Rodgers & Hampsonstein’s Buy! The Musical

September 24, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell | 123 Comments

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Points Leagues: All In

by: Butters

This is it, time to push all your chips to center and go all in. With that in mind here are some last minute pickups that can help you bring it home. We've got quite a few repeat names on this list as we did last week but these guys are still out there in too many leagues and you can pick them up and put them directly into your lineup. There's not enough time left in the season to stash guys for later. There is no later, you need points and you need them now. It's been a fun season, now let's take it home.

FanDuel: Red Turner

September 24, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, Fanduel |

by: TroyKlauder

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner ($3,300) is an awesome value tonight as he takes on Humberto Castellanos, who has a 4.85 FIP and a 5.00 SIERA. Turner has a .353 wOBA and is in a spot for RBI batting fifth for LA. He can be paired with other Dodgers hitters like Will Smith ($3,500) and AJ Pollock ($3,000) as a sneaky way to stack the Dodgers. Usually, the back end of a lineup isn't where you want to stack, but the Dodgers are so loaded that they've still got great hitters there. These guys will be relatively cheap and low rostered, providing a unique build in tournaments that still has plenty of upside. 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!

The Whole League Is Getting Soto Bombed

September 24, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 84 Comments

by: Grey

Just love Juan Soto so much https://t.co/49eHreP0Q9
— Razzball (@Razzball) September 24, 2021

I cannot stop my pure heart from being driven in by Juan Soto when I'm waiting on base aka sitting on the toilet. It's love! Damn you all for not understanding! So, Juan Soto is having a 2nd half that is insane, did you know this? I did. Hence, telling you. He's now leading the major leagues in batting average, and OBP. For someone to swoop in and find my heart while not hitting a ton of homers? Well, Sexy Dr. Pepper's doing it, but I wouldn't advise anyone to try it. It's not easy! Yesterday, Soto went 3-for-3, with his 28th and 29th homer, while hitting .325. Oh, bee tee dubs, .325 this year is like hitting .415. Sorry, Ted Williams, he's passed you. ACKCHUALLY, he has 50 games where he's reached base 4+ times before turning 23, and only one in history with more is Ted Williams at 54. He's also got the most career games with 2+ HRs and a walk before turning 23. He's 22 years old! And he has the 2nd most multiple homer games before turning 22, behind only Eddie Matthews. 2022 give me Juan Soto in the top five again, right? Yes, I love him! Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Fanduel: Adolis!

September 23, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, Fanduel |

by: Butters

Welcome into another edition of Butters does DFS. The season is growing short and we don's have many chances left to earn that sweet, sweet DFS money. Fortunately, there are guys like Adolis Garcia (OF: $3,400) just waiting to help you out. I love him and I don't care who knows. Adolis is great, he has a great arm and while that doesn't do anything for fantasy, he does have 30 dongs on the year. And that does count for fantasy, it counts a ton. I think this is a smash spot for him and you won't want to be left on the sidelines. 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!

Ryan Puts Cubs In An 11K Headlock

September 23, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 101 Comments

by: Grey

Slowly, paper extrudes from a fax machine. A hand brings it to a face and we read, "Need Joe R...an down at the Pentagon. Damn, we need toner! Joe R...an? Who the hell is that?! Oh, I know..." A chair swivels around to the CIA Director, he screams, "Send Joe Ryan (5 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 2.45) to the Pentagon! I can only assume they need a guy with a 10.2 K/9, 1.2 BB/9 -- yowzas! -- A 2.48 FIP, which is incredible. I can see why they want him. Sure, it's only through 22 IP, but he had pinpoint command in the minors too -- 1.6 BB/9 in Triple-A with the Rays before the trade to the Twins. Maybe he's got the Rays' secret sauce recipe for pitchers? Hey, Joe, you have the Rays' secret sauce recipe for pitchers?" The CIA Director laughs before Joe can say anything, and continues, "Joe Ryan for 2022 fantasy, I expect you to have less ups and downs than most guys without a long track record. These command guys, I like a lot, me, uh, the CIA Director, and I don't see the AL Central Intelligence Agency -- that's what it's short for -- getting much better, but I guess we don't know yet. I mean, I know, because I'm the CIA Director and pulling strings like where free agents go is my job. Anyway, Joe Ryan get down to the Pentagon, they need you to figure out..." Reading the rest of the fax, "...how to launch a podcast!" And that's how the CIA Director sent Joe Ryan to the Pentagon when the fax was asking for Joe Rogan. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Prospect News: Cruising Consensus and Snagging Sleepers

September 22, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 20 Comments

by: The Itch

I’m often referencing the echo chamber in this space, and sometimes I’ll throw in a specific citation even though I’m not here to drag other prospect people in specific as much as I’m here to help readers find value in general. A big part of finding value is knowing who’s free and who’s a helium-filled fever dream. When a deep lens into the echo chamber crossed my Twitter feed this week courtesy of High Upside Fantasy, it seemed like something I should share here.

SAGNOF: Hey Siri, Find Me Steals

September 22, 2021 | Steals |

by: Paul Mammino

The Fantasy Baseball season is officially coming to an end. This has simultaneously felt like the longest season ever while also feeling like it ended way too soon. For those of you who are still looking to make that final push to win your league; every last stat counts. That is why it is so important to keep an eye on what is happening around the league.

FanDuel: Cup O’ Joe At Wrigleyville

September 22, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, Fanduel |

by: Barrelman

Hard to believe there’s only 9 days left in the MLB season. It truly has been a grind and I hope your hard work has paid off. As we try to finish strong, keep an eye on the standings and matchups. Teams have already started to limit young and high-risk players’ PA and innings. Innings and PA are the life blood of fantasy baseball and especially DFS. Opportunity is king just as much as talent and we don’t want to lose it because of oversight. We shouldn’t have much of that to worry about tonight as all the contenders on the slate still have something to play for. 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!

Machado Drops Bombs On The Field vs. Dugout

September 22, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 108 Comments

by: Grey

Not sure how many of you saw the other day, but Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. had it out in the dugout. Well, mostly Machado screaming at Tatis for him to be better. Tatis was arguing strike calls, and Machado was supposedly screaming at him to stop, otherwise Tatis might get booted from the game. Here's a pic yesterday, after they supposedly made-up, but you don't need a Rosetta Stone for Body Language to know this looks like a couple about to divvy up their belongings:

A true elder statesman Machado has become. He should run for "Parent" in the Parent-Teacher Association. Or "Teacher." Whatever he wants to do, he can do now that he's mastered "being a team player." Machado, who has one of the worst home-to-first times, but not nearly a terrible 90-foot sprint speed. So what, you say. Well, that says to me, he can't be bothered running to first, but when he wants to run hard, he has no problem doing it. Machado's twelve steals tell me the same. He has the same home-to-first speed as Matt Carpenter, a guy who has only stolen 12 bags combined in the last four years. Yesterday, Manny Machado (3-for-5) led with his bat vs. mouth, homering twice (25, 26). For 2022, Machado seems capable of hitting 40 homers, .280 and stealing 15 bags or 15 homers, 3 steals and a .240 average while yelling at everyone to be better while he does worse. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Rolling In The Deep: Be Leury Of Late-Season Free Agent Options

September 21, 2021 | Rolling In The Deep | 2 Comments

by: Laura Holt

Last week here at RITD, we talked a bit about a few low-ownership National League hitters who'd had a great month or so in terms of fantasy stats, and how that might impact their value for what's left of this season as well as 2022. This week we'll do the same with a few AL hitters, though as I peruse the numbers it's immediately clear that there are not as many hidden gems at the top of the leaderboards in the Junior Circuit, as least when it comes to the last four weeks of production. Most of the top names are just that -- top names -- as the three most valuable AL players over that time period in terms of 5x5 fantasy production are Salvador Perez, Vlad Guerrero, and Jose Ramirez. There is no one in the top 20 who isn't at the 50% owned threshold or higher; the first 'deep league' type player is D.J. Peters, who's just 9% owned in CBS leagues, at #21 (and whom we just talked about a few weeks ago). Since I'm looking for guys at the 10% owned level or less for the purposes of this exercise, we'll drop down a little further, and see if we find anyone that might be of interest to those of us in deep or deep-ish leagues, either to close out the last two weeks of the season or as someone to keep an eye on heading into next year. Spoiler alert: don't get your hopes up too high.

Fantasy Baseball Podcast: The One Where We Talk Too Long About Vlad Jr. vs Ohtani

September 21, 2021 | All Podcasts |

by: Geoff

Vlad vs. Ohtani - is there a better way to start off this week's show? Probably but we discuss it anyway. After that we slide into Shane Baz and Ryan Vilade before talking September Stars Eddie Rosario and Wily Peralta. Then we touch on all sides of Jorge Polanco. His lovefest with Rudy's WAR Room and his value this year and historically. We round it out with some 2022 discussions around Logan Gilbert, Shane McClanahan, Lindor, Javy Baez, and Jo Adell. It's another week of the Razzball podcast.