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What: The Masters Where: Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA When: April 5th-Apri 8th Defending Champion: Sergio Garcia FedEx Cup Points and Purse: 600 and $11,000,000 Ian Poulter nailed down the win this past week at the Houston Open as he defeated a strong charge by Beau Hossler in a playoff hole. Poulter survived a near-disastrous week as he posted an opening round-73 but turned it around nicely with a 64-65-67. With the win, the 42-year-old recorded his third PGA Tour win and also gets a berth into the Masters.…

Man, I just can't get enough prospects. Like I said last week, I'm, a prospectaholic. Feel free to join me for weekly meetings every Tuesday as I feed my addiction with this weekly Dynasty Dugout column. Last week, I ranked the top-10 dynasty prospects for every American League team. That was so much fun, I decided to do it again this week. And I kind of have to. I mean, who just ranks American League prospects and neglects the National League? Not this guy, that's for sure. The National League is a little more top-heavy…

Here we go, we have real data to work with! If you missed the series' introduction article last week, I recommend you go back and give it a look here. Our goal is use statcast data to dive deeper into interesting trends we can act on in our fantasy leagues. Identify players trending up or down, and get in when the price is low and cash out when the price has peaked. Velocity Movers Observations Kenley Jansen's early velocity readings are very slightly concerning. I hesitate before drawing conclusions from a…

With less than a week's worth of games having been played, it's more than a little too soon to be drawing conclusions about our fantasy teams based on their results. We may be tempted to take comfort in owning Mitch Haniger, Matt Davidson or Tyler Skaggs, all of whom are off to surprisingly good starts, or be bummed out that we are getting next to nothing out of Yu Darvish, Paul Goldschmidt or Willson Contreras. These players' histories strongly suggest that we not get too confident or distraught based on their tiny samples…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Jaylen Samuels Super productive while at North Carolina State, but is Jaylen Samuels a Running Back or a Tight End. He is somewhat position-less, which may not necessarily be a bad thing, depending on who you listen to. He worked well in tandem with Nyheim Hines and the Wolfpack, but can he operate as a featured Running Back. We are here to determine if he has a unique skill set that will allow him to blossom as a pro, or if he was a hybrid in college for a reason. Jaylen Samuels Tight End…

It was amazing to see how many people on social media borrowed the lyrics from the classic Andy Williams' Christmas tune "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" and turned it into a song for the MLB Opening Day 2018. Forget the day after the Super Bowl becoming a holiday. If MLB continues to schedule all of the teams for this day, MLB Opening Day should become the new sports-related holiday. Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ started out this day by hitting a home run on the first pitch of the first game, which leads us…

Out of breath yet? Welcome to Opening Week, where the games finally matter and the chase for saves is already on! The closer drama continued right up until Opening Day, leaving owners with some last minute decisions to make before lineups locked on Thursday. If you were one of the people who drafted Greg Holland, grew impatient, and then dropped him, sucks to be you, because he landed a job after all. The Cardinals signed the 32-year old to a one-year deal prior to their opener against the Mets, throwing fantasy bullpens…

The success of my 2018 fantasy baseball season weighs heavily on the production of these 14 players. I own each of these players in at least 40% of my leagues. Ten leagues with at least four shares of each. Each league I’m in is unique in its own settings, format, and circumstance. Half or more of my leagues are dynasty leagues with on-base percentage and saves plus holds. Based on this, a lot of my heavy investments are sliding toward those formats, and players like Joey Votto or even Trever Hildenberger become more…

Finally, the wait is over. Major League Baseball is here, and I for one, could not be happier. A new season brings new beginnings. It brings a fresh start and 162 chances for a team to write their story. For us fantasy crazies, records are set to 0-0, hopes are high, and everyone has their eyes set on that championship trophy. For the next 23 weeks or so, depending on your league, I will be giving a break down of two-start pitchers for each week. Two-start pitchers are incredibly important to fantasy owners, especially those…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Chase Edmonds Chase Edmonds was on pace to shatter FCS Rushing records before having to sit out half of his senior season. Were his prolific numbers in his career enough to make you a believer? His size has some comparing him to Devonta Freeman, but should he get more consideration in this class, amongst the likes of Rashaad Penny and Nyheim Hines? We take a deeper look. Running Back Fordham 5'9" | 205 Projected 6th/7th Round Pick 2018 NFL Draft Above is an installment of the NFL Draft…