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Great times are waiting. Grab some Bud. Bud Norris gave up another four earned runs against the Blue Jays on Sunday. His total now sits at nine over the last seven days, so um, it's not so great if you grabbed some Bud. Perhaps the song "Who Can It Be Now" should play whenever Norris or Cam Bedrosian take the mound. These two are like the original Odd Couple, only you can't forget Mike Scioscia. The steam coming out of his ears makes for fab-u-lous television, but if you're a fantasy owner, relax! Thanks to baseball's…

Offseasons are all about deciding who is going to be the one to take the field for the first snap of the regular season. Some position battles stand out above the rest due to their fantasy upside. These are a few of the offseason position battles that will produce big time fantasy players Week 1 this season. Oklahoma Running Back Contenders: Abdul Adams, Rodney Anderson, Marcelias Sutton, Trey Sermon Oklahoma has produced some of the best NFL talents in the backfield with guys like Adrian Peterson and DeMarco Murray and…

Welcome to this weeks' edition of the Monday Morning Sleeper. Last week I profiled a backup running back playing for the Cowboys, named Darren McFadden, who could be a nice play should Ezekiel Elliott miss any time as a result of off-field incidents. This week I will be profiling a wide receiver who looks to be primed to inherit the number one receiver job in Chicago, after the departure of Alshon Jeffery, who left via free agency to go play for the Philadelphia Eagles. A Fantasy Football Sleeper is a player that is in a…

With the MLB non-waiver trade deadline slowly creeping up on July 31 at 4pm Eastern Time, teams are beginning the annual flurry of last minute trades. Some deals have already been made a few days before the deadline that could affect player values in fantasy leagues. Here are a few of the traded players with fantasy stocks rising or falling. (Note: Stats and numbers are as of July 28) Jaime Garcia   Garcia was shipped from Atlanta to Minnesota a few days ago as the Twins added an arm to their rotation in an attempt…

This weekend marks one of the busiest times for real MLB teams and those of us who play fantasy baseball. We, of course, are talking about the trade deadline. Baseball's official trade deadline is on Monday, July 31, 2017, at 4 p.m. EST. After this time, the waiver wire process comes into play. Any deal completed after July 31 will involve putting players through waivers--a process that can allow any other team to block a potential deal or claim a waiver-wire player for themselves. This makes it a very interesting time for…

Welcome to another weekly look at projected two-start pitchers. This week the focus will likely be on the aftermath of the official MLB trade deadline on Monday night. Trades will impact not only major league teams' rosters that are taking part in the trades, but also fantasy teams and potentially two-start pitchers. This week we see a large number of pitchers in the top tiers who are not only recommended this period, but are great options moving forward. Most of the two-start pitchers this week are having solid to…

At 61-39, the Washington Nationals are one of the best teams in baseball. They're  dominating the National League East with a 13-game lead over the Atlanta Braves. Offense? Check. Defense? Check. Pitching? Check. All in all, the Nationals are firing on all cylinders at the Major League level. Their success does not indicate that they've depleted their farm system by any means. In fact, the Nationals' farm system is filled with young talent, including two players in MLB.com's Top 100. Here's what the Nationals' top 10…

How do you approach your EPL fantasy draft? Well, like any other fantasy game, there are a plethora of options, but the closest comparison I could give is the NFL fantasy draft. Because players tend to get injured, the first couple of rounds are basically your safest bets for reliable fantasy contribution. The middle rounds are where you search for bargain deals, and then you take risks during the later rounds (with your bench spots). As far as strategies are concerned, you can go in a few different directions. You can…

Things that are hard to trust: people who like coriander, your mom when she tells you you're handsome, and, of course, kickers in the NFL. You knew these rankings were going to wind down eventually, right? Just like any good show, there's always an intermission, and although kickers are easily just as important to your fantasy football team as, say, quarterbacks and wide receivers, I'll be straight up - they're boring as hell to talk about. For so many years it's pretty much been Groundhog Day at this position. Now it's…

With NFL passing numbers at an all-time high, more and more wide receivers are putting up quality fantasy numbers. Unfortunately, that does not mean that drafting wide receivers doesn’t come with a fair amount of risk. It is believed that drafting running backs early is a major potential pitfall for fantasy owners due to injury and productivity concerns. Tell that to anyone who drafted A.J. Green, DeAndre Hopkins, or Allen Robinson in the first round of fantasy drafts last year. Or anyone who drafted Brandon Marshall, Keenan…