Saahil Sud, formerly Maxdalury, talks about the nuisances around Coors field and how you should account for it in your DFS lineup strategy.

1. 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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Source: Sports Illustrated
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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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