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It is inevitable that on a big early game slate on get away day there are going to be a lot of player who will be rested today. This is why I have posted the Daily Fantasy Baseball Rankings for today's early slate already for your viewing pleasure. I HIGHLY recommend you check those rankings out in order to fill in any gaps that this Playbook leaves once lineups are announced. I will do my best to keep track of who is in and out of lineups and thus will be updating the Playbook throughout the morning. Still, you MUST keep tabs on these yourself by visiting our MLB Lineups page.
Today it is really all about Max Scherzer on the hill with a few solid bats including Freddie Freeman, Kris Bryant and Justin Upton backing him up. If you can base a lineup around those guys today you are well on your way to winning your cash games. Of course, these split slates is where I personally go for broke in more tournaments since the options are limited anyways.
Here is the DFS MLB Playbook for Thursday April 23rd Early Games:
| PLAYER | POS | TEAM | OPP | ACES | FANDUEL | DRAFTKINGS | BREAKDOWN |
| Max Scherzer | SP | WSH | STL | 7,750 | 11,000 | 12,100 | I would pay $15K for him in this slate |
| Julio Teheran | SP | ATL | NYM | 6,650 | 8,900 | 9,200 | Next best option, ATL will win this game |
| Homer Bailey | SP | CIN | MIL | 6,550 | 8,200 | 8,200 | MIL hitting .201, 27.4% Ks in last 7 gms |
| Alex Avila | C | DET | NYY | 4,250 | 2,900 | 3,300 | .357 wOBA over last 4 games |
| Brian McCann | C | NYY | DET | 4,750 | 3,200 | 3,900 | .361 OBP (37 PA) Vs Sanchez |
| Welington Castillo | C | CHI | PIT | 4,450 | 2,400 | 3,000 | .304/.372/.479 career Vs LHP |
| Kevin Plawecki | C | NYM | ATL | 3,000 | 2,300 | 2,500 | Shot in the dark value play |
| Freddie Freeman | 1B | ATL | NYM | 5,500 | 3,800 | 4,500 | .519 wOBA in last 5 games |
| Joey Votto | 1B | CIN | MIL | 5,350 | 4,800 | 4,800 | .417, 3 HR in last 6 games |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | SD | COL | 4,650 | 3,200 | 4,300 | 6-15 (.400) 3 RBI in last 4 games |
| Chase Utley | 2B | PHI | MIA | 4,900 | 3,100 | 4,600 | Low ball hitter Vs weak low ball pitcher |
| Dee Gordon | 2B | MIA | PHI | 5,400 | 4,000 | 4,800 | Best 2B on board but expensive |
| Joe Panik | 2B | SF | LA | 4,100 | 2,500 | 3,000 | Hitting .435 in last 5 games |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | CHI | PIT | 4,500 | 3,900 | 4,400 | Hit .371 Vs LHP in minor leagues |
| Will Middlebrooks | 3B | SD | COL | 3,900 | 3,800 | 3,900 | Cheap Coors field multi HR option |
| Matt Carpenter | 3B | STL | WSH | 5,000 | 4,300 | 3,800 | .531 wOBA in last 5 games |
| Troy Tulowitzki | SS | COL | SD | 5,650 | 5,200 | 5,100 | Best SS in all of baseball |
| Ian Desmond | SS | WSH | STL | 4,750 | 4,000 | 4,400 | Hitting .455 over last 5 games |
| Jung-Ho Kang | SS | PIT | CHI | 3,500 | 2,400 | 3,700 | Continues to start and move up lineup |
| Justin Upton | LF | SD | COL | 5,250 | 4,400 | 5,200 | Great matchup vs Lyles at Coors |
| Khris Davis | LF | MIL | CIN | 4,350 | 2,400 | 4,200 | 7-18 (.389) 3 HR Vs Bailey; Value |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | NYY | DET | 5,000 | 3,800 | 4,700 | Starting to heat up, underpriced |
| Odubel Herrera | LF | PHI | MIA | 4,000 | 3,000 | 3,400 | Hitting leadoff & raking |
| Giancarlo Stanton | RF | MIA | PHI | 5,750 | 5,000 | 5,300 | Harang has been pitching up since spring |