Stan joined DraftKings in December of 2020. It was a glorious time, except for that whole COVID thing, when we got Madden streams and boisterous bat flips from the KBO. I was brought on board to bring some West Coast flavor. I especially love hoops, and most of my content is in that arena. When I walk along the beach, strumming my guitar, the beat that I hear is not one of crashing waves. No, it is the beat of the ball bouncing off the hardwood with highs provided by the squeaks of the sneakers. Ball is life.
Tyler O’Neill is an intoxicating player. Despite being listed at 5-foot-10 and 200 pounds, he looks like a Michelangelo-carved marble statue of a horse carrying Alexander the Great. Back in 2021, he hit 34 home runs with 15 steals in only 537 plate appearances. And therein lies the rub. Those 537 plate appearances in 138 […]
August 7, 2024
Throughout his minor league career, David Festa ($6,100; 30.85 FPTS) always showed the ability to miss bats and rack up strikeouts, as the K/9 was in the double-digits in all but one season. As with most young pitchers, the control was wonky, but he did an excellent job of limiting the long ball, as the […]
August 5, 2024
Monday’s game between the Diamondbacks and Guardians was so even that Steven had to get off the couch and make an appearance. Ketel Marte ($5,800; 16 FPTS) hit a leadoff home run on the first pitch he saw, then Gabriel Moreno ($3,500; 17 FPTS) went back-to-back. Cleveland responded right away on a double by Jose […]
August 5, 2024
I was one of the many who had some skepticism regarding Elly De La Cruz ($6,200; 42 FPTS) entering this season. He struck out 33.7% of the time last season with a 12.3% swinging strike rate. Sure, he hit 13 home runs and stole 35 bases with his 99th percentile sprint speed, but we’ve seen […]
August 5, 2024
Sunday’s game between the Mariners and Phillies pitted two of the top pitchers in MLB against each, and the game produced an old fashioned pitcher’s duel. Logan Gilbert ($9,200; 23.1 FPTS) struck out seven in six innings, did not issue a walk and allowed only one earned run on four hits. The lone blemish was […]
August 4, 2024
Blake Snell ($9,000; 50.45 FPTS) had started 201 games and pitched a total of 1040.1 innings in his career prior to Friday’s start against the Reds. In those starts, Snell pitched at least seven innings in 24 games. He pitched into the eighth inning four times without making it to the ninth. On Friday in […]
August 2, 2024
Arizona jumped on Pittsburgh with five runs in the top of the first. They ended the night with nine runs on 11 hits. There were probably fans dialing 911 after that first inning, as Luis Ortiz ($6,700; -1.4 FPTS) served up three solo home runs to Ketel Marte ($5,900; 28 FPTS), Joc Pederson ($4,700; 18 […]
August 2, 2024
After winning the first four games out of the All-Star break, the Royals dropped four of the next five games then had to embark on a seven-game road trip. Lucky for them, though, the two series were against the White Sox and Tigers. Kansas City swept three games from Chicago and took the first game […]
August 2, 2024
The Guardians channeled their inner Cobra Kai on Thursday, as they struck first and struck hard. They scored two runs in the first inning, three runs in the third and five runs in the seventh, cruising to the easy 10-3 win. Three Guardians hit home runs: David Fry ($4,500; 18 FPTS) hit a three-run shot […]
August 1, 2024
Vinnie Pasquantino ($4,800; 32 FPTS) wasted no time putting the Royals ahead on Thursday in Detroit, as he sent the first pitch he saw into the right field seats for the three-run homer. He wasn’t done flexing, though, as he bopped a solo shot in the eighth inning to drive in four of the seven […]
August 1, 2024
Paul Kuharsky noticed Hopkins leaving Wednesday’s practice with a member of the Titans medical staff. He did not observe Hopkins walking with a limp, but on Thursday, he reported that Hopkins suffered a strained knee injury and could miss four to six weeks. Hopkins could return in time for the season opener, but there is […]
August 1, 2024