Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/11/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitcher Chris Archer FD 11000 DK 12200 Opponent - OAK (Hahn) Park - @TB FD - 40.52 DK - 26.6 Welcome to Sunday baseball! We have a very nice slate on our hands, with plenty of pitching and plenty of offenses to target. We start off with Chris Archer, facing the Athletics at home in Tropicana Field. Archer has been phenomenal so far this season, striking out more batters than ever (11 per 9) and limiting the big inning(s). The crazy part about it all is that he's getting a bit unlucky. Lefties, who hold a .323 wOBA this season, also sport a .344 BABIP. You can expect his numbers to get better against lefties and for his ERA to match his SIERA. He's also been better at home over the course of his career, with a .268 wOBA and 12.31 K/9. He faces off with the Oakland Athletics, who are easily one of the most underwhelming lineups in baseball. Sure, they have plenty of power in the likes of Khris Davis, Yonder Alonso, and Ryon Healy. Those guys also hold some of the highest K rates in baseball and are simply boom or bust hitters. You then get into guys like Chad Pinder, Jed Lowrie, and Matt Joyce. A bunch of guys who aren't very good at hitting the baseball. All in all, the A's strikeout 24.5% of the time and hold the 8th lowest wOBA in the MLB against righties. While a clean slate is rare from Archer, you can expect 8 strikeouts at a minimum with the upside for 12 and a CGSO. He was once a guy you could never trust in cash games, but I would say that label is far gone. Carlos Carrasco FD 9800 DK 11500 Opponent - CHW (Quintana) Park - @CLE FD - 35.43 DK - 23.37 If you need to save some funds or aren't in love with Chris Archer, Carlos Carrasco is a great option. He, like Archer, has been very impressive to start the season. He's holding a combined .265 wOBA while striking out nearly a batter per inning. He's a true ace in terms of skill and you can count on him giving you at least 6 -7 innings. As...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/10/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for GPP stacks to target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Houston Astros Both of these teams here we're heavily mentioned in the main picks article, so go make sure to check that out!We start off with the Astros, who host the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park. The Angels are lucky enough to have Ricky Nolasco on the mound today, not. Nolasco is horrible and will be eaten up and spit out by the 5th inning. Nolasco has been horrible against everyone, holding a .347 wOBA against lefties and a .388 against righties. The peripherals look normal and I see no reason to expect any positive regression. Vegas agrees, slotting the Astros as the 2nd highest scoring team with 5.33 runs. This entire lineup is dangerous, so it's pretty tough to pick 4 in a tournament. Jose Altuve is undeniable and a key piece of every stack. After him, you can really go anywhere from 1-9. Obviously, guys like George Springer and Carlos Correa have a lot more appeal than an Alex Bergman or Nori Aoki. I'm just saying this is one of those lineups that can produce from any spot, so don't feel restricted to the top 4 in a stack. Nolasco should be out early and could easily be replaced by some of the worst long relievers in baseball (Brooks Pounders, Keynan Middleton). Main Stack - Jose Altuve, Josh Reddick, Carlos Correa, George Springer Sneaky Stack - Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Brian McCann, Yulieski Gurriel Cleveland Indians The Indians currently hold an implied total of 6.10, which is simply crazy for a game outside of Coors Field. Generally, you only see teams with 6 run totals in Coors Field or Wrigley when the wind is blowing out. In Progressive Field, Vegas has to LOVE a team to go this high. It looks like they do. The Indians are facing off with David Holmberg, who is bad bad bad. You can ignore this year's numbers, as he's holding a .121 BABIP (LOL) and most of his innings have been out of the bullpen. He's been in the majors since 2013, being sent down as soon as...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/10/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for tournament pitchers target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitchers Sean Manaea FD 8400 DK 8500 Opponent - TB (Andriese) Park - @TB FD - 29.94 DK - 19.98 Make sure you check out our main picks article, as Brett touched on Martinez, Samardzija, Gonzalez, and Sale. They are all still very much in play and should be some of the more popular plays of the day. On the early slate, there are plenty of ways to go. If you feel like paying down a bit for a guy with crazy upside, take a look at Sean Manaea. The Athletics and Rays are playing a doubleheader today, with Manaea pitching in the later (4:00) game. Make sure he will accumulate fantasy points on the site you play him, as most sites will have a separate slate with this game on it. Manaea has been fantastic lately, topping 40 FanDuel points in 3 straight contests. He's striking out over 10 batters per 9 innings and only allowing a 3.71 xFIP. He's the real deal and while his K numbers may come down a bit, they certainly won't against this team. The Rays have struck out more than any other team vs lefties, at an insane 27.1%. They hold a pitiful .300 team wOBA and are basically inept against lefties. Steven Souza and Evan Longoria are the 2 bats to worry about, but Manaea has been incredible and just shut down an offense filled with guys like Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista. I assume he'll be able to handle Longo in a pitchers park like Tropicana Field. All in all, there is always a lot of risk to target a young lefty like Manaea. However, on a day where ownership should be spread out, Manaea gives you a shot at 50 fantasy points at 5% owned. Marcus Stroman FD 8800 DK 8600 Opponent - SEA (Miranda) Park - @SEA FD - 31.82 DK - 20.97 While we haven't seen the dominant Marcus Stroman in a few weeks, he's showed a level of consistency that we haven't seen yet from him. He's working himself deeper into games and doing a great job of controlling...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/7/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitcher Early Clayton Kershaw FD 12300 DK 12800 Opponent - WSH (Strasburg) Park - @LAD FD - 41.71 DK - 27.47 On this 3 game early slate, there isn’t anywhere else I could advise going. We all know Kershaw is the best option and it will always come down to the slate and whether or not he’s reasonably affordable. You can definitely get it done here. We have a few offenses to target and with it being a daytime slate, there will be punt plays that emerge as lineups come out. Kershaw faces the Nationals today, at home in pitcher-friendly Dodgers Park. While the Nationals are definitely a scary lineup by name, they are worse against lefties and strikeout more than league average. Kershaw is pure death to lefties, so the likes of Harper and Murphy will be minimized greatly. Ryan Zimmerman and Anthony Rendon are the 2 big bats in the lineup against lefties. They have both held .390+ wOBA’s against them in 2017 and will be the 2 guys Kershaw needs to focus on. The strikeouts will come as they always do and he will likely go at least 7 innings, with the real possibility for 9 each and every start. We all know how historically great Kershaw is, so I don’t need to sit here and school you on why he’s a good pitcher. He’s held a sub .280 wOBA in 3 straight seasons and tends to strikeout around 9 or 10 per 9 innings. Kershaw will cost you a pretty penny, but it may just end up being worth it in both cash games and tournaments on such a small slate. Main Zack Greinke or Dallas Keuchel? These guys are extremely close tonight and I think both are worth a look. The only problem with Keuchel is his expected regression. He currently holds a .222 BABIP, which is a stat that isn't controlled by the pitcher (yes, groundball pitchers typically have lower BABIP, but only .10 points or so). At his price, it may be troubling to pay for a guy who is slightly outperforming his peripherals. That's not to say he's a bad pitcher or even a good one. He is a great pitcher and makes for a...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/5/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitcher Carlos Martinez FD 10000 DK 12500 Opponent - CIN (Wojciechowski) Park - @CIN FD - 30.71 DK - 20.37 We have an interesting 7-game slate on our hands tonight without any single pitcher or offense that stands out. Ownership will end up being rather spread out, which makes it a very fun slate to play in both cash games and tournaments. At pitcher, you can pay up for either Carlos Martinez, Gio Gonzalez, or Jeff Samardzija. Carlos Martinez is our favorite of the bunch, facing off with the Reds in Great American Ballpark. While Martinez got off to a bit of a rough start, he has certainly turned that around. He's been over 40 FanDuel points in 6 straight and has one of his best match-ups yet tonight. The Reds have ranked in the bottom 1 against lefties in terms of both hard contact rate and park adjusted wOBA. Martinez has sported a .252 wOBA against righties and a .292 against lefties, fitting his peripherals perfectly. He holds and 18% line drive rate and a 29% hard contact rate, which is in the upper tier of starting pitchers. Great American Ballpark may not be the best spot for pitchers, but it's doable. Martinez has pitched well here in the past and it's not like you have a great alternative in a strong park. Martinez is the top cash game and tournament option on both sites and ou can definitely fit him comfortably if you're willing to pay down elsewhere. Junior Guerra FD 8200 DK 7600 Opponent - SF (Samardzija) Park - @MIL FD - 23.74 DK - 15.79 If you feel the need to pay up for some bats, you can certainly look down to Junior Guerra. Guerra emerged last year as a guy with a lot of promise and I definitely think he will end up being a quality starting pitcher. He has 3 strong pitches and a slider he will rarely throw. This isn't a young guy, either. He left the minors in 2008 and returned in 2012, gathering some valuable experience in the Mexican League. He held both lefties and righties under a .280 wOBA in 2016 and while that may be a bit ambitious to expect, he should sit...