Meet the MLB Experts

You may recognize Derek Carty from his role on Baseball Tonight, his articles at ESPN.com, or his occasional SportsCenter appearances. He's also been published by FOX Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBC's Rotoworld, FanDuel, and Fantasy Insiders, among many others. He's a long-time DFS player and the creator of THE BAT and THE BLITZ, perhaps the most sophisticated DFS projection systems on the market. Prior to DFS, Derek honed his statistical chops as the Fantasy Manager of two of the biggest sabermetric outlets, Baseball Prospectus and The Hardball Times (now the nerdier branch of FanGraphs (yes, that's a thing!), and holds an elite track record in year-long expert leagues (six titles while finishing top-3 over 50% of the time). He's™s also the only active fantasy writer to have graduated from MLB's exclusive Scout School, which he blends with his statistical background to form a complete picture of a player.

Keith Eyster (known by eys819) is a top-ranked DFS player, showcasing impressive results in a host of different sports to move into the top 50 of the RotoGrinders overall rankings. He linked up with RG in 2020 and will be bringing members his unique insights into MME (mass-multi entry) play.

Albert Nguyen, aka Analytics Capper (AC) is a native of Dallas, TX. He went to college in California and is currently a lawyer and consultant in the healthcare industry. Being an economics major, he's always been fascinated with numbers and statistics. He started creating his own projection models to handicap sports in the mid-2000s. AC began working in the sports gambling industry by providing readers and viewers with analysis and content. He focuses on a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, UFC, and collegiate sports. When he is not researching and studying betting angles, he is in full #GirlDad mode and spending all of his free time with his daughters.

Justin is a multi-time live finalist and Sports Betting Championship qualifier with significant GPP wins across many sports, ranked around the top 200 overall. He plays cash games and tournaments alike. Justin has experience as an FM radio personality and has almost a decade of editorial experience.

Dean Shavelson, aka dean78904, has been playing DFS since 2012 and is one of the most senior GrindersLive on-air hosts. He's dominated the MLB CVR rankings, winning top honors for both FanDuel and DraftKings in consecutive seasons. He is consistently ranked as one of the best Grinders in the industry. The UCF grad provides NBA, MLB, and NFL written content for RotoGrinders and ScoresAndOdds. Follow him on Twitter @DFS_Almanac for questionable sports, movie, and TV takes.