Click on this banner to enter Draft Street fantasy basketball contests. Since many of our readers are likely to be unfamiliar with me, a few words of introduction are in order as I take over for Kent Williams. I got involved in daily fantasy sports a few years ago, entering daily baseball contests at various sites, including DraftStreet. I had done analytical research and writing about baseball for well over a decade and found that creating daily
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues It was an enjoyable walk down DraftStreet on Wednesday. Clay Buchholz was my best bet and Hiram Burgos my longshot pitcher. Using both of them and Lance Lynn produced 28.45 points for $33,501 in salary. While I didn’t have Mike Napoli (21.25) and Mike Trout (10.75) was my only hitter above 7.25 points, all the bats contributed something and
Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues It’s another full slate of baseball action on Wednesday, with double the opportunities to win some cash. Five of the 15 games begin before 7:05 and the only way to use anyone from those ten teams is to join leagues that close at 12:40 Eastern. If you like “evening” players you can use them twice. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues The best thing about a wacky Monday in MLB is that it’s over. The craziest game was in Oakland, where Yoenis Cespedes tied it up in the bottom of the ninth for the second day in a row, then it took ten extra innings to decide. Brandon Moss won it with a homer in the 19th after 6 ½
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues With “only” a dozen ballgames, it’s a relatively quiet schedule on Monday, all leagues closing at 7:05. Weather, a prime consideration this month, is forecast to be no worse than “partly cloudy with a 40% chance of rain” so we will assume no cancellations. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Baseball leagues start early on the weekend. There are 16 MLB games, including a doubleheader in Kansas City, and nine of them are exclusive to contests that close at 1:05 Eastern. At press time, there are no later leagues being offered, but we expect 4:05 leagues to be added later. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Every Saturday, there are afternoon baseball games. Three have a 1:05 Eastern start today, four more begin between 4:05 and 4:15, and eight are slated for the evening. If you join leagues that close at 7:10, you’re missing out on some excellent players. The split starts mean twice as many chances to win in daily leagues; I enter multiple
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues As a hitter, I learned to hate pitchers. They were always trying to get me out. As a coach, pitchers gave me more grey hair than the other positions combined. At DraftStreet last night, two of them let me down again. [Read more…]