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.
Jackson Merrill ($4,000; 38 FPTS) was selected with the 27th overall pick in the 2021 MLB draft by the San Diego Padres. During his three years in the minor league system, he showed pop, speed and good plate discipline. The strikeout rate was often in the low teens while the ISO was in the .150 […]
August 7, 2024
There are heaters, then there is whatever black magic Bobby Witt Jr. ($6,500; 39 FPTS) has been doing. It’s been 36 games since Witt Jr. has not gotten a hit in consecutive games. Over that span, he’s failed to notch a hit in only three games and, in 158 plate appearances, Witt Jr. has slashed […]
August 7, 2024
Back in 2022, Anthony Santander ($5,400; 30 FPTS) hit 33 home runs in 647 plate appearances, a career-high at the time. Entering Wednesday’s game against the Blue Jays, Santander had 32 home runs in only 464 plate appearances. In the first inning, Santander hit a two-run homer for his 33rd on the season, then hit […]
August 7, 2024
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
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
The Trolley problem has confounded the best of minds throughout history: Do you sacrifice one to save many? Season 1 of The Last of Us gave us an answer. And least for one person. Joel (Pedro Pascal) chose the one, as he saved Ellie (Bella Ramsey) from an operation that could have potentially provided a […]
August 4, 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