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We're now over a week removed from the conclusion of The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational drafts, and Twitter is no longer abuzz with recap picks and beating minor decisions to death. After digesting the results of all 13 drafts, this article synthesizes the data into the high-level trends and strategies put forth by industry experts. Along the way, I will point out interesting pieces of data for you to leverage in your drafts and even into your early-season waiver wire strategy.First, let us start with the results of…

2018 NFL Draft Player Profile Equanimeous St. Brown Wide Receiver Notre Dame 6'5" | 214Projected 3rd/4th Round Pick 2018 NFL DraftEquanimeous St. Brown not only has one of the best names in recent NFL Draft history, but the Notre Dame WR may also have one of the best games. As a result, he's quickly climbing up draft boards, and should be on yours as well. Furthermore, an intriguing off-field upbringing that will be sure to get your attention. Hence, his inclusion in our 2o18 NFL Draft Pro-Files series featuring…

Feast your eyes on the beautiful, the bold, and the basically belligerent predictions of 2018. Some of these are outrageous but all possible outcomes in my eyes for the upcoming baseball season.Previous Bold PredictionsEric CrossRyan Cook's Bullpen PredictionsRonald Acuna has a combined 50 HR+SB – Only nine players had over 50 HR+SB in 2017. Mike Trout was the only one to do so in under 139 games. The current expectation is that Acuna will make his major league debut sometime soon after April 13. …

The Orioles have signed Alex Cobb to a four-year deal, with a provision that he will start the 2018 season in the minors to get stretched out. Cobb was one of the last major free agents to sign. Greg Holland is the last major holdout.The 30-year-old righty threw productively last season, posting a 3.66 ERA in 179 innings of work. Most of his value came from not walking anyone (2.2 BB/9). He needed to limit the walks since his strikeouts have dropped (8.5 K/9 to 6.5 K/9) since missing the 2015 season because of Tommy John…

Underdogs destroyed NCAA Tournaments Brackets, and the first pitch of the baseball season is just around the corner. However, kickoff for spring practices and inter-squad games across the country are a March highlight, and we are already looking ahead to the upcoming college football campaign.We asked five preeminent College Fantasy Football minds in providing player rankings for the upcoming season and compiled a composite rating at all the positions. The prognosticators also chose a player as the Top Heisman Candidate,…

What: Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship Where: Corales Golf Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic When: March 22nd-25th Defending Champion: Nate Lashley (The past two seasons of this tournament were a Web.com TOUR event therefore a PGA golfer has not won this event yet) FedEx Cup Points and Purse: 300 and $3,000,000All eyes were on Tiger last week as he nearly captured that elusive win, but he slowed down toward the end to take home a T5. It was Rory McIlroy who took home his first PGA win since…

We talk a lot about "ceiling" in fantasy baseball, and this is mine. This is as good as it gets, at least in my wildest dreams, anyway. It's the bold and the stupidful, with 75% of it likely to never occur. With less than two weeks to go until real baseball starts up, here are my bold bullpen predictions for 2018. As always, remember to forget this article ever existed come midseason.Archie Bradley Finishes as a Top 10 CloserLet's start off light and ease into things, shall we? If Bradley was entering the season as…

It is usually at this time of the year that some attention gets drawn away from Spring Training baseball. There is this little thing called March Madness that will divert our attention away from baseball and on the plethora of college basketball that occupies the opening weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament. But before we share some baseball-related news, here is a trivia question for you to ponder: Name the two men who have played in both a World Series and a Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball…

One of the most enjoyable parts of fantasy sports in debating which players are better than others. We’ve all done it. You’re hanging out with some friends, probably enjoying a beer or two, and you get into a long discussion over which player is better than another one. Sometimes it might get heated, but that’s okay. We aren’t all going to agree on every single player. That would make fantasy leagues incredibly boring.The same can be said here at Fantrax. We have a great group of writers and podcasters (that might not be…

The Baseball Show presents our pre-season video Draft Guide. Individual player breakdowns to help you know who to draft, and who to avoid in 2018.Here is a look at Toronto Blue Jays rising Starting Pitcher Nate PearsonSubscribe to the channel, and watch The Baseball Show on Fantrax every week, for up to the minute player coverageHosts: Andy Singleton (@PeoplezPen) & Ralph Lifshitz (@ProspectJesus) Producer: Andy Singleton Host: Fantrax.com (@Fantrax) Sponsored by: RotoWear.com (@RotoWear) &…