Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/13/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/13/17 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 NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Washington Nationals Right up there with the Red Sox are the Washington Nationals. They may be facing more of a proven commodity, but the Nats hold a higher implied total, so Vegas likes them a bit more. They face off with Luiz Gohara, who's a southpaw making his rotation debut at just 21 years old. He's definitely a talented arm, but he was rushed up the minors and hasn't had a chance to settle down in the slightest. He never held lower than a 3 BB/9 in A-AAA, as well as a high HR/9. You just can't imagine that equates well over to the major leagues. Anthony Rendon (.442 wOBA)and Ryan Zimmerman (.420) demolish lefties and I wouldn't leave either of them off of a stack. After that, you have a lot of different places to go. Kendrick and Werth make sense in the OF, but so do Difo and Turner at SS. It all comes down to what you're looking for and how much you want to spend. The Nats are a very versatile stack tonight and you should be able to make them work in whatever format you have going on. Main Stack - Trea Turner, Ryan Zimmerman, Anthony Rendon, Howie Kendrick Sneaky Stack - Ryan Zimmerman, Anthony Rendon, Howie Kendrick, Jayson Werth Boston Red Sox It was just a few months ago when Jharel Cotton was coming off a few strong starts and people were interested in playing him at home. Those days are far gone. Here are the days where Cotton is allowing a .359 wOBA to lefties and a respective .357 to righties. Keep in mind that most of those numbers come out of the Oakland Coliseum, where you have to hit it a mile to get it out. This one will take place in Fenway, where a bunt and a breeze will take it out to left. Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi are gonna be the top 2 plays and the guys you almost have to have. After that, it's a crapshoot. The Sox have 4 other guys who destroy righties...
Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/13/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/13/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitcher Max Scherzer FD 11400 DK 13400 Opponent - ATL (Gohara) Park - @WSH FD - 49.71 DK - 32.95 When I think of the word consistency, Max Scherzer is the first pitcher who comes into mind. While he'll still have the occasional rough starts that all pitchers do, they're often tempered and far less frequent. For example, one of his worst starts of the season was last time out against the Phillies. He gave up 4 runs, but still went 6 innings, struck out 7 and got the easy win. He'll far more often go 7-9 innings, allowing a run or two and striking out close to 10. He's held both sides of the plate to a .264 combined wOBA and a 12.06 K/9. He faces off with a putrid Braves lineup tonight and we see what they have done against righties, sporting a .308 wOBA over the last 30. They still have the obvious threat with Freddie Freeman, but it's nothing Scherzer can't handle. The Nationals are the biggest favorites on this later slate and it stands to reason with Scherzer being on the mound. He's the top play in both cash games and tournaments. Don't get cute. Jon Lester FD 8800 DK 9600 Opponent - NYM (Harvey) Park - @CHC FD - 38.19 DK - 25.02 We do have a pretty healthy drop from Scherzer to the field here. While we have plenty of guys with upside, none of them match the safety Scherzer brings. We'll be looking at Jon Lester, who faces off with the Mets in Wrigley Field. It's go-time for the Cubbies, who are just 2 games ahead of the Brewers for the division lead. You can expect Lester to start turning the corner into playoff mode and we know his pitch count will start to rise. He's dominated lefties this year to a sub .220 wOBA, and contained righties to a .289. This Mets team is far from dangerous and arguably the worst team in baseball at this point. Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Reyes are carrying the lineup. It can't get worse. We saw Quintana and the Cubs handle business last night and I expect more of the same against a team who just wants...
Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/9/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/9/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitcher Early Charlie Morton FD 8700 DK 10600 Opponent - OAK (Mengden) Park - @OAKFD - 32.93 DK - 21.81 In the early set of games, there's really only one way I'm looking to go and the system seems to fully agree with me. Charlie Morton stands head and shoulders above the rest of the pack in both raw projected points and points per dollar. Morton's first year in Houston has sparked something in the journeyman that has seen him spend stints in several cities over the course of his ten year career, but he is hitting career highs in strikeouts with 10.14 K/9, while his ERA (3.87) and xFIP (3.62) though not career best, still point to a quality season for the right hander. Today he takes the mound in Oakland to face an Athletics offense that screams mediocrity with a .320 wOBA and 99 wRC+ while striking out 24.6% of the time which is fourth most in the game. All of this and a salary that allows plenty of flexibility in bat selection. Main Chris Sale FD 11300 DK 12900 Opponent - TB (Andriese) Park - @BOSFD - 45.99 DK - 30.37 On the main slate we have a few different options to consider in the grand scheme of things, but it all begins and ends with the top contender for the AL Cy Young award Chris Sale. The Red Sox host the Rays for a weekend in Fenway. Tampa's offense is going to be fuel for the fire of a K machine like Sale. The Rays strike out 25.1% of the time, second most in baseball, and as we all know Sale has been pretty good at getting teams to swing and miss to the tune of 12.81 K/9. I don't know what more we can tell you about Chris Sale that we haven't already covered in one of these write ups this season, so lets look more at Oakland. The A's have been terrible against left handed pitching this season sporting a .298 wOBA and 85 wRC+ which ranks among the 5 worst in the game. Sale has the best odds on the day at -233 and is the textbook definition of safe on the Main tilt. Zack...
Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/8/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/8/17 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 NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Mike Clevinger FD 8400 DK 7800 Opponent - BAL (Miley) Park - @CLEFD - 31.04 DK - 20.61 In the main picks article, Chris gave you Scherzer, Corbin and Weaver, all excellent options in their own right and I'll have a ton of Mad Max in my cash games tonight, but if you want to look for some cheaper pivots with plenty of upside then you my friend are in the right place. We start out with Mike Clevinger of the Indians hosting the Orioles in Progressive Field. The Indians are riding a 15 game winning streak and Vegas sees no reason for that to end tonight against Wade Miley favoring Clevinger as a -151 favorite in the early returns. Clevinger is one of those pitchers that can be hard to pin down, sometimes he steps on the hill and delivers and other times he just gets hit around. Through his last five outings he has been a little more consistent striking out 9 batters twice and allowing a total of just six earned runs in that stretch. Clevinger has fared better from the right side of the plate this season limiting right handed bats to a .265 wOBA while compiling a 28.5 K% against them. He should cruise through the righty heavy Baltimore line up and has upside for days at his price point. Collin McHugh FD 8000 DK 8500 Opponent - OAK (Cotton) Park - @OAKFD - 31.45 DK - 20.78 If Clevinger feels just a little too risky for you then consider Collin McHugh against the Athletics. Houston is in Oakland this weekend and will send McHugh out for his ninth start of the season. In his injury shortened campaign, McHugh has been fairly consistent making it into the sixth inning in all but three starts while allowing more than 2 earned runs in just two. The 8.5 K/9 rate is consistent with his career numbers and the 7.5% HR/FB rate is a career best. He'll face a challenge traveling into Oakland Coliseum, one of the friendliest parks for hitters in the game and the wind...
Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/6/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/6/17 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 NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Luis Castillo FD 9100 DK 11000 Opponent - MIL (Garza) Park - @CINFD - 33.53 DK - 22.24 On this early slate, there isn't much in terms of pitching. I think most will look towards the Angels game, but I'm not sure how big of a fan I am of targeting those offenses with those pitchers. They aren't great offenses, but set up extremely well for the type of pitcher. Instead, we will take a look at Luis Castillo. Luis Castillo has shown some insane stuff this season and I can't expect anything less here. The Brewers are absolutely atrocious against righties with a .306 wOBA and 25% strikeout rate. Castillo is a K pitcher. That's what he does. In this match-up, the double digit upside is certainly there. On the other side of things, he can get rattled. He's young and has control problems on occasion. All in all, he will be my top option on the slate. I don't see myself fading his upside for any of these lackluster arms. Jose Quintana FD 11100 DK 10800 Opponent - PIT (Cole) Park - @PITFD - 34.96 DK - 23.02 On this main slate, it's Carlos Carrasco and then the field. Still, Jose Quintana is talented. On a slate like this, sometimes I want to just go where the talent is. He is one of the 3 best pitchers on the slate and while the match-up isn't good, he can still have a solid game. Quintana has sported a ..297 combined wOBA and has upped his strikeout rate to 9.81 on the season to just under 2 walks. The Pirates are much better against lefties, but they're still pretty weak as a whole. If Quintana is able to get around the top 4 in the order, he will be fine. That's obviously quite the task, and he admittedly is risky because of it. In cash games, just keep walking. In tournaments, you may be able to get a guy for 10% owned that ends up the top arm on the slate. GRAB A FREE TRIAL OF OUR PROJECTION SYSTEM,...