Sometimes a simple change of scenery and a starting nod is all a guy needs to go from an afterthought to an impact fantasy baseball option; and that’s exactly what has happened with Milwaukee Brewers 1B/3B Juan Francisco. Francisco started the season with the Atlanta Braves and played sparingly, but still displayed some power with [...]
2013 Fantasy Basketball: Dwight Howard’s Value Rises in Houston
The Dwight Howard saga is over…finally…again. Maybe Howard will want to be traded from his new team, the Houston Rockets, by the middle of next year, but what we do know is that for now Howard is a Rocket and that is a great fit for his fantasy basketball stock. Despite dealing with a bad [...]
2013 Fantasy Baseball: Brian McCann Coming to Life
Atlanta Braves C Brian McCann is one of the biggest names at a weak fantasy baseball position, but up until the past few games this season has been far from big for the catcher. McCann, one of the top drafted catchers despite missing over a month, returned on May 6 and immediately made an impact. [...]
2013 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Draft A Running Back First
Taking a running back in the first round of fantasy football drafts has been a popular strategy for years, but back when teams all had a workhorse runner, owners could get away with taking a quarterback or top wide receiver and wait to grab their starting running backs. In 2013, however, the landscape of the [...]
2013 Fantasy Baseball: SP Joe Blanton Continues Hot Streak
Los Angeles Angels SP Joe Blanton has not been much of a fantasy baseball asset for much of his career, but right now in 2013 he is pitching well enough to be just that. On Saturday, Blanton allowed two earned runs on three hits with six strikeouts through seven innings. The win was only his [...]
2013 Fantasy Baseball: 1B Chris Carter Severely Underrated
Fantasy Baseball fans have heard Chris Carter’s name as a potential power source for a few years now. Although he has realized that potential this season with the Houston Astros, not many owners have seemed to noticed, or even care. Carter is currently available in over 70 percent of ESPN leagues despite mashing 15 home [...]
2013 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Watch: 2B Rickie Weeks
It’s been a tough season for Milwaukee Brewers 2B Rickie Weeks and the dwindling number of his fantasy baseball owners, but the veteran may finally be putting it all together. Weeks was already coming off one of his worst seasons in the bigs in 2012. He batted just .230 with 63 RBI and a .728 [...]
2013 Fantasy Football Deep Sleeper: QB Terrelle Pryor
With 2013 fantasy football drafts approaching, now is the time to dig deep for the lesser-known names you can grab late in drafts — the deep sleepers that could reward you with great value as the season progresses. One of those names is Oakland Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor. At the moment, Pryor is not considered [...]