Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/20/17 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 Brad Peacock FD 8400 DK 9200 Opponent - OAK (Cotton) Park - @HOUFD - 34.01 DK - 22.51 Brad Peacock has slowly solidified himself as a slightly above-average pitcher. He's certainly nothing to write home about, but he's also not a guy you want to target in the slightest. Through less than 100 innings, Peacock has sported a .283 combined wOBA and a VERY impressive 11.75 K/9. He's striking out more batters than ever and it has a lot to do with the introduction to the slider. while he threw it a lot in the past, he's up to 40% this year. Hitters are struggling against it and have only turned it over for a .220 wOBA. Peacock faces a very weak offense here and it shows in the line. The Astros are favored by -204 and are expected to put up over 5 runs, while the A's will sit closer to 3. This is a team that has ranked in the bottom 10 against righties in basically every category, so shoot away. Personally, Peacock will be a guy I get exposure to on SP2 sites. I'm pretty set on the high-end for cash and I think I end up there. Danny Salazar FD 9800 DK 11800 Opponent - KC (Hammel) Park - @KCFD - 32.87 DK - 21.77 This is a guy I won't personally be on (can only roster so many), but I completely get it. Salazar has been absolutely dominant recently and it's always exciting when a guy changes his game and sees results. Over the last 5 games, Salazar has struck out 46 batters and has given up just 5 earned runs. He now moves into Kauffmann Stadium to face one of the most boring offenses around. The only problem here is they really don't strikeout, so Salazar will have to find other ways to get outs. Fortunately, this ballpark is absolutely ginormous and anyone has trouble hitting homers, let alone off of Danny Salazar. He should be able to limit the offensive production rather nicely and if he's able to get his K stuff working,...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/20/17 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 Madison Bumgarner FD 10400 DK 12400 Opponent - PHI (Lively) Park - @SF FD - 41.74 DK - 27.58 There is no better situation for Madison Bumgarner. He's at home facing off with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies are the worst team in baseball and are absolutely horrible against lefties. They've ranked 25th in the league with a .299 wOBA and 21% strikeout rate. They have absolutely no power and will struggle to put up runs in this spacious park. Bumgarner is the same guys he has been for the past couple years. Since the start of the season, he's held a .281 wOBA and 21% K rate. AT&T Park is the best park in baseball in limiting runs and this Phillies team is going to have bundles of trouble. Bumgarner is one of the best pitchers in baseball and we can't forget that just because he hasn't done a lot recently. He's the top option in both formats and I don't see it as too close. He will definitely cost you a pretty penny and it'll just come down to how you value your salary. If you're looking for safety, you should probably pay up. Pitchers are far more predictable than hitters and there is also a greater opportunity cost with only 1 on the roster. Jacob deGrom FD 10400 DK 12700 Opponent - MIA (Conley) Park - @NYM FD - 38.11 DK - 25.06 I don't see this as a day to pay down for pitcher(s). While I'll certainly touch on a guy who you can take a flier on in the low-end, it won't be fun. deGrom is the 2nd best play on this slate and he is the same price as Madison Bumgarner. deGrom and the Mets will face off with the lowly Miami Marlins in Citi Field. They have 3 good hitters and 6 poor ones. While definitely a tall task, if deGrom can find a way to get around Stanton, Ozuna, and Yelich, he will be on his way to a dominant outing. As a team, the Marlins rank 15th against righties with a high K%. Even if one of the big 3 does tag deGrom, I don't see him getting flustered and letting it bother the...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/19/17 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 Jose Quintana FD 8400 DK 12000 Opponent - TOR (Tepesch) Park - @CHCFD - 35.19 DK - 23.06 If you're playing on this early slate, it's pretty messy. With the Cardinals game possibly raining out, we could see this turn into a 2 game slate. One game has a 10.5 o/u and this one in Wrigley won't be far off. Quintana is really your only reasonable option and he should be close to 80% owned on both sites. He faces off with the Blue Jays, who are visiting Wrigley Field in what is a very weird series. The Blue Jays have ranked 14th in baseball with a .323 wOBA. They also strike out at a 22% clip and practically never walk. Quintana does a good job against both sides of the plate and has posted a .289 combined wOBA. The Jays are definitely better against lefties, but you don't really have a choice. He will very rarely kill you in cash games and this is a slate where it's nearly impossible with the expected outcome and ownership. If Quintana puts up 10, you can still win in cash games. If he puts up 30 and you fade him, you have 0 shot. In a tournament, you can turn and fade him in hopes of an atrocious performance. Personally, I'll throw my hedge $ elsewhere. Ty Blach FD 7300 DK 7100 Opponent - PHI (Eickhoff) Park - @SFFD - 22.97 DK - 15.08 Trust me, I have no desire to roster Ty Blach. Not now and not ever. He barely strikes out 4 batters per 9 innings for god's sake. He's a very weird pitcher that relies on soft contact and luck. In AT&T Park, it works. A team like the Phillies simply can't manufacture runs in a stadium like this. They have 1 or 2 bats that have any type of potential and they are a rookie and a guy with a 30%+ K rate. The Phillies are so bad it's almost difficult to describe it. Think of the 76ers with no draft picks. The '07 Cavs with no LeBron....

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/19/17 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. Texas Rangers Yep, really going out on a limb with this one. It seems like the Rangers have been the top stack for about a week now, but I guess that's what happens when the White Sox come into town. They easily have the worst rotation in the league and will bring out possibly the worst of all tonight in Derek Holland. Holland is a left-handed thrower who is absolutely awful against righties. In almost 100 innings of work, he's held onto a .404 wOBA and has allowed 24 home runs. He now moves into one of the best parks in the league for hitting. Globe Life Park is great for both righties and lefties and ranked top 5 during the 2016 summer months. Holland is going to give up runs and he's not going to last long. Because of that, I'm fine targeting Rangers lefties who may be lower owned. They will likely see a righty or two out of the bullpen and have a great shot of making an impact. Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus are the top 2 and musts for a stack. Delino Deshields follows closely behind if he's in the leadoff hole. The rest of the order is a bit wild and I'm fine going anywhere. Joey Gallos is probably my favorite tournament play as he can hit 2 HR's on any given night. Main Stack - Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus, Delino Deshields, Mike Napoli Sneaky Stack - Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus, Carlos Gomez, Joey Gallo Atlanta Braves I know the Braves aren't a team you really want to stack, but hear me out. When they're projected to put up 5.33 runs, you have to listen. Robert Stephenson and the pitiful Reds bullpen will move into SunTrust Park and face off with the hot Atlant Braves. The Braves have been decent at home against righties and obviously, have a few guys who can do real damage. As for Stephenson, he's a failed experiment who is now bouncing from the rotation to the pen and back. He's allowed a .391 wOBA combined and is a...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/16/17 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.   Texas Rangers With so many bad pitchers on this slate, we may be able to throw a squad of 9 together and put up some runs in a couple of these parks. I mean, I can't fathom the reason for guys like Homer Bailey and Anibal Sanchez to be around. Do these teams not realize how absolutely horrid they are? Is there no point in trying to get a young guy some experience in the majors or try to transition a strong bullpen arm into a starter? I guess these franchises just want to lose now and in the future. I don't get it. Mostly because a guy like Anibal Sanchez is almost as bad as you can possibly be. You won't see a pitcher put up much worse numbers over the same time period. What are these horrid numbers I speak of? Against righties, .409 wOBA. Lefties? .363. In 70 innings of work, he's allowed an astounding 21 home runs. He now moves from Comerica Park to Globe Life, which is a top 5 hitting park in the summer months. The Rangers hold an implied team total over 6 and is an offense you almost need exposure to. Joey Gallo and Rougned Odor are my 2 favorites, with Mazara and Choo just about tied with them. You can go anywhere in this order and obviously guys like Adrian Beltre can go nuts. That goes without being said. Main Stack - Rougned Odor, Joey Gallo, Nomar Mazara, Delino Deshields Sneaky Stack - Rougned Odor, Joey Gallo, Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus Chicago Cubs While most people let their fandom get the best of them, I may be the opposite. As a Cubs fan, I sometimes find myself trying to stay away as I try not to lean towards my bias. In result, it skews my results the other way. Tonight is not the night where I'll be considering the option of fading. I'm playing these Cubs and I'm willing to go down with the ship. Homer Bailey, who's basically the Cincy Anibal Sanchez, doesn't have much left in the...