Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/23/17 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. Cleveland Indians I’m just going to avoid Coors today, we all know those teams are well in play for GPP’s as always, but if you need a cheaper team to pair with them, or just want to fade entirely there are a few other teams for you to consider. First up we have the Indians. The tribe blanked the White Sox 7-0 last night and should continue that domination into the series finale this afternoon. Although they’re not in that other hitter friendly field in Chi-Town, Guaranteed Rate Field has it’s own perks, though the wind may not be one of them this afternoon as it’s only forecasted at a light 3MPH blowing across to right. The Sox will send southpaw Derek Holland to the hill to face down the Indians battalion of batters . Holland ended last season with a decent .260 wOBA against left handed hitters, but it rose to .346 against right handers. Look for switch hitters Carlos Santana, Francisco Lindor, and Jose Lindor to hit from the right side today adding adding to the right handed bats of Edwin Encarnacion and Brandon Guyer You can work in lefties Michael Brantley, and Jason Kipnis if you like, though I’d be cautious with Kipnis as he’s still fresh of the DL and hasn’t found his groove yet. Texas Rangers The Rangers have taken 3 games of this series already from the Royals, and look to finish them out this afternoon in Arlington. They’ll be facing Jason Hammel to complete the four game sweep. Hammel is 0-1 in three starts this year with his new team. The Rangers will come at him primarily from the left, with Shin-soo Choo, Nomar Mazara, and Rougned Odor, you can complete that stack with Carlos Gomez. In the early going this year, the Rangers are sporting a .291 team wOBA but that quickly climbs to .308 when there’s a right hander on the mound. Their 25 combined home runs is the best in the American League, and they’re walking at 8.41%. Hammel has struggled in his first few starts back in the...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/23/17 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 11300 Opponent - CHW (Holland) Park - @CHWFD - 34.34 DK - 22.61 The Indians dominated the White Sox the last two nights, and that is expected to continue this afternoon in the series finale. I highlighted their bats in the stacks article, and now to show their pitcher some love. Danny Salazar will look to complete the sweep against a Chicago team that has yet to get a single run across the plate this weekend. Last season Salazar averaged 10.5 K/9 and is up to 13.75 through three starts this year. He has huge K upside against a Chicago lineup that is striking out 23.8 percent of the time, third worst in the American League. Chicago will send a right handed heavy lineup to the dish today, to face Salazar who sported a .330 wOBA against right handers last year, and early on this year it’s sitting at .212. It’s clear and warm in Chicago today, with a light breeze so the conditions are perfect and Salazar could be looking at a big day. I love him in all formats. Marcus Stroman FD 8500 DK 9600 Opponent - LAA (Undecided) Park - @LAAFD - 26.99 DK - 17.93 Marcus Stroman is 1-2 through three starts to begin this season, but that is due primarily to the lack of run support, he struggled some his last time out against Boston, but his first two starts should have been wins, with 3 runs allowed on 13 hits through 15.1 innings. The Jays have started to finally win a few games, and more importantly, they’re scoring runs, even in losses, putting 16 runs across in their last 4 games. Today they’ll go for the series win in Anaheim, against a righty heavy Angels lineup that once you get past Mike Trout is none too impressive. The Angels are hitting with a .293 combined team wOBA, that only climbs to .297 against right handed arms. They’ve got a 28.3 hard hit percentage, and the wind will be blowing straight out at 9MPH. This pick isn’t without risk...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/23/17 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 11500 DK 13900 Opponent - NYM (Wheeler) Park - @NYM FD - 42.47 DK - 27.97 On a day with so much pitching, Scherzer still stands out as a cash game option. He's  the 2nd best pitcher in baseball and the only guy who contends with Kershaw in terms of consistency. He has gone 6+ innings and struck out 7+ in each of his 3 starts. Dusty Baker has already pushed him to 114 pitches so it's quite clear where his upside lies. If you know baseball, you know how good this guy is at everything. Last year, he held a .259 combined wOBA and struck out 12.35 per 9 innings. Yoenis Cespedes is expected to miss this game and that leaves the Mets lineup very weak. Jay Bruce and Neil Walker are the current 3-4 combo of this team which should also speak to the strikeout upside. There are a lot of guys like Rivera, Wheeler, D'Arnaud, Walker, etc that offer K upside without the HR downside. The one spot where Scherzer struggled in 2016 was with the occasional longball. That shouldn't be a problem tonight and if he allows one, I don't think anyone is on base. As long as Scherzer has his stuff working tonight, there is no doubt what will happen. He will dominate the Mets on Sunday Night Baseball and be a terrific late night hammer. His price is high but so is his "floor" and his upside is greater than anyone else. In baseball, anything can happen. Bartolo Colon hit a home run.  Scherzer is very expensive and there's always other options. Let's take a look at a few guys who might not be quite as obvious as Scherzer. Yu Darvish FD 10200 DK 10800 Opponent - KC (Hammel) Park - @TEX FD - 34.39 DK - 22.69 In my cash games, I plan on sticking with Max Scherzer. He is extremely consistent and on a 25 game slate, not too difficult to fit in. However, he's way more expensive than anyone else and there is a guy who has a similar upside. Yu Darvish is one of the best strikeout pitchers in baseball when healthy and he certainly looks to be, throwing...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/22/17 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 Kenta Maeda FD 8000 DK 9000 Opponent - ARI (Ray) Park - @ARIFD - 27.83 DK - 18.58 Kenta Maeda takes a bit of a hit today for the ballpark, the Dodgers are in Chase Field this weekend, but is still worth a look in tournaments for a number of factors. Last year the right hander finished with a .384 wOBA against left handed bats, and a .298 from the right side. This bodes well in his favor against the Diamondbacks Righty heavy lineup. The DBacks, despite playing in one of baseball’s more hitter friendly parks, are batting with a team wOBA of .319 and have only gone long 15 times so far this season, though 9 of those did come at home. They also strike out at a 25.3% K rate which is the third worst rate in the majors and provides a nice upside boost to Maeda, a pitcher that struck out 9.17 batters per 9 last year and is holding at an even 9 per 9 so far this year. The Dodgers are favored to win, though not by much, but if they can get the runs across early and Maeda builds up the Ks he could pay handsomely tonight. Dan Straily FD 7700 DK 7800 Opponent - SD (Weaver) Park - @SDFD - 30.79 DK - 20.31 Through three starts so far this season, Dan Straily is sitting with a 1-1 record in his new setting down in south beach. Tonight, he leaves Marlins park behind for the extremely pitcher friendly Petco Park in San Diego, home of the poor hitting Padres. San Diego is hitting with a piddling .287 team wOBA to start this season, and is striking out at an average 22.5% clip. The Marlins aren’t favored to win by much either, in fact, only one pitcher is looking like a solid option for a win tonight, we’ll get to him in a moment. Regardless of the win factor, the spacious park and poor offense provides us with plenty of potential upside for Straily making him an appealing tournament option on the main...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/22/17 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. Baltimore Orioles I said last night this was looking like one of my favorite stacks of the day, and the more I think about it, the more it is. Baltimore is hosting the Red Sox this weekend in Camden Yards, and tonight they step in to the batters box against Steven Wright. Wright had a solid 2016 finishing with a combined .287n wOBA and 7.3 K/9. This year through three starts however he has been struggling mightily, including getting rocked by the Orioles last week in Fenway. In that game he lasted 1.1 inning allowing 8 runs on 8 hits, and surrendering home runs to Chris Davis and Adam Jones. Pairing those two with Manny Machado, and Mark Trumbo could be an excellent way to go tonight. Those four combined for a .346 wOBA last year and 151 of the Orioles collective 253 home runs. The weather may be a factor here tonight, so keep an eye on the forecast as we draw closer to game time, current forecast is drizzle with a light wind blowing across from left to right. Philadelphia Phillies Next up, we have one of my favorite tournament stacks from last season, and that’s not just because I consider Citizens Bank Park to be my summer home. The Phillies lineup is designed for GPPs, they’re about as “boom or bust” from 1-8 as you’ll find anywhere in the majors. Just look at what they did to Jeremy Guthrie a couple of weeks ago. Granted, those games are few and far between, and I’m not implying the Phitins’ are going to put 12 on the board against Jaime Garcia, but that’s what provides the separation we want in a big tournament. Philadelphia, for what it’s worth is actually projected for 4.2 runs tonight, and Garcia is off to a shaky start to the season going 0-1 in three starts allowing 2.08 HR/9 and only striking out 4.15 batters per 9. This bodes well for swing first Philadelphia. Garcia finished last season with a .301 wOBA against left handed bats (.342 versus right), which elevated to .368...