Can Someone Please Call Me Up Already? I’m going to paint you a picture: imagine you are the top pitching prospect of the 2014 season. Your team is at the bottom of their division and in desperate need of a momentum shifter. So why in all holy hell have you not debuted this season […]
Full Story »3 Starting Pitcher Sleeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Deeper Leagues
Fantasy baseball owners are always looking for the next sleeper or big player from the waiver wire to help improve their teams. Every year there are starting pitchers who come out of nowhere to make a huge splash, and then there are guys who take a little bit longer to develop or round into form as […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 18 (Part 2)
Maybe I’m just excited, but I’m expecting a copious amount of trades today. Plenty of teams are still mathematically in the playoff races and the teams that are out of it seem to like the bargaining chips they have. I’m most excited to see which GMs actually think acquiring a past-his-prime pitcher for top prospects […]
Full Story »Drew Smyly (SP, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues; Continue Scouting in Shallow Leagues ANALYSIS: Drew Smyly is someone I had as a preseason sleeper. I really expected him to breakout this year, and get a decent amount of wins with that powerful Tigers' offense behind him. Unfortunately, at the end of May Smyly didn't really live up […]
Full Story »Jacob deGrom (SP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Jacob deGrom had not been that impressive in his minor league career with middling ERA numbers in the 4.00 + and not overly impressive strikeout totals, leading many to talk about other Mets prospects such as Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Zach Wheeler, and others before they mentioned deGrom. […]
Full Story »Yasmani Grandal (C / 1B, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues, Mixed Leagues with Two Catcher Spots ANALYSIS: After a promising rookie campaign in 2012 in which he belted eight home runs and posted a stellar .394 OBP over 192 at-bats, the once-highly-touted prospect Yasmani Grandal has struggled, not only at the plate, but to stay in baseball, as well. […]
Full Story »Tiered Running Back Rankings: Top 50 in Fantasy Football
This is the final segment of our tiered Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings and analysis. We've already looked at the Top 12, Top 25 and Top 37 running backs, and we're getting into the lowest tier options at this point, but these are still players you'll need to know as you prepare for your 2014 fantasy football drafts. These rankings are […]
Full Story »Third Base (3B) & First Base (1B) Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18
It has been a little more than a week since baseball returned to action following the All-Star break, and if you failed to use the time off to make roster adjustments, it's not too late. Several players at the corner infield spots have exploded out of the break and look poised to be useful contributors […]
Full Story »Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18: Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
There's not much to speak of at the bottom of the barrel this week, however there are a few veteran potential sleepers that may squeeze a solid stretch of production for you at the right time, and they may be available based on your league size and format including NL-Only and AL-Only leagues. Take a […]
Full Story »2015 Fantasy Football Mock Drafts & Other Draft Tools
There's no better way to prepare for the 2015 fantasy football season than with Mock Fantasy Football Drafts. Practice your drafts, and get a feel for which NFL players you want to target in which rounds. Fantasy Football Mock Drafts & Draft Tools Our friends at FantasyPros have released an awesome mock draft tool for the 2015 fantasy football season. It's […]
Full Story »FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks, Advice & Sleepers for 7/30
I saw an amazing thread on Reddit Tuesday night entitled “It’s That Time of Year: How does your league keep the bottom half from checking out.” Seeing as how this is a giant problem I have with nearly 80% of all leagues I play in, I decided to take a peek at what some people […]
Full Story »San Diego Chargers: 2014 Fantasy Football Analysis & Team Outlook
San Diego Chargers Offseason Changes Offseason Aquisitions – RB, Donald Brown No Longer on the Roster – N/A The San Diego Chargers are the epitome of the ultimate let-down team in the NFL, both in real life and in fantasy football. For years NFL pundits and fantasy experts alike have talked them up in the pre-season […]
Full Story »Nick Kingham (SP, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep NL-Only Leagues Upon Call-Up / Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: Kingham was promoted to Triple-A by the Pirates in June with the intention of getting him to the majors sooner than later. Despite a shaky performance in his most recent outing, he owns a 3.04 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP with 91 […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Sleepers: Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups
The average major league pitcher is just over 6'2'', but you'd be surprised at how many of the top pitchers are between 6'4" and 6'7". Being unusually tall seems almost imperative for a pitcher in today's game. The league average, however, is brought down a bit by a handful of pitchers who are well undersized […]
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