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Alex Christenson
MLB Articles
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Monday (8/22)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Monday’s eight-game slate DFS slate. 1. The Cardinals have a league-high wOBA, wRC+, OPS and OBP vs LHP. St. Louis enters with a .351 wOBA, 130 wRC+, .811 OPS and […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
Stacksmania: MLB DFS stacks for Monday (8/22)
Each day for the main MLB DFS slate, I’m seeking to identify lower-rostered stacks with GPP-winning upside. In case you missed it, I wrote about my process here to help you understand what I do for each slate. Quite often, I’ll be getting off-the-wall in search of that top 1% finish, so please remember to practice sound […]
Jeff Lowe
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Monday (8/22)
This will be the main-slate GPP breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings and […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: Fantasy Baseball Roundup (8/22)
Get into the groove right now, as I take you under the hood of the latest focal points of note in MLB! Welcome to Groovin’ With Govier! It is my hope that you will find this article an enjoyable read. I also have a promo code for you if you want to sign up for […]
Michael Govier
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Monday (8/22)
There’s a reason that gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Hitting Primer (Week 21)
Welcome to my weekly fantasy baseball hitting planner. Each week, I’ll dig deep into every team’s schedule, sifting through news, lineup trends, park factors and more. The rankings/tiers listed will reset each week, as they are only specific to the upcoming week. Schedule Monday, August 22 – Sunday, August 28 (full week) Five Games: Arizona […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Afternoon Slate Sunday (8/21)
There are four MLB games on the afternoon slate on DraftKings for Sunday, with first pitch set for 4:07 p.m. ET. Three of the four games have a total under eight runs, and the San Diego Padres check in with the highest team implied total as they’ll see pitches from Patrick Corbin. Washington Nationals […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Pitching Primer (Aug. 21)
Each week, we will rank every starting pitcher slated to take the bump. Of course, these are subject to change, but this is what we see for now. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter if you have any questions. 1 Max Scherzer @NYY, COL 2 Julio Urías MIL, @MIA Time for […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Sunday (8/21)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Sunday (8/21)
There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]
Kenneth Le
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Saturday (8/20)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each slate. Let’s look at what we have in store. There’s a nine-game main slate that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament primer and […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Saturday (8/20)
This will be the main-slate GPP breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings. […]
David Jones
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 21
SUNDAY UPDATE Relief Pitchers Luis García, San Diego Padres Josh Hader is getting ‘break’ from the closer’s job. Something must be wrong with him health-wise. Arguably baseball’s best relief pitcher has a 16.62 ERA since the All-Star break? Yeah, something wrong. Saves may be committee-based between Luis García, Nick Martinez, Robert Suarez and lefty Adrian […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Early Slate Saturday (8/20)
This will be the main-slate GPP breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings and […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Saturday (8/20)
There’s a reason that gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any […]
Kenneth Le
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Friday (8/19)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each MLB DFS slate. There’s a 14-game main slate Friday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament primer and a deeper dive into MLB […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Friday (8/19)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
Stacksmania: MLB DFS stacks for Friday (8/19)
Each day for the main MLB DFS slate, I’m seeking to identify lower-rostered stacks with GPP-winning upside. In case you missed it, I wrote about my process here to help you understand what I do for each slate. Quite often, I’ll be getting off-the-wall in search of that top 1% finish, so please remember to practice sound […]
Jeff Lowe
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Friday (8/19)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. In fact, there are so many stats that, in virtually every matchup, you can find a stat to favor each side. Rather, we want to find stats that are fully supported by the collection of stats, painting one clear picture. […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Friday (8/19)
There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Thursday (8/18)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each MLB DFS slate. There’s a five-game main slate Thursday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament primer and a deeper dive into MLB […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Stacks on Deck: MLB DFS stacks for Thursday (8/18)
Welcome to Stacks on Deck, where we will explore some of the less obvious and less rostered stacks on tonight’s slate. If you want some background on my approach with these, feel free to give the inaugural “Stacks on Deck” article a read, which should give you plenty of context. With a bunch of travel […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Reliever Updates (August 18)
The MLB trade deadline has come and gone around baseball, and a lot of what we thought we knew about relief pitchers in fantasy baseball has been turned on its head because of the frenzy of moves we saw heading into the deadline. Let’s take a look at the changing reliever situations around the league […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Thursday (8/18)
This will be the main slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information to build some strong lineups on […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Thursday (8/18)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. In fact, there are so many stats that, in virtually every matchup, you can find a stat to favor each side. Rather, we want to find stats that are fully supported by the collection of stats, painting one clear picture. […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Thursday (8/18)
There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]
Kenneth Le
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Wednesday (8/17)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Wednesday (8/17)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each MLB DFS slate. There’s a nine-game main slate Wednesday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament primer and a deeper dive into MLB […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Stacksmania: MLB DFS stacks for Wednesday (8/17)
Each day for the main MLB DFS slate, I’m seeking to identify lower-rostered stacks with GPP-winning upside. In case you missed it, I wrote about my process here to help you understand what I do for each slate. Quite often, I’ll be getting off-the-wall in search of that top 1% finish, so please remember to practice sound […]
Jeff Lowe
MLB
Fantasy
House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends (8/17)
In fantasy baseball, as in life, it’s important to stay current and on top of the recent trends. In deeper mixed formats and AL-/NL-only leagues it’s even more important. Once a week we come to a place to discuss fantasy baseball thoughts, trends, and some of the key happenings around the league. That place is […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Wednesday (8/17)
There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
DFS
Stacksmania: MLB DFS stacks for Tuesday (8/16)
Each day for the main MLB DFS slate, I’m seeking to identify lower-rostered stacks with GPP-winning upside. In case you missed it, I wrote about my process here to help you understand what I do for each slate. Quite often, I’ll be getting off-the-wall in search of that top 1% finish, so please remember to practice sound […]
Jeff Lowe