AJ Burnett - 2014 Fantasy Baseball Impact After stating publicly that he would either re-sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates or retire, A.J. Burnett now finds himself moving east across the great state of Pennsylvania to join the Philadelphia Phillies rotation. News broke on Thursday that the 37-year-old signed for one year $16M. The signing […]
Full Story »Chris Withrow: Sleeper for Holds in 2014 Fantasy Baseball
Relief Pitchers Poised to Leap Forward: Chris Withrow While the Los Angeles Dodgers have personalities and brand names like Yasiel Puig and Clayton Kershaw, some players go under the radar. Though Brian Wilson's entrancing beard may help to make him one of the better setup men in the game, Chris Withrow is also a name […]
Full Story »Seattle Mariners Starting Pitching Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball
That other team in Seattle sure set a high bar for sports in the great Northwest this year. Here’s to hoping this rotation filled with young arms can be more than just a filler for the city between Seahawks' seasons. Where the batters on Mariners’ squad might be underwhelming, the same simply cannot be said […]
Full Story »Alexander Guerrero - Dodgers 2B: Cactus League Analysis 2/15
I made it out to Dodgers camp today to check out their position players for the first time. After training all week, the Dodger pitchers had an off-day, so all eyes were on Yasiel Puig and his shoulder injury, along with other big bats Adrian Gonzalez, Hanley Ramirez and Matt Kemp. I want to write […]
Full Story »NBA Center Rankings: Mid-Season Fantasy Basketball
All-Star Break Fantasy Basketball Rankings: Centers Without a doubt the thinnest position in fantasy basketball is the center position. Outside the top three of DeMarcus Cousins, Joakim Noah and Al Jefferson, everyone on the list has deficiencies in their games. With that said, Cousins, Noah and Jefferson have been huge impact fantasy options thus […]
Full Story »NBA Guard Rankings: Mid-Season Fantasy Basketball
All-Star Break Fantasy Basketball Rankings: Guards Without a doubt, the overriding theme of the guard rankings is injuries. An argument can be made that five of the top 10 guards are currently on the injury list and could miss time going forward. Derrick Rose is already out for the season while players like Eric […]
Full Story »Jedd Gyorko: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
2014 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Jedd Gyorko Looking for power numbers? How about 30 HR and 100 RBI? Aren’t we all? How about from a 2B? What I’m about to tell you isn’t a secret but it’s definitely fantasy gold: Jedd Gyorko can hit for power! He may not reach 30/100 this year but he will […]
Full Story »Derek Jeter: The Last Yankee Hero
Derek Jeter: The Last Yankee Hero Unlike many other current sportswriters, I’m not going to write like the Captain is dead. Don’t get me wrong—when I found out Derek Jeter was retiring, I legitimately could not focus for the rest of my work day. I will attend as many games as I can to […]
Full Story »San Francisco Giants Starting Pitching Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball
In a 2013 season that was chock full of injuries and surprising struggles, just one Giants starting pitcher was reliable-- Madison Bumgarner. Beyond that, the once-almost-unhittable rotation was unimpressive, and at times hard to watch. There’s no question that reaching two World Series in three years took a toll on many of the pitchers' arms, and […]
Full Story »Tampa Bay Rays Starting Pitching Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball
Tampa Bay entered the winter with several holes to fill and one giant question at the top of the rotation. To address these questions and stabilize the rotation, the Rays solidified their lineup this offseason and resigned staff ace David Price. While Tampa Bay made it known they would consider trade proposals for Price, the […]
Full Story »Fantasy Impact Of Bronson Arroyo Signing With Arizona Diamondbacks
Bronson Arroyo - 2014 Fantasy Baseball Impact After spending most of his offseason trying to find a home for 2014, 13-year veteran pitcher Bronson Arroyo finally signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks for two years and $23.5M. Though probably less than what he wanted as far as dollars and length of term, the 36-year-old workhorse […]
Full Story »Top 5 Relief Pitcher (RP) Keepers: 2014 Dynasty Leagues
There's no position in baseball subject to more volatility from year to year than the closer role. It's rare for players not named Mariano Rivera to remain dominant in that position for more than a year or two. In fact, it's not uncommon at all for a top closer to lose his job just a […]
Full Story »MLB Closers & Saves: NL East - 2014 Fantasy Baseball
Snow City “Baby, it's cold outside!” “Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful. And since we’ve got no place to go, let it snow!” UGH, someone please shoot me, this weather sucks! This shout-out goes to everyone that lives in the better part of the world or country where it […]
Full Story »NBA Forward Rankings: Mid-Season Fantasy Basketball
All-Star Break Fantasy Basketball Rankings: Forwards The deepest position in fantasy basketball is without a doubt the forward spot. Not only does the group contain the top two fantasy players in Kevin Durant and LeBron James, but it also has a tremendous amount of depth. In just his second season, Anthony Davis has lived […]
Full Story »Diamondbacks Starting Pitching Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball
It’s been no secret that success in baseball revolves around great starting pitching; there are other factors involved in team’s playing well, but it all starts with pitching. This makes sense when you think about it, because if you can prevent the opposition from scoring runs, it only increases your chances of winning games. Now, the […]
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