Daily Fantasy Baseball News and Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/13/16

Welcome to the daily MLB updates and news article. We'll try and update it right up to line-up locks with as much information as comes across our desks. Let's get to it!

Last night's picks can be found here, so you can wrap your mind around what you need to be looking at before lineups lock today.

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What We Know

Personnel

• Cesar Ramos is getting the nod against the Athletics. He will be replacing Yu Darvish. And rumors are, Yu Darvish might be heading to the DL with shoulder and neck issues.
• Angel's superstar, Mike Trout left yesterday's contest with a right thumb contusion. He is currently listed as day-to-day.
• Jose Bautista is expected to return to the lineup tonight. He has been out since Thursday nursing his right quad.
• Ike Davis signed with the New York Yankees on Sunday and should get the majority of the starts against right-handed pitchers.
• Adrian Beltre sat out yet again on Sunday due to a strained left hamstring. He could be headed to the DL, but no word yet. Jurickson Profar is going to continue to handle third base until the veteran is back in the lineup.
• Mallex Smith will be hitting lead off tonight for the Braves.

  Edwin Encarnacion is out of the lineup on Monday. Justin Smoak will start at first base and Jose Bautista will be the DH.

  Maikel Franco is out of the lineup on Monday. Andres Blanco will hit 3rd and start in his place.

  Top Tournament Stack

  Tigers

  On the year, Shields owns a 4.96 FIP and 5.06 ERA. He was off to a great start, but it has not been so great in the month of June. He also owns a 1.56 HR/9 rate. He has had trouble keeping the ball inside the ballpark, and that is very dangerous against this powerful offense. "Big Game Shields" has not had a big game in his last two outings. It has actually been the complete opposite. He has not been able to get passed the third inning, and going up against a power-hitting Tigers squad will make things tough for him. With this game having a 9.5 run-total, you can expect the Tigers to do some damage.

  The Tigers we all know hit lefties extremely well, but they also crush righties. On the year, they own a .330 wOBA (7th in MLB), .171 ISO (9th in MLB) and 106 wRC+ (6th in MLB). Watch out for Miggy and the Tigers tonight!

   

  The "Every Lineup" Guys

  
  Max Scherzer FD 11300 DK 12900
  Opponent - CHC (Hendricks) Park - @WSH
  FD - 39.17 DK - 21.84
  FD - 11.78 DK - 10.04

  Not a lot of great pitching options on tonight's slate, so everyone will be all over Max Scherzer. Yes, he will be facing the Cubs, which is no easy task, no matter if your Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw, Bartolo Colon or Alfredo Simon, but Scherzer has tremendous upside (30.5 K%). The Cubs have one of the best offenses in the league, but they strikeout quite a bit. They are entering tonight's contest with a 21.7 K% (13th in MLB) against right-handed pitching. Again, this matchup isn't ideal, but he is the top option on tonight's slate considering all of the bad pitchers and matchups on tonight's slate. Scherzer will be the "chalk" play of the day.

  Bryce Harper FD 3900 DK 4800
  Opponent - CHC (Hendricks) Park - @WSH
  FD - 12.78 DK - 9.85

  I'm I reading this correctly? Bryce Harper is $3,900 on FanDuel? Wow! Sure Kyle Hendricks is a solid starter and has had quite a year, but $3,900 for Harper? I'm all over that tonight! The former MVP owns a .257 ISO to go along with a .394 wOBA against right-handed pitching. Harper is still the Harper from last season, so don't be fooled by his ridiculously low price tag. A lot of hitters are in great spots tonight, but you won't see Harper for under 4k everyday.

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  image sources

  • Max Scherzer: AP Photo - Eric Risberg