Whit Merrifield (2B/OF, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: To call Whit Merrifield a pleasant surprise would be an enormous understatement. The 27-year-old utility man has filled in at second and third base, as well as in the outfield, and has impressed to the tune of a .320/.336/.461 line. He has also added […]

NBA Draft Winners and Losers

It was another exciting draft night in the NBA, filled as usual with baseless trade rumors, actual trades that came out of nowhere, bad picks by the Kings, good picks by the Spurs, and the UK voting to leave the European Union.  Well, I guess that last one doesn't usually happen in the NBA draft.  […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/24/16): MLB DFS Advice

The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing the Colorado Rockies in Coors Field tonight. There is a lot of power to be had in that game! The San Francisco Giants are hammering the ball right now. Who is starting for the injured Matt Duffy? Who makes for a sneaky, cheap pitching option? Read on to find out. […]

Bullpen Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 12

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men that have proven to be closer candidates to target off the waiver wire for Week 12 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely a team is to win, the more likely a pitcher will be eligible […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/24/16): MLB DFS Advice

The Rockies will be playing in Coors tonight, and they get a great matchup against Archie Bradley. The over/under is set at 12 runs, and these two teams should put up some fireworks tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/24/16. The DFS […]

Checking In: Top MLB Prospects from Week 12 and Their Fantasy Baseball Outlooks

Over the course of the last few weeks, I've updated you on a variety of different prospects. I've been ahead of the pack on guys like Ryan Schimpf, talked about the hot streaks of guys like Jameson Taillon, and have brought you some news about popular, as well as some not-so popular prospects. This week, […]

Buy, Sell or Hold: What to Do With These First Half Overachievers

This article first appeared in the Metro news publication. Every season gives us plenty of fantasy breakouts and busts. This week and next week, we’ll take a closer look at players who have surprised or disappointed fantasy owners, and determine their outlooks for the remainder of 2016. Today, our focus is on the guys who […]

Week 12 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article where I examined the recently promoted prospects and gave analysis on the value they would have for fantasy owners. I am officially rebooting that article series and it will now become a weekly article. This week, since I have not done the article in a while, […]

2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper - Quarterback Tony Romo

Stumping for Tony Romo anywhere outside of Dallas can be a daunting task. Trust me, I'm not a Cowboys fan either. Now 36 years old and recovering from a broken collarbone, it would seem his best days are behind him. However, the truth is Romo could provide QB1 value and be a viable starter for fantasy owners […]

Alex Gordon (OF, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Clearly the news has not yet spread that Alex Gordon is less than a week away from returning to action for the Royals. After a pesky wrist sprain kept the veteran outfielder sidelined for more than a month, Gordon has begun […]

Jayson Werth (OF, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 34% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jayson Werth has been Mr. Walkoff as of late, with two clutch, ninth-inning hits in the span of four days last week. The veteran outfielder is swatting a healthy .343/.438/.507 in June, in addition to his 10 homers and 37 RBI on […]

Luis Valbuena (1B/3B, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: There’s no point in sugar-coating it— for the first month of the season, Luis Valbuena was terrible. He hit just .183/.290/.250 with zero homers and only four extra-base hits. But since May 7, when he finally went yard for the first […]

Joe Mauer (1B, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 21% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Joe Mauer has started all but two games for the Twins in 2016. After a couple of lean years, Mauer is on pace for his highest home run total since 2009— he has seven bombs already. Five of those homers have […]

Brandon Moss (1B/OF, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After scuffling throughout most of the month of May, Brandon Moss has been a force so far in June. While he’s only played in 14 games, he’s hit a whopping .354/.436/.875 with seven dingers and 22 R+RBI. You usually don’t get […]

Tim Anderson (SS, CHW) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After two dreadful months at the plate, Jimmy Rollins was finally designated for assignment by the White Sox. The move cleared a path for their top prospect, Tim Anderson, who should be the primary shortstop for the rest of the season— providing […]

Jose Iglesias (SS, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After a positively dreadful month of May, Jose Iglesias has heated up again. His breakout 2015 campaign, in which he hit an even .300 across 416 AB, is proving to be no fluke, as Iglesias has his overall average back up to .258 (.160 […]

Scooter Gennett (2B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Scooter Gennett has quietly turned it on in June, hitting .361 with three homers, two steals, seven runs scored and 13 RBI in his last 18 games. We all know what Gennett is at this point in his career — 12-15 homers, 12-15 steals, […]

How the Jeff Teague Trade Shakes Up Fantasy NBA

Jeff Teague has officially been sent to the Indiana Pacers in a three-way deal. In return, the Atlanta Hawks receive the 12th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft from the Utah Jazz, while George Hill is on his way to Utah from Indianapolis. While this trade may have been eclipsed in the media by […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/23/16): MLB DFS Advice

A pretty typical nine game schedule of baseball today with a few teams playing early before traveling for their respective weekend series. FanDuel has this broken into three contests - All Day (9), Early Only (4) and Main (5). Let's get to the good stuff. As usual, I like to call out any games that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/23/16): MLB DFS Advice

I'll tell you what, most days I wake up wishing I was an MLB player. This morning, I'm just glad that I'm no Michael Taylor. Five strikeouts and the game-ending error on a ground ball under his glove in center field. Ouch. With a fairly split day today, we have two slates to potentially worry […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 12 (American League)

June has brought with it a fair share of unforeseen injuries. Injuries to very important, integral players. Jose Bautista, J.D. Martinez, Steve Pearce and Yu Darvish are among those recently added to the DL. Others like Juan Uribe and Taijuan Walker have been day-to-day recently with their injuries. If you need to fill an unexpected roster […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire: Catchers

We're in Week 12 of the season. A dozen. Wow. It's actually appropriate that we're at this number since only 12 catchers are at 70% or higher ownership in Fleaflicker. Then the dropoff is steep... with the next one at 46%. Yikes. The thing is, aside from people like Jonathan Lucroy, Salvador Perez, and Wilson […]

Week 12 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

After a couple of weeks on the positive side of the ledger, regression was inevitable. Jayson Werth didn’t offer much in the way of category juice over the past week, though he did continue to collect hits and lift his batting average back toward respectability. Jon Gray turned in a solid effort against the Marlins […]

3 Fantasy Takeaways from the Derrick Rose Deal

The Knicks’ past is littered with the rotted corpses of atrocious trades. J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert for Lou Amundson, Lance Thomas, and Alex Kirk. 1st round picks who turned into Joakim Noah and LaMarcus Aldridge for Eddy Curry. Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley. Trading for aging injury-prone players […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12 (National League)

Call-up season is in full effect. The big names have been out there for a while, but some lesser known players are also making their Major League debuts this time of the year. This list represents players who haven't yet garnered a great deal of attention in mixed-leagues, streaming options suitable only for deeper leagues […]

Luis Valbuena (1B/3B, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Let's face it, the A.J. Reed era isn't coming any time soon. Astros GM Jeff Luhnow has declared him ready, but then admitted he will not be called up yet because they are happy with what they have on the roster right now. Luis […]

Sean Doolittle (RP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 52% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In his career, Sean Doolittle has been a jack-of-all-trades. In five seasons, he has earned 32 saves and 58 holds. His 2.97 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 10.5 K/9 have made him a steady presence in the Oakland bullpen. This year, his numbers are holding […]

Blake Snell (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Blake Snell made an immediate impact in his first MLB start back on April 23rd. While other top prospects like Jose Berrios and Aaron Blair have struggled mightily, Snell held the Yankees to one run on two hits over five innings. He might have […]

2016 Fantasy Football Analysis - Nelson Agholor

Editor's Note: This article was written before Agholor's recent legal troubles began.  When preparing for your 2016 fantasy football draft, it's important to have a list of undervalued sleepers to target in order to fill out your lineup. Every year, there is someone who outperforms initial expectations, and those fantasy players sharp enough to realize […]

Willson Contreras (CA, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 45% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Willson Contreras made his major league debut on Sunday, and crushed a home run on the first pitch he saw. The Cubs’ No. 2 prospect has gone 3-for-8 with one home run and three RBI through three games. Miguel Montero is struggling to the tune […]