Dan Straily

I'm a big fan of deep leagues, but one of the less attractive aspects of drafting a large player pool is finding players you can be enthused about in the later rounds. Usually, it's not a problem we need to sweat. Even in deep formats, savvy owners can usually fill the gaps they left with bad late picks through trades or FAAB bidding.So imagine being in a 15-team league with 50-player rosters that doesn't allow trading or add/drops. That is a reality for me and the 14 owners who paid a $150 entry fee for the chance at a…

Sleeper lists are a staple of each year's draft prep, and so are the discussions and debates about what a sleeper is. It seems only fitting to get my feet wet here at Fantrax by writing my first column about my top sleepers for the coming season. While I'm at it, I will explain what I mean when I label a player as a "sleeper."There are bargains, late-round fliers and deep sleepers, and as far as I'm concerned, they're all sleepers. However, I think the most generally understood definition is the middle one -- players who…

The 2017 fantasy baseball season is winding down. We have come to the next-to-last full week of the regular season. This week will decide quite a few champions, and most teams are going to ride the horses that got them here. Everyone will be searching high and low for an advantage whether you are the favorite or the underdog. Others may be looking for lightning in a bottle to continue their Cinderella season to a league championship victory.Unfortunately, this week gives us a rather uninspiring group of projected…

I need to start off this week's article by making a clarifying statement that was made in last week's Waiver Wire Pickups.  I made a comment that was attributed to my wife that she is claiming is not true. She wants everyone to know that I am generally not wrong about everything, and that to the best of her knowledge I am correct more often than not on things concerning fantasy sports. However, it should be noted that she feels that I am wrong most of the time concerning matters of finances, weather forecasting, and the…