Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
The Athletics arrive 49-75 with several foundational bats missing from an already unstable lineup. Kansas City sits 51-74, yet the standings disguise a sizable advantage in Monday’s starting matchup. The Royals also received a complete-game, one-hit shutout from Noah Cameron on Sunday. Their entire bullpen consequently watched that game from the best seats in Anaheim. […]
August 17, 2026
Dan Johnson analyzes his three favorite MLB NRFI (no run first inning) prop bets for today's full slate of ballgames.
August 17, 2026
Arizona reaches Fenway at 66-59 after taking its weekend series in Atlanta. Boston stands 66-58, though its lineup has produced a .673 OPS and 3.56 runs per game across nine contests. The Diamondbacks’ 20-9 record against left-handed starters supplies the matchup’s first meaningful flare. Boston will ask Alec Gamboa to make his first major-league start […]
August 17, 2026
This opener begins a five-game, four-day Cincinnati siege created by May’s rainout. Every bullpen choice therefore carries a second-game shadow. St. Louis arrives 63-61 after winning four consecutive series and pouring 19 runs into its final two games at Wrigley. Cincinnati sits 59-64, has dropped two straight, and owns little scheduling mercy after a taxed […]
August 17, 2026
Dan Johnson gets you set for episode 6 of the new MGM+ series 'The Westies,' starring J.K. Simmons.
August 7, 2026
Detroit reaches Oracle Park at 56-59 after taking two of three in Seattle and winning both victories by a combined 19-0. The Tigers have produced at least eight runs in seven of their last eight games, turning a once-inconsistent offense into the hottest unit on this late board. San Francisco returns home at 48-67 after […]
August 7, 2026
Tampa Bay enters Seattle at 68-46 after winning seven of 10 and sweeping Colorado. The Rays scored 26 runs during that three-game series, then received Thursday’s open date before traveling west. Seattle sits 56-60 after losing two of three to Detroit, including shutout defeats of 8-0 and 11-0. The Mariners have scored 458 runs with […]
August 7, 2026
Miami returns home at 58-58 after Atlanta swept three games and outscored it 19-6. That ugly series interrupted a promising run, as the Marlins had won six of seven beforehand. Miami remains 6-4 across its last 10 despite batting .238 during that span. The Angels sit 44-71 after Thursday’s 4-1 victory prevented an Orioles sweep. […]
August 7, 2026
Milwaukee opens the series at 72-43 with baseball’s best record, three consecutive wins, and a 13-5 mark since the All-Star break. The Brewers took three of four from Pittsburgh and finished Thursday’s 5-2 victory with another balanced performance. Minnesota arrives 57-59 after avoiding a sweep in Kansas City, rallying from two runs down during the […]
August 7, 2026
Kevin Gausman’s Cubs debut arrives with Chicago playing its sharpest baseball of the month. The Cubs have won four straight and four of five, including a three-game sweep of the Dodgers. Thursday required a different kind of victory. Alex Bregman erased a two-run ninth-inning deficit before Pete Crow-Armstrong created the winning run in the 11th. […]
August 7, 2026
