Rise & Grind: July 25th, 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 the upcoming day in the world of DFS.
In Case You Missed It
- Last Night’s Winners
RG chat regular csmaniac1 took down the Early Payoff Pitch on DraftKings yesterday with a score of 185.9. In the evening slate grinders member 00oreo00 took home the 10k first place prize in the 60k Perfect Game.
On Fanduel user Drafting101 won his way to the DFBC Championship in Vegas with a score of 53.75 in the $535 DFBC Qualifier. The rest of yesterdays winners can be seen in the Daily Fantasy Tournament Links page in the forum.
- RG Contest
There are still a few spots left in stevietpfl ‘s week 1 NLF contest. The winner gets a RG shirt, a FanDuel swag bag, and some cash. Details Here.
You also have until 1pm today to get your entry into the Friday 6-pack contest. Simply fill out the form Here with your picks and you can win a RotoGrinders tee shirt.
- NFL
Part 2 of the week 1 NFL preview featuring running backs by JeffelJefe is posted, and if you missed part 1 featuring Quarterbacks be sure to check it out. Part 1 Quarterbacks — Part 2 Running backs
- Thursdays Dongs – There were only a dozen dongs Thursday and no double dongs.
DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Braun | MIL | 432ft |
| Lucas Duda | NYM | 423ft |
| Chris Johnson | ATL | 396ft |
| Khris Davis | MIL | 396ft |
| Delmon Young | BAL | 391ft |
| Juan Francisco | TOR | 390ft |
| Danny Santana | MIN | 379ft |
| Rene Rivera | SDP | 373ft |
| Jonathan Lucroy | MIL | 371ft |
| J.P. Arenciba | TEX | 369ft |
| Brandon Moss | OAK | 368ft |
| Chris Carter | HOU | 349ft |
Today’s MLB
- Today’s Action – Today we have one early game at 4:05 and 14 games on the evening slate.
4:05pm – Cardinals @ Cubs
7:05pm – Diamondbacks @ Phillies – Kyle Kendrick has a 9.92 ERA in his last 3 starts, while Wade Miley is 1-0 with a 2.25 in 2 career starts vs the Phillies.
7:05pm – Blue Jays @ Yankees – Hiroki Kuroda has fared well vs the Blue Jays he is 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA in 3 starts but Jose Reyes has been good against him (11-23).
7:10pm – Red Sox @ Rays. – Jon Lester 10-7 2.50 ERA vs David Price 10-7 with a 3.06 ERA. David Ortiz is questionable for tonight’s game with back spasms.
7:10pm – Nationals @ Reds – Tanner Roark 9-6, 2.91 vs Alfredo Simon 12-4, 2.74 ERA
7:35pm -Padres @ Braves – The Padres scored 13 runs last night against the Cubs and have now won four of their last 5 games. Chris Johnson has been hitting well and is 12-35 with 5 dongs in his last 9 games.
8:05pm – Athletic @ Rangers – Jerome Williams has a 4.49 ERA against Oakland in 9 starts. Texas has lost 27 of its last 32 games and has the leagues worst record at 40-62.
8:10pm -White Sox @ Twins – John Danks is 0-6 with an ERA over 6.0 in his last eight starts vs the Twins. Jose Abreu is on a league leading 14 game hit streak and is likely to keep that streak going tonight against Kevin Correia.
8:10pm – Indians @ Royals – Yordano Ventura is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in his 3 career starts vs the Indians. The Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer is questionable for tonight’s game with a bruised hand. Michael Brantley is 4-10 lifetime vs Ventura.
8:10pm – Marlins @ Astros – Brad Hand 1-2, 4.86 ERA hasn’t started a game vs the Astros in 3 years, but is coming off a solid performance last week vs the Giants.
8:10pm – Mets @ Brewers – Lucas Duda is 5-10 with 2 dongs vs Gallardo. Scooter Gennett is questionable for tonight’s game with a quad injury. Carlos Gomez is 9-19 in his last 5 home games.
8:40pm – Pirates @ Rockies – The Pirates are in Coors vs lefty Brett Anderson 0-3, 4.00 ERA = ANDREW McCUTCHEN that is all.
10:05pm – Tigers @ Angels – Tyler Skaggs has been awful his last few starts and has allowed 11 runs in 11 innings. It will be his first career start vs the Tigers.
10:10pm – Orioles @ Mariners – Felix Hernandez hasn’t beaten the Orioles in his last 4 tries, but hitters are only batting .197 vs him this season. Lifetime he is 5-4 with a 3.44 ERA against the Orioles in 15 starts.
10:15pm – Dodgers @ Giants – Zack Greinke 11-6 vs Tim Lincecum 9-6. Yasiel Puig could return tonight for the Dodgers tonight, but Hanley Ramirez will likely miss another game.
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games available today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $40k Fri MLB Monster | $200 | $40,000 |
| $35K Fri MLB Strikeout | $25 | $35,000 |
| $18K Fri MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $15k Fri Slugger | $1065 | $15,000 |
| $11K Fri MLB Line Drive | $10 | $11,000 |
| $1065 Dfbc Qualifier | $1065 | $45,897 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $100K Perfect Game | $200 | $100,000 |
| MLB $40K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $40,000 |
| MLB $12K Silver Slugger | $530 | $12,000 |
| MLB $7.5K High Heat | $109 | $7,500 |
| MLB $18K Moon Shot | $2 | $18,000 |
| MLB $18K Check Swing | $12 | $18,000 |
| MLB $5K Flare | $5 | $3,000 |
DraftDay
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $5k Field of Dreams | $109 | $5,000 |
| MLB $1.5k Knucleball | $15 | $1,500 |
| MLB $750 Wiz Walkoff | $3.30 | $750 |
| MLB $116 Big League Blast Qualifier | $116 | $3,180 |
| MLB $300 R.A Pickey (Pickem) | $5.50 | $300 |
| 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 | Stlcardinals84 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. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from BritDevine and Pepsi7. | |||||
| 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 | CSUram and BoggsLite 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!