Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/26/17 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 Noah Syndergaard FD 11500 DK 12600 Opponent - ATL (Dickey) Park - @NYM FD - 41.41 DK - 27.19 While we have a few big names on the hill, this isn't a great pitching slate. The Mets and Braves rained out last night and the Mets have elected to skip Gsellman and give Syndergaard his start on normal rest. Thor gave up 3 early runs to the Phillies but regained his composure and ended up going 7 innings and striking out 10. This match-up with the Braves is actually quite similar. They are known to have lower than average K rates and are both teams that focus on making contact. With that being said, they don't see Noah Syndergaard every day. He is extremely special and can strikeout the best of them. Freddie Freeman and Ender Inciarte are really the only 2 lefties to worry about as Freeman has great pop and Inciarte can be a menace on the bases (Syndergaard is horrible at holding runners). Outside of those two, this lineup is filled with guys like Brandon Phillips, Tyler Flowers, and Dansby Swanson. Syndergaard is a clear number 1 option and I will likely end up with 100% exposure in tournaments. This Braves team has struck out at a 5.7% higher clip so far in 2017 than they did in 2016. While the sample is surely too small to conclude anything, it makes sense. They added Matt Kemp, Brandon Phillips, and Swanson, who all hold 22%+ K rates against righties. Syndergaard is expensive and you will have to sacrifice elsewhere. Luckily, there isn't a game in Coors and you shouldn't have trouble finding value. Syndergaard is a guy I can't recommend fading in any format. Syndergaard has been scratched. Robert Gsellman will start in his place. Carlos Martinez FD 9200 DK 8900  Opponent - TOR (Latos) Park - @STL FD - 35.51 DK - 23.32 Carlos Martinez has been a bit inconsistent to start the season, but it's expected/. He's always been a bit up and down and one thing that we haven't seen in the past is the stable strikeouts. In the past, he would struggle due to not having his putout pitch. Even in the start against the Brewers...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/25/17 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 Danny Duffy FD 9700 DK 10400 Opponent - CHW (Covey) Park - @CHW FD - 31.31 DK - 20.61 Danny Duffy and the Royals head into U.S. Cellular Field as one of the biggest favorites on the board, albeit just -133. Duffy has been dominant for the better part of 3 years now and is definitely the real deal. The White Sox may have gone off last night, but there not good at all. They are easily one of the worst offenses in the league and end up relying on Abreu and Frazier power most nights. Duffy posted a .201 wOBA against lefties and a .325 against righties in 2016. The Royals coaches have actually said he wasn't done improving and still has more to show. The strikeouts have been there at over 10 and his upside is incredible. I don't mind him in cash games, either. While Clayton Kershaw is certainly the top option on the board, he is extremely expensive and there's aways merit towards targeting Coors Field. Duffy is safe enough for cash games and has plenty of upside in tournaments. His price is pretty fair in both spots and I expect him to be around 10-20% owned. Michael Wacha FD 7700 DK 6800 Opponent - TOR (Estrada) Park - @STL FD - 32.67 DK - 21.43 We're at a point where the Blue Jays are just not working. Jose Bautista might just be bad and without Josh Donaldson in the lineup, the team is coming apart at the hinges. Michael Wacha may not be the same guy we thought he was after posting elite numbers in 2014, but he's a quality starter 3. He holds both sides of the plate under a .330 wOBA and does a good job of limiting big innings. The Blue Jays also move from Rogers Centre to Busch Stadium, one of the more spacious parks in the league. Both FanDuel and DraftKings have Wacha priced down. He's not a guy I'm willing to target in cash games with Kershaw on the slate, but I love him in tournaments. He will...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/24/17 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 9500 DK Opponent - BAL (Jimenez) Park - @BAL FD - 33.55 DK - 22.23 We have an interesting 9-game slate on our hands without any real safe pitching option. On a slate that doesn't offer any guaranteed 7 innings, 7K guys, you have to look towards the strikeouts. While strikeouts are typically looked at for upside, there is also a floor there with a guy like Archer. Even when he struggles, he tends to strike out at least 7 guys and end up with a decent line. When his stuff is working well, he can't be hit. In 2016, Archer sported a .304 combined wOBA along with a 10.3 K/9 and a 12.2% swinging strike rate. The Baltimore Orioles are the perfect match for Archer. They do strikeout a lot and they hit a lot of homers. Guys like Chris Davis, Schoop, Castillo, and Trumbo all held 22%+ K rates in 2016, with Davis and Trumbo topping 30%. While I certainly don't expect a clean slate here, Archer should be able to rack up plenty of strikeouts and get the win. On a slate without any pitching, it's gonna be tough fading a guy who can outscore the field by 3x. Amir Garrett FD 7700 DK Opponent - MIL (Garza) Park - @MIL FD - 28.02 DK - 18.62 Man, this guy is something. While he is just a rookie and every sample we have on him is small, he's been phenomenal. In 3 starts, he's struck out 21 batters and allowed just 4 runs. He struck out 12 Orioles in his last start and saw an insane SwStr%. He's also held a .088 wOBA against lefties and a .252 against righties. While neither are likely sustainable, I have a hard time staying away at this point. The Brewers are mostly right-handed, but do strikeout a lot and have less HR potential against southpaws. Even though the Brewers have been on fire lately, they still hold the league highest 27.5% k rate. Garrett is a bit too cheap on both sites and lets you pay up for a few extra Coors bats. Without the only real opportunity cost being Archer (a similar pitcher) who is more expensive, Garrett...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/23/17 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 Max Scherzer FD 11500 DK 13900 Opponent - NYM (Wheeler) Park - @NYM FD - 42.47 DK - 27.97 On a day with so much pitching, Scherzer still stands out as a cash game option. He's  the 2nd best pitcher in baseball and the only guy who contends with Kershaw in terms of consistency. He has gone 6+ innings and struck out 7+ in each of his 3 starts. Dusty Baker has already pushed him to 114 pitches so it's quite clear where his upside lies. If you know baseball, you know how good this guy is at everything. Last year, he held a .259 combined wOBA and struck out 12.35 per 9 innings. Yoenis Cespedes is expected to miss this game and that leaves the Mets lineup very weak. Jay Bruce and Neil Walker are the current 3-4 combo of this team which should also speak to the strikeout upside. There are a lot of guys like Rivera, Wheeler, D'Arnaud, Walker, etc that offer K upside without the HR downside. The one spot where Scherzer struggled in 2016 was with the occasional longball. That shouldn't be a problem tonight and if he allows one, I don't think anyone is on base. As long as Scherzer has his stuff working tonight, there is no doubt what will happen. He will dominate the Mets on Sunday Night Baseball and be a terrific late night hammer. His price is high but so is his "floor" and his upside is greater than anyone else. In baseball, anything can happen. Bartolo Colon hit a home run.  Scherzer is very expensive and there's always other options. Let's take a look at a few guys who might not be quite as obvious as Scherzer. Yu Darvish FD 10200 DK 10800 Opponent - KC (Hammel) Park - @TEX FD - 34.39 DK - 22.69 In my cash games, I plan on sticking with Max Scherzer. He is extremely consistent and on a 25 game slate, not too difficult to fit in. However, he's way more expensive than anyone else and there is a guy who has a similar upside. Yu Darvish is one of the best strikeout pitchers in baseball when healthy and he certainly looks to be, throwing...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/21/17 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 Corey Kluber FD 9900 DK 10800 Opponent - CHW (Quintana) Park - @CHW FD - 38.35 DK - 25.19 With a full 15 game slate on our hands tonight, there are a lot of different ways you can approach pitching. There are some elite pitchers at the top and that's who we're interested in. Starting off with Corey Kluber, he faces off with the White Sox. They are an extremely underwhelming offense against righties. Jose Abreu and Todd Frazier are really the only guys to be scared of and they both strike out a ton. The bottom of the order is absolutely atrocious and most of the guys have no upside and a lot of K potential. Tim Anderson and Tyler Saladino are also very impatient hitters and K a lot more than most speedsters. Kluber is dominant against both sides of the plate and struck out nearly 10 batters per 9 innings in 2016. Kluber has the best curveball in baseball and while the sample size is small, this White Sox team have a swinging strike rate of 54% against the curve so far. Kluber has a ton of upside to match is great cash game floor. His price is fair on both sites and I don't see a need to get off of Kluber. If you do want to go way down in salary, there are a few guys who are interesting on DK. Alex Wainwright and Alex Meyer are both pretty high in the optimizer right now and could be interesting GPP options. With so many offenses to choose from, there are countless GPP options on this slate. Justin Verlander FD 9400 DK 10300 Opponent - MIN (Santiago) Park - @MIN FD - 36.95 DK - 24.29 If you want to stay at the elite end and save a bit of salary, Verlander is your guy. He struggled last time out against the Indians, giving up an insane 9 earned runs in just 4 innings. He was simply not on his game and Asmus left him out for the wolves. He should be back to his normal self tonight when the Tigers head into Target Field. The Twins offense is one with a lot of strikeouts and very few...