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About the Hosts
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stlcardinals84
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.
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db730
One of the most respected and preeminent voices in all of daily fantasy, Dan Back (db730) is the host of numerous RotoGrinders shows, including the RotoGrinders Daily Fantasy Fix podcast and GrindersLive shows. As RotoGrinders’ Media Director, Dan can also be found on SiriusXM radio and has received numerous accolades in the industry for his work, including winning the 2014 FSWA award for “Best Podcast”. He has over a decade of fantasy sports experience and is consistently one of the top-ranked Grinders. Dan is a multiple-time live finalist who routinely ranks near the top of the RotoGrinders standings in all major sports.
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CheeseIsGood
One of the preeminent baseball minds in all of fantasy, Dave Potts, aka CheeseIsGood, has won contests at the highest levels of both season-long and DFS. He is a two-time winner of a million dollar first place prize in DFS; having won the 2014 FanDuel baseball live final and following that up by taking down a DraftKings Millionare Maker Tournament in 2015. In addition, he’s won the Main Event championship in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship and the NFBC Platinum League, which is the highest buy-in entry league. His consistent success in the NFBC tournaments recently earned him a prestigious spot in their Hall of Fame. Dave can also strum a mean guitar while carrying a tune and if you’re lucky, you’ll see him do so on one of his GrindersLive appearances.
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dean78904
Dean Shavelson, aka dean78904 has been playing DFS since 2012 and is one of the most senior GrindersLive on-air hosts. He’s dominated the MLB CVR rankings winning top honors for both FanDuel and DraftKings in 2016 and 2017 and is consistently ranked as one of the best Grinders in the industry. He can also be found providing written content for RotoGrinders and on the FSTA nominated Sirius XM RotoGrinders show.
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stevietpfl
The long-time host of the popular Morning Grind, Stephen Young, aka stevietpfl is also one of the top NASCAR analysts in the industry. The RotoGrinders lead NASCAR analyst is a multiple time finalist for the Fantasy Sports Writer Association Racing Writer of the Year. Stevie is also a top baseball mind who excels in multiple sports in DFS. He has qualified for multiple live finals including a 3rd place finish at the 2015 FantasyAces Basketball Championship.
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jakz101
Eric Crain, aka jakz101 , is a former professional poker player who started playing DFS full time in October of 2015. He has qualified multiple times for live finals and is routinely ranked at the top of all the major sport leaderboards. Perhaps his biggest claim to fame is when he won the DraftKings NFL Millionaire Maker in October of 2016 (as well as finishing 3rd and 4th). A popular RotoGrinders contributor, Crain hosts multiple shows each week and often provides excellent in-depth written analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members.
RotoGrinders Interview After Winning DK Millionaire Maker
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BigT44
A former poker industry professional, Tony Niehaus, aka BigT44 has one of the largest personalities in the DFS industry as seen by his countless GrindersLive appearances. A former star basketball player in high school, Tony has taken his lifelong love of sports and fantasy sports and turned it into a fulltime gig as a professional DFS player. He’s routinely at the top of the RotoGrinders rankings and has well over a million dollars in lifetime winnings along with qualifying for multiple live finals.
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headChopper
One of the “OG’s” of the Daily Fantasy industry, David Kaplen, aka headChopper has been dominating DFS as long as it’s been around including winning the 2013 DFBBC and making too many live finals to count. He finished runner-up for the 2012 RotoGrinders Tournament Player of the Year and followed that up with a top 10 finish in the 2013 TPOY race. His popular videos such as the MLB Chop Shop and UFC Takedown can be frequently found on the RotoGrinders front pages.
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hoop2410
Mike Petta, aka Hoop2410 left his career as an accountant behind in 2014 to pursue DFS full-time. It was a wise choice as he’s been one of the top in the industry ever since having finished routinely at the top of the RotoGrinders rankings and making multiple live finals. The Detroit, Michigan resident can frequently be found on GrindersLive shows providing expert analysis and on Twitter at the username hoop2410.
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beermakersfan
Chris Prince, aka Beermakersfan, has been playing fantasy sports for over twenty years and has been playing daily fantasy since the early days in 2009 making him one of the true “OGs” of the DFS industry. He was one of the first winners of a major live final, taliking down the 20111 FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship which led to numerous appearances on FanDuel commercials and magazine ads. Still a top DFS player, he can be found on RotoGrinders columns, podcasts, videos, and GrindersLive shows providing expert analysis. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Chris now lives in the Detroit area where he is a full time family man with a beautiful wife and three young daughters. The lifelong Packers and Brewers fan is always helpful to DFS players and can be found on twitter at username beermakersfan.
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boggslite
Paul Errington, aka boggslite, is a longtime top player in the DFS industry who is one of the best in the industry at MLB and NHL (who also routinely performs well in all major sports including a top 50 finish in NFL in 2017) and can frequently be found providing expert analysis on those two sports here at RotoGrinders, both in written content and on various GrindersLive shows. A University of Arizona graduate and Southern California native, Paul has had tremendous success in DFS – mainly as a GPP player. He can be found on twitter at the username boggslite.
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DerekCarty
You may recognize Derek Carty from his role on Baseball Tonight, his articles at ESPN.com, or his occasional SportsCenter appearances. He’s also been published by FOX Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBC’s Rotoworld, FanDuel, and Fantasy Insiders, among many others. He’s a long-time DFS player and the creator of THE BAT and THE BLITZ, perhaps the most sophisticated DFS projection systems on the market. Prior to DFS, Derek honed his statistical chops as the Fantasy Manager of two of the biggest sabermetric outlets, Baseball Prospectus and The Hardball Times (now the nerdier branch of FanGraphs — yes, that’s a thing), and holds an elite track record in year-long expert leagues (6 titles while finishing top-3 over 50% of the time). He’s also the only active fantasy writer to have graduated from MLB’s exclusive Scout School, which he blends with his statistical background to form a complete picture of a player.
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ChrisGimino
Chris Gimino is a top mind in the DFS industry and one of the primary contributors at RotoGrinders including one of the most accurate ownership projection systems in the industry. A multiple time live-finalist, Chris delivers actionable tools and advice for RotoGrinders Premium subscribers that helps them make informed decisions for their lineup builds.
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britdevine
Brit Devine is a former low/midstakes Online Poker Pro/Coach who quickly transitioned to DFS in 2011 after Black Friday. He was the Operations Manager at DFS site Fan Throwdown before parting ways in 2014 where he then turned to playing DFS full-time. Mainly a cash game player, Brit provides expert analysis frequently via written columns and GrindersLive appearances.
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pepsi7
Chris Lowery aka Pepsi7 has a long of history of proven success in fantasy sports getting his start in season long leagues where he won many high stakes expert leagues across baseball, football, and hockey. He made the jump to DFS in 2012 and dominated MLB in 2013 in a huge way by winning the FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Championship for a six-figure payday. The RotoGrinders Director of NHL content, Pepsi7 can frequently be found on RotoGrinders GrindersLive shows, videos, and written articles providing expert insight for hockey and baseball.