Fantasy Articles and Advice

We had quite the time last week, with elite closers going down (Aroldis Chapman), established closers returning from injury (Mark Melancon), and guys we expected to be top closers losing their jobs (Edwin Diaz). As I was writing last week’s … read more »

I have been writing weekly fantasy sports articles for a few years now. I write the article on the same night every week, always with some sporting event playing on the TV and the soothing noise of my son’s white … read more »

My dad used to play water polo, a barbaric sport that requires you to tread water in a pool for a half hour while playing dodgeball (at least that’s how my mom described it to me when I was a … read more »

Congrats, guys. It took us until early May, but we finally reached a week where zero closers lost their job. Heck, we even gained back a closer, with Zach Britton returning from the disabled list! Let’s not undersell it. This … read more »

As a general rule, I don’t punt categories, at least not in a rotisserie league. I’ve always felt that it hamstrings you too much coming out of your draft or auction – sure, it can work, but you have to … read more »

You know, I was pretty excited that our editors asked me to write this article this year. I figured it would be easy – I’d talk about how Aroldis Chapman is really good, throw in some dad jokes, and have … read more »

If these first couple of weeks are any indication, the closing landscape is going to be a mess. And I don’t mean like a few dirty clothes on the floor kind of mess. I mean like a your kids got … read more »

The baseball season is only a few days old, and we’ve already had major drama in “Closerville,” which is the fictional land I made up where I imagine all closers go after games to discuss their outings. We’ve had established … read more »

Nice work, guys – we’ve made it to our final closer report of the preseason. Thankfully, it’s been a fairly uneventful spring for closers. No major injuries. Not many random switching of roles. Where we were a month ago, for the most … read more »

We are on a crash course toward Opening Day, and I’m loving every minute of it. Well, almost every minute of it. Everything except trying to figure out who is going to close for the A’s. I do not enjoy … read more »