Rise & Grind July 8th, 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
After an exciting finish in the $109 DFBC Qualifier RotoGrinders host Stlcardinals84 finished at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 61. Stl will now have the opportunity to take down the 1 million dollar first prize in Las Vegas on August 16th.
The final 8 in the Fanduel 200k Survivor went at it again last night with the top 6 advancing to round 20. Unfortunately our own DB730 fell 2.25 points short of advancing, but it was a great run by Dan making it this far. User bcalicore stuck with his strategy of running the same lineup in all four of his remaining entries and yet again it paid off with all four advancing. LoveBases and theclone also advanced to round 20 with 1 entry remaining each.
On Draftkings RotoGrinders member SamENole won all the money with a low owned Houston stack. He took down the 25k Silver Slugger the 40k Perfect Game and his Houston stack cashed 4 times in the 50k Super Booster.
- McBob and Granger to the Heat
Yesterday free agents Josh McRoberts and Danny Granger agreed to deals with the Miami Heat. Danny Granger received a two year 4.2 million dollar deal. And to the delight of our Daily Fantasy Happy Hour host Dean78904, Mcbob agreed to a four year 23 million dollar deal rather than returning to the Hornets.
Last Night’s Dongs – There were 23 dongs last night with no players having a double dong. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s 5 longest dongs.
DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Singleton | HOU | 436ft |
| Dayan Vicedo | CWS | 425ft |
| Juan Francisco | TOR | 419ft |
| Adam Dunn | CWS | 418ft |
| Adrian Beltre | TEX | 411ft |
7/08 Daily MLB thread
Be sure to check the MLB strategy thread in the Forum for today’s MLB discussion
- First Look
Notorious’ newest article MLB First Look is posted for July 8th. 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 one early game (part of a Cubs/Reds doubleheader) and a 15 game evening slate.
1:10pm – Cubs (38-47) @ Reds (46-42)
7:05pm – Orioles (49-40) @ Nationals (48-40)
7:05pm – Yankees (45-43) @ Indians (43-45)
7:08pm – Dodgers (51-40) @ Tigers (48-37)
7:10pm – Royals (46-42) @ Rays (41-51)
7:10pm – White Sox (43-47) @ Red Sox (39-50)
7:10pm – Braves (49-40) @ Mets (40-49)
7:10pm – Cubs (38-49) @ Reds (46-42)
8:05pm – Astros (37-54) @ Rangers (38-51)
8:10pm – Phillies (38-51) @ Brewers (52-38)
8:15pm – Pirates (47-42) @ Cardinals (48-42)
8:40pm – Padres (40-49) @ Rockies (37-53)
9:40pm – Marlins(43-46) @ Diamondbacks (38-53)
10:05pm – Blue Jays (47-44) @ Angels (52-36)
10:05pm – Giants (49-40) @ Athletics(56-33)
10:05pm – Twins (39-49) @ Mariners (49-40)
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 |
| $30K Tue MLB Strikeout | $25 | $30000 |
| $15K Tue MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $15000 |
| $18K Tue MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $12K Tue MLB Line Drive | $10 | $12,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB 3.3m Fantasy Championship #23 | $1000 | $67,000 |
| MLB $20K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $20,000 |
| MLB $60K Perfect Game | $200 | $60,000 |
| MLB $10K Check Swing | $12 | $10,000 |
| MLB $9K Moon Shot | $2 | $9,000 |
| MLB $15K Silver Slugger | $530 | $15,000 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB 60k Pickem Survivor | $22 | $60,000 |
| MLB $8000 Gtd | $109 | $8000 |
| MLB $2000 Gtd | $11 | $2000 |
| MLB $1,500 Guaranteed | $1 | $1,500 |
| MLB $109 Double-Up | $109 | $2,400 |
| MLB $215 Double-Up | $215 | $3,200 |
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. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from BritDevine and Stevie. | |||||
| 3:30 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 BoggsLite serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | Al Smizzle and HeadChopper 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!