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Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Preview: Dallas Keuchel, Didi Gregorius Search For The right situation
ESNY Graphic, Getty Images Major League Baseball free agency is about to begin but when it comes to fantasy purposes, all we care about is how it impacts next season. Dallas Keuchel and Didi Gregorius could have big impacts in 2020 for fantasy baseball (if they land in the right spot). Let’s take a lot at these three and see what places would lead to fantasy success or disaster.
Wait, I'm telling you to play who?
ESNY Graphic, Getty Images NFL Week 9 DFS may produce a tricky Sunday. This means the fantasy football advice that’s coming in may sound a little strange. Mitchell Trubisky? Sam Darnold? The Titans and Eagles second-string tight ends? I promise you that I’m not trying to make you guys lose money this week. Remember, this is fantasy football, not real-life football, which means you are going to have to play some average players to win some money.
Fantasy Basketball: Free agent adds to help in category-scoring leagues
ESNY Graphic, Getty Images There are still plenty of viable options on the free-agent market for fantasy basketball owners looking to bolster a specific category. We are just over a week into the NBA season and coaches are already driving us insane with their rotations. The first two to three weeks of the season will result in some unusual minutes for players that we thought were going to get more (or less) in some cases.
Daily Fantasy Football: Bad teams can produce magic in Week 7
ESNY Graphic, Getty Images Heading into Week 7 of the NFL season, look to exploit the awful teams around the league in Daily Fantasy Football. To win a big tournament in Daily Fantasy Sports, it’s vital to hit on value plays and this week screams value at mid-tier prices. Win the week by taking advantage of these favorable matchups. Quarterbacks: Kyler Murray @ New York Giants $6,700 My boy Kyler Murray hasn’t disappointed over the past two weeks.
Another week, same DFS strategy: Play the matchups
ESNY Graphic, Getty Images Here’s your latest dose of daily fantasy football, where we provide you the facts and strategies to pull off the win in your matchup. Another week, another list of players to play in favorable matchups. It’s almost stealing at this point, as these plays (for the most part) are hitting and are going low owned. These are more GPP plays because they offer massive upside but can crash and burn if the game script goes awry.
Fantasy Football Week 5 free agent adds: Lower your standards
ESNY Graphic, Getty Images, AP Photo With injuries and bye weeks, it’s officially time to lower your Fantasy Football standards during Week 5 of the 2019 season. Finally, a week in which a star player didn’t get hurt. Can you believe it? With bye weeks now happening for the next couple of months, you might need to lower your standards for when it comes to adding players.
Fantasy Football Week 4: Take advantage of these early trades
ESNY Graphic, Getty Images As we head into Week 4, it’s time to start making decisions on players who are outperforming or underperforming to this point of the season. Keenan Allen, Weeks 1-3 (2018): WR 36 Keenan Allen, Weeks 4-16 (2018): WR 10 Derrick Henry, Weeks 1-3 (2018): RB 44 Derrick Henry, Weeks 4-16 (2018): RB 10 Andrew Luck, Weeks 1-3 (2018): QB22 Andrew Luck, Weeks 4-16 (2018): QB2 What do these stats show us?
Fantasy Football DFS NFL Week 3 plays: Hit the up-tempo games
ESNY Graphic, Getty Images When selecting fantasy football players for DFS NFL Week 3, ensure that you’re targeting the up-tempo games sure to please. It’s another week and if you have been reading and listening to my picks, it’s been another profitable week. Ignore the names and play the matchups again this week. If it’s not broke, why fix it? Good luck in Week 3. Quarterbacks: Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens $7,000 Lamar Jackson is on the list again.
NFL Week 2 DFS plays: Focus on the bounce-back candidates
Week 2 of the NFL slate features matchups primed to win in DFS. Just make sure you focus on the bounce-back candidates. Week 2’s motto for daily fantasy football success will be, “Pay for the players who struggled in Week 1.” It’s not catchy, but it will be profitable. Play the matchups and look for players who got off to a slow start in Week 1. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens, $6,700 Lamar Jackson makes the list for the second-consecutive week.
Fantasy football free agent adds: Sorting out the ballers and posers
With one week in the books, the waiver wires will go nuts in fantasy football. It’s important to sort out the players and posers. It’s time for the first-ever, fantasy players and posers column. With the craziness of Week 1 comes extraordinary performances. It’s tough to truly know which of these players will sustain production over 17 NFL weeks. Fantasy Baller: A fantasy baller is somebody that is growing on me and that they are worthy of being added to our teams.
NFL Week 1 DFS plays: Favor the matchups over the big names
To kick off the fantasy football NFL season, make sure you favor the matchups over the big names in Week 1 to snag those winnings. It’s like Christmas morning for every fantasy football diehard. One of the toughest parts about playing DFS in Week 1 is not knowing the teams’ rotations or how the new coaches and players will fit. I recommend, for this week, going off last year’s stats and attacking the teams that were weak against the positions.
Fantasy Football quarterback tiers: Be wary of Patrick Mahomes as QB1
Be extremely wary about Patrick Mahomes as the bonafide QB1, for fantasy football quarterback tiers in 2019 feature extreme depth. Quarterback is crazy deep this season, like every year. In case you haven’t figured it out by now, the quarterback position will always remain deep due to the way the NFL has bent the rules. Fantasy Football is just another beneficiary of the high-flying action. If you aren’t only of the first two to three to draft a quarterback this season, just wait.
Fantasy Football 2019: Wide Receiver Tiers Show Depth
The fantasy football wide receiver pool is deep this season, but there are numerous inconsistent players to be wary of in the lower tiers. With the NFL turning into a pass-first league, there is depth everywhere at wide receiver. There are few wideouts, however, that will give consistent top-tier production on a weekly basis. Drafting a wide receiver in the first two to three rounds will result in a well-balanced team.
Fantasy Football 2019: Tight ends are locked into clearly defined tiers
Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz, George Kittle and the rest of the Fantasy Football 2019 tight ends are clearly locked into defined tiers. Keep it simple when drafting a tight end this season. Be one of the first three to do it or be the last. Tight ends in the second through fifth tier will provide sporadic production. If you decide to draft a tight end in that range, don’t be afraid to drop or sit them if there is a tight end on the free agent wire that has a better matchup.
Don't overdraft players based on name
It’s a proven idea of any fantasy sport, especially fantasy baseball: Never overdraft players based purely on name recognition. It’s hard to ignore big names when it comes to the fantasy baseball draft. There are players constantly drafted too high in almost every round to such an extent it’s sometimes tough to stay away from. The following are blind resumes that will surprise you and help you prep to ignore the big name when production doesn’t quite match up to the value.
DFS: These Value Plays Will Win Your Week
There are potential value plays at nearly every position for your daily fantasy football lineups this week, but don’t cut back on tight ends.Bye weeks already? Week 4 is here and what a ride it has been so far this season. Calvin Ridley’s 3-touchdown explosion against the Saints last week has made him the top value play of the season so far ($3,700 salary – 43.50 fantasy points).
These Waiver Wire Adds Could Save Your Team From The Dreaded Bye Weeks
As bye weeks approach, it’s a great time to hunt for difference makers on the waiver wire. A couple Bengals look like promising adds.Week 3 didn’t offer as many options to add to our teams, but there are some options that can help your team now. With bye weeks coming up, it’s important to look ahead and see where your starters are going to have their bye weeks. Look ahead and add players off the free agent wire with favorable matchups on weeks where you may have starters on bye.
Fantasy Football Week 3 Waiver Wire: It's Time To Believe In FitzMagic
It’s finally time to believe in Ryan Fitzpatrick (and others) pertaining to the Week 3 fantasy football waiver wire in NFL 2018. Another week of the NFL has come and gone, but there are plenty of players on the free agent wire that can help your fantasy team win.It’s important to work the waiver. Those that are aggressive and add players are those who end up making the playoffs.
Just Bite The Bullet And Pay For The Stars This Week
In Week 2, it’s best to suck it up and pay for the highest priced players like Alvin Kamara and Antonio Brown.Week 1 is behind us and it’s time to take a look at the schedule for Week 2. There are some key injuries to pay attention to that change the outlook of the slate.
Daily Fantasy Football: Embrace The Madness Of Week 1
As it pertains to Daily Fantasy Football, Week 1 is always the most unpredictable. Don’t run scared. Instead, embrace the madness. This is the best Sunday of the year. Football is finally back. One piece of advice that I can give is to always play the matchups. The biggest mistake that people make who play daily fantasy (DraftKings is the best place to play) is overthinking.What I always tell people to do is to create a player pool of players (at their positions) that you like.
Ranking The Tight End Position For Your Fantasy Draft
When it comes to drafting a tight end in your league, it’s a lot like drafting a quarterback. Either be the first or one of the last ones to do it. If a top-three tight end isn’t available, wait until at least round nine or 10 to fill the position. Here are the top 15 tight ends heading into the 2018 season. Benjamin Watson had six games with double-digit points in PPR scoring. He led all tight ends in catch rate (78 percent) with over 50 targets.
Fantasy Football Rankings: Drafting The Right Quarterback In 2018
If you aren’t the first person in your league to draft a quarterback, be the last. There is so much talent at the position that anyone inside the top 15 can be a starter for your fantasy teams. If you wait on drafting a quarterback, draft two of them inside the top 15 and play the one with the better matchup. If you draft one of the top five, it would be smart to lock up another one because if they get hurt, your team won’t crumble from wasting a draft pick on a quarterback early in the draft.
Fantasy Football: NFL Rookies To Target Plus Big-Boy Comparisons
Here is your list of NFL rookies to target during your 2018 Fantasy Football drafts and who each compares to on a big-boy level. When it comes to drafting rookies in fantasy football this specific year, I have just one piece of advice: draft only running backs.Rookie running backs have helped owners win their leagues for over the last couple decades or so (Clinton Portis, Adrian Peterson, Alfred Morris, Todd Gurley and Ezekiel Elliott).
Fantasy Baseball: Drew Pomeranz And Other Injured Players To Add Now
There are players who are available in over 50 percent of ESPN leagues that not only should be on your radar but who you should add before you get done reading this sentence, especially if you have an open DL spot on your roster. Who are we talking about? Let’s take a look. Starting pitching isn’t deep this year, so you can sign me up whenever I can find a pitcher with a career ERA under 3.75 who nearly averages a strikeout per inning.
2018 Fantasy Baseball Preview, Catchers: Gary Sanchez & Everyone Else
Catcher is the weakest position in fantasy baseball for 2018. However, there are players that you can draft in the late rounds that will help boost your team. If you miss out on the top three catchers, have no fear. There are quite a few lingering in the later rounds that will be a huge asset to your team. Here are the catching tiers for the 2018 MLB season. Read and choose wisely, my friends. Gary Sanchez is the only catcher worthy enough to put in the five-star tier.
Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitching Preview
Pitching is not as deep as years past. I highly recommend getting at least two if not three pitchers from the four and five-star tiers. I always recommend drafting pitchers early in your draft because you can always find hitting later in drafts. Draft pitching early and often this year because you can’t have enough pitching depth. Let’s take a look at the tiers and good luck this year in your drafts. Five Star: If you can get one of these studs in this tier you are off to a good start.
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Fantasy Baseball: Gleyber Torres leads next crop of middle infield studs
The days of second base and shortstop being a light-hitting position are over. These positions have changed over the last decade and there are five of the top 50 prospects according to Baseball America at second and short. These are the next big names in fantasy and if you are in a keeper or dynasty league these are the players you should target in your upcoming draft. Gleyber Torres suffered a season-ending UCL tear to his non-throwing arm in 2017 but is ready to go for 2018.
Crush Your Fantasy Baseball Opposition With These Breakout Candidates
Life can’t get any better. The Philadelphia Eagles just won their first Super Bowl and baseball season is right around the corner. Year after year, people are looking for the breakout players in their drafts. They can come from anywhere, whether it be a player who has struggled in the majors for a few years or a hot prospect getting his first taste of the majors. We’ve got five players who could deliver those breakout performances for you to keep an eye on in your drafts.
Props to you! The best Super Bowl prop bets to get in on
The Super Bowl has transitioned from the biggest sporting day of the year to the biggest gambling day of the year. What makes the Super Bowl so much fun to gamble on isn’t the game itself. There are prop bets for practically everything, including if the poor Minnesota weather will be mentioned during the broadcast. There are dozens of props that can be bet on but I chose my favorite ten for this year and I’ll give you my advice on where to place your money.
Fantasy Baseball: 2018 Projections for impact players on new teams
We are around two months away from MLB’s Opening Day. While there are a lot of big names still looking for new homes, more than a few players on our fantasy baseball radars know where they’re going to be playing in 2018. Let’s take a look at their new situations and whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing for their fantasy outlooks. Lorenzo Cain goes from one of the worst hitting ballparks in Kansas City to one of the more hitter-friendly ones in Milwaukee.
New York Jets: Robby Anderson trades in gang green for bright orange
It wouldn’t be a New York Jets offseason without headlines created for all the wrong reasons. Former undrafted free agent and current Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson has once again found himself in more trouble in South Beach.
New York Jets Daily, 1/19/18: Mel Kiper says Minkah Fitzpatrick is the guy
Could we actually see the New York Jets take a defensive player for the 10th straight time in the 2018 NFL Draft? If ESPN Insider Mel Kiper’s Mock Draft is correct, that’s exactly how it’s going to play out. Kiper’s first Mock Draft has been released and here’s what he had to say about the Jets and their selection this spring, cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick out of Alabama. “Fitzpatrick is the top cornerback and safety in this draft. He could play either position.
New York Islanders spank Rangers in Long Island beatdown at MSG (Highlights)
It was a matinee to remember at the Garden, just not for the home team. The New York Islanders started off on a much better foot coming into the second half of the season, potting a higher-than-normal seven goals and allowing just two goals against for the third time this season, a stat that is so important in conjunction with Jaroslav Halak‘s 37 saves for a .948 save percentage. After the fourth goal, the Rangers seemed to shut down.
New York Jets: Make the offseason rain on free agent Le'Veon Bell
Since the 2017 season ended for the New York Jets, it’s been a 24/7 marathon of dream sequences—counting sheep hopping over the proverbial fence, swimming in pools of money, and dreaming of what the Jets could possibly spend all this cold hard cash on. Before we dive into any specific prospects, let’s lay out the cards on the table.
NFL Divisional Round has historically spelled agony for the road team
Four teams are gone and eight clubs remain. Welcome to the 2017 NFL Divisional Playoffs. It has sometimes been referred to as the best weekend and sport, but that’s a debate for another team. In any case, here are some numbers you may find a little interesting. That is, unless, you are the Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints this weekend. Home-field advantage has never been more prevalent than it is in the AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs.
2017 NFL Playoffs: The long and short of QB postseason experience
If you came here looking for someone to tell you that the game of football is a one-man sport, you may want to head elsewhere. There will be no talk of Tom Brady beating someone like this is tennis, handball or bowling. We are down to the final eight teams when it comes to crowning a Super Bowl champion. That includes the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each conference.
Fantasy Basketball: Caris LeVert and other free agents to add
Now that the regular season is over for football it is time for us to focus on the NBA. Fantasy basketball is a grind and to be successful you need to keep an eye on the daily transactions, injuries and how rotations change. Caris LeVert is quietly having a breakout season for the Brooklyn Nets. Over the last two weeks, he is averaging 15 points, four rebounds, and five assists per game.
Daily Fantasy Football: Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown lead the way in Week 15
Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell are all expensive, but worth the price in Week 15 Daily Fantasy Football.We are at the point of the season where we know who to attack and what players to play. Let’s not get too cute this week and play Blaine Gabbert (my bad for recommending him last week—I was just kidding). This week I will be writing about just the Sunday games.
Fantasy Basketball: Widely available free agents to add
It seems like the NBA is trying it’s best NFL impersonation and having all of its players get hurt. Winning at fantasy basketball is about having depth and finding those free agent diamonds in the dirt. When a key player goes down, go find their backup because they will receive a big workload and can give you good production until they return. The NBA season is full of day to day injuries and when this happens we need to piece and glue together our teams at times. Here are my NBA free agent pickups.
Trade Away! Fantasy Football prospects to trade for championship glory
The trade deadline is approaching in Fantasy Football. Have you made your moves yet? If not, we got you covered.The Fantasy Football trade deadline in most leagues is sometime next week. Nobody has the perfect roster and if you think that you do, you definitely don’t…it’s the law of the fantasy world.There are some underperforming players that we can snag now that might be the difference in winning a championship or not.
Fantasy Football: Week 10 Free Agent Pickups Who Can Get You A Ring
Fantasy football isn’t won on draft night, it’s won depending on how well you make trades and add free agents. Isn’t fantasy football fun? You go out and draft the perfect lineup, starting off with David Johnson than snagging Aaron Rodgers. You have two of the best players at their positions and you manage to sneak Dalvin Cook in there. Your team is stacked! Until it’s Week 9 and your three best players are hurt.
Biggest Fantasy Football Winners After NFL Trade Deadline
What is the fantasy football fallout from a surprisingly active NFL trade deadline? Who were the biggest winners? We’ve got you covered. The NFL trade deadline is over and now it’s time to look at the trades from a fantasy perspective. Compared to other NFL trade deadlines, this one had impacts on our fantasy teams not only for this year but next.
Fantasy Basketball Rankings, No. 25-11. Consistency & John Wall
This is the group of players who will help you win a championship and who you should build your team around. A lot of these names aren’t “sexy,” but they will help you win this year. If you miss-draft in the first three rounds in the NBA, you might as well kiss your chances of winning goodbye. Here are my fantasy basketball rankings, 25 through 11: Marc Gasol is one of those seven-footers who seems to be allergic to rebounding.
Fantasy Football Second-Half Trade Targets: Drew Brees Leads the Way
If you’ve been thinking about making a trade in fantasy football but haven’t yet, now is the time to seriously consider making a move. Week 7 is behind us and we are one week closer to the fantasy playoffs. This is the time of the year that I like to look at the other rosters in the league. I want to see who has extra depth at running back and wide receiver. If I need help at a position, I will start to talk to them about a trade.
Fantasy Football Week 7: Low-Owned Free Agents To Target
Prepare for next week’s Fantasy Football matchup with these free agents who are owned in less than 50 percent of leagues. It seems like it wouldn’t be a normal week in the NFL if a big-named player didn’t get hurt. My condolences to Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay Packers fans everywhere. Not only do Fantasy Football owners have to deal with injuries now, but for the players who own Ezekiel Elliott, you might have to find a potential replacement if his suspension is upheld.
Fantasy Football Week 6 Free Agent Pickups: Cooper Kupp Coming Along
Hit by the midseason struggles of owning a Fantasy Football team? We’ve got you covered with Cooper Kupp and more. The injury bug has hit fantasy owners once again. It seems to be getting almost impossible to fill a roster with healthy players as the weeks go on.There aren’t as many options this week in terms of big names but there are certainly still good choices to add on your team for depth.
Week 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Pickups: Say Hello to the Bye
Was your fantasy football team decimated by injuries in Week 4? Don’t give up just yet—there’s help to be found on the waiver wire. On Sunday another avalanche of injuries came crashing down on fantasy owners. Rookie running backs Dalvin Cook (torn ACL) and Chris Carson (broken leg) both had their seasons cut short, while Derek Carr is expected to be sidelined two-to-six weeks with a fracture in his back.
Fantasy Football Week 4: Under 50 Percent Owned Players To Add
As the Fantasy Football season starts to heat up, there are still players on the waiver wire that can help your team.There are some good players on the waiver wire for week four. There are two starting running backs and a tight end who is top eight in targets that are available in more than 50 percent of leagues.
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups Heading Into Week 4
The chapter has come to a close on an emotionally charged week three of the NFL season and more importantly, week three of the fantasy football season. The waiver wire for week four is sure to offer several intriguing options. Offense was at a premium, beginning with an unlikely 41-39 shootout between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Jared Goff had his best day as a pro, notching his first 300 yard performance and tossing three touchdowns.
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