Bye Week Blues
The NFL’s busiest bye weeks are officially upon us, as four teams hit the bench for Week 7. We’ve had two teams off in each of the past three weeks, …
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Targeting Red Zone Targets
The NFL Red Zone channel was basically invented so fantasy players could scan the line of scrimmage for their dudes before demanding — out loud, often using profanity — that …
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Running Roughshod
Three weeks of the NFL season is enough time to start seeing trends, and with bye weeks starting this week it’s also the final time to check year-to-date stats without …
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Mistakes Were Made
The summer-long grind offers a lot of opportunity to repair our fantasy baseball rosters on the go — making trades, working the waiver wire, stashing injured players who might help …
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Streaming Down the Stretch
It’s hard to believe the calendar is about to flip to September, but for those still in the hunt for virtual baseball trophies that means it’s time to focus in …
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10 Mid-Round Receiver Deals
Fantasy football’s abrupt return to the days of early-round running backs happened quickly, and the fantasy world is paying the price for the studs heading into this season. Four of …
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Checking in on wOBA Risers
Back in February, I used wOBA — weighted on-base percentage — to look for hitters whose 2017 stats weren’t lining up with their 2018 draft-day costs. The thought was that …
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Set-Up Men to Add Now, Part II
Back on April 20, I looked into the early-season closer landscape, with focus on bullpens in peril or those likely to turn over as the season progresses. In hindsight, three …
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Former Cardinals and Others to Add
Last winter, the St. Louis Cardinals made a series of moves that shows just how nimble an organization can be when it comes to shifting around assets. Even with a …
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It’s Time to Trade Someone Good
Trading can be one of the more frustrating endeavors in fantasy sports. Ridiculous trade offers seem to outnumber the reasonable by about a 10:1 ratio. There are a few explanations …
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MLB’s Ever-Evolving Interruptions
Baseball’s history is intertwined with America’s in numerous complicated ways. From racial integration to labor issues to players literally leaving the sport to fight during wartime, the sport has earned …
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Jake Odorizzi, Sneaky Good
We continue this week with our tour through the Minnesota Twins fantasy options — next stop, Jake Odorizzi. (Here’s last week’s piece on Byron Buxton’s struggles and its precursor on …
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