Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, StarsDraft and DraftPot 9/26/15 This is a huge sports Saturday with a double slate of baseball plus college football going all day. Feel bad for my wife and kids on days like this as I'll be "working" most of the day on watching sports. It's a tough job for sure. If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv. Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers Afternoon Slate Stephen Strasburg - FD 11000 DK 10700 StarsDraft Opponent- Phi (Nola) R Park- @Was I never stopped believing in you Stephen. I swear, it's been me and you buddy and there was never a doubt in my mind about your talent. Even when you were breaking my heart into a million little pieces earlier in the season, it wasn't doubt that caused me to throw remotes and huff around the house in a rage-filled stupor. It was just love. And now that love has been paid off the last couple of weeks as Strasburg returns to form. In his last three starts he's struck out 37 batters in 22 innings. That's elite stuff and he's looked dominant. Today he gets the Phillies, who will provide some spoiler stuff every once in a while, but I'm not worried about them today. Stras is a huge money line favorite on this slate and I don't see a reason to get away from him in cash games. I always believed in you buddy, keep paying off. Late Slate Julio Teheran - FD 8600 DK 8300 StarsDraft Opponent- Mia (Nicolino) L Park- @Mia I don't think you are going to need to pay up for King Felix on the late slate so hitting the mid tier of pitching should be an okay opportunity. The Marlins are dead last in the league against righty pitching this season and really have no threats to speak of. They are a light-hitting bunch and I'm actually a little surprised the money line is even in this game. It's not like the Braves are any great shakes, but this one seems like Teheran should be more of a favorite for the win. He's been solid over the last four starts, finally finding some of the strikeout stuff. He needs to limit the walks to stick around in the game. The ballpark helps for sure as it depresses power all around. Teheran and others in his price tier will allow you to spend up for some of the bats going...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, StarsDraft and DraftPot 9/25/15 If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv. My buddy Bake said he likes the picks better when we don't call pitchers "garbage" and whatnot. And my man was pitcher back in the day. Dude could huck and he's always getting on us when we call major league pitchers names, or making fun of them. I get it, they could strike me out. So in honor of Bake, who struck out a batter per inning for the Allentown Ambassadors in 2002, I'm going to try and give these picks without disparaging a pitcher (or if I do, I'll also say something nice about said pitcher). Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers If you feel confident about your pitching situation going into this slate of games then I admire your inner fortitude. We should bottle that and sell it to people who have no confidence. Because finding the value on this slate ain't easy. Carlos Martinez - FD 9600 DK 9800 StarsDraft Opponent- Mil (Pena) R Park- @Stl This is one I can actually get behind. Martinez has had a fine enough season with a 3.27 xFIP and a strikeout rate over a batter an inning. He walks a few too many batters (over 3 per nine) which, at times, can inhibit his ability to go late in games. But by and large, this guy is the goods and has has put together a solid 2015 campaign. Today he's the biggest money line favorite on the slate against the Brewers. Milwaukee ranks in the middle of the league against righties this season while striking out about 21% of the time in that split. Martinez won't break the bank for you on either site and I think he's the cash game play for Friday. Jordan Zimmermann - FD 9600 DK 8600 StarsDraft Opponent- Phi (Eickhoff) R Park- @Was Another big favorite on this slate, Zimmermann should be in line for the win against a Phillies team, that even with a moment or two of spark this season, still ranks second to last in the league against righties. They have no real threats to speak of and Zimmermann is a huge favorite for the win. He needs that win because the strikeout expectation isn't as high as some other pitchers on this slate. That being said, dude limits his downside because he walks less than two batters per nine. It allows him a little bit...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, StarsDraft and DraftPot 9/24/15 I've had a nice week or so off from writing the baseball picks while James took over the duties. It literally almost killed him as he emailed me sometime on Monday night complaining of dehydration and a variety of other ailments. I had to come out of the bullpen to write up a couple of guys that night? Did he say thank you? No, much in the same ways the Yankees never "thanked" Mariano for all those saves through the years. I'm reliable and he knew I could close it out. If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv. Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers Early Slate Clayton Kershaw - FD 13100 DK 14700 StarsDraft ` L Park- @Lad It's going to be awfully tough fading him on this early slate even with the big price tag. Clayton is Clayton and he's just about the best. This doesn't guarantee a great result every time out of course. He's been merely great and not actually Hall of Fame elite over the last couple of games. The Diamondbacks aren't pushovers against lefties and have a couple of guys in that lineup who are fantastic in this platoon. But no other pitcher on the slate is anywhere really close to Kershaw so it becomes a matter of whether you play him or stack the game in Coors. For cash games, I'd take the pitcher points, but I admit it's close. I think you see lineups go one of two ways and it'll be interesting to see how it plays out. Consider Patrick Corbin on the cheaper side of things if you want to do the aforementioned Coors stack Late Slate Madison Bumgarner - FD 12800 DK 12200 StarsDraft Opponent- SD (Kennedy) R Park- @SD The most expensive option on the slate, but I think you can roll him in most cash games. He's a -150 ML favorite going against the Padres and it's only that low because Ian Kennedy pitches a decent game every once in a while. Everything else is going right for Bumgarner. The Padres, for such a righty-heavy lineup, rank in the bottom third of the league in team wOBA against lefties and strike out 23% of the time. Plus the ballpark will help depressing any semblance of a run. It's a little expensive for sure, but this late in the season there is always value in the bats elsewhere in the...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Starsdraft 9/23/15 Well, it's Wednesday, and I have a couple of pieces of great news for you: 1) For those of you that wrote in - No, I am not dead. I just almost died due to dehydration while writing the picks last night. 2) I will be going on vacation for a few days, so those of you who love Doug will get to read oh so much of him while I'm gone! 3) The dead money in the DFS sites continues to pour in thanks to the loves NFL, so let's get to giving you some big value daily fantasy baseball plays. 4) If you'd like, you can go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings and Starsdraft. Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers Max Scherzer - FD 11000 DK 12400 StarsDraft Opponent- Bal (Tillman) R Park- @Was So much damned juicy big named pitching tonight, it's hard to know where to begin. Max gets the nod for me, well, because our projection system likes him best. But the reasons it like him best are probably what are interesting to you, so here goes. The Orioles are actually quite tough on right handed pitching, so this might not be what you'd call the safest play ever, but they also come with a lot of built in upside for opposing pitchers due to their huge strikeout rate. Their 23% strikeout percentage against right handed pitching is the 3rd highest in the majors, and you can believe that number will be higher when Max attacks. You know what you're getting in Scherzer by now - the majors' 4th highest K/9 and the 10th best xFIP, AND the third lowest walk rate in the majors. Throw in a nice match-up with the late Chris Tillman, and we're all systems go on this one. Corey Kluber - FD 10100 DK 12300 StarsDraft Opponent- Min (Hughes) R Park- @Min Kluber is a really solid 1a. option to the Big Scherz tonight. Kluber actually has a better xFIP than Scherzer, but he gives a little back fantasy-wise with a lower K/9 and a slightly higher BB/9. You could even argue that Kluber has the better match-up, here. He'll face the Twins, who have the 8th highest K rate, but the 5th lowest wOBA against righties. I think you could make a very strong case that this is the safer play, but I don't think he has quite the upside Scherzer does. Still, if you wanted to...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Starsdraft 9/22/15 There's really nothing like Tuesday MLB daily fantasy baseball contests. All of the NFL money finds its way into baseball contests - guys who know football, but mostly know they want to get even after a weekend loss. This is the time for sharks to circle. Tuesday's a nice big slate, but it's made very interesting by a decided lack of top tier pitching. This means lots of guys to pick from today, and a sea of possible options to wade through. No reason to be overwhelmed by the choice - let's dive in to it. Ready to see the projections that inform our daily picks columns? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings and Starsdraft. Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers While lots of bad pitching makes choosing hitters a little bit easier, it obviously makes choosing pitchers tough as well. It's interesting today because I can't really recommend guys outside a very narrow price window. That said - let's do this. Danny Salazar - FD 9100 DK 11100 StarsDraft Opponent- Min (Santana) R Park- @Min I'll give you the biggest upside guy first. A quick glance at Salazar's game log tells you most of what you need to know about him. He's got some huge games - even against great hitting teams like the Blue Jays (7 IP, 10 Ks, 1 BB, 2 ER, W) and Yankees (7.1 IP, 8 Ks, 5 BB, 1 ER, W), and some truly horrible games as well. In that way, it's kinda hard to know which Salazar you're going to get from night to night. And... this sort of makes him perfect for deployment in a big tournament. Tonight's match-up with the Twins should raise Salazar's floor somewhat. They've struck out at the 8th highest rate vs. right handed pitching this year, and managed the AL's worst wOBA against northpaws. He's also got a nice match-up with Ervin Santana, who appears to be back to normal after his 2 game black-out to greatness. I get it if you like Ross better for safety, but I'm very tempted to just roll with Salazar everywhere. Tyson Ross - FD 9100 DK 10600 StarsDraft Opponent- SF (Heston) R Park- @Sd I've written up Ross so many times this season that it's starting to get old hat for me, but I've gotta give you the best plays, so here you go. Let's get the elephant in the room out of the way - the Giants...