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Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Building

In this advanced lineup building course, you’ll learn how to select pitchers and hitters, create multiple lineups, and balance player exposure in daily fantasy baseball.

5 lessons

  1. 1

    Basic Hitter Selection

    This lesson breaks down three separate metrics you can use in your roster construction. It also includes a discussion of when using these metrics is necessary and when it can lead you astray.

  2. 2

    MLB GPP Lineup Strategy

    When you’re filling out a tournament roster, you need to find a way to give yourself a leg up. Stacking, finding the right high-upside pitchers, and knowing which hitters to roster are three ways to do so.

  3. 3

    MLB H2H and 50/50 Lineup Strategy

    As you begin your foray into daily fantasy, you’ll need building blocks from which to start. This lesson lays out four principles to follow as you get going in order to give yourself an edge over your peers as they also start out within the game.

  4. 4

    Subjectivity in MLB

    Subjectivity isn’t always a bad thing. Knowing how and when to deviate from what projections may say can help bring you short-term results for four separate reasons.

  5. 5

    Understanding Player Exposure

    If you’re filling out multiple rosters, you need to know how much exposure you have to each player. This lesson lays out simple methods to use to track your exposure so that you are maximizing your upside and not handicapping yourself with one player.

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Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Building

Instructor

Justin Van Zuiden

Justin Van Zuiden, aka stlcardinals84, is a popular RotoGrinders contributor and GrindersLive host who routinely finishes in the top 10 of the TPOY race. He’s appeared in numerous live finals and has logged countless six-figure wins in a host of different sports, including five in PGA. Justin is also a main contributor of sports betting picks at ScoresAndOdds.

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