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FBO: Don't get sleepy on Floyd

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

Football Outsiders applies their metrics to NFL Week 12 fantasy, telling you 32 players to consider starting and 32 players to avoid at all costs. A sleeper? Malcolm Floyd of the San Diego Chargers.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Scout Team: Exploiting availability bias

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

Conventional fantasy wisdom often can be distorted for your gain, thanks to a phenomenon known as the availability bias. Scott Burton shows you how before consulting Insider's Fantasy Scout tool for nine bits of unbiased advice for your team.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Scout Team: QBs to buy and sell

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

Scott Burton uses the history of human narratives -- seriously -- to explain why you should be trying to sell Donovan McNabb and other QBs who have thrived in the red zone. Plus, he uses the Fantasy Scout tool to offer advice at RB and WR.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

The Scout Team: To the extreme!

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

If your first salvo in fantasy football trade negotiations is a bit inflated, you'll benefit in the end. It's science. Plus, nine bits of Fantasy Scout's cold, mathematical analysis for Week 8 and beyond.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

The Scout Team: Make the first offer

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

Scott Burton explains the psychological advantage to be gained by making the first offer in fantasy trade negotiations, then consults with the Fantasy Scout tool for the latest group of players to add, drop, bench or deal.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009

FBO: Week 4 fantasy matchups

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

Football Outsiders' weekly fantasy matchup series examines which players will benefit or suffer based on the defenses they face. In Week 4, there's plenty of love for Jay Cutler and Clinton Portis, while Fred Taylor and Ryan Grant are in trouble.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Pass Plays: Week 4 pickups

KC Joyner, ESPN Insider

With favorable matchups in Week 4, these eight pass-catchers will give you an edge in Week 4 and beyond.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009

The Scout Team: Coping with loss

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

ESPN The Magazine's Scott Burton works with Insider's Fantasy Scout tool to bring you sound, emotionless fantasy advice on when to give up on a high draft pick. If you're a Derrick Ward owner, you're not going to like what you see.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009

Heyward promoted again

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Kevin Goldstein's final Minor League Update of the season features one of baseball's best hitting prospects getting the call ... to Triple-A for the playoffs.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 07, 2009

Jennings goes 7-for-7

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Kevin Goldstein has even more good things to say about Rays prospect Desmond Jennings, who went 7-for-7 in a nine-inning game.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 04, 2009

Pitching beyond his years

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Kevin Goldstein likes what he sees from the Braves' teenage pitching prospect Julio Teheran

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Heyward not done yet

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Kevin Goldstein wraps up Tuesday's minor league action which featured Jason Heyward's return from injury and Dan Hudson's final outing before his call to The Show.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 02, 2009

Willis looks lost

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

The D-Train has been derailed and won't be back on track any time soon, as indicated by his latest minor league effort.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Anderson finally ends home run drought

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Lars Anderson has had a disappointing season so far, but he did end a long home run drought on Thursday, so there may be some hope.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009

Bumgarner hot despite drop in velocity

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Madison Bumgarner is on a five-game hot streak despite his velocity not being at its best. That's both good news and bad news.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009