Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Starsdraft 10/21/15 Another night of playoff baseball, another night of... pretty darned similar picks. Sorry, there just isn't a lot we can do with the same teams playing the same opponents in pretty much the same ballparks. There will be a few slight differences, though. Enjoy! If you're new to the playoff picks, I'll be giving you one play per position to whet your appetite. You can also grab a free trial of the projection system that makes these picks possible. Your free trial also includes access to our NFL and NHL tools - so get started today! Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers Jason Hammel - FD 7900 DK 8100 Opponent- NYM (Matz) L Park- @Chc If there was ever a day when you can go cheap and load up on some bats with these short, playoff slates then this is the one. No pitcher on FanDuel is more than 9K. And for our purposes here, I think you can take a chance on the cheapest of the bunch. When you look through Hammel's game log, it sure doesn't inspire a ton of confidence, though his season peripherals do. He struck out more than a batter an inning, walked around two per nine and put up an xFIP in the very low 3's. Those numbers give me just enough of a glimmer of hope that he can pay off this salary. I know Estrada is the biggest money line favorite, but whenever possible I'd rather take the NL guy if for nothing else but they get to face the pitcher's slot. With that in mind, if you don't go with Hammel, I'd rock Steven Matz for many of the same reasons. It's very much between those two guys for me.   Editor's Note: With these two game slates you are going to see a lot of repeat plays. There's no way to avoid it and the narratives don't change too much as long as the prices stay put. So please don't hate on the repeats here. There are only so many words. Catchers Salvador Perez - FD 2400 DK 3300 Opponent- Tor (Estrada) R Park- @Tor Been a mainstay in these picks over the last week and it's not about to change today. There's definitely a case to be made for Russell Martin as well (and a Blue Jays' stack in general) but I'll opt to go cheap from the catcher's slot and load up in some other areas. Perez contributed to the onslaught of Royals' runs yesterday going 1-3 from a walk and a run scored before giving way to Butera late game. Go...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Starsdraft 10/17/15 Quick warning. From a pricing standpoint, most of these picks are going to look the same on a night-to-night basis. That's the nature of these two game slates where almost everything is the same except for the pitchers. And even those aren't wildly divergent. If you're new to the playoff picks, I'll be giving you one play per position to whet your appetite. You can also grab a free trial of the projection system that makes these picks possible. Your free trial also includes access to our NFL and NHL tools - so get started today! Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers Noah Syndergaard - FD 10400 DK 10800 Opponent- CHC (Arrieta) R Park- @Nym These slates are always so tough with the pitching because there are oh so many good arms going this time of year. This slate is particularly tricky because there are three good arms going (now that Cueto didn't look completely dead last time out). So I'm going to go with the system here. Syndergaard is up against Arrieta of course and the latter's been a little piece of strikeout magic in the short term. But Thor's coming at a significant discount as opposed to Jake and I'm willing to buy on that alone. His peripherals are awesome this season, striking out more than a batter an inning and rocking an xFIP less than three. He might be the dog here, but that's built into the price.   Editor's Note: With these two game slates you are going to see a lot of repeat plays. There's no way to avoid it and the narratives don't change too much as long as the prices stay put. So please don't hate on the repeats here. There are only so many words. Catchers Salvador Perez - FD 2400 DK 3300 Opponent- Tor (Stroman) R Park- @Tor Though he went 0-4 yesterday, and there are some injury issues possibly. But this sticks from yesterday: With some of the plays today you'll see that I'm taking the path of cheap resistance. That's because I'm perfectly happy getting some money in on the Jays' bats, but to do so one will need to punt in a position or two. Perez showed flashed of power in the series against the Astros, though I wouldn't necessarily pencil him in as the next Mike Piazza or anything. That being said, hitting around 7th in the order, he can put the bat on the ball from time to time. Special Offer DraftPot has a $100K Guaranteed contest for NFL's Week 6. Sign up and deposit with the promo code "DFSR"...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Starsdraft 10/16/15 Though the slates are short, this time of the baseball is exciting. Tons of great arms. Solid teams left. Great fan bases. Watching MLB now makes the season worth it. And DFS is just the icing. If you're new to the playoff picks, I'll be giving you one play per position to whet your appetite. You can also grab a free trial of the projection system that makes these picks possible. Your free trial also includes access to our NFL and NHL tools - so get started today! Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers Jon Lester - FD 10700 DK 10800 Opponent- NYM (Harvey) R Park- @Nym Three awesome arms going on this slate so I'll have to choose one. For me, it's Lester. Though a slight ML dog going in, Lester put together a fantastic season with a strikeout an inning and a 3.06 xFIP. For these short slates I want more exposure to pitchers in the NL because they avoid the DH and every little bit counts. For all of the Mets Miracle-ness, they still struck out over 23% of the time against lefties this season. Lester is the clear play for me on FanDuel and DraftKings where he's coming cheaper than Price. He lets you get in at least of semblance of offense down the lineup.   Catchers Salvador Perez - FD 2400 DK 3100 Opponent- Tor (Price) L Park- @KC With some of the plays today you'll see that I'm taking the path of cheap resistance. That's because I'm perfectly happy getting some money in on the Jays' bats, but to do so one will need to punt in a position or two. Perez showed flashed of power in the series against the Astros, though I wouldn't necessarily pencil him in as the next Mike Piazza or anything. That being said, hitting around 7th in the order, he can put the bat on the ball from time to time. Special Offer DraftPot has a $100K Guaranteed contest for NFL's Week 6. Sign up and deposit with the promo code "DFSR" to get 100% matching bonus up to $1000. Plus, first time depositors get a free entry to their $10K contest. Oh, and if you sign up through our link we'll throw in a free month of our NFL projections which now include a Draftpot Lineup Builder. That's value baby! Click the banner below.   First base Anthony Rizzo - FD 4400 DK 4000 Opponent- NYM (Harvey) R Park- @Nym Oof, this position is brutal today. There are very few options I even want to consider. And honestly, I don't even...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Starsdraft 10/15/15 Well the Rangers-Jays game was something huh? That seventh inning alone is one for the ages (not necessarily in a great way) and MLB saved itself a great deal of hassle when the Jays pulled out the win. Now we head to game five of Mets-Dodgers while also getting ready for Toronto to head to Kansas City. Should be fun. If you're new to the playoff picks, I'll be giving you one play per position to whet your appetite. You can also grab a free trial of the projection system that makes these picks possible. Your free trial also includes access to our NFL and NHL tools - so get started today! Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers Jacob deGrom - FD 10600 DK 11900 Opponent- LAD (Greinke) R Park- @Lad I think for cash games on this super short slate you are really only considering two pitchers: Greinke or deGrom. On FanDuel, the play seems obvious, getting deGrom at a significant discount from Greinke even though he is the money line dog. I'm willing to take the risk there considering the other two probable pitchers for the KC/Tor game (Estrada and Volquez) are so, so much worse than these two other guys. For me, deGrom is a clear price play. He has clear K upside and controlled LA in the first game. On DraftKings it's a little closer where I'd be willing to hedge with Greinke considering the two are closer in price. This should be an awesome Game Five.   Catchers Salvador Perez - FD 2400 DK 3400 Opponent- Tor (Estrada) R Park- @KC As you are going to catch on pretty quickly, I'm avoiding the Dodgers/Mets game at all costs from the offensive side of the ball. This of course assumes Estrada and Volquez are the pitchers. It changes some if say, Price, is named the starter. Perez went 4-14 in the last series with two home runs. And while I don't use those small sample sizes as a way to project future performance, it's at least nice to see some of the power there. He, like some of his Royals' teammates, is coming very cheap and in a fine enough situation. A nice way to save for the bigger arms. Special Offer DraftPot has a $100K Guaranteed contest for NFL's Week 6. Sign up and deposit with the promo code "DFSR" to get 100% matching bonus up to $1000. Plus, first time depositors get a free entry to their $10K contest. Oh, and if you sign up through our link we'll throw in a free month of our NFL projections...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Starsdraft 10/14/15 We are definitely nearing the end of DFS baseball. With the Cubs moving into the second round and the first round finishing up, there aren't many days left. Enjoy the game while you can.   If you're new to the playoff picks, I'll be giving you one play per position to whet your appetite. You can also grab a free trial of the projection system that makes these picks possible. Your free trial also includes access to our NFL and NHL tools - so get started today! Click here for a free 3 Day Free Trial Pitchers Johnny Cueto - FD 10500 DK 8200 Opponent- Hou (Mchugh) R Park- @KC It's a cheaper day on the pitching side, but that's because it's fraught with peril. While our system likes Cueto as the runaway favorite from a value perspective, it is having a little trouble identifying the distinct issues he's had over the second half of the season. His K/9 has dropped significantly and he's just been a different guy; not the dude the Royals thought they were getting at the trade deadline. That being said, I think you take what you are getting here with some of the other contextual pieces. He's got the better ballpark situation of the two games and he's the moneyline favorite going in. The Astros will strikeout if given the chance and on this slate I very much think I'm avoiding the Rogers Centre with my pitchers if I can. It's scary, I know. And I could just have easily written up the guy below. I can make a case for Marcus Stroman at his price on FanDuel considering you can load bats. Hate the ballpark, but if you weren't going Cueto, Stroman is the clear play and I could probably have had him in the top spot considering the price. Catchers Salvador Perez - FD 2400 DK 3300 Opponent- Hou (Mchugh) R Park- @KC Totally fine going cheap as possible at catcher here. While Russell Martin is also in contention, I don't love paying up there when I can get some bigger and better bats in at other parts of the lineup. Like a couple of his cheap Royals' teammates, Perez is just kind of a guy that plays. I know that's the hard-hitting, expert analysis you came here for and I'm happy to oblige. He's not a particularly adept hitter, but he's in the lineup around the 7th slot and you need to get guys like this in the lineup on shorts slates in order to get real hitters in other places. Special Offer DraftPot has a $100K Guaranteed contest for...