All posts under "Fantasy Strategy" - Page 7

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    NL Player Notes- September 27th, 2013

    Gerardo Parra (RF-ARI)- Parra was 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the Diamondbacks' extra innings loss to the Padres on Thursday night. The right fielder is currently hitting .268/.325/.406 with ten home runs this season to go along with his ten...

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    NL Player Notes: September 26th, 2013

    Daniel Murphy, 2B/1B, New York Mets -- Murphy finished 1-for-4 with a stolen base (his 20th straight without being caught)in New York's 1-0 win over Cincy yesterday afternoon. Two nights ago, he had the deciding 3-run homer on a 12-pitch...

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    AL Player Notes: September 19th, 2013

    Brian Dozier, 2B, Minnesota Twins -- Dozier finished 1-for-3 with an RBI yesterday which proved to be the game winner. It was Dozier's 62nd RBI of the season in what was his first year as the everyday 2B for Minnesota....

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    NL Player Notes: September 15th, 2013

    Lucas Duda, OF, New York Mets -- Duda had a nice double header, reaching base five times (three hits, two walks) in eight plate appearances, including a solo homer. The big fly was his 14th of the season, and his...

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    NL Player Notes: September 13th, 2013

    Wilson Ramos, C, Washington Nationals -- Ramos is about as hot as a fantasy batter gets at the moment, blasting his third home run in his last five contests, and his 13th overall this season, helping the Nationals handle the...

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    NL Player Notes: September 8th, 2013

    Lucas Duda, OF, New York Mets Duda finished yesterday's contest 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. It was a rough time out for the big fella, as he fanned three times, but since getting called up, he looks...

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    NL Player Notes- September 4th, 2013

    Jason Grilli (RP-PIT)- Grilli, who had been dealing with a right forearm strain was activated from the disabled list on Tuesday, and did not appear in last night's game. Grilli was having a spectacular season before this injury pitching to...

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    NL Player Notes: September 1st, 2013

    Kyle Blanks, OF, San Diego Padres In his first action since July 11th, Blanks finished 2-for-4, batting 5th for Bud Black in the Padres order. Prior to getting injured, the 26-year old was batting .256 with 26 runs scored, eight...

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    NL Player Notes: August 18th, 2013

    Jeff Locke, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates Similar to his teammate Francisco Liriano's start last week, Locke had a nightmarish outing against Arizona, yielding eight earned on 10 hits in just 2.2 innings of work. It's starts like this that can lose...

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    NL Player Notes: August 15th, 2013

    Steve Cishek, RP, Miami Marlins Cishek pitched a scoreless ninth to notch his 26th save of the year. He retired the first two batters, only to give up a double and a walk before closing the game out. After an...

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    AL Player Notes - August 8th, 2013

    Josh Donaldson, 3B, Oakland A's: Cold Batter Donaldson finally drove in a run with a solo homer off of Homer Bailey yesterday afternoon. This marked his first RBI of the second half. He finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs...

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    AL Player Notes- August 7th, 2013

    Tom Wilhemsen (RP-SEA)- Wilhelmsen, who was sent down to triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, actually made the start for Tacoma on Tuesday. The Mariners have not officially announced plans to make him a starter. Wilhelmsen struggled in double-A as a starter...

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    NL Player Notes: August 4th, 2013

    Kenley Jansen, RP, Los Angeles Dodgers: Great Player Jansen struck out two in a perfect ninth to earn his 16th save in 19 tries this year. Since May, Jansen hasn't lost a game and he hasn't blown a save since...

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    NL Player Notes- July 30th, 2013

    Francisco Liriano (SP-PIT)- Liriano delivered another strong outing on Monday night, as helped lead the Pirates to a win over the Cardinals. He allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out eight in seven innings of...

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    2013 Mid Season Rankings / 3YR 2nd Half History

    As we move beyond the all star break, it's time to set our sights on the 2nd half. Every season we come across players who unexplainably perform at higher or lower levels during certain periods of the season. One...

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    NL Roundup: July 4th, 2013

    Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates: Hot Batter Alvarez continues to swing a blazing hot bat, hitting a three-run bomb to give the Pirates a lead they wouldn't squander. The blast was his 21st of the season already and his 11th...

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    NL Roundup: June 29th, 2013

    Justin Upton,OF, Atlanta Braves: Cold Batter Upton finished 1-for-3 with an RBI in Atlanta's 3-0 win over the Diamondbacks. After exploding in the opening month of the season with 12 dingers and 19 RBI, Upton has just three home runs...

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    AL Roundup: June 23rd, 2013

    Nelson Cruz, OF, Texas Rangers: Hot Batter The Texas slugger finished 2-for-4 while hitting his 19th home run of the season, which was enough to hand the Cardinals the loss, 4-2. After hitting a very underwhelming .216 with a .282...

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    AL Roundup: June 21st, 2013

    Justin Morneau, 1B, Minnesota Twins: Run Producer Morneau finished last night's game 1-for-4, but his only hit netted two RBI en route to Minnesota's 8-4 victory over the White Sox yesterday. It has been an odd year for the Twins...

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    Daily Fix 6/10/13 - Why Nelson Cruz and Hisashi Iwakuma are top plays!

    Starting last Monday the Daily Fantasy Fix moved to myfantasyfix.com. At our new home, we're offering additional content geared towards the daily fantasy industry, including more broad-based strategy articles on concepts like bankroll management, roster construction for game-type, etc. The...

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    NL Roundup: June 8th, 2013

    Francisco Liriano, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates: Rise in Value A couple of years ago, it seemed like all hope was lost for the veteran left-hander. He was coming off a second half with Chicago that saw him give up 34 earned...

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    Daily Fix 6/6/13 - Why Chase Headley and Norichika Aoki are today's top value plays!

    Starting Monday the Daily Fantasy Fix moved to myfantasyfix.com. At our new home, we're offering additional content geared towards the daily fantasy industry, including more broad-based strategy articles on concepts like bankroll management, roster construction for game-type, etc. The content...

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    NL Roundup: June 5th, 2013

    Jeremy Hefner, SP, New York Mets: Rise in Value After recording his first win of the season in his ninth start, Hefner was wonderful again, showing good command in another quality start versus the rival Nationals. Hefner gave up a...

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    Daily Fix 6/2/13 - Why Prince Fielder and Mat Latos are top plays today!

    Starting Monday the Daily Fantasy Fix will be moving to myfantasyfix.com. At our new home, we'll be offering additional content geared towards the daily fantasy industry, including more broad-based strategy articles on concepts like bankroll management, roster construction for game-type,...

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    Daily Fix 6/1/13 - Why Napoli and Wainwright are must starts today!

    Today's featured DFS site is FantasyFeud. Click HERE and use deposit code "fantistics" for a first time deposit bonus! Before we get into today's recommendations, it is important to remind everyone to understand your scoring format and the pricing of...

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    NL Roundup: June 1st, 2013

    Wade Miley, SP, Arizona Diamondbacks: Drop Player Miley lost his fourth straight start yesterday at Wrigley Field, giving up a home run to Alfonso Soriano in the first inning and then serving up two in the third to Scott Hairston...

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    Fantistics Daily Fantasy Fix - May 31st, 2013

    Today's featured DFS site is DraftDay. Click HERE for an exclusive first time deposit bonus (use code "fantistics")! Before we get into today's recommendations, it is important to remind everyone to understand your scoring format and the pricing of the...

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    AL Player Roundup: May 28th, 2013

    Mitch Moreland, 1B, Texas Rangers: Back on Track After 10 games without one, Mitch Moreland finally broke the dry spell and went yard off of Brandon McCarthy in the 3rd inning of yesterday's game, chasing McCarthy from the game. The...

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    5/30 Fantistics Daily Fantasy Fix

    Today's featured DFS site is Star Fantasy Leagues. Click HERE for an exclusive first time deposit bonus (use code "fantistics")! Before we get into today's recommendations, it is important to remind everyone to understand your scoring format and the pricing...

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    Fantistics Daily Fantasy Fix - May 29th, 2013

    Today's featured daily fantasy site is Draftstreet. Click HERE for a first time deposit bonus. Before we get into today's recommendations, it is important to remind everyone to understand your scoring format and the pricing of the individual players on...

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    Fantistics Daily Fantasy Fix - May 28th, 2013

    Today's featured daily fantasy site is DailyJoust. Click HERE for a first time deposit bonus. Before we get into today's recommendations, it is important to remind everyone to understand your scoring format and the pricing of the individual players on...

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    AL Player Roundup: May 28th, 2013

    Albert Pujols, 1B, Los Angeles Angels: Proceed with Caution Pujols finished 3-for-4 yesterday in a losing effort versus the in-state rival Dodgers. He, along with teammate Josh Hamilton, struggled a bit in the early going, but steadily, the perennial All-Star...

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    5/27 Fantistics Daily Fantasy Fix

    Today's featured DFS site is Fan ThrowDown. Click HERE for a first time deposit bonus! Before we get into today's recommendations, it is important to remind everyone to understand your scoring format and the pricing of the individual players on...

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    AL Player Roundup: May 26th, 2013

    1. R.A. Dickey, SP, Toronto Blue Jays: Struggles Continue Dickey's woes carried on in his start against Baltimore, giving up six earned on nine hits, walking three and fanning just four in the process. He had won his previous two...

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    Fantistics Daily Fantasy Fix - May 26th, 2013

    Today's featured daily fantasy site is FanDuel. Click HERE for a first time deposit bonus. Before we get into today's recommendations, it is important to remind everyone to understand your scoring format and the pricing of the individual players on...

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    5/25 Fantistics Daily Fantasy Fix

    Before we get into today's Fantasy Fix, I have to give a HUGE shout out to fellow FIX co-author Drew Dinkmeyer who won last night's StarStreet PFBC Qualifier. With it he wins a free trip to the Playboy Mansion and...