You guys and five girls are what makes the Razzball community great. Case in point, I’ve gotten countless ideas for articles based on feedback, comments, questions and general conversation with you all. It really is my favorite part of this site. One such idea came up when a commenter got a hold of me and asked me who they should be following on Twitter. Let’s take a quick step back, you should absolutely use Twitter to enhance your DFS game. Heck, if you’re a fan of baseball and have a smartphone, there’s no reason to not follow most of this list below. That goes for DFS players and non DFS players alike. There is no faster news source for lineups, weather, late scratches or other breaking stories out there. I love what Twitter has done for the game, it’s an ideal pairing I think. I almost always have my laptop open with Twitter up while I’m watching games.
The thing with Twitter though is you have to be following the right people to make it worth your while. I gave the commenter a blanket statement on who to follow, but it gave me an idea to just write an article on the subject. So, here we have the MattTruss guide to DFS Twitter. I’ve broken this up into different categories, so pick and chose, or follow them all, it’s your choice. I hope this helps, I know it’s been an invaluable tool for me. If nothing else, maybe it’ll save you an hour or so of Googling. Also, if there is someone I missed that you enjoy following, please add them in the comments. Sharing is caring and, back to come full circle, is what makes @Razzball awesome!
The Sponsor Site: They pay the bills and they tweet out lots of promos for free entries.
Your Razzball Crew: Because you love us, and we love you.
@Sky_Razzball, @MattTruss, @AskROTObaseball, @ohuhave12, @TheHeatIsOn20, @DFSstudBird33
Friends of the Show: If they could be part of the crew, they would, but they’re doing their own things.
Formerly Dug Fister, Currently – @TheEndIsNir
Jason Walker – @JasonWalkerRoto
Weather Watchers: Playing ameteur weatherman is no fun, so why not follow some professional weatherfolk
Kevin Roth – @KevinRothWx – No one does it better, the industry’s only DFS Weatherman to my knowledge.
Colorado Weather – @9NEWSWeather – If all you care about is if the Rockies will play tonight, here’s your local source for Denver weather. The Rox are such a huge DFS play, it’s good to keep tabs on them.
The Beat Writers: The bread and butter of DFS twitter. These guys break news, break lineups, break call-ups, and break scratches. If you’re not following them, you’re doing Twitter wrong. I spent a day typing in *Insert Team Name Here* beat writer and following every one I could get a hold of. These are the best of the group broken down by division.
For those of you that just want it all, and right now, I offer you my Twitter list, “MLB Beat Reporters”:
https://twitter.com/MattTruss/lists/mlb-beat-reporters
AL East:
Red Sox – Tim Britton – @TimBritton, Peter Abraham – @PeteAbe, Brian MacPherson – @Brianmacp
Yankees – Mark Feinsand – @FeinsandNYDN, Sweeny Murti – @YankeesWFAN
Blue Jays – Gregor Chisholm – @GregorMLB, Brendan Kennedy – @BKennedyStar, Shi Davidi – @ShiDavidi
Rays – Marc Topkin – @TBTime_Rays
Orioles – Brittany Ghiroli – @Britt_Ghiroli, Edurado A. Encina – @EddieInTheYard, Dan Connolly – @danconnolly2016
AL Central:
Tigers – Matthew B. Mowery – @matthewbmowery, Chris Lott – @Chris_lott, Jason Beck – @beckjason
Twins – Mike Berardino – @MikeBerardino, LaVelle E. Neal III – @LaVelleNeal
Royals – Andy McCullough – @McCulloughStar, Jeffrey Flanagan – @FlannyMLB
Indians – Jordan Bastian – @MLBastian, Paul Hoynes – @hoynsie
White Sox – Scott Merkin – @scottmerkin, Daryl Van Schouwen – @CST_soxvan
AL West:
Angels – Mike DiGiovanna – @MikeDiGiovanna, Bill Shaikin – @BillShaikin
Astros – Brian McTaggart – @brianmctaggart, Evan Drellich – @EvanDrellich
Mariners – Bob Dutton – @TNT_Mariners, Ryan Divish – @RyanDivish
Athletics – Susan Slusser – @susanslusser, Jane Lee – @JaneMLB
Rangers – TR Sullivan – @Sullivan_Ranger, Jeff Wilson – @JeffWilson_FWST, Evan Grant – @Evan_P_Grant
NL East:
Braves – David O’Brien – @DOBrienAJC, Mark Bowman – @mlbbowman
Nationals – James Wagner – @JamesWagnerWP, William Ladson – @washingnats
Mets – Anthony DiComo – @AnthonyDiComo, Marc Carig – @MarcCarig
Phillies – Todd Zolecki – @ToddZolecki, Meghan Montemurro – @M_Montemurro, Kevin Cooney – @KevinCooney
Marlins – Joe Capozzi – @joecapMARLINS, Joe Frisaro – @JoeFrisaro, Clark Spencer – @clarkspencer
NL Central:
Cardinals – Bernie Miklasz – @miklasz, Derrick Goold – @dgoold, Jenifer Langosch – @LangoschMLB
Pirates – Rob Biertempfel – @BiertempfelTrib, Bill Brink – @BrinkPG, Michael Sanserino – @msanserino
Cubs – Bruce Miles – @BruceMiles2112, Carrie Muskat – @CarrieMuskat, Patrick Mooney – @CSNMooney
Reds – John Fay – @johnfayman, Mark Sheldon – @m_sheldon, C. Trent Rosecrans – @ctrent
Brewers – Tom Haudricourt – @Haudricourt, Adam McCalvy – @AdamMcCalvy, Todd Rosiak – @Todd_Rosiak
NL West:
Dodgers – Dylan Hernandez – @dylanohernandez, Ken Gurnick – @kengurnick
Giants – Andrew Baggarly – @extrabaggs, Alex Pavlovic – @AlexPavlovic, Henry Schulman – @hankschulman
Diamondbacks – Nick Piecoro – @nickpiecoro, Steve Gilbert – @SteveGilbertMLB
Padres – Corey Brock – @FollowThePadres, Jeff Sanders – @JeffSanders_UT
Rockies – Patrick Saunders – @psaundersdp, Thomas Harding – @harding_at_mlb, Troy Renck – @TroyRenck
The DFS Pros: Occasional insight, frequent lamenting and constant DFS talk.
Drew Dinkmeyer – @DrewDinkmeyer – NFL Millionaire and all around DFS enthusiast
Cory Albertson (Runitup) & Ray Coburn (RayofHope) – @coryalbertson & @fantasysalary – Two former poker pros turned DFS pros. They both kill it on a regular basis and have a lot of great thoughts on the industry.
Naappstermaan – @naapstermaan – One of the original names in the game.
Jay Raynor – @BeepImaJeep – A real interesting cat who also wears cat tee shirts. You didn’t read that wrong.
The Teams: I won’t spell all these out for you, but you should follow every MLB team as well. Believe it or not, occasionally they are the first account to release a lineup or breaking news. It happens. In addition, some of the social media people that run these accounts are down right funny. @Rockies is very interactive, especially with the DFS crowd.
Because I love you guys, here is a one stop shop for all 30 MLB teams, just follow my handy list and wa-lah!
https://twitter.com/MattTruss/lists/mlb-teams/members
I just saved you 29 clicks, you’re welcome!
The Bow Tie:
Ken Rosenthal – @Ken_Rosenthal – If you like baseball and you aren’t following Ken Rosenthal on Twitter, you’re doing yourself a disservice.
If you follow anybody I missed, please post to the comments. I’m sure there are many more gems out there. Twitter is a large place, it’s easy for great accounts to get lost in the shuffle. People also change handles and change jobs, so if something doesn’t jive, let me know that too. I just realized this spring that Dan Connolly stopped writing. He’s still actively tweeting Orioles info though, so I left him on the list.
Want to be Matt’s Twitter pal? That’s kinda creepy, but we won’t judge. You can follow Matt here: @MattTruss
