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As part of his preparation for the coming 2019 Fantasy Football season, Michael Florio extolls the virtues of the SuperFlex format. Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. That does not just pertain to the less important stuff like real life, but it can be implemented into your favorite hobby: fantasy football. Many of you have been playing this game for years. Some have been playing it for decades. We have seen a number of changes in fantasy football over the years. We have seen leagues go from standard to PPR to…

No one wants to be the team that drafts a bust. After months of research when you and your league mates gather to draft, you envision yourself drafting the best team. The last thing you want to do is waste draft picks and be the New York Knicks of your fantasy league (that changes this summer suckas!). Unfortunately, stuff happens. Someone had to be the one that drafted Jose Ramirez, Aaron Nola, or Bryce Harper.These stars and other big-name players simply have not performed as such. Are better days ahead? Should you be…

“Don’t confuse effort with results.”This is a popular saying that indicates that results are not always all that matters. In fantasy baseball, results are ultimately the sole purpose of playing the game. The goal is to have the best results at the end of the season. However, to get to that point, you need to look past just the surface results. There is a reason we look at stats just deeper than the five categories that typically matter for fantasy. The whole point is to try and estimate a player's performance going…

If you follow some fantasy baseball writers on Twitter, you have probably heard this expression once or twice, or 10 times… “ Are there any aces anymore?” Should be aces like Carlos Carrasco and Noah Syndergaard have ERAs over 5.00, while Gerrit Cole's is over 4.00 and Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom and Blake Snell are in the high three’s. Yeah, it has been a strange season for aces, especially considering there was a premium cost on them in draft season, higher than in any season I can remember. While those aces are struggling…

Last year I was invited to take over a last place team in the Sirius XM Dynasty League, with some big-time heavy hitters in the league. This was my first serious dynasty league. Given the competition, my goal in year one was to just not embarrass myself. Since the team I took over finished last, I was gifted the first pick in the rookie draft and ended up with Saquon Barkley first overall and then was lucky enough to nab Baker Mayfield with the first pick in the second round. I ended up tying for the final playoff spot and…

Prospects are hard to figure out. Just two weeks ago fantasy baseball owners were spending upwards of 30 percent of their FAAB amount to land Carter Kieboom. Players were spending upwards of 10 percent on Luis Rengifo. Yet both were optioned back to Triple-A Tuesday. Even the biggest can’t miss prospect in recent history, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who cost a lot more than some FAAB, has disappointed to start. I am sure Vlad is going to be okay, but owners of many top prospects are unhappy right now. You cannot go back and undo…

There are three important steps you should take in evaluating teams after the NFL Draft. The first is to look at those players who fell into favorable positions and should be on your Fantasy Football radar. The second is to look at those players you wish ended up elsewhere. These are the players that you will likely be leaving for others to draft this season. The third way, is to look at what teams did NOT do during the draft. There are winners and losers from each draft, but they are not limited to those players being…

The NFL draft has come and gone and the next logical thing to do is start to think about which rookies we want to draft in Fantasy Football. Luckily for you, I already wrote about which rookies I think landed with teams that seem to be good fantasy football fits. The next thing to do is not as fun. It is to think of the rookies that landed in a spot that is not ideal for fantasy. Well, luckily for you I have you covered with that as well!Can’t wait for next fantasy football season? You don’t have to! 2019 leagues are…

After months of research, preparation and tons of mock drafts, the NFL Draft came and went! Hopefully you watched the Fantrax coverage hosted by yours truly, but if you missed it, we condensed it into short videos discussing the fantasy relevant players from the first round! With all seven rounds now in the books, we can officially look at those players who are good fits and should be on your radar for Fantasy Football!Can’t wait for next fantasy football season? You don’t have to! 2019 leagues are now forming at…

If you have not yet watched the new episode of Game of Thrones (I mean, why not?!?) you may want to skip ahead and just read about the players.We are one month into the Fantasy Baseball season and more importantly, we have survived the #BattleofWinterfell! The results surprised me. I expected there to be more death and I was surprised by the fighting. I was very happy with the final blow to the Night King, as Arya pulled the Michael Jordan and delivered the fatal blow. Arya, for those who are not familiar, starts off as…