Rise & Grind: June 2nd, 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
- Weekend Winners – The biggest news over the weekend was Grinder DirtyGirl15 taking down the Showcase for $50k and a trip to Atlantis for the finals. The top 10 faced off on Saturday for the top prize, and in the end, DirtyGirl came out on top. Other Grinders in the top 10 included texas989, STLCardinals84, EHafner, and TeamSleep. On Friday night, GPP guru and Grinder’s favorite McJester took down the $1,000 buy in DraftKings qualifier, while royalpain took down the $25 DFBC Qualifier on FanDuel. There were a number of other Grinders winners out there this weekend (including my first ever! – yes that was a not-so-subtle brag) but those were the major events.
- RG Weather Man – A few days ago, the new RotoGrinders Meteorologist, Kevin Roth, gave us his first MLB weather update via a forum post. You can read more about Kevin in that post or in his bio on our DFS analysis show page for Grinders Live. We’re incredibly excited to work with Kevin, and we look forward to bringing you guys expert weather analysis to help you decide which games to play and which ones to fade. Expect to see him around the forums more often, and look for his online debut later today on Grinders Live!
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – We have a smaller schedule than usual on this Monday night, which is too bad because DFS MLB is the best cure for my Monday blues. There are 8 games on the slate tonight, but as you can see below there is still plenty of money to be won, including a $300k Mega Perfect Game and a $75k Mini Monster.
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!
FanDuel
Reminder: The FanDuel survivor games continue tonight! Be sure to update your dummy lineups!
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $75K Mon MLB Mini Monster | $200 | $75,000 |
| $25 MLB $600K Super Monster Satellite (100 seats) | $25 | 100 seats($2,000 value) |
| $35K Mon MLB Strikeout | $25 | 35000 |
| $20K Mon MLB Slugger | $1,065 | 20000 |
| $18K Mon MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $12K Mon MLB Line Drive | $10 | $12,000 |
| $7K Mon MLB Pickl | $535 | $7,000 |
| $6420 Mon MLB Double Up ($535 | $535 | $6,420 |
| $5K Mon MLB Multi-Entry Double Up ($5) | $5 | $5,000 |
| $5K Mon MLB Squeeze #2 | $2 | $5,000 |
| $4500 Mon MLB Blas | $50 | $4,500 |
| $4K Mon MLB 50/50 ($535 | $535 | $4,000 |
| $4K Mon MLB 50/50 ($535 | $535 | $4,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $18K Gold Glove | $1,060 | $18,000 |
| World Series of Poker Main Event Satellite #3 | $109 | $14,000 |
| Satellite to Saturday’s $3.3M FBC Qualifier | $200 | $12,100 |
| MLB $9K Moon Shot | $2 | $9,000 |
| MLB $7.5K Check Swing | $12 | $7,500 |
| MLB BIG $530 50/50 | $530 | $5,000 |
| MLB $4K High Heat | $109 | $4,000 |
| MLB BIG $270 50/50 | $270 | $4,000 |
| MLB BIG $162 50/50 | $162 | $3,900 |
| MLB BIG $109 50/50 | $109 | $3,400 |
| SuperSatellite to Wednesday $50K Gold Glove | $205 | $3,180 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $6,000 Guaranteed | $109 | $6,000 |
| MLB $8,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $8,000 |
| MLB $2,500 Guaranteed | $5 | $2,500 |
| MLB $3,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $3,000 |
| MLB Pickem $2k Gtd | $11 | $2,000 |
| MLB Pickem $1k Gtd | $2 | $1,000 |
| MLB Sal. Cap H2H | $2,100 | $4,000 |
| MLB Sal. Cap H2H | $2,100 | $4,000 |
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 | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from Stevietpfl and Dean78904. | |||||
| 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 BoggsLite and Pepsi7 serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | STL 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!