PLAY versus Ray Flowers TONIGHT on Draft Kings

FantasyAlarm.com has partnered with DraftKings.com so that's the spot that I’m going to focus on that partnership every Friday here at BaseballGuys. So get ready to begin the journey with a DFS rookie. To find my overview of Daily Fantasy Baseball check this link to The Basics. Note that I consider this article to be a must read. It not only lays out the basics of how to put a daily fantasy squad together but it also has links to all the tools we have to offer at FantasyAlarm... and I bet you that you haven't used them all yet. So get on it. There's a wealth of information to be had on our site.

Set your lineup in the daily game, play & move on. If your big ticket player goes down with an injury so what. You simply choose a different lineup the next day and move on without the injured star. People also like the thrill of having a winner crowned each day. And let's be honest, pulling in some cash is never a bad thing either.

*** Today we have a special contest too. It's exclusive and 19 of you, only 19, get a shot to take me down. Read on for the link to the contest.

THE RULES

We're playing on DraftKings. We've got a way for you to earn up to $600 in free cash bonuses with Draft Kings, so make sure you keep reading. Before we get to that, what are the rules for DK? Unlike some of the other daily sites, DK is pretty straight forward. Here's the starting lineup you need to put together.

2 PITCHERS
C, 1B/DH, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF

You have $50,000 to set up your 10 person team.

Pretty simple stuff. Here's the Scoring System.

For the full scoring rules you can check out the Salary Cap Rules page. 

Hitters will accumulate points as follows:
Single = +3 PTs
Double = +5 PTs
Triple = +8 PTs
Home Run = +10 PTs
Run Batted In = +2 PTs
Run = +2 PTs
Base on Balls = +2 PTs
Hit By Pitch = +2 PTs
Stolen Base = +5 PTs
Caught Stealing = -2 PTs

Pitchers will accumulate points as follows:
Inning Pitched = +2.25 PTs
Strike Out = +2 PTs
Win = +4 PTs
Earned Run Allowed = -2 PTs
Hit Against = -0.6 PTs
Base on Balls Against = -0.6 PTs
Hit Batsman = -0.6 PTs
Complete Game = +2.5 PTs
Complete Game Shut Out = +2.5 PTs
No Hitter = +5 PTs
*NOTE: Hitting statistics for Pitchers will not be counted, and Pitching statistics for Hitters will not be counted.


HOW TO PLAY

Sign up with DraftKings.com.

You can sign up to take me on directly. All you need to do is the following.

1 – Create an account at DraftKings if you don't have one. Otherwise just sign-in to your DraftKings.com account.

2 – Find the league information listed below and sign up. USE THE PROMO CODE ALARM.

3 – Draft your team.
ID# -  RAY FLOWERS EXCLUSIVE CONTEST
Entry fee $10
Prize Pool  $200.00 
Up to 20 entries

*** 20 Entries folks. Me and 19 of you. Not a thousand folks, not hundreds of folks, but nineteen of you and yours truly. Let's get it on!

That's it, simple, easy and straightforward. However, there's one more exciting opportunity for FIRST TIME DEPOSITORS.

If you've never deposited with DraftKings before you are eligible for a deposit bonus up to $600. That means every dollar you deposit up to $600 DK will match if you're a first time depositor. Put in $25 and you will end up with $50. Toss in $100 and you get $200. Add in $300 and you get $600. You get it. (Note the bonus money is awarded out as you play. It won't all show up in your account on day one).

For those of you that know the daily game space already I'll be an easy mark. For those of you just starting out like me, let's enjoy the ride together. What do you say? 

LAST WEEK

 *** Make sure you check your lineup. I've been caught setting it and forgetting about it. Sometimes players are pulled from the lineup due to injruy, other times they are given a rest, while other situation arise where managers seemingly make poor decisions as to who should start. Double check your lineup. You don't want to lose cause you forgot to take 35 seconds to make sure all your players were starting. 

I came in 65th out of 263 entries. Not bad, but certainly not great. Doug Fister allowed two runs over seven innings but no victory. Sonny Gray allowed one run over seven innings but no victory. Those two  “W's” would have vaulted me up in the standings. Would have been nice if Danny Santana didn't record a zero either. 

THIS WEEK

Each week I'll tell you who I'm playing. Well, I'm not gonna share the whole lineup this week, not with only 19 of you taking me on. I can't give it all away. The Oracle plays to win... and the odds are too tight to give away the farm. No idea where that saying came from by the way. 

P: Hisashi Iwakuma
C:  
1B:  
2B: Matt Carpenter
3B: 
SS: 
OF: Mike Trout 

Where is my Rumchata?

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