Market Update: 8/19

On today's market, the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox stole the show, while the Arizona Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers caught traders eyes in the NL.

The Rays had a big day with increases in "Match-Ups" against the Dodgers and Brewers which each added (+25.00%) to their value. The increases to Joe Maddon's club (Rays) can be attributed to their 6-4 win last night over the Angels which pushed them to 1 game back of the best record in the AL. On the month, Tampa Bay has more than doubled its "Team Fantasy" seat value when they were trading at a monthly low ($121.17). Asking prices for Tampa Bay are still below that of the Yankees however who have fallen to 10 games behind the Rays. The popularity of the Yankees along with the fear of selling off on them too early is keeping them in many traders portfolios.

On the NL front, C.C. Sabathia locked in his eighth win as a Brewer and sent contracts of the Brewers (+4.00%) higher on the session. The Brewers have been a volatile team since the Sabathia acquisition. They've traded as high as ($50.00) and as low as ($30.00) when they were swept by the Cubs at home. The free-falling Florida Marlins continued to display high volatility and shed (-7.66%) for the session making them the biggest decliner for the National League.

From the National League to the NFL, Contracts were relatively flat with sell side interest in the Chargers driving up contracts across the board. The NFC was represented by the Panthers who had a solid increase at (+7.39%) for "Team Fantasy" seats. The biggest gainer came from Bengals-Cowboys "Matchups" which traded up (+85.66%) even in the wake of a possible shoulder injury to Chad Johnson. The value of the Bengals outweighed the speculation of the injury to their star receiver.