Daily Fantasy Baseball News & Updates for FanDuel & DraftKings - 9/30/16

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.

By the way - we keep our projection system updated with all of the batting lineup changes as they occur throughout the day right up until lineup lock. Every day. If you want access to that system so you can cut out a lot of the research element, click the button below!

What We Know

Personnel

• Mike Trout had X Rays on his left shoulder after exiting Wednesday's following a hit by a pitch. The results of the X Ray were negative and there is a good chance he could be back Friday night.
• Joey Votto should be back in the Reds starting lineup on Friday after being hit in the face with a ball on Thursday. He said he is fine and ready to go.
• Jean Segura is considered day to day as he is dealing with a cramp under his rib cage. The D Backs are not in playoff contention and will most likely sit hi on Friday.
• With the Nationals having locked up the NL East, they will most likely be sitting Bryce Harper this weekend letting him get to full health for a playoff push.
• Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle announced that Starling Marte will sit out the remainder of the season.
• The Pirates will also most likely sit Gregory Polanco who is dealing with a stiff neck after running into the center field wall last Friday.
• Eduardo Nunez is considered day to day and hasn't played since last Sunday.
• It is very possible we have seen the last of Albert Pujols this season as he has been dealing with foot pain related to plantar fasciitis.
• Brandon Phillips is another player dealing with minor injuries who coudl be shut down for the year as the Reds are not playing for anything.

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The "Every Lineup" Guys

Madison Bumgarner FD 10700 DK 11700
Opponent - LAD (Hill) Park - @SF
FD - 40.76 DK - 27.18

It's pretty clear where the optimizer and projections are pointing us today. MadBum shows up in all 25 optimized lineups on both sites and is tonight's #1 pitcher and it's not really close. The Giants are in a do or die situation and will turn to their elite ace to come up with a monster game. He has an elite K rate and faces a team that has already wrapped up their division and has nothing else to gain. Fade at your own risk!!

Nolan Arenado FD 4200 DK 5500
Opponent - MIL (Suter) Park - @COL
FD - 16.71 DK - 12.66

The #1 high upside pitcher/hitter combination tonight is MadBum + Nolan Arenado. Like Bumgarner, Arenado shows up in all 25 lineups on both sites and get a great matchup at home in Coors. He has been an elite hitter all year and even better at home(obviously) with a .423 wOBA, 132 wRC+ and .336 Isolated Power. He will also be facing a young pitcher making his second career start.

These are players that show up in each of the top 10 lineups as produced by our lineup optimizer. This doesn't necessarily mean that they're "safe," it just means that their projected weighted-mean point total is a solid building block for a great lineup foundation today.

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