BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Valbuena is nursing a sprained big toe, but that doesn’t appear to be negatively impacting him at the plate. June was actually his best month of the year, as he compiled an .883 OPS with nine homers and 32 R+RBI. Valbuena continues to be […]
Full Story »Justin Bour (1B, MIA) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Bour homered in four consecutive games last week, giving him 10 on the year. That tends to draw the attention of fantasy owners, but he’s still free in nine out of every 10 leagues. Michael Morse is nearly recovered from his back injury, but […]
Full Story »Aramis Ramirez (3B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It’s been a difficult season for Ramirez, who has looked every bit his 37 years of age more often than not. Over the last month, however, he’s hitting .304/.343/.533 with four homers and 23 RBI. He’s reportedly drawing some trade interest, which could lead […]
Full Story »Logan Forsythe (1B / 2B / 3B, TB) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Forsythe has been a pleasant surprise for the Rays and for fantasy owners this year, making solid contributions across the board. For the season, he’s slashing .281/.365/.425 with eight homers and seven stolen bases. In addition to his current positional eligibility at first and […]
Full Story »Miguel Sano (3B, MIN) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 44% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Sano has hit safely in every game since his promotion and went yard for the first time last night. The 22 year old has been thrust right into the middle of the Twins’ lineup and, to his credit, hasn’t looked overmatched. He’ll get plenty of […]
Full Story »Kevin White (WR, CHI) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~60 Overall in Standard Leagues, Top Five in Dynasty Leagues CURRENT ADP: 88 STD, 83 PPR ANALYSIS: The combination of his ability to make spectacular catches and his football IQ makes rookie Kevin White a feared player right away, but he still has a lot of room to grow. New Bears head coach John […]
Full Story »PGA DFS: DraftKings Fantasy Golf Sleeper Picks and Advice for the John Deere Classic
Danny Lee was able to claim his first ever win on the PGA Tour after surviving a four-man playoff last week at the Greenbrier Classic. Golfers will now head to Silvis, Illinois for the John Deere Classic; the last tournament before the British Open commences next Thursday. Golfers will be competing on TPC Deere Run, […]
Full Story »Yankees Activate Closer Andrew Miller: Will He Close Games Again?
The New York Yankees have activated Andrew Miller from the DL after almost missing a month of action, according to the New York Daily News. The Yankees closer could potentially move back to that role, but Dellin Betances has done fine in the role until a blown-save on Saturday. Andrew Miller will be activated Wednesday. […]
Full Story »Depth Chart Battles: Falcons Running Backs Tevin Coleman and Devonta Freeman
When the Atlanta Falcons selected Tevin Coleman out of Indiana in the third round, the assumption was that he would automatically become the starting running back. Considering how bleak Atlanta's ground game has been over the last few years, that's a fair assumption to make. That being said, completely writing off Devonta Freeman after just one year […]
Full Story »Blues Re-Sign Superstar Tarasenko on Eight-Year, $60M Extension
On Tuesday, it was reported by the St. Louis Blue’s official website that the team has resigned emerging superstar Vladimir Tarasenko to an eight-year, $60M contract extension. Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said in a statement, on the Tarasenko extension, “We are not going to be active signing other players until we get him taken […]
Full Story »Five Corner Infield Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds for Week 14
The last few weeks have seen some high attrition to fantasy rosters, as several stars have landed on the disabled list. Chief among those at the corner infield spots has been Miguel Cabrera, who will miss six weeks with a calf strain. Despite his questionable conditioning, Miggy had gone his entire career without needing a […]
Full Story »Week 14 Buy and Sell Hitters for Fantasy Baseball: All-Star Edition
The All-Star votes are in and the baseball world is baffled. Luckily, most of those undeserving Royals were voted off the island in the final days, leaving mostly competent players on the starting AL squad. Still, no matter how you look at it, the results of the final All-Star teams (reserves included) do not line […]
Full Story »2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper: Wide Receiver Kendall Wright
Last year I wrote about Kendall Wright as a wide receiver likely to see an increase in touchdowns following a 94 catch season with just two scores. He ended up having a more than respectable six touchdowns on 57 catches. Unfortunately the touchdown increase was just about the only improvement in Wright’s numbers last years. […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 7/8/15
What's up readers. As with every Wednesday we're looking at another full slate of baseball. There's four early games on Wednesday, July 8th, so double-check lineups before 1:10 if you plan to play in an all-day league. It's Clayton Kershaw ($12,500) day, and while some may be willing to pay up for the seemingly tasty matchup with […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 7/8/15
Plenty of baseball on tap for today. A few afternoon games and a monster slate of evening games means I'll probably be on the couch for a solid 12 hours. Below are my DraftKings picks for Wednesday, July 8th, 2015. As always, remember to check your players to make sure they are in their MLB starting lineups before lineups […]
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