Anthony Kates
I'm a husband, father and fantasy sports fanatic. I've been playing some fantasy sport or other since the fall of 1996, thanks to one of my childhood best friends, Brent. I enjoy watching all major sports, reading fantasy novels, watching TV shows and movies, playing video games and writing about fantasy baseball. I started at Sports Ethos in 2023, just writing one article a week and cutting my teeth in fantasy sports writing and I am now a co-lead of the Fantasy Baseball department, co-host of the Fantasy MLB Today podcast and the author of two weekly articles, our dynasty baseball rankings and a handful of random articles a year. I support the Houston Astros, Dallas Mavericks, Tennessee Titans and all things Texas Longhorns.
Fantasy MLB Today: 2024 Fantasy Baseball Season in Review: Outfield, Pt. 2
Anthony Kates is back on the pod, this time with part 2 of the Top 20 fantasy outfielders. Today he breaks down the performances of the top 20 outfielders per end of season rankings, that were not drafted inside the top 20 outfielders. At the end of the pod, he gives you a preview of his way too early top 10 fantasy outfielders for 2025 and shares his favorite outfielder that will be drafted outside of the top 20 outfielders that will end the 2025 season inside the top 20 outfielders.
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Fantasy Baseball Team Year in Review: Tampa Bay Rays
Anthony Kates takes a deep dive into the Tampa Bay Rays 2024 season, investigating the good and the bad, from a fantasy perspective.
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Thursday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 10/24
Thursday nights during the NBA season mean two things: we only have a handful of games to watch and the NBA on TNT. Two premium games wrapped around the antics of Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’neal, Kenny “the Jet” Smith and their ringleader, Ernie Johnson. But that’s not why we’re here. We’re here to find out what under-rostered players will be the next impact fantasy contributors, so settle in, put on your reading glasses and let’s get to work.
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Fantasy MLB Today: 2024 Fantasy Baseball Season in Review: Outfield, Pt. 1
Today on the podcast is part one of a two-part series, where Anthony Kates is going to breakdown the performances of the top 20 outfielders of the 2024 season based on their average draft position. Part two will post on Friday, wherein Anthony will breakdown the seasons of the top 20 ranked outfielders at the end of the season, that were not drafted inside the top 20 at the position, plus debut his way too early top 20 outfielders for 2025.
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Fantasy MLB Today: 2024 Fantasy Baseball Season in Review: Third Baseman
Anthony Kates has the podcast today and does a deep dive of the third base position as we continue to review the 2024 fantasy baseball season.
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Fantasy MLB Today: 2024 Fantasy Baseball Season in Review: First Baseman
Anthony Kates has the podcast today and does a deep dive of the first base position as we continue to review the 2024 fantasy baseball season.
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Fantasy MLB Today: Seven Pitchers I’m Buying
Anthony is back on the pod, this time talking pitching. Join him as he discusses seven pitchers he is buying after their 2024 performances. He discusses four starters and three relievers, including one of his favorite Astros arms and two relievers he believes will be top five closers, if given the opportunity.
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Fantasy MLB Today: Seven Hitters I’m Buying
Join Anthony on his first fantasy baseball offseason podcast appearance, as he discusses the seven hitters he is buying based off of their 2024 performances. He discusses a rookie with 30/30 upside, the new number one fantasy catcher, an outfielder who should still be considered a top five option and more.
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2024 Top 100 Fantasy Baseball Prospects – End of Season Update
These are the top 100 non-MLB debuted prospects, so no Dylan Crews, no Jackson Jobe, no Junior Caminero. I prefer to rank them like this because, in the league I am in, once someone is up at the big league level, they are no longer eligible to be in a minor league spot, so why would they be ranked with the other minor league prospects?
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Fantasy MLB Today: Up Schmidt Creek
Join Anthony on the final pitching stream pod of the 2024 Fantasy Baseball season, as he goes over Paul’s Saturday streams and Sunday’s lone stream. That’s right, only one Sunday stream, but he also discusses a handful of barely rostered starters you might want to use if you are focused on a volume play to win your pitching categories. He also discusses the plans for the 2024 off-season content and the 2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide.
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Risers & Fallers: Catchers & Outfielders
Last week we covered corner infielders and three weeks ago we went over the middle infielders, so this week we’re going to talk about the catchers and outfielders (a weird combo, I know, but if it is good enough for Daulton Varsho, it is good enough for me) who have risen and fallen this season, with a special shoutout for Shohei Ohtani.
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Fantasy MLB Today: Make it Five in a Row, Jameson
With just four regular season days left and league championships on the line, Anthony has just a few recommendations for Friday. After going over Nathan’s Thursday streams, Anthony dives into a very short list of Friday streams the he believes will help you win your league. Stick around until the end to hear about what kind of content we will have in the offseason.
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Fantasy MLB Today: Littell Bit of the Season Left
We made it, we finally made it to the final Tuesday of the regular season. Join Anthony as he reviews Paul’s Tuesday stream recommendation before going over his streams (and one fade) for Wednesday. He’s even chosen to stream the two starters from the same game, but you’ll have to listen in to find out what game that is!
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Pickups of the Day for September 23rd
Well, this is it, the final Monday Pickups of the Day. Whether you are competing in the final week of your rotisserie league or in the title round of your head to head or points leagues, there is still value to be found on the free agency pile. I took a look around and found a handful of names who can help out, including a starting pitcher on a scoreless streak, a power-speed demon in the form of a Yankees rookie outfielder and four relievers who are currently closing for their respective teams, that did not start the year out in the position. Don’t let your season fizzle out, go out with a bang and scoop up whoever can help you put on that title belt at the end of the season!
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Fantasy MLB Today: Angelic Sp-Arrighetti
It’s the next to last Saturday of the regular season, which means there are only eight regular season Fantasy MLB Today shows left. Join Anthony in today’s show, as he goes over Paul’s Saturday streams before diving into a handful for Sunday, including one fade.
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