They can't all be winners folks. Despite hitting on all of my starters last night including long-shot Erasmo Ramirez, I had my first losing day in the past seven in DFS on Wednesday. I was hopeful that the Nationals would be able to solve Tyler Skaggs and despite having him on the ropes in the early going they couldn't put him away.
Anyways, onward and upward we go as we turn our attention to the late games on today's MLB card. Tonight we have ten games to choose from and plenty of opportunities to win money across the industry. Whether you are playing in Fanduel's $100K Strikeout tournament, DraftKings $100K Perfect Game or just padding your bankroll over on DraftStreet tonight, here is your one stop shop for winning daily fantasy baseball. This is the DFS Playbook for Wednesday April 23rd.
Player | Pos | Fanduel | DraftKings | DraftStreet | StarStreet |
Michael Wacha | P | 8,100 | 11,200 | 20,139 | 25,200 |
Zack Greinke | P | 9,400 | 11,700 | 19,858 | 26,000 |
Kyle Lohse | P | 6,000 | 10,900 | 17,241 | 24,900 |
Jered Weaver | P | 7,000 | 8,600 | 15,960 | 21,300 |
Brian McCann | C | 3,400 | 4,800 | 7,464 | 5,900 |
Yadier Molina | C | 3,400 | 4,800 | 7,051 | 5,800 |
Josmil Pinto | C | 3,200 | 4,400 | 6,759 | 6,200 |
Albert Pujols | 1B | 3,700 | 5,900 | 8,722 | 8,600 |
Nick Swisher | 1B/OF | 2,700 | 3,800 | 5,937 | 5,800 |
Mark Teixeira | 1B | 2,700 | 4,300 | 5,241 | 6,800 |
Paul Konerko | 1B | 2,300 | 3,000 | 5,148 | 4,400 |
Scooter Gennett | 2B | 2,600 | 3,200 | 5,003 | 5,700 |
Mark Ellis | 2B | 2,500 | 2,800 | 4,856 | 4,200 |
Nick Castellanos | 3B | 2,900 | 3,400 | 5,985 | 5,700 |
Mike Moustakas | 3B | 2,400 | 3,400 | 4,970 | 4,800 |
Hanley Ramirez | SS | 4,000 | 5,000 | 7,656 | 7,600 |
Ben Zobrist | SS/2B | 3,400 | 4,200 | 8,158 | 6,600 |
Everth Cabrera | SS | 3,000 | 3,900 | 4,005 | 6,300 |
Jacoby Ellsbury | OF | 4,000 | 4,600 | 8,150 | 7,900 |
Jay Bruce | OF | 3,500 | 4,900 | 7,887 | 7,400 |
Alex Gordon | OF | 2,800 | 3,600 | 5,584 | 6,500 |
Dayan Viciedo | OF | 3,200 | 3,900 | 6,000 | 5,900 |
Matt Joyce | OF | 3,000 | 3,200 | 6,308 | 5,800 |
Brett Gardner | OF | 2,800 | 3,600 | 5,857 | 5,800 |
J.D. Martinez | OF | 2,600 | 2,600 | 4,066 | 3,000 |
Those are the prices now here is my reasoning for selecting this group of players in tonight's games:
Player | Pos | Reasoning |
Michael Wacha | P | Mets are last in OPS & 5th worst K's |
Zack Greinke | P | 3-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP Vs Phils |
Kyle Lohse | P | Padres 4th worst OPS & take least BB's |
Jered Weaver | P | Nats have scored 13 runs in last 6 games |
Brian McCann | C | 2-3, 2 HR's Vs Lackey, .375 in past 7 GMs |
Yadier Molina | C | Hit .333/.374/.883 Vs LHP in 2013 |
Josmil Pinto | C | 1.057 OPS Vs RHP this year |
Albert Pujols | 1B | 6-20 (.300) 4 HR, 9 RBI in last 5 games |
Nick Swisher | 1B/OF | Career .271/.399/.847 Vs LHP |
Mark Teixeira | 1B | 21-67 (.313) 2 HR's lifetime Vs. Lackey |
Paul Konerko | 1B | Cheap; 5-7 Vs Smyly; 18 HR at Comerica |
Scooter Gennett | 2B | .391 BA in last 5 games |
Mark Ellis | 2B | 4-6 Vs Niese; 776 career OPS Vs LHP |
Nick Castellanos | 3B | 6-19 (.316) HR 5 RBI in last 5 games |
Mike Moustakas | 3B | Cheap; 2 HR 7 RBI in last 23 AB's |
Hanley Ramirez | SS | 17-63, 2 HR 10-2B's Vs Hamels |
Ben Zobrist | SS/2B | 8-22 (.364) in last 5 games |
Everth Cabrera | SS | .340 OBP career Vs FB Pitchers; Speed |
Jacoby Ellsbury | OF | Former team; 4-13 (.308) Vs Lackey |
Jay Bruce | OF | 7-21 (.333) 2 HR Vs Morton |
Alex Gordon | OF | 12-34 (.353) HR Vs Masterson |
Dayan Viciedo | OF | 2-4 HR Vs Smyly;Hitting .417 in last 6 GMs |
Matt Joyce | OF | Hitting .395 Vs RHP this year |
Brett Gardner | OF | 11-34 (.324) Vs Lackey |
J.D. Martinez | OF | 5th in Tigers lineup; Had 10 HR in AAA |