Fantasy

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, since 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.I'll be examining teams in…

Fantasy Baseball Fantasy owners proficient in advanced statistics have a substantial advantage over their league-mates, even though most leagues use traditional measures of value. A player's underlying numbers can be useful indicators of how they will perform in the future, and identifying players whose value will soon spike or plummet is crucial as the fantasy season progresses. Below are three useful advanced statistics that could help alert owners find breakthrough performers before the rest of their league catches on.…

In every single fantasy draft, there are a few players that get drafted way earlier than they should be. It could be because that player is on the drafter’s favorite MLB team, or because one too many sleeper/hype articles have been read in the late hours of the night. Most of the time, however, players get drafted on namesake alone without the manager really knowing their true value. Being successful in fantasy comes down to knowing the value of each player on your roster. The two players below often get valued too high. If…

The opening day of baseball season has now arrived and MLB clubs have set their final 25 man rosters and depth charts. With your fantasy team now drafted and underway, now is the time to look at these rosters to see what might be available should you need to find a replacement. This article will look beyond the super subs like the Chicago Cubs Javier Baez, who is listed as a backup for many positions but in reality is almost a starter as he does play frequently and did amass over 450 at-bats last season. The…

Year after year, most teams in a fantasy league get that random 12th round pick or waiver wire pickup that just explodes and becomes one of their top players. With the NHL season winding down and most fantasy leagues in their playoffs, I thought I'd look back and pick some players who went from sleeper pick to fantasy stud. Every fantasy league is different in its own way, so I've chosen some of the more popular categories from which to make my selections, in addition to using draft positions from Fantrax. When we consider…