The question FanDuel owners have today is who should we start on the mound to cash in on tonight? In Minnesota, Chris Sale will take the mound for the Chicago White Sox against the Twins. Sale is the top salary starter on the hill tonight giving you one great option.

This will be Sale’s second start against the Twins this season with his first start coming back on April 12^th. In that start, Sale allowed just one earned run over six innings while striking out eight Twins. Overall, Sale has allowed two or fewer runs in each of his three starts.

While Sale seems to be a viable option other top starters include Jacob deGrom, Stephen Strasburg, Shelby Miller and Alfredo Simon. When we start to examine a few of the starters who have had success against the team they are facing.  Strasburg and the Washington Nationals take on the Mets.

Currently the Mets roster has posted a .211 at bats in 76 at bats with just six runs batted in. The stats lead us back to Sale as he has allowed the Twins to hit .245 off of him in 163 at bats but only 14 runs batted in. One sleeper option is Danny Duffy for the Kansas City Royals against the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers are hitting just .203 against Duffy in 79 career at bats.

Here is our MLB FanDuel lineup for Thursday April 30^th.

P – Chris Sale ($10,000): As we looked around the starters tonight we bounced back to Sale. Sale’s track record against the Minnesota Twins make him a perfect option on the mound tonight. In his career, Sale is 7-1 All-time against the Twins with a 2.37 earned run average.

C – Jason Castro ($2,300): The Houston Astros catcher is a great option tonight after getting the night off last night. Castro put together two back to back solid performances picking up over eight fantasy points in that stretch.

First Base – Eric Hosmer ($3,300): Hosmer is coming off his second home run of the season in the teams last game. Over his last three games, Hosmer has five hits in 13 at bats including a double, one home run, three runs batted in, three runs scored and a walk.

Second Base – Jason Kipnis ($2,700): We debated using Jose Altuve but couldn’t justify the expensive move. Kipnis is coming off one of his top fantasy performances of the season picking up a home run and four runs driven in.

Third Base – Todd Frazier ($3,700): Frazier has been rewarding his fantasy owners of late picking up over 3 fantasy points in four of his last five contests. In that stretch, Frazier has two home runs, two runs batted in, five runs scored, four walks and two stolen bases. This hot streak has us jumping on board with Frazier tonight.

Short Stop – Andrelton Simmons ($2,500): Simmons is one player around Major League Baseball that has some success against his opposing starter. Simmons has five career hits in 10 at bats against Mike Leake.

Outfielder – Kelly Johnson ($2,800): Looking for somewhat of a bargain tonight landed us with Kelly Johnson. Johnson has put up some solid numbers against Leake picking up five hits in 13 at bats with one home run and two runs batted in.

Outfielder – Chris Carter ($2,600): Carter has gotten off to some what of a slow start but that could change any night. The Houston Astros outfielder picked up his second home run of the season and should provide some power potential any night of the week.

Outfielder – Nelson Cruz ($5,000): The Seattle Mariners designated hitter/outfielder might be the best option of any fantasy player tonight. Cruz enters tonight action riding a three game hitting streak with six hits, one double, one triple and one home run over that stretch.

The middle of the week is here as we get set for another day of MLB FanDuel tonight. Tonight the headline play of the night is Felix Hernandez as he takes the mound for the Seattle Mariners against American League West rivals the Texas Rangers.

In his last start we elected to skip using him as their was a little concern earlier in the day that he was battling a leg injury. Hernandez went out that night pitched a complete game striking out nine hitters and finishing with his second straight fantasy performance with 22 points.

Now the debate is should we include him in the lineup tonight at $11,000? We could elect to skip him as many fantasy owners will be using him and add the funds to additional lineup spots. One cheaper option is Aaron Harang for the Philadelphia Phillies tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Harang has back to back double digit fantasy performances but the more important part saves our lineup up $3,400. What we elected to do today which is a little different than we have in the past is provide two lineups built around an expensive starter and one around a cheaper starter.

Here is our more expensive FanDuel lineup for tonight.

P – Felix Hernandez ($11,100): After back to back 22 point fantasy performances it is easy to anchor him into your lineup tonight. One of those two outings were against this same Rangers team.

C – Miguel Montero ($2,800): With Hernandez on the mound we were looking for discount options at every position. Monetero has the potential to not only produce but put up some solid fantasy numbers.

First Base – Pedro Alvarez ($2,700): The Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman has struggled for most of the season picking up just 14 hits in 62 at bats. The good news four of those hits have left the yard.

Second Base – Jace Peterson ($2,400): Peterson has been hot of late for the Atlanta Braves.  Over his last three games, Peterson has five hits in his last 10 games including four runs batted in, two walks and two runs scored.

Third Base – Juan Uribe ($2,500): Uribe is a gamble as the Dodgers have started to use Alex Guerrero in his place. That being said, Uribe has hit Ryan Vogelsong well picking up nine hits in 22 career at bats.

Short Stop – Jhonny Peralta ($2,700): The St. Louis Cardinals shortstop has hit Aaron Harang well in his career. In 30 career at bats Peralta has picked up ten total hits including five extra base hits including two home runs.

Outfielder – Juan Lagares ($2,600): The Mets outfielder is riding a four game hitting streak along with hitting in nine of his last 10 games. Over his last four games, Lagares has picked up nine hits including two doubles, one triple, four runs batted in and five runs scored.

Outfielder – Carlos Gonzalez ($3,200): Gonzalez has gotten off to a slow start but looking back at his track record he could flip a switch on almost any night. The Colorado Rockies outfielder has five career hits off of Vogelsong including two home runs.

Outfielder – Giancarlo Stanton ($4,900): After a slow start Gonzalez has been swinging a somewhat hot bat including three home runs over his last ten games. Currently Stanton is riding a four game hitting streak with seven hits over that stretch.

Here is our FanDuel lineup built around a cheaper option at starting pitcher.

P – Carlos Martinez ($8,500)

C – Nick Hundley ($2,800)

First Base – Lucas Duda ($3,700)

Second Base – Kolten Wong ($2,700)

Third Base – Nolan Arenado ($3,700)

Short Stop – Marcus Semien ($2,800)

Outfielder – Mark Trumbo ($3,200)

Outfielder – Ichiro Suzuki ($2,200)

Outfielder – Nelson Cruz ($4,900)

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The Major League Baseball action is in full swing with ninety games taking place from today to Sunday. This provides us a ton of fantasy options for our full season leagues as well as on FanDuel and Draftkings. Now that we got the action out of the way lets take a look around which fantasy options are hot and cold entering the weekend of April 24^th through April 26^th.

Hot Fantasy Options:

Devon Travis, Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays second baseman has been red hot providing a great option for fantasy owners at the position. Over his last 10 games, Travis has 15 hits including three home runs, 12 runs batted in and six runs scored in that stretch.

Alfredo Simon, Detroit Tigers: Simon was acquired by the Tigers this offseason to help anchor a rotation that lost by Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello. The Tigers starter has allowed just one earned run over his last 15.1 innings. Simon is expected to take the mound on Saturday against the Cleveland Indians.

Anthony DeSclafani, Cincinnati Reds: The top options are deep on Saturday on the mound and DeSclafani is one of those options. The Reds starter has allowed just two earned runs this season with zero coming over his last 15 innings pitched.

Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins: The Marlins outfielder has been on a power surge of late after struggling to hit the long ball to start the season. Stanton has hit .286 over his last seven games with four home runs and seven runs driven in.

Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays: Archer has been dominating over his last three games allowing zero earned runs over 19.2 innings. The Rays starter takes the mound on Sunday facing one of the hottest teams in baseball. If he can hold this lineup down, Archer might be one of the top fantasy options going down the stretch.

Nick Martinez, Texas Rangers: Entering the season looking for a sleeper could be difficult but Martinez has answered that question for his fantasy owners. While the Rangers have struggled, Martinez has allowed just one earned run over his first 20 innings this season.

Other hot fantasy options to consider over the weekend include Jacob deGrom (Friday Night Starter), Adam Wainwright (Saturday Starter), Lance Lynn (Sunday Starter), Wilmer Flores (Second Baseman), Zachary Cozart (Short Stop) and Stephen Vogt (Outfielder:

Cold Fantasy Options to avoid:

Jose Quintana, Chicago White Sox: The upside is promising for the White Sox starter but after two shaky starts in his first three this season, Quintana is worth passing on in daily leagues till he gets it going. In 15 total innings this year, Quintana has allowed 14 earned runs and three home runs.

Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies: It is hard not to put Gonzalez in your lineup with his power potential but he has struggled this season. Over his last four games, Gonzalez has zero hits in 12 at bats. The Rockies outfielder has just four hits over his last 10 games with just one run batted in.

Steve Pearce, Baltimore Orioles: After starting red hot with back-to-back home runs, Pearce has struggled. The Orioles versatile slugger has zero hits over his last seven at bats and just four over his last 10 games.

Other cold fantasy options to avoid include Tom Koehler, Bud Norris, Carl Crawford, Buster Posey, Lonnie Chisenhall and Chris Johnson.

The weekend is here opening up a new door to cash in on FanDuel. If you followed our lineup yesterday we didn’t do bad registering 35 points with two of our guys out of the lineup. Hopefully you were able to catch this as the day went on and was able to swap those players out.

Like we have of late we continued to ride a player whose track record was better than their performance up to this date. Yesterday it paid off as Manny Machado finished with 13.5 points with two home runs and four runs driven in for the Orioles.

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Along with Machado, Clay Buckholz finished strong finishing with 15 fantasy points after striking out ten Tampa Bay Rays. Like any other thing in life we have to move on from yesterday and take a look at which player is deserving of a spot in our lineup on Friday April 24^th.

As we start to build our fantasy lineups tonight one player that stands out looking at his career splits against Andrew Cashner is Adrian Gonzalez. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman has nine career hits including four home runs in 25 career at bats. Along with Gonzalez, Chris Davis is another solid option tonight at first base with three career home runs off of Rick Porcello.

Like always we recommend monitoring the lineups as they are posted to ensure our picks are in the lineup. Here is our MLB FanDuel lineup for Friday April 24^th.

P – Scott Kazmir ($9,100): We landed with the Oakland A’s starter taking on one of the bottom hitting teams in the American League. That being said it was simply based on the fact Felix Hernandez is still listed day to day after dealing with quad soreness on Saturday:

Option: Felix Hernandez (Will have to replace Stanton and Gonzalez with cheaper options), Josh Collmenter (FanDuel Fantasy Sleeper)

C – Brayan Pena ($2,300): Monitor Devin Mesoraco status as well as if Pena is in the lineup. Pena has eight career hits against Jon Lester in 20 career at bats giving us a great cheap option if he starts tonight.

Option: AJ Ellis

First Base – Adrian Gonzalez ($4,700): The Dodgers first baseman hit his sixth home run of the season on Thursday. Gonzalez has hit .360 over his 25 at bats including four home runs against Andrew Cashner.

Option: Chris Davis

Second Base – Daniel Murphy ($2,900): Murphy is coming off a big fantasy performance in his last game with two hits and four runs batted in. The Mets second baseman provides us a lefty bat in a very left-hander friendly Yankee Stadium.

Third Base – Mike Moustakas ($3,100): Looking at players who have solid track records landed us with Moustakas. In his career Moustakas has 10 career hits in 29 at bats with two home runs against Jose Quintana.

Option: Manny Machado

Short Stop – Jhonny Peralta ($2,800): The St. Louis Cardinals short stop might be the best option tonight at short stop based on the value. Peralta has two career home runs and four runs driven in off of R.A. Dickey.

Option: Troy Tulowitzki (Very expensive but great option at Coors Field)

Outfielder – Giancarlo Stanton ($4,900): After a slow start, Stanton has picked up four home runs over his last seven games. Tonight he gets a shot to add to that against Jordan Zimmerman someone he has three career home runs against.

Outfielder – Austin Jackson ($2,600): Looking for bargains after spending heavy on Stanton limits us with a few cheap options. The Mariners outfielder has ten hits over his last eight games.

Outfielder – Delmon Young ($2,600): Much like Jackson, Young is a great cheap option tonight against Rick Porcello. Young has eight career hits in 26 at bats off of the Red Sox starter.

Option: Matt Holliday, Adam Jones, Juan Lagares

The MLB action is limited for Thursday Night but the opportunity to cash on in is still alive for FanDuel owners. In all only four games are taking place on the diamond this evening after eight games are taking place around Major League Baseball this afternoon.

Tonight’s lineup of games include the Oakland A’s taking on the Los Angeles Angels, the Baltimore Orioles taking on the Toronto Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox taking on the Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals taking on the Chicago White Sox. From a fantasy standpoint the Orioles and Blue Jays game stands out after 25 runs were scored in the first two games of the series.

While we like the Orioles/Blue Jays matchup from a fantasy point for the lineup our question is which of the eight starters on the mound tonight warrant a start for our FanDuel lineup. Chris Sale has been solid to start the season posting back to back 14 plus fantasy performances but will take the mound against the red hot Royals.

One option is to take Yordano Ventura who registered 11 fantasy points earlier this season against the same White Sox lineup. In the end we are leaning towards Clay Buchholz tonight against a Rays team that is hitting just .231 on the season.

Here is our FanDuel lineup for April 23^rd, 2015.

P – Clay Buchholz ($7,700): As we examined all eight starters tonight the Red Sox starter stood out as the top option. The Red Sox starter has pitched well in two of his three starts this season posting double digit fantasy points in each contest.

C – Ryan Hanigan ($2,500): When we looked at the fantasy matchups tonight we valued the outfield position a little higher limiting on what we had to spend on a few of the positions. This led us to Hanigan who has four hits over his last nine at bats with four runs scored.

First Base – Albert Pujols ($3,600): When you look at the matchup tonight against Jesse Chavez of the A’s, Pujols is just one of three Angels we like. The Angels first baseman has seven career hits in 14 at bats verse Chavez with one home run and four runs batted in.

Second Base – Ryan Flaherty ($2,800): While Flaherty let us down yesterday, the Orioles versatile infielder had hit in five straight games including three mult-hits leading up to yesterday. We expect him to be in the lineup tonight against a right hander on the mound.

Third Base – Manny Machado ($3,200): It has been a slow start for the Orioles third baseman but he has shown he can hit well at times. This includes of late as he picked up three hits including a double and two runs batted in during this series.

Short Stop – Erick Aybar ($2,800): It was a tossup between Aybar and Jose Reyes tonight but we valued the Angels value. Aybar has hit Chavez well picking up five hits in 12 career at bats while Reyes is 9 for 24 lifetime against Chris Tillman with one home runs.

Option: Jose Reyes (You could go cheaper at the outfield position with either Trout or Cain)

Outfielder – Mike Trout ($5,700): The last of the Angels to have great success against Chavez is Mike Trout. Trout is hitting .364 against Chavez in 11 career at bats with two home runs and five runs driven in.

Outfielder – Lorenzo Cain ($4,000): Sticking with the matchup card landed us with Cain tonight against Chris Sale. The Royals outfielder has 13 career hits off of Sale including five extra base hits with two of them going for home runs.

Outfielder – Melky Cabrera ($2,700): The White Sox outfielder has been red hot of late hitting in five straight games. Over that stretch Cabrera has 11 hits in his last 21 at bats with four runs driven in and four runs scored.

David Price, Clayton Kershaw take the mound on Wednesday for FanDuel owners. These two are just a few of the top starters taking the mound for their respective teams tonight. Price will take the mound for the Detroit Tigers as they host the New York Yankees. Meanwhile Kershaw will look to lead his Los Angeles Dodgers over the Giants in San Francisco.

Along with these two top arms some of the other top arms taking the mound tonight include Johnny Cueto, Madison Bumgarner, Cole Hamels and Sonny Gray. The question is which of these starters will be worth what they cost. Kershaw costs $12,000 followed by Price at $11,400 and Cueto at $10,600.

Out of the bunch, Price might be performing the best out of the gate allowing just ne earned run over his first three starts. The downside is he has just one win to show for his strong start. As far as tonight’s matchup Cueto has a great matchup on paper as he is going up against a Milwaukee Brewers team that ranks last in MLB in ops.

While the top starters are appealing you also have a few cheaper options that might provide you with some salary cap relief. One name that comes to mind is Jarred Cosart for the Miami Marlins. Cosart gets the start tonight against a struggling Philadelphia Phillies team. The Phillies are hitting just .213 through their first 14 gameas with eight home runs an a league low 38 runs batted in.

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Here is our complete FanDuel lineup for Wednesday, April 22^nd.

P – Clayton Kershaw ($12,000): We debated back and forth with this pick but we elected to go with the top starter on the mound. Kershaw returned to his old form in his last outing finishing with 21 fantasy points. If you elect to go with a cheaper option like Cosart the move would free up some extra money for hitters.

Option: Jarred Cosart (Fantasy Sleeper)

C – Kurt Suzuki ($2,500): Since we are on a tight budget after spending on Kershaw we had to look at players who have had a good track record against starters throwing tonight. Suzuki is hitting .381 for his career against Jeremy Guthrie with four extra base hits.

First Base – Justin Morneau ($4,000): We spent a little heavy on our first baseman but based on Morneaus career numbers it is worth it. Morneau has 10 extra base hits off of James Shields in his career including four home runs to go with 11 runs driven in.

Second Base – Jimmy Paredes ($2,700): Paredes is a bargain play tonight but we recommend following the lineups before the start tonight. Paredes hit the ball this past weekend against the Boston Red Sox but had the night off last night. Look for Buck Showalter to get him back in the lineup tonight.

Third Base – Yangervis Solarte ($2,700): We love any contest taking place at Coors Field unfortuanlty we didn’t have a ton of spending money. Solarte is in the same boa as Paredes so if he is in the lineup start him.

Option: Aramis Ramirez (Ramirez might be the better play but love any hitter at Coors Field)

Short Stop – Adeiny Hechavarria ($2,700): Sticking with bargain hunting we elected to go with the Marlins short stop. Hechavarria has hit Cole Hamels well picking up eight hits over 22 career at bats.

Outfielder – Chris Carter ($2,400): Carter’s value is as low as we expect it all season making him a great play tonight against the Mariners. The Astros outfielder has the potential to hit one out any night add that with his solid fantasy performance last night makes him a great Fanduel bargain play.

Outfielder – Curtis Granderson ($2,800): The Mets outfielder is swinging a hot bat picking up four hits over his last two games along with four runs driven in. Tonight he has a shot to continue his success against Eric Stults. Stults has giving up seven earned runs over his first two starts this season.

Outfielder – Mark Trumbo ($3,200): Looking for a power bat with limited budget is hard to do. Trumbo has yet to get hot at the plate but has shown some signs of late picking up 11 hits over his last nine games.

Option: Nelson Cruz (If you elect to go with Cosart, Cruz is a great play with eight home runs over his last 10 games), Michael Bourne

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The weekend is over but let the Monday blues slow down your chance to cash in on FanDuel. Tonight we have a nice eight game lineup around Major League Baseball to build from including a matchup at one of the top hitter’s ball parks in the game. The downside to tonight’s action is the lack of top talent starters throwing limiting your options.

Before we get to the starters let’s take a look a few lineups that we like tonight to build from. The one game we really like is the San Diego Padres heading to take on the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. This field has been historically hitter friendly over the years and we don’t expect that to change anytime soon.

In this matchup you have a bunch of players you could go at including Troy Tulowitzki, Nolan Arenado, Matt Kemp and Justin Upton. The problem we have encountered is trying to figure out which ones to use tonight as a stack. Our other issue is trying to make it work with one of the starting pitchers throwing tonight. The other contest we like tonight based simply based on where the game is being played is the Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers.

As we looked around the league for a starter tonight we stopped on HisashiIwakuma for the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners righty has yet to turn in a double digit fantasy performance but could begin to change tonight against the Houston Astros. The Astros sit in the bottom of the league in runs scored, hits, batting average and runs batted in.

Here is our complete FanDuel for Monday April 20^th, 2015. We recommend monitoring the weather conditions as well as the lineups as close to the starting time tonight.

P – HisashiIwakuma ($8,300): Looking at the starters on the mound tonight Iwakuma is as good of an option as any taking the hill. Tonight the Mariners starter gets a shot at a Astros team that has struggled at the plate outside of hitting a bunch of home runs something that is hard to do at Safeco Field.

Option: Alfredo Simon, Anthony DeSclafani (FanDuel Sleeper)

C – Mike Zunino ($2,400): Looking for a bargain tonight at the catchers position we turned to Mike Zunino of the Seattle Mariners. Zunino showed during the spring he can hit but has gotten off to a slow start.

Option: Derek Norris

First Base –Yonder Alonso ($3,200): The San Diego Padres first baseman has been fairly consistent over his last six games posting at least 2.5 fantasy points in five of those contests. Tonight he gets a chance to hit at Coors Field which always elevates a hitter’s performance.

Second Base – JeddGyorko($2,700):We debated a few options at second base tonight before landing with Gyorko. The Padres second baseman has 10 career hits off of Jorge De La Rosa in 15 career at bats.

Option: Jason Kipnis

Third Base – Will Middlebrooks ($3,000): Middlebrooks enters tonights contest against the Rockies riding a five game hitting streak. In that stretch, the Padres third baseman has two home runs, five runs batted in and three runs scored.

Short Stop – Troy Tulowitzki ($5,300): Anytime the Rockies play at home Tulowitzki is a great option at at shortstop. Tulowitzki is a career .323 hitter at Coors Field for his career with 99 home runs and 351 runs driven in.

Option: Starlin Castro,

Outfielder – Austin Jackson ($2,500): Looking for a value bat we stumbled across the Mariners outfielder. Over his last three games, Jackson has six hits in 12 at bats with one home run, two runs batted in and two runs scored.

Outfielder – Ryan Braun ($3,600): Braun has been quiet to start the season but has not put back to back hitless performances over his last ten games. Now if the Brewers outfielder can pick up his first homerun of the spring it should spark his bat.

Outfielder – J.D. Martinez ($4,000): The Tigers outfielder has gotten off to a hot start picking up five home runs and 10 runs driven in over his first 12 games played. Tonight he will get a shot at CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees who has struggled this year allowing 15 hits over just 12.2 innings.

Options: Mike Trout (If you elect to use of fantasy sleeper on the mound swap Trout in), Carlos Gomez, Matt Kemp

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