Daily Fantasy Baseball News July 3rd

Homer Bailey-SP Reds

Homer Bailey pitches a no-hitter in Cincinnati Reds' 3-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, the second of his career. Bailey was also responsible for the most recent no-hitter, which he tossed against the Pirates on September 28th of last season. Bailey became the first pitcher since Nolan Ryan (1974 and 1975) to throw consecutive no-hitters. It may come as a surprise to some, but Bailey is only 27-years old and appears to be in the process of matching the high expectations that were placed on him after being the seventh overall pick back in 2004. Bailey's major obstacle had been his health as he had missed a combined 149 days between 2010 and 2011. Bailey is experiencing career highs in K/9 and  K/BB, and still has the potential to improve going forward, as strange as this may sound for a guy who just threw his second no-hitter. Bailey's peripherals show he has been somewhat unlucky this season as his ERA was sitting at 3.88 coming into Tuesday game while he had a FIP of 2.77. In addition, Bailey's BABIP was over .300 while is strand rate was under 68%. So, if you had any thoughts of trying to sell high on Bailey, it appears you may reap more benefits by holding on to him.

Jeremy Hefner-P Mets

Jeremy Hefner pitched seven innings of one run ball allowing just four hits, two walks, and struck out six in the win over the DBacks Tuesday.Fantasy Owners time you recognize Jeremy Hefner! I used to joke that Jeremy got pounded more than Hugh, but that's a thing of the past. Jeremy Hefner has not allowed more than one run in five of his last six starts (allowed only two runs in the other one). The strikeout numbers are a little low at under seven per nine and the wins may a little hard to come by, but Hefner is proving to be a pitcher you can relay on to keep your ERA and WHIP down. Hitters