DFSR's Daily Fantasy MLB Podcast for FanDuel and DraftKings - Tuesday 5/17/17 DFSR’s Doug Norrie and James Davis take a look at a full Tuesday slate of baseball with a bunch of good pitchers taking the mound. But each of those guys has some question marks as well. Guys like Yu Darvish and Stephen Strasburg have great pedigree and career numbers but there are some troubling signs with each of their dips in K rates this season. Then there’s Rich Hill who struggled in only eight innings this season but he’s had issues with blisters. Hill is coming cheaper than the above two guys which could make for a solid SP2 on DK. They also discuss John Lackey and Dallas Keuchel. On the stacks side of the ball the guys discuss the Rangers, Diamondback, Tigers, and Cubs. All of this and more. Be sure to subscribe...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy MLB Podcast for FanDuel and DraftKings - Friday 5/12/17 DFSR’s Doug Norrie and James Davis take to a packed MLB podcast discussing a full Friday night slate in baseball. For starters, they discuss Clayton Kershaw and his absurdly low $9800 price tag on FanDuel. They are daring you to play him even in Coors and they guys land on you basically being able to grin and bear it. After him they discuss Rick Porcello, Johnny Cueto, Lance McCullers and more with other pitchers in decent upside spots tonight. For stacks James makes the case for the Cardinals against Eddie Butler. They also discuss going back to the Toronto and Texas wells tonight considering their matchup. And of course there’s always the Dodgers in Coors. All of this and more on a full Friday MLB podcast for FanDuel and DraftKings. Be sure to subscribe...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy MLB Podcast for FanDuel and DraftKings - Thursday 5/11/17 The DFSR guys break down a shorter Thursday slate of MLB for FanDuel and DraftKings. It’s an interesting night with some name pitchers in some less than exciting matchups. The guys discuss whether you can roster a guy like Michael Pineda in cash games facing a good Astros’ team in Yankee Stadium. They also break down Gerrit Cole, Zack Greinke, Marco Estrada and even talk a little JC Ramirez and Derek Holland. On the offensive side of things the cash game stacking options actually look fairly clear cut. First they talk about the game in Coors and whether you can target both sides of the ball there. And then they look at a couple of cheaper teams in the Rangers and Blue Jays coming in good spots. Be sure to subscribe...

Better Luck This Year: Evaluating Early Season Differences in Pitcher Strikeout Rates Early in the baseball season we are always trying to judge what is real for a player or what could simply be a sample size issue. It’s one of the biggest issues in evaluating decisions for DFS. How much should we trust what Player A has done this year compared to what he’s done over his career? It’s tough. For this piece we’ll focus on pitchers who’ve shown dramatic differences in their K/9 stats from last season (both increases and decreases). 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.   Let's start with three of the guys striking out a lot more batters this season. [table id=218 /] Chris Sale  He’s the early season runaway favorite for the American League Cy Young and that even takes into account his “disastrous” fifth inning Sunday against the Twins. Sale’s been an absolute beast this season, K-ing guys at Kershaw levels (12.72/ 9) and walking less than two batters per nine. When a guy switches teams and immediately yields super solid results there’s a good chance someone on the staff got to him and implored a change in approach. That appears the case with Sale who last season threw his two-seam fastball 56% of the time and his four seamer a whopping 0%. This year? He's throwing the latter 30% of the time and the former 19%. This is to say, he’s mixing up his fastball offerings while also going a bit more to the change up and slider. That’s led to an uptick in swings outside of the zone and also greatly reduced his in the zone contact. Batters are flummoxed. Add on that Sale’s average fastball velocity is at it’s highest since 2010 and you have a guy who  should be able to sustain these kind of returns.He’s the early season runaway favorite for the American League Cy Young and that even takes into account his “disastrous” fifth inning against the Twins on Sunday. Sale’s been an absolute beast this season, K-ing guys at Kershaw levels (12.72/ 9) and walking less than two batters per nine. When a guy switches teams and immediately yields super solid results there’s a good chance someone on the staff got to him and implored a change in approach. Verdict: Sale’s numbers this season appear the real deal. Edinson...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy MLB Podcast for FanDuel and DraftKings - Friday 5/5/17 On today's DFSR MLB Podcast, Doug and James break down a full Friday slate. There are a lot of great pitcher options tonight, from Strasburg, to Darvish, to Archer - but to what degree should we be concerned about each of them posting declines in their peripheral stats this season? And what about Kenta Maeda's inflated ERA? The guys break down which stats matter this early in the season, which stats we can ignore, and the degree to which we should trust a small sample size vs. a career-long body of work. And then there are the bats. We've got a game in Coors tonight with some curious pricing, a few terrible pitchers pitching against likewise terrible teams, and an American league stack that might be off some radars. Get ready to have your mind blown, because today's podcast is not one to miss. Be sure to subscribe...