View image | gettyimages.com On Tuesday Colby Rasmus signed a one-year deal with the Astros worth $8 million, and he’ll immediately be asked to fill the center field void created by dealing Dexter Fowler (colleague David Wiers covered the fantasy ramifications for Fowler here). Rasmus becomes yet another power hitter with high strikeout

Colby Rasmus (see credits below) Chicago White Sox / Toronto Blue Jays / St. Louis Cardinals Chicago receives:  Jason Frasor and Zach Stewart Toronto receives:  Mark Teahen, Colby Rasmus, Trevor Miller, Brian Tallet, and P.J. Walters St. Louis receives:  Edwin Jackson, Marc Rzepczynski, Octavio Dotel, and Corey Patterson Fantasy Impact:

Brett Talley ( @theRealTal) and Jesse Mendelson ( @JesseMendelson) of the TheFantasyFix.com are joined by Steve Adams (@Adams_Steve) of MLBTradeRumors.com to talk all things trade deadline and the fantasy implications of any potential moves.The fellas talk: Carlos Beltran, Zach Wheeler, Colby Rasmus, James Shields, Edwin Jackson, Heath Bell and more… Listen

It’s fascinating watching low budget teams get around their lack of funds. Watching the big spenders is boring. They simply buy players whenever they need it. The low budget teams must pick and choose what they want to prioritize and what they have to let go of. The Rays and

As we continue with the left field list it remains important to think about where we have been. The essential nature of our rankings is that they consider primarily where the players have been in their careers. Obviously, that may not always be the best way to do it, but

Below we’ve got a discussion of the best matchups and potential stacks of the day followed by player rankings for Thursday’s 12-game evening slate of NHL contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. As always, make sure to check Twitter for any injury news, and check LeftWingLock for starting goalies and line combos. Game Breakdowns Nashville Predators @

Below we’ve got player rankings with commentary, suggested lineups and a projection/research chart for Friday’s 14-game evening slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. Player Rankings **Players are listed according to their FD positional eligibility Catcher Jason Castro Brian McCann Welington Castillo Evan Gattis First Base Paul Goldschmidt Chris Davis Freddie Freeman

Stock Up: Carlos Gonzalez – CarGo leads all outfielders in wOBA and is, even more impressively, tied for the lead in wRC+ over the past 30 days at .200 with Michael Saunders. He’s hit 10 homers with a .381 average in that time span, and despite an almost career-low walk

Just because I have a player listed above another player in the same tier doesn’t mean I rank that player higher than the player below him. The reason for using tiers is because the wide variety of leagues (roto, categories, points) and sizes. The tiers give you a better idea

Below we’ve got a discussion of the starting pitching situation as well as the best hitters to use for Monday’s 10-game evening slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. Pitcher Rankings After the jump we’ll take a look at each of my top 10 projected pitchers for the evening. My projections are derived from