Resident Fantasy Genius: Six Starters for the Desperate Owner
8/20Injuries and attrition have probably wiped out at least a portion of your rotation. Here are six pitchers with upside that are probably available.
Resident Fantasy Genius: A Summer Success Story
8/16With persistence, a plan and a few well-placed risks, Derek turned around a struggling Tout Wars team.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: How to Handle ‘Dump Trades’
8/13Different teams have different priorities at this time of the year. Are steps needed to keep it from becoming a problem?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Improving Your Team, or Butting In?
8/09If you're out of the money, is it fair to your league's leaders to make trades that could affect the first-place finish? Is it fair not to?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Winners, Losers of Trades That Didn’t Happen
8/06Plenty of well-documented rumors came to nothing last week, and Derek looks at what the lack of activity means for your team.
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8/02Derek considers how this week's trades affect the players that moved, and the players around them.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Rating the Fantasy Impact of the Weekend’s Transactions
7/30With a new round of trades, Derek looks at the fantasy implications for these players and the players around them.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Rating the Fantasy Impact of the Week’s Trades
7/26Derek teases out how league switches, ballpark switches and role-changes will affect your team.
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7/23Making trades at this stage might be necessary to make up ground in the second half, but mean lots of moving pieces.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Time to Get Real Value
7/19This late in the year, roto team owners can no longer evaluate player value in a theoretical value.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: To Platoon or Not to Platoon?
7/16Derek lists the factors you need to consider before deciding to platoon two players on your fantasy team.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Quit Wasting Your Depth
7/12Depth has value, but you'll never realize that value if it's sitting on your bench.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Making the Most of Midseason Free Agents
7/09If you're in the middle of the pack when it comes to free agent acquisition budget, you're in a great position to improve your team this month.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Thome Trade Tests AL-Only Managers
7/05How much you bid on Jim Thome this week says a lot about the league you're in.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Does the Knuckleball Discriminate?
7/02R.A. Dickey's success raises a question: Do poor hitters do just as well against a knuckleball as good hitters? Derek investigates.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightResident Fantasy Genius: Potential League-Hoppers, AL-to-NL Edition
6/25If you're in an NL-only league, these are the players to stay close to.
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