The Los Angeles Angels won the bidding war for Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani yesterday. The 23 year old two way star makes the Angels one of the most intriguing teams in baseball in 2018. Of course the question everyone is asking is, where will Ohtani play? Will, we know he will pitch. That is a given. Ohtani sported a career 2.52 ERA and averaged 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings in…
The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets pulled off a pretty significant trade last night. Brooklyn sent veteran forward Trevor Booker to the Sixers for center Jahlil Okafor, guard Nik Stauskas and a second round pick. So, who benefits the most from this trade? In the short term, the Sixers do because they get a quality big man in Booker who can play meaningful minutes along their front court. In the…
It is playoff time! Time to make good decisions regarding your roster. Here is who you should add and who you should drop for this week. Add Em! 1. Peyton Barber, RB, Bucs: Barber was impressive last week in Doug Martin’s absence. With the Bucs out of playoff contention, they may give Barber an extended look which means he has flex potential. 2. Aaron Jones, RB, Packers: Jones is back…
When the New Jersey Devils traded forward Adam Henrique to the Anaheim Ducks last week for veteran rearguard Sami Vatanen, the first thing that came to my mind was how this trade was a win, win for fantasy hockey owners. It is especially a win, win for Henrique’s owners. Henrique was struggling to carve out a role in the Devils top six. With the Ducks, he will fill the offensive…
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Here are ten players you should target this week on the waiver wire in your fantasy hockey league. 1.Tristan Jarry, G, Penguins: Jarry has been terrific in the absence of Matt Murray, winning four of his seven starts. He did lose to the Rangers earlier this week at home, but Jarry will continue to start which means he’s worth adding short term. 2. Alex DeBrincat, RW,…
Here is this week’s edition of combing the wire in fantasy basketball. As always, there are some quality options available on the waiver wire, especially in deeper leagues. Donovan Mitchell, PG/SG, Jazz: I told you to grab Mitchell a couple of weeks ago. If you did, good for you. If you didn’t (I didn’t), its too late. Mitchell is worthy of paying for in DFS until he cools off. Courtney Lee,…
There were once again plenty of studs and duds in the NFL this week. Here are my studs and duds for Week 13. Studs Alex Smith, QB, Chiefs: Smith came back from the dead throwing for 366 yards and 4 touchdown passes. Smith also had a 70 yard carry in the game as well. The Chiefs are a mess right now but it appears that Smith may be back. Tyreek Hill,…
Week 13 NFL DFS Plays By: Jared Leonard This week we have no byes and 13 games to choose from. There are a lot of great value plays at each position and it allows you to go in many different directions as far as roster construction. Here are my favorite plays of the week and good luck. *Late adds Quarterback: Love the quarterbacks at the top this week but if…