Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 7/1/17 June has come to an end, July is upon us, soon we'll be at the All Star break, and before you know it, the pennant races heat up. For now however we have a full day of major league action. While Draftkings has contests scheduled nearly every hour, FanDuel is running an early only slate with 2 "main" slates starting with the 4:00 and 7:00 eastern sets of games. The picks for today are broken down into early and late with early being the first 4 games on the day, and late being everything from 4PM on, with recommendations for both main slates. We've got some solid arms going early on, with plenty of bats in the later set but no good pitchers, so there's a lot to cover. Let's dive in. 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 EARLY Chris Sale FD 11600 DK 13500 Opponent - TOR (Liriano) Park - @TORFD - 42.52 DK - 28.06 Every five days or so this is where we start out and rightfully so. For every statistic that matters, particularly in MLB DFS, Chris Sale is absolutely dominating through the first half of the season. His 12.27 K/9 is not only tops in baseball, it is also 2 whole batters higher than his career average. His 2.62 xFIP is also the best around. He's limiting the baserunners, cutting out the free passes, allowing only 1.66 BB/9, and keeping the ball in the yard. Sure, he's going to eat a hefty chunk of your salary, but the return on investment you get with Sale can't be denied as he's about as safe an arm as you'll find in baseball. Through his last 5 starts Sale has struck out an average of 9 batters per game while allowing no more than three runs and lasting a minimum of 6 innings through each start. Today he faces the Blue Jays, who try as they might can't put their early season struggles behind them and still rank dead last in the AL East. Toronto strikes out only 20.6% of the time, but that of course is an average, and Chris Sale is anything but average. He's pretty much match up proof, and of course is an elite play today in all formats. Carlos Carrasco FD 9300...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/28/17 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 The Red Sox are a team we loved last night and it certainly paid off. They beat up Hector Santiago and ended up putting up a ton of runs. They now run into Adalberto Mejia, who is probably worse than Santiago. Mejia has allowed a .351 wOBA to lefties a .364 to righties. He's been absolutely horrible in every start and hasn't shown any signs of getting better. He has similar HR problem as Santiago as well, allowing 7 homers in just over 30 innings. Mejia is simply below average and is no match for a Red Sox squad that is hitting the way they are. When looking at who to target, it will all depend on Hanley. If he's back in the order, he's a must in a stack. He murders lefties and along with Chris Young, have to be in your Sox stack. You then get into Bogaerts, Pedroia, and Betts. hey are all tremendous options and can be interchanged at any point. After those 5 (Hanley, Young, Betts, Pedroia, Bogaerts), there is a steep downfall.You can target the bottom of the order, but just know you're truly winging it. The top of the order is elite and you should certainly look to gain exposure in both cash and tournaments. Main Stack - Mookie Betts, Hanley Ramirez, Dustin Pedroia, Chris Young Sneaky Stack - Mookie Betts, Hanley Ramirez, Chris Young, Xander Bogaerts Toronto Blue Jays The Blue Jays heavily disappointed a lot of people last night, which will hopefully work in our favor tonight with dropped ownerships. The Jays did have a great match-up yesterday, but it was against a righty, who they're worse against. Tonight comes a lefty in the form of Wade Miley. Miley isn't tough to figure out. He has posted a .350 wOBA against righties in back to back years and at 30 years old, he isn't changing. Miley also gave up 22 home runs against righties in 2016, which is pretty nuts. He does play his home games at Camden Yards, though the Rogers Centre is still a...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 6/28/17 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 Marcus Stroman FD 8600 DK 9000 Opponent - BAL (Miley) Park - @TOR FD - 31.63 DK - 20.92 We touched on Stephen Strasburg and Ivan Nova in the main picks article and they remain phenomenal plays in both cash games and tournaments. We'll now move onto Marcus Stroman, who was added as the starting pitcher a bit late. He faces off with the Orioles, a team that strikes out a ton. They have held a 24% K rate dating back to 2016 against lefties and they are still the same team. Chris Davis, Mark Trumbo, and Manny Machado all have the ability to K 3 times and while they may park 1 in the seats, it'll even out. The rest of the order is filled with guys like Trey Mancini and Welington Castillo, who hold high K rates and are very boom or bust. Marcus Stroman is a very good young pitcher and has been seeing very bad luck against righties (.344 BABIP). He strikes out close to 8 per 9 innings and is a pretty safe cash game option against most teams. In this match-up, reserve Stroman for tournaments. The Orioles are a very boom or bust team and it'll rub off onto Stroman. Don't be afraid to take a shot, however, as he can have one of his best games in a while. Let's take a look at an even cheaper option Hyun-Jin Ryu FD 7000 DK 7400 Opponent - LAA (Meyer) Park - @LAA FD - 26.74 DK - 17.71 Ugh, I never wanted to play this guy again. He's a pretty tough one to gauge, but used to be a very consistent and good pitcher. In 2014, Ryu posted a sub .290 wOBA against both lefties and righties. He has definitely gotten about 100 injuries since then and is not the same pitcher he once was. With that being said, he's shown some great signs as of late and may be getting some of his old tools back. He certainly gets the right match-up to get it done, as the Angels are certainly one...

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...