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Articles by Shawn Childs

About Shawn Childs
Shawn Childs has been a high stakes Fantasy baseball and football player since 2004 where he had success in his first season (three titles and $25,000 in winnings). In early years of the high stakes market in Fantasy baseball, he was ahead of the curve in player evaluation, draft value, and free agent bidding setting up four top-five finishes in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship. He has four AL-only Auction titles, one NL-only title, and five Main Event titles plus an overall title in 2012 at RTFBC (netted $10,000). This success led to an induction into the NFBC Baseball Hall of Fame. His success in the high stakes market led to a career in providing Fantasy Baseball and Fantasy Football content. On the football side, he’s competed and won in all different formats – auctions, draft championship, main events, and high-dollar leagues. He won 2nd place overall in the 2014 Most Accurate Salary Cap Expert contest at FantasyPros. As a dual-sport player, it was natural to transition to the daily games where he is a “swing for the fences type of guy.” Childs has appeared in one FanDuel NFL Live Final and one DraftKings NFL Live Final, a season-ending tournament which led to a couple of chances to win over $1,000,000.
Season Long – All Sports

2018 Fantasy Football: First Round Draft Picks

April 17, 2018 Shawn Childs

Senior Expert Shawn Childs reveals the players whom he believes should be selected in the first round of 2018 Fantasy Football drafts! […]

Season Long – All Sports

Fantasy Baseball: Week 4 Positional Rankings

April 16, 2018 Shawn Childs

Senior Fantasy Baseball Expert Shawn Childs contributes his weekly Fantasy Baseball rankings to FullTime Fantasy Sports! […]

Season Long – All Sports

Fantasy Baseball: Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

April 15, 2018 Shawn Childs

Senior Fantasy Baseball Expert Shawn Childs provides a list of waiver wire pickups who can help your team if you’re already seeking help from injuries. […]

Brad Hand
Season Long – All Sports

Fantasy Baseball: Week 3 Closer Report

April 11, 2018 Shawn Childs

Senior Fantasy Baseball Expert Shawn Childs takes a very close look at each team’s bullpen to help you find the next gunslinging arm to provide saves. Get ready to DOMINATE your league! […]

Season Long – All Sports

Fantasy Baseball: Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

April 9, 2018 Shawn Childs

Senior Fantasy Baseball Expert Shawn Childs provides a list of waiver wire pickups who can help your team if you’re already seeking help from injuries. […]

Season Long – All Sports

A Letter to The Cleveland Browns’ Front Office

April 6, 2018 Shawn Childs

Shawn Childs writes a letter to the Browns’ front office, discussing the past two seasons’ draft classes and explaining why Cleveland fans finally have a team to be optimistic about. […]

Nate Jones
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Fantasy Baseball: Week 2 Closer Report

April 5, 2018 Shawn Childs

Senior Fantasy Baseball Expert Shawn Childs looks at the backend of every single MLB team’s bullpen in his Week 2 Closer Report! […]

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DraftKings Million Dollar Maker (Free Preview)

April 4, 2018 Shawn Childs

Free DFS preview from senior Fantasy experts Shawn Childs of the top 60 golfers participating in The Masters. Who will wear the Green Jacket? […]

DFS

DraftKings Million Dollar Maker at the Masters (Final Version 76 Players)

April 4, 2018 Shawn Childs

Shawn Childs provides his DFS PGA game kit for the 2018 Masters, helping you take down the $1,000,000 first place prize for the 3.5M Fantasy Golf Millionaire on DraftKings. […]

Season Long – All Sports

Fantasy Baseball: Week 2 Rankings

April 2, 2018 Shawn Childs

Senior Fantasy Baseball Expert Shawn Childs contributes his weekly Fantasy Baseball rankings to FullTime Fantasy Sports! […]

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