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BALLER MOVE: Add for Points/Assists/Threes OWNED: 21% of Yahoo Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Dennis Schroder provided a spark coming off the bench for the Hawks in their season opener against Detroit, scoring 20 points on 8/14 shooting, with 2 three pointers, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. The explosive German looked like one of the […]
Full Story »Volquez Travels To DR After Father's Passing
Edinson Volquez left the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday to travel to the Dominican Republic following his father's death. The starting pitcher didn’t know of his father’s passing until he came out of Game 1 on Tuesday. Volquez’s family awaited him in the locker room and broke the news. He will be in the DR […]
Full Story »Conforto Serves As DH For WS Game 2
Michael Conforto will serve as the DH for Game 2 of the World Series instead of playing left field like he did for Game 1 on Tuesday. After a blunder with Yoenis Cespedes in the outfield that led to an inside-the-park home run, Conforto will play but not play the field on Wednesday against the […]
Full Story »Chris Ivory Not Practicing and Eddie Lacy Is Finally 100 Percent
New York Jets running back Chris Ivory was not seen practicing on Wednesday due to a quad injury. His fantasy owners should keep a close eye on his status for week 8 against the Oakland Raiders. As of right now we believe he should be able to play. After all, he did play through the […]
Full Story »Lagares Starting In Center, Bat 9th For WS Game 2
Juan Lagares will start in centerfield and bat ninth for the New York Mets on Wednesday for Game 2 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals. Juan Lagares is starting Game 2: pic.twitter.com/eMZ4YOQCJ2 — Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) October 28, 2015 Sitting Lagares caused the Mets one big blunder in the outfield that led […]
Full Story »Teddy Bridgewater (QB, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The meter is rising once again for Teddy Bridgewater, coming off his best start of the year. Emerging rookie wideout Stefon Diggs brings a new dimension to the Vikings' offense, and that benefits their second-year signal caller immensely. The Vikings have […]
Full Story »Zach Ertz (TE, PHL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 42% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: A popular sleeper pick at TE each year of his career, Zach Ertz still hasn't materialized into the fantasy asset that many thought he could be. Fantasy players who thought that Ertz could improve upon last year's solid numbers have been let down, […]
Full Story »Odell Beckham, Julian Edelman, Travis Benjamin: Wide Receivers Showing Warning Signals?
Similar to this week's running backs piece, it's also become increasingly difficult to identify star wide receivers who are struggling at this point in the season. That leaves us with some odd selections for our Warning Signals piece heading into Week 8. You're going to see two names that don't exactly scream panic and one […]
Full Story »Ish Smith (PG, NO) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep (14-16+ team) Leagues OWNED: 5% of Yahoo Fantasy Basketball Leagues ANALYSIS: Ish Smith exploded off the bench in the season opener for the injury-ravaged Pelicans, playing 38 minutes and scoring 17 points on a .538 FG% with a league-leading 9 assists. He also tacked on 3 steals, 2 rebounds, and […]
Full Story »Eddie Royal (WR, Chi.) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In Week 6, before the Bears' bye week, veteran wideout Eddie Royal looked spry and fully recovered from an ankle sprain that had him "questionable" all week. He caught five of seven targets for 49 yards as Bears quarterback Jay Cutler continued to show great […]
Full Story »Albert Wilson (WR, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
Albert Wilson - WR, K.C. BALLER MOVE: Add only in deepest leagues for WR depth OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Albert Wilson received increased playing time last week when top wideout Jeremy Maclin was a late scratch Sunday morning due to concussion symptoms. At 5'9", Wilson is more of a slot receiver. He should […]
Full Story »Ahmad Bradshaw (RB, IND) - Waiver Wire Pickups
Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Ind. BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of leagues. ANALYSIS: It only seems as though Ahmad Bradshaw has been around since the Jim Fassel era. In reality, he's just 29. He's also back with the Colts after testing free agency and enduring a one-game suspension for marijuana possession. The fact no teams […]
Full Story »Joe Flacco (QB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
The Ravens have struggled this year (1-6), even though they have been in position to win almost every game. Joe Flacco hasn't lived up to his clutch reputation and has thrown three picks in drives that could have tied or won the game. But Flacco (61% owned) should still be on fantasy rosters in almost […]
Full Story »Jose Mourinho Is Now The Worried One
Experts say one week is a long time in football. What about one month? Not sure what the experts say but the beleaguered Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho would probably say it has been a hellish eternity and given Chelsea's season thus far, who could blame him? Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out all of […]
Full Story »Colin Kaepernick (QB, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Avoid in all formats OWNED IN: 47% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: No one has ever questioned Colin Kaepernick's raw talent. He has all the physical tools to succeed, but the consistency simply isn't there this season. He's torn apart the Steelers (335 yards, 2 TDs), Giants (262 yards, 2 TDs) and Ravens (340 yards, 2 TDs), […]
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