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Saturday was a very good day for the Playbook so I really hope that you built your lineups around our recommendations. Fading Clayton Kershaw in the evening slate proved to be genius (really just followed the numbers) and noticing that Kole Calhoun was once again hitting in front of Mike Trout also paid off in a big way. We also continued to ride the hot hand of Rockies 2B DJ LaMahieu at a significantly discounted rate.
The biggest thing to keep in mind on Sunday's is that many regular players, especially catchers, are rested on Sunday. PLEASE for the love of anything holy be sure to check our MLB Lineups page before you finalize your lineups this morning.
Let's take a look at the DFS MLB Playbook for Sunday April 12th:
| PLAYER | POSITION | ACES | DRAFTKINGS | FANDUEL | BREAKDOWN |
| Max Scherzer | P | 7,650 | 12,100 | 11,000 | Phillies hitting .174 as a team |
| Chris Sale | P | 7,750 | 10,600 | 10,600 | Coming off DL, usage will be low |
| Drew Hutchison | P | 6,300 | 7,300 | 7,400 | 4-1, 2.29 ERA, 0.92 WHIP Vs O's |
| Carlos Martinez | P | 4,750 | 6,900 | 7,300 | Big arm, great value, perfect for #2 P today |
| Miguel Montero | C | 4,700 | 4,300 | 3,100 | 7-14, 5 RBI Vs Lyles, Coors Field |
| Brian McCann | C | 4,700 | 4,100 | 3,200 | Great low ball hitter Vs lowball pitcher |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4,850 | 3,700 | 3,600 | .308/.349/.506 career Vs LHP |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 1B | 5,400 | 5,400 | 4,700 | 11-37 off Tillman, swinging hot bat |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4,950 | 4,600 | 3,600 | .283/.393/.468 Vs LHP |
| Freddie Freeman | 1B | 5,300 | 4,300 | 3,700 | 6-10 off Colon, slugging .571 this year |
| Adam LaRoche | 1B | 4,800 | 3,900 | 3,000 | Value play, hit ball hard twice in 3 AB's Sat |
| DJ LeMahieu | 2B | 3,900 | 4,300 | 3,200 | Kid is on fire, hitting .524 in 21 AB's in '15 |
| Neil Walker | 2B | 4,700 | 4,600 | 3,600 | .450 OBP in 40 AB's Vs Lohse |
| Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 5,050 | 3,800 | 3,500 | Underpriced, matches up well with Tanaka |
| Evan Longoria | 3B | 5,050 | 4,500 | 3,800 | 7-13 (.538) 3 HR Vs Alvarez |
| Trevor Plouffe | 3B | 4,700 | 3,700 | 2,600 | 8-24 (.333) Vs Sale, great fastball hitter |
| Will Middlebrooks | 3B | 3,900 | 3,100 | 2,300 | Great value, scorching the ball lately |
| Troy Tulowitzki | SS | 5,850 | 6,000 | 5,400 | Best player at his position by a mile |
| Jed Lowrie | SS | 4,500 | 3,800 | 2,800 | 6-17 (.353) Vs Colby Lewis |
| Brad Miller | SS | 4,200 | 3,800 | 2,600 | Moving up in order, hitting .333 this year |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | OF | 5,000 | 4,900 | 4,000 | Investing heavily after his day off Sat |
| Justin Upton | OF | 5,100 | 4,100 | 3,900 | 7-13, HR, 3B Vs Peavy |
| Lorenzo Cain | OF | 4,700 | 3,900 | 3,600 | Hitting .400/.500/.650 this season |
| Alex Rios | OF | 4,700 | 3,900 | 3,300 | 8-21 (.381) 2 HR Vs C.J. Wilson |
| Angel Pagan | OF | 4,750 | 3,700 | 3,400 | 5 XBH in 23 AB's so far this season |
| Michael Taylor | OF | 3,500 | 3,800 | 2,600 | Still a great value at leadoff spot |
| Eric Young Jr | OF | 4,050 | 3,200 | 2,500 | Great price on FD |