RotoGrinders Among Fantasy Sports Writers Association Finalists

The Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) has announced the 2016 finalists for its writing and media awards, and RotoGrinders received six finalist nods. After the FSWA’s panel of judges reviewed over 500 nominees across 22 categories, RotoGrinders’ own John Britt, Derek Farnsworth, and Stephen Young were recognized for their work this past year on their baseball, basketball, hockey, and racing content.

The FSWA was established in 2004 to acknowledge the contributions of those in the fantasy sports industry. Each fall, the FSWA Executive Committee calls for nominations where both writers and publishers are given a period of time to submit.

Farnsworth is nominated as a finalist in three categories, while Young is a finalist in two and Britt a finalist in one. Below are the categories and finalists where RotoGrinders is represented:

Racing Writer of the Year
Mark Taylor, RotoWire
Daniel Dobish, RotoExperts
Stephen Young, RotoGrinders

Humor Article of the Year
Ladd Biro, Fantasy Fools
Chris Mitchell, RotoExperts
Derek Farnsworth, RotoGrinders

Hockey Writer of the Year
Joe Holka, Fantasy Labs
James Capone, Scout Fantasy
John Britt, RotoGrinders

Basketball Writer of the Year
Ryan Knaus, Rotoworld
Tom Carpenter, ESPN
Derek Farnsworth, RotoGrinders

Best Baseball Podcast
RotoGrinders Morning Grind with Stephen Young
RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast with Derek Van Riper
USA Today Fantasy Baseball Podcast with Steve Gardner

Baseball Article of the Year, Online
Derek Farnsworth, RotoGrinders
Michael Rathburn, RotoWire
Jeff Zimmerman, RotoWire

Award winners will be announced on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. A full list of all categories and finalists can be found here on the FSWA website. Congratulations to all who were recognized.

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Allan Lem (aka fathalpert) began playing fantasy sports in high school and transitioned to DFS in 2015. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Economics and lives in California with his wife and two kids. Allan got his break in the industry covering Preseason NBA content. He is currently the Social Media Manager for RotoGrinders, ScoresAndOdds, and FantasyLabs. Follow Allan on Twitter – @AllanLemDFS