Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, DraftDay and StarStreet 8/11/14 Our Free Baseball eBook is live! Check out the details, and get your copy now! Don't make another lineup before reading this book! It contains one mistake that basically everyone in the daily fantasy baseball industry is making! Ready to make the leap and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks? Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel and DraftKings. And try out our partner ScoreStreak and our exclusive exclusive ScoreStreak picks.   Pitchers Oh my goodness is this position a disaster today. As difficult a decision as I can remember. In some ways that makes me want to just chuck Felix out there and hope. But he’s also facing the top righty hitting team in baseball. And you’d be paying so much for very little upside considering the matchup. But honestly the guys below him are all in tough matchups as well or just aren’t that good to begin with (or both). I think I’m of the mind to just populate lineups with the top end hitters on the day, spending as much as possible on value bats and then rotate a cast of losers through the pitching slots on the hopes one will come through with a Hail Mary. So long story short, let it be known that I don’t feel super about any of these guys. Yovani Gallardo - FD 6900 DK 7300 DD 14600 SS 21600 Makes the most interesting mid-tier guy on the day mostly considering the matchup. The Cubbies rank near the very bottom of the league in team wOBA against righties and just generally stink in that platoon. They strike out a lot throughout the lineup (outside of Rizzo) and the bottom of the order becomes a black hole real quick. Gallardo’s peripherals aren’t solid with only about seven K’s per nine a walk rate that doesn’t allow him a lot of room for error. It’s dicey, but his salary gets some heavy hitters in your lineup, and there is a chance he goes seven innings with some strikeouts and the win. Drew Hutchison - FD 6300 DK 6000 DD 12350 SS 18900 The Mariners are a middle of the road team against righties and don’t possess a whole lot of power that allows a game to get out of hand quickly. Safeco keeps down power and Hutchison’s strikeout rate is fine enough. The big problem here is that the win expectation is so low facing King Felix. Dan Haren - FD 6800 DK 5700 DD 12850 SS 16000 This is a real roll of the dice....

Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for ScoreStreak 8/11/14 DFSR has partnered with ScoreStreak: a new, innovative style of DFS play. Gone is the salary finagling, mixing and matching, and hair-pulling that goes into setting lineups. ScoreStreak simplifies the process in an easy-to-use interface. Employing a prop-pick style, ScoresStreak leagues are specific outcome dependent with three categories: Total Bases, Hits, and for pitchers, Strikeouts. New users who deposit through DFSR will get an extra $10 to play with. We are putting in picks every night and giving you some of our top plays each day. Two are on us, the third is all you. Or go your own way. As always, if you are new to daily fantasy baseball, make sure read our Free Baseball e-book. It contains one mistake that basically everyone in the daily fantasy baseball industry is making! Also be sure to sign up for a free 3-day trial to access the MLB system and spreadsheets that help produce our picks. And give ScoreStreak a try. You'll like it as much as we do.   Total Bases Nelson Cruz Chris Capuano has kept up an 8.17 K/9 which is slightly higher than his career average with an xFIP right around four. All told, he's an ok pitcher but not someone we'd expressly avoid in any scenario. Especially when we're talking about Nelson Cruz who's systematically mashed lefty pitching this season with a 162 wRC+. The only thing scaring me off Cruz in this format is that he does walk a ton against lefty pitching, something we aren't interested in at all in this format. That being said, the upside is too great considering the platoons and the ballpark. Adrian Beltre Could honestly go Adam Jones here as well and I'll have shares of both Orioles today. But it's worth throwing out Beltre as well considering the spot he's in against Smyly. Beltre's wOBA is close to .400 against lefties this season with an OPS in the mid .900's. Smyly doesn't have big swing and miss stuff which keeps Beltre's total base expectation high. And don't forget about the ballpark in Arlington boosting power all around.   Hits Ben Zobrist James Loney Going for a pair of teammates in this spot today. Both face Colby Lewis in the Texas. Lewis isn't as bad as the 5.50 ERA (xFIP a full run lower) but he's still no good. He doesn't strike out more than eight batters per nine and has some big time nuclear disaster blow up in him. Both Zobrist and Loney have solid contact rates against righties and should have the ball in play today. I'm happy to pick on Lewis in this spot and there's definitely some benefit to having a mini-stack even in the ScoreStreak format especially...

Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, DraftDay and StarStreet 8/10/14 Our Free Baseball eBook is live! Check out the details, and get your copy now! Don't make another lineup before reading this book! It contains one mistake that basically everyone in the daily fantasy baseball industry is making! Ready to make the leap and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks? Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel and DraftKings. And try out our partner ScoreStreak and our exclusive exclusive ScoreStreak picks. Writing this post as Mr. March takes me to the emergency room to treat an ankle that I broke yesterday. But that’s how we do in the DFSR. This machine doesn’t stop. Even with a non-displaced fracture to the left fibula. So please excuse us if these picks are bit truncated, medical situations and all.   Pitchers Alex Cobb - FD 8300 DK 8300 DD 15000 SS 25200 Cobb's been pretty solid this season with his most dramatic change coming from an increased strikeout rate. He's facing a Cub team that’s been abhorrent against righty pitching, ranking near the bottom of the league in team wOBA and striking out around 22% of the time. Zack Wheeler - FD 7700 DK 8400 DD 14800 SS 21500 Wheeler’s been about average this season which is fine when facing the Phillies who would love to be just average. They stink and come in at second to last in the league in facing righties. Wheeler needs to have his control on point in order to be truly dominant. The K stuff is there, but he walks too many guys. That being said, I’m buying here on the opponent as much as anything. Alex Wood - FD 7700 DK 7000 DD 15000 SS NA Our system is really liking the value on Wood today though I must admit I’m not totally seeing it. Could simply be a pricing thing as the Nats are actually decent against lefties. Wood is good though, striking out close to a batter an inning and sporting an xFIP in the low 3’s. Charlie Morton - FD 6800 DK 6300 DD 13000 SS 18400 Morton is merely *meh but I’m considering buying here on the opponent. I know the Padres have had a moment of two or late. But they remain a terrible offensive team who’ve decided to not be the worst Babip-ing team in the history of the world anymore. Consider Jason Hammel coming real cheap and Clayton Kershaw who is real expensive against the K-happy Brewers.   Catchers Devin Mesoraco - FD 3200 DK 4000 DD 8450 SS 7700 Great ballpark....

Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for ScoreStreak 8/10/14 DFSR has partnered with ScoreStreak: a new, innovative style of DFS play. Gone is the salary finagling, mixing and matching, and hair-pulling that goes into setting lineups. ScoreStreak simplifies the process in an easy-to-use interface. Employing a prop-pick style, ScoresStreak leagues are specific outcome dependent with three categories: Total Bases, Hits, and for pitchers, Strikeouts. New users who deposit through DFSR will get an extra $10 to play with. We are putting in picks every night and giving you some of our top plays each day. Two are on us, the third is all you. Or go your own way. As always, if you are new to daily fantasy baseball, make sure read our Free Baseball e-book. It contains one mistake that basically everyone in the daily fantasy baseball industry is making! Also be sure to sign up for a free 3-day trial to access the MLB system and spreadsheets that help produce our picks. And give ScoreStreak a try. You'll like it as much as we do. Writing this post as Mr. March takes me to the emergency room to treat an ankle that I broke yesterday. But that’s how we do in the DFSR. This machine doesn’t stop. Even with a non-displaced fracture to the left fibula. So please excuse us if these picks are bit truncated, medical situations and all.     Total Bases Mike Trout There are a couple of high end dudes worth considering today, but I think I'll go with Trout against Rubby de la Rosa. Trout has no real distinction in his platoon splits: he crushes everyone without remorse. de la Rosa has been below average and outside of a big K effort in his debut hasn't shown a ton of swing and miss ability. Oh and Trout is Trout. Mark Trumbo Loved him yesterday and he paid big. Going back for more today against Franklin Morales, a righty hitter batting practice machine. Trumbo's been running bad since coming back from injury. But he's a solid guy against lefty pitching and Chase Field boosts power for righty batters.   Hits Jose Altuve Assuming he returns to the lineup today, Altuve makes a great play for hits considering his matchup against Nick Martinez. Martinez K's almost no one, though he does has a high walk rate. I'm not so worried about the latter because Altuve isn't interested in free things. And Altuve's contact rate is so high there is almost no way Martinez strikes him out. Ian Kinsler Here's another guy facing a low K guy, this time it's Mark Buehrle. Buehrle strikes out less than six batters per nine and doesn't walk many. That means hitters are getting the bat on the ball. Kinsler is in...

Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, DraftDay and StarStreet 8/9/14 Our Free Baseball eBook is live! Check out the details, and get your copy now! Don't make another lineup before reading this book! It contains one mistake that basically everyone in the daily fantasy baseball industry is making! Ready to make the leap and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks? Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel and DraftKings. And try out our partner ScoreStreak and our exclusive exclusive ScoreStreak picks.   Pitchers Yu Darvish - FD 11100 DK 12000 DD 21700 SS 32100 Darvish is the man today, and it isn't even close. The only real case you can make for not playing him is probably to buck what the rest of the field is doing. While Scherzer has his perks, the match-up for Darvish simply can't be beaten. The Astros have struck out just .1% less than the first place Marlins, and Darvish's K/9 is borderline historic. Cole Hamels - FD 9800 DK 11100 DD 21150 SS 31700 A fantastic year for Hamels, who is putting up a fantastic ERA and K/9. Enter the lowly Mets, who are tied with the Phillies themselves as the second worst team in the league when it comes to wOBA and one of the five easiest teams in the majors to strike out, and you have a match made in heaven. Dillon Gee isn't scaring us, in case you were curious. The field A lot of guys to choose from here: Jeff Samardzija at home, Jake Odorizzi against the lowly Cubs, or even a dice roll with Francisco Liriano against the lefty-heavy Rockies Padres. I'm going to be going expensive with Darvish or Hamels, but if you insist on going cheaper, these are the guys I'd target. If you insist on playing the early slate, I like Scherzer best.   Catchers Mike Zunino - FD 2700 DK 2700 DD 7700 SS 5700 If you're going strictly upside, it's tough to pass up on the power hitting Zunino against a pitcher of Noesi's skill level. With a 4.44 xFIP and a 38.7% ground ball rate, Noesi is a prime guy to stack against if you're going for a big score. Devin Mesoraco - FD 3200 DK 4000 DD 8300 SS 7700 Brad Penny indahouse!!!!!!!!!! Brad Penny was terrible the last time he pitched a full season, which was in freaking 2011. He posted a 4.74 xFIP then, and has AGED THREE YEARS. Mesoraco has been crushing it this season, and while his breakout is definitely somewhat BABIP fueled, that won't make a difference here. Also considered:...