MLB DFS – Fantasy CPR Weather Report – Reference Sheet
MLB DFS – Fantasy CPR Weather Report – Reference Sheet: So you have the perfect lineup! You were somehow able to fit all the sluggers at Coors Field. Games are locked, but wait, 30 MPH wind blowing directly towards home plate! Poof! Just like that the home run threat is gone and you’re stuck with a now ugly stack.
Hello and welcome to Fantasy CPR’s very own MLB DFS Weather Report! We will focus on daily weather reports to help you narrow down the field.
You may have gone into a slate confident with your lineup. You have read the perfect article! Which of course, you found right here on Fantasy CPR! But until now, your research was not done. The weather plays a huge role in the success or failure of a DFS lineup.
You tell me. Without a weather report, are you more interested in an offensive battle at Coors Field in Colorado or at Petco Park in San Diego? If you chose San Diego, you should find a new hobby or do some extra research. This is a no brainer. You choose Coors!
Now let’s throw some weather in there and see if we can change your mind. You come to Fantasy CPR’s weather report and see that there is a 50% chance of rain and 15 MPH wind blowing directly south in Denver. San Diego’s report on the other hand has 0% chance of rain and 10 MPH wind heading north-west.
With our understanding of stadium orientation, we can easily tell you that south in Denver is right in the face of hitters, while north-west in San Diego is straight out to right-center field. You may have been leaning towards a heavy Coors stack, but are now likely to shift to the right-handed hitters in San Diego.
If you are old enough to play on DFS sites such as DraftKings, FanDuel, Draft.com, or FantasyDraft to name a few, then you know weather reports are never 100% certain. It can change in a flash. We will use meta-analysis across multiple weather reports to be as accurate as possible.
The research does not stop at “Rain or no rain.” Although before every game you should be doing your “Rain, Rain Go Away” song and dance or listening to “No Rain” by Blind Melon. However, there is a deeper science that connects weather and baseball.
According to Eric Elwell of the Dayton Daily News in higher humidity is more likely to lead to higher home run totals compared to low humidity. Humid air is less dense than dry air. Elwell used research from a 2011 scientific study done by Dr. Alan Nathan, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Illinois-Champaign. His study proved that there was about a 13.2-foot change in average distance for every 15% of humidity.
Our main focus for each article will be stadium orientation, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and humidity. It is important to do your research before investing time and/or money into a daily fantasy baseball slate. The goal here is to provide you with as much detail as possible to help ease the stress of picking your roster for each day.
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