Rise & Grind: July 22nd, 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 Congrats to Grinders member AP4Pres last night he took down the $109 DFBC Qualifier on Fanduel with a score of 68.25. He also won the $35k Strikeout with the same lineup.
Over on Draftkings top 100 ranked grinder Rotomania won his spot in the Atlantis final by taking down Fantasy Baseball Championship Qualifier #25.
- Draftkings Mid Summer Classic – The DK Mid Summer Classic events are tonight. The main event is the 400k Mid Summer Classic which pays 100k to first and has a $200 entry fee. The $20 buyin event is the 100k Medium Mid Summer Classic that pays 20k to first. And the mini 20k Mini Mid Summer Classic pays 2k to first and is only a $2 buyin.
Monday’s Dongs – There were only 17 dongs yesterday, but David Ortiz and Adam Jones both had double dongs. Here’s a look at Monday’s 5 longest dongs.
DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Jones | Bal | 443ft |
| Mike Zunino | SEA | 428ft |
| David Ortiz | BOS | 425ft |
| Austin Jackson | DET | 419ft |
| Billy Hamilton | CIN | 417ft |
- First Look
Notorious’ newest article MLB First Look is posted for July 22nd. Get an early peek at who Notorious is targeting in tonight’s slate, and a look back at yesterdays MLB games.
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action
Today we have full 15 game evening slate starting at 7:05pm.
7:05pm – Rangers (39-59) @ Yankees (50-47) – Right hander Nick Martinez returns from the DL to start for the Rangers, he is 1-6 with a 5.10 ERA and gave up 8 runs on 7 hits in his last start vs Baltimore. Chase Whitley 4-3, 5.10 will start for the Yankees. He has struggled in his last 4 outings and has not pitched past the 5th inning in his last 5 starts.
7:05pm – Giants (54-44) @ Phillies (43-55) – Yusmeiro Petit will get his first start in over a month and will replace Matt Cain who was placed on the DL. Petit is 1-0 with a 7.71 ERA as a starter. Roberto Hernandez 4-8, 4.22 ERA takes the mound for the Phillies.
7:05pm – Dodgers (55-45) @ Pirates (48-37) – Josh Beckett 6-5, 2.26 ERA vs Vance Worley 2-1, 3.38 ERA.
7:07pm – Red Sox (46-52) @ Blue Jays (51-48) – Jake Peavy who is 1-8 with a 4.59 ERA will start for the Red Sox this evening. Jose Bautista is 4-20 with a dong vs Peavy. J.A. Happ has 5 career starts vs the Red Sox, he is 2-2 with a 5.47 ERA in those starts. David Ortiz is 0-4 vs Happ.
7:10pm – Marlins (45-52) @ Braves (54-44) – Jacob Turner 2-6 vs Mike Minor 3-5. The early Vegas line has Minor as a -180 favorite against the Marlins who have struggled to perform offensively on the road .
8:05pm – Padres (43-55) @ Cubs (40-57) – Anthony Rizzo takes on his former club and brings a 6 game hitting streak with 3 dongs to face Eric Stults who is awful on the road 0-7 5.44 ERA. Kyle Kendricks will get his 2nd start of the season after giving up 4 runs to the Reds in his MLB debut.
8:10pm – Royals (48-49) @ White Sox (47-52) – Scott Carroll 4-5, 4.19 ERA vs Bruce Chen 1-2, 6.46 ERA. Vegas expects this to be a high scoring game with the early total set at 9.
8:10pm – Reds (51-47) @ Brewers (54-45) – Homer Bailey has 19 career starts vs the Brewers, in those starts he is 4-8 with a 4.96 ERA. Jimmy Nelson will try to improve on his last outing where he gave up 8 runs to the Cardinals. Khris Davis is 7-15 with 3 dongs off Bailey and Rickie Weeks is 14-27 with 2 dongs against him.
8:10pm – Indians (50-48) @ Twins (44-53) – Asdrubal Cabrera left last nights game with back spasms in the second inning and is questionable for tonight’s game. Danny Salazar who has been in Triple A since may getst he start for the Indians, While Yohan Pino starts for the Twins.
8:15pm – Rays (47-53) @ Cardinals (54-45) – Jake Odorizzi 5-8, 4.01 is a +160 underdog in tonight’s matchup vs Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright 12-4, 1.83 ERA.
8:40pm – Nationals (53-43) @ Rockies (40-58) – In 7 starts vs the Rockies Jordan Zimmermann is 5-0 with a 1.64 ERA, and the National’s righties will be another popular play tonight in Coors field against lefty Yohan Flande.
9:40pm – Tigers (54-41) @ Diamondbacks (43-56) – Rick Porcello has been excellent on the road recently 7-1 with a 2.01 ERA and has only allowed 1 earned run in his last 22 innings. Chase Anderson has has an up and down season this far and is 6-4 with a 3.64 ERA.
10:05pm – Orioles (53-44) @ Angels (59-38) – Adam Jones had a double dong last night and will look to do more damage tonight off Angels starter Hector Santiago. Angels shortstop Eric Aybar is likely to return tonight.
10:05pm – Astros (41-58) @ Athletics(61-37) – Brett Oberholtzer (2-7, 4.50) vs Scott Kazmir (11-3, 2.38 ERA.
10:05pm – Mets (46-52) @ Mariners (52-46) – Jacob DeGrom (3-5, 3.18) vs Erasmo Ramirez (1-4, 4.58 ERA.
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games running today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $50K Tue MLB Monster | $200 | $50,000 |
| $535 DFBC Qualifier | $535 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $35K Tue MLB Strikeout | $25 | $35,000 |
| $20K Tue MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $20,000 |
| $18K Tue MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $13.5K Tue MLB Line Drive | $10 | $13,500 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $400k Mid Summer Classsic | $200 | $400,000 |
| MLB $100K Medium Mid Summer Classic | $20 | $100,000 |
| MLB $20K Mini Mid Summer Classic | $2 | $20,000 |
| MLB $5K Check Swing | $12 | $5,000 |
| MLB $4K Flare | $5 | $4,000 |
| MLB $5k 7 Day Survivor | $27 | $5,000 |
DraftDay
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $2.5k Field of Dreams | $109 | $2,500 |
| MLB $2k Knucleball | $15 | $2,000 |
| MLB $750 Wiz Walkoff | $3.30 | $750 |
| MLB $Big League Blast Qualifier | $15 | $1,060 |
| MLB $250 R.A Pickey (Pickem) | $5.50 | $250 |
| MLB $1k $109 Double Play | $109 | $1000 |
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 | Dean78904 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 ) | Head-to-Head vs. GPP | Pepsi7 separates the high floor players from the high ceiling guys to help you construct your rosters for every game type. | |||||
- New Grinders Live Look – If you haven’t seen the sleek new look and awesome new features during the Grinders Live shows be sure to check it out this afternoon starting at 3:30.
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from BeerMakersFan and BritDevine. | |||||
| 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 DraftCheat serve you up some knowledge. | |||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | Al smizzle 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!