Course 3: MLB Strategy

Coors vs Non-Coors Field

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Lesson Overview

● Coors Field Overview

● Coors Field & DFS Strategy

● How to Implement the “Coors Field Effect”

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Coors Field Overview

● Coors field is 5,200 feet above sea level; the next highest is Phoenix’s Chase field which stands at 1,100 feet above sea level.

● Due to thinner air, fly balls travel 9% farther at Coors than at sea level

● Thin air also affects pitching -- making curve balls less snappy and fastballs get an extra 6-inches of giddy-up

● Fun Fact: Mark McGwire hit only one of his 70 home runs in Denver during his magical 1998 season.

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Distance Traveled vs Altitude

Feet Above Sea Level

Relative Ball Travel Distance

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Coors’ Fantasy Impact

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Recent Changes to Coors Field

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Coors Field & DFS Strategy

Pitchers

● Coors pitchers tend to be lower-owned

● Play at your own risk

Hitters

● Salaries not consistently adjusted to Coors players value

● Lower priced Coors players are always high owned

● Cash Games - Important to play in many situations

● Tournaments - Great values to consider

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Implementing the “Coors Field Effect”

● When you’ve decided to stack or fade Coors, build through RotoQL tools

● Stacking Coors with top-end pitchers - using an optimizer is critical

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Fading Coors● When Coors projected ownership is higher than expected value

○ Take high-projected offense with less buzz

○ Take opposing team at Coors

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