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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, we look at Lance McCullers, Jr., whose stock may unjustifiably be down after he recorded some poor surface numbers in 2017. Lance McCullers, Jr., Houston Astros 2017 statistics: 22 GS, 118.2 IP, 4.25 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 3.10 FIP, 10.0 K/9, 3.0 BB/9 General Overview From a fantasy…

New coaches make a splash in the inaugural early-signing period, a big-named quarterback will miss his team's bowl game, and Appalachian State absolutely demolishes Toledo. This week, I will focus on how certain new coaches are faring early on and break down the fantasy angle of this past week's bowl contests. New Coaches and Signing Day Dan Mullen Gets His Guy The whole reason Florida brought Dan Mullen in was to kick-start this atrocious offense. Mullen is planning on doing so by stealing away four-star dual-threat…

The Minnesota Twins put together one of the biggest turnarounds last season. After losing over 100 games in 2016, they roared back to finish 2017 at 85-77. They made their first postseason appearance in seven years and likely set the tone for the next few seasons. While the Twins are righting the ship at the big league level, their top prospects are working hard to join them. 10. Lewis Diaz, 1B Age: 21 Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2013 - MIN MLB.com lists: Top 10 1B Prospects (#10) 2017 stats:…

Games Played This Week By Team 3 Games: ANA, ARI, BOS, CGY, CAR, CHI, COL, CBJ, DAL, DET, EDM, MIN, MTL, NSH, NJ, NYI, OTT, PIT, STL, TB, TOR, VGK, WSH, WPG 2 Games: BUF, FLA, LA, NYR, PHI, SJ, VAN Streaming Selections Hope everyone had a good break from hockey and had a happy holiday. If you are wondering, yes, I have talked about Pierre-Luc Dubois, Mathew Barzal, Noah Hanifin, Kevin Fiala, and Danton Heinen before, who all had very good weeks. But here are some players who could be worth a look. Kevin Labanc - LW/RW…

EPL’s Boxing Day is upon us. With it comes frustration for fantasy owners. The way the strenuous schedule takes a toll on clubs, the same way player rotation takes a toll on fantasy rosters. For this week, I'm looking at Alvaro Morata, Callum Wilson and Marcus Rashford to be among the leaders in points when all is set and done. WEEK 19: Fantasy EPL REVIEW Half of the games during the weekend ended in ties. The most entertaining of them (and overall) were the first one and the last one. Arsenal played host to Liverpool in…

It wasn't too long ago that the second base position was almost as boring and offensively deprived as the catcher spot. Not anymore. Gone are the days of half the league's second basemen being glove-first slap hitters. Sure, defense is still an important part of the game, but there's certainly been more of an emphasis on not having a black hole in your lineup. There's now a ton of power and speed at the position as you can see in the rankings below. A couple of Joses lead us off with a trio of youngsters rounding out the top…

Happy holidays, everyone. It’s been an interesting start to the season, but there’s still plenty of work to be done in the fantasy world. And since it’s the holiday season, I won’t sit here and complain about all the injuries or how NBA players seem to be a lot softer when they were when I was growing up. I could go on for days about that, but let’s just get right into the good stuff. The stuff you came here to read. So grab a glass of eggnog, sit by the fire, and let's get started. Games Played by Team This Week 4…

It’s been no secret that power is up in the Major Leagues. Home runs are at a record high, and whether you believe it’s the result of a juiced ball or just a mental shift in the way players approach the game, it’s up and likely to stay this way for a while. Of course, for power to be up, that means that something has to be down, and that something is most definitely pitching. I can remember back in the earlier days of my fantasy baseball career, and the one true rule to live by was to wait on pitching. As a general rule…

Todd Gurley almost single-handedly won his owners championship berths last week. Gurley totaled 42.00 fantasy points against the Seattle Seahawks, the most any running back has had in any game since Week 14 of 2016. The Rams are one of the best stories of the season, but they are not the only NFC team to make a dramatic turnaround in 2017. The Minnesota Vikings have clinched the NFC North and are poised to earn a first-round bye in the playoffs. Their offense has survived multiple injuries, and players have really stepped…