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This week marks the second week of free agency and the start of the Las Vegas Summer League. This week, we continue our weekly roundup of the happenings around the NBA, with our winners and losers. Specifically this week, we take a look at teams and players that have taken advantage of the second week of free agency and the Las Vegas Summer League. Winners Philadelphia 76ers Rarely can a team “win” Summer League, but that happened this week when the Philadelphia 76ers came out feeling like enormous winners. First, the…

The incentive to draft a running back this fantasy football season is simple: do so early, or else you're going to struggle. Yeah, things are desperate this season, at least that's what we're being told, anyway. Fantasy owners go through pre-draft strategies faster than ESPN goes through employees. Zing! But no, seriously, each year there seems to be some new strategy to live by, and if we're not being told to draft a wide receiver first, we're being lectured on the importance of snapping up a running back post-haste.…

It's easy to overlook a player like Jose Ramirez of the Indians. He's not a prolific power hitter, and seems like a part of the Indians success while not garnering headlines like Aaron Judge or Cody Bellinger this year. Yet, at the All-Star break, Ramirez finds himself ranked 14th overall, according to the ESPN Player Rater. While the rankings on ESPN can be flawed, his present status means the perception of Ramirez being a valuable "real-life" player over a fantasy one is misguided. Taking a five part look at his season to…

Last week in Dynasty Dugout, we ranked the top 50 fantasy baseball prospects. Now it's time to rank everyone. Well, not EVERYONE. There are thousands upon thousands of players combined in the majors and minors. This list focuses on the impact, or potential impact, fantasy players. We start with the position that has usually been incredibly deep with top power options. First base might be deeper than ever with the emergence of guys like Justin Smoak, Eric Thames, and Logan Morrison, but the stud options at the top are…

In 2016, we saw the defensive dominance of Alabama reign over college football and the rise of young players like Ed Oliver and Dexter Lawrence. With six weeks until the first weekend of college football, it's time to preview the top 10 fantasy defenses that will put your team over the top. 10. San Diego State San Diego State returns only six defensive starters from last season, but that shouldn't scare anyone away from picking up the Aztecs this season. In 2016, they returned seven starters and finished 11th overall…

The NHL offseason was a little grander than usual. This was all due to the expansion draft for the 31st NHL team, the Vegas Golden Knights. It appears Vegas’ strategy is to grow during the draft. They opted to get future picks instead of taking the best available player from each team. They could have had Matt Dumba, Sami Vatanen, or a plethora of good goalies (Mrazek, Raanta, or Grubauer). Instead, the Golden Knights have 27 draft picks in the next 3 drafts just from all the side-deals they made with teams to not take…

Welcome to this weeks' edition of the Monday Morning Sleeper. Last week I profiled a rookie running back playing behind a legend, whose opportunity may be closer than it appears, named Elijah Hood. This week I will be profiling a young wide receiver playing for the New York Jets, who despite the uncertainty at quarterback, may become a vital part of their offense in 2017. A Fantasy Football Sleeper is a player that is in a position to play beyond their rankings or expectations, and who may provide you with some value at…

The All-Star game is usually the marker for the halfway point in the MLB season.  This is also the time when we can look ahead to second half of the season and look back at the first half of the season. As far as looking back, can you remember some of the names that were popular at the beginning of the season? A search back through articles from many sites yielded some interesting names that were popular on the waiver wire in early April. One of the bigger names on most lists was Aaron Judge, who rocketed up waiver wire…

It's a short week in baseball with the All-Star break, but it's always smart to check the waiver wire or scout for the occasional 'diamond in the rough' fantasy star found at a very cheap cost. Winning the waiver wire could be the difference between grabbing a few extra points to land in the money or falling just short. Here's a few hitters that might be available on your league waiver wire or could be found at a relatively low cost against favorable pitching matchups. (Note: Stats and numbers are as of July 8th)…

In last week’s Fantrax top-10, we listed 10 affordable players that could give your team a speed boost. This week we switch to some affordable pitchers that could make a difference for your fantasy squad in the second half of the season. Pitching is a whole different animal in the fantasy world. If one hitter has an 0-for-5 night, no big deal. It won’t hurt your team too much. However, if one of your starters gets shelled to the tune of nine earned runs over two innings, that’s going to be tough to come back from in…