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Welcome to the first edition of my weekly Fire & Ice articles here on Fantrax. Each week I'll be looking at a player who has been under performing (Ice) and over performing (Fire) and diving into the numbers to evaluate whether their performance is legitimate or anomalous. The title is also as close as I could get to a Game of Thrones reference without getting too carried away (and if you ever want to talk Thrones please find me @NathanDokken on Twitter). There's only one week in the books, so a lot of stats aren't…

ROUND 32: FANTASY EPL REVIEW Chelsea was the only one out of the top eight teams in the Premier League that didn’t win last weekend. It suffered a devastating 3-1 defeat from Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. A late Christian Eriksen long range effort canceled out Morata’s opener, as the first half ended 1-1. Two goals from Dele Alli completely flipped the script and likely doomed The Blues to the Europa League next season. It took 75 minutes for Arsenal to break through Stoke and even that was after a penalty that never…

Remember the NFC West in 2016? The Rams and 49ers were a laughing stock, the Cardinals were a high flying offense, and Seahawks' fans believed Russell Wilson would pilot them to a championship. Jared Goff and Todd Gurley both got slapped with 'Bust' labels. Jeff Fisher's 'middle school' offense put Los Angeles' new team at the bottom of the division. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson and The Legion of Boom had their sights set on the Super Bowl. What a difference a year can make. The Rams are the powerhouse with new…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Bo Scarbrough Bo Scarbrough is the latest rusher in a long and storied list of Alabama Running Backs. As we enter the 2018 NFL Draft, he isn't being mentioned in the same breath as some others at his position. But Scarbrough brings perhaps the best combination of size, speed, and potential of anyone this year, and perhaps he should be generating more buzz than he currently is. Running Back Alabama 6'1" | 232 Projected 4th/5th Round Pick 2018 NFL Draft Above is an installment from the NFL…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Luke Falk First of all, Luke Falk is the Pac 12 Conference's all time leading passer. Despite that, the quarterback is not considered as a 1st round draft pick in 2018. Ironically, two of his conference foes are, in USC's Sam Darnold and UCLA's Josh Rosen. Maybe Washington State just produced an ideal college passing offense, that would be prolific regardless of who was under center. Perhaps Falk a hidden gem. Seems like there is a lot to uncover here, and since there is, we do. Luke Falk…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Kyle Lauletta Every year, small school players become darlings of the draft community, and have many projecting future pro success. However, it doesn't always work out as hoped. In the case of Kyle Lauletta, there may be a happy ending. Ideal size for the position, a strong arm, and solid post-season workouts have the Richmond product climbing draft charts. Did he show enough with his college production to make you think he should be considered as high as classmate Josh Allen? We dive into where he…

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. Josh Donaldson A quiet spring training didn’t alert many of us to the fact that Donaldson was dealing with a shoulder ailment since early March.  His throw to first after a nice defensive stab, however, caused quite a stir (pictured below). via GIPHY The club said he is dealing with…

I’m old enough to remember when you would have no idea where your team stood in the standings until at least a week or two into the season. In a way, we were almost better off. Nowadays, you can see live standings from the first day of the season on. When I woke up on Friday and saw I was in last place in my Fantrax Roto league, I had to laugh. The truth is that one day is inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. Sure, it would be nice to get off to a quick start, but the important thing is to have the correct pieces…

Baseball is here! I have personally spent nearly every waking moment of my last week or so with my eyes glued to my phone either watching a game or scouring my leagues for some nice finds. This time of the year affords an excellent opportunity to nab that closer taking over via injury or ineffectiveness. And those out there who picked up Hunter Strickland might have just gotten the best pickup off the wire this season. This season, I’ll be doing a lot of “who will be called up” prospect analysis, though it’s a bit early for…

The season is finally here. After months of draft preparation, hours of pouring through stats, reading articles and listening to podcasts, it only took one Ian Happ home run for the hype train for early season breakouts to pull back into the station. Some of these hot starts from hitters will fade into irrelevance as soon as their next 0-for-12 stretch hits and another waiver period passes. Others will be legitimate, and knowing the difference could be the key to finding fantasy baseball success in 2018. Predicting…