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RUMOR MILL Chelsea needs depth If the Community Shield against Arsenal showed anything, it’s that Chelsea is not ready for the season. After the game, Antonio Conte himself insisted (again) that the club needs to sign more players quickly. Morata’s adjustment period might take longer than anticipated, while Fabregas can’t control the midfield on his own. A creator is needed. Time will tell if Chelsea management will be able to find him. Generally speaking, look for The Blues to be very active before the deadline. United…

It can often be difficult to place into context how well (or how poorly) certain players have performed recently. A glance at ESPN’s Player Rater, which attempts to quantify a player’s overall fantasy value by analyzing their performance in each facet of the game, can focus targets for fantasy owners looking for help on the waiver wire. Of course, when dealing with small sample sizes, a player’s results can be fluky, but placement at or near the top of these lists could be indicative of a substantive change to a player’s…

Detroit Red Wings From now until the start of next season, I’ll be looking at each NHL team’s prospect situation and assessing each prospect’s projected fantasy value. With all due respect to turnover leagues, I will be focusing solely on keeper and dynasty leagues, because prospects have minimal value in re-draft leagues. Most fantasy leagues vary in structure, so for the purpose of this exercise, I will be referring to leagues that include a main roster and a prospect roster, each with their own respective draft. This…

Tight ends are sort of like quarterbacks for fantasy purposes. You need to start only one tight end each week, and you likely won’t need to draft more than that. The difference is that tight ends are inherently riskier than quarterbacks. The odds of Rob Gronkowski playing in all 16 games in a given season are far less than those of Aaron Rodgers doing so. So if you feel the need to draft a backup tight end, I suppose I won't kill you for it. I would suggest drafting a single tight end and just picking up the best one…

Last week we covered the Atlantic Division in our search for fantasy sleepers in the upcoming NBA season. Our quest for hidden fantasy value continues this week as we wrap up the Eastern Conference with the Central Division. The division took a hit this summer as the Pacers and Bulls lost their superstars. Luckily for fantasy owners, moves like that can create opportunities for other talent. Whether it's from incoming players or veterans who will have more of an impact, superstar trades will always create fantasy…

As a general rule of thumb, you don’t make friends with Cleveland Browns receivers. Just quickly, when did fantasy owners become so snobby? In case you haven't already figured it out, repeat after me: running backs in the first two rounds, receivers, then quarterbacks. It's so simple! Or, maybe not. There’s a lot to be said about all the wide receivers who will slip through the cracks. Outside of your Top 30 guys, you could make a case that pretty much anyone is a sleeper, but if there’s a name that deserves to head…

With the Community Shield now in the books, the season is right upon us, so it’s the ideal time to take a look at every team’s movements in the transfer market that could have a fantasy impact. CHELSEA Alvaro Morata F (24) – 76.8 million $ (from Real Madrid) - signed to take over the № 9 shirt from Diego Costa - has never been a full-time starter - high-risk/high-reward pick Tiemoué Bakayoko M (22) – 47.25 million $ (from Monaco) - signed to replace Nemanja’s Matic’s spot on the roster - fantasy impact should be…

Over the last several weeks, we've updated positional rankings for dynasty and keeper leagues. Now it's time for the master list. Below are the 300 most valuable assets for dynasty and keeper leagues as it stands today. There can be a lot of debate about where certain players are, but that's what makes rankings so much fun to do. Before we get to the rankings, there are a few questions and observations to go over. Can Anyone Pass Mike Trout and Bryce Harper? Yes, but it will be incredibly tough. As it stands today, I…

Hidden beneath another MVP campaign by Jose Altuve, along with the injuries to both Carlos Correa and George Springer, an Astros player is breaking out. At first glance, many will think about Marwin Gonzalez, who's gone full Ben Zobrist this year with a power binge and positional versatility. Alex Bregman's in the midst of a nine-game hit streak, with an extra-base hit in each of his last eight games and hitting .338/.412/.689 in 21 games to start the second half. He's also walked more times than he's struck out with an…

Things to do when you reach 40: rewatch M.A.S.H, enjoy the fact that all of your favorite movies are now re-released in color, recite "Hi hungry, I'm Dad" joke, despise all modern day music, suddenly claim that Sprite is "too spicy." Yeah, so turns out Fernando Rodney ain't about that boring life. The 40-year-old righty has had one hell of a week, and if you wrote him off during the offseason, sucks to be you, because this old tom cat has plenty of purrrrr left in him. In the span of three days, Rodney notched three…