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With the 2017 season now officially in the rearview mirror, and with the Houston Astros first-time champions, we turn our attention to the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Each week, I will be evaluating one player’s stock for next year. This week, a veteran second baseman whose surface numbers and draft stock would indicate a career decline, but whose peripherals tell a somewhat different story. Ian Kinsler, Los Angeles Angels 2017 statistics: .236/.313/.412, 22 HR, 14 SB, 90 R, 52 RBI General Overview For a 10-year…

Might there finally be a little bit of warmth coming from the hot stove? Two trades in under a week? What is this madness? Apparently, the Toronto Blue Jays thought they need more veteran outfielders on their roster. Just three days after signing Curtis Granderson, they acquired Randal Grichuk from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for right-handers Dominic Leone and Conner Greene. This move shouldn’t come as much of a shock, as Grichuk recently mentioned that he was unhappy with his likely role as the fourth…

Few prospects ever receive as much fanfare as Yoan Moncada did. It was fair to give him so much attention, however, considering the price Boston paid to land the young Cuban -- a cool $63 million. His signing bonus from the Red Sox was $31.5 million, and they paid 100% tax on that since they exceeded their bonus pool money. Well worth it in their estimation, given his pedigree as one of the best young players in the world. He did nothing to quell those notions throughout his first two seasons in the minors. He stole 49…

The NFC Championship will feature the Minnesota Vikings, fresh off last week’s Minneapolis Miracle, traveling east to take on the No. 1 seed in the NFC, the Philadelphia Eagles. Opposing quarterbacks Case Keenum and Nick Foles led the 2015 St. Louis Rams to a 7-9 finish while averaging just 17.5 points per game, which was 29th in the NFL that season. The duo started all 16 games for the Rams that year and combined to throw 11 touchdown passes. Fast forward to present day, and one of them will be starting in Super Bowl LII.…

After an exciting Round 23, the news of the week has been Manchester City’s decision to quit its pursuit of Alexis Sanchez, allowing Mourinho to make his move. Now, it looks like the Chilean is on his way to the other Manchester team. Rumors have Henrikh Mkhitaryan going the the other way as part of the deal. Personally, although I realize soccer is a business, I can’t fathom any scenario in which Wenger hands Sanchez over to Mourinho. Meanwhile, Walcott completed his transfer to Everton, and, in a much less-heralded move,…

Well, folks, we have finally reached the Conference Championship games. Sunday’s games will decide who competes in Super Bowl LII. Only one of the four teams still standing finished above .500 a season ago. That, of course, would be the New England Patriots, who won last year’s Super Bowl and are favored to repeat this year. The Patriots will host the Jacksonville Jaguars in Sunday’s first game. The Jacksonville Jaguars won just three games last season. Their incredible turnaround has been kickstarted by the continued…

The last two seasons were two of the best rookie classes in some time. The likes of Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Patrik Laine all entered the league. There's also Jack Eichel, Artemi Panarin, Shayne Gostisbehere, Zach Werenski, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Matthew Tkachuk, and Sebastian Aho, who have all made their marks on the league. I could go on and on. You'd think that, with the past two seasons, this year's class wouldn't be able to top it. That's where you are dead wrong. There are a ton of rookies that are…

It is never easy to foresee the unforeseen. Injuries happen every day in the NHL, and here at Fantrax, our goal is to help you try to stay on top of those maladies with our weekly Injury Report. Counting all the latest bumps, bites, and bruises, there were 96 players held out of lineups. Several of those are long-term injuries from a previous year. Those players are likely not going to return or have retired. Here are some of the more notable maladies out there and their possible prognosis. The bye week may explain the drop…