Really just five games MLB? If you are like me, Monday probably left you jonesing for a larger player pool, which we get tonight with 15 games to choose from. There is an eclectic group of pitchers going tonight as you have a couple top aces to choose from, a few former aces, and quite lot of young arms with some upside which in turn should provide a lot of different angles to consider as we look for some bats to fill out the roster. So let’s get into it, and remember if you have a specific question remember you can always tweet @FantasyNomad and/or post in the comments section below.
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Daily Fantasy Baseball Projections
Pitcher | Pos. | DraftKings | DraftStreet | FanDuel | Reasons |
Hisashi Iwakuma | P | $10,100 | $15,920 | $8,300 | If you do not want to pay for Masahiro Tanaka Adam Wainwright or Johnny Cueto |
Doug Fister | P | $6,800 | $12,680 | $7,000 | GPP play as win probablity low since Cueto on the mound for the Reds, but Fister is at home vs a Reds LU w/o top 2 hitters |
Ian Kennedy | P | $8,700 | $16,898 | $6,700 | 9.82 K/9 ranks 12th best in all of baseball, game is home in Petco and vs Twins team w/o a DH |
Josh Beckett | P | $8,800 | $17,249 | $6,700 | Mets own the lowest team batting average and second worst OPS among NL teams versus RHP on this season |
Discounted Dandy Hitter of the Night: Cardinals 1B Matt Adams
Teams to Stack:
Red Sox vs TOR LH J.A. Happ, Yankees at Cubs vs RH Jason Hammel, Giants at COL vs LH Franklin Morales, and Tigers at CLE vs RH Trevor Bauer
Hitter | Pos. | DraftKings | DraftStreet | FanDuel | Reasons |
Brian McCann | C | $3,800 | $6,870 | $3,400 | McCann .300 (6-20) w/ 2 HR over last 6 gms and get LvsR Hammel |
Yasmani Grandal | C | $3,700 | $4,989 | $2,900 | Or whoever catches for SD; Grandal all 4 HR off RHP, Rivera 3-7 w/ 2 HR last two games. Update: Hector Sanchez even better option now that lineups are out. |
Freddie Freeman | 1B | $4,500 | $7,687 | $3,800 | Continues to delivery on the reg including 5-8 w/ HR ea of last 2 gms and get LvsR vs MIL Gallardo |
Eric Hosmer | 1B | $3,700 | $6,007 | $2,700 | Great price, Great matchup and projects to be 2nd top producing 1B behind Freeman and just ahead of Adams |
Matt Adams | 1B | $3,500 | $3,915 | $2,600 | 3 multi hit games over last 4 should have a field day vs RHP Arroyo |
Neil Walker | 2B | $4,400 | $7,421 | $3,200 | 8 of his 9 HR come off of RHP and O's SP Gonzalez homer friendly (13.2% HR/FB, 1.59 HR/9 on season; 18.5%, 2.29 on the road) |
Derek Dietrich | 2B | $3,500 | $5,709 | $3,100 | LvsR vs RH Burnett all 5 HR vs RHP this yr. and price hasn't caught up to production: 6 gm hit streak w/ 2 HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R |
Kolten Wong | 2B | $3,300 | $4,696 | $3,000 | Things looking right for Wong since being recalled see here: Kolten Wong |
Jedd Gyorko | 2B | $3,700 | $4,991 | $2,600 | FD punt play w/ upside |
Pablo Sandoval | 3B | $4,200 | $5,047 | $2,800 | Leads all 3B in hits in just 6 gms over last 7 days: .391 (9-23) HR and 2 2B and great price on DS and FD |
Kyle Seager | 3B | $4,100 | $5,867 | $3,000 | .429 (6-14) career vs Lewis and you get LvsR matchup in hitter friendly Rangers Stadium |
Matt Dominguez | 3B | $3,400 | $4,741 | $3,200 | RvsL vs LHP Skaggs who has a 6.91 ERA w/ all 5 HR allowed at home, Dominguez .340 BA vs LHP and .310 on the road this season and is 4-8 w/ 2HR, 4 RBI, 2 R last 2 gms |
Erick Aybar | SS | $3,900 | $5,859 | $3,000 | .455 (10-22) w/ 4 xbh in career vs Feldman |
Everth Cabrera | SS | $3,800 | $4,054 | $2,700 | Project as 3rd highest scoring SS today but comes at great price |
Xander Bogaerts | SS | $3,600 | $4,417 | $2,900 | .364 (8-22) w/ 3 xbh including 1 HR over last 6 gms and RvsL vs Happ |
Matt Holliday | OF | $4,900 | $6,463 | $3,200 | .296 (16-54) w/ 4 HR in career vs Arroyo |
Hunter Pence | OF | $4,900 | $8,860 | $3,500 | swinging hot bat .444 (12-27) w/ 5 xbh, 1 HR last 6 gms; 4-7 1 HR career vs COL LHP Morales |
Shane Victorino | OF | $4,300 | $7,933 | $3,100 | hitting .421 (8-19) vs LHP and .286 at home compared to .258 on the road this season gets Jays LH Happ at home tonight |
Jonny Gomes | OF | $3,200 | $6,329 | $3,000 | Projects to be 2nd highest scoring OF tonight (If in LU) |
A.J. Pollock | OF | $3,900 | $5,264 | $3,900 | GPP play as few will own him vs Wainwright but Pollock is 3-3 vs Waino small sample of course, but read this: MLB Preview |
Alex Gordon | OF | $4,000 | $5,026 | $2,900 | More of a GPP play, but matchup is favorable as you get LvsR matchup vs RH Rienzo; Gordon .276 vs RHP on the season (32-116) 2 HR and 10 BB to 13 K |
Michael Morse | OF | $4,500 | $7,042 | .348 (8-23) 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R last 6gms; .313 w/ 6 of 10 HR off LHP and game is in Coors vs LHP Morales | |
Jason Heyward | OF | $3,500 | $5,309 | $2,800 | price has not caught up to recent production of .381 BA over last five gms, maybe better GPP play as track record vs Gallardo not good in small sample size |
Jonny Gomes | OF | $3,200 | $6,329 | $3,000 | Projects to be 2nd highest scoring OF today |
Seth Smith | OF | $4,400 | $7,565 | $4,100 | See here: MLB Preview |
Jose Bautista | OF | $5,400 | $9,406 | $4,300 | cheaper than Stanton and Trout with favorable RvsL matchup vs BOS Doubront |
Adam Jones | OF | $4,700 | $6,645 | $3,700 | 4-15 w/ 3 HR vs LHP Liriano in his career |
Christian Yelich | OF | $4,600 | $8,085 | $3,300 | All 5 HR off of RHP and like most all Marlins he hits better at home |
Best of luck tonight and and again if you have a specific question remember you can always tweet @FantasyNomad and/or post in the comments section below. Be sure to check our Fantasy Alarm MLB Daily Lineups and Weather closer to gametime and here is a possible lineup to consider for Tuesday night: