Nick Mariano's Early 2021 Fantasy Baseball Catcher Rankings

Let's cut right to it: the 2021 baseball season is not guaranteed to be a normal one. But for now, let's just close our eyes and dream of a world unencumbered by COVID-19 and talk about our silly little game as if a 162-game season will come next spring. It is time to decide how […]

2021 First Look Fantasy Values: Outfielders

The baseball offseason may officially begin with the end of the World Series but the projections offseason began last Thursday night with the release of the first Steamer projections for 2021. Created and maintained by mathematics teacher Jared Cross and his former students, Steamer remains the industry standard for non-aggregated projection systems, as well as […]

Justin Turner Won't Be Punished For COVID-19 Incident

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner will not be disciplined by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred for returning to the field to celebrate the World Series win with his team after testing positive for COVID-19. "We all have made mistakes as we navigated these unprecedented challenges and have tried to learn from those mistakes so […]

2021 Fantasy Value First Looks: Shortstop

The baseball offseason may officially begin with the end of the World Series but the projections offseason began last Thursday night with the release of the first Steamer projections for 2021. Created and maintained by mathematics teacher Jared Cross and his former students, Steamer remains the industry standard for non-aggregated projection systems, as well as […]

2021 First Look Fantasy Values: First Base and Second Base

The baseball offseason may officially begin with the end of the World Series but the projections offseason began last Thursday night with the release of the first Steamer projections for 2021. Created and maintained by mathematics teacher Jared Cross and his former students, Steamer remains the industry standard for non-aggregated projection systems, as well as […]

Justin Turner Tests Positive For COVID-19, Pulled Mid-Game

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and was pulled from the World Series-clinching Game 6 win against the Rays in the eighth inning after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. Turner wasn't with his teammates as they celebrated the team's first World Series title since 1988. The veteran infielder […]

Corey Seager Named World Series MVP

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was named the World Series Most Valuable Player after earning the same honor in the National League Championship Series. Seager hit .400 with two home runs, five RBI and six walks in six games in the World Series against the Rays. He hit .310 with five home runs and […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (10/27/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Whether or not Tuesday represents the swan song of the 2020 baseball season, the journey to crowning a new champion has been a wild ride, full of exhilarating, historic moments inside the bubble.  Blake Snell and Tony Gonsolin are running back their Game 2 matchup, in which the latter recorded just four outs, seemingly by […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Tuesday (10/27/20) - Monkey Knife Fight

Game 6 of the World Series goes Tuesday night, with the Los Angeles Dodgers aiming to win their first World Series since 1988. That means more opportunities to play props and win with Monkey Knife Fight. The teams have alternated wins throughout the series, with the Dodgers taking Game 5 by a 4-2 score on […]

Tony Gonsolin To Start Game 6 Of World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Tony Gonsolin will start Game 6 of the World Series against the Rays on Tuesday. He'll be opposed by left-hander Blake Snell for Tampa Bay. Snell, who won the American League Cy Young in 2018, didn't allow a hit to the Dodgers through the first four innings of Game 2 […]

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values Based On Contact Quality

In part one of this series, I established that zxwOBAcon is the primary driver of season-to-season changes in xwOBAcon and that the biggest risers in zxwOBAcon each season tend to be rebound candidates. Furthermore, rebound candidates recover all of their zxwOBAcon losses more often than not and frequently outperform their season x zxwOBAcon in season […]

Warning Signals in Shift Increases: Part One

Shifts work. Not all the time and not against everyone but eventually there is a sufficient amount of data on a player to be able to draw some pretty strong conclusions about what advantages can be gained by shifting. There are good reasons that Joey Gallo was shifted against 98.5% of the time in 2020. Not everyone […]

DraftKings, FanDuel MLB DFS (10/25/20) (Premium Content)

Wow. Baseball doesn't get much more exciting than what went down in Game 4. After a bunch of lead changes, six home runs, and a final play that will live in baseball lore forever, the Rays went home the winner and the series is now tied 2-2. Clayton Kershaw returns to the mound for the […]

DraftKings, FanDuel MLB DFS (10/25/20)

Hopefully, everyone stayed up late enough to catch the ending of Game 4, it was magical. Congrats to both teams for making the series quite enjoyable to watch. The World Series's fifth game will take up to a beastly matchup of Clayton Kershaw and Tyler Glasnow. Pitching should be the key to this game as […]

DraftKings, FanDuel MLB DFS (10/24/20) (Premium Content)

Can Tampa Bay finally stem the offensive tidal wive that the Dodgers have begun to unleash? That will be the central question surrounding Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday, with L.A. looking to be in true mid-season form. After what is likely only a sign of things to come, heavy bullpen usage has […]

Dissecting Contact Quality In Search Of Fantasy Bargains

Of the 1,015 hitters sampled(1) between 2015 and 2019, there were only 14 instances of hitters making more productive contact against pitches outside of the strike zone than against pitches inside of the strike zone based on xwOBAcon. Based on the same sample, the average hitter was a whopping .116 points better against pitches inside […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet for 10/23/20 (Premium Content)

Game Three will give the series advantage to someone tonight. The pitching matchups feature a budding ace, Walker Buehler, and a craft veteran, Charlie Morton. The regular season has been a bit of a rollercoaster for both these hurlers-a slow start followed by a great deal of success as the innings piled up. The Dodgers […]

Julio Urias Lined Up To Start Game 4

The Los Angeles Dodgers did not use left-handed pitcher Julio Urias out of the bullpen in the Game 2 World Series loss to the Rays on Wednesday, lining him up to start Game 4 on Saturday. The Dodgers will roll with Walker Buehler, Urias and Clayton Kershaw in Games 3, 4 and 5, respectively. Urias, […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet for 10/21/20 (Premium Content)

Game Two of the World Series tonight, and the Rays will send Blake Snell to the mound in the hopes of evening the series after losing game one. The Los Angeles Dodgers will at least begin with Tony Gonsolin on the bump, but will likely be going with a number of bullpen arms.  Only select […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/21/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

The 2020 MLB World Series continues on Wednesday night with Game 2 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays. In Game 1, the Dodgers chased Rays' starter Tyler Glasnow in the fifth inning and wound up with eight runs in the middle innings to cruise to an 8-3 victory. Big games from […]

Mookie Betts Leads Dodgers To Game 1 Win

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts was 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a walk, two runs scored, and two stolen bases during an 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series. The 28-year-old became the first player in MLB history to hit a homer, steal two bases, and score […]

Tony Gonsolin To Start Game 2 Against Rays

Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin will start Game 2 of the World Series against the Rays on Wednesday. Gonsolin faced 11 batters and tossed 41 pitches in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series against Atlanta on Sunday, so he may only be able to go a couple of innings. Manager […]

Dodgers Expected To Go With Bullpen In Game 2

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wasn't willing to divulge who would start Game 2 of the World Series against the Rays on Wednesday. "It's going to be a bullpen, whatever, kind of game, using various arms," Roberts said. "Who starts that game, I just don't know yet." They'll be opposed by 2018 American League […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (10/20/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It was a circuitous route to get here, yet after a season chock full of potential landmines, the 2020 World Series kicks off Tuesday night. After a pair of thrilling Game 7’s left it feeling like it could have easily been the Astros and Braves taking to the diamond to crown the sport’s best in […]

Walker Buehler To Start Game 3 Of World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler will start Game 3 of the World Series against the Rays on Friday. Buehler started Game 1 in the first three rounds of the playoffs, but he just pitched on Saturday in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. Instead, lefty Clayton Kershaw will be pitching on […]

Clayton Kershaw To Start Game 1 Against Rays

Los Angeles Dodgers three-time National League Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw will start Game 1 of the World Series against the Rays on Tuesday. Kershaw will be going on normal rest after he threw five-plus innings and allowed four runs in the Game 4 loss to the Braves in the National League Championship Series. The […]

Cody Bellinger Should Be Fine For Game 1 Of World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger (shoulder) popped his shoulder out of socket during a celebration with Kike Hernandez after his go-ahead home run in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series against the Braves on Sunday. The training staff popped Bellinger's shoulder back into place and he returned to the field in the […]

DraftKings, FanDuel MLB DFS (10/18/20) (Premium Content)

Well, this is it. The stage is set for a second night of the greatest scenarios in all of sports - a high-stakes Game 7. The Houston Astros came back from down 0-3 to force last night's Game 7 in the ALCS, but rookie Randy Arozarena hit his record-setting seventh homer of the playoffs and […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - October 17, 2020

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 10/17/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Today is our last official day of having a two-game slate, with either Tampa Bay or Houston earning their entry into the World Series […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/17/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

The Houston Astros have come all the way back from down 0-3 to tie the series up and force a Game 7 on Sunday. Can they pull an '04 Red Sox and get it done? They'll have Lance McCullers Jr. on the mound but all hands will be on deck for both teams as we […]