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About Josh Shepardson

I am a recent graduate of SUNY Cortland where I majored in Sport Management. My hope is to one day write fantasy baseball articles for a living, and ultimately retire in Las Vegas where I can blow my career earnings at the poker tables.


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2010

Dynasty ranking: Top 25 players age 25 or younger-

December 31, 2010
These are the young players to own if you can keep them.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 25

September 24, 2010
This week: starters who can help down the stretch, a reliever posting eye-popping strikeout numbers, sluggers to help your power categories, and a speedy outfielder.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 23

September 10, 2010
Featured this week: relievers in position to pick up saves, a starter to help rack up strikeouts, an outfielder who's locked in, some speed at second base and some pop from behind the plate.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 22

September 03, 2010
Featured this week are a flame-throwing left hander, a source of saves, a Tommy John survivor, a couple of recently promoted mashers, and a toolsy outfielder who has teased previously.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 21

August 27, 2010
This week: possible September call-ups.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 20

August 21, 2010
A couple of boom or bust arms, a couple of relievers vying for saves, some speed, and a couple of statues in the outfield fare eatured this week.

Waiver Wire: NL, week 19

August 13, 2010
This week: a few Braves bats, a surprising rookie third baseman, a potential source of saves and a couple of rookie arms.

Waiver Wire:  NL, Week 18

August 06, 2010
This week: Some players who changed leagues at the trade deadline, a handful of newly minted closers and an under-the-radar promotion.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 17

July 30, 2010
This week features a couple recently promoted batters and some traded left-handed hurlers.

Waiver Wire:  NL, Week 16

July 23, 2010
Youth rules in this week's NL Waiver Wire.

Waiver Wire:  NL, Week 15

July 16, 2010
A couple of minor leaguers who have yet to throw a pitch in the majors are featured this week.

Waiver Wire:  NL, Week 14

July 09, 2010
This week's NL Waiver Wire features a couple of hurlers on the mend, a recent prospect call-up, a couple of potential save vultures, and bats eligible up the middle, at the corners and in the outfield.

Waiver Wire:  NL, Week 13

July 02, 2010
Featured this week are some reinforcements in the outfield, an all-time great closer, a potential save vulture, and a pitcher who recently was re-inserted into his team's rotation.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 12

June 25, 2010
A trio of helpful outfielders as well as a catcher are featured in the hitter portion this week, and some high-volume strikeout pitchers and a knuckleballer are featured on the pitcher end of the spectrum.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 11

June 18, 2010
This week's feature players include some widely unowned pitching help and some greatly undervalued bats available in entirely too many leagues.

Waiver Wire:  NL, Week 10

June 11, 2010
This week features a number of recently promoted prospects.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 9

June 04, 2010
This week's NL Waiver Wire features an underowned middle-of-the-order bat as well as a couple of catchers, some unlucky starting pitchers, a high-strikeout reliever and a starter pitching in the majors for the first time since 2007.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 8

May 28, 2010
Featured in this week's Waiver Wire are a few more potential save vultures, a rehabbing strikeout artist, and some useful bats in deeper leagues.

Waiver Wire:  NL, Week 7

May 21, 2010
Some middle infield reinforcements, some catching help, a couple of starting pitchers and a shot-in-the-dark save vulture.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 6

May 14, 2010
Some corner infield thump, a useful catcher, some potential saves, and a couple young starters.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 5

May 07, 2010
A post-hype sleeper, some pop, some speed and a handful of intriguing young arms.

Waiver Wire: NL, Week 3

April 23, 2010
Some helpful and cheap pop, an undervalued middle infielder, a potential closer and some veteran starting pitchers featured this week.

NL Waiver Wire: Week 2

April 16, 2010
A couple Fish, a former stud 3B, a useful utility player, a couple future save candidates, an underappreciated flame thrower and a useful lefty Cubs' starter all appear in this week's Waiver Wire.

Waiver Wire: NL

April 09, 2010
A column about NL players who are largely unowned but can contribute to fantasy rosters in a wide variety of league sizes and types.

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