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.

One of the most vibrant and interesting personalities in all of DFS, Grant Neiffer has economics and accounting degrees from Azusa Pacific University. He's been playing DFS since 2013 and fantasy sports from the ripe old age of 10. Grant has qualified for countless live finals and is routinely at the top of the RotoGrinders rankings in all the major sports. He can frequently be found on GrindersLive shows and podcasts and producing written expert analysis for RG users. In 2021, Grant finished third in the DraftKings Sports Betting National Championship, taking home $230,000.

Stephen Keech (sbk5065 on most sites) is a Penn State graduate from the city of Champions. He is a lead RotoGrinders Contributor and manages player news, projections, and starting lineups for NFL, MLB, and NBA.

Dana Forden is a long-time professional gambler and one of the primary contributors for the RotoGrinders Specialist package, which includes the best MMA and eSports projections in the industry. He studied economics at university before becoming a professional poker player and later moving to DFS. This gambling history, along with being a long-time student of sports analytics, has led to an excellent breadth of knowledge on the intersection between gambling, statistics, and sports. Dana can be found working on improving the back end of our specialist projections and providing advice for subscribers in Discord.

Chris Prince (Beermakersfan) has been playing fantasy sports for over 20 years, and has been playing daily fantasy since the early days in 2009, making him one of the true "OGs" of the DFS industry. He was one of the first winners of a major live final, taking down the 2011 FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship which led to numerous appearances on FanDuel commercials and magazine ads. Still a top DFS player, he can be found on RotoGrinders columns, podcasts, videos, and GrindersLive shows, providing expert analysis. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Chris now lives in the Detroit area, where he is a full-time family man with a beautiful wife and three young daughters. The lifelong Packers and Brewers fan is always helpful to DFS players and can be found on Twitter at username beermakersfan.