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Life as an undrafted free agent has no guarantees. You could never get signed by a team. You could blow out a knee and be cut immediately. You could outperform a draftee in camp, but still get let go because the team has money invested in the other guy. The success stories for undrafted players are few and far between. That does not mean we can ignore these players in dynasty football leagues. Still, every year someone emerges from the rough to become an undrafted diamond – a player the league should have noticed but…

We made it! The 2018 NFL Draft has come and gone. Each team now has the task of determining how to integrate each prospect into their team. But let's recap how some of the teams did. Positional value, roster gaps, and available draft capital all played a factor in the moves made by each franchise. Through a fantasy lens, we can determine which front office has improved or worsened their team's outlook in 2018. The offensive skills players will be the main focus here, but the context of the pick will be analyzed. From this,…

The big news from last week was the promotion of star Atlanta Braves prospect Ronald Acuna, and it had quite an impact on the Bronze Points Salary Cap Challenge game. 137 teams claimed Acuna this week, far and away the most we’ve seen in a week to this point in the season. Another 66 claims were used to pick up Mitch Haniger. All told, a whopping 761 New Player Claims were used this week, an average of just over one per team. The players who were claimed and dropped themselves were not surprising, but the volume of roster…

Johnny Cueto, San Francisco Giants/Jordan Montgomery, New York Yankees Call it forearm tightness or elbow inflammation; semantics don't matter. These two players find themselves in danger of Tommy John surgery. Both are shut down for now and could be at least a month away from pitching if they receive good news. For Cueto, this problem stems back to July 2017 when he missed significant time in July and August with a similar injury. Montgomery said he has experienced mild elbow pain in the past and didn't expect to miss much…

Now that the calendar has turned to May, we have enough of a sample size to start asking some important questions. Are these struggling players "done" or just ready to turn the corner? Is this rookie for real? Why is it that every single player I drafted is on the DL already? These questions (well, two of them) and more are what we’re going to take a look at and see if we can figure out a good answer. Buy the right struggling player or sell the right hot starter and you could change your season around in a big way Mitch…

Reliever strategy in fantasy baseball has a lot to do with specific league settings. In a saves-only league, some might be tempted to draft Fernando Rodney, chasing saves regardless of the collateral damage caused. In leagues where holds or combined saves/holds are a category, a much larger priority is placed on the total impact of each reliever. This approach is pretty common and can be effective, but one thing that might not be talked about enough is the growing impact of relievers in all formats. Starters are throwing…

“Rising” and “Falling” does not necessarily mean “good” or “bad” in fantasy. If a player’s average draft position is rising, his value is assumed to have dropped. Conversely, if a player is falling in terms of draft price, then he can be considered a value if his production is projected to out-perform his draft-price. In this week's NFL Fantasy Stock Watch, we look at how the NFL Draft affected a number of key fantasy football personnel. All ADPs are based on PPR scoring leagues per fantasyfootballcalculator.com. NFL…

What: Wells Fargo Championship Where: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC When: May 3-6  Defending Champion: Brian Harman FedEx Cup Points: 500 Purse: $7.7 million After a one-week absence we’re back with another weekly fantasy golf preview. Before we get into picks for the Wells Fargo Championship, let’s review the results from the Valero Texas Open two weeks ago. Andrew Landry took the win with a score of 17-under by two strokes over Sean O’Hair and Trey Mullinax. Valero Texas Open Results Top Picks Hoffman: T64…

Don't go getting all excited. I'm not updating my rankings quite yet. That will come around the All-Star break. What I am doing is taking a look at the top minor league pitching prospects to see how they're performing in the minor leagues so far this season. Think of this as one of the appetizers to my mid-season rankings update. The side salad with ranch dressing on the side, if you will. Around this time next month, you'll get your second appetizer, likely some soup, before getting the prime rib of prospect updates in…

Nick Kingham was one of the early success stories in the minors this season, but when news broke last Friday that he would make a spot start for the Pirates on Sunday, he caused only a minor ripple in fantasy circles. The Pirates rewarded the 26-year-old with the assignment after he went 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 27 strikeouts over 22.2 innings at Triple-A Indianapolis. It was that last figure in the stat line that intrigued many of the fantasy owners who picked him up prior to his major league debut against the…