes a lot of sense for a lot of contenders

It is a “Help ourselves this year and next” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Johnny Cueto, Gio Gonzalez, Avisail Garcia, Wellington Castillo, Jon Gray, Maikel Franco and Franklin Gutierrez  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 18, 2014

SF Examiner

SF Examiner

Rewatching Game 4 of the 1989 World Series made me realize how influential Tony LaRussa was.

Whether it was the bullpen, the steroid era or waiver wire deals, LaRussa’s paths can be felt to this very day.

Sounds like a topic for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast to me!

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 18, 2014

Fantasy Baseball: Winning The Waiver Wire

Monday August 6th, 2012

Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com

Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst):

In the majority of fantasy leagues, the trade deadline has already passed and owners are depending on the core roster that they have assembled all year for the final stretch run of the season. When trading becomes closed, it makes it much more difficulty to fill the void left by an injury. However, the waiver wire remains open. And although you aren’t likely to hit a home run at this point of the season, there are players still available that can prove to be the difference in a championship quest.

Here are a group of players to consider if you face an unexpected injury over the last two months of the season:

Bartolo Colon, available in 85% of ESPN leagues, continues to surprise us all with his advanced age and weight. Most recently, he shutdown the Blue Jays over eight scoreless innings at the Coliseum. Just know that Colon is not a must start option, but is a good one at home and if he faces weaker opponents like Seattle. Read the rest of this entry