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Arizona Coyotes From now until the start of next season, I’ll be looking at each NHL team’s prospect situation and assessing each prospect’s projected fantasy value. With all due respect to turnover leagues, I will be focusing solely on keeper and dynasty leagues, because prospects have minimal value in re-draft leagues. Most fantasy leagues vary in structure, so for the purpose of this exercise, I will be referring to leagues that include a main roster and a prospect roster, each with their own respective draft.This…

Winners New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans came into the offseason in a bad salary-cap situation. The contracts of Solomon Hill, Omer Asik, and E’Twaun Moore have made it nearly impossible to improve upon their big two of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. The Pelicans made the only move they could at the start of free agency when they re-signed Jrue Holiday to a five-year, $126 million deal. With that decision, it was going to be tough to improve the team through free agency, and the team didn’t have the…

While many will celebrate getting Starling Marte back into their lineups or muse about the pending positive regression due for Gregory Polanco, the Pirates lineup is already deeper this year than many thought. Of course, the huge bounce back by Andrew McCutchen cannot be overlooked either with Pittsburgh winning four of their last five and seven of nine entering game play on Monday night. Over his last 31 games, McCutchen is hitting .414 (46-for-111). Polanco's in the midst of an 11-game hit streak in which he's doubled four…

The goaltender is the toughest position to play and to predict. Being the literal last line of defense, goalies' responsibilities become that much more stressful. They are usually blamed for every loss when most of the time, the goals allowed aren’t always their fault. Sometimes, the defensemen error or the scorer made a good move. They do get credited for standing on their head, but usually, they don’t get recognized for their job when their team wins. Similar to quarterbacks or pitchers, goalies don’t get drafted in the…

Ch-ch-ch-changes.I still don't know what I was waiting for. And my time was running out. A million dead end pitchers. And every time I thought I'd got it made. It seemed the taste of Aroldis Chapman's three earned runs this month (!) was not so sweet.Alright, I've finally managed to work David Bowie into a lede. More importantly, man... Chapman, what, why and how? Another two runs allowed on Friday night in a blown save against the Red Sox, and suddenly his ERA looks downright gross at a crooked 3.92. It's not…

Welcome to this weeks' edition of the Monday Morning Sleeper. Last week I profiled a sophomore wide receiver with a huge opportunity as a New York Jet, named Robby Anderson. This week I will be profiling a second year running back playing for the Buffalo Bills, who may be given the lead back duties at some point this season, should his team's veteran back falter or run into injury trouble.A Fantasy Football Sleeper is a player that is in a position to play beyond their rankings or expectations, is a relative unknown, and…

One of the more difficult areas in making waiver wire selections is considering if one should pick up a player that has very good minor league stats but has limited or no stats in the majors. This becomes even more important when you are in a league in which you need to use your FAAB resources to claim a player.For example, let's take a look at a sample write up of a player that many had questions about adding to their rosters when the season started. Take a guess to see if you figure out what player is being discussed…

With another full week of baseball coming up, it's always smart to check the waiver wire or scout for the occasional 'diamond in the rough' fantasy star found at a very cheap cost. Winning the waiver wire could be the difference between grabbing a few extra points to land in the money or falling just short. Here's a few hitters that might be available on your league waiver wire or could be found at a relatively low cost against favorable pitching matchups.(Note: Stats and numbers are as of July 15th)Monday, July 17:…

Welcome back to fantasy baseball and our outlook on proposed two-start pitchers! To me, the MLB four-day All-Star break always feels like about a month off from fantasy baseball. Save for a few dynasty leagues with mid-season prospect drafts or a random trade offer here or there, activity is pretty minimal for those off days. So needless to say, I am pretty excited to get back to business as usual!Since we are coming off the break, this week is a little incomplete and somewhat tumultuous in terms of guaranteed starts as…

The challenge that had been presented was to create a competitive NHL franchise of players that are 35 or older. This was not an easy mission and featured many pitfalls. However, using a roster of 22-24 players, a team began to take shape. That is not enough. Our goal became taking it up a fantasy notch or two.Special thanks to Elaine Shircliff, who came up with the idea. She is an excellent writer in her own right for SB Nation. Elaine covers the minors and prospects for the Columbus Blue Jackets. And away we go……