Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/3/17 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. Houston Astros If you've had a chance to sit down and watch Chris Flexen pitch, you're almost guaranteed to stack these Astros. It's just so clear that he's a few years behind and simply not ready to pitch at this level. He's getting pushed around from both sides of the plate and hasn't been able to find a pitch to lean on. This could easily ruin his career as coming up 2 years before you're ready and constantly getting pummeled is no way to progress. Either way, he has to face the Astros tonight. I'm sure he's sitting in a room right now scared out of his mind, as he should be. Flexen has posted a .416 combined wOBA and is allowing hard contact like a 60 MPH pitching machine does.  The 'Stros have been the 3rd best team in the league against righties and the absolute best at home. Jose Altuve and George Springer are musts and you can't have an Astros stack without either. After that, you can go anywhere. This lineup is very spread out and anyone from 1-8 has a shot of putting it in the stands. Whether you want to stack or not, I'd get some exposure to this Astros team that's implied to put up almost 6 runs. Main Stack - Jose Altuve, George Springer, Josh Reddick, Marwin Gonzalez Sneaky Sstack - Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Carlos Beltran, Yuli Guriel Los Angeles Angels When looking at the Angels, we have to look at them in a new light. Justin Upton and Brandon Phillips aren't world-beaters at this point, but they certainly make a difference over some of the dead bats that have been manning those positions. I'm looking at you, Cliff Pennington. Shan Robinson. Go home. Both Phillips and Upton will be most useful against lefties, whom they will see tonight. you also have Mike Trout, who's pretty good at hitting. He isn't at the Cliff Pennington level, but the strikeouts will come down one day. On a serious note, I wouldn't stack the Angels without Trout or Upton. You then...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/3/17 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. Lucas Giolito FD 6000 DK 7200 Opponent - TB (Andriese) Park - @CHW FD - 24.79 DK - 16.78 We touched on Mike Fiers on this early slate in the main picks article and he remains a very strong play. While it's tough to call Mike Fiers a strong play at any point, when you look at this slate, you'll fully understand. Contrary to the early slate with a boatload of options, we'll be deciphering through 2 or 3 average ones. Lucas Giolito has only started twice on the season, with 1 average and 1 dominant performance. He's one of the biggest prospects in baseball and will easily be a top 2 starter in a rotation, with the upside to be an elite ace. He has a 5-pitch arsenal that moves like crazy and has no rhythm. His only problem can come if he gets squeezed and starts walking guys. FOrtunately, the White Sox are bad. They K nearly 24% of the time and have posted a .306 OBA against righties. Giolito is right up there with Fiers as the top cash game play on the main slate. His price is very low and if you do read the main article, you'll see a ton of bats worth paying up for. Giolito will only help that cause and a 7 inning shutout is a real possibility. He may be a bit higher on my list than Fiers at this point. Madison Bumgarner FD 9800 DK 11900 Opponent - STL (Weaver) Park - @SF FD - 34.54 DK - 22.9 Well, of course. We looked at Chris Sale for this main slate in the main picks article and he remains the elusive top option in both formats. After Sale, you have Bumgarner, Severino, and Wood. Wood and Severino are fine, but I have my reservations. For one, Severino has had some issues with the Red Sox. They are a dominant offense and I'd rather not be cornered into rostering an arm against them. As for Wood, the match-up is phenomenal and he has insane upside. However, with the playoffs quickly...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/3/17 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 Chris Sale FD 11200 DK 13800 Opponent - NYY (Severino) Park - @NYY FD - 40.25 DK - 26.47 As of now, it looks like Chris Sale will be manning the mound tonight. As I'm writing this, it's still listed as N/A on a couple of sites (MLB, ESPN), so just make sure he's confirmed before you plug in anything early. As long as he's out there, you who the top option on the slate is. Sale has faced the Yankees twice in his last 4 starts, going for a combined 14 innings and 21 strikeouts. While pitcher history against a certain team isn't typically something I care about, it is with Chris Sale. He has a tendency to struggle against the same teams over and over again. He has been the best pitcher in baseball this year and is only a few more starts from securing the Cy Young from Corey Kluber. Sale has been insane against both sides of the plate with a combined .241 wOBA and 12 K/9. At this point, we all know how great Chris Sale is. It just comes down to your personal roster construction and if you can fit him or not.  Personally, I think I can find enough value to make it work. In tournaments, however, I'll be fading in a few spots for some high-powered offenses. Mike Fiers FD 8100 DK 9100 Opponent - NYM (Flexen) Park - @HOU FD - 32.27 DK - 21.2 If you're playing on the "main". or early slate, Chris Sale isn't an option. Neither is Luis Severino, Madison Bumgarner, Alex Wood, or Luke Weaver. Instead, you'll have to choose from some very, very lackluster options. Ervin Santana will probably be right with Fiers for the most popular, which should tell you a lot about this crop. Fiers is our favorite at the price and he should be just fine. Just fine is exactly what you're looking for. We'll get to Fiers in a minute, but the real reason you want him is the Mets putrid lineup. The Mets are absolutely atrocious at this point and there's not much arguing who the current worst offense in baseball is. They've struck out 25.2% of the time over the...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/2/17 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. Chicago Cubs This early slate if full of options, so feel free to completely ignore me and go with another stack. While I don't think you'll win, there is definitely merit. We have all seen the Cubs disappoint in match-ups better than this. With that being said, they have the best chance of going off on this early patch. Lucas Sims is only 23-years-old and he will be a good pitcher one day, but that day is pretty far away. He may need a full year or two at AA before making a return, because his numbers now are unbearable. He's held a .361 combined wOBA that's backed up with a 5.5 K/9 and a 34% hard contact rate. He's bad. He now moves into Wrigley Field and faces one of the nastiest offenses in the league. There also back on track and playing extremely well. Don't be surprised if the Cubs put up another double-digit performance very soon. When looking towards stacking the Cubs, it's pretty easy. Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant are musts and you can't stack the Cubbies without them. Next up is Alex Avila and Kyle Schwarber. Avila may not be on the same level as the other 3 guys in terms of hitting, but he comes in at a weak C position and has held a .381 wOBA against righties on the year. He has power and can do major damage if the likes of Rizzo, Bryant, etc. are on-base. If you want to get crazy, go with the elusive Javier Baez. He's always around 3-5% owned and can bop 2 out in the blink of an eye. Main Stack - Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, Alex Avila Sneaky Stack - Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Kyle Schwarber Los Angeles Angels The late slate actually doesn't have a ton of teams I want to stack. Of course, you can go to Colorado and get exposure to an offense with a 7 implied total. It's just not feasible unless you pay way down at pitcher. We'll instead look at the new...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/2/17 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. Jameson Taillon FD 6600 DK 7000 Opponent - CIN (Mahle) Park - @PIT FD - 29.39 DK - 19.41 We will be ignoring the early slate here, as Jerry touched on Kluber and Morton, who are easily the top 2 options. Instead, we'll look towards this 11-game main slate, where things aren't as certain. We also have some high-powered offenses with expensive bats, so there is merit to paying down. Jerry touched on Scherzer, Archer, and Peacock, who all remain viable cash game plays. Personally, I'll be looking towards Scherzer in cash games on FD and Scherzer + Peacock on DK. With that being said, I'll have plenty of these next 2 guys in tournaments. Taillon, especially, is too cheap. Sitting under $7k on both sites is likely the cheapest Taillon will ever be. He's one of the brightest young arms in the game and will be an ace by 2019. He's already raw and showing off his weapons, with a 9 K/9 and elite 18% SwStk rate. He has struggled against lefties with a .360 wOBA, but take it with a grain of salt. Both lefties and righties have been extremely lucky against Tallon with a .352 combined BABIP. The Reds are a bad offense and they'll be moving from a top 5 hitting park to a below average one. Taillon makes a lot of sense as a pay-down option and I can get on board in all formats. If you like one of the expensive options and don't think Scherzer is a must, Taillon gives you plenty to work with. Dan Straily FD 8300 DK 8600 Opponent - PHI (Nola) Park - @MIA FD - 33.82 DK - 22.28 You know what you get when you roster Dan Straily. Especially against an underwhelming lineup like the Phillies. He's held lefties to a .291 wOBA and righties to a .320. He's definitely a guy you don't target bats against, but often doesn't have the floor to compete. Against the Phillies, he very well may. The Phils currently strikeout 23.5% (6th most), but that number is only skyrocketing with Hoskins...