Rise & Grind: June 17th, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders cup o’morning joe. 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.
So kick back, grab your first cup of coffee, and catch up on the latest news!
In Case You Missed It
- Qualifiers – Last night DraftStreet and FanDuel ran qualifiers to their major championships at the end of the year. The DSBC Qualifier was taken down by none other than DraftStreet guru, rickmillitar. Not only did he edge out csuram88 by 4 points, but he took 4 of the top 5 spots, and 7 out of the top 14. A pretty incredible night for him for sure. Over on FanDuel, Grinders member shawngidley took down the field in the $109 qualifier thanks to a very balanced game from most of his bats. These guys now both get a chance to set a lineup for a shot at a million dollars this baseball season. Well done boys!
- RG Partners with MLBHR – Many of you are already familiar with the Twitter account that I have decided to refer to as the Dong Alarm. MLBHR is a Twitter that automatically tweets out every time an MLB player hits a home run, which is great for DFS players to follow along with. We’ve recently agreed to a partnership with them, and we’re looking for other ideas for automated tweets from you guys! Let us know what you want to see by posting your ideas in this forum post!
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – The World Cup continues today with action from Group A and Group H. Belgium and Algeria get the action started at noon EST, followed by hosts Brazil taking on Mexico at 3 and Russia vs. the Korea Republic at 6. In the MLB we have a full slate this evening, with just one game (The Padres vs. the Mariners) starting a little early. There are a lot of stud pitchers on the mound tonight, so there should be a decent amount of directions you can go with your lineups tonight. Good luck in all your games, Grinders!
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games out there. Here’s hoping that tonight you find yourself Cruzin’ To Victory!
StarStreet
StarStreet is running a $27 Qualifier to the Playboy Baseball Championship tonight. One in 480 entrants will win a trip to the best party in DFS and a shot at a $75,000 top prize!
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $65K Tue MLB Monster | $200 | $65,000 |
| $535 DFBC Qualifier | $535 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $40K Tue MLB Strikeout | $25 | 40000 |
| $20K Tue MLB Slugger | $1,065 | 20000 |
| $18K Tue MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $14K Tue MLB Line Drive | $10 | $14,000 |
| $8K Tue MLB Pickle | $535 | $8,000 |
| $6420 Tue MLB Double Up ($535 | $535 | $6,420 |
| $5K Tue MLB Blas | $50 | $5,000 |
| $5K Tue MLB Multi-Entry Double Up ($5) | $5 | $5,000 |
| $5K Tue MLB Squeeze #2 | $2 | $5,000 |
| $4K Tue MLB Home Ru | $100 | $4,000 |
| $4K Tue MLB Multi-Entry Double Up ($25) | $25 | $4,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $100K Perfect Game | $200 | $100,000 |
| MLB $22K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $22,000 |
| MLB $18K Gold Glove | $1,060 | $18,000 |
| Satellite to $3.3M FBC Qualifier | $530 | $12,000 |
| MLB $10K Silver Slugger | $530 | $10,000 |
| MLB $10K Check Swing | $12 | $10,000 |
| MLB $10K Moon Shot | $2 | $10,000 |
| MLB BIG $530 50/50 | $530 | $7,000 |
| MLB BIG $270 50/50 | $270 | $6,000 |
| SUPERSat to Friday $3.3M FBC Qualifier #20 | $200 | $5,100 |
| LAST WEEK: SUPERSat to $300K Punch Out/Legends | $27 | $5,000 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| DSBC Super Qualifier | $1,050 | $150,000 |
| MLB $250 Gtd [LATE] | $5 | $250 |
| MLB $400 Gtd [LATE] | $2 | $400 |
| MLB $6,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $6,000 |
| MLB $8,000 Guaranteed | $109 | $8,000 |
| MLB $4,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $4,000 |
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from BritDevine and Stevietpfl. | |||||
| 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 Pepsi7 and BoggsLite serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | STLCardinals84 and DraftCheat 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!