Quality over quantity. Every fantasy owner knows this. But when looking at the starting pitcher free agent waiver wire for the coming week, ideally you’d like to have a guy that is going to be on the mound more than once. Most teams are going to have a couple of starters pitching twice in a week. […]
Full Story »Andre Johnson (WR, IND) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Mid-Fourth Round CURRENT ADP: 48 STD, 45 PPR ANALYSIS: Now with the Colts, Andre Johnson will be receiving passes from Andrew Luck, easily the best quarterback Johnson has ever played with. In 2009, Texans quarterback Matt Schaub's best statistical season, Johnson finished with 1,569 yards and nine touchdowns, the highest total […]
Full Story »Mike Montgomery (SP, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in All Leagues, Add in AL-Only and Deep Mixed Leagues Ownership: 35% Yahoo!, 14% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: All this picking on Oakland seems weird. The Athletics are a solid team but have had struggles with left-handed pitchers. Meanwhile, Mike Montgomery is starting to show flashes of why he was so highly touted at one […]
Full Story »Soccer Players Who Have Joined Their Rivals: Part One
It's funny how you can go from loving a player to instantly hating them if they join your rivals. Unfortunately, with the influx of big money in soccer, this has become pretty common over the years with players as well as managers trading their reputations and jumping ship for more glory and in some cases, […]
Full Story »The Best and Worst Moves of NHL Free Agency From Day One
Owen Elle profiles all the best and worst signings from day one of NHL free agency. Best: Oilers Signing Sekera Still only 29-years-old, the veteran defenseman signed with the Oilers on a six-year, $33M contract with an AAV of $5.5M. While Sekera will receive $6.5M in each of his first three seasons, his salary […]
Full Story »Cincinnati Bengals: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook
Heading into the season, Fantasy Football Expert Frankie Soler will take an early look into each NFL team’s fantasy potential in 2015, keying into some depth chart changes and battles for starting jobs. In our third part of the series we look at the Dallas Cowboys. All previous Team Previews can be found here. The Cincinnati Bengals had […]
Full Story »Washington Redskins: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook
The Washington Redskins have gone from an emerging power in the NFC East to a team struggling to find its identity within a very short timeframe. Just three seasons ago, quarterback Robert Griffin III was viewed as the savior in Washington after a massive breakout rookie season. Since then, both Griffin and the franchise as a […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 7/4/15
Below are my FanDuel lineup picks for Saturday, July 4th. 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 […]
Full Story »Champ or Chump: What to make of Maikel Franco, Shelby Miller, and Carlos Correa
Younger players rule the day this week as we look at two rookies and a once hyped pitching prospect. The small sample sizes make determinations more difficult, but that is not going to stop their labeling as either Champs or Chumps. Lets begin. Maikel Franco (3B, PHI) The one exception to the preseason notion […]
Full Story »MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch For 7/4/2015
While we didn't get a chance to see what the good ole Mariners will do in save situations, there are still a few stories of note from the past week. Editor’s Note: to read about even more waiver wire options for closers and relief pitchers, be sure to check out our MLB Closer Depth Charts and our […]
Full Story »MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Springer, Gray, Posey, Corbin, Soler
Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They're the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can't ever really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly […]
Full Story »Week 14 Buy and Sell Starting Pitchers
Two out of three on both the buy and sell sides last week. Michael Pineda was dominant in defeat, going the distance against the Astros while striking out seven and walking none. Danny Salazar stifled the Rays, though he uncharacteristically only notched two whiffs. Sonny Gray's two-start week became a zero-start week after he contracted […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 7/3/15
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, June 30th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - […]
Full Story »Jon Jay (Wrist) Placed On DL: Tim Cooney Makes 2nd MLB Start
The St. Louis Cardinals placed Jon Jay on the 15-day DL, according to FOX Sports. The outfielder will be allowed to rest his ailing wrist, which has a stress reaction/bone bruise in it. Jay’s DL stint is retroactive for July 1, but he won’t likely return until after the all-star break. The 30-year-old could use […]
Full Story »Jose Fernandez Return From Tommy John Surgery, Blasts HR
Jose Fernandez made a big splash in his return from Tommy John surgery on Thursday. The Miami Marlins pitcher not only threw six innings of three-run ball in the 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants, but he showed some offense by hitting a homerun in the fifth inning. Fernandez, 22, was making his first start in […]
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