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****WEATHER UPDATE*****
The Minnesota and Detriot game is not looking good to be played at all today. I would fade it completely. The Pittsburgh and Cincinnati game could very well be delayed as well with a possibility of a cancellation. I am subbing in Kendall Graveman vs. Texas as another pitching option. He pitched well in the spring but does lack strikeout upside but is cheap and should get a win.
It is a split schedule across the sites. Fantasy Aces has split their slates so only pricing currently available is for the afternoon games. I will update the DFS playbook as more information on final lineups becomes available. Stephen Strasburg and Matt Harvey are the top options but unfortunately they are facing each other. Harvey is incredibly cheap on both DraftKings and FanDuel.
Let's take a look at the DFS MLB Playbook for Thursday April 9th:
| PLAYER | POS | ACES | DRAFTKINGS | FANDUEL | BREAKDOWN |
| Stephen Strasburg | P | 7500 | 10,500 | 10500 | Best Pitcher if price no factor |
| Matt Harvey | P | 7250 | 8,800 | 9000 | Super Cheap on DK & FD |
| Trevor Bauer | P | 5950 | 7,200 | 7400 | Gets K loving Astros |
| Kendall Graveman | P | 4500 | 5,100 | 5000 | Lacks K upside but should get W |
| Sal Perez | C | 4750 | 3,800 | 3400 | Owns left handed pitching |
| Russell Martin | C | 4850 | 4100 | 3200 | Plenty of RBI chances to be had |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 1B | 5300 | 5000 | 4700 | Continuing to pick Sabathia |
| Jose Abreu | 1B | 5700 | 4900 | 4600 | Has continued his red hot spring |
| Adam Laroche | 1B | 4800 | 4300 | 3200 | Volzquez was awful all spring |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B/OF | 4850 | 4100 | 3200 | Martinez giving up .366 wOBA vs L |
| Chase Utley | 2B | 4900 | 4100 | 3500 | Big game coming 1.297 OPS in Spring |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 4550 | 3900 | 3000 | Should be leading off vs Danks |
| Alexei Amarista | SS/3B | 3800 | 3000 | 2300 | Best punt play as SS |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 5500 | 4700 | 3900 | HR every 12.8 AB's vs L in 2014 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 3900 | 3200 | 2400 | Career .327 vs Lefties |
| Pablo Sandoval | 3B | 4900 | 4300 | 3000 | Best play if fading the BlueJays |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | OF | 5000 | 4600 | 4000 | Will take advantage of the rookie |
| Jose Bautista | OF | 5500 | 5000 | 4600 | Continuing to pick Sabathia |
| Alex Rios | OF | 4600 | 4100 | 3600 | .325 vs. L in 2014 even in bad |
| George Springer | OF | 4700 | 4600 | 4000 | Power/Speed Combo |
| Adam Eaton | OF | 4700 | 3900 | 3000 | Volquez struggled in spring |
| Sam Fuld | OF | 4000 | 3500 | 2800 | Hitting leadoff and has been hot |