Jonathan Bales is the author of the Fantasy Football for Smart People book series. He writes for the New York Times, NBC, and Dallas Morning News. I’m going into 2013 drafts with an early-running back mindset. You’ve heard it all year: running back is a scarce position and you need to grab them early. It’s […]
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If you spent your Wednesday afternoon poring over all of the news and rumors of the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline, then you were surely let down when 4:00 p.m. rolled around. It’s been a seller’s market this month and most buyers didn’t feel compelled to meet the prices for their targets. What resulted
Bud Norris, Ian Kennedy Headline Slow Deadline Read More »
The MLB trade deadline was uneventful to say the least – but that doesn’t mean a lot of good players didn’t change hands. There were a lot of prospects moved and teams don’t move prospects for just anyone. Some were highly regarded prospects that were traded for the likes of Bud Norris and Matt Garza.
Looking to the Future: Grading Every Traded Prospect Read More »
I hope you enjoyed Question number one of this series. Now we move along to Question number two: [All pitchers listed have an Ownership% of less than 60% of fantasy baseball leagues at CBS Sports. All stats are based on the last 30 days of play. Outside factors, such as what team will the pitcher face this week
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What’s worse than Brandon Jennings’ shot selection? Having to go through almost a month of free agency with no blips in your team offers radar after you’ve projected yourself as a $12 million-per-year point guard. Even worse: the realization that you might have to return to a team you’ve grown to abhor, in a place
Pistons Sign Brandon Jennings; Why He’ll Bankrupt The Team As Explained By Stats Read More »
At the start of the new week, I decided I was going to change my strategy in building my Star Fantasy Leagues daily fantasy baseball lineup. Rather than trying to focus much of my budget on offense and using value plays for pitching, I decided to go after high-strikeout pitchers, no matter the cost. And
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for July 31 Read More »
With the Phillies looking to trade Michael Young by Wednesday’s trade deadline, they have already called up top third base prospect Cody Asche to possibly take Young’s place. Asche has moved through the Philly farm system quickly – and unlike many other prospects we’ve talked about, he’s done well with every promotion. If Michael Young
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Cody Asche Read More »
Last week, I wrote about how a team’s possession rates probably won’t make a goalie’s stats much worse unless the goalie sucked to begin with (Steve Mason), but how a team’s penalty killing can affect just about any goaltender for better (James Reimer in 2013) or for worse (James Reimer from 2010-2012). There’s a concept
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