Jimmy Nelson

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…

This week features a plethora of middling pitchers with two-start weeks. This is exactly the type of week you want to take advantage of these dual matchups with very few fantasy aces getting a second start. That doesn't mean that there aren't some very intriguing matchups to take advantage of, though. With so few meaningful two-start pitchers going, you should be able to play matchups better on a few single-start pitchers. Your opponent will also be hard pressed to use too many meaningful starters against you with more than…

If you have Pittsburgh Pirates' outfielder Starling Marte or lefty starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner on your roster, take a depth breath and seriously consider your options before you panic.  Both of them have completely different circumstances.  Marte has been suspended for 80 games due to him testing positive for PEDs.  No leagues have spots to stash suspended players, so your options are to clog up your roster with Marte, try to deal him or simply cut him.  Bumgarner hurt his shoulder in a dirt bike accident and their is…