Joe Panik (2B, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 51% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Joe Panik is the prototypical glue guy to any team. For the San Francisco Giants it means he does a little bit of everything and is virtually irreplaceable. For fantasy owners he is the type of player that wins owners championships. […]

Mitch Moreland (1B / DH, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Is it too late for a 29-year-old, who was taken in the 17th round, to finally break out? Mitch Moreland would say this was all apart of the plan and everyone should take notice. Moreland's career .258 BA and .319 OBP does […]

Neal Walker (2B, PIT) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 65% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Neil Walker has been on a tear recently, hitting .600 in the month of July. Overall, however, Walker is actually just shy of his career norms. His current triple slash line is .278/.344/.419 with 6 HR, still solid production from a middle […]

Brad Ziegler (RP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All leagues. OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Brad Ziegler has officially supplanted Addison Reed as the closer in Arizona. Considering that Ziegler was second in all of baseball in the month of June with nine saves, you would think that more than 9% of leagues would have a home […]

Tyler Flowers (C, CHW) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher and AL-only leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite early struggles stemming from a BB/K ratio of 0.17, Tyler Flowers has really put the "petal" to the metal and has seen his power blossom. I know you liked that one. Flowers began the season poorly with an March/April […]

Jason Motte (RP, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: You don't think Jason Motte's statistics are worthy of a roster spot? That's applesauce! In total for the 2015 season Motte currently has a 2.93 ERA, a 3.96 FIP, a 1.076 WHIP, five holds, and three saves. Motte is having a […]

Top Hitters to Stream in Week 14: Head-to-Head & Weekly Leagues

Below are my top MLB hitter streamer options for Week 14 of fantasy baseball. All players listed here are 50% owned or less in Yahoo leagues and play seven or eight games this week. Streaming hitters is a great way to increase production and fantasy stats off the waiver wire for your head-to-head matchups. It […]

Potential Fantasy Basketball Impact of the 2015 NBA Draft

The NBA draft on Thursday was eventful as always, as the drafting of Kristaps Porzingis literally brought Knicks fans to tears of despair, the University of Kentucky tied its own record by having six players taken in the draft, and Kelly Oubre wore shoes that could be considered deadly weapons. However, and more importantly, several […]

Top Five Two-Start Pitcher Streamers & Sleepers for Week 14

Quality over quantity. Every fantasy owner knows this. But when looking at the starting pitcher free agent waiver wire for the coming week, ideally you’d like to have a guy that is going to be on the mound more than once. Most teams are going to have a couple of starters pitching twice in a week. […]

Andre Johnson (WR, IND) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Mid-Fourth Round CURRENT ADP: 48 STD, 45 PPR ANALYSIS: Now with the Colts, Andre Johnson will be receiving passes from Andrew Luck, easily the best quarterback Johnson has ever played with. In 2009, Texans quarterback Matt Schaub's best statistical season, Johnson finished with 1,569 yards and nine touchdowns, the highest total […]

Mike Montgomery (SP, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in All Leagues, Add in AL-Only and Deep Mixed Leagues Ownership: 35% Yahoo!, 14% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: All this picking on Oakland seems weird. The Athletics are a solid team but have had struggles with left-handed pitchers. Meanwhile, Mike Montgomery is starting to show flashes of why he was so highly touted at one […]

Soccer Players Who Have Joined Their Rivals: Part One

It's funny how you can go from loving a player to instantly hating them if they join your rivals. Unfortunately, with the influx of big money in soccer, this has become pretty common over the years with players as well as managers trading their reputations and jumping ship for more glory and in some cases, […]

The Best and Worst Moves of NHL Free Agency From Day One

Owen Elle profiles all the best and worst signings from day one of NHL free agency.   Best: Oilers Signing Sekera Still only 29-years-old, the veteran defenseman signed with the Oilers on a six-year, $33M contract with an AAV of $5.5M. While Sekera will receive $6.5M in each of his first three seasons, his salary […]

Cincinnati Bengals: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook

Heading into the season, Fantasy Football Expert Frankie Soler will take an early look into each NFL team’s fantasy potential in 2015, keying into some depth chart changes and battles for starting jobs. In our third part of the series we look at the Dallas Cowboys. All previous Team Previews can be found here. The Cincinnati Bengals had […]

Washington Redskins: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook

The Washington Redskins have gone from an emerging power in the NFC East to a team struggling to find its identity within a very short timeframe. Just three seasons ago, quarterback Robert Griffin III was viewed as the savior in Washington after a massive breakout rookie season. Since then, both Griffin and the franchise as a […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 7/4/15

Below are my FanDuel lineup picks for Saturday, July 4th. My goal with these DFS picks, as always, is to try to choose players who will outperform their expectations. These players can be high-cost players, or they can be sleepers, but we are always looking for players that have a chance to return the greatest value […]

Champ or Chump: What to make of Maikel Franco, Shelby Miller, and Carlos Correa

Younger players rule the day this week as we look at two rookies and a once hyped pitching prospect. The small sample sizes make determinations more difficult, but that is not going to stop their labeling as either Champs or Chumps. Lets begin.   Maikel Franco (3B, PHI) The one exception to the preseason notion […]

MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch For 7/4/2015

While we didn't get a chance to see what the good ole Mariners will do in save situations, there are still a few stories of note from the past week. Editor’s Note: to read about even more waiver wire options for closers and relief pitchers, be sure to check out our MLB Closer Depth Charts and our […]

MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Springer, Gray, Posey, Corbin, Soler

Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They're the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can't ever really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly […]

Week 14 Buy and Sell Starting Pitchers

Two out of three on both the buy and sell sides last week. Michael Pineda was dominant in defeat, going the distance against the Astros while striking out seven and walking none. Danny Salazar stifled the Rays, though he uncharacteristically only notched two whiffs. Sonny Gray's two-start week became a zero-start week after he contracted […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 7/3/15

As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Tuesday, June 30th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - […]

Jon Jay (Wrist) Placed On DL: Tim Cooney Makes 2nd MLB Start

The St. Louis Cardinals placed Jon Jay on the 15-day DL, according to FOX Sports. The outfielder will be allowed to rest his ailing wrist, which has a stress reaction/bone bruise in it. Jay’s DL stint is retroactive for July 1, but he won’t likely return until after the all-star break. The 30-year-old could use […]

Jose Fernandez Return From Tommy John Surgery, Blasts HR

Jose Fernandez made a big splash in his return from Tommy John surgery on Thursday. The Miami Marlins pitcher not only threw six innings of three-run ball in the 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants, but he showed some offense by hitting a homerun in the fifth inning. Fernandez, 22, was making his first start in […]

Matt Cain Shaky In 2015 Debut Following Elbow Injury

Matt Cain didn’t have the return he would have hoped on Thursday when he allowed five runs to the Miami Marlins. Cain, 30, missed most of 2014 with a flexor tendon strain in his right elbow. The right-hander made his 2015 debut over a year after he suffered the injury. He allowed the five runs […]

Miguel Sano Makes MLB Debut Thursday at DH, Batting Sixth

Miguel Sano batted sixth in his MLB debut as the DH on Thursday against the Kansas City Royals, according to MLB.com. He went one for four with two strikeouts and left two runners stranded The 22-year-old Minnesota Twins prospect was called up after batting .274/.374/.544 with 15 HR and 48 RBI over 66 games this season […]

David Freese (3B, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only and Very Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: David Freese has established himself as a staple for cheap power for fantasy baseball managers. So far this season, Freese has a solid 10 HR, and an average OPS of .703. Freese has a career OPS of .758, and his […]

Jake Peavy (SP, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: Jake Peavy returns from the DL on Friday after a horrendous start to the season that two appearances of a combined seven and two-thirds IP and eight ER. Jake Peavy was also plagued by a back injury at the start of […]

Alejandro De Aza (OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite the preseason surplus of outfield depth the Boston Red Sox had, injuries to Hanley Ramirez, Daniel Nava and Shane Victorino forced the team to make a move, acquiring Alejandro De Aza from the Baltimore Orioles after he had been designated for assignment. Starting the […]

Adam Lind (MIL, 1B) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12 Team Leagues OWNED IN: 53% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Lind is about as consistent a bat as you can find available on the wire. First base is usually a pretty deep position so it's easy to overlook Lind. His Achilles heel is that he struggles against southpaws, but then again most […]

Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 14

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the difference between winning or losing in your fantasy league.   Bryan […]