Rise & Grind: July 31st, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders Rise & Grind. Start your day off on the right foot with yesterday’s happenings and take a peek at the upcoming day in the world of DFS.
So kick back, grab your first cup of coffee, and catch up on the latest news!
In Case You Missed It
- Last Night’s Winners
- RotoGrinders regular Sethayates had a big day on FanDuel Wednesday, taking down first in the 17k Mlb Early Strikeout with a score of 64.16. The DFBC finals ticket and the trip to Vegas was won by user Chululalid with a score of 59.25 in the $200 DFBC Qualifier. Chululalid also won the $18k Slugger with the same lineup.
- Over on DraftKings Grinders Live host StlCardinals84 won the 50k Golden Glove for the second Wednesday in a row and nearly won the 50k Perfect Game, but fell three points short of first place finisher Dandydon who scored 166.85 points. Grinders member bpoe13 won the 30k Payoff Pitch with a very low owned Padres stack.
- For more links to last night’s winners check out the Daily Fantasy Tournament Links thread in the forum.
- Wednesday’s Dongs – There were 24 dongs on Wednesday with no players going yard twice.
Wednesdays 5 longest DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Gardner | NYY | 416ft |
| Justin Upton | ATL | 416ft |
| Josh Donaldson | OAK | 415ft |
| Josh Willingham | MIN | 414ft |
| Matt Kemp | LAD | 413ft |
- Tools Polished – RotoGrinders chief tool polisher CruzinToVictory has made some major upgrades to the Pitcher and Batter hubs in the daily research tabs. The full list of upgrades can be found Here
Today’s MLB
Be sure to check the MLB strategy thread in the Forum for today’s MLB discussion
- Today’s Action – Another strange Thursday slate today with 3 early games and 8 late games. Most sites have early and late contest today. Here’s a quick snapshot of today’s MLB action and a few game notes for the early slate.
Early Slate
1:08pm – White Sox (52-56) @ Detroit (58-46) – John Danks (9-6, 4.40) gets the start for the White Sox (assuming he isn’t traded before todays deadline). He has faced the Tigers twice this season and has allowed 3 runs in 13 1/3 innings. Drew Smyly (6-9, 3.77 ERA) has only faced the White Sox once, and gave up a 2 run dong to Jose Abreu.
2:20pm – Rockies (55-44) @ Cubs (43-56) – This will be the first time Jake Arrieta gets to face the Rockies. Minor league pitcher Pedro Hernandez will get the start for the Rockies, Tyler Matzek the scheduled starter pitched an inning of relief on Tuesday in the 16 inning loss to the Cubs.
3:40pm – Cardinals (56-50) @ Padres (48-59) – The Padres put up 12 runs on 16 hits last night and today will face right hander Shelby Miller. Odrisamer Despaigne (2-2, 1.66 ERA) takes the mound for the Padres.
Late Slate
7:05pm – Angels (63-43) @ Orioles (60-46)
7:05pm – Mariners (55-52) @ Indians (53-54)
7:05pm – Phillies (47-61) @ Nationals (58-47)
7:10pm – Reds (53-54) @ Marlins (53-54)
8:10pm – Twins (48-58) @ Royals (54-52)
8:10pm – Blue Jays (59-50) @ Astros (44-64)
8:05pm – Pirates (57-50) @ Arizona (47-61)
10:05pm – Braves (58-50) @ Dodgers (61-47)
Today’s GPPs
- Here’s a look of some of the biggest games available today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $20K THU MLB Mini Monster (Early Only) | $200 | $20,000 |
| $15K THU MLB Strikeout (Early Only) | $25 | $15,000 |
| $5K THU MLB line Drive (Early Only) | $10 | $5,000 |
| $10K THU MLB Squeeze (Early Only) | $2 | $10000 |
| $6K THU MLB Pickle(Early Only) | $535 | $6,000 |
| $40K THU MLB Monster | $200 | $40,000 |
| $16K THU MLB Squeeze | $2 | $16,000 |
| $25K THU MLB Strikeout | $25 | $25,000 |
| $9K THU MLB Line Drive | $10 | $9,000 |
| $2.5K THU MLB Rally | $5 | $2,500 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $15K Perfect Game (Early Only) | $200 | $15,000 |
| MLB $7.5K Silver Slugger (Early Only) | $530 | $7,500 |
| MLB $12K Payoff Pitch (Early Only) | $27 | $12,000 |
| MLB $4K Check Swing (Early Only) | $12 | $4,000 |
| MLB $4K Moon Shot (Early Only) | $2 | $6,000 |
| MLB $1K Pinch Hit (Early Only) | $55 | $1,000 |
| MLB $20K Gold Glove | $1060 | $20,000 |
| MLB $12K Check Swing | $12 | $12,000 |
| MLB $12K Moon Shot | $2 | $12,000 |
| MLB $30K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $30,000 |
| MLB $50K Perfect Game | $200 | $50,000 |
DraftDay
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $250 Knucleball (Early) | $15 | $250 |
| MLB $200 Wiz Walkoff (Early) | $3.30 | $200 |
| MLB $1500 Field of Dreams | $109 | $1500 |
| MLB $1000 Knucleball | $15 | $1000 |
| MLB $600 Wiz Walkoff | $3.30 | $600 |
On the Grinders Schedule
| Daily Articles | |||||||
| # 1 ) | MLB Grind Down | Notorious breaks down all the matchups in tonight’s action on the diamond in one quick, easy to read location. | |||||
| # 2 ) | MLB Daily Plays | Beermakersfan gives you all the plays you’ll need for tonight’s schedule. | |||||
| # 3 ) | Daily Pitcher Breakdown | Psporer digs deep into the advanced pitching stats to find you the arms with the best matchups tonight. | |||||
| # 4 ) | Daily Hitter Breakdown | Varcass shows you all the splits and points out the bats in the best situations for tonight’s slate. | |||||
| # 5 ) | STL: GPP Weekly Recap | STLCardinals84 continues his experiment with three different GPP styles to compare how effective each strategy is in the FanDuel Line Drive. | |||||
| # 5 ) | MLB First Look | Notorious gives you an early peek at tomorrows games, matchups, and players to target. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from BoggsLite and BeerMakersFan. | |||||
| 4:30 PM | Daily Fantasy Happy Hour | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Join us this afternoon and let Dean and Pepsi7 serve you up some knowledge. | |||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | StlCardinals84 and CSUram will take you right up to first pitch with our flagship Grinders Live show. | ||||
Is there something else you’d like to see in this column? Questions or comments? Leave them below and we’d be happy to consider them. See you tomorrow!