Week 18’s AL Waiver Wire assesses the value of several newcomers to the AL following a less-than-exciting trade deadline.

This week: Some players who changed leagues at the trade deadline, a handful of newly minted closers and an under-the-radar promotion.

Ranking the best players in baseball under age 25.

Trading your future for a brighter today.

What must we establish to rightly claim credit for our predictions?

Mining for rest of season value by looking at the at the best/worst xWHIP guys in baseball, courtesy of the xWHIP calculator.

Does pitching in particular counts significantly impact BABIP?

A follow-up to Dave Cameron’s piece on randomness and a response to Chris Liss’ assertion that analysts attribute too much to luck.

We assess the fantasy value of some over/underperforming stocks, and Matt Wieters makes a surprise visit.

This week features a couple recently promoted batters and some traded left-handed hurlers.