There’s only one question on everyone’s mind today. Can Nick Dini the Magnificent save the Royals with a hidden ball trick?
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I’m supposed to say something here. But only because I’ve made a tradition of doing so.
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Social media integration through the use of memes. Also, here’s a bunch of “how are they Yankees” hitting home runs.
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I’ve decided I like FantasyDraft’s new subscription-based service model. Moving along…
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J’ai une migraine. We’re gonna keep this short and pithy. (As if I ever write another way…)
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FantasyDraft has unveiled a new service model. Instead of charging rake, they’re asking you to pick a tier and pay. You pay a flat fee and play as many games as you want within that tier. The good news is you can play $100 entries per month for free, but that adds up quickly. Indeed, TDGI alone accounts for around $80 per month if you play daily.
I’ve not yet digested how I feel about this change. This obviously ruins our whole “no rake” thing. In the short term, we’ll continue to play on FantasyDraft. Probably as long as they continue to offer us overlays. I just did a quick test of DraftKings – they’re still charging a 10 percent rake for custom contests like the heathens they are.
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Trade Deadline! Pay attention as it’ll affect some DFS lineups. In traditional leagues, put a pin in your trade talks for half a day.
We’ll talk about FantasyDraft’s new model tomorrow.
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I shall host a near-trade deadline chat to, uh, chat about trade deadline things. Today at 4:00pm ET.
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I like to shift between gray and grey just to see if it makes people cry. Can’t really do that when it’s a proper noun.
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I taught my patrons a useful FanGraphs leaderboards trick today (paywall).
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