Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues April is the cruelest month, said T.S. Eliot, long before there were daily baseball fantasy leagues. Wednesday was particularly cruel, with three games being cancelled. The blizzard in Denver and the monsoon in Chicago were not unexpected, but the Angels-Twins tilt wasn’t postponed until it was too late to make lineup changes. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Every MLB team is scheduled to play, but the 12:10 Eastern start (Royals at Braves) and a game at 3:35 (HOU at OAK) will not be included in the majority of leagues. There are plenty of early-closing events that do include them, but we’re going to focus primarily on the 7:05 contests. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Because of a weather-related postponement yesterday, the Mets play the Rockies twice today. That complicates hitter selections, because the first half of the doubleheader is at 3:10 EDT and is not included in DraftStreet leagues, which close at 7:05. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Happy Patriots Day to our American friends and readers. Why don’t the Celtics get their own holiday? They are a great franchise too. The poor Red Sox not only have to work today, they had an early wakeup call, hosting the Rays at 11:00 Eastern. While that game is ignored in daily fantasy leagues, at 7:05 we have eight
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues In daily basketball leagues, a 7:00 Eastern closing time is typical, with almost all matinee games played on Sundays and holidays. Baseball is different. A 162-game season often means early starts on “getaway day” (often Thursdays and Sundays) and on the weekends, many teams schedule family-friendly afternoon games. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues That was a long, strange walk down DraftStreet on Thursday night. The three most obvious pitching choices all performed below expectations, so point scoring was way down across the board. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Thursday is relatively quiet in MLB, with only eight scheduled games and more weather issues looming. You can make some money by staying on top of cancellations and/or last-minute lineup changes. There’s also a pitching change for the White Sox that could be a lucrative opportunity. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues When you have an unlucky week in Head-to-Head leagues, there’s not much you can do. In deep Roto leagues, the whole season is relatively static, with trades and a few free agents the only way to improve. Daily fantasy sports is a different ball game. [Read more…]