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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Patrick Sandoval, Jackson Kent, Max Scherzer
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 23 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 23 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Hayden Wesneski, Cody Bradford, Andrew Painter
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 22 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 22 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Aaron Nola, Brandon Pfaadt, Jacob Lopez
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 21 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 21 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Tyler Mahle, Andrew Alvarez, and Jackson Jobe
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 20 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 20 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Shane Drohan, Quinn Mathews, Matthew Liberatore
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 19 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 19 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Randy Dobnak, Shane Bieber, Reynaldo Lopez
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 18 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 18 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Landen Roupp, Gage Jump, Martin Perez
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 13 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 13 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Javier Assad, Anthony Kay, Griffin Jax
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 12 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 12 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Zack Littell, Kumar Rocker, Tatsuya Imai
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 11 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 11 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Roki Sasaki, Christian Scott, Brandon Young
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 10 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 10 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Kai-Wei Teng, Grant Holmes, Walbert Urena
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 9 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 9 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Logan Henderson, Connor Prielipp, Trevor McDonald
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 8 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 8 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Ryne Nelson, Keider Montero, Cade Cavalli
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 7 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 7 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Max Meyer, Reid Detmers, Sean Burke
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 6 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 6 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Jake Irvin, Noah Schultz, Kyle Harrison
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 5 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 5 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Walker Buehler, Brandon Sproat, Bailey Ober
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 4 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 4 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Dustin May, Steven Matz, Foster Griffin
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 3 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 3 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Taj Bradley, Bryce Elder, Michael Soroka
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 2 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 2 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Emerson Hancock, Randy Vasquez, Michael McGreevy
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 1 in 2026, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 1 of the 2026 fantasy baseball season.
Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers, Targets (2026)
Elliott picks 6 high-upside starting pitchers, fantasy baseball sleepers and 2026 draft targets. His favorite SP values include Kris Bubic, Shane McClanahan, Grayson Rodriguez, and more. We're deep into draft season, and with spring training underway, many young, exciting players are getting lots of helium in draft lobbies. You don't need to spend a top-100 pick to get an exciting young sleeper, as there are plenty of pitchers going after pick 200 that present tons of upside at a cheap cost.
Fantasy Baseball Values, Sleepers, Targets With Upside (2026)
Elliott's 5 comeback fantasy baseball pitchers - draft values, sleepers, targets with big upside for 2026. His SP picks include Cole Ragans, Kyle Bradish, more. Hey RotoBallers, it's that time of year again. Fantasy baseball draft season is in high gear, and Opening Day is right around the corner! With everyone dreaming of their breakout picks and top prospects right now, we've got a good opportunity to peek under the hood at some pitchers who struggled with injuries or performance in 2025.
Starting Pitcher (SP) Fantasy Baseball Sleepers, Targets, Avoids (2026)
Elliott's starting pitcher (SP) fantasy baseball draft sleepers, targets, avoids based on 2026 ADPs. His favorite starting pitcher fantasy baseball sleepers to draft in 2026. In This Article hide With February in full swing, we're only a few short days away from spring training games, which means baseball is back, baby! It's still early in draft season, and this is the time of year when the best values can be had in drafts.
3 Second-Half Fantasy Baseball Busts: 2026 Player Outlooks
Elliott Baas looks at 3 second-half fantasy baseball busts from the 2025 season. Read his 2026 fantasy baseball outlooks for second-half underachievers such as James Wood, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Oneil Cruz. It was the best of seasons, it was the worst of seasons. At least, that's how it felt for fantasy managers who rostered these second-half slumpers.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 26 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 26 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 26 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 25 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 25 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 25 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 24 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 24 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 24 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 23 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 23 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 23 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 22 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 22 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 21 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 21 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 21 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 21 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 20 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 20 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 20 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 19 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 19 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 19 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 18 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 18 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 18 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 17 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 17 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 16 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 16 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 16 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 16 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Sleepers: Fantasy Baseball Breakouts for Week 15 (2025)
Elliott looks at fantasy baseball sleeper pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs are potential breakout candidates could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 15 in 2025. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 15 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Sleepers: Fantasy Baseball Breakouts for Week 14 (2025)
Elliott looks at fantasy baseball sleeper pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs are potential breakout candidates could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 14 in 2025. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 14 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 13 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 13 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 13 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 12 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 12 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 12 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 11 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 11 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 11 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 10 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 10 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 10 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 9 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 9 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 9 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 8 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 8 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 8 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 7 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 7 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 7 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 6 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 6 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 6 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 5 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 5 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 5 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 4 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 4 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 4 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 3 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 3 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 3 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 2 (2025)
Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 2 in 2025, or just mirages. Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 1 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Starting Pitcher Surprises? Fantasy Baseball Predictions for Week 1 (2025)
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 1 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. It feels so good to be back! For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. It was difficult to pick just three pitchers to write about with all the exciting baseball we've seen so far.
Fantasy Baseball Busts: 5 Overvalued Closers to Avoid (2025)
Nothing worse than a headache in the bullpen. Nobody wants to draft the dud closer who loses his job in the first month or puts up a four+ ERA along with his save output. In this article, I've identified five relief pitcher busts who are too expensive on draft day. These are guys that either have diminishing skills or could lose their grip on the closer job. These are pitchers to avoid drafting this season. ADP is taken from NFBC and is accurate as of 3/19/25.
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