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Welcome to David Mendelson's MLB DFS Quick Hits for FanDuel & Draft Kings Contests for Tuesday, August 25, 2020 We have a nice 10-game slate tonight that locks at 7:10 PM EST. There are some BIG GUNS at the top of the pitching lineup, headlined Gerrit Cole and Shane Bieber. While they're always great plays, for the purpose of this article, I'll give a few more DFS options. As always, there are some great bats in play. In these MLB DFS quick hits, you'll see my: Pitching Plays - My top two pitching plays of the…

Welcome to the second half of my series on Brooks Baseball and how it can make you a better fantasy baseball player! In Part One, we looked at how we can use the site to better analyze pitchers, and today we move on to the hitters. While I certainly use Brooks more for pitchers, it can be a very beneficial tool for hitters, too. You can learn a great deal about their strengths, weaknesses, and trends. The Super Bowl is history and it's time to start thinking fantasy baseball. Leagues are already forming at…

Welcome to Part 3 of this Sabermetric Series. In previous installments, we discussed a batter's quality of contact, batted ball distribution, familiarized ourselves with various metrics, and applied those things to player splits. Previous Installments Sabermetric Series, Part 1: Quality of Contact and Batted Balls Sabermetric Series, Part 2: Applying Metrics to Splits In this edition, we round out hitters by taking a look at their plate discipline. Plate discipline is important because it can help you discern…

This week's report is a smorgasbord of intriguing waiver wire targets. First off, it's Shane Bieber time! Are you excited? If you're not, you should be. I'll tell you more as to why below. I could probably (definitely) write this article entirely about the greatness of the Beebs, but that would totally defeat the purpose of a waiver wire report. You come here looking for more than just me drooling about one player. Well, you're in luck. Outside of Bieber, I have a leadoff hitter for you with an OPS over 1.000, a new…

Fire - Brandon Nimmo Brandon Nimmo has long been a fan favorite simply because of his name. "Finding Nimmo" was the name of about 50% of all fantasy teams a couple years back. However, after the initial novelty wore off, owners realized there isn't a ton to love. Nimmo had just six homers and two steals over an even 100 games between 2016-17. Trying to get category juice out of Nimmo was like trying to juice a banana. Don't think about that too much. His primary calling card was there already, however — a .367 on-base…