MLB

We might as well keep it going. The picks had already been on fire lately – as noted in previous articles, over 58% accuracy for most of the time since the spreadsheet’s final tweak at the end of June – but, they kicked into another gear these past two days. Two DFS articles, four games’

The DraftKings gods are out to get me.  I found a way to get both Sale and Scherzer into my lineup yesterday.  You would think this wouldn’t allow me to take anyone good, but I still had players like Morrison, Betts, Bogaerts, and Baez in my lineup.  Not the best players this year but players

MLB Trade Deadline has now passed and some big moves were made by contenders.  The day was slow and then the Yankees made a splash picking up Sonny Gray, and didn’t cost them that much.  This looked to be the biggest move of the day, but at the very end the Dodgers acquired Yu Darvish.

Deadline Day in the MLB which will make lineups interesting.  Make sure the player you take won’t be on the move today.  Sonny Gray is starting against the Giants, although a great play today it might not be the smartest as he could be on the move and scratched from the start.  It’s plays like

The Washington Nationals had a day yesterday.  They had 8 home runs before the 4th inning and at one point they hit 4 in a row, popped out then hit another making it 5 home runs in 6 batters.  Scherzer picked up his 12th win as he struck out 9 in 6 innings of work.

A beat down from Miami, a game where I loved Yu Darvish to actually play well, he decided to tank his trade value. Darvish went 3.2 innings allowing 9 hits and 10 earned.  Texas didn’t play badly as they scored 10 runs but it was nothing to match Miami’s 22 runs. Devers the 3rd baseman

Another day in the MLB with not too many stories coming out of the league.  Bellinger hit a clutch home run to help the Dodgers get back on their winning track.  Stanton continues his home run hitting ways as he is putting up a record setting July and now has 7 multi home run games