Entries by Stephen Monahan

BvP for MVP – Aug. 16

Welcome back to another week of baseball goodness with another edition of BvP for MVP. We had a tough stretch the past couple of weeks, but we ended on a high note on Friday with three “A” graded performances with a big output from Hanley Ramirez. I also am going to provide an extra line […]

BvP for MVP – Aug. 12

We are hitting a two-week stretch of awful overall performance by our BvP candidates. This week we have 10 Fs per DO’s grading format, and that is unacceptable. I could chalk it up to being engulfed in my new job, etc., etc., but I believe I won’t make excuses. This is just a time when […]

BvP for MVP – Aug. 10

Another Wednesday with another split schedule, but not as divided in half as usual, so we again get a lot more choices for BvP plays tonight. We are in a bit of a rough patch with our bats, and like every great hitter, slumps happen. We have been able to maintain our top spot in […]

BvP for MVP – Aug. 9

A lot has happened in the world of baseball since Friday’s BvP for MVP. Mark Teixeira and A-Rod each announced their retirement and Ichiro got much-deserved reverence for his 3,000th career hit. Also, Manny Machado popped 3 homeruns in the first three innings Sunday for a whopping 50 DraftKings fantasy points. No big deal… So […]

BvP for MVP – Aug. 5

Well, it was a good run while it lasted. No, I am not talking about DFS, instead my summer vacation. Today I have returned to the working world, and the only positive thing I can take out of it right now is that football season is right around the corner. But with two months of […]

BvP for MVP – Aug. 3

I was hopeful the Rangers and their new faces would find a way to get to Dylan Bundy last night, but Bundy made fools of the Rangers bats and looks like a legitimate candidate to help anchor the O’s starting rotation the rest of the season. Bundy’s price is surely going to be on the […]

BvP for MVP – August 2

The non-waiver trade deadline is over, and in case you couldn’t keep up, here’s a list of all the trade transactions that went down before 3 p.m. central. Many trades will impact DFS play immediately, so make sure you don’t forget that Brandon Guyer went to the Giants or that Lucroy is not a Ranger. […]

BvP for MVP – July 29

This will be the final BvP for MVP before Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline. So far, Aroldis Chapman has been the biggest splash along with….Lucas Harrell?….and Eduardo Nunez, who went to the Giants late last night. Chapman has already made an impact for the Cubs’ bullpen. I saw a stat yesterday that the Cubs […]

BvP for MVP – July 27

Tonight we have the middle school cafeteria salisbury steak of DFS baseball slates – the Wednesday split. This makes providing BvP plays a little more challenging, but it does help keep me on my toes I guess. Like usual, we will focus on the night games only. Should you wish to dabble in the early […]

BvP for MVP – July 26

We are about a week away from the non-waiver trade deadline in Major League Baseball. As of this articles publishing, we’ve had one blockbuster trade in the past week. That was the Yankees dealing closer Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs, who bolster their bullpen mightily. If the Cubs weren’t already the National League favorites, they […]

BvP for MVP – July 22

It’s the Friday edition of BvP for MVP. Thank you for coming back today. On tap for today we have a full 15-game slate with a lot of games at hitter-friendly parks – Coors, Fenway, Camden, U.S. Cellular, Yankee Stadium, Rogers Centre and Miller Park; Pitching optiosn aren’t particularly great, though a lot of guys […]

BvP for MVP – July 20

Excuse me for this intro, I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. No, I am not sick, I was looking at tonight’s pitching options for the night slate of games. Quick poll: What is uglier, the following three pictures or tonight’s pitching options? Comment below, but I think the face swap of […]