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2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Dante Pettis Dante Pettis is the favorite Wide Receiver in this year's draft class by a number of Draftniks. The son of former MLB Outfielder Gary Pettis, Dante has the athletic profile you dream of. But, can he grow into his frame and become an elite WR in the NFL? Productive in college at Washington, is he better suited to play a complimentary role? Or can he challenge other alpha's in this class like Courtland Sutton, Equanimeous St. Brown, and Calvin Ridley.Dante Pettis Wide Receiver…

The term "ace" is unanimously associated with the elite of the elite starting pitchers in baseball. The term itself is often overused in analysis, but it quickly describes the status of a certain group of top-notch starting pitchers. Clayton Kershaw, Corey Kluber, Chris Sale, and Max Scherzer are all legit aces, and even some other emerging stud starters like Aaron Nola, Jose Berrios, and James Paxton could be considered aces in some circles. If the best of the best starting pitchers are aces, what do we call the growing…

My projected return dates are based on medical protocols, established rehabilitation guidelines, and evidence-based data. Most of the time I will not agree with the timelines given by teams, beat-writers, or others on social media. Players to Add Now Luiz Gohara – ETA – Late April Dinelson Lamet – ETA – Mid-May Recent Injuries Xander Bogaerts – Left Ankle Injury ("Alleged" stress fracture of talus) This injury is getting a lot of press and a lot of conflicting reports. Let’s go by the evidence. Bogaerts is out of the…

What: RBC Heritage Open Where: Harbour Town GL, Hilton Head, SC When: April 12th-15th Defending Champion: Wesley Bryan FedEx Cup Points and Purse: 500 and $6,700,000Last week at the Masters, we saw Patrick Reed take home the green jacket with a very nice score of 15-under. Rory was in a prime position to make a run at Reed heading into Sunday, but it was Spieth, Fowler, and Rahm stealing the show for a run at second-place. Spieth nearly tied the record of 63 for the lowest single round at the Masters.Last…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: DaeSean Hamilton DaeSean Hamilton has generated a ton of buzz since Penn State ended it's 2017 season. The Nittany Lion's all time leader in receptions, how much has the Wide Receiver elevated his draft stock? He has been a big winner at All Star Games the Shrine Game and Senior Bowl, as well as putting together an impressive Combine performance. With other slot star receivers like Christian Kirk in the class, where does Hamilton rank?DaeSean Hamilton Wide Receiver Penn State 6'1" | 205…

I'm sure last season didn't feature more statistically puzzling performances than any other season, but I did notice them more. One of my resolutions heading into this fantasy baseball season was to not lose track of those seemingly fluky performances, but rather to track the players in question to see if they could do the improbable for yet another season.Perhaps no player is more enigmatic than Didi Gregorius. For reasons I will explain shortly, his power output from 2016 -- his first season with the Yankees -- seemed…

We're two weeks into the season, and Kenley Jansen has just one save to his name. The bizarro baseball doesn't stop there. Would you believe the Yankees are also sporting one of the worst bullpens right now? Their 4.93 ERA ranks alongside that of the Marlins, the same team that was blanked 20-1 by the Phillies on Saturday!Opening Week is always good for some melodrama, but is there really any point in losing sleep over Jansen, as well as the Yankees' arms? The Dodgers are in the grips of a serious World Series hangover,…

The 2018 season is less than two weeks old, and we're approaching the point where we have a large enough sample size to feel comfortable analyzing meaningful statistics. Most analysis to this point, and even for the next week or two, will be subject to small sample size caveats and is not predictive of future success unless you choose to act on it as a hunch. The first metric to reach its "stabilization" point is strikeout rate for both pitchers and hitters. Some of the other key metrics are detailed below per work from both…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Antonio Callaway Antonio Callaway is arguably the most talented Wide Receiver in the 2018 NFL Draft class. But a checkered history of off field incidents leaves many questions about how healthy he would be for an NFL franchise. Were these simply poor choices made by a young and immature man, or do they point to a character many teams will want to steer clear of? There is a lot to debate about how Callaway should fit into the league, but his actual physical talent is elite. How does he stack up to…

You have to love the fact that the beginning of baseball season is one of the signs that spring is here. Unless, of course, you live in one of the parts of the country where it's 3o degrees and snowing. So let's pull the shades down, put on some baseball, and pretend like spring is here.Sometimes, it takes pitchers a little while to warm up, and that can take a toll on a team's pitching staff. So far in 2018, we’ve seen three position players take the mound. Phillies center fielder Pedro Florimon became the first…