After a turbulent campaign, the Boston Celtics will be desperate to change the narrative surrounding them in the postseason. They begin the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers, who will be attempting to grind out an unlikely series win without their most important player.
A couple of weeks into the season, we are starting to get a gauge on who the best players and teams are. You have the givens such as Mike Trout playing out of his mind and you have the surprises such as Chris Sale and the Red Sox struggling. Let’s take a look at players that have had underrated starts to the season that you need to look at in your season-long fantasy league. Note that all fantasy information is from ESPN.
It’s nearing that time for a new era to begin in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. Dave Gettleman is in charge of the New York Football Giants and needs to hit a home run in this upcoming draft. After trading Odell, the Giants’ faithful will expect nothing less. Below is a compilation of draftable playmakers who possibly can help the G-men turn into an NFC East threat soon, if they decide to keep all 12 selections in Nashville.
No, it doesn’t. I’m totally kidding. Listen, dude. It’s Week 1. I know it’s easy to tell you not to panic when you lost by 100 or dropped 5 spots in your roto rankings, but Week 1 losses hurt and they cut you deep. And no matter how long the season is or how deep you think your team may be, you don’t feel whole for a while. So there is really not much I can tell that you already don’t know. But please remember that everything you are about to read should be prefaced with “I know it’s a small sample size, but” and is simply an observation or highlight of something that is outside the norm compared to a player’s career profile
Mike Trout – Remember that time the Angels signed him to $426 million contract? They got a good value for that. Trout used the Rangers’ pitching staff as a launching pad crushing five home runs in four games. Oh, in 26 plates appearances the last seven game, he only struck out twice and walked eight times, that’s a 4.00 walk to strikeout ratio. He also led the league in OBP (.654), SLG (1.375), and OPS (2.029), to name a few.
82 games have gone, and past and the Pittsburgh Penguins are in the Stanley Cup playoffs. With a record of 44-26-12 with a total of 100 points. They are set to face the New York Islanders in the first round of the Playoffs
I projected the Jacksonville Jaguars at 12-4 and winners of the AFC South, but they seemed to really fall off a cliff this year. The Jaguars never seemed to find their footing this year and saw themselves out of the playoff picture. So why was it that they lost their footing this year?
Leonard Fournette’s injury that changed the offense
The Los Angeles Dodgers look to improve to 12-2 to start off the season, as the St. Louis Cardinals look to improve to 9-5.
Much like last season, the Boston Bruins started the season with a multitude of question marks. After losing Riley Nash, Rick Nash, Anton Khudobin, Nick Holden, and Tim Schaller in the offseason, the Bruins replaced them with Joakim Nordstrom, Jaroslav Halak, Chris Wagner, and John Moore. This meant that not only would young players be expected to pick up the slack; veterans would also have to carry the load at times this season.
The Blues came into the year expecting to compete for a playoff spot. With new acquisitions Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron, and Pat Maroon to reinforce the front lines, St. Louis looked to return to the playoffs following a one-year hiatus from the big dance.
With a total of 35 two-start pitchers scheduled for the upcoming slate, Major League Baseball is in full bloom and is putting it’s aces on full display for Week 2. If week 1 has shown us anything, it is that pitching is shaky and never a guarantee. With so many #1 starters struggling in their first outings (with the exception of Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom) and leaving fantasy owners scratching their heads, most were able to settle down in their second starts and handle their business like we have known them to do (see Blake Snell and Carlos Carrasco). Pitching matchups are subject to change, so make sure to check back before gametime on Monday and before lineups lock:
With a total of 35 two-start pitchers scheduled for the upcoming slate, Major League Baseball is in full bloom and is putting it’s aces on full display for Week 2. If week 1 has shown us anything, it is that pitching is shaky and never a guarantee. With so many #1 starters struggling in their first outings (with the exception of Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom) and leaving fantasy owners scratching their heads, most were able to settle down in their second starts and handle their business like we have known them to do (see Blake Snell and Carlos Carrasco). Pitching matchups are subject to change, so make sure to check back before gametime on Monday and before lineups lock:
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