Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/22/17 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 Michael Pineda FD 8700 DK 10500 Opponent - KC (Hammel) Park - @NYY FD - 35.97 DK - 23.63 Pineda has been exceptional to start the 2017 campaign. He's striking out more and walking fewer batters than ever. He's been effective against both sides of the plate and has done a great job avoiding the big inning. Pineda is a  guy who has routinely blown up in years past, however, looking at this year's box scores, he hasn't had a single one of those games. He's battled in every contest and even if his "stuff" isn't working, he's shown the ability to fight through and give a quality start, which wasn't there for the past 4 seasons. So far in 2017, Pineda is a holding a combined .296 wOBA to go along with a strong 2.78 xFIP. This match-up with the Royals is one that stands out for right-handers. While the team has a reputation for being scrappy and hard to pitch against, it's simply not true. The Royals have held the 2nd lowest wOBA in the league against righties (.292) and have been utterly useless at the plate as a team.  They swing early and they swing with no conviction. While the bump into Yankees Stadium could draw a troublesome spot or two, I see Pineda working out of it and turning in a very strong start. On FanDuel, he's a bit too cheap. He's far below Cole and Greinke, who have a very similar floor and ceiling in their respective match-ups. All in all, Pineda makes for a strong play in all formats. Gerrit Cole FD 9800 DK 9700 Opponent - ATL (Foltynewicz) Park - @ATL FD - 31.75 DK - 20.93 We saw the true Freddie Freeman-less Braves last night. After going all-in on Stephen Strasburg, I tuned in to watch him get nickeled and dime to death by a bunch of AAA players. Instead, we finally saw what has been coming to these Braves. They were embarrassed at the plate and put on a swivel for the better part of 8 innings. Strasburg struck out 11 and outside of the 8th inning, was never in real trouble. He smoothly sailed through the order 3 times and capitalized on what...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/21/17 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 Stephen Strasburg FD 10100 DK 11300 Opponent - ATL (Garcia) Park - @ATL FD - 37.41 DK - 24.67 With a few solid options to choose from yesterday, we see a dip in choices today. We do have couple solid options, but nowhere near the same amount of options as yesterday. Starting us off, we have Stephen Strasburg against the Braves. While the Braves have seemed to "get it done", the numbers say they are horrible against righties and should be targeted in this match-up. They do only hold a 3.89 implied team total, which is a lot lower than the average team on this slate. The Braves are really horrible right now and without Freddie Freeman, they will be shut down more often than they dominate. The entire lineup is filled with horrible hitters and even though they keep getting lucky, that will stop. The bottom of this order is pitiful and has a couple guys who should not be in the MLB. Strasburg has actually started the season a lot worse against righties. His numbers should normalize and as a guy who has dominated righties for his entire career, the numbers should come back. We took a look at this match-up yesterday with Max  Scherzer. He ended up only going 5 innings and not having a very great start. This should keep a lot of people off of Strasburg, who is a worse pitcher in the same match-up. Fortunately for us, what Scherzer did yesterday has no impact on Stephen Strasburg and his current production. Strasburg has a ton of upside here and in cash games, he makes a ton of sense. You can chalk in 6 or 7 strikeouts here and against the Braves, I think 'Stras goes 7 or 8 innings. Either way, this is a slate without too many options and you do have to take it here you can get it. SunTrust Park has been a friendly hitter haven, but let's see if Strasburg can shut them down for a day. Chris Archer FD 10100 DK 10800 Opponent - NYY (Sabathia) Park - @TB FD - 36.7 DK - 24.15 Staying in the same price range as Stephen Strasburg, we have Chris Archer facing off with the...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/20/17 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 Max Scherzer FD 11600 DK 12600 Opponent - ATL (Colon) Park - @ATLFD - 39.8 DK - 26.29 While Scherzer isn't in the best possible match-up, he's still Max Scherzer. It's really that simple. He's a top 3 pitcher in baseball and does face-off with a very weak offense. The problem has been the runs they have put up at home. SunTrust Park has played very friendly to hitters and it is a bit scary to roster pitchers. In fact, I was at SunTrust just two nights ago and saw the ball fly off the bat of Luke Maile and Marcus Stroman. It might be real. However, look at this offense without Freddie Freeman. Ender Inciarte and Matt Kemp are somewhat good (I guess), but other than that, this lineup is horrible. Brandon Phillips and Nick Markakis are in the 2 and 4 hole, which should tell you a lot. Looking lower in the order, well, you can see for yourself. These guys are absolutely horrible and Scherzer should be able to dice them up. He makes sense in all formats and shouldn't be too popular on a slate with a lot of solid options. He is expensive but has more upside than anyone else. Also, there isn't 1 offense you MUST pay up for. You are able to pay down at a few spots and make it easy on both FD and DK. Julio Urias FD 7500 DK 8200 Opponent - MIA (Straily) Park - @LADFD - 30.75 DK - 20.12 The Marlins and Dodgers got into a bench clearing brawl last night, because the Marlins are horrible. They ultimately couldn't take the beating and had to throw at someone for hitting a home run. Julio Urias will take the mound against the same measly Marlins tonight, who hold one of the lowest implied team totals on the night. While they are better against lefties, they still strikeout a ton (7th). Urias has been exceptional to start the year and this is a guy with as much potential as any prospect in the sport. He has the chance to...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/20/17 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. Detroit Tigers This is a bit of a weird slate. There is a big storm going over the country and it looks like it may cause a few delays. Make sure to keep an eye out on Twitter as lineup lock approaches, as a lot can change quickly. This Tigers game looks like it should be ok, though there are slight chances of a delay. The Tigers hold one of the highest implied team totals on the day and face the worst pitcher, A.J. Griffin. Griffin has been extremely lucky this year, albeit still being horrible. He's held a .220 combined wOBA. Yes, .220. The league average is around .305 and it's a stabilizing stat, so there isn't much a pitcher can do to move that number. We are going to see regression hit Griffin like a monster very soon, and we want to be on the opposing lineup. This Tigers team is certainly explosive and can hit a ton of HR's. Miggy and V-Mart have been out, which is definitely a big hole. However, it moves up a few cheaper guys and gives them a shot at the 3 and 4 hole. The top 4 (Kinsler, Castellanos, Martinez, Upton) are definitely the best stack, though there is always merit in looking lower in the order. Alex Avila and Tyler Collins are both good against righties and will be much lower owned than the top 4. A.J. Griffin has allowed a combined .368 wOBA since last year and things seem to be on the down and down. If weather abides, the Tigers should be in for a solid showing. Main stack - Ian Kinsler, Nick Castellanos, J.D. Martinez, Justin Upton Sneaky stack - Ian Kinsler, J.D. Martinez, Alex Avila, Tyler Collins Colorado Rockies This is another game that has some rain, so keep an eye out. If it's a full-go, the Rockies are a very interesting tournament stack. Tim Adleman is absolutely HORRIBLE and I see no reason to expect improvement. He's allowed a .340 wOBA, 20 homers, and a 17% K rate through 96 innings. Great American Ballpark...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/17/17 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. Chicago Cubs Welp, I didn't plan on putting the Cubs in the top spot here. However, when looking through the games this morning, Wrigley Field is blowing out at over 20 MPH. Wrigley is easily one of the most influenced stadiums in baseball by wind and you always want to keep an eye out for it. Scott Feldman may not be the worst pitcher around, though he's not very good either. He's 34 years old and doesn't have many, if any, years left in the tank. He allowed a .342 combined wOBA against both righties and lefties and followed that up with some even worse peripherals. In just under 80 innings, Feldman managed to allow a 58% LOB (left-on-base) rate, which is just stupid. Every pitcher usually sits around 8% and Feldman has never been a guy with more success out of the stretch. The regression will hit him early and often this year and the Cubs should do some damage. While guys like Rizzo and Bryant are an easy choice for your stacks, make sure you don't get cute. With that being said, this offense is very good and can put together runs from a lot of different spots. If you want to get sneaky, don't be hesitant in attacking the bottom of that order. The Cubs now hold the highest implied team run total on the board and are my favorite team in both cash games and tournaments. Main stack - Kyle Schwarber, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Ben Zobrist, Addison Russell Sneaky stack - Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Addison Russell, Willson Contreras, Javier Baez Texas Rangers The Rangers were originally slated to be my favorite offense on this slate, though the wind in Wrigley Field changed that around. The Rangers, who have been hitting the ball well, will be facing off with Zach Eflin. Eflin is not good at all and hasn't shown any signs of promise. He's allowed a.341 combined wOBA and has had a lot of trouble keeping the ball in the park (2.27 HR/9). He now travels into Globe Life Park, which is a...