FAAB guide: 2013's All-Waiver Wire team
Ever wonder how the weekly recommendations in this space pan out? We've put together our first annual list of Waiver Wire All-Stars, indicating which week the player was recommended, and what his subsequent stats were.
Of course, not all players touted here perform as well as expected. However, the point is that no matter how well (or not) your auction or draft goes at the start of the season, there's always ample opportunity to improve your team significantly by working the waiver wire.
Catchers
NL: Welington Castillo (Cubs, 3) 347 AB, .262 AVG, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 37 R, 1 SB
AL: Jason Castro (Astros, 9) 276 AB, .272 AVG, 12 HR, 41 RBI, 43 R, 1 SB
First Basemen
NL: Brandon Belt (Giants, 8) 351 AB, .311 AVG, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 55 R, 3 SB
AL: Brandon Moss (A's, 8) 286 AB, .259 AVG, 21 HR, 55 RBI, 47 R, 3 SB
Second Basemen
NL: Daniel Murphy (Mets, 2) 605 AB, .284 AVG, 10 HR, 67 RBI, 90 R, 20 SB
AL: Brian Dozier (Twins, 15) 268 AB, .250 AVG, 9 HR, 30 RBI, 31 R, 3 SB
Shortstops
NL: Jean Segura (Brewers, 2) 564 AB, .291 AVG, 11 HR, 47 RBI, 74 R, 44 SB
AL: Jonathan Villar (Astros, 18) 154 AB, .266 AVG, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 20 R, 13 SB
Third Basemen
NL: Chris Johnson (Braves, 10) 351 AB, .330 AVG, 8 HR, 52 RBI, 34 R, 0 SB
AL: Josh Donaldson (A's, 6) 442 AB, .308 AVG, 21 HR, 69 RBI, 69 R, 3 SB
Outfielders
NL: Will Venable (Padres, 5) 399 AB, .278 AVG, 20 HR, 44 RBI, 54 R, 18 SB
Yasiel Puig (Dodgers, 11) 332 AB, .319 AVG, 14 HR, 31 RBI, 59 R, 11 SB
Marlon Byrd (Mets/Pirates, 16) 234 AB, .308 AVG, 8 HR, 33 RBI, 31 R, 1 SB
AL: Wil Myers (Rays, 13) 272 AB, .290 AVG, 12 HR, 43 RBI, 39 R, 5 SB
Leonys Martin (Rangers, 10) 318 AB, .252 AVG, 6 HR, 32 RBI, 48 R, 25 SB
Kole Calhoun (Angels, 19) 141 AB, .277 AVG, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 19 R, 0 SB
Starting Pitchers
NL: Jose Fernandez (Marlins, 2) 167 2/3 IP, 12 W, 179 K, 2.20 ERA, 0.98 WHIP
Francisco Liriano (Pirates, 8) 145 IP, 14 W, 139 K, 2.98 ERA, 1.18 WHIP
Patrick Corbin (Diamondbacks, 5) 166 IP, 11 W, 143 K, 3.42 ERA, 1.13 WHIP
Gerrit Cole (Pirates, 12) 99 1/3 IP, 7 W, 91 K, 3.17 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
Jhoulys Chacin (Rockies, 2) 180 IP, 13 W, 115 K, 3.35 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
AL: Ervin Santana (Royals, 3) 183 IP, 8 W, 140 K, 3.25 ERA, 1.13 WHIP
Justin Masterson (Indians, 3) 167 1/3 IP, 11 W, 168 K, 3.93 ERA, 1.27 WHIP
Ivan Nova (Yankees, 16) 80 1/3 IP, 5 W, 57 K, 2.80 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
Bartolo Colon (A's, 4) 165 1/3 IP, 15 W, 99 K, 2.56 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
Jose Quintana (Whits Sox, 16) 71 2/3 IP, 4 W, 64 K, 3.14 ERA, 1.34 WHIP
Relief Pitchers
NL: Edward Mujica (Cardinals, 4) 57 2/3 IP, 2 W, 36 SV, 39 K, 2.65 ERA, 0.97 WHIP
AL: Koji Uehara (Red Sox, 7) 54 IP, 4 W, 20 SV, 78 K, 0.79 ERA, 0.49 WHIP
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