Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2013 Preview
After handing out $330 million in contracts last season to Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson, the Angels felt like their $150 million per season investment would almost surely propel them to the top of the AL West standings. Instead, inconsistent pitching held the Angels to just 89 wins and a third-place finish. This year the […]
Week 15 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: Dud-ley
Between trades, injuries, coaching changes, and poor production, a lot can happen in the span of one NBA week. Every fantasy day trader knows that behind every injury, coaching change, or lineup reshuffle is an opportunity for cheap fantasy points if you act in time. Of course, in the case of Jared Dudley or Jordan […]
Has David Wilson Been Freed? Yes. No. Maybe.
Half the fantasy world has its shovel firmly in the dirt, ready to bury that infernally regretful call to running back action, #FreeDavidWilson. The other half, of course, is prepared – giddy, even – for that hashtagged cry to the fake football deities to live on. The Giants on Wednesday afternoon released their creaky-footed longtime […]
Minor Signings Continue as Spring Training Nears
It’s hard to believe, but the countdown to pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training can now be measured in just days, rather than weeks or months. As is the case, teams are putting the finishing touches on their rosters. Though most of the free agent signings at this point of the offseason tend to […]
FanDuel Daily NHL Picks – Feb. 6
With only three games tonight I’ll keep the picks brief. My experiment to not heavily weigh power play ice time, or to at least to not give it as much weight in my recent picks, seems to be a flawed strategy—at least in the short-term. Like most daily fantasy gamers, I am a ridiculously impatient […]
Houston Astros 2013 Preview
The Astros are moving to the AL after winning a combined 111 games over the last two seasons in the NL Central. The timing couldn’t be worse as the division’s competition is stiffer than ever and the Astros look as bad as ever. Opting for a typical Astros approach to the offseason, they’ve spent their […]
Detroit Tigers 2013 Preview
Last year, the Tigers won back-to-back AL Championships for the first time since joining the division in ’98. By all accounts, they’re poised to win their third in a row, but that will depend on a number of situations playing out correctly. It will also take a little help from the Baseball Gods, if Bud […]
Jed Lowrie Joins Oakland A’s in Five-Player Trade
Billy Beane continues to stick to the game plan that has made him a successful small-market general manager. The Oakland Athletics GM has made his name by building teams around lower cost players not typically considered superstars. For a time, it has worked. The team made the playoffs every year from 2000-2003 and again in […]