About 17 years ago, my older brother Michael asked me if I wanted to team up with him in a Fantasy Baseball league. It was definitely a natural progression considering I started watching Major League Baseball at the ripe age of seven. Even though my voice was changing as if my name was Peter Brady, it still made plenty of sense considering I was already a baseball statistics snob. In fact, I remember one of my prized gifts from when I was younger was “Complete Baseball,” which was basically a CD-Rom Baseball Almanac that I used on my home PC before I even surfed on the Internet for the first time.

I had a ton of fun in my seasonal leagues and won a few championships along the way. Still, it’s the ones that got away that hurt the most. Going all the way back to 2001, our team had an outstanding draft, and the season got off to its usual hot start. The league itself had weekly waiver pickups where you would actually place a phone call to the commissioner’s voicemail in order to leave your waiver preference. It was a few weeks into the season and we still had the #2 waiver preference because we hadn’t used it in the previous two weeks. This was the message I left:

  1. Luis Gonzalez
  2. Albert Pujols

We ended up picking up Luis Gonzalez, a perfectly serviceable veteran, who didn’t hurt us; however, we passed up on Albert Pujols, and well, as they say, the rest is history. The team that defeated us in the Championship that season had, you guessed it, Albert Pujols.

How does this relate to Daily Fantasy Baseball? Well, it’s simple: if you are a fan of season-long fantasy baseball, there’s a good chance that you would enjoy playing Daily Fantasy Baseball. A lot of the traits that you find in a good seasonal Fantasy Baseball player are included in the traits that you would find in a good Daily Fantasy Baseball player.

I didn’t make the transition to DFS until 13 years later, and trust me, there were many mistakes made along the way. But September of that season, I took down my first GPP for close to $6,000, and I never looked back. The ability to win money on any random day or night throughout the long and arduous Major League Baseball season is something that makes Daily Fantasy extremely special.

Seasonal Fantasy Baseball is a long grind that truly mirrors traditional baseball because it is a long five-month grind that requires a lot of patience, devotion, and research, but gives you very few rewards in between. Each team has their eyes on a few goals and it includes making the Playoffs and winning the World Series.

On the other hand, if you are willing to put in the time and effort, the devotion and the research, but can only do it, let’s say, two or three times a week, Daily Fantasy Baseball might just be the perfect fit for you. I’m definitely not saying that someone who plays DFS MLB seven times a week is going to fail, I’m just saying that the daily game gives you more flexibility than the seasonal game.

For instance, let’s say Clayton Kershaw is coming off of the Disabled List and is immediately going to make a start. You completely forget that he’s coming off of the DL and don’t activate him in time. Well, in seasonal fantasy, you’re completely out of luck. Nothing you can do about it other than smashing your head into the wall a few times.  Clayton Kershaw coming off of a Disabled List is something you are NOT going to miss if you’re playing DFS. I have actually found that my hardcore DFS knowledge and research significantly helps my season-long game.

Nonetheless, I must completely emphasize how important it is to put in the time and effort with your research in order to become a successful Daily Fantasy player. We at Fantasy Alarm are going to do our very best to provide you with the tools you need to win on a consistent basis through the DFS MLB Playbook PRO.

If you are a true beginner, keep in mind that ALL of the DFS sites give you the ability to play for free. The free contests will help you get a better feel of the scoring system, salary formats, and lineup construction.

Be sure to check out my other articles, including:

How to Use the DFS Playbook PRO

DFS MLB Cash Game Lineups

DFS MLB Tournament Lineups

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Kenneth Le is a top player DFS MLB and NHL player and is a Senior Expert and the NHL Director at Fantasy Alarm. You can find him on the Fantasy Alarm Forums and on Twitter @kle18.