Million Dollar Musings: Opening Day

Is your lineup Premium Approved? In this space, either CheeseIsGood or STLCardinals84 will break down the slate from top-to-bottom like no one else in the industry can – exploring the matchups from every angle, steering you toward the best plays on the day, and helping you become a better and more complete DFS player as you continually expose yourself to the “process” and the “why,” rather than just looking at the “what.” Have a boat? We’ll teach you how to fish.

Opening Day!

We made it! The long off-season is over and baseball is back. If you are new to the Musings this year, welcome. To those of you who have been with me in the past, thanks for joining me for another season.

I’m going to dive head first into the analysis, so if you have any questions about how to use this or what some of these stats mean, please feel free to ask any questions in the comment section. You can also take a look at this primer article for an overview of what to expect this season, and it will also explain a lot of the terminology that I use. Early in the season, all we have to go on are past numbers, so I’ll be looking at 2018 stats. As the season progresses, I’ll start bringing in the current season numbers.

While I’ll be talking through who I like and plan to play on different sites, the purpose of the Musings is not to give you picks. We have lots of tools available on the site if you need specific help to build a lineup that can give you a starting point for your rosters. Consensus Value Rankings, LineupHQ Expert Filters and the Expert Survey all have recommended plays for the days slate. Here, I’m interested in helping you become a better player and understanding how to look at a slate and break it down. This is more about the research and the process. Through reading this article all season, you’ll learn how I arrive at my decisions, what stats I look at each day and different ways that I think about lineup construction in various types of contests.

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About the Author

CheeseIsGood
Dave Potts (CheeseIsGood)

One of the preeminent baseball minds in all of fantasy, Dave Potts (aka CheeseIsGood) has won contests at the highest levels of both season-long and DFS. He is a 2x winner of a $1,000,000 1st place prize in DFS; having won the 2014 FanDuel baseball Live Final and following that up by taking down a DraftKings Milly Maker Tournament in 2015. In addition, he’s won the Main Event championship in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship and the NFBC Platinum League, which is the highest buy-in entry league. His consistent success in the NFBC tournaments earned him a prestigious spot in their Hall of Fame. Dave can also strum a mean guitar while carrying a tune, and if you’re lucky, you’ll see him do so on one of his MLB Crunch Time appearances. Follow Dave on Twitter – @DavePotts2