Julio Jones A WR1 Against Seattle

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones faces a middle-of-the-pack matchup against the Seattle Seahawks secondary in Week 1. Seattle ranked 14th in fantasy points allowed to wide receivers, so it is a semi-tough matchup. However, Seattle is a bit banged up, with Tre Flowers (ankle) and Jamal Adams (hand) nursing injuries. Jones is likely to […]

Davante Adams Should Have Strong Week 1

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams gets a strong matchup against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 of the 2020 season. In two games against Minnesota last year, Adams averaged 12.5 targets per game, 10 catches per game and 111 receiving yards per game. It's a juicy matchup for the 27-year-old against Minnesota's young […]

Michael Thomas Is One Of The Safest Picks In Fantasy

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas is one of the safest options out there in fantasy football. In four seasons, Thomas has averaged 150 targets per year and has never finished worse than the WR5 in PPR formats. He enjoys an elite-level connection with future Hall Of Fame quarterback Drew Brees, as the two […]

Latavius Murray Could Be More Than Just Insurance Policy

New Orleans Saints running back Latavius Murray was a great insurance policy for starter Alvin Kamara last year. In the two games Kamara missed, Murray played at least 82 percent of the snaps and received at least 30 touches in both contests. That is a massive workload and makes Murray worth drafting simply for the […]

Alvin Kamara Should Be Top-Five Pick In All Formats

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is healthy after an injury-filled 2019 campaign. It's hard to believe, but Kamara finished as the RB9 last year in PPR formats, despite dealing with an ankle injury and a "torn knee." It's a testament to how good of a player he is and just how high his […]

Drew Brees A High-Floor Option At Quarterback

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees looks like he has another QB1 season in his arm. After an offseason of working on throwing the deep ball, the 41-year-old Brees enters 2020 as motivated as ever, considering this could be his last hurrah. An injury to his right hand forced him to miss six games in […]

Calvin Ridley Set Up For Breakout Year

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley is locked and loaded for a breakout season in 2020. Ridley was red-hot towards the end of last year prior to his season-ending abdominal injury. Take a look at his fantasy finishes from Weeks 11 to 14 after the Mohamed Sanu trade and Austin Hooper injury: WR3, WR8, WR19 […]

Matt Ryan Poised For Another QB1 Season

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has all the pieces in place to deliver another top-12 fantasy season at the quarterback position. Ryan has his safety blanket in All-Pro receiver Julio Jones, a rising star in wideout Calvin Ridley, a former All-Pro at running back in Todd Gurley II and a potential breakout tight end in […]

Todd Gurley II Shines In Scrimmage

Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley II looked great in the team's final training camp scrimmage on Thursday. Gurley II has put together a couple really nice scrimmages for Atlanta in training camp and has earned the praise of his teammates, most recently, fullback Keith Smith and tackle Jake Matthews. The 26-year-old appears to be […]

Alvin Kamara's Absences From Camp Are Contract-Related

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara has been a no-show at training camp the past three days and the unexcused absences are believed to be contract-related, according to Adam Schefter. Kamara was asked about his contract on August 10 and said he wasn't concerned with it at all, though clearly something has changed. The […]

Jorge Polanco Hits Solo Homer

Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-2 loss to the Tigers on Sunday. Polanco had been 1-for-8 in his previous three contests after enjoying a five-game hitting streak, so this was a nice performance to get him back on track. For the season, the 27-year-old is slashing […]

Kenta Maeda Records Quality Start In Losing Effort

Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda delivered a quality start in Sunday's loss to the Tigers. Maeda went six innings, striking out eight batters while allowing three runs. That's three straight starts for the 31-year-old with at least seven strikeouts and three or fewer runs allowed, though he's only recorded one win in that span. Maeda […]

Drew Brees Expecting Breakout Year For Tre'Quan Smith

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith was predicted as a breakout player for the 2020 NFL season. Not by fantasy analysts, but by his own quarterback, Drew Brees, who said, "Tre'Quan Smith is a guy who I think is ready to really blossom and just explode in this offense." The 24-year-old is entering his […]

Max Kepler Hits Solo Homer, Day-To-Day With Bruised Foot

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler (foot) hit a leadoff homer against Cleveland's Mike Clevinger before leaving the game later on. Kepler's blast was his seventh of the year and 12th in his career at Progressive Field. The 27-year-old outfielder has posted an .838 OPS, a 127 wRC+ and a career-high 13.6 walk percentage at the […]

Jose Berrios Endures Setback Against Indians

Minnesota Twins pitcher Jose Berrios had it all working in his previous start against the Brewers, though that was not the case in Wednesday's contest against Cleveland. Berrios pitched five 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits, four walks and three runs while striking out six. The 26-year-old reverted back to bad habits in this one. The […]

Rich Hill Solid Against Indians

Minnesota Twins pitcher Rich Hill bounced back from a rough return outing on Tuesday. Hill threw five innings of one-run ball, walking two and striking out five. The 40-year-old threw 50 of 78 pitches for strikes and even unveiled a cutter, which he said he learned from watching Clayton Kershaw throw his slider in Los […]

Nelson Cruz Continues To Rake

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz went 1-for-4 on Tuesday with a solo home run off Indians pitcher Aaron Civale. That's three homers in four games for Cruz, who trails only Fernando Tatis Jr. for the league lead. The 40-year-old owns a .340 batting average and 1.128 OPS, which would both be career-highs if he […]

Miguel Sano Keeps Extra-Base Hit Streak Alive

Minnesota Twins first baseman Miguel Sano stayed red-hot in Monday's win over the Indians. Sano launched a two-run homer in the sixth inning, his sixth of the year and second in three games. The 27-year-old now has eight straight games with an extra-base hit, tying Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew for the second-longest streak in […]

Taylor Rogers Picks Up Second Consecutive Save

Minnesota Twins closer Taylor Rogers worked through an easy ninth inning against the Indians to earn his seventh save of the season. He's had a few rough spots, as evidenced by his 4.76 earned run average, though he has 14 strikeouts to just one walk and ranks third in the MLB in saves. Sergio Romo […]

Kenta Maeda Strikes Out Seven In Victory

Minnesota Twins starter Kenta Maeda struck out seven batters across five innings while allowing one run en route to his fourth victory of the season. At the halfway point, Maeda ranks in the top-15 of all starters in wins, earned run average, innings pitched and strikeouts. The 31-year-old has also posted career-bests in walk percentage, […]

Taylor Rogers Notches Fifth Save

Minnesota Twins closer Taylor Rogers navigated through a bit of a scary inning to notch his fifth save of the season. Rogers surrendered two hits but worked out of his own jam to save the first game of the doubleheader for Minnesota. The 29-year-old is now tied for second in the MLB in saves. True […]

Tyler Duffey Earns Win Over Royals

Minnesota Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey relieved Jake Odorizzi of his services on Saturday and earned the win in the first game of the doubleheader against Kansas City. Duffey pitched a scoreless inning and struck out one batter. The 29-year-old has eleven punch-outs against no walks in eight innings pitched in 2020. Duffey is relying on […]

Jake Odorizzi With Rebound Performance Saturday

Minnesota Twins pitcher Jake Odorizzi had a better start than in his first outing against Kansas City. Odorizzi went four innings, allowing three hits and two runs while fanning six batters. While he gave up the same amount of runs as his first start, he lasted one inning longer this time and clearly had better […]

Nelson Cruz Records Two RBI Against Brewers

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run single in a 12-2 blowout of the Brewers. Cruz continues to shine for the Twins this year, slashing .329/.405/.543 with four homers and 18 RBI, third in the league. The 40-year-old has slotted in the heart of the order for Minnesota […]

Marwin Gonzalez Delivers RBI Double In Blowout

Minnesota Twins utility Marwin Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in a blowout win over the Brewers. Gonzalez is seeing a lot more time in the lineup with Josh Donaldson (calf) on the shelf and he has taken full advantage of it. The 31-year-old is batting .345 in his last eight games with a […]

Luis Arraez Turning The Corner

Minnesota Twins second baseman Luis Arraez picked up two hits against the Brewers on Wednesday. Arraez had been in the midst of a 1-for-16 funk before compiling five hits in his last five games. The 23-year-old was also battling some minor knee soreness, though the issue seems to be behind him now. Fantasy owners should […]

Mitch Garver Stops Slide With Three-Hit Game

Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver went 3-for-6 with two runs scored in a 12-2 victory over the Brewers. That's four hits in two games now for Garver, who needed this as much as anyone after a brutal 1-for-19 stretch to start the month of August. The backstop has hit slightly less fly balls than last […]

Miguel Sano Hits Towering Home Run Against Brewers

Minnesota Twins first baseman Miguel Sano went 1-for-3 with two walks, a pair of runs scored and a towering solo homer in Wednesday's win over the Brewers. Sano absolutely obliterated a baseball 442 feet at an exit velocity of 113.8 MPH for his fourth jack of the season. Fantasy owners have had to suffer through […]

Byron Buxton Crushes Two Homers In Win

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton hit two more home runs to stay red-hot on Wednesday. Buxton absolutely belted both homers for an average exit velocity of 103 MPH, the first traveling 389 feet and the second traveling 424. The 26-year-old is absolutely raking after a bit of a slow start, as he's now 13-for-31 with […]

Kenta Maeda Dominant In Wednesday's Win

Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda may have had his sharpest stuff yet in Wednesday's win over the Brewers. Maeda gave the Twins 6 2/3 strong innings, allowing five hits, two runs and a walk while striking out five batters. It's his third win of the season and 50th of his career, as he improves to […]