FanDuel: Darker The Berrios The Sweeter the W

September 14, 2018 | DFS, Fanduel | 9 Comments

Friday's back and FanDuel has us all-in with a 15-game slate. For those of you in season-long leagues, we're in the home stretch and the grind is real! So, let's see what FanDuel has in store for us tonight. For Jose Berrios ($8,500), its been a little up and down as of late, but sometimes in DFS, that gives us a discount in a good match-up. Berrios gets the Royals on Friday, and for me, the price is right. Nice match-up with K upside at a price that allows me to get some of the big bats in, which makes Berrios a really nice GPP play. Cash plays? We got cash plays...just keep reading. New to FanDuel? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well, be sure to read our content and subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays. Just remember to sign up through us before jumping into the fray. It’s how we know you care!

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I’ll Javy What Baez Is Having

September 14, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 173 Comments

by: Grey

In the biz, we call this post, In Appreciation. It's like In Memoriam, but Jennifer Hudson isn't singing a song and no one died. What did you just ask? Is your childhodd guinea pig alive again because I just said, 'No one died?' Doode, I'm saying no one died in general. No, that doesn't mean General Tsao is alive again! Shut up! Yesterday, Javier Baez went 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs with his 31st homer, hitting .295. That day? For this year? As the pimp told his lady of the night, ho-hum. But, five ladies and gentlemen, Javier Baez is your NL MVP if only Cubs fans vote! By the by, Baez has more 100 RBI seasons in his career than Bryce Harper. I will now drop a 140 WUT. How about we make every post the rest of the year about how much Bryce sucks? Worst 35-homer hitter in the history of baseball ever? Okay, that's prolly Adam Dunn, but Bryce is real close for useless. When the Nats need a big hit, he Ks or walks. When the game is out of reach and no one is on? Harper's you're man. Okay, this is becoming about Harper instead of Baez. On the year, Baez has 31 HRs, 21 SBs, .295 and 90/100 on the runs/RBIs. On our Player Rater, he is teetering between 5th and 6th overall. For 2019, I'm having a hard time envisioning me ranking him any lower than 10th overall, and likely much closer to top five. Now, about that sucker Harper... Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Rolling In The Deep: A Little Pre-Halloween Gore And Rowdy-ness

September 13, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Deep Leagues | 9 Comments

by: Laura Holt

It’s crunch-time, readers, as we’re down to a number of 2018 major league baseball games left that we can count on our fingers and toes. If you’re still in the pennant hunt in an NL-only or AL-league, there’s probably at least one category where just a few RBI or a couple steals could affect your team’s status in terms of gaining or losing a point or two, and ultimately make a difference in your league’s final standings. This week we’ll look at hitters that could potentially help deep-leaguers with a few of those counting stats over the next two and a half weeks. Everyone on this list is less than 10% owned in CBS leagues, and while many of them are playing sporadically at best, most of them have actually been more productive than many of their shallow-league brethren lately. You never know who might hit that grand slam or steal those two bags on the second to last day of the season that put your team over the top!

FanDuel: In A Pinch

September 13, 2018 | DFS, Fanduel |

by: cinthree

As we get into September with the expanded rosters, I do feel there are some pieces of advice that I can offer -- stuff that may not be entirely obvious, or things that may be obvious but are worth being reminded of once again. Let's take a look at some general strategy, along with some specific picks for your FanDuel tournament today. New to FanDuel? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well be sure to read our content and subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays. Just remember to sign up through us before jumping into the fray. It’s how we know you care!

Blake Snelltin’ The Stefani Out Of The AL

September 13, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 200 Comments

by: Grey

[brid autoplay="true" video="291060" player="10951" title="Fantasy Baseball Mailbag Week 24"] In my Blake Snell sleeper post, my prescience was like the exact opposite of science applied by flat earthers around the world. Look out the plane window and it's flat, but pull further back it's round. In reverse, if you pull out for enough, you see I wrote a sleeper post for Blake Snell -- great! -- but if you zoom in closer you see everything I said in that post was far from accurate. Good from 30,000 feet, less from Altuve's distance. I talked up Chris Archer and Jake Faria. Said Jose De Leon is ready! Only one I didn't like was Nathan Eovaldi, who actually was solid. I went over how Snell could be great, but this good? Puh-leaze. Snell and his extended family didn't think he'd be breathing down a sub-2 ERA in the middle of September. Most accurate thing I said, "At 25 years of age and in his third major league season while primed for his first full year of innings, is about the best time to get in on him figuring it out. After 2018, Snell is going to be a known top 20 starter and you’ll never get him cheap again." And that's me quoting me! Yesterday, Blake Snell went 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners (1 Hit), 9 Ks, ERA at 2.03. In the AL East! Actually, my 'accurate' quote might not be accurate enough, I should've said Blake Snell will be a top 5-10 starter in 2019 fantasy baseball. Anyway, here's what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:

Bear or Bull: The Annual Kevin Delivering the Bacon Festival

September 12, 2018 | Uncategorized | 8 Comments

by: Son

Kevin Bacon was a freaking machine from 1990 to 1994. Flatliners in 1990. JFK in 1991. A Few Good Men in 1992. Earth would not Pass Go until the next Bacon hit was delivered. So, any wonder why 1993 was filled with terror and strife? A devastating tsunami hit Japan, the World Trade got bombed, and we got Beanie Babies! Order was restored in 1994, though, when the Bacon was delivered with one of his finest, The Air Up There. We love you Kevin, but what we most appreciated was the consistency and stability he brought to the world. As fantasy baseballers, we love that. There's no greater feeling than being able to Sharpie in Mike Trout for .300, 35 home runs, 100 RBI, and 30 stolen bases every season. But there's only one Mike Trout and a few that could be in that realm of awesomeness. For the others, it's about streaks and Kevin Kiermaier is on one right now. The funny thing is that I wrote a Bear or Bull on him at this time last season as well. Is this a case of the Christmas Island crabs migrating from the forest to the shore to breed? Or the San Juan Capistrano swallows migrating north?

Points Leagues: Blackmon Lives Matter

September 12, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues | 10 Comments

by: malamoney

I considered titling this post "White Is Right", but I thought that even though it was paying tribute to Tyler White's emergence in points leagues over the last month it was still sure to stir the pot. Then I contemplated "Like White On Rice" where I'd talk about Tyler and Shohei Ohtani discussing fantasy baseball over dinner, but again I didn't want to ruffle any feathers. Wait a minute, who am I kidding, I love ruffling feathers. While I certainly want to talk about Tyler White, when looking at some of the most productive batters in the last three weeks Charlie Blackmon's name appears near the top of the list. That enabled me to go with the chosen title. Just to be clear, I love everyone. Well, almost everyone.

Draft: Nola Day

September 12, 2018 | DFS, Draft | 1 Comment

by: TroyKlauder

Aaron Nola is on an insane tear right now, with 47 strikeouts in his last 34 2/3 innings and a 2.34 ERA. While the Nationals are a tough lineup to face, it doesn't look like Nola should have many problems, as he's been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season. Nola has a 2.29 ERA with a 2.52 Deserved Run Average, and even with the weak Phillies lineup, they're favored -130 to beat Strasburg. Remember, on Wednesdays we start Nola! New to Draft? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well, be sure to read our content and subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It’s how we know you care!

Bieber Three Staneks The Rays

September 12, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 194 Comments

by: Grey

[brid autoplay="true" video="291060" player="10951" title="Fantasy Baseball Mailbag Week 24"] Daydream Bieber is a homecoming KEEEEEEN-ing-ing-ing-iiiiing. If you could've heard that in my head, you'd be like, "Damn, Grey's got some pipes!" I think I might be tone deaf. Is there anyway to know for sure? Because I hear myself and I sound fine, and then I hear Jennifer Hudson and I'm like, "I sound like her in my head." Is that tone deaf? My dog, Ted, is colorblind. In other words, Ted doesn't discriminate. Therefore, maybe tone deaf is the perfect set of ears because it doesn't discriminate sounds. Also, do you think my dog translates everything I say into barks? I'm a curious person probably why I'm off the Mensa scale -- or Womensa scale or non-binarysa scale. Any hoosies! Shane Bieber threw 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 11 Ks yesterday and dazzled again, though some of those dazzlers were mixed in with frowny faces -- sad-dazzlers? Sadazzlers? Frownedazzlers? Trapped myself into a portmanteau loop and there's no way out! I'd use the Stream-o-Nator for his upcoming starts, but for 2019 there's very little to be pessimistic about with Bieber. His 9.6 K/9, 1.7 BB/9 and 3.24 xFIP are things of beauty. If he can do that in 2019, Bieber could easily back himself into a top 40 starter season and a fantasy number three with flashes of two. I'm down for that even if there's some frownedazzlers mixed in! Sadazzlers? Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Fantasy Baseball Podcast: 2018 Busts And Their 2019 Price

September 11, 2018 | All Podcasts, Razzball Podcast | 10 Comments

by: Geoff

We all have them. No matter who you are, no matter how smart you might be, no matter how much research you do, there's always going to be a bust or two in your pre-season favorites. Maybe you bought second half Byron Buxton, or bet the house on Luis Castillo being the guy he was in August and September of last year. Either way, you were wrong. But what's really interesting is how you view those players next year, when the hype has subsided, and it's time to apply value for next year on these under-performers. That's just what Grey and I do in this week's show; walk through some of the busts, and rank out how we view their value for 2019. The beginning of the show is once again 20 minutes of nothing, but that's why you love us, we're multi-dimensional. It's the latest episode of Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast. As always, go and checkout our sponsor Rotowear.com and use our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off all of your purchases.

RCL Update: The Week That Was, Week 23

September 11, 2018 | Our Leagues, Razzball Commenters League | 21 Comments

by: MattTruss

This is looking like one of the better end of season races in Razzball Commenter League history. Typically there are one or two teams that really separate themselves from the pack and about this time of year you can tell who the winner might be. Not this season folks. We’ve had 8 different leaders in the Master standings over the past 8 weeks. I had a week at the top, LauraHolt was up there last week, 8 weeks ago it was the STL Squat Cobblers, two different members of Cougs R Us have been in the lead the past 8 weeks and now this week...well, I’m going to make you click on the link to expand this article to find that tidbit out. Come on, let’s make Grey 1/500th of a cent and check out the new leader of the Master Standings and the rest of the week that was, week 23 in the RCLs:

Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Special Guest Grey Albright

September 11, 2018 | Razzball Podcast | 13 Comments

by: B_Don

The Fantasy Master Lothario himself, Grey Albright, graces the Ditka dudes with his presence on this week’s episode of Ditka, Sausage and Fantasy Sports! All hopped up on “rose green tea”, Grey captivates Donkey Teeth and B_Don with his recollection of the founding of Razzball as well as his extensive courtship of the Ditka, Sausage Pod. Albright dodges questions about allegations of sperm donations tendered to Madonna before detailing every aspect of his quest for a second consecutive NL Tout Wars championship. Then find out some players Grey expects might be over or under valued for 2019 fantasy baseball and learn what insight he’s taken away from the 2018 fantasy baseball season. All this, plus an epic game of Denard Span or Ben Revere, and details regarding Albright’s secret relationship with Streamonator can be had just by clicking play below!