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The dust of the trade deadline has settled, and baseball is set to begin the most exciting leg of the season. While competing teams are battling it out for a playoff spot, others are looking toward the future and working on improving their farm systems. At 39-66, the Phillies have long since been out of the picture in the NL East. They made a couple of moves before the deadline but didn't shake up their top-10 as much as other rebuilding teams did. Here's how those top-10 have done up to this point in the season.    10.…

GOALKEEPERS Thibault Courtois – The reigning champions’ shot stopper is the most sure-fire pick in any draft. Not only is he one of the best keepers in the world, he also has a great back four in front of him and plays for an Italian coach who used to be a defender. That leaves him unoccupied most of the time, and he’s usually up for the challenge when called upon to make a save or two. David De Gea – Playing for what should be an improved team overall, De Gea could have the most clean sheets since he joined Manchester…

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…

Bill Belichick visited Sirius XM NFL Radio on Tuesday. He said, and I quote, “Hopefully, we'll be a little bit less of a Blount on first down and short, and Lewis on second down, White on third down, that type of .” In a nutshell, predictable. The Patriots hope to become less plain Jane and a little more, let's say, fancy Nancy. LeGarrette Blount out, Mike Gillislee in, Patriots running backs are normally the kind that make fantasy owners sweat. Guessing who's going to receive bulk carries on a weekly basis has almost…

Buffalo Sabres 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…

This will be the last installment of the mid-season dynasty rankings. I’ve saved the best for last, too. Yeah, right. Who am I kidding? Ranking relievers is more or less a crapshoot. You got your few elite options and then the rest is anyone’s guess. Over half of the relievers that were closers to start 2016 are either now in middle relief or retired. Below are the top 40 reliever options in dynasty leagues today. There are many guys you could debate here, and this list will probably change dramatically come spring time.…

After covering the Southeast Division's sleepers last week, this week we move on to the Atlantic Division. The division includes two teams fighting for a conference finals berth, one team coming to the tail end of "the process," and two more teams who are stuck in the basement of the NBA. The varying situations of the teams in the Atlantic Division create an interesting fantasy dynamic. The sleepers for the two best teams are players who can fill roles in a fantasy lineup, while the other three could be legitimate fantasy…

On the heels of the trade deadline, which did not feature many bats, fantasy owners seeking upside at shortstop could find it with the Mets. Using Keith Law's prospect rankings, No. 1 Amed Rosario will join the Mets for the rest of the season, causing a ripple effect in many leagues. Since his team sold at the deadline, but not any of their outfield, the Mets will stick to its plan to bring Rosario up on August 1. With Yoan Moncada already in the majors, this makes for the latest prospect to hit the waiver wire in many…

We've now covered every offensive position there is in these dynasty rankings. All that's left is starting pitchers and relievers. There's an old saying, "Pitching wins championships." That might be the case in real life baseball, but in fantasy it's more about offense. That's not to say that pitching isn't important, because it is. The starting pitcher position is incredibly deep and talented. You can still build a solid staff even without aces. Below are the top 100 arms to own right now in dynasty and keeper…

With Toronto’s big three, Zach Werenski, and Matt Murray all making names for themselves, last year’s rookie class was one of the best classes  in a long time. Next season should be no different. No one really knows how any of these players will do in their first season, which is why these rookies will be drafted in the last rounds in deep drafts, if at all. However, if you play your cards right, you could end up with a really promising young player, which is great for keeper leagues. They’re probably all taken in dynasty…