Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/29/17 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. Arizona Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks were in this spot yesterday, and true to what Brent said, if they're in a hitter friendly park against a southpaw, they will be back, so here we are a day later. The Rockies will send another lefty to the hill tonight in the form of Tyler Anderson, and while the DBacks didn't deliver quite as we would hope last night with only 2 of their starting 8 contributing double digit FanDuel points, we have to acknowledge their being right back in play today. Anderson comes in with a 1-3 record through 5 starts this season, which is not surprising as it's tough to pick up a win when you're only averaging 5 innings per start. He's allowing 2.13 HR/9 and though only 2 of his long balls allowed have come outside of Coors, the park similarities here make this almost like a Coors game. He's also holding a 4.09 xFIP this season and his wOBA (.408) against righties is something to behold. For Arizona's half of the deal Brent covered the Lefty bashing they're capable of yesterday. Dating back to last season Yasmany Tomas and Paul Goldschmidt are sporting a .420 and .432 wOBA respectively with A.J. Pollock, and Chris Owings not far behind at .355 each. Despite the fact that Tomas went 0for at the plate last night, that wOBA and his price, especially on FanDuel will have me right back at it tonight with Goldy, Pollock and Owings. Chicago Cubs The Cubbies continue their interleague series with the Red Sox in Fenway. Today they step in to the box to face Steven Wright. Wright has been extremely inconsistent to start the season, going a combined total of 5 inning in two starts where he got rocked by the Orioles. While his other two starts were slightly more productive, there is plenty we can exploit on Wright. While he struck out a respectable 7.3/9 last season, to date this year, he's only getting K's at a 4.58 clip per 9, while allowing a .468 wOBA to left handed batters which jumps to an...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/29/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for tournament pitchers 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. Pitchers Danny Salazar FD 10100 DK 9800 Opponent - SEA (Gallardo) Park - @CLEFD - 33.46 DK - 22.09 If you're looking to fade off of Stephen Strasburg in the early slate there are plenty of options worth considering, at the top of the list in Danny Salazar. Salazar is off to a strong start to the 2017 campaign. He got roughed up a little by the White Sox last time out, allowing four runs in 5 innings, off of 7 hits and three walks. His 14.29 K/9 is the best in the American League. My primary concern with Salazar lies in his control as his 10.9 BB% is the highest in the AL, however in our favor is the fact that the Mariners as a whole only walk 9.9% of the time, so their impatience could benefit us greatly here. The Mariners have combined for 23 home runs this season, but with the wind forecasted to blow in at 9mph, Salazar should be able to keep them in the yard. I see Strasburg being the cash play of the day, but if you want to go a different way in a tournament, you could do worse than Danny Salazar. Michael Pineda FD 8700 DK 10100 Opponent - BAL (Jimenez) Park - @NYYFD - 32.49 DK - 21.4 Another option on the early is Michael Pineda. Pineda's K/9 isn't on the level of Salazar's, but it comes awfully close at 11.19. He's rocking a 2.32 xFIP, and has a .319 wOBA against left handed bats, which drops to .263 against righties. The wind at Yankee Stadium is expected to be blowing directly out at a crisp 8mph, so that presents some concern with the Orioles power hitters, but the upside lies in the Baltimore 22.3% K Rate which is sixth highest in the AL. Baltimore is projected for only 3.7 runs, and they're trotting Ubaldo Jimenez out there. He got rocked by the Yankees once already this season, so is Pineda can keep the ball in play, and limit the runs the win should be a given. I prefer Salazar,...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/29/17 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 10600 DK 11600 Opponent - NYM (Wheeler) Park - @WSHFD - 40.24 DK - 26.37 There are a couple of different ways to go for pitching on the early slate, but when all is said and done in cash games, I'm going to splurge for the safety that is Stephen Strasburg. Four starts into the season and Stras just gets better each time out, adding more K's while walking less. The Mets, while already having 5 runs on the board against Mad Max as I write this are 1-9 in their last ten games going in to Friday night. They have a team wOBA of .289, only the Giants are worst in the National League, that number drops to a league worst .275 against right handed pitchers. Strasburg meanwhile is striking out 20.4% of the batters he faces, while only walking 3.7% and his 0.93 WHIP is among the lowest in the league. Stras is a lock for 7 innings, 8 K's with 10-12 upside while keeping the runs limited. If he walks away with the W that's just icing on the GPP cake making Strasburg an excellent play across the board. Main Brandon McCarthy FD 8000 DK 8900 Opponent - PHI (Eflin) Park - @LADFD - 32.58 DK - 21.21 On the main slate the pitching options aren't as elite. Big spending is something I'll hold more for GPP's and in cash I'll look for the cheap and easy way out to build up on the bats since we have a lot of good hitters facing bad pitching. Brandon McCarthy should serve our purposes just fine. McCarthy takes the mound today against the Phillies in Chavez Ravine. The Phillies have won 8 of their last ten heading in to this weekend series with the Dodgers, but don't let that fool you. While sporting a .321 team wOBA the Phillies are still striking out at a 23.1% clip which should benefit a guy like McCarthy, who's striking out a respectable 8.25 K/9. The Phillies are also a different team outside of Citizens Bank Park. While on the road this season their team wOBA drops all the way down to .291 with thier k% climbing to 26.5% with only 9...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/28/17 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 Max Scherzer FD 11600 DK 12700 Opponent - NYM (deGrom) Park - @WSH FD - 43.43 DK - 28.63 Today we are going to start right at the top with Max Scherzer and his elite arm. After posting a 20 win season in 2016, he looks even better to start the 2017 campaign. Through four starts, he has a record of 3-1 and in the one loss he allowed just one earned run and struck out 10 batters in six innings but had zero offensive support. He shouldn't have to worry about the offense tonight as the Nats bats are coming in red hot having scored double digits in three straight games in Colorado. He is also posting an elite K rate over 10 for the sixth straight year and his 3.38 xFIP is also on par with his career numbers. The most impressive thing I noticed when diving into his stats was that he is allowing just under 50% fewer home runs per nine innings this year with a career-low 6.5% HR/FB rate. If you are not yet sold on Scherzer he also ranks 3rd in the league right now with an elite 15.9% Swing Strike Rate. He is safe in all formats. Marcus Stroman FD 9100 DK 9100 Opponent - TB (Snell) Park - @TOR FD - 31.98 DK - 21.06 After Scherzer, things get a bit tricky tonight. From a PTS/$ perspective, I like Stroman who is pitching at home and the Jays currently sit as -150 favorites. The only issue I see with Stroman is that he goes about getting batters out with extreme movement on his pitches which help create an elite ground ball rate(57.8%) but gives him very little K upside as he sits with a below average 5.59 K/9 rate through four starts. The good news is that he doesn't walk anyone(1.55 BB/9) and doesn't give up the long ball(5.9% HR/FB rate). He is coming off a fantastic start on the road vs. the Angels where he picked up the complete game with five strikeouts and just one walk. He will go up against a Rays team he beat in his first start of the season, striking out five batters in 6.1 innings. They Rays can hit right-handed pitching(8th in wRC+) but provide a boost...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/27/17 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 Noah Syndergaard FD 11500 DK 12700 Opponent - ATL (Dickey) Park - @NYM FD - 40.67 DK - 26.68 I wrote yesterday about Syndergaard against the Braves, before he was scratched. Here's that with a few slate-specific adjustments. Thor gave up 3 early runs to the Phillies last time out but regained his composure and ended up going 7 innings and striking out 10. This match-up with the Braves is actually quite similar. They are known to have lower than average K rates and are both teams that focus on making contact. With that being said, they don't see Noah Syndergaard every day. He is extremely special and can strikeout the best of them. Freddie Freeman and Ender Inciarte are really the only 2 lefties to worry about as Freeman has great pop and Inciarte can be a menace on the bases (Syndergaard is horrible at holding runners). Outside of those two, this lineup is filled with guys like Brandon Phillips, Tyler Flowers, and Dansby Swanson. Syndergaard is a clear number 1 option and I will likely end up with 100% exposure in cash games. This Braves team has struck out at a 5.7% higher clip so far in 2017 than they did in 2016. While the sample is surely too small to conclude anything, it makes sense. They added Matt Kemp, Brandon Phillips, and Swanson, who all hold 22%+ K rates against righties. Syndergaard is expensive and you will have to sacrifice elsewhere. Luckily, there is some strong value on this early slate. Carlos Martinez FD 9200 DK 8900  Opponent - TOR (Latos) Park - @STL FD - 35.51 DK - 23.32 Like Syndergaard, Carlos Martinez was supposed to pitch yesterday. The game got postponed early and Martinez had his start moved back to tonight. Carlos Martinez has been a bit inconsistent to start the season, but it's expected/. He's always been a bit up and down and one thing that we haven't seen in the past is the stable strikeouts. In the past, he would struggle due to not having his putout pitch. Even in the start against the Brewers last week, Martinez was able to strikeout 7 in just 5 innings. Martinez has seen a slight increase in BB/9 and...