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== Fantasy Baseball News 9-13-13- Waiver Wire Pitchers ==

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Andrew examines the hot adds at the SP and RP positions in fantasy baseball
Around these parts, Fridays mean it’s time once again for our biweekly waiver wire updates in fantasy baseball. This time we’re checking out the SP and RP candidates out there. The good news is that there’s no shortage of available talent, as MLB teams test-drive their younger arms in the waning days of the season. Let’s examine a few of the popular names out there and see who’s trending.
Ubaldo Jimenez, SP, Cleveland Indians: Jimenez is probably the hottest SP name on the waiver wire right now, and it’s pretty easy to see why. In his last two starts, he’s got two wins, posting no earned runs and 14 strikeouts through 13 innings in that span. As a matter of fact, Jimenez hasn’t given up more than three earned over his last nine starts. Pretty decent for a potential waiver wire name. He’ll face the White Sox tomorrow.
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Esmil Rogers, SP, Toronto Blue Jays: If you look at his season-long numbers, Rogers is something of a mixed bag. He’s got a 5-7 record and a 4.46 ERA, marks which don’t exactly promote confidence. Still, his most recent pair of starts have been good, with a 2-0 record and no earned on a combined four hits. Rogers will take the mound tomorrow against the Orioles,[http://www.jerseys-online.org/cheap-women-nike-seattle-seahawks-12-fan-white-new-jersey-p-27724.html nike seattle seahawks 12 jerseys], which isn’t too bad of a matchup. He works as a lower-end fantasy add for those who need quality starts and wins as the season winds down.
Brad Ziegler, RP, Arizona Diamondbacks: Okay, here’s the scoop on the RP market right now: it’s as ugly as usual. That said, if you reach down toward the bottom of the barrel, there’s a closer or two who just might suit your needs in the last couple weeks of the season. Ziegler is one such name, and he’s got a save in each of his last three appearances. He doesn’t have any strikeouts either, but hey,[http://www.jerseys-online.org/sitemap.html http://www.jerseys-online.org/sitemap.html], let’s not be picky here. The Diamondbacks will face Colorado and the Dodgers in the next two series, so there might be a handful of opportunities for Ziegler in there somewhere. He’s about the best option you’ve got when it comes to RP names.
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== UAAP Final Four Preview- NU ripe enough to overcome UST’s e ==

<html>Preseason favorites, the NU Bulldogs, fulfilled their top dog billing in the eliminations as they painstakingly hung on the second seed for a big chunk of the games before snatching the first seed at the last moment.

They will be going against last year’s finalist, the UST Growling Tigers. The owners of the greatest cheer in college basketball history was on the outside looking in the Final Four window for most of the season as they were slowed down by Jeric Teng’s bum shoulder and by a couple of ankle twists.

So let’s get down to the nitty-gritty and dissect this match-up the way you opened up a frog back in high school.

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Key match-up: Jean Mbe vs. Karim Abdul. Mbe was quietly NU’s best player the whole season. And he needed to be considering Parks was just decent. There wasn’t a super improvement in his game this year; it was just that he had more touches. Mbe goes against an equally strong force down low in Karim Abdul. The Cameroonian, also was UST’s runaway best player this year. Coach Pido was hanging on his coattails for the most part of the season with some of his key players wounded. Whoever wins this match-up can determine who barges into the finals.

Sneaky key player on offense: John Sheriff (Pempengco!). With a smart,football jerseys wholesale, pass-first point guard, the Tigers’ core have been put back to their old “I don’t need to think of playmaking” mode and they somehow look similar compared to last year, when Fortuna was running the point.



DEFENSE

The NU Bulldogs was the runaway best defensive team in the second round as they only allowed their foes to drop 60.57 ppg. It’s obvious that these Bulldogs are bending their butts lower and moving their feet side-to-side faster. That’s the mark of a team that really wants to be a part of conversations until the end.

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Key defensive player: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. Being fully acclimated to the small forward/stretch four role this season, Parks Jr. has had to guard threes and fours all season long. He has his work cut out for him against Ferrer and Mariano.

Sneaky key player on D: of course it’s Kevin Ferrer. We all know that he’ll be on BRPJ’s grill so much that it’s possible that they may exchange faces. Oh you don’t want that to happen Ray Ray!

PREDICTION

Wait for it…wait for it more…take a bathroom break first if you need to….

UST in 2!

That may have gone for your face like a bouncing American football. But for fans and analysts that put Yokozuna-weight on UST’s experience and NU’s lack thereof; that prediction should come from right field (if there’s such a thing). If you were bored enough to listen to our preseason predictions episode on SLAMRadioPh,<strong>wholesale nike nfl jerseys</strong>, you would know that I said “I’m picking UST to be a LOCK at number one after the eliminations.” And you know what happened. Their bench looked like a charity ward with all the injured players but they were able to survive that. Now that their core is back, I firmly believe that they will go into foxhole mode and outwit the Bulldogs.

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