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This week our fantasy sleeper series comes to a close with the Northwest Division. This is the most improved division in the NBA, and it's filled with guys who could make a big jump this year. The divisions contain two vets who find themselves in improved situations and two young players poised to fill a new role. Of course, the fifth player is our biggest fantasy sleeper of the season, and a player with serious superstar potential. Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets put themselves in a position to contend for…

Welcome to the first installment in our positional matchup series! Each week we here at Fantrax will highlight some favorable and unfavorable matchups at each position to help you with those tough lineup decisions. Today we will start with tight ends. You will most likely start Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelce every week, even in poor matchups. However, if you waited on a tight end in your draft, you may have two similar options to choose from. Let’s dig into the matchups to see where the advantages lie. FAVORABLE…

Welcome to the first edition of Weekly Waiver Targets, where I will offer up some waiver wire suggestions for you every week. Sometimes the goal will be to help you improve your team for the upcoming week, and sometimes my suggestions will be more for the long haul. I will profile one feature player for each position, followed by some of my other favorite waiver wire candidates for each position. Starting next week, I will include some streaming options for defenses. QUARTERBACK Alex Smith, owned in 46% of Fantrax leagues,…

Last week in Dynasty Dugout, we discussed three starting pitchers that should be on your radar when deciding your keepers this fall and winter. This week, we turn our attention to everyone’s favorite topic in dynasty and keeper leagues: prospects. Unfortunately, the prospects below haven’t had an easy go of it this season. As we all know, not all top prospects pan out. In fact, there are more prospects that flame out than ones that flourish. Baseball is the toughest sport to succeed in. Whether it’s hitting a 95 mile per…

Quarterbacks James Blackman, Florida State -- % Owned: 1% With Deondre Francois going down with a season-ending knee injury in Saturday's game against Alabama, Jimbo Fisher announced in the postgame press conference that James Blackman will take over the starting job over JJ Cosentino. Florida State faces off against Louisiana-Monroe in Week 2, which gives Blackman a chance to get adjusted to his new role before the Hurricanes come up to Tallahassee in Week 3. With the Francois owners desperate for a replacement, his…

The writing was on the wall in San Diego on Saturday night, and once again, the message read loud and clear: ban the freakin' win. Allow me to set the table. It's Game 1 of the Dodgers/Padres doubleheader. Brad Hand slides in for the ninth. He's protecting a 5-3 lead on the back of two masterful innings from Craig Stammen - a tough act to follow indeed. Hand gives up a leadoff double to Rob Segedin and then strikes out O'Koyea Dickson swinging on a power-packed high fastball. That very pitch is a tasty fruit that's driven…

September can be a very hectic month in the waiver wire world as MLB teams bring up prospects and other minor leaguers for a look to see if they can play at the major league level and provide contending teams with some added depth. Before we take a look at this week's recommendations for players owned in less than 50 percent of ESPN leagues, with stats as of September 1, here is the often requested trivia question: Two players have won the Rookie of the Year, MVP, and Cy Young awards in their career, with one of them being…

Last week in the Fantrax weekly top-10, we covered the top rookies for the upcoming season. This week we focus on some potential star running backs just waiting for their opportunity to shine. We’ve all had to deal with a top running back going down for a period of time. It sucks, but it’s part of fantasy football. That’s why top running back handcuffs are so important. They’re basically the equivalent of top prospects in baseball, to a degree. Whenever a running back gets injured over the weekend, you know damn well…

Did I just read that right?  September, already? That is correct. Here we are in the first week of September, the unofficial end of summer. Labor Day weekend, cookouts, family reunions, football weekends, and playoff-chase baseball! What a great time of the year! Major League rosters have expanded, so we get to see some future stars of the game get their first taste of the majors. Not every prospect will experience immediate success, but if the past is any indication, there will be some very exciting prospects who will give…

The Los Angeles Angels haven’t had much going for them the past few seasons. Other than some guy named Mike Trout, they’ve lacked standout young talent for a number of years. Of course having the best player in baseball helps but it hasn’t been enough to make the Angels a playoff team. That being said, they’re miraculously still in the Wild Card race at 66-65. With just a game and a half separating them from a Wild Card spot, they may look to their farm system for some late season help. While their system doesn’t…