Rise & Grind July 7th, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders Rise & Grind. Start your Monday off with a look back at the weekend’s happenings and a peek at the upcoming day in the world of DFS.
Weekend Update
- World Cup – The final four of the 2014 FIFA World Cup are set. Kicking off the first semifinal match is Brazil vs Germany On Tuesday July 8th at 4:00pm on ESPN. The second semifinal match is between The Netherlands and Argentina On Wednesday July 9th at 4:00pm also on ESPN.
- E5 Injury – In the first inning of Saturday evening’s game between the Blue Jays and Athletics Edwin Encarnacion felt a pop in his right quad while trying to beat out a double play. E5 fell to the ground in pain before being helped off the field. He is scheduled to have an MRI early this week. Other big names placed on the DL this weekend are Jonathon Niese (Shoulder) and Michael Bourn (Hamstring).
- Cubs/Athletics Trade – Over the 4th of July weekend the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics reached an agreement that sent Cubs starting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland A’s. In return the Cubs received 2012 first round draft pick Addison Russell, 2013 first round pick Billy McKinney, pitcher Dan Straily and another player to be announced at a later date.
- Survive Or Revive
The FanDuel Survive Or Revive starts today. It’s a $25 buyin, 300k guaranteed type of survivor game that allows re-entry back into the tournament for the first few rounds. All of the details can be found in the forum thread Here.
- All-Star Game – The players selected for the 2014 MLB all star game were announced Sunday evening. Full rosters can be found Here for the AL and Here For the NL.
Here’s a quick look at the starting hitters for both sides. - American League
Player Position Team Salvador Perez Catcher Royals Miguel Cabrera First Base Tigers Robinson Cano Second Base Mariners Josh Donaldson Third Base Athletics Derek Jeter Shortstop Yankees Jose Bautista Outfield Blue Jays Mike Trout Outfield Angels Adam Jones Outfield Orioles Nelson Cruz DH Orioles
- National League
Player Position Team Yadier Molina Catcher Cardinals Paul Goldschmidt First Base Diamondbacks Chase Utley Second Base Phillies Aramis Ramirez Third Base Brewers Troy Tulowitzki Shortstop Rockies Andrew McCutchen Outfield Pirates Carlos Gomez Outfield Brewers Yasiel Puig Outfield Dodgers
Today’s Action
- First Look
Notorious’ newest article MLB First Look is posted for July 7th. Get an early peek at who Notorious is targeting in tonight’s slate, and a look back at yesterdays MLB games.
* Tonight’s MLB – Today we have a 14 game MLB slate starting at 7:05 est.
7:05pm – Orioles (47-40) @ Nationals (47-39) – Chris Tillman vs Stephen Strasburg
7:05pm – Yankees (43-43) @ Indians (42-44) – Vidal Nuno vs Justin Masterson
7:10pm – Cubs (38-47) @ Reds (44-42) – Edwin Jackson vs Mike Leake
7:10pm – Royals (45-41) @ Rays (40-50) – James Shields vs Jake Odorizzi
7:10pm – White Sox (41-47) @ Red Sox (39-48) – Scott Carroll vs Clay Buchholz
7:10pm – Braves(49-438) @ Mets (38-49) – Mike Minor vs Daisuke Matsuzaka
8:05pm – Astros (36-53) @ Rangers (38-49) – Jarred Cosart vs Miles Mikolas
8:10pm – Phillies (37-50) @ Brewers (52-36) – Cole Hamels vs Marco Estrada
8:15pm – Pirates (46-41) @ Cardinals (47-41) – Charlie Morton vs Adam Wainwright
8:40pm – Padres (39-48) @ Rockies (37-51) – Ian Kennedy vs Tyler Matzek
9:40pm – Marlins(42-45) @ Diamondbacks (36-53) – Tom Koehler vs Chase Anderson
10:05pm – Blue Jays (47-42) @ Angels (50-36) – J.A. Happ vs Jered Weaver
10:05pm – Giants (48-39) @ Athletics(54-33) – Ryan Vogelsong vs Jesse Chavez
10:05pm – Twins (39-47) @ Mariners (48-39) – Kevin Correia vs Hisashi Iwakuma
note w/l records and projected staring pitcher’s are as of 07/5/2014
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games offered today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $40K Mon MLB Monster | $200 | $40,000 |
| $109 DFBC Qualifier | $109 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $300K Mon MLB Survive Or Revive | $25 | $300,000 |
| $15K Mon MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $15000 |
| $18K Mon MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $10K Mon MLB Line Drive | $10 | $10,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $40K Perfect Game | $200 | $40,000 |
| MLB $25K Silver Slugger | $530 | $25,000 |
| MLB $16K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $16,000 |
| MLB $9K Check Swing | $12 | $9,000 |
| MLB $9K Moon Shot | $2 | $9,000 |
| MLB $50K Super Booster | $55 | $50,000 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $8,000 Guaranteed | $109 | $8,000 |
| MLB $3,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $3,000 |
| MLB Pickem $2k Gtd | $11 | $2,000 |
| MLB $8,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $8000 |
| MLB $2,500 Guaranteed | $5 | $2,500 |
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 Notorious and BritDevine. | |||||
| 4:30 PM | Daily Fantasy Happy Hour | DraftStreet | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Join us this afternoon and let Dean and Stevie serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | Pepsi and Boggs 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!