Points Leagues: DFS Wars

Two years ago Heath Capps, a fellow fantasy sports writer, invited me to join a daily fantasy baseball league he was running. Every Friday about twenty of us self proclaimed wannabe fantasy experts would compete against each other in MLB DFS using FanDuel's Friends Mode. Each week the results were combined with the previous weeks' contests as Heath maintained an overall leaderboard. The league was named DFS Wars and it was as much an experiment as it was competition. Nonetheless I was a big fan of the format and enjoyed participating.

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Deep Impact: Dahl In The Family

June 1, 2019 | 2019 Fantasy Baseball | 21 Comments

by: Coolwhip

I am, what I’ll refer to as a graybeard millennial, one of the first ones in. So the TV show All In The Family was before my time. However, my Dad would watch the reruns of it and especially its spinoff, The Jeffersons, that was more successful (and funnier IMO) than the original. Many of you probably have no idea what I’m talking about so I’ll lay it out, it was basically Family Guy before Family Guy. The main character, Archie Bunker, is a bartender dad who is very outspoken, not the smartest, narrow-minded, and often judges everyone based on stereotypes/racism (back when that was funny, good times huh?). Their nextdoor neighbors were the Jeffersons, a black family whose father George was a friend of Archie despite his bigotry and often called out his BS. The Jeffersons spinoff is basically when George’s business takes off and he’s able to move the family from Queens to an upperclass apartment in Manhattan and GTFO and away from Archie. Upward mobility.

Keston Time to Save Your Season

June 1, 2019 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 46 Comments

by: Dan Pants

Friday night, Milwaukee Brewers' newest phenom/heartthrob/infielder Keston Hiura went three for four with his fourth home run and three RBI. Keston case you were wondering, Hiura is slashing .296/.345/.537 with four homers a steal and seven RBI through his first 15 games in the majors with two of those dingers coming in the past week along with a .353 batting average in that stretch. Did I mention he has a four game hitting streak as well? Well yes. I just did. Hiura has arrived, folks. Grey gave you his Keston Hiura fantasy a few weeks ago, and when he didn't Austin Riley rake out of the gate, excitement seemed to cool a bit for the 22 year old 2nd baseman. But now's your chance. He hit .333/408/.698 in 37 games at AAA San Antonio with 11 home runs, 26 RBI and four steals. I liked everything about that last sentence. Of his 43 hits, 24 went for extra bases. Sure, the 40 strikeouts in just 129 ABs is a bit concerning but when you're fishing for rookie upside you casually ignore little warning signs like that. Here's what Grey said about Keston, "He was striking out way too much in Triple-A to hit .333 in the majors, but 18/7/.270 sounds about right from this point forward with a chance for more. Maybe he could even be the NL MVP." Methinks Grey just likes him because of his mustache, but honestly, what's not to like! He should only be better when Milwaukee comes to their senses and moves him into the heart of the lineup. Hiura/Yelich sammys anyone? He's currently criminally under owned in many leagues and I'd add him everywhere he's available. This kid's gonna be a star! Ha-cha-cha! Here's what else I saw Friday night in fantasy baseball:

FanDuel: First Base Bonanza

June 1, 2019 | 2019 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, Fanduel | 5 Comments

by: Thomas Howland

Sometimes on a FanDuel slate the starting pitchers aren't the shiniest objects. Yes, there are Aces, but first basemen are the main attraction. The stats are just too compelling. And when it comes to production stats, ISO (Isolated Power from Fangraphs), combined with our awesome Razzball tools, is the straw that stirs the drink. That production leads to scoring on FanDuel, which leads to winning. More after a word from our sponsor. 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!

Baseball Podcast: Griffin Canning Can

June 1, 2019 | 2019 Fantasy Baseball, Ditka, Razzball Podcast | 2 Comments

by: B_Don

Polish, Italian, Kielbasa, Chorizo: there's a vast array of exquisite sausages to be discussed on the world's foremost fantasy sausage podcast. Instead, B_Don and Donkey chat about baseball on this week's show. DT shares one of his better terrible ideas for speeding up pace of play before the guys grind in on two rookie pitcher profiles.

The impressive, and always entertaining, Griffin Canning along with the rather disappointing Corbin Martin, headline this week's show. Is Canning for real? Is it worth buying low on Martin? Did Grey feed Donkey Teeth today? Tune in and find out the answers to all these pressing questions as well as some hot names who might be worth picking up in your league. And don't forget to try the cocktail weenies.