AP vs QB: The Importance of Draft Slot in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues
“Got first pick in my 2-QB draft. Who do I draft? AP or Brees/Rodgers?” A version of that question is one I’ve been asked many times this off-season from fellow 2-QBers, and is one that has no easy answer. In 12-team 2-QB leagues, the natural answer is quarterback, because a 2-QB league that is made […]
Alex Smith: The Swiss Army Knife of 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues
The fate of the 2013 Kansas City Chiefs could very well hinge on how new starting quarterback Alex Smith performs, and the same thing can be said about Smith in regards to your 2-QB fantasy football team. Yes, you read that correctly. Alex Smith could be the difference between your 2-QB fantasy team hoisting your […]
Week 20 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Stock Market: Kennedy, Beachy, Wood
Rookie pitching has been incredible this year and over the last couple weeks some even newer faces have joined the likes of Jose Fernandez, Shelby Miller, Hyun-jin Ryu, and Gerrit Cole in shutting down opposing lineups at will. Let’s take a look at some young rising stars and a couple of veterans that have rediscovered […]
Timberwolves Uphold Western Conference Peking Order; Re-Sign Nikola Pekovic
Like Nikola Pekovic‘s game, the Timberwolves’ signing of the Montenegrin big man is appropriately sound and robust. Coming off his best NBA year (though not when viewed under a per-36 minutes microscope—more on that later), Pekovic knew he could hold out for a long-term deal even in a changing market. As reported by USA Today, and […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates Under Clint Hurdle: Prologue
As we watch the Pittsburgh Pirates clash with the St. Louis Cardinals this week for National League Central Division supremacy, it’s worth to stop and reflect on the Pirates lack of fortune, but ambitious optimism since Clint Hurdle took over the position of manager since 2011. The Pirates have been more competitive, but have seen themselves evaporate from NL Central contention […]
32 Questions in 32 Days: Denver Broncos
As we count down to the NFL season, Sports Jerks will be bringing you 32 questions in 32 days. Each day, we’ll feature one of the most important questions for a different NFL team heading into the opening weekend of the league. Today’s feature team and question? The Denver Broncos – Will Wes Welker put […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for August 14
This wasn’t the ideal Star Fantasy Leagues daily lineup that I was hoping for. I had a few offensive players in mind who have been on a good run lately that I wanted to add to my team today. But they had off days. That’s the way fantasy sports work, though. Through injuries, slumps, and days off, you need to adjust.
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Andrew Lambo
Last week we took a look at Wilmer Flores, a post-hype prospect who hit his potential in the minors long after the organizations that decide the Top 100 prospects stopped paying attention. This week, the Pirates will call up Andrew Lambo, a former Top 50 prospect in the same situation as Flores. Lambo is a long forgotten prospect who jogged everyone’s memory this year in the minors by crushing 31 home runs in 117 games.