FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 8/21/15

We have another full slate on Friday, August 21st, and once again the Cubs will play an afternoon game, eliminating them from my analysis. They will take on the Braves at Wrigley Field at 4:05. As far as the rest of the field, we have plenty of top pitching options to choose from, and I’ll... Read More

Steve Pearce (Oblique) Begins Rehab Assignment Thursday

Baltimore Orioles utility man Steve Pearce will begin a rehab assignment Thursday with the Gulf Coast League. It’s been a month since Pearce has been on the field with the Orioles because he’s been dealing with an oblique injury. The 32-year-old will likely play a few minor league games before he returns to the main... Read More

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 8/21/15

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to another edition of my DraftKings DFS lineup picks and analysis. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on DFS pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Friday,... Read More

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 8/20/15

With an 11 game slate on Thursday, August 20th, I will go game by game to exploit the most favorable matchups given the park, and weaknesses on each team. The key to winning in DFS tournaments is finding players with cheap prices and high ceilings. That is what my article will consist of. I will... Read More

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 8/20/15

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourself for the fullest and normal-est Thursday slate you’ve ever read about. Yes, it’s true; Thursday, August 19th has zero afternoon games and 11 night games. That’s right! It’s Friday, only a little smaller. It doesn’t get much better than that. As for me, I’ve completely taken out cash games in... Read More

Brock Holt (1B/2B/3B/SS/OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Leagues. OWNED IN: 19% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The super utility man has struck again for the Boston Red Sox and continues to prove how valuable he truly is and can be if given the chance. Brock Holt is an asset for both Boston and your fantasy lineup as he... Read More

Jackie Bradley Jr. (OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Very few players have made the impact that Jackie Bradley Jr. has made since his return to Boston in late July. Bradley has some pretty astonishing statistics since being called back up to Fenway. He has doubled his HR total and has... Read More

Deep League Waiver Wire: Week 21

Welcome to another edition of the deep league waiver wire watch looking forward to Week 21. Today we will look at six players: two relievers, two starters, and two position players who all seem to mirror each others' situations. All could provide a huge spark for fantasy owners searching for roster additions 20,000 fantasy baseball... Read More

English Premier League - Match Day Two Weekend Review

Red Devils Begin Season With Max Points Despite Unconvincing Form Aston Villa 0 – 1 Manchester United Friday, August 14th @ Villa Park Manchester United have indeed been fortunate to have secured six points from their two very uninspiring performances so far this season. Adnan Januzaj, amidst rumors that he could be loaned away from... Read More

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 8/19/15

Young pitchers are beginning to hit the wall, older position players are starting to go on cold streaks and it feels like it is a billion degrees outside. Welcome to the dog days of August.  Below are my DraftKings picks for Wednesday, August 19th, 2015.  As always, remember to check your players to make sure they are in... Read More

Cardinals Place Grichuk (Elbow) On DL

The St. Louis Cardinals placed Randal Grichuk on the 15-day DL because of a right elbow strain, according to ESPN.com. The Cardinals rookie outfielder suffered the injury on Sunday after a 0-for-2 performance. Grichuk might not return until at some point in September. He was diagnosed with a low-grade ligament sprain in the elbow. Grichuk,... Read More

Gregor Blanco (OF, SFG) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The San Francisco Giants might have one of the best leadoff hitters in all of baseball and yet not many people seem to know who Gregor Blanco really is. Blanco is a career .262 hitter with limited power with a propensity to... Read More

Week 20 Buy and Sell Hitters for Fantasy Baseball

We're nearing the season's end and it is becoming easier to discern those bound for the playoffs and those destined to rebuild for years to come. In some leagues, there may be a trade deadline and it may have already passed. Well, that would be too bad. There's plenty of trends begging to be exploited at... Read More

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 20)

UPDATE: I had mistakenly reported that Nomar Mazara had been called up to the big leagues. He in fact has been promoted to AAA, but won't be joining the big-league club at this time. If and when he does get the call in September, Mazara may be given quite a lot of playing time, especially for... Read More

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 8/18/15

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, August 18th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel -... Read More

Aoki (Concussion) Returns Friday Against Padres

San Francisco Giants right fielder Nori Aoki will be activated from the DL on Thursday, according to CSN. Giants manager Bruce Bochy told CSN that Aoki is good to go and he hasn’t experience any concussion-related symptoms. He took batting practice over the weekend with no setbacks. No Wednesday starter decision yet, Bochy said. Also,... Read More

Dodgers Talking With Red Sox For De Aza

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the middle of talks with the Boston Red Sox to possibly land Alejandro De Aza, according to Fox Sports. It would be a huge pickup for the Dodgers as they hold a 2 1/2 game lead over the San Francisco Giants for first place in the NL East. De... Read More

Kike Hernandez (2B / SS / OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Hernandez has been a nice little spark plug for the Dodgers' offense since Howie Kendrick went down with a hamstring injury. Since August 8th, Hernandez has hit three homers, six RBI, and recorded 11 hits in 27 AB. His main competition... Read More

Minor League Spotlight: Top Hitting Prospects from Week 19

How about those Blue Jays?! They really are all the proof in the world that an offensive juggernaut can for the most part carry the load of a below-average starting rotation. People have compared them to the Big Red Machine. And though I won’t go that far, I will say that I do believe that they... Read More

Jackie Bradley Jr. (OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues  OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: JBJ’s ownership rate figures to shoot up after an absolutely mammoth day at the dish on Saturday (five extra-base hits in six at-bats, including two homers, and 7 RBI). But that was just the cherry on top of a huge week for the former top... Read More

Delino DeShields (OF, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues  OWNED IN: 17% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: DeShields, who celebrates his 23rd birthday today, got himself an early gift with his first major league homer on Friday. Though big flies will likely be few and far between for the light-hitting center fielder, his true value lies in his speed and plate... Read More

Colby Rasmus (OF, HOU) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues  OWNED IN: 5% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: There are 27 outfielders with at least 15 homers this season. Rasmus is the only one of them not owned in at least a third of Yahoo leagues, and just three others are under 50 percent owned. He’s a bit of a BA drag,... Read More

DraftKings DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 8/16/15

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 Sunday, August 16th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel -... Read More

Five Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds for Week 20

With time running short, it makes sense for us to dig a little deeper than earlier in the year. We're less concerned with the big picture and just looking for any foothold that might give us a boost. If only you'd started reading this feature earlier! You might have landed Gerardo Parra, Cameron Maybin, Curtis... Read More

Deep League Waiver Wire: Week 20

Hello and welcome to the Week 20 deep waiver wire targets. The fantasy baseball season is entering the final stretch, especially for those of you with league playoffs. For those of you in leagues with exceptional depth, these six widely available players could bring you ever closer to that league championship. Featured this week will... Read More

Which EPL Players Are the Most Valuable Transfer Options For Matchday Two

After an exciting opening to the Premier League Season, fantasy owners now have some added clarity regarding this season’s emerging stars. Defying expectations, Matchday One’s top performers were not the transfer window splash signings or the 100,000 pound-per-week stars, but rather unheralded playmakers from mid-level clubs. The following eight players were selected as the top... Read More

MLB DFS Lineup Picks And Sleepers – DraftKings Advice For 8/15/15

A slew of great match-ups are set to occur across a full slate of games on Saturday, August 15th. The Blue Jays will take on the Yankees in Toronto, the Angels will battle the Royals in Kansas City, and out on the west coast the Giants are set to host the Nationals. Only a few... Read More

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 8/15/15

Below are my FanDuel lineup picks for Saturday, August 15th. 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... Read More

Carlos Beltran (OF, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 47% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The uncanny ability of Carlos Beltran can not be denied with his long list of accomplishments. However, in recent years, he has severely tapered off into being another aging veteran that finds time in a lineup desperate for his bat. Beltran's numbers... Read More

English Premier League Match Of The Week: Manchester City v Chelsea Analysis

The machinations of the fixture fixer has already thrown up a mouth watering encounter on just the second weekend of the new EPL season as Manchester City will host current title champions, Chelsea, this Sunday afternoon (Kick-off 11am ET). Inevitably, almost enticingly, Chelsea's season has begun with a wobble both on and off the field... Read More