The MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball action takes center stage as the dog days of summer slowly approaches. That action continues on Tuesday May 30^th, 2017 as the MLB Schedule delivers a heavy slate with a 14 games taking to the diamond featuring some big time fantasy options.

One of those options that will be extremely difficult to pass up on will take the mound against his former team. That option is Chris Sale who will be making his first start of his career against the Chicago White Sox who elected to move the five time All-Star this to the Boston Red Sox this offseason.

Tonight, Sale will have his first shot at showing his former team what they are missing every fifth day on the mound. Luckily for his Daily Fantasy Baseball owners Sale has not missed a beat to start the 2017 MLB Season. Through his first 10 starts of the season, Sale has picked up at least 40 fantasy points in each of those starts while posting double digit strikeout totals in eight of those.

Now before we get to our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options we like tonight, here are a few of the games you will want to pay close attention to as weather may play a factor.

New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles (50% Chance)

Los Angeles Dodgers @ St. Louis Cardinals (30% at Game Time)

Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals (50% at Game Time)

Boston Red Sox @ Chicago White Sox (25-40% Chance Most Of The Night)

Here is our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Tuesday May 30^th, 2017.

Starting Pitcher – Chris Sale

For us this might be the simplest starting pitcher option we have gone with all season and one that we will ride in both cash and GPP Formats. Now that being said we will be paying close attention to the weather forecast in Chicago to make sure this game will not only get started but will avoid any potential rain delays early that could limit the innings worked by Sale. As for the move, Sale has not disappointed in each of his first ten starts this season while posting over 40 fantasy points in each start. Add that to the fact the White Sox rank in the top half of Major League Baseball in strikeouts should help increase his fantasy numbers.

Top Tier Option: Robbie Ray

Mid Tier Option: Eddie Butler

Fantasy Sleeper:  Nick Martinez

Catcher – Jason Castro

When we looked at the list of options behind the plate we took a look at the pitching matchups for all 14 contests tonight. One contest that stood out not only from finding the right catcher but for other positions was the Houston Astros/Minnesota Twins contest. Tonight we love the idea of riding at least two if not Twins against Mike Fiers who ranks second in the MLB with 18 home runs allowed on the year. These numbers opened up the door for us to go with Castro to save a few bucks over someone like Salvador Perez who we also have high on our list tonight.

Top Tier Option:  Buster Posey

Mid Tier Option: Salvador Perez

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Jett Bandy

First Base – Matt Adams

For us the First Base option tonight will strictly revolve around the option you elect to go with on the mound. For us since we like Sale as our top  option we looked for an option to provide us some salary cap space and that landed us with Adams. The Atlanta Braves first baseman should continue to see time in the lineup with Freddi Freeman out and has the upside we like in our GPP lineups. Meanwhile if you elect to go cheaper with someone like Eddie Butler or even with a fantasy sleeper you we like Joey Votto as our top tier option of the night.

Top Tier Option: Joey Votto

Mid Tier Options: Joe Mauer & Danny Valencia

Fantasy Sleeper: John Hicks

Second Base – Brandon Drury

Now we have a few directions we could go tonight at second base including going with a mid tier option like Neil Walker or Ian Happ if we elected to go with a cheaper option at third base. In the end we Drury brings to much to the table each night in GPP tournaments despite costing just $2,500. The Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman has hits in five of his last six contests while posting double digit numbers in two of those.

Top Tier Option: Robinson Cano or Brian Dozier

Mid Tier Option: Neil Walker or Ian Happ

Fantasy Sleeper: Joe Panik

Third Base – Nolan Arenado

In the end we valued two of the top options at third base tonight with Arenado as well as Kyle Seager. Both of these options will take the field tonight at Coors Field, which brings up their fantasy value. In the end we just can’t look past Arenado who has put up big time numbers at Coors Field in his career. Over the past three seasons, the Colorado Rockies third baseman is hitting .311 with 61 home runs at Coors Field. Other options we considered tonight at third base include Miguel Sano who would free up additional salary cap space to beef up the outfield as well as either Joey Gallo or Evan Longoria.

Top Tier Option: Kyle Seager

Mid Tier Option: Joey Gallo & Evan Longoria

Fantasy Sleeper: T.J. Rivera

Short Stop – Eduardo Escobar

The Twins short stop brings value to the position tonight against a starting pitcher that has struggled for most of the season. Along with the struggle to keep the ball in the ball park, Fiers has had his hands away from Houston as he has allowed 17 of his 27 earned runs with most of that damage coming on the long ball. While we like a few of the more expensive options a little higher we couldn’t pas up on Escobar who does have power (4 home runs) but also has the ability to put the ball in play.

Top Tier Option: Jean Segura

Mid Tier Option: Trevor Story

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Jose Iglesias

Outfielders – Eddie Rosario, Scott Schebler & Curtis Granderson

While this might not be the outfield platoon we imagined off building this roster it is one that has a high upside in GPP tournaments. For us Rosario is one of those options we simply can’t pass up on based on his matchup against Fiers. Along with that matchup the Twins outfielder has also hit in four straight games while going six for 15 over that stretch. Meanwhile Schebler gets the nod if he starts based on his the fact he has a very manageable salary cap number despite having 14 home runs and ranking 10^th in all of Major League Baseball in ISO Power. The last of our options lands with Granderson as we just didn’t have the cash to land his teammate Michael Conforto. For us this play simply comes down to the fact he will have a shot to put the ball in play against Zach Davies tonight who has .318 average of balls hit in play on the season.

Top Tier Option: Michael Conforto

Mid Tier Option: Yasmany Tomas & Carlos Gonzalez

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Joey Rickard & Brian Goodwin

The MLB Schedule continues to deliver excitement daily from walkoff hits to dramatic late inning comebacks. That excitement was on full force on Tuesday Night including a 13 inning affair in Detroit that saw the two teams hit six home runs while scoring a combined 24 runs. Meanwhile in Miami, Dallas Keuchel threw another key fantasy performance for his daily fantasy baseball owners.

Now all that action is a distant memory as we get set for another action packed night of daily fantasy baseball as the 2017 MLB Schedule delivers an eleven game slate. The big question tonight is which direction should we turn to on the mound after watching Jimmy Nelson fire out a solid six innings for us on Tuesday Night.

One direction we could turn to is Ervin Santana as he looks to pick up his seventh win of the 2017 MLB Season. The Minnesota Twins starter has been good this season picking up at least 34 fantasy points in all but one start. On Wednesday Night he should have a chance to extend those numbers against a Colorado Rockies team that is hitting just .243 against him in 70 career at bats.

Meanwhile at the plate we have a solid list of options as well as a few key stacks to consider including riding the big three of both the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers. Here are three stacks you will want to consider when building your daily fantasy baseball lineup tonight.

Manny Machado – Chris Davis – Mark Trumbo

Ian Kinsler – Miguel Cabrera – JD Martinez

Antony Rizzo – Kris Bryant – Javier Baez

Here is our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Wednesday May 17^th, 2017

Starting Pitcher – Matt Garza

In the end we like the matchup for Garza a little more than we like the matchup that Santana will have to face. In the end we will be looking to build around both guys tonight with a variety of lineups depending on the rest of our roster moves. Garza enters Wednesdays night contest riding three straight 34 plus fantasy performances over his first four starts of the season. Now that success will look to continue against a San Diego Padres team that ranks near the bottom in nearly every category while ranking fourth in all of baseball with 359 strikeouts. Meanwhile a fantasy gamble that maybe worth looking into is using Jimenez despite the matchup as he has shown up big when the odds were against him.

Top Tier Option: Ervin Santana

Mid Tier Option: Miguel Gonzalez

Fantasy Sleeper:  Ubaldo Jimenez

Catcher – Jonathan Lucroy

On a night with limited top tier talent at the catcher position we elected to save a few bucks while going with a player that has a ton of GPP upside. That option is Lucroy who will be hitting at a very hitter friendly ball park in Texas while also coming off his fourth multi hit performances over his last five contests. Meanwhile guys like Welington Castillo and Miguel Montero are also solid options as well behind the plate.

Top Tier Option: N/A

Mid Tier Option: Welington Castillo

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Miguel Montero

First Base – Joey Votto

For us the first base position is one of those slots on Wednesday that you just can’t afford to miss on. In the end we loved the idea of riding the red hot Chris Davis who has four home runs over his last three games but just couldn’t pass up Votto at Wrigley Field. With the weather forecast expecting to have wind this would be a great night to ride with Votto or even Anthony Rizzo as we expect to see some runs scored as the two teams face off at Wrigley Field.

Top Tier Option: Anthony Rizzo

Mid Tier Options: Chris Davis & Yonder Alonso

Fantasy Sleeper: Luis Valbuena

Second Base – Ian Happ

The game of baseball is filled with hot streaks making the idea of riding Happ tonight a solid option. The Cubs second baseman/outfielder is coming off an impressive three game stretch to start his career that featured his first two home runs of his career while picking up four runs batted in. Add that with the fact the wind should be blowing out makes the Cubs/Reds matchup one of those contest that should see some home runs hit. Meanwhile the other strong candidate we would build around is Ian Kinsler against a struggling Ubaldo Jimenez.

Top Tier Option: Ian Kinsler

Mid Tier Option: Rougned Odor

Fantasy Sleeper: Jed Lowrie

Third Base – Todd Frazier

Overall the third base position is a solid one to build from on Wednesday Night including going with Kris Bryant or Manny Machado as top tier plays. In the end we like Frazier tonight as he should see a chance to put one out of the ball park against Matt Shoemaker. The Los Angeles Angels starter enters his start on Wednesday Night having allowed nine home runs over his first eight starts including three of those games going for more than one.

Top Tier Option: Kris Bryant & Manny Machado

Mid Tier Option: Joey Gallo

Fantasy Sleeper: Josh Rutledge

Short Stop – Dansby Swanson

After starting off the 2017 MLB Season on the slow front the Atlanta Braves middle infielder has started to swing the bat of late. Entering Wednesday Night, Swanson had hit in eight straight games including back to back multi hit performances against the Toronto Blue Jays. That type of productiona long with his high upside in GPP formats and his low salary cap number under the $3k mark makes Swanson one of our locks of the night in our lineups.

Top Tier Option: Trea Turner

Mid Tier Option: Zack Cozart

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Jose Iglesias

Outfielders – Mike Trout, Aaron Judge & Magneuris Sierra

How can you not slot Trout into your lineups on Wednesday Night? The Angels outfielder has been red hot with home runs in four straight games while topping the 21 fantasy point mark in each of those games. Add that success with the fact he has three career home runs off of Miguel Gonzalez and he is nearly a lock in at least 60 percent of our teams. Rounding out the outfielder slots is Judge who has cooled off a big but still continues to reel in double digit fantasy numbers. Meanwhile on the sleeper side of the table we like the GPP upside Sierra brings to table as long as he is in the lineup.

Top Tier Option: Mookie Betts

Mid Tier Option: Domingo Santana & Brett Gardner

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Jose Osuna

The daily fantasy baseball action bounces back tonight with an exciting 13 game slate taking to the diamond this evening. For tonight’s slate the big question mark is whether or not to go with one of the top tier starters such as Dallas Keuchel or to turn to a mid tier option to open up some additional salary cap space.

Now for us tonight we love Keuchel as our top tier option for Cash Lineups as he delivered over 34 fantasy points in all but one start this season. As for our GPP lineups the Houston Astros starter has upside to also reward us with a big time fantasy performance.

With that said our only doubt for Keuchel tonight might be the extra usage he will see against a mediocre Miami Marlins offense. The Marlins enter tonight ranked 20^th in MLB in runs scored, 20^th in team OPS and 18^th in team on base percentage. All three of those numbers makes for Keuchel to be a solid option for us on the mound.

Looking a little deeper though we have found a few mid to lower tier options among the MLB Schedule for tonight that offer a higher reward for their cost but with more of a risk. Two of those options we like tonight are Jimmy Nelson for the Milwaukee Brewers and Matt Boyd for the Detroit Tigers.

As for at the plate the options are endless with a variety of top tier options as well as lower tier options to build around. In the end it will really depend on which direction you go on the hill tonight.

Here is our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Tuesday May 16^th, 2017

Starting Pitcher – Jimmy Nelson

While yesterday’s gamble didn’t pay off we are still not going to shy away from going with the high risk high reward option in our GPP lineups. For us one of those options is Nelson who has shown at points this season with three 40 plus fantasy performances he can produce. As we looked at the matchups we looked at both Nelson and Clayton Richard from this matchup as both the Brewers and San Diego Padres rank near the top of the league in strikeouts.

Top Tier Option: Dallas Keuchel (Safe play in most lineups)

Mid Tier Option: John Lackey

Fantasy Sleeper: Clayton Richard & Matt Boyd

Catcher – Miguel Montero

For us we had two options at the top of our FanDuel lineup board tonight at the catcher position. One of those hitters is Montero and the other is the red hot Buster Posey. Much like on the mound we could go either way depending on which positions you elect to spend heavy on or save money with. In the end Montero and the Chicago Cubs will be at home tonight against a struggling Bronson Arroyo who has been hit solid all season. Add that with the fact that Montero is eight for 19 off of him with three home runs makes him a safe play tonight as well.

Top Tier Option: Buster Posey

Mid Tier Option: Jonathan Lucroy

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Chris Hermann

First Base – Albert Pujols

The potential future Hall Of Famer doesn’t look like his normal self at the plate this season but we have seen this from him in the past. In the end Pujols still has a solid upside for GPP lineups especially when he carries a salary south of the $3k mark. For Pujols tonight he should have a chance to get back on track against Derek Holland and the Chicago White Sox. Pujols enters tonight’s contest hitting .294 off of the White Sox lefty with four career home runs. On the higher side of we could go with Anthony Rizzo or Paul Goldschmidt who both look to have friendly hitter environments tonight.

Top Tier Option: Paul Goldschmidt & Anthony Rizzo

Mid Tier Options: Marwin Gonzalez

Fantasy Sleeper: Lucas Duda & Tommy Joseph

Second Base – Brandon Drury

Now for us we love tonight’s Reds/Cubs matchup as well as the Mets/Diamondbacks matchup from a stack perspective. With that being said we won’t look past Drury again tonight as we liked him last night as well hitting at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks second baseman has hits in five of his last six games including two home runs over that stretch. On the higher side we love Daniel Murphy tonight for the Washington Nationals while someone like Javier Baez should benefit from the wind and pitching matchup at Wrigley Field tonight.

Top Tier Option: Daniel Murphy

Mid Tier Option: Javier Baez

Fantasy Sleeper: Scooter Gennett

Third Base – Joey Gallo

In the end we built the rest of our lineup before heading back to the third base slot, as we wanted to see what type of salary cap number we might be working with. While we considered going with Kris Bryant as well as Manny Machado before deciding to go with the Texas Rangers power hitting infielder. Gallo should benefit from hitting at home tonight where he has seen most of his production. If you elect to go with a cheaper outfield option you should look to spend on Bryant tonight.

Top Tier Option: Kris Bryant & Manny Machado

Mid Tier Option: Chase Headley

Fantasy Sleeper: Josh Harrison

Short Stop – Elvis Andrus

After playing the matchups yesterday with Crawford today we will turn to a little more expensive of an option at shortstop position. In the end it’s hard to look past the Andrus tonight hitting at one of the typical hitter friendly ballparks. Entering tonight Andrus has been hot picking up five hits over his last eight at bats while producing back to back 20 plus daily fantasy performances. Along with Andrus we could look back to Brandon Crawford tonight or go with someone like Addison Russell.

Top Tier Option: Xander Bogaerts

Mid Tier Option: Addison Russell, Aledmys Diaz & Brandon Crawford

Fantasy Sleeper Option: N/A

Outfielders – Mookie Betts, Bryce Harper & Yasmany Tomas

Now we could easily plug and play a few players into this the outfield slot including Mike Trout for Bryce Harper or Kyle Schwarber for Tomas. In the end after spending cheap above it allowed us to stack our lineup with some big bats. Tomas for us is a hard one to pass up on hitting at Chase Field and despite making us wait last night he did reward us with a home run. Meanwhile Betts enters tonight’s game with six double digit fantasy performances over his last seven games with four of those going for at least 30. Than there is Harper who is playing like the NL MVP from two years ago making him a difficult pick to look past on most nights.

Top Tier Option: Mike Trout

Mid Tier Option: Ian Desmond & Khris Davis

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Magneuris Sierra

Worth The Gamble Option: Jay Bruce

The 2016 MLB Schedule bounces back tonight with a solid nine game slate on tap for Daily Fantasy Baseball owners to build around. The slate includes some solid but interesting options taking to the mound including both Stephen Strasburg and Chris Archer while someone like Yu Darvish looks like a great option for cash game lineups.

Now for us the starting pitcher slot is the key tonight to taking home some cash in both Cash and GPP Tournaments. In all only five of the 18 starters taking the hill tonight are averaging over 35 fantasy points per contest. At the front of our list is Archer who will look to take advantage of a Kansas City Royals team that still struggles to find consistency at the plate.

Meanwhile at the plate one game we really love tonight and expect to see some fireworks is the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers contest at Miller Park. Last night these two teams combined for 25 hits and 18 runs. We expect the same tonight as both teams send starters to the hill that have the ability to give up a ton of runs.

With that said here are a few players we really like tonight to build a solid stack around.

Mookie Betts – Back to Back 30 plus fantasy performances

Keon Broxton – GPP Upside including two 30 plus fantasy points over last five

Travis Shaw – Double Digit potential night in and night out

Josh Rutledge – Cheaper alternative to Shaw to save some salary cap space

Here are four contests we suggest staying clear of or at least ensuring the rain will be light enough to allow a full game to be played.

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

Chicago White Sox @ Baltimore Orioles

Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Miami Marlins @ New York Mets

Here is a deeper look at our top Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Wednesday May 10^th, 2017.

Starting Pitcher – Chris Archer

Archer is looking for a big time performance and tonight’s contest with the struggling Kansas City Royals could be that time. The Royals enter this game ranked near the bottom of every major offensive category including runs scored, home runs and team OPS. This opens up the door for Archer to have another 40 plus outing of the season after coming off a 46 point start in his last outing. Another guy to consider is Jason Hammel tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays as they have also struggled at times at the plate and rank near the top in strikeouts.

Top Tier Option: Yu Darvish

Mid Tier Option: Derek Holland

Fantasy Sleeper: Jason Hammel or Tom Koehler

Catcher – Yasmani Grandal

Here we go with another value play at the catcher position as we turn to the Los Angeles Dodgers starter. Grandal has been hot of late riding a four game hitting streak that includes seven hits over 19 at bats including one double, one home run and five runs driven in. Along with Grandal the other solid option tonight is either Omar Narvaez or Geovandy depending who gets the start against Phil Hughes of the Minnesota Twins.

Mid Tier Option: Omar Narvaez (Monitor Lineup Situation)

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Chris Hermann or James McCann

First Base – Chris Davis

Here is the one position you could go all in on with someone like Paul Goldschmidt or take a deep flyer on someone like Chris Davis for a high risk high reward type option. For us we elected to spend freely in the outfield while also going with Archer on the mound so it locks up a ton of our money. This turns us to Davis as he is always a power threat coming to the plate as well as solid option to score runs as he been award a free pass five times over his last five games.

Top Tier Option: Paul Goldschmidt & Jose Abreu

Mid Tier Options: Edwin Encarnacion

Fantasy Sleeper: Brandon Moss

Second Base – Rougned Odor

While the Texas Rangers second baseman has struggled at times this season he still brings a GPP upside night in and night out. This includes when he has a chance to hit against right handed starters which he will have the luxury of doing tonight. On the season, Odor is hitting nearly fifty points higher against righties with all six of his home runs on the season. Meanwhile Jonathan Schoop has played himself back into our options as he has seen his fantasy salary drop back down to the $3k mark.

Top Tier Option: Daniel Murphy

Mid Tier Option: Jonathan Schoop

Fantasy Sleeper: Derek Dietrich

 

Third Base – Josh Rutledge

For us we could have gone a few directions tonight including with someone like Manny Machado or even Travis Shaw. In the end we like the fantasy value Rutledge brings to the plate tonight in a contest that should see a ton of scoring chances after last nights 18 run team outburst. Meanwhile on the other side of the diamond we could have easily gone with Shaw who has back to back double digit fantasy performances and four over his last seven games played.

Top Tier Option: Manny Machado

Mid Tier Option: Travis Shaw & Anthony Rendon

Fantasy Sleeper: Martin Prado

Short Stop – Chris Owings

Much like the Red Sox/ Brewers matchup the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers is another matchup that could see a ton of big plays take place. This turned us to Owings who is having another strong season at the plate hitting .307 with five home runs. Much of that power damage has come at home this season where the game will be tonight. Owings is hitting .349 at home this season with four of his five home runs while driving in 18 of his 21 runs.

Top Tier Opton: Xander Bogaerts

Mid Tier Option: Erick Aybar

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Orlando Arcia & Jose Iglesias

Outfielders – Mookie Betts, Yasmany Tomas & Jim Adduci

For us we turned to both of the games we expect to see a ton of scoring in to fill a variety of our needs including the outfield slot. For us we can’t look past Betts who continues to put up some big time numbers while producing for his Daily Fantasy Baseball owners. The Red Sox outfielder is seven for his last ten with three doubles, two home runs to go with five runs driven in. Meanwhile Tomas should benefit from playing at home where he is hitting .316 on the year with 17 of his 21 runs driven in. The last of our outfield options rounds out our roster while fitting us in at the salary cap number and that is with the Detroit Tigers outfielder. Adduci should see another start tonight picking up hits in three of his last four games while socring three runs and driving in three.

Top Tier Option: Bryce Harper & Ryan Braun

Mid Tier Option: Adam Jones, Jayson Werth & Keon Broxton

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Colby Rasmus & Hyun Soo Kim

The Daily Fantasy Baseball excitement continues on FanDuel tonight with an exciting ten game slate. Tonight’s schedule should feature some exciting MLB starting lineups to build around including a battle of two of the games top young stars at Camden Yards.

Those two stars are the Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper and the Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado. While Harper is still listed as day to day with his injury we still love him as one of our top MLB picks for tonight as we build our FanDuel lineup tonight.

While we love both of them as top tier fantasy baseball options tonight it may be hard to build around them while also landing a top tier starting pitcher option. For us two options we really like tonight is Jacob deGrom who has a solid matchup against a struggling San Francisco Giants offense and Gio Gonzalez who has had a ton of success against the Baltimore Orioles.

Now before we get to our top Daily Fantasy Baseball options we only have one game of concern tonight and it features the Chicago Cubs heading out to take on the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. While the Cubs are coming off an exciting 18 game loss on Sunday and some may look past them the only reason this game is a concern is the high chance of rain in the forecast

With that being said here is a look at the Daily Fantasy Baseball Options we like tonight.

Starting Pitcher – Jacob deGrom

When you look around at the top tier starting pitcher options you could sway your self from nearly every one of them. In the end after looking at the numbers around the league deGrom has a very solid fantasy baseball matchup against a Giants team that has struggled at the plate for most of the season. Entering tonight’s contest the Giants ranked 30^th in home runs (19), 29^th in OPS (.631) and 29^th in runs scored (105). Meanwhile someone like Blake Snell or Nate Karns are sleeper options who could turn in a nice GPP performance.

Top Tier Option: Jacob deGrom

Mid Tier Option: Gio Gonzalez

Fantasy Sleeper: Blake Snell or Nate Karns

Catcher – Stephen Vogt

Vogt is one of those daily fantasy baseball options we expect to be in the starting lineup on most nights and one that can reward us with a big time fantasy performance despite carrying a heavy price tag. Tonight’s slate points to Vogt as he has picked up four hits off of Ricky Nolasco in his career including one of those hits going for a home run. Add that with the fact Nolasco ranks third in all of Major League Baseball with nine homeruns makes Vogt and his teammates a solid fantasy option.

Top Tier Option: Miguel Montero or Wilson Contreras (Monitor Weather)

Mid Tier Option: Matt Wieters

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Travis d’Arnaud

First Base – Edwin Encarnacion

The big question of the night is which first baseman should we slot into the lineup? Should we go with the left on left matchup with Chris Davis who surprised us just a few nights ago or should we go with the red hot Yonder Alonso or Ryan Zimmerman? In the end we can’t pass up on Encarnacion who will be making his return to the Rogers Centre where he has hit very well in his career while also taking on his former Toronto Blue Jays club.

Top Tier Option: Ryan Zimmerman & Anthony Rizzo (Weather)

Mid Tier Options: Yonder Alonso & Ryon Healy

Fantasy Sleeper: Luis Valbuena

Second Base – Jed Lowrie

Riding the Oakland A’s tonight landed us with Lowrie of our MLB FanDuel steal of the night. Lowrie much like Vogt has had some success against Nolasco in his career picking up four hits in 12 career at bats. Add that success with the fact he has three double digit fantasy performances over his last four games makes him a solid option tonight at second base.

Top Tier Option: Javier Baez & Dee Gordon

Mid Tier Option: Jason Kipnis

Fantasy Sleeper: Chad Pinder

Third Base – Manny Machado

While all eyes will be on Kris Bryant and Nolan Arenado out at Coors Field our eyes will be on the Machado/Harper at Camden Yards. Machado enters this game riding eight double digit fantasy performances over his last ten games including four going over the 20 point mark. In the end we have elected to ride with Machado we could easily see going with the other two top options if the weather holds out at Coors Field.

Top Tier Option: Kris Bryant & Nolan Arenado

Mid Tier Option: Jose Reyes

Fantasy Sleeper: Trevor Plouffe & Christian Arroyo

Short Stop – Ronald Torreyes

Now if you are looking to play cash lineups we strongly suggest spending more freely here and going with cheaper options at third base and in the outfield. In the end the New York Yankees short stop should be in the lineup tonight and hitting at one of the more friendly hitter ball parks in all of Major League Baseball. We also love the idea of going with either Francisco Lindor or Addison Russell tonight as well if the salary is there.

Top Tier Opton: Francisco Lindor & Addison Russell

Mid Tier Option: Tim Beckham

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Adeiny Hechavarria

Outfielders – Bryce Harper, Matt Joyce & Colby Rasmus

We have a bunch of options in the outfield we really like including Mike Trout and Bryce Harper as our top options. Along with those two guys like Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Khris Davis are also solid options. In the end we love Harper hitting at Camden Yards against a struggling Kevin Gausman. Gausman enters tonights game struggling with command while allowing opposing hitters to hit .321 off of him with six home runs. Meanwhile Joyce is one of those plays you can’t look past as he is hitting .333 off of Nolasco in 15 career at bats with two of those hits going for home runs. The last of our options to allow this roster to work out is Rasmus who just returned from the DL and that spark the Tampa Bay Rays is relying on.

Top Tier Option: Mike Trout & Aaron Judge

Mid Tier Option: Giancarlo Stanton & Jayson Werth

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Joey Rickard

The Daily Fantasy Baseball action continues to stay strong with a 12 Game MLB Slate tonight. Now before we start to look at our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for tonight we strongly recommend monitoring the weather situation across the country before securing any lineups with rain in the forecast.

Here are four contests we suggest staying clear of or at least ensuring the rain will be light enough to allow a full game to be played.

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

Chicago White Sox @ Baltimore Orioles

Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Miami Marlins @ New York Mets

Now that we got that out of the way the rest of the MLB slate looks promising tonight for Daily Fantasy Baseball owners to cash in on. This includes a strong pitching presecense on the mound including guys like Dallas Keuchel, Yu Darvish, Chris Archer and Danny Salazar.

For us we could easily go with all three of those options tonight but are leaning towards Salazar. Salazar enters this contest with five straight 30 plus fantasy performances despite not making it to the six inning in two of those games. Now he will look to continue that success against a Kansas City Royals team that ranks near the bottom of multiple offensive categories including runs scored per game.

Meanwhile at the plate we could go a few directions including going with a few players who have had big time success against the starters taking the mound tonight. This includes guys like Dustin Pedroia, Carlos Gonzalez and Edwin Encarnacion.

With that being said here is a look at the Daily Fantasy Baseball Options we like tonight.

Starting Pitcher – Danny Salazar

We went back and forth on options on our options on the mound including debating whether or not to use Salazar or Archer. In the end we elected go with Salazar tonight as our top option on the mound but could us building some lineups around Archer as well. In the end it was hard to look past Salazar who is facing a Royals team that ranks 30^th in runs scored, 30^th in hits and 30^th in OPS.

Top Tier Option: Dallas Keuchel & Chris Archer

Mid Tier Option: Lance Lynn

Fantasy Sleeper: Tom Koehler (Monitor Weather)

Catcher – Stephen Vogt

We continue to use the catcher position as one of those positions to off set some of the cost of our starting pitcher option. Tonight we like a few names but at the top of the list is Vogt who we love in GPP formats while leaning towards Nick Hundley in Cash Lineups. We are looking to ride the upside we saw from Vogt in his performance on Thursday.

Top Tier Option: N/A

Mid Tier Option: Yasmani Grandal

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Derek Norris

First Base – Edwin Encarnacion

The fire power at the first base position night and night out makes it extremely difficult to decide on just that one guy to build around. While we love Paul Goldschmidt tonight we like the GPP upside and value that Encarnacion brings tonight. The Cleveland Indians first baseman enters tonight hitting .389 off of Jason Hammel with three home runs in 18 career at bats.

Top Tier Option: Paul Goldschmidt

Mid Tier Options: Chris Davis & Yonder Alonso

Fantasy Sleeper: Adrian Gonzalez

Second Base – Dustin Pedroia

Playing the numbers is exactly what we are doing as we look to ride Pedroia’s success against Phil Hughes. Entering tonight the Boston Red Sox second baseman is 16 for 41 in his career against Hughes with three doubles, five home runs and 15 runs batted. On the higher side we also like both DJ LeMahieu and Brandon Drury as both will look to take advantage of playing at Coors Field tonight.

Top Tier Option: Brandon Drury & DJ LeMahieu

Mid Tier Option: Jason Kipnis

Fantasy Sleeper: Gift Ngoepe (Weather) & Jed Lowrie

Third Base – Evan Longoria

Now depending on where you elected to go on the mound you could have some additional cap space to go up to a guy like Manny Machado or Nolan Arenado here without costing the team much value. For us we like the higher tier options on the mound opening up the door to a play like Longoria who costs just $2,800k tonight. While Longoria has struggled at times this season he does provide a power option each time he steps into the batters box.

Top Tier Option: Nolan Arenado & Jake Lamb

Mid Tier Option: Manny Machado & Martin Prado

Fantasy Sleeper: Yandy Diaz

Short Stop – Corey Seager

After electing to go with a few bargains at other positions tonight it opens up the door for us to spend a little more aggressive tonight at the short stop position. In the end we narrowed our options down to Carlos Correa and Corey Seager before electing to go with Seager who has the GPP upside we like. Now another option is to go with another bargain type player in the outfield to free up the cash to spend on Trevor Story.

Top Tier Opton: Trevor Story & Carlos Correa

Mid Tier Option: Aledmys Diaz

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Freddy Galvis

Outfielders – Carlos Gonzalez, Giancarlo Stanton & Seth Smith

Now the weather as well as an updated injury report could derail our outfield options tonight as Gonzalez (calf) and Smith (weather) each could cost us if they don’t play. That being said it is impossible to look past Gonzalez’s number against Zach Greinke tonight. The Colorado Rockies outfielder is 13 for 36 off of Greinke with four home runs. Meanwhile Stanton has the numbers at Citi Field that play key in his upside tonight. Meanwhile the Orioles outfielder has been up and down but has two multi hit performances over his last five games.

Top Tier Option: Bryce Harper

Mid Tier Option: Adam Jones & George Springer

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Matt Adams & Jabari Blush

The 2017 MLB Season delivers an action packed full slate tonight with all 30 teams in action. A slate that includes 11 divisional matchups including a prime time pitching matchup in Detroit where the Tigers will send Justin Verlander to the mound while the Cleveland Indians send Corey Kluber.

Tonight’s slate is an interesting one on both the mound as well as at the plate with a ton of solid Daily Fantasy Baseball Options to build around. On the mound the top of those options is Chris Sale who will take the mound for the Boston Red Sox at home at Fenway Park against the Baltimore Orioles.

For Sale tonight will mark his six start of the season as he continues to look for his second win of the year. Entering this start, the Red Sox starter has gone at least seven innings in all five his starts while striking out 52 total hitters. That type of success has helped Sale to produce at least 46 fantasy points for his FanDuel owners in each of those starts.

Now as Sale sits as the top Daily Fantasy Baseball Option tonight the big question is whether or not we should look to someone else who might be used less or to look to build on that success? Here is whom we like tonight as Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Tuesday May 2^nd, 2017.

Starting Pitcher – Masahiro Tanaka

The options on the mound are endless tonight with at least six top tier fantasy options available. While it is hard to pass up on Sale his matchup against a very potent Baltimore Orioles lineup is enough to move us away from him as well as the expectations his usage will be very high tonight. This turns us to someone like Tanaka who has a very favorable matchup against a struggling Toronto Blue Jays team. The same team that has only 15 career hits off of Tanaka in 93 at bats while also striking out 28 times.

Top Tier Option: Chris Sale (Cash Lineups)

Mid Tier Option: Jose Quintana & Matt Moore

Fantasy Sleeper: Edinson Volquez or Alec Asher (GPP Tournaments)

Catcher – Jonathan Lucroy

Tonight’s Texas Rangers/Houston Astros matchup may have three of the top options behind the plate available. While Evan Gattis and Brian McCann have each had success against Cole Hamels in the past Lucroy has the better matchup against Mike Fiers. Not that being said Lucroy is one of those options more suited for a GPP lineup with expectations usage will be lower while the other two as well as Matt Wieters are perfect options for a cash lineup.

Top Tier Option: N/A

Mid Tier Option: Matt Wieters, Evan Gattis & Brian McCann.

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Caleb Joseph

First Base – Ryan Zimmerman

The numbers could point all different directions at first base including guys like Carlos Santana and Will Myers. In the end the Washington Nationals first baseman might be one of the hotter hitters in all of baseball over the past few weeks picking up six home runs over his last seven games. On the lower tier side someone like Trey Mancini, Adrian Gonzalez and even Chris Carter provide you a high GPP side for there salary.

Top Tier Option: Freddi Freeman

Mid Tier Options: Mitch Moreland & Josh Bell

Fantasy Sleeper: Chris Carter

Second Base – Josh Harrison

Now here is the case of us riding a player who is hot entering tonight’s MLB contests. The Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman enters tonight with three multi hit performances over his last five games while product double digit fantasy numbers in each of those contests. On the higher side we like both Daniel Murphy and Jose Altuve who each have had success against starters they will be facing off against tonight.

Top Tier Option: Daniel Murphy & Jose Altuve

Mid Tier Option: Dustin Pedroia

Fantasy Sleeper: Jed Lowrie (GPP Lineups)

Third Base – Jose Reyes

Just a week ago Reyes looked like a player who would not be able to get his career back on track. Fast forward to today and the New York Mets third baseman has been hot picking up hits in seven straight games including three multi hit performances while producing double digit fantasy performances for his owners in six straight games.

Top Tier Option: Nolan Arenado & Jose Ramirez

Mid Tier Option: Manny Machado (GPP) & Jedd Gyorko

Fantasy Sleeper: Adonis Garcia

Short Stop – Eric Aybar

As we built our lineup we considered expensive options like Trea Turner and Jean Segura tonight at the short stop position. In the we see a ton of value at the short stop position including someone like Eric Aybar who sits under the $3k mark. The San Diego Padres short stop might not be a power threat but he does have the potential to swipe a bag on most nights as well as a player who finds a way to get on base.

Top Tier Opton: Trea Turner & Jean Segura

Mid Tier Option: Freddy Galvis

Fantasy Sleeper Option: J.J. Hardy (Deep Sleeper) & Dansby Swanson

Outfielders – Nelson Cruz, Giancarlo Stanton & Eddie Rosario

We could have gone a few directions with our outfield choices including stacking both Cruz and Bryce Harper in the same lineup. In the end we elected to spread money to the other positions while still getting two players who have huge GPP upsides while the third is a solid producer despite sitting under the $3k mark. Cruz enters tonight with home runs in five of his last six games. Meanwhile Stanton is a player who may be looked past tonight after failing to get a hit over his last ten at bats. For us those struggles are a concern but in a GPP lineup he provides a 20 plus opportunity night in and night out. The last of our options is Rosario who enters tonight riding an 11 game hitting streak.

Top Tier Option: Bryce Harper & Mike Trout

Mid Tier Option: Mark Trumbo & Carlos Gomez

Fantasy Sleeper Option: Michael Saunders & Ben Gamel