Welcome back to another edition of the DraftKings MMA Preview and DFS Picks. Last week was a crazy week of fights and it resulted in flops from a lot of the highest owned fighters, but it's important to keep following your process, and not let certain results skew your method of analysis. Fortunately, TJ Dillashaw and […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 7/31/15
Ugh. Thursday was no fun for DFS. Pitchers got shelled, hitters with supposedly good splits did nothing (while lefties bombed lefties), and stacks faltered brutally. Not to mention the Pirates got blown out. We’ll chalk that one up as a loss, moving forward as quickly as possible. Friday, July 31st is deadline day! We have […]
Full Story »Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values
Last week, three prospects (Kyle Schwarber, Michael Conforto, and Aaron Nola) and their current major league situations were outlined and profiled for fantasy baseball managers. This week, updates on Schwarber and Conforto will be given, as something has changed about their current major league situation. Aaron Nola will receive no follow up, as his situation […]
Full Story »MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch - Trade Deadline Edition, Part 2 (7/31)
A busy week in the MLB with a ton of trades has shaken up rosters for the playoff push. At the time I'm writing this, there are about 16 hours left until the trade deadline so there could still be more moves that are made. We'll take a look at what has gone down over […]
Full Story »The Continuing Decline of Colin Kaepernick in 2015
While Colin Kaepernick is a name that most fantasy football fans are familiar with, he might not be a name that is as relevant as he has been in years past. In a standard scoring league, there are an increasing amount of reasons why Kaepernick will further his decline in the 2015 season. Editor’s Note: If […]
Full Story »2015 Tiered Dynasty Rankings: Wide Receivers (WR), Tiers 7 and 8
More rankings: Quarterbacks, Running Backs (Tier 1), Running Backs (Tiers 3, 4), Running Backs (Tier 5, 6), Wide Receivers (Tier 1), Wide Receivers (Tier 2), Wide Receivers (Tiers 3, 4), Wide Receivers (Tiers 5, 6), Tight Ends (Tiers 1, 2), Tight Ends (Tiers 3, 4), Top 200 (Standard), Top 200 (PPR), Rookie Rankings Tiered Dynasty Rankings - Wide Receivers, Tier 7 36) Davante Adams, 22, GB […]
Full Story »Fierce 40: College Football 2015 Rankings - Texas A&M Aggies (#29)
Welcome to the Fierce 40 series of my 2015 College Football Rankings, where I will be counting down the top 40 ranked teams in the NCAA. Today I will be analyzing the Texas A&M Aggies, 29 overall for the 2015 college football season. I will be releasing one NCAA team preview per day, providing my analysis on each team in […]
Full Story »Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds for Week 18
While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men, who can help out fantasy owners as we head toward Week 18 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn […]
Full Story »Carlos Gomez Lands In Houston Along With Mike Fiers: Astros Send Prospects To Brewers
The Houston Astros acquired Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers from the Milwaukee Brewers for Domingo Santana, Brett Phillips, Josh Hader and Adrian Houser. The deal comes 24 hours after it was reported that Gomez was traded to the New York Mets. Something went wrong and the plug was pulled for the deal. Instead of New […]
Full Story »Pirates Acquire Soria From Tigers: Pittsburgh Bullpen Gets Deeper
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Detroit Tigers closer Joakim Soria in exchange for shortstop JaCoby Jones, according to the Tigers Twitter account. The Pirates bullpen just got even stronger than it already was. Tony Watson and Jared Huges have company now as they bridge games between the starters and closer Mark Melancon. The #Tigers today have […]
Full Story »Yankees Trade For Former No. 2 Pick Dustin Ackley
The New York Yankees made a small move that could go a long way when they acquired utility player Dustin Ackley from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for outfielder Ramon Flores and pitcher Jose Ramirez. Ackley, 27, was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2009 MLB Draft by Seattle. He hasn’t quite lived up […]
Full Story »Matt Cain (SP, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues/NL-only Leagues OWNED: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Matt Cain has not been overly impressive in his return from injury earlier in the season. He has a pedestrian 4.09 ERA that is really harmed by his alarming 1.64 HR/9 this season. Granted, he has pitched in only a small […]
Full Story »Erasmo Ramirez (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team leagues OWNED: 12% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Erasmo Ramirez has been having a sneaky good year this season. He currently has a 3.74 ERA with a 3.76 FIP, 7.19 K/9, 2.56 BB/9, and 0.79 HR/9 in 91.1 IP in 2015. His SIERA (Skill-Interactive Earned Run Average which creates an […]
Full Story »Eugenio Suarez (SS, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Zack Cozart was in the midst of a career offensive year before going down with a gruesome knee injury. Luckily for the Reds, they had acquired then 23-year-old shortstop Eugenio Suarez in a trade with the Tigers for Alfredo Simon. Suarez has […]
Full Story »Alex Wilson (RP, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues for Saves OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: After today's trade of Joakim Soria to the Pirates, it was assumed that Al Alburquerque or maybe Bruce Rondon would be next in line for saves. Turns out that Alex Wilson was called upon to get the first crack at being the new […]
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