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.
Pickups of the Day for August 5th
With the summer temperature soaring as we enter the first full week of August, the heat is on, as fantasy managers fight to find valuable contributors from the waiver wire. Though at times it may seem like there is no value to be had, if you look wide enough and deep enough, winning pieces can be found. Sticking to the summer heat, I found some valuable players in the Arizona desert and the high humidity of South Beach.
Anthony’s Fantasy Baseball Week in Review – August 5th
The week in review covers all the starts by the starting pitchers, what the bullpens did (saves, holds-wise), how did the offense perform (runs scored, walks, strikeouts) and who stood out with the bat, if anyone did. It’s guaranteed to be 4000 or more words and will cover pretty much every main fantasy statistic and impact players. And it comes at you every week.
Pickups of the Day for August 4th
The later we get into the season, the more vital productive waiver wire finds become. Losing a player to injury can be even more difficult to replace, especially as fantasy league trade deadlines loom and the real life trade deadline has passed. Today I have two players who were affected by the trade deadline and find themselves in more productive roles than before, plus a Seattle outfielder whose production we can no longer ignore.
Fantasy MLB Today: Tobias Fünke in a Full Nelson
Listen in this Saturday morning as Anthony reviews Paul’s Saturday streams before providing a full run down for his choice Sunday matchups. He has another full slate, this time with seven names, but only two fades. You’ll have to listen to the end to find out who they are and why you should avoid them.
Risers & Fallers: Trade Deadline Edition
The 2024 MLB trade deadline has come and gone, with a flurry of trades made in the final hours. From the Dodgers trading for Jack Flaherty to the Royals beefing up their bullpen, teams at all levels of contention made some moves. So, in this edition of risers & fallers, we are going to look at the players that I believe were most impacted, either positively or negatively.
Sports Ethos MLB Trade Deadline Fantasy Baseball Losers – Dynasty Edition
Now that the MLB trade deadline is over and the dust has settled, tens of players have moved from one team to another, while some never left home, with greener pastures just out of their reach.
We’ve gone over who the winners were after the trade deadline was over, so today we will be going over the losers. Remember, this is from a fantasy perspective, not an in-real-life perspective, so it doesn’t matter if a player joined a good team if the ballpark negatively affects their ability to hit home runs, it matters because the park can hurt their overall fantasy production.
Fantasy MLB Today: Mr. Anderson In The Big Apple
Anthony is back on the podcast, reviewing Nathan Baker’s streams for Thursday before providing his choices for a fully booked Friday. He covers eight pitchers for Friday and you’ll have to listen in to find out which five he is streaming and which three he is not.
Sports Ethos MLB Trade Deadline Fantasy Baseball Winners – Dynasty Edition
The MLB trade deadline day ended up being a very busy day, ending what was a very productive five day period of trading.
Some teams were winners, some teams were losers, but all told, they completed well over 30 total trades.
Fantasy MLB Today: Mackenzie Was Gore’d by the Snakes
It’s trade deadline Tuesday and Anthony has a few streamers (and some fades) for the upcoming hump day. He managed to give you three names he believes can produce positive numbers, but the outlook overall is bleak for Wednesday streams.
Anthony’s Fantasy Baseball Week in Review – July 29th
The week in review covers all the starts by the starting pitchers, what the bullpens did (saves, holds-wise), how did the offense perform (runs scored, walks, strikeouts) and who stood out with the bat, if anyone did. It’s guaranteed to be 4000 or more words and will cover pretty much every main fantasy statistic and impact players. And it comes at you every week.
Pickups of the Day for July 29th
The big league trade deadline is this week and, in many fantasy leagues, is coming up in the next week or two as well. But, if you can’t find yourself a willing trade partner, I am here to tell you that the waiver wire is always willing to trade it’s value for your failing players. So let’s take a look into that wonderful sea of available players and see if we can find a few that can help you along the way.
Fantasy MLB Today: A River Runs Through Houston
Anthony is back, with his third podcast in three days. Join him as he goes over his streams from Saturday and dives deep on his choice Sunday streamers.
Fantasy MLB Today: Civale? Sounds Like a Soup
Join Anthony for his first ever back to back podcasts, as he goes over Friday’s pitching streamers before diving deeper on Saturdays. He has a few fades in the back half of the pod, including a pitcher he recently traded for in one of his dynasty leagues.
Risers & Fallers: All Pitching Edition
About two months ago I was putting my Risers & Fallers article together and it ended up coming out to all hitters on the rise and all hitters on the fall, so I thought that it was about time the pitcher received the same treatment.
Fantasy MLB Today: Yusei, I Say, Not Today
Anthony is back with you on this humid Thursday, going over Thursday and Friday’s pitching streamers. Expect a longer than normal episode, as he has ten names, split evenly between streams and fades. Listen in to find out who lands on which list.