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: Dynasty Mock Draft Observations
On today’s episode of Fantasy MLB Today, Anthony Kates is joined by CBS Sports’ own Chris Towers. They take turns naming their “Plant Your Flag” players – players that they will go out of their way to roster, either by drafting much earlier than their ADP or overspending at auction.
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Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 02/09
Welcome to Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 02/09! Today was the first post-trade deadline Sunday, which means in between then and now we’ve seen new players on new teams (and even a trade rescinded) and we’ve gotten to see the impact of the trade on both the old and new teams. Short slate for today, so let’s take a peek and see if there was anything actionable on this Super Bowl Sunday.
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Fantasy MLB Today: Plant Your Flag Players w/ CBS Sports’ Chris Towers
On today’s episode of Fantasy MLB Today, Anthony Kates is joined by CBS Sports’ own Chris Towers. They take turns naming their “Plant Your Flag” players – players that they will go out of their way to roster, either by drafting much earlier than their ADP or overspending at auction.
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Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 02/02
Welcome to Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 02/02! I don’t know where to start today. Yes, this is the pickups article, but as a Mavericks fan, my heart has been ripped out of my chest. The Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade will have long-term impacts on both the Mavericks and the Lakers, not to mention the league at large. To add to the hot stove, the Bulls, Kings and Spurs pulled off a three-team swap, with De’Aaron Fox getting moved to San Antonio, Zach Lavine to Sacramento and some picks and things to the Bulls.
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2024 Fantasy Baseball xwOBA Breakouts, Real or Mirage?
Anthony Kates examines some of the biggest gainers in xwOBA from 2023 to 2024 and determines whether their breakout was legitimate or a mirage.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Fantasy Baseball
If you’re new to fantasy baseball or fantasy sports in general, don’t be afraid, Anthony Kates is here to walk you through a beginner’s guide to one of the greatest games you can play. From the number of teams in your league to which categories to count and everything in between, he walks you through every facet of the game, so you’ll be ready to draft and play in no time.
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2025 Fantasy Baseball First-Year Player Draft Top 100 Prospects
Anthony Kates presents his Top 100 Prospects for 2025 Dynasty Fantasy Baseball First Year Player Drafts.
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Fantasy MLB Today: Players Worth Reaching For
In today’s podcast, Anthony Kates shares six players he is willing to draft at least a full round higher than their current average draft position. Betwen four bats and two starting pitchers, he explains why they are worth grabbing at least a round early and, for one or two of the players, up to almost four full rounds early.
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Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 01/26
Welcome to Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 01/26! Man, what a boring day for basketball. We only had one game today, though it was two young, exciting teams watch, including the best team in the NBA and a team working on it’s identity. Not much to sort through, let’s take a look at the name or two that needs to be picked up today.
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Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 01/19
Welcome to Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 01/12! After a deep slate of games last week, this Sunday decided to just bring a 6-pack to the party. No matter, there were impact players who produced today and are available in shallow and deep leagues. Let’s take at look at all the action and see who we need to pickup today.
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Fantasy MLB Today: Breaking Down Rounds 21-30 of NFBC Drafts
Anthony takes a stroll through the final 10 rounds of NFBC Drafts, looking for good value picks, trends and anything else worthwhile. He found a few picks he likes, a few he dislikes, noticed some saves speculation and tried to figure out who will be this year’s Tanner Houck or Garrett Crochet.
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Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 01/12
Welcome to Sunday Night Pickups: Fantasy Basketball Adds for 01/12! After a deep slate of games last week, this Sunday decided to just bring a 6-pack to the party. No matter, there were impact players who produced today and are available in shallow and deep leagues. Let’s take at look at all the action and see who we need to pickup today.
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Fantasy MLB Today: 2 Too Early, 2 Too Late NFBC Picks
Paul Williamson and Anthony Kates are both on the pod as they discuss some of the most recent free agency news before diving into players they believe are being drafted too early and too late in the latest NFBC drafts.
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