Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/27/17 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 EARLY Stephen Strasburg FD 11100 DK 12100 Opponent - SD (Richard) Park - @WSHFD - 42.58 DK - 27.99 On the early only slate, we have high priced, elite arms aplenty, but Stephen Strasburg stands above the crowd for raw projected point totals in our system and with good reason. First off, he's toeing the rubber today against one of the worst offenses in the major leagues in the San Diego Padres. The Padres come into the weekend with the third worst wOBA (.288) and the third worst wRC+ (78) in baseball, and they strike out nearly 24% of the time. Even the average arms in the league can pick up a big boost in production going against the Padres. So an arm like Strasburg, who was excellent his last time out against the Braves picking up 11 Ks in 7.2 innings, and is fanning 8.8 batters per 9 on the season while holding a 3.50 xFIP becomes a stellar play, excellent for cash and tournament lineups. Danny Salazar FD 9300 DK 10200 Opponent - KC (Vargas) Park - @CLEFD - 33.89 DK - 22.35 If you want to pivot off of Strasburg in tournaments then you should definitely look the way of Danny Salazar. Salazar has struggled some in his recent outings, allowing 5 earned runs in 2 of his last three appearances, and not making it out of the third inning in one of those. Today he faces the Royals whose strikeout percentage of 20.8 is right about league average, but Salazar's 13.21 K/9 is the best you'll find in baseball and that is where the appeal lies. The Royals have a collective .291 team wOBA with a 78 wRC+ against right handed pitching, only the Giants are worse at this point. I'm a little skeptical of Salazar in cash games due to his struggles through his three starts during the month of May, though not completely against it. If you think he can piece together his first quality start of the month he could pay off big time while allowing for some higher priced bats. Jerad Eickhoff FD 7200 DK 6400 Opponent - CIN (Arroyo) Park - @PHIFD - 28.88 DK - 19.21 Jerad Eickhoff is 0-5 through his first...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/24/17 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 Early Marcus Stroman FD 8900 DK 10200 Opponent - MIL (Garza) Park - @MIL FD - 31.95 DK - 21.14 This early slate is a bit weird. There is no pitcher that stands out as a must play, nor many who are horrible. We do have a couple guys with solid match-ups, but they all have risk. Marcus Stroman is our favorite of the bunch, facing off with the Milwaukee Brewers in Miller Park. He's having his best season yet, holding strong surface stats while getting extremely unlucky. He's posted a .350 wOBA and an 80% LOB rate, which are both very high and certain to drop at some point. That could be today, against a lineup with 6 righties. Stroman allowed a .302 wOBA against righties in 2016 and struck out nearly 8 of them per 9 innings. The Brewers are definitely a dangerous offense, though not at all reliable. After Braun and Shaw, you see a ginormous dropoff. The bottom 5 (Perez, Bandy, Arcia, Broxton, Garza) of this lineup, while young and full of promise, are not good against righties. They all either hold high K% or have absolutely no power/ability to hit the ball (Garza). Stroman can lock in 6 or 7 strikeouts in this matchup and if he's able to contain the top 4, he could see one of his better outings of the season. Matt Garza will surely allow some runs and if Stroman can stick around for 5, he should be in line for the win. While there is no such thing as safe on this slate, Stroman is as close as you will get to it. Main Chris Sale FD 11800 DK 13500 Opponent - TEX (Perez) Park - @BOS FD - 45.44 DK - 30.1 This one should be interesting. Chris Sale has been absolutely disgusting to start the season and nobody has been able to consistently square him up. He welcomes the Rangers into Fenway Park tonight and will most likely send them packing as well. To start, he's death to lefties. The Rangers will be forced to hit 2 or 3 L's, who you can chalk up for 6-8 strikeouts. Against righties, Sale is striking out nearly 14 per 9 innings. He's backed...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/21/17 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 10100 DK 11300 Opponent - ATL (Garcia) Park - @ATL FD - 37.41 DK - 24.67 With a few solid options to choose from yesterday, we see a dip in choices today. We do have couple solid options, but nowhere near the same amount of options as yesterday. Starting us off, we have Stephen Strasburg against the Braves. While the Braves have seemed to "get it done", the numbers say they are horrible against righties and should be targeted in this match-up. They do only hold a 3.89 implied team total, which is a lot lower than the average team on this slate. The Braves are really horrible right now and without Freddie Freeman, they will be shut down more often than they dominate. The entire lineup is filled with horrible hitters and even though they keep getting lucky, that will stop. The bottom of this order is pitiful and has a couple guys who should not be in the MLB. Strasburg has actually started the season a lot worse against righties. His numbers should normalize and as a guy who has dominated righties for his entire career, the numbers should come back. We took a look at this match-up yesterday with Max  Scherzer. He ended up only going 5 innings and not having a very great start. This should keep a lot of people off of Strasburg, who is a worse pitcher in the same match-up. Fortunately for us, what Scherzer did yesterday has no impact on Stephen Strasburg and his current production. Strasburg has a ton of upside here and in cash games, he makes a ton of sense. You can chalk in 6 or 7 strikeouts here and against the Braves, I think 'Stras goes 7 or 8 innings. Either way, this is a slate without too many options and you do have to take it here you can get it. SunTrust Park has been a friendly hitter haven, but let's see if Strasburg can shut them down for a day. Chris Archer FD 10100 DK 10800 Opponent - NYY (Sabathia) Park - @TB FD - 36.7 DK - 24.15 Staying in the same price range as Stephen Strasburg, we have Chris Archer facing off with the...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/20/17 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 Max Scherzer FD 11600 DK 12600 Opponent - ATL (Colon) Park - @ATLFD - 39.8 DK - 26.29 While Scherzer isn't in the best possible match-up, he's still Max Scherzer. It's really that simple. He's a top 3 pitcher in baseball and does face-off with a very weak offense. The problem has been the runs they have put up at home. SunTrust Park has played very friendly to hitters and it is a bit scary to roster pitchers. In fact, I was at SunTrust just two nights ago and saw the ball fly off the bat of Luke Maile and Marcus Stroman. It might be real. However, look at this offense without Freddie Freeman. Ender Inciarte and Matt Kemp are somewhat good (I guess), but other than that, this lineup is horrible. Brandon Phillips and Nick Markakis are in the 2 and 4 hole, which should tell you a lot. Looking lower in the order, well, you can see for yourself. These guys are absolutely horrible and Scherzer should be able to dice them up. He makes sense in all formats and shouldn't be too popular on a slate with a lot of solid options. He is expensive but has more upside than anyone else. Also, there isn't 1 offense you MUST pay up for. You are able to pay down at a few spots and make it easy on both FD and DK. Julio Urias FD 7500 DK 8200 Opponent - MIA (Straily) Park - @LADFD - 30.75 DK - 20.12 The Marlins and Dodgers got into a bench clearing brawl last night, because the Marlins are horrible. They ultimately couldn't take the beating and had to throw at someone for hitting a home run. Julio Urias will take the mound against the same measly Marlins tonight, who hold one of the lowest implied team totals on the night. While they are better against lefties, they still strikeout a ton (7th). Urias has been exceptional to start the year and this is a guy with as much potential as any prospect in the sport. He has the chance to...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/20/17 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. Detroit Tigers This is a bit of a weird slate. There is a big storm going over the country and it looks like it may cause a few delays. Make sure to keep an eye out on Twitter as lineup lock approaches, as a lot can change quickly. This Tigers game looks like it should be ok, though there are slight chances of a delay. The Tigers hold one of the highest implied team totals on the day and face the worst pitcher, A.J. Griffin. Griffin has been extremely lucky this year, albeit still being horrible. He's held a .220 combined wOBA. Yes, .220. The league average is around .305 and it's a stabilizing stat, so there isn't much a pitcher can do to move that number. We are going to see regression hit Griffin like a monster very soon, and we want to be on the opposing lineup. This Tigers team is certainly explosive and can hit a ton of HR's. Miggy and V-Mart have been out, which is definitely a big hole. However, it moves up a few cheaper guys and gives them a shot at the 3 and 4 hole. The top 4 (Kinsler, Castellanos, Martinez, Upton) are definitely the best stack, though there is always merit in looking lower in the order. Alex Avila and Tyler Collins are both good against righties and will be much lower owned than the top 4. A.J. Griffin has allowed a combined .368 wOBA since last year and things seem to be on the down and down. If weather abides, the Tigers should be in for a solid showing. Main stack - Ian Kinsler, Nick Castellanos, J.D. Martinez, Justin Upton Sneaky stack - Ian Kinsler, J.D. Martinez, Alex Avila, Tyler Collins Colorado Rockies This is another game that has some rain, so keep an eye out. If it's a full-go, the Rockies are a very interesting tournament stack. Tim Adleman is absolutely HORRIBLE and I see no reason to expect improvement. He's allowed a .340 wOBA, 20 homers, and a 17% K rate through 96 innings. Great American Ballpark...