Last week we spotlighted the Mets’ Jordany Valdespin as our fantasy baseball sleeper. Since then, Valdespin has hit two homers and driven in eight over 17 at-bats. Call it the SJN bump. This week, the bump goes to Hiram Burgos, starting pitcher for the Brewers. Burgos didn’t make the team out of spring training. He […]
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Hiram Burgos Read More »
He’s a converted quarterback whose upper body might be too small to play running back in the NFL, and he’s stuck behind one of the sturdiest workhorse runners of a generation in an offense led by an abysmal signal caller. The arguments against Denard Robinson as a fantasy commodity, as you can see, are plentiful
Denard Robinson and the NFL’s ‘Joker’ Role Read More »
The Calder Trophy is given every year to the player who is deemed “most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League”; that’s just an unnecessarily long way of saying the rookie of the year. To be eligible, a player must be under 26 years old by the middle of September
2013 NHL Awards: XN’s Calder Trophy Nominees Read More »
Regardless of the position, when ranking NFL rookie draft picks freshly after an NFL Draft has completed, you have two factors to consider: landing spot and opportunity. Obviously talent is also a part of the equation, but I tend to place more emphasis on the particular team a rookie got drafted to, and how much
2013 NFL Rookie QB Values in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues Read More »
With a month of baseball behinds us, there are many important players on the MLB injury report including an entire Dodgers rotation and fallout from Monday’s 19-inning affair between the A’s and the Angels. Luckily, there are plenty of already-hurt players ready to hit the comeback trail just in time to replace the newly-hurt ones.
Week 5 MLB Injury Report: Yes McCann Read More »
As a hockey fan, there is no time of year like when the NHL playoffs roll around. If you haven’t taken in some playoff games before, I strongly urge you to do so. The level of intensity is ratcheted up to ‘Maximum’ for every game, every period and every shift. Every player on each team
NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Preview Read More »
With just about a month in the books, we are seeing more and more younger guys come into their own and become viable fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups. There’s nothing I love more than a player who is building on stellar numbers in the minors (as opposed to a player who has the skills, but
Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Cold, Hard Cashner Read More »
With the NFL Draft having wrapped up this weekend, I thought it would be interesting to see what impact, if any, the draft had on the MyFantasyLeague.com (MFL) Average Draft Position (ADP) data for quarterbacks. Last week saw the debut installment of my Sports Jerks’ ‘Top 30 ADP in 2-QB Leagues’ series, and the NFL Draft
Fantasy Football Draft Preparation: Top 30 Average Draft Positions In 2-QB Leagues Read More »
