Introduction: Raking in Money in MLB DFS (Part I)
Be better.
That’s a big goal for me: as a novelist, as a DFS writer, as a husband. As a human.
Oh. And as a DFS player.
Recently, I spent six weeks bouncing around Europe (one of the perks of playing only NFL and MLB DFS – and taking NBA off!). My wife and I kept busy – saw a lot of things; got into (and out of) mischief; got lost in cities we didn’t know and found our way again – but I also dedicated a decent chunk of the trip to self-assessment. I dedicated a chunk of the trip to being quiet.
I dedicated a chunk of the trip to being. Just being. Which is, really, what each of us should strive toward: a life in which each of us is our own self – and in which being our own self means being the best version of our self.
Have I lost you yet? This is going somewhere – I promise. Bear with me for just a moment.
When I returned home from Europe and got back into my regular schedule, I realized that I was a better person than I had been six weeks earlier. I was a better DFS writer; I was a better husband; I was a better friend. It wasn’t about making a conscious decision, in the moment, to be those things – you see? Instead, it was the fruit pouring forth – growing from the roots I had cultivated during my time overseas.
In DFS, most of us know what our goals are. We want to win more consistently than our competition wins; we want to make more money than our competition makes. We want to be consistently profitable. But many people focus on the fruit they want to see. They ask questions like, “What is the most important statistic to pay attention to in MLB DFS?” “What types of pitchers should I take in tourneys?” “How do I consistently win in GPPs?”
These are simple goals (to look at the right stats; to pick the right types of pitchers in tourneys; to win GPPs), but there are no simple answers to these questions. And there are no simple paths to reaching these goals.
The honest answer? The answer most DFSers do not want to hear? It’s this:
If you want to know the right statistics to look at – if you want to know the right types of pitchers to target in tourneys, and if you want to consistently win in GPPs – you need to focus on your foundation.
You need to cultivate your roots.
You’re new to MLB DFS? Great! This course is for you.
You’ve been playing MLB DFS for a little while, but you have not yet pegged the path to consistent profit? This course is for you.
You’re an MLB DFS vet, but you are looking for ways to become a better player? Welcome aboard. I wrote this course for you.
This course covers six lessons in all:
Know Your Goals
“Keep Afloat”
“The Big Score”
The Psychology of MLB DFS
Condensing Your Research Time
Your Greatest Edge in MLB DFS
It’s the most incisive, all-encompassing, ultra-applicable course I have written about achieving success in DFS. It is the foundational knowledge each of us should be focused on – the MLB DFS equivalent of trickling through Europe for six weeks and working on your self.
There is a Part II to this course: The Payoff.
I encourage you to pick up that course as well. I encourage you to dive into that one after you have pored over this one.
But only after. After all, knowing the things we cover in that course (advanced stats for pitchers, “beyond the stats: pitchers,” paying down at pitcher on single-pitcher sites, paying down at pitcher on two-pitcher sites, advanced stats for hitters, and understanding the complexities of hitting) is only optimally effective when you first take care of your foundation.
Let’s pour some strong roots into the DFS soil.
Let’s rake in some money.