It's never too early to look ahead to next season, especially if the current fantasy campaign has been a profound disappointment. If you're floating at the bottom of the standings in a re-draft league, your odds of making a playoff push are slim at this point. Sure, you can play daily fantasy, but this is […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 6/17/15
What's up everybody. Another full slate of games on Wednesday, June 17th with everything getting started at 7:05 PM. That means ownership should be spread out among players pretty evenly. There are tons of aces out there (Kershaw, Cueto, Price, Felix, Bumgarner), but unfortunately four of them are playing each other (DET v CIN / SF v […]
Full Story »Cameron Maybin (OF, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Coming off a solid May in which he hit .290 with 5 HR and 17 RBI, Cameron Maybin has continued his strong season into June. The 28-year-old outfielder has driven in 10 runs with 4 SB in only 11 games this month, all the while […]
Full Story »Jose Fernandez Says 2015 Debut Will Be July 2
Jose Fernandez announced during the Miami Marlins broadcast on Monday that he will make his 2015 debut on July 2, according to the Miami Herald. The Marlins ace has been making his way back from Tommy John surgery and his anticipated debut against the defending World Series champions, San Francisco Giants. The right-hander has allowed […]
Full Story »Jose Fernandez to Start for Triple-A New Orleans; Will Return July 2nd
We are another step closer to seeing one of the most dynamic pitchers back in the major leagues, and we now have a return date. After two starts with High-A Jupiter, Marlins ace Jose Fernandez will be joining the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs, making his first start with the team on Wednesday. Appearing on the team's […]
Full Story »David Wright Could Return By All-Star Break
David Wright could return to the New York Mets main roster as soon as the All-Star break, according to NJ.com. The 32-year-old Mets captain has been out since late April. It was originally expected it wouldn’t be too long of a stint on the DL, but thanks to a few setbacks to his back and […]
Full Story »Rafael Soriano (RP, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Monitor in Most Leagues Ownership: 9% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Veteran reliever Rafael Soriano signed a minor league deal with the Cubs and is expected to be brought up to the big leagues in the near future. While there is not an exact date yet, he is certainly a player on whom to keep an […]
Full Story »Ubaldo Jimenez (SP, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Mixed and AL-Only Leagues Ownership: 50% Yahoo!, 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Ubaldo Jimenez has been eerily effective this season, as he has improved his K and BB rates while allowing fewer home runs as compared to last season. Strangely, hitters are actually hitting better off of him than last season and his HR/FB […]
Full Story »MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 11)
Wow. What a week for prospects. To start things off, Carlos Correa got called up and performed well in his first start ever against Chris Sale. Then it was announced that Byron Buxton, surprisingly, would be called up. Then it was Francisco Lindor getting called up, just a few hours after the Buxton announcement. If you have been […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 6/16/15
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 are my DFS picks for DraftKings for Tuesday, June 16th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - they're hosting a one-day […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 6/16/15
Back to back days with 15 games scheduled. I could really get used to that. There are five games being played in the afternoon, so I'll make sure to have some DFS player suggestions for the mid-day and night groups. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to […]
Full Story »MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch For 6/14/15
A couple of major injuries have shaped this weeks closer news, while most of the elite ninth-inning arms just keep on dominating. Veteran closer Rafael Soriano has been signed and could add some value off the waiver wire in the near future. Editor’s Note: to read about even more waiver wire options for pitchers, be sure to […]
Full Story »Dynasty / Keeper Leagues: Potential Impact Prospects from the 2015 MLB Draft
There are about 1,200 players drafted every year in the MLB draft. For the vast majority of these prospects, we are able to put their names in our back pockets for three to five years until we see if they were able to develop into big league quality players. For a very special handful of […]
Full Story »Padres Fire Bud Black After Nine Seasons
The San Diego Padres have fired Bud Black on Monday after nine seasons as the skipper for the club, according to MLB.com. After a great start to the 2015 season, the Padres have dipped below .500 with a 32-33 record. They are now six games out of first in the NL West. The man who […]
Full Story »Tampa Bay Rays Sign Grady Sizemore To Minor League Contract
The Tampa Rays signed Grady Sizemore to a minor league contract on Monday, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The outfielder was released by the Philadelphia Phillies on June 1 after a slumping .245/.288/.296 batting line with not a single homer in 39 games. Sizemore will report to the team’s spring training complex in Port […]
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