Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/28/17 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 10400 DK 11600 Opponent - CHC (Lackey) Park - @WSH FD - 40.46 DK - 26.61 It seems like the quality of pitching has taken a step down lately. With so many injuries and it being summer, offenses are having a lot of success and putting up plenty of runs. Tonight, we have a rather average pitching slate to deal with. There is certainly nobody that stands out, but you also won't be forced to play Brandon McCarthy as your SP1 like on Monday. We'll start with Stephen Strasburg, facing off with the Chicago Cubs, at home in Nationals Park. Scherzer pitched 6 quality innings against the Cubs just last night, but was pulled pretty early at just 93 pitches. The Cubs haven't hit well and while they eventually will, I doubt it happens against Strasburg. He's definitely the most talented pitcher on the slate and I'm willing to go there for that pure fact. The only other guy who comes close is Yu Darvish, facing off with the scrappy Indians in Cleveland. No thanks. Strasburg has definitely hit a few road bumps as of late, but has been great overall on the season. He has posted a .280 wOBA against both sides of the plate and is striking out almost 11 batters per 9 innings. The Cubs do strikeout a lot and even if they do get a few runs off of Stas, he should pick up at least 7 or 8 K's. On this slate, that should be enough, even at his price. Ivan Nova FD 8200 DK 6400 Opponent - TB (Snell) Park - @PIT FD - 29.27 DK - 19.33 Before we go any further, take a look at Nova's game log. He's a good pitcher. I say that because I don't think he's known as one. He struggled in New York for a few years and has been stuck as that same pitcher in the eyes of most fans. He's nowhere near the same, improving his wOBA against L's from those days by over .80 points.  So far in 2017, Nova has sported a .321 wOBA against lefties and a dominant .265 against righties. He doesn't strikeout many lefties at all, but does K...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/27/17 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. Boston Red Sox If you read the main picks article, you saw plenty of Boston Red Sox highlighted. They still hold the highest implied run total on the slate at 6.29. They went up from last night, which is always a good sign to see. I don't see any reason to avoid the Red Sox tonight, especially when you consider the rest of the slate. Hector Santiago, a lefty, is returning off of the DL for the first time in a couple months. He made 12 starts earlier in the year, that didn't go too well. He's always had big HR problems against righties and he may be one of the worst at it. In fact, he's allowed 52 homers against righties dating back to 2015. When you move those numbers into Fenway Park, wow. HE should give up at least 2 tonight and faces some guys who can definitely hit them. Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez are the top 2 raw options and Hanley is my favorite for a homer. You then get into Chris Young, who is an excellent savings option and almost a must play in cash games on FanDuel. The rest of the order is a bit of a mess, besides Bogaerts in the 3 hole is safe as can be. Don't hold back on the Red Sox tonight, who have one of their best match-ups of the season. Main Stack - Mookie Betts, Chris Young, Hanley Ramirez, Xander Bogaerts Sneaky Stack - Chris Young, Hanley Ramirez, Xander Bogaerts, Sam Travis Toronto Blue Jays If you want to talk about a steep downfall, let's look at Kevin Gausman. Gausman was an exciting prospect just a few years back, before his struggles against righties surfaced. So far in 2017, he's sporting an insane .418 wOBA against right-handers. While that has to be a little inflated, it's not too far off his career numbers. He's also given up 14 homers in just over 60 innings, which is tough in its own right. The Blue Jays have plenty of righties as we know and they can all hit...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/27/17 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 12000 DK 13000 Opponent - CHC (Arrieta) Park - @WSH FD - 43.63 DK - 28.74 We touched on James Paxton and Jeff Hoffman in the main picks article, and they remain great plays in both formats. We did ignore Max Scherzer, but he is always going to be in play. He faces off against a Cubs team that holds the lowest implied team total of the day and is expected to be shut down. Scherzer has been as dominant as ever this season, sporting a 12.2 K/9 and an impressive combined wOBA of .216. To see his record sitting at 8-5 truly speaks to how little that stat really means. The Cubs are definitely still one of the best teams in the league, but you can't say they haven't struggled. They've sat around the middle of the pack with a .320 team wOBA and while they will certainly improve, they haven't yet. Scherzer is not a great candidate to get your swing back against either. While the price is steep and there are some offenses to pay up for, Scherzer has a chance to give you 60 points and separate you from the field. In both cash games and tournaments, he's worth considering. Luis Severino FD 9300 DK 10100 Opponent - CHW (Quintana) Park - @CHW FD - 35.06 DK - 23.2 Luis Severino is the guy who Yankees fans are most excited about in the rotation. He has true ace upside and is already showing flashes of it. He's been one of the best pitchers in the AL to date, posting a .285 wOBA against lefties and a .259 against righties. He's striking out more than a batter per inning and faces off with a White Sox team with a ton of righties. Those righties also strikeout a lot, contributing to the team 25% rate. They sit in the bottom of the barrel against right-handed pitching and show no signs of getting better. Jose Abreu is always going to be a scary bat, but he's much better against lefties and strikes out with the best...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/27/17 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 James Paxton FD 8500 DK 8700 Opponent - PHI (Nola) Park - @SEA FD - 33.67 DK - 22.15 I know, Max Scherzer is on the slate and you probably expected him to be here. He's still obviously in play, but he faces the Cubs and isn't even a huge favorite. At his price, I really don't think he's a must in cash games. With that being said, he's still Max Scherzer and I couldn't blame anyone for playing him in cash games for that sole reason. He has more upside than anyone on the slate and if he pitches his optimal game, nobody will be better. We're going to take a step down in pricing and look at James Paxton. Paxton struggled out of the gate after returning from the DL, but found his strikeout pitch last game and gave up 2 runs that shouldn't have scored (error). He looks to be back to the real James Paxton. The real James Paxton is a guy with an 11 K/9 and a 2.53 combined wOBA. Paxton was in the race for Cy Young before he got injured and isn't priced like it. He faces off with the Philadelphia Phillies, who are absolutely horrible. They hold the 21st wOBA in baseball against lefties at .310, but I can assure you, they would be a firm 30 if they played at Safeco Field every night. Safeco Field is one of the top 3 parks for pitching and these Mariners pitchers are excellent at taking advantage. The Phillies are easily one the worst teams in all of baseball and you have to love Paxton in both cash games and tournaments. Jeff Hoffman FD 7400 DK 8100 Opponent - SF (Cain) Park - @SF FD - 29.96 DK - 19.79 This one may come as a bit of a surprise. Just because Jeff Hoffman is coming up with the Rockies, he gets the reputation of sucking. It's just not anywhere further from the truth. Hoffman was drafted with the 9th overall pick in just 2014. He has superstar pedigree and moved up the ranks in the minors extremely fast and efficiently. He's now in the majors and has dominated some more. Yes, he has struggled against...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/26/17 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 Chris Sale FD 11700 DK 12900 Opponent - MIN (Berrios) Park - @BOS FD - 46.76 DK - 30.94 This is definitely a pretty weird slate. We have a few main offenses who stand out, with the rest being very unattractive. That leaves us with some guys who will be very highly-owned. The same can be said for the pitcher position. Chris Sale is the clear top option and I don't think anyone is a close 2nd. This may result in some high ownership, but hey, I'm jumping on board. The Twins travel to Fenway Park and hold the day's lowest implied run total. Sale has been one of the league's best pitchers so far this season, sporting a combined 2.64 xFIP and a crazy 12.2 K/9. He hasn't disappointed much at all, which has been one of his big issues over his career. When we're seeing a consistent Chris Sale, he is worth the price of Clayton Kershaw. He takes on a Twins lineup who strikes out plenty, holding a 21.3% strikeout rate since the beginning of 2017. They hold a very average .314 wOBA against lefties and only have 1 or 2 guys who truly intimidate. Miguel Sano and Brian Dozier are certainly great against lefties, but that's about it. Mauer, Kepler, Polanco, and Buxton all hold 24%+ K rates against lefties, which basically make them a guaranteed K machine against Sale. All in all, Sale is going to have a fantastic game and it really just depends on if you can afford him. Let's take a look at a guy who comes in a bit cheaper. Jeff Samardzija FD 8300 DK 8400 Opponent - COL (Marquez) Park - @SF FD - 38.92 DK - 25.64 Jeff Samardzija isn't the best pitcher out there, but he one of those guys who "gets it done". He doesn't strikeout a ton, he doesn't hold a super low GB rate, but he does eat up innings and limits run production. He's held a .335 wOBA against lefties and a .305 against righties. He's also held a 28% hard contact rate, so guys are simply not putting the barrel on the ball. In AT&T Park, that's a huge problem for an offense to have....