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Although this draft class is touted as one of the best in recent memory, it’s lacking big men. This week, I’ll lay out my top-10 bigs with a small scouting report on each. The class may lack the elite talent in bigs, but it makes up for it in the depth of quality role players. Many of these guys will find a team and stick for a long time because they have one trait that puts them over the top. I will split this top-10 into tiers. First up, tier one. All measurements are from DraftExpress. Tier One These are players that…

Welcome to another edition of the Monday Morning Sleeper. Last week, I profiled a running back in Detroit named Ameer Abdullah, who has the starting job, but has to live up to the hype to keep it. 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 their draft position. The player I will be profiling this week is Breshad Perriman, who is a third-year wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens. Perriman is looking to have a…

Editor’s Note: The following write-up features more info about the new month-long fantasy baseball game at Fantrax. Want to play fantasy baseball using stats for only one month? Now you can with our Fantrax monthly fantasy baseball leagues. Put together a team of 25 players under a salary cap with payouts up to 90%. Deadline is Monday, June 5! Click here to join a league and build your team now! If you are a diehard fantasy baseball player and utilize social media to follow the “industry”, you may have…

With another full week of baseball coming up, 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 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 match ups. (Note: stats and numbers are as of June 2nd) Monday, June 5th: Aaron…

In my golf league, I had to listen to one of my fellow league mates complain that one of his pitchers went on the disabled list with a blister on his finger. His complaint, like many others, is that it seems that MLB players seem to go on the DL list more often than previous years, due mostly to the new rule that shortened the time from 15 days to 10 days. He is likely right. As per ESPN, there were 165 disabled-list stints in the first 25 games compared to 147 a year ago, and that trend seems to be continuing. More than…

After a short hiatus, we are back with our look at projected two-start pitchers for Week 10 of the fantasy baseball season. As a reminder, two-start pitchers are a great way to maximize pitching points in fantasy leagues. Taking advantage of two-start weeks is a great way to get a leg up on your competition. This will also help determine those pitchers that might not be useful even in the event they have a dual start week. There are several unannounced starts out there this week as of the writing of this article. Stay tuned…

In fantasy football, you have to look for a quarterback that is consistent week to week. You don't want to be stuck with the guy who lights it up one week and follows it up with a 175-yard passing game with zero TD passes and three interceptions. With that in mind, here are the guys I would draft to be my starting fantasy quarterback. 1. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons - Ryan had a truly breakout season in 2016, as he was the NFL's MVP.  There is no reason to think he's going to slow down in 2017, as all of his impressive…

Television ratings will never dictate the importance or worthiness of anything for me. If you look at what ranks at the top of many TV ratings, you will find shows that leave you scratching your head as to how and why they are watched that much. We have moved in a direction with our viewing habits that they no longer can be considered as the sole viable means in which to judge the quality of something, including sports. Once this criterion has been eliminated, we can take an objective look at why the NHL's Stanley Cup…

Welcome to another edition of the Monday Morning Sleeper. Last week I profiled Jared Goff, a quarterback with something to prove, who is primed to lead his team with the help of some new weapons. UPDATE ALERT: I previously profiled a running back for the Philadelphia Eagles named Wendell Smallwood. Unfortunately for Smallwood, LaGarrette Blount has officially signed with the Eagles, and that directly affects Smallwood's sleeper status. Blount led the New England Patriots' backfield last season as they marched through the…

One of the best things that happened after my Five Coolest Ballparks in the National League article went live was that my wife asked me when our next road trip would be. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I rushed to my computer to see which of the American League parks made the grade to be considered the five coolest. I have actually been to more American League parks than National League parks, but unfortunately, many of them would not make this list. So get the pitchforks ready again. Here are the AL ballparks that…