Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/26/17 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. Kyle Hendricks FD 8000 DK 9700 Opponent - PHI (Lively) Park - @PHI FD - 32.84 DK - 21.55 We have 2 different slates here and both of them have a lot of interesting options. Jerry touched on 2 guys from the early slate, so you're covered there. He also touched on Mike Clevinger and Madison Bumgarner from this main slate, While those are definitely the guys you want to look at, we have 2 solid pivots in Kyle Hendricks and Brad Peacock. Starting with Hendricks, he's very safe. On a slate like this, there is nothing more valuable. He'll definitely give up a couple runs in most starts, but typically figures it out and goes a minimum of 6 or 7 innings. The Phillies are one of the weakest offenses in the entire league and have backed it up with a .306 wOBA against righties. They strikeout almost 2% of the time and don't offer much in terms of stacking up runs. They do have some power swingers like Rhys Hoskins, Maikel Franco, and Tommy Joseph, that guys will K 8 times every time they HR. I'm willing to sacrifice a possible HR or two, that will probably be solo. Hendricks is going to get it done in cash games and he won't hurt you in tournaments. On a slate without much to offer, Hendricks is a solid way to go. Brad Peacock FD 8400 DK 10900 Opponent - LAA (Skaggs) Park - @LAA FD - 31.22 DK - 20.68 Full disclosure, you won't find Brad Peacock under my name today. Clevinger, Bumgarner, and Hendricks are the 3 guys I will be riding in both cash games and tournaments. With that being said, there is no arguing the merit Peacock has in tournaments. First things first, he's pretty good. He's given up a .272 combined wOBA and has struck out over 11 batters per 9 in the process. He heavily leans on his slider against righties and his change against lefties, while also throwing a 95 MPH cutter. This slate is full of so-so pitches, so getting your...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/26/17 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 Gio Gonzalez FD 9500 DK 12500 Opponent - NYM (Gsellman) Park - @WSHFD - 34.31 DK - 22.49 We kick things off with Gio Gonzalez, though somewhat reluctantly. Not so much on FanDuel, I'm fine with Gio carrying a sub 10K price tag over there, but the season high 12.5 on DraftKings is a hard pill to swallow. Given the slate though, it's all but unavoidable. We need two pitchers, and Gio is in the best position facing the Mets, who have the lowest implied run total on the early slate and who have struck out 24.6% of the time against lefties this season. While not an ideal pitching environment, Nationals Park is the second best option on the slate behind the Rogers Centre and we'll be heading there next but for SP1 on the early, I think we have to just ride with Gonzalez and hold on tight. Marco Estrada FD 7700 DK 6900 Opponent - MIN (Gee) Park - @TORFD - 29.76 DK - 19.78 Even with the price tag Gonzalez comes with, I think we can lock him in without sacrificing too much in the way of bats by balancing out our pitching with Marco Estrada. Estrada is an excellent value option across the industry, with solid K upside, his 9.1 K/9 is higher than even Gio's, and as I mentioned earlier, he is on the best hill for pitching in a slate overrun with hitters parks. Estrada is an excellent GPP pivot on FanDuel, and also leaves $3,825 per batter on DraftKings when paired with Gonzalez, which isn't a ton but definitely gives us some wiggle room. Main Mike Clevinger FD 8200 DK 6700 Opponent - KC (Hammel) Park - @CLEFD - 27.76 DK - 18.42 On the main slate, we're going to look at a couple of pitchers that are ranked quite similarly in the system. Madison Bumgarner edges out Mike Clevinger in projected points, but I'm leading off with Clevinger because he comes at a substantial discount which gives him the points per dollar edge. Clevinger also has a higher K/9 than MadBum and is a bigger favorite in his matchup with the Royals at Progressive Field, a team with a .316 wOBA that...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/23/17 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. Minnesota Twins You guessed it! When James Shields is on hill, you can pencil in the opposing lineup. James Shields is absolutely pitiful and while he will have 2 or 3 random good games, we can't let them distract us from who he is. SHields is a guy who has allowed a .409 wOBA to lefties on a very normal .308 BABIP. While he's been better against righties (.307 wOBA), the BABIP suggests that have been getting a bit unlucky. Shields has also found a way to give up 19 homers in under 70 innings, which is difficult in itself. He's at home in the hitter-friendly Guaranteed Rate Field, ready to take another walloping. The Twins don't have a bunch of huge lefties, but they have some sneaky ones. Max Kepler is my favorite for HR of the night and I expect him to be right at the top of the order. Escobar, Rosario, and Dozier are my other 3 favorites. After them, this lineup is pretty watered down. Byron Buxton has been swinging a hot bat and he will be one of the better hitters in a couple years. He will go very low-owned and has great against Shields and that pitiful bullpen. Main Stack - Eddie Rosario, Max Kepler, Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar Sneaky Stack - Brian Dozier, Max Kepler, Byron Buxton, Eduardo Escobar New York Yankees Jordan Zimmerman used to be one of the best pitchers in baseball. He was never flashy, but went deep into games and prevented runs with the best of 'em. Now, he does neither. Zimmerman has lost absolutely everything and is now just a bad pitcher. Through 135 innings, he's allowed a .372 wOBA and an astounding 26 home runs. He now faces off with the Yankees, who are one of the league's most lethal offenses. Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge are obviously the top 2 options and you can't do a Yankees stack without them. The rest of the order is pretty random and you can really go anywhere. Didi Gregorius and Aaron Hicks both hit righties well and will...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/23/17 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 Luke Weaver FD 5900 DK 5400 Opponent - SD (Chacin) Park - @STL FD - 29.44 DK - 19.47 We touched on Kluber and Stroman in the main picks article. They are still both in play and my favorite 2 options. If you're looking to pay down, we have a very solid option in Luke Weaver. Weaver and the Cardinals host the Padres, after giving up a million runs to them just last night. Let's hope that keeps the masses off of Weaver here. If you're unaware, Luke Weaver is a huge prospect. He was a 1st round pick just 2 years ago and has progressed through the Cardinals camp with ease. Per the usual, a Cardinal pitching prospect is coming through. He's priced like a gas can and he'll let you pay up for bats, while giving you the upside to bink a tourney. The win should also be pretty safe on a site like FD, as Jhoulys Chacin will rarely give up less than 2 or 3 runs in the first few innings. Weaver is an excellent play on both sites and I don't even hate him in cash games on DK as an SP2. Zack Godley FD 8700 DK 8400 Opponent - NYM (Flexen) Park - @NYM FD - 33.63 DK - 22.27 Personally, all my slots are filled. I'm either paying up for Kluber, Severino, or Stroman, or paying down for Luke Weaver. However, there is merit in looking in that sweet middle spot. The ownership will be down and you will guarantee yourself a unique lineup construction. If you've played the last few days, you have probably realized how bad this Mets lineup has been. They are now possibly without Michael Conforto, which makes it even worse. The Mets are an absolute dumpster fire at this point and it's not a bad idea to stream pitchers against them. As for Zack Godley, he's a very solid pitcher. He's held both lefties and righties to a sub .285 wOBA and has struck out 9.74 per 9 in the process. Citi Field is a huge upgrade...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/23/17 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 Corey Kluber FD 11400 DK 13400 Opponent - BOS (Pomeranz) Park - @CLE FD - 38.37 DK - 25.36 Finally, a slate with some real pitching diversity. While we've had some solid option over the past few days, it feels like we've been cornered in cash games into 1 or 2 guys. Tonight is a completely different story. We have 3 solid guys up top and a few more down low who deserve some consideration. Leading the pack at $13k is Corey Kluber. While he's going to cost you an arm and leg, he could be worth it. He has the highest floor and ceiling on the slate and will be lower owned than he should be. Boston is far worse out of Fenway and Kluber has been one of the 2 best pitchers on the season. Through 150 innings, he's held a combined .249 wOBA while striking out 12+ batters per 9 innings. The Sox can strikeout and go cold on the road. If anyone pitcher is going to force it, here he is. You can definitely fade Kluber if you like another guy more, but don't do it solely on the price. It's accurate. Marcus Stroman FD 8900 DK 11600 Opponent - TB (Pruitt) Park - @TB FD - 32.97 DK - 21.83 After Kluber, you have Marcus Stroman and Luis Severino. While Luis Severino is absolutely viable and I will have shares, I lean Stroman. He's a bit cheaper and draws an ideal match-up in Tropicana Field. Stroman is an ace and he's treated that way by the Jays. He will go to 110 pitches and will rarely go less than 5 or 6 innings. He's been just as good against lefties as righties and has held both to a .303 wOBA and 7.5 K/9. The Rays are absolutely atrocious and rank 3rd to last against righties at home. Oh yea, they also strikeout 25% of the time. Tropicana Field is much better for pitching than the Rogers Centre and the Rays hold a 3.97 implied total. Stroman is very safe in cash games and does have tournament upside, though I lean Severino there. Catcher Gary Sanchez FD 3500 DK 4800 Opponent - DET (Zimmermann) Park - @DET FD...