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NFL FanDuel Bargains & Sleepers Week 2 of the 2017-2018 Season

The first week of the 2017 NFL Schedule is in the books as we turn our week to another action packed week of Daily Fantasy Football on FanDuel. As we get set for Week 2 of the NFL season, Week 1 presented us with some solid performances from some of the games top stars as well as some of the new faces of the league.

Today we are going to turn our attention to some of the top FanDuel Bargains for week 2 that can not only save you a few dollars on your cap but also help you cash in. In Week 1, Jesse James netted fantasy owners 19.1 fantasy points at the tight end position while rookie Kenny Golladay rewarded his owners with a 20.9 at the wide receiver positions. Each of these fantasy stars from Week 1 were Fantasy Bargains.

The big question for us today is what games of the NFL Schedule for Week 2 will deliver some more breakout stars? One game we are turning at the top is the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints matchup. These two teams both struggled on defense in their week 1 losses opening the door for some big time fantasy performances this week.

In this contest a few of the players we like from a Fantasy Bargain/Sleeper side is Phillip Dorsett, Dion Lewis and Brandon Coleman. Dorsett and Lewis could become key weapons in the passing game if Danny Amendola misses this week due to injury, Coleman on the other hand despite a lackluster performance last week was on the field for 48 of the teams 62 offensive plays.

Here is our look at some of our key FanDuel Bargains & Sleepers for week 2 of the NFL Season.

2017 NFL Week 2 Fantasy Bargains & Sleepers

Running Back Bargains & Sleepers

Tarik Cohen – Chicago Bears: Despite the reports leading up to Week 1 that the team was very impressed by Cohen this preseason, we didn’t warrant him as a viable option. Now that all changes after a solid performance that saw Cohen line up behind center, at the slot out wide and as an option quarterback. Look for Cohen to be a key weapon in the teams passing game now that the team lost Kevin White for the season.

Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens: While Allen might not be the main back in Baltimore, look for the team to continue to factor him in with Terrance West. If the team continues to focus on the run, Allen should see double digit touches on the ground against the Cleveland Browns. Along with the ground look for the Ravens to work him into the passing attack as Danny Woodhead will miss multiple weeks with a hamstring injury.

Other notable Running Back Bargains and Sleepers include Marlon Mack, Dion Lewis and Shane Vereen.

Wide Receivers Bargains & Sleepers

Kevin Golladay – Detroit Lions: Gollady might sit behind both Golden Tate and Marvin Jones on the depth chart but look for him to be a favorite of Matthew Stafford going forward. Stafford targeted Golladay seven times while hooking up with him for two touchdowns. Moving forward Golladay’s size will make him a true weapon inside the red zone week in and out.

Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams: Much like his rookie counterpart, Kupp shined while being a real gem for the dollar tag assessed to him on FanDuel. This week the tag is still just $5,400 making him a solid option to build around. Look for Jared Goff to target Kupp early this weekend against a Washington Redskins defense that allowed nearly 300 yards through the air in Week 1.

Russell Shepard – Carolina Panthers: Despite a solid Week 1 performance, Shepard stock has not gone up entering their matchup against the Buffalo Bills. While Kelvin Benjamin is still the main receiver in the long haul, Shepard should continue to see the ball come his way as Cam Newton looks to go with the more consistent receiver.

Other notable Wide Receiver Bargains and Sleepers include Phillip Dorsett, Tommmylee Lewis and Breshad Perriman.

Tight End Bargains & Sleepers

David Njoku – Cleveland Browns: While the matchup doesn’t look to be as some of our other bargains we like Njoku this week against the Baltimore Ravens.For us this simply comes down to Hue Jackson working out a game plan to allow DeShoneKizer to have a security blanket on short routes something that could work out big for his Njoku’s fantasy owners.

Nick Boyle – Baltimore Ravens: The other tight end we really like this week under the $5k mark is Boyle. While Boyle only had one catch for the Ravens in their season opener, much of that had to do with the fact the Ravens approached the game with a run first mentality. Look for Boyel to have his chances against a Browns team that allowed two passing touchdowns to Jesse James last week.

Top Fantasy Football Rookies to Consider for the 2017-2018 NFL Season

The hunt for September has arrived as the 2017 NFL Schedule gets underway next week. As the excitement continues to build for what looks to be another great exciting season of Fantasy Football. For us we pay extra close attention to daily fantasy football including on FanDuel, we also are here to help any owner build to win this season.

With that said, many fantasy football drafts are going on over the next few days while daily fantasy football owners start to build a plan for week 1. Today we are going to look at the 2017 NFL Draft Class to help you weed through players that are worth drafting or building around in week 1. Along with those players we are also going to give you a few key guys to monitor as the season goes on as they could be key waiver wire pickups for season long fantasy football.

One of those rookies that many fantasy football owners are looking at is DeShone Kizer. Kizer who landed the starting quarterback job for the Cleveland Browns has a chance to put up fantasy points from day 1. While we like his potential, we see him more of a gamble type option as he enters a Browns team that many think will struggle as they have many keys hole on the offensive side of the ball.

Here is a look at which rookies we really like heading into the 2017 NFL Season.

Top Fantasy Football NFL Rookies to Consider in 2017

Kareem Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs – Running Back: All eyes will be on the top two running backs of the class but one guy that should be a strong option is the Chiefs Kareem Hunt. Hunt who has looked good during the preseason was in place to be a solid option even with Spencer Ware in the fold. Now with Ware out with a knee injury, it will be almost impossible not to look at Hunt if he is available.

Joe Mixon, Cincinnati Bengals – Running Back: The Bengals rookie running back might have slipped due to off the field concerns but that won’t slow him down on the field in 2017. Mixon who will have to compete with both Jeremy Hill and Giovani Bernard should be able to play himself into the main back very fast. For fantasy owners, Mixon has the ability to make a busted play into a big play with just one step.

ArDarius Stewart, New York Jets – Wide Receiver: Oh, what a mess the Jets will be this year on both sides of the football. While the team elected to go with the veteran Josh McCown which could help Stewarts production, add that with the fact this team will struggle on both sides of the ball which could open up the team to throwing more to try to keep up with opposing offenses. This should give Stewart the chance to make some plays, for us we would avoid drafting him but he could be a guy to watch or even build a daily fantasy lineup around.

Kenny Golladay, Detroit Lions – Wide Receiver: Heres another receive that is well worth watching and even worth the risk of drafting in the late rounds if you have drafted well. When you look at Golladay he has the size at 6’4’’ to become the go to red zone guy for Matthew Stafford if he can shine early. While the team has talent ahead of him with Golden Tate and Marvin Jones, both of those guys lack the size to become that true red zone theat that Matthew Stafford has been looking for since Calvin Johnson retired.

Gerald Everett, Los Angeles Rams – Tight End: He might not be the typical house hold name you have come to love or even heard of at entering the 2017 NFL Season. For us we look to Everett simply based on the situation he has been thrown into with Sean McVay as the head coach. McVay who was formerly with the Washington Redskins loved to work Jordan Reed into the passing game. Much like Reed, Everett has the skills to be a key offensive weapon for the Rams if they can get some solid play at quarterback.

DeShaun Watson, Houston Texans – Quarterback: While he is on the bench to start the season, we don’t expect to see Watson there for long especially if Tom Savage comes out struggling in week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. While Watson is a more of a keeper league option, if he gets behind center the team has the talent on the offensive side of the ball for him to put up some solid numbers.

Other notable rookie running backs worth considering include Leonard Fournette (Jacksonville Jaguars), Dalvin Cook (Minnesota Vikings), Matt Breida (San Francisco 49ers) and Samaje Payne (Washington Redskins).

Other notable rookie wide receivers worth considering include Zay Jones (Buffalo Bills), Cooper Kupp (Los Angeles Rams) and Curtis Samuel (Carolina Panthers).

Other notable tight ends worth considering include O.J. Howard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and David Njoku (Cleveland Browns).

Top Fantasy Sleeper NFL Rookies to Consider in 2017

Marlon Mack, Indianapolis Colts/ Jamaal Williams, Green Bay Packers: Here are two running backs that might not be worth drafting or starting day one in fantasy but we suggest monitoring their status. Williams falls into one of the better offensive attacks in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, who lost Eddie Lacy during the offseason. While he falls behind Ty Montgomery, we could see the team turn to Williams early if they struggle on the ground. Meanwhile in Indianapolis, Mack has looked good and has impressed his coaches this offseason which could result in some playing time. Add that with the fact that Frank Gore enters the season at the age of 34 could also help his playing case.

Chad Williams, Arizona Cardinals / JuJu Smith-Schuster, Steelers:

Neither of these wide receivers landed on my top list but they are both options I love entering the season. For us Smith-Schuster could make an impact from day one but it will simply come down to how much Ben Roethlisberger turns away from Antonio Brown as well as how much opposing teams key in on him. Out West, Williams could take over some key reps at wide receiver as the team has not seen anyone stand out consistently outside of Larry Fitzgerald. With the team’s ability to move the ball on offense, Williams could see a decent number of targets each game.

NFL Fantasy Duds for the 2017-2018 Fantasy Football Season

The march towards another exciting NFL Season continues with the season just a few weeks away. That excitement is also building for fantasy football owners who are getting prepare each day for their upcoming fantasy football drafts as well as their daily fantasy lineups on sites like FanDuel.

Now we recently took a look at the Top Break Out Fantasy Football Options for the 2017 NFL Season. Today we will take a look around the NFL and point out a few players who may not live up to their hype, get injured or just not produce like they once did for many different reasons.

Over the past few seasons we have seen several top producing options fall off in-cluding DeMarco Murray who took a big step back when he left Dallas before seeing his production bounce back up with the Tennessee Titans. Other fantasy football duds from last season includes Jeremy Maclin (injury issues), Allen Robinson (lack of consistent play at quarterback) and Todd Gurley (high ranked fantasy draft pick).

Here is a look at our Top Fantasy Football Duds for the 2017 NFL Season.

Top Fantasy Football Duds 2017- Quarterback

Maybe the safest fantasy football position, the quarterback position is one where you see more consistency from the top ranked quarterbacks. With that said there are a few quarterbacks who could see some production drop this season due to some key losses to their team in free agency while others will just come back down to reality after putting together a big-time fantasy football season.

Kirk Cousins – Here is one of those names that you will see a ton of fantasy football experts telling you to stay away from. While I won’t say to stay away completely but I will say be very cautious with the pick depending on what round you might take him. If you take him after grabbing a pair of backs and receivers than you are fine, on the other hand if you are in a league where you see a run on quarterbacks early we say stay away from him. Garcon will enter the 2017 NFL Season without both of his top options as Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson have moved on this offseason.

Carson Palmer – The other quarterback we are not too high on this year is Palmer who will be entering his 15th season in the NFL and will turn 38 in December. While Palmer put together a solid campaign last year much of the team’s success on offense was due to David Johnson. While Johnson has the abilities to be a top tier fantasy running back, the big question is can he duplicate his success as a receiver. Add that with the fact Larry Fitzgerald is another year older has us worried.

Other potential Fantasy Football Duds at quarterback could include Joe Flacco, Dak Prescott and Cam Newton (Shoulder Injury).

Top Fantasy Football Duds 2017- Running Back

As we move from quarterback to running back the list of potential duds grow. This is in large part due to the moving parts on an NFL roster year to year including coordinators as well as the roster construction. While we expect to see Elliott fall in some fantasy drafts due to his suspension I wouldn’t worry about his production if you can afford to stash him behind a few other good backs and wouldn’t think of him as a potential dud.

LeGarrette Blount – The decision to leave New England will not only be a costly one when it comes to wins but one that could cost him some fantasy production. Last season the Patriots ranked near the top in every offensive category in the NFL while opposing defenses fear Tom Brady. Along with not having Brady behind center, we just saw a top tier back struggle in Philadelphia when DeMarco Murray elected to leave Dallas and join the Eagles a few years back.

Carlos Hyde – The potential has been there for Hyde but from what the reports are indicating is that the former Ohio State Buckeyes running back could not only lose his status as the top running back in San Francisco but also fall down the depth chart a few slots. While healthy, Hyde has shown the ability to be a solid back but since being drafted in 2014 Hyde has only played in 14, 7 and 13 games over the course of the past three seasons.

Other potential Fantasy Football Duds at running back could include Jay Ajayi, Frank Gore and Jordan Howard.

Top Fantasy Football Duds 2017- Wide Receiver

My favorite position to draft is the wide receiver position as it is one of those positions you can find value from the first round to the final round of the draft. That being said sometimes you have to know when to pass on a player who might take a step back, as well as the fact that you might just be reaching. One player that many fantasy owners jumped on in the early rounds last season was Allen Robinson. Robinson who was coming off an impressive 1,400 yards performance looked great on paper. In reality, the big-time question marks under center made him a risky play in 2016 especially since many drafts had him going by the end of the third round.

Jarvis Landry – The talented Miami Dolphins receiver will be another one of those receivers that we will all see come of the board early. For me, Landry would be a great fit as your second or even third wide receiver this season. The main reasoning behind the decline in 2017 is in large part due to the fact the club will turn to Jay Cutler. This one move could reward him as Cutler has put together big seasons, but overall, we have seen him struggle as well including last season.

Emmanuel Sanders –Sanders who will enter this season as the Denver Broncos number two receiver, has shown he has the ability and talent to be a top tier wide receiver. For us we have seen his production drop from when Peyton Manning was in town including seeing his yards drop to just over the one-thousand-yard mark while seeing his lowest touchdown totals since 2013. Now add that with the big question mark the Denver Broncos have entering the season and we could see Sanders drop way below that the thousand yard mark this year.

Other potential Fantasy Football Duds at wide receiver could include Mike Wallace, Adam Thielen and Tyrell Williams.

Top Fantasy Football Duds 2017- Tight End

The last of the key NFL positions to build around is the tight end position. Now for a few lucky owners, the chance to draft guys like Travis Kelce, Greg Olsen and Rob Gronkowski will be reality. For everyone else the position could leave us all wondering which guys will produce and which ones won’t. This time last year everyone was all over Gary Barnidge after his 1,043 yards and nine touchdown campaign in 2015. That loved disappeared last year when he managed to post 612 yards with two touchdowns.

Hunter Henry – While I really like Henry as a possible breakout star as well, I am afraid the media hype has built him up as the replacement to Antonio Gates. While Henry was solid last year, I wouldn’t look to draft him to after the 9-10th rounds in most fantasy football leagues. The Los Angeles Chargers should have Malcom Floyd back on the field to take away some of those targets, Henry received last year.

Cameron Brate – Despite failing to get anywhere near the 1,000 yard mark last year, Brate had some hopes of producing even better in 2016. That all changed when the former Alabama Crimson Tide tight end O.J. Howard fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round. Brate who led the NFL with Henry with eight touchdowns will see his playing time cut into this season as well as the number of balls thrown his way as the team also added DeSean Jackson to the receiving corps.
Other potential Fantasy Football Duds at tight ends could include Eric Ebron, Travis Kelce and Jordan Reed.

MLB FanDuel Lineup for Monday August 21st 2017

The weekend has wrapped up as the MLB Schedule slims down tonight for daily fantasy baseball owners to cash in on. This includes daily fantasy baseball owners looking to cash in on FanDuel tonight. With that said the MLB Schedule still delivers an exciting eight game slate tonight while featuring some solid daily fantasy baseball options.

For us tonight, the slate will simply come down to picking the correct pitcher with no real top tier option standing out on paper. For us one name that we really like tonight is Alex Wood who will take the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

When we look at this matchup, Wood benefits from pitching in a pitcher’s ball park against a club that sits in the bottom half of all Major League Baseball in offense. While we like wood as more of a Cash Game option he still looks to be a solid option for GPP lineups as well.

With the question marks on the mound tonight, it opens up the door for some big time offensive performances. Here is a look at a few of the MLB Stacks we like tonight on FanDuel.

MLB Fantasy Stack Options for Monday August 21st, 2017

Eric Thames – Neil Walker – Travis Shaw
Nicky Delmonico – Leury Garcia – Yoan Moncada
Jonathan Schoop – Trey Mancini – Seth Smith

With that said let’s get to the rest of the guys we like to build our daily fantasy baseball rosters around.
Here is our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Monday August 21st, 2017

Starting Pitcher – Alex Wood

Tonight’s MLB Schedule delivers a few solid starting pitching options but it will be hard to look past Alex Wood. Wood who has been solid for most of the 2017 MLB Season, will take on a Pirates team that ranks 25th in runs scored, 26th in team OPS and 29th in team extra base hits. Meanwhile a few names that could be solid mid-tier and fantasy sleeper options are Wade Miley, Zach Davies and Andrew Albers. All three have solid pitching matchups against teams that struggle on offense at times as well as put up strikeout numbers.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid-Tier Option: Wade Miley & Zach Davies
Fantasy Sleeper:Andrew Albers

Catcher – Mike Zunino

We bounce back on the fantasy bargain wagon tonight at catcher and the option we like tonight is the Seattle Mariners Mike Zunino. Zunino who is more of a GPP type play has the big-time production abilities to reward us with a home run nearly every night of the week. Add that with the fact he has a .251 ISOPower mark and a .317 wOBA against righties makes him a solid option behind the plate. We could also go with Stephen Vogt behind the plate against Chris Stratton who enters tonight allowing opposing lefties to post a .425 wOBA mark against him.

Top Tier Option:N/A
Mid-Tier Option: Stephen Vogt
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Jason Castro

First Base –Eric Thames

Tonight’s MLB Schedule provides us with a few solid options we like at first base including Edwin Encarnacion and Albert Pujols who both have had success against the starters they are facing. For us though it is hard to look past Eric Thames as he looks to take advantage of his matchup against Stratton tonight. While Stratton has a .425 mark against lefties, Thames has crushed righties all season while posting nearly .400 wOBA mark against them to go with a .285 ISOPower number.

Top Tier Option:Paul Goldschmidt& Edwin Encarnacion
Mid-Tier Options: Albert Pujols& Chris Davis (GPP Lineups Only)
Fantasy Sleeper: Matt Olson

Second Base –Brandon Drury

Now we could go a few directions at second base tonight depending on if we stick with Wood or look to save a few bucks on the mound. For us though as we gear more towards the GPP tournaments, we love Drury on most nights as long as he is in the lineup. Drury who cost just $2,300 has ten long balls on the season while also showing some life over his last four games picking up five hits in 15 at bats including four doubles and a home run.

Top Tier Option: Brian Dozier & Neil Walker
Mid-Tier Option: Jonathan Schoop
Fantasy Sleeper: Yolmer Sanchez

Third Base – Travis Shaw

Looking at the matchups landed us with Shaw as well as a few of his teammates tonight as we build our FanDuel lineups. Shaw who is solid in both GPP and Cash Game lineups enters tonight with hits in 11 of his last 12 games while picking up three home runs over that stretch moving his total for the season to 27. Tonight, he will look to continue that trend against the righty Stratton who has struggled in limited appearances against opposing lefties.

Top Tier Option:Manny Machado
Mid-Tier Option: Kyle Seager
Fantasy Sleeper: Asdrubal Cabrera

Short Stop – Dansby Swanson

Much like Drury, Swanson is another one of those daily fantasy sleeper options we like on most nights including tonight. For us it’s hard to look past him tonight as he carries just a $2,500 salary while seeing his production pick up over the past two weeks. Swanson enters tonight with back to back multi-hit performances while hitting in eight of his last ten games. Looking to spend a little heavier you could look to Marcus Semien who has production against Miley in his career while Elvis Andrus has a solid matchup as well.

Top Tier Option: Elvis Andrus,
Mid-Tier Option:Jean Segura & Marcus Semien
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Eduardo Escobar

Outfielders –Nelson Cruz, Seth Smith & Nicky Delmonico

Part of us says we have to put Mike Trout in the lineup while others say stay away as he has struggled in his career against Cole Hamels. While we like Trout to bounce back from his hitless five at bat performance on yesterday we like Cruz a little more tonight while bargain hunting for both Smith and Delmonico. Cruz enters tonight’s game red hot picking up hits in 12 straight games including picking up home runs in six of those games while also driving in at least one run in 10 of those contests. Delmonico and Smith both land in our lineups based on their matchups. Delmonico will face off against Stratton who has struggled against lefties while Smith looks to continue his success against opposing righties who he has yielded a .346 wOBA against this season.

Top Tier Option: Mike Trout &Nomar Mazara
Mid-Tier Option:Max Kepler & David Peralta
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Bradley Zimmer

MLB FanDuel Lineup for Friday August 18th 2017

The 2017 MLB Schedule bounces back tonight with nearly a full slate of games taking to the diamond. Good news for daily fantasy baseball owners is that tonight’s heavy slate will not only provide us all with a ton of talent to build our lineups around but it also has a solid list of top tier starting pitching candidates as well.

For us tonight we could start building our FanDuel daily fantasy baseball lineups around a few key positions and players. At the top of that list is with one of those top options on the mound with a few of those names including Corey Kluber, Max Scherzer and Carlos Martinez. The list also includes Dallas Keuchel, Matt Moore and Andrew Cashner who all have solid matchups as well.

While options are endless on the mound, the list of top options at the plate are even deeper. Those options include Gary Sanchez, Elvis Andrus, Eric Hosmer and Starling Marte. With that said here are a few of our top FanDuel MLB Stacks for Friday August 18th, 2017.

MLB Fantasy Stack Options for Friday August 18th, 2017

Carlos Gonzalez – Nolan Arenado – DJ LeMahieu
Eric Thames –Ryan Braun – Jonathan Villar
Gary Sanchez – Brett Gardner – Didi Gregorius
Joey Gallo – Rougned Odor – NomarMazara

With that said let’s get to the rest of the guys we like to build our daily fantasy baseball rosters around.
Here is our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Friday August 18th, 2017

Starting Pitcher – Max Scherzer

We have at least 5 starting pitching options we love on FanDuel tonight but in the end we just can’t look past Scherzer. The Washington Nationals starter has been one of the most consistent starters in all of baseball this season including picking up at least 46 fantasy points in three of his last four outings as well as in 10 of his last 15 starts. Tonight, he will look to continue that trend against a San Diego Padres team that ranks near the bottom in every major offensive category in MLB baseball while ranking 4th in all of Major League Baseball with 1,130 strikeouts.

Top Tier Option: Corey Kluber& Dallas Keuchel
Mid-Tier Option: Andrew Cashner& Matt Moore
Fantasy Sleeper:Zach Eflin

Catcher – Gary Sanchez

Tonight, we are going to go against our gut and ride the New York Yankees catcher despite carrying the top salary among catchers. Entering their matchup with the Boston Red Sox, Sanchez is six for 13 off of Drew Pomeranz in his career with three of those hits going for home runs. On the lower side we really like J.T. Realmuto tonight for someone that fits our salary requirements as well as a player who has a big time upside in GPP Formats. Realmuto will face off against Chris Flexen who has struggled over his first four starts of the season.

Top Tier Option:N/A
Mid-Tier Option: Jonathan Lucroy& J.T. Realmuto
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Jason Castro

First Base –Mike Napoli

After spending heavy with Scherzer and Sanchez it left us looking for some real value at a few of the other key positions. This opened up the door for someone like Mike Napoli while guys like Paul Goldschmidt, Joey Gallo and Eric Thames are more expensive options we like. As we looked around Napoli stood out based on his success against James Shields over his career. Napoli enters tonight with eight hits off of Shields in his career with four extra base hits (2 home runs). Meanwhile his teammate is another strong candidate to start as Shields has struggled against lefties this season allowing a .444 wOBA mark and a .350 ISOPower stat line.

Top Tier Option:Paul Goldschmidt, Joey Gallo & Eric Thames
Mid Tier Options: Yonder Alonso & Albert Pujols
Fantasy Sleeper: Dominic Smith

Second Base –Rougned Odor

At first we looked right past Odor tonight as a top option at second base but after digging deeper into the numbers, Odor might have the best matchup fo the night. While we always love DJ LeMahieu at Coors Field, Odor’s matchup against Shields makes him a must start option on FanDuel. Shields enters tonight’s contest against the Texas Rangers allowing opposing lefties to hit .321 against him with 13 home runs while reaching base over 40 percent of their plate appearances.

Top Tier Option: Jose Altuve
Mid Tier Option: DJ LeMahieu& Dee Gordon
Fantasy Sleeper: Jason Kipnis& Kaleb Cowart

Third Base – Nolan Arenado or Asdrubal Cabrera

Now for us third base is one of those positions where if Nolan Arenado is healthy he would be a near lock in every lineup. That being said Arenado is dealing with a hand injury that could force him out of the lineup tonight while opening up the chance to use Ryan McMahon as a nice option at $3k. If Arenado is out of the lineup we like is Cabrera who not only has a solid matchup but would also provide us with some salary cap space. Entering tonight righties have posted a .342 wOBA against him while Cabrera has a .355 wOBA against lefties. Meanwhile Justin Nicolino likes to work down and away for most of his pitches a zone that Cabrera has had success with.

Top Tier Option:Adrian Beltre
Mid Tier Option: Jake Lamb & Ryan McMahon
Fantasy Sleeper: Pablo SandovalShort Stop – Dansby Swanson

Here we go digging at the bottom of the barrel tonight at the short stop position. While we have Jean Segura, Elvis Andrus and Corey Seager among our top options tonight this move comes down to the salary cap space situation. For us Swanson has a very favorable matchup against Sal Romano. Entering tonight, righties have posted a .409 wOBA against him as well as a .286 ISOPower mark.

Top Tier Option: Elvis Andrus, Jean Segura & Corey Seager
Mid Tier Option:Didi Gregorius& Freddy Galvis
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Brandon Crawford

Outfielders – Carlos Gonzalez, Christian Yelich& Nick Williams

Now the outfield situation could play out a few ways for us depending on where we spend our money up above. If we elect to go cheaper on the mound with a mid tier option we could go with Stanton in place of Yelich, while also going cheap at catcher could allow both Stanton and another top option like Ryan Braun or Mike Trout. In the end we like these three guys to fill out our lineup tonight. Gonzalez is another one of those plays that you have to like at Coors Field night in and night out. Yelich and Williams meanwhile have very good matchups. Yelich will get a shot at Chris Flexen who has had his troubles with lefties allowing them to post a .438 wOBA and .308 ISOPower stat line over his first four starts. Meanwhile Williams gets to face off against Matt Moore who has had his own struggles against lefties (.453 wOBA& .255 ISOPower mark).

Top Tier Option: Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout & Ryan Braun
Mid Tier Option:NomarMazara, Keon Broxton & Aaron Hicks
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Jake Marisnick& Bradley Zimmer

MLB FanDuel Lineup for Thursday August 17th 2017

The MLB Schedule delivers a light slate tonight for Daily Fantasy Baseball owners to cash in on. In all just five games are on tap for tonight to go along with a solid five game afternoon slate. For us we are turning our attention to tonight’s MLB Schedule as we look to get back in the winner’s column on FanDuel.

With that light slate of games on the schedule it offers us only ten total options on the mound to build around. A group of starters that include guys like Aaron Nola, Luis Severino and Jeff Samardzija. While all three matchups look solid tonight, overall the slate lacks a true lock on FanDuel opening the door for a variety of options.

Based on the matchups tonight, here are a few of the solid starting pitching candidates we like based on those numbers.

Aaron Nola VS San Francisco Giants
Giants rank 30th in Team OPS, 30th in Home Runs & 28th in Runs Scored

Adam Wainwright VS Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates rank 29th in Home Runs, 12th Most Strikeouts & 29th in Slugging

Edwin Jackson VS San Diego Padres
Padres rank 28th in Team OPS, 4th Most Strikeouts & 26th in Extra Base hits

Now before we get to our top Daily Fantasy Baseball options for Tuesday August 8th, 2017, let’s take a look at a few quality stacks that you could consider building around.

MLB Fantasy Stack Options for Thursday August 17th, 2017

Anthony Rendon – Ryan Zimmerman –Daniel Murphy
Aaron Judge – Gary Sanchez – Ronald Torreyes

With that said let’s get to the rest of the guys we like to build our daily fantasy baseball rosters around.
Here is our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Thursday August 17th, 2017

Starting Pitcher – Aaron Nola

After looking at the numbers it is hard to look past Nola as one of the top 2-3 options tonight on the mound. The Giants rank near the bottom in every offensive category opening up the door for Nola to turn in a solid fantasy performance tonight. Over his last ten starts the Phillies starter has turned in eight games with at least 40 fantasy. Other options we considered include Jackson Samardzija and Severino while Wainwright could be a surprise pick for GPP lineups if he takes the hill tonight.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid-Tier Option: Luis Severino& Jeff Samardzija
Fantasy Sleeper:Edwin Jackson & Tyson Ross

Catcher – Robinson Chirinos

The catcher position is one of those slots where the right pick may depend on which starter you elect to go with. At the top of our list is Gary Sanchez but we like the value Chirinos brings to the table at just $2,700. Entering tonight, the Texas Rangers catcher is five for his last eight with one double, one home run and three runs batted in. Meanwhile Sanchez should benefit from taking on Stephen Matz who has struggled at times while allowing righties to post a .377 wOBA and .253 ISOPower mark against him.
Top Tier Option: Gary Sanchez
Mid-Tier Option: Yadier Molina
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Kevan Smith

First Base – Ryan Zimmerman

For us the first base position might be one of the stronger positions of tonight’s MLB Schedule and one that FanDuel owners will want to build around. While we had Wil Myers and Josh Bell as solid candidates as well as Jose Abreu, we elected to go with the Washington Nationals first baseman. On the year Zimmerman has had success against righties posting a .381 wOBA to go along with a .256 ISOPower mark.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid Tier Options: Wil Myers, Jose Abreu & Josh Bell
Fantasy Sleeper: Tommy Joseph

Second Base –Ronald Torreyes

We love the Yankees tonight against Matz and the New Yrok Mets. This includes Torreyes who might have some of the best value of the night at just $2,300 helping to offset some of the other top tier talents salaries we have in our lineup tonight. Entering tonight, Torreyes has back to back multi-hit performances as well as picking up hits in eight of his last ten games. On the higher side we would turn our attention to Daniel Murphy as well as Rougned Odor if the cash was available.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid Tier Option: Daniel Murphy &Rougned Odor
Fantasy Sleeper: Josh Harrison

Third Base – Anthony Rendon

Here is another one of our MLB Stack options tonight and one of the top fantasy plays of the night at third base. On the year Rendon has been fairly consistent for his fantasy owners while providing the upside we like in GPP formats with 22 home runs on the year. While JhouylsChacin has solid numbers against righties, Rendon has posted a .386 wOBA mark against righties this season. Looking a little deeper, Chacin likes to work inside and down to righties a zone that Rendon has had a ton of success on this year.

Top Tier Option:N/A
Mid Tier Option: Todd Frazier
Fantasy Sleeper: Pablo Sandoval

Short Stop – Jordy Mercer

A name that lands in our daily fantasy baseball lineups has arrived again tonight. That name is Jordy Mercer and he continues to have the upside we love in our GPP lineups. While we value a few of the other plays at short stop tonight, Mercer does allow us to go heavy in the middle as well as going mid to upper level in the outfield. On the year, Mercer has posted a .312 wOBA mark against opposing righties while also staying near the .300 mark with his BABIP.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid Tier Option:Elvis Andrus & Freddy Galvis
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Brandon Crawford

Outfielders – Aaron Judge, Tommy Pham & Aaron Hicks

Despite his second half struggles and his high strikeout numbers, Judge is a must play option as the top outfielder on FanDuel tonight. Judge has shown some life of late picking up hits in four straight games including home runs in two of his last three games. Meanwhile Pham has been red hot picking up hits in eight straight games to raise his average to .310 on the year whle also providing some pop with his 14 home runs on the year. The last of the options we like tonight stays with the Yankees as we elected to stack their outfield. That option is Hicks who has a .373 wOBA mark on the year against opposing lefities.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid Tier Option:NomarMazara& Andrew McCutchen
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Delino Deshields, Gorkys Hernandez & Hunter Renfroe

NFL Breakout Fantasy Football Stars for the 2017 Season

The excitement continues to build for the 2017 NFL Season as the start of the preseason begins this week. This exciting time of the year also means on the start of another exciting year of fantasy football for both daily and season long leagues. While the teams around the NFL prepare for a stretch run at the Lombardi Trophy this is also a great time for fantasy football owners to prepare for their upcoming fantasy drafts.

Luckily for you we are right there with as we prepare for the upcoming season as well with our 2017 NFL Fantasy Draft Guide. Our first stop in our guide will be today as we take a look around the NFL to find our Top Break Out Fantasy Football options for the upcoming 2017 NFL Season.

Now the easiest options for this list is to turn to the 2017 NFL Draft and some of the top rookies drafted. For us we are looking deeper than that at possible late round picks, undrafted rookies as well as players who might have not shown up around the NFL over the past few seasons.

Here is a look at our Top Break Out Fantasy Football options for the 2017 NFL Season.

Top Breakout Fantasy Football Options – Quarterback

The quarterback position is one of those slots where you need to not only be smart with your pick but also know when to take one. While you can find some value at the position it is very hard to find a breakout candidate at the position as most of the starters around the NFL are slotted in. With that said some real value can be had in the later rounds of your fantasy draft possible finding a solid backup that you could trade or even to replace your top option. For us a few guys we like at the quarterback position include Joe Flacco, Carson Wentz and Paxton Lynch.

Joe Flacco – Now while Flacco is an aging veteran and his injury status may hurt Flacco’s draft status entering the season. In the end if Flacco is healthy he is worth the gamble as a late round pick or a second quarterback option on any team. The team was able to add Jeremy Maclin to the receiving corps this offseason and may be the most polished group he has had since joining the NFL. Add that with the fact the Ravens want to run the ball it should open up his ability to use the play action while also setting up the deep ball.

Carson Wentz – The second quarterback we like and we expect to take big strides forward in 2017 is Wentz. Went who started strong now has a true deep threat with Torrey Smith on the roster. Add Smith with Jordan Matthews and Nelson Agholor the Eagles have some talent at the position. Biggest concern for us is whether or not this team will be able to run the ball to take the pressure off of the second year quarterback.

Paxton Lynch – For us we are eye Lynch as the starter in Denver but whichever of the quarter-backs land the gig should be a viable late round draft pick with an upside. For Lynch he is a mo-bile quarterback who can not only make plays with his arm but also with his feet if he needs to. Add that with the fact he has one of the best one/two punches in the NFL with Demaryius Tho-mas and Emmanuel Sanders makes Lynch or Trevor Siemian a solid candidate to have a breakout season at quarterback. The last reason we like their chances is the fact that Mike McCoy will be taking over the play calling duty as offensive coordinator.

Top Breakout Fantasy Football Options – Running Back

With all eyes on some of the top stars around the NFL as well as Leonard Fournette being the top options at running back, the position has a ton of talent that can be found in both the early and late rounds. For us a guy like Terrance West should see additional touches for the Baltimore Ravens with Kenneth Dixon out while a guy like Javarious Allen could be the work horse for the team near the goal line. Meanwhile someone like Paul Perkins should benefit from playing on a New York Giants team that should have one of the top offenses in the NFL in 2017.

Paul Perkins – We love the Giants running back entering the 2017 NFL season but the question is where will the former UCLA Bruin be drafted in most drafts? If he is getting grabbed in the first three to four rounds, we would stay away but if he is falling we say jump on him. Perkins as well as the other Giants running back should see a ton of holes as opposing defenses look to slow down the top tier tandem of Odell Beckham and Brandon Marshall.

Ameer Abdullah – If healthy this guy can be a difference maker for the Detroit Lions in 2017. Last season, Abdullah showed his ability to be a playmaker fast rushing for 120 yards in week 1 while also getting his fantasy football owners a touchdown. While some fantasy football owners may stay away from him due to the way the Lions use him, we expect the team to rely heavily on him on the ground as well as near the goalies in 2017.

Top Breakout Fantasy Football Options – Wide Receiver

Here is the one position you will find the best bang for the buck in the mid to later rounds as well as on the waiver wire. Remember a few years back when we saw guys like Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry both fall in fantasy drafts as rookies? This year should be the same as the value at the position is deep with the 2017 NFL rookie class as well as guys that are just ready to break out in the NFL including Nelson Agholor in Philadelphia and DeVante Parker in Miami.

Tyrell Williams – Now this isn’t the Williams everyone will be looking to draft from the San Di-ego Chargers as fantasy football owners look to Mike Williams. For us the injury to Williams and the fact that the Chargers love to throw the ball makes Tyrell a very viable option to put together a solid break out fantasy season. Last season the Chargers ranked near the tops in the NFL in passing attempts and as long as the team has Philip Rivers behind center it should be a solid passing team.

Ted Ginn – For us we love the idea of going with Willie Snead as an earlier round option but Ginn could be that sleeper late round pick that will put up some solid numbers as the New Or-leans Saints main deep threat. With Brandin Cooks gone, the Saints and Drew Bree’s will have a new number one as well as a big time need for Ginn to step in to be a prime threat.

Top Breakout Fantasy Football Options – Tight End

You just never know what to expect from the tight end positions around the NFL outside of the top options like Rob Gronkowski. Last season Dennis Pitta was a key weapon in PPR leagues as he was one of the most thrown to tight ends in the NFL. The question this season is which tight ends out of Gronk, Travis Kelce, Greg Olsen and Jimmy Graham will have a decent season.

Hunter Henry – Much like his teammate Williams, Henry should be a key offensive weapon for the Chargers in 2017 as he slowly emerges as the teams go to tight end. Last season Henry saw less reps than the possible future hall of fame Antonio Gates, but another year older means Gates should be on the field less as the team looks to the future with Henry.

Jack Doyle – Here is another one of those tight end options who should benefit from playing on a team that is built around the pass. Look for Doyle if healthy to have a solid 2017 campaign and could be a key threat for Andrew Luck in the teams passing attack. Last year despite being second on the depth chart at tight end, Doyle was still able to out produce Dwayne Allen in most offensive categories.

MLB FanDuel Lineup for Tuesday August 8th 2017

The daily fantasy baseball action picks up tonight with a full MLB Schedule taking to the field tonight. With all 30 teams in action the list of top tier daily fantasy baseball options are endless including a solid group of starters taking to the hill to go along with a few players who are red hot around the league.

Tonight’s MLB Schedule includes top tier fantasy starters Corey Kluber and Chris Sale while someone like Dallas Keuchel could have value at just under the $9k mark. For us the starter that jumps out on paper is Sale as he has the better of the matchups with Kluber while Keuchel still fights to get back to the way he was before he landed on the disabled list.

Now before we get to our top Daily Fantasy Baseball options for Tuesday August 8th, 2017, let’s take a look at a few quality stacks that you could consider building around.

MLB Fantasy Stack Options for Tuesday August 8th, 2017

Jose Bautista – Justin Smoak – Steve Pearce
Cody Bellinger – Corey Seager – Yasmani Grandal
Jose Altuve – Yuli Gurriel – Jake Marisnick

With that said let’s get to the rest of the guys we like to build our daily fantasy baseball rosters around.

Here is our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Tuesday August 8th, 2017

Starting Pitcher – Chris Sale

The daily fantasy options are endless on the mound with a few solid starting pitching options. For us we strongly considered Dallas Keuchel as well as Jose Quintana based on their matchups. Meanwhile on the sleeper side of the action we are looking at Sal Romano who will benefit from one of the lower ranked hitting teams in all of baseball. In the end, Sale is possible the most consistent starter in all of baseball posting over 40 fantasy points in 10 of his last 11 outing.s Tonight he will get a chance to face a Tampa Bay Rays team that ranks second in all of baseball with 1,085 strikeouts. In his last two outings against the Rays, Sale has struck out 12 batters in each of those contests.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid Tier Option: Dallas Keuchel & Jose Quintana
Fantasy Sleeper:Sal Romano

Catcher – Jason Castro

After electing to spend heavy on the mound, it leaves us looking for low cost options at a few of the positions. One of those positions we like to bargain hunt at is the catcher position and Castro fits the bill. Castro enters tonight’s game five for 12 off of Matt Garza in his career with two home runs. Add that with the fact Garza likes to pitch down and away to righties a zone that Castro has success at.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid Tier Option: Yadier Molina
Fantasy Sleeper Option:Manny Pina

First Base –Yuli Gurriel

For us this move simply comes down to saving a few dollars to help build the rest of our club as we also like both Cody Bellinger and Justin Smoak tonight. In the end Gurriel is another solid candidate and should benefit from facing off against Derek Holland. Holland enters tonights contest with righties posting a .400 wOBA against him to go with a .266 ISOPower mark. Those types of numbers have us looking at a trio of righties int he Astros lineup.

Top Tier Option: Cody Bellinger &Justin Smoak
Mid Tier Options: Carlos Santana & Kendrys Morales
Fantasy Sleeper: C.J. Cron& Jesus Aguilar

Second Base – Jose Altuve

We just can’t look past the potential damage the Astros lineup could do tonight against Derek Holland. That type of potential lands Altuve in the center of our lineup while leaving us to look for bargains else where. Along with the struggles Holland has had against righties, Altuve has been hot picking up another three hit performance while raising his MLB lead in batting average to a .364 mark.

Top Tier Option: Jonathan School
Mid Tier Option:Ian Kinsler
Fantasy Sleeper:Brandon Drury

Third Base – Derek Dietrich

Now the third base position is an interesting one for us tonight as we could spend heavy on some one like Manny Machado or Alex Bregman. To make that move happen we would have to look a look cheaper at second base or like one of our mid tier options on the mound. In the end Dietrich is an option we like who has been consistent for most of the season but always finds a way to get on base. Now for us we are looking to take advantage of the in experienced A.J. Cole who in limited outings have struggled against lefties allowing a .574 wOBA and a .471 ISOpower mark.

Top Tier Option:Manny Machado & Alex Bregman
Mid Tier Option: Todd Frazier & Nicholas Castellanos
Fantasy Sleeper:Danny Santana

Short Stop – Jordy Mercer

On a night where we spent heavy at a few of the other key positions, it leaves us looking for low tier options at short stop but ones that also carry a high upside. For us one option we like to ride with because of his plus power side is Jordy Mercer. Despite going hitless in his last eight at bats, Mercer has the ability to get on through other ways making him solid fantasy candidate. On the year righties have posted a .362 wOBA against Matthew Boyd while Mercer has a .301 clip against lefties.

Top Tier Option: Corey Seager
Mid Tier Option:Tim Beckham
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Tim Anderson

Outfielders – Andrew Benintendi, Nicky Delmoninco & Jake Marisnick

Ideally I would stack Bryce Harper, Giancarlo Stanton & Mike Trout together tonight. But for that to happen I would have to go with my sleeper option on the mound which I do like so that is a real possibility in a lineup or two. With that said for us we are looking at Marisnick as one of those Astros who should benefit from his matchup against Derek Holland while Delmonico has been hot since coming up to the majors despite having a difficult matchup against Keuchel tonight. Meanwhile Benintendi much like Christian Yelich are two options we love that always find a way to put together good fantasy performances.

Top Tier Option: Bryce Harper, Mike Trout & Giancarlo Stanton
Mid Tier Option:Christian Yelich & Steve Pearce
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Jesse Winker

MLB FanDuel Lineup for Wednesday August 2nd 2017

The MLB Schedule is action packed for Wednesday with a solid slate of games for daily fantasy baseball owners to cash in on. This includes some afternoon baseball as well as the 12 game slate we will be focusing on tonight that features some big time fantasy options to build around.

This includes a few players that are red hot entering tonight’s MLB Schedule including Rougned Odor, Carlos Santana, Eduardo Nunez and Anthony Rizzo to name a few of them. Odor is the hottest of the group picking up five home runs over his last seven games while batting .367 over that stretch.

On the mound though might be the biggest question mark of tonight’s MLB Schedule. The biggest question mark of the group may be Dallas Keuchel as we all wonder about how healthy he is. In his first outing back off the disabled list, the Houston Astros starter allowed three earned runs over three innings while walking three batters.

Before we get to who we like on tonight’s MLB Schedule, here is a quick look at a few MLB Stacks we really like around the game.

MLB Fantasy Stack Options for Wednesday August 2nd, 2017

Edwin Encarnacion / Carlos Santana – Yan Gomes – Francisco Lindor
Daniel Murphy – Bryce Harper – Matt Wieters
Melky Cabrera – Alex Gordon – Mike Moustakas

With that said let’s get to the rest of the guys we like to build our daily fantasy baseball rosters around.

Here is our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Wednesday August 2nd, 2017

Starting Pitcher – Dallas Keuchel

Now despite the uncertainty with Keuchel we will look to ride him tonight as well as Jason Vargas as our top two options. In the end we turned to Keuchel as he will face off against a Tampa Bay Rays team who has at times had trouble producing offensively outside of hitting home runs. The Rays also rank second behind just the Milwaukee Brewers with 1,045 strikeouts. Add that with the fact the Keuchel has had success against the group over the years allowing just 18 hits over 76 at bats while striking out 22 batters.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid Tier Option: Jason Vargas
Fantasy Sleeper: A.J. Cole or Jake Thompson

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Catcher – Yan Gomes

We considered a few options behind the plate including Yasmani Grandal, Matt Wieters and Welington Castillo. In the end we elected to play the number game and ride with the Cleveland Indians catcher who is five for 13 in his career off of Rick Porcello. On the year righties have posted a .347 wOBA against Porcello who hasn’t looked as sharp as he did during 2016.

Top Tier Option: N/A
Mid Tier Option: Yasmani Grandal & Buster Posey
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Matt Wieters & Bruce Maxwell

First Base – Edwin Encarnacion or Carlos Santana

At first we could have easily gone with either of the Cleveland Indians first base options electing to go with Encarnacion based on his power numbers against Porcello. Encarnacion is 14 for 40 off of Porcello with eight of those hits going for extra base hits including three home runs. Meanwhile, Santana is 12 for 41 off of Porcello with three home runs as well.

Top Tier Option: Anthony Rizzo
Mid Tier Options: Josh Bell & Eric Thames
Fantasy Sleeper: John Jaso

Second Base – DJ LeMahieu

After shying away from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday we are jumping back on board tonight while looking to take advantage of Coors Field. The biggest advantage we like for the Rockies lineup tonight will be their opposing pitcher Chris Flexen. Flexen will be making his second start of the season after struggling against the San Diego Padres back on July 27th. In that outing the Padres picked up five hits, four walks and three runs off of him in just three innings.

Top Tier Option: Jose Altuve
Mid Tier Option: Daniel Murphy & Rougned Odor
Fantasy Sleeper: Brandon Drury or Kolten Wong

Third Base – Nolan Arenado

The third base options are endless tonight with Arenado, Kris Bryant and Adrian Beltre all looking like solid top tier daily fantasy baseball options. Meanwhile the group includes guys like Freddi Freeman and Manny Machado as well. In the end we just can’t look past Arenado at home and learned our lesson yesterday after shying away from him. Look for Arenado to take advantage of a young starter tonight who is subject to a few mistakes and could cost him at the hitter friendly Coors Field.

Top Tier Option: Kris Bryant
Mid Tier Option: Kyle Seager & Maikel Franco
Fantasy Sleeper: Luis Valbuena or Ryon Healy

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Short Stop – Orlando Arcia or Tim Beckham

We jumped on the newly acquired Beckham yesterday and he put together a solid performance finishing with 15 fantasy points. Tonight we like Beckham again but like Arcia just a little more against a starter who he might be able to produce against in Luke Weaver. On the year Weaver has allowed a .425 wOBA and .267 ISOPower mark against opposing right handers.

Top Tier Option: Trevor Story & Francisco Lindor
Mid Tier Option: Elvis Andrus & Marcus Semien
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Alcides Escobar

Outfielders – Stephen Piscotty, Matt Joyce & Hunter Pence

A day after loading up in the outfield we elected to spend cheaper while finding a few players who could be used in a low amount of lineups. In the end we love the St. Louis Cardinals/Milwaukee Brewers matchup at a very hitter friendly ball park opening up the door for guys like Ryan Braun, Stephen Piscotty and even Keon Broxton. Meanwhile we turned to both Joyce and Pence based on their matchups tonight. Entering tonight, Matt Moore has allowed opposing lefties to post a .454 wOBA to go along with a .266 ISOPower mark making Joyce a great option. Meanwhile across the diamond Daniel Gossett in limited work this year has had his hands full with righties allowing a .359 wOBA and a .301 ISOPower mark.

Top Tier Option: Mike Trout, Bryce Harper & Michael Conforto
Mid Tier Option: Domingo Santana, Aaron Altherr & Adam Duvall
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Keon Broxton & Melky Cabrera

MLB FanDuel Lineup for Tuesday August 1st 2017

The hunt for October begins today as the MLB Schedule begins to heat up as teams fight for the playoffs. Tonight’s MLB Schedule bounces back with a full slate of games as all 30 teams are in action. This type of action should provide for a ton of big time daily fantasy baseball options both on the mound as well as at the plate.

On the mound the list of top tier options include both Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals and Chris Sale for the Boston Red Sox. Both Scherzer and Sale are both near locks for us in cash game lineups while also being worth a look at in GPP lineups.

Meanwhile the options don’t end with those two as guys like Jon Lester, Chris Archer, Carlos Carrasco and Jose Berrios all are taking the hill tonight as well. At the plate a few of the matchups to build around include the New York Mets taking on the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field as well as Detroit Tigers taking on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Here are a few of the MLB Stacks we like on tonight’s MLB Schedule.
MLB Fantasy Stack Options for Tuesday August 1st, 2017

David Freese – Francisco Cervelli – Andrew McCutchen
Robinson Cano – Ben Gamel – Kyle Seager
Tommy Joseph – Maikel Franco – Aaron Altherr

With that said let’s get to the rest of the guys we like to build our daily fantasy baseball rosters around.
Here is our Daily Fantasy Baseball Options for Tuesday August 1st, 2017

Starting Pitcher – Jose Berrios

You couldn’t ask for much more out of Danny Duffy last night as he went seven innings allowing just one run in route to a 40 point effort. Tonight we will be looking for the same type of production out of the Minnesota Twins starter as he looks to pick up another win against the San Diego Padres. When we looked at the starters, Berrios jumped out tonight as he takes on a Padres team that ranks 28th in team OPS and 4th in total strikeouts with 985.

Top Tier Option: Chris Sale or Max Scherzer
Mid Tier Option: Carlos Martinez & Jeff Samardzija
Fantasy Sleeper: Homer Bailey

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Catcher – Francisco Cervelli

The options are endless tonight at all the positions opening up the door to find a few bargains like Cervelli tonight. For us this simply comes down to the matchup as Homer Bailey has been historically bad this season with the numbers supporting that statement. Righties enter tonight having a .498 wOBA against him to go along with a .500 BABIP.

Top Tier Option: Gary Sanchez
Mid Tier Option: Yadier Molina & Jonathan Lucroy
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Miguel Montero & Austin Hedges

First Base – Tommy Joseph

One of the stacks we are looking forward to taking advantage of is the Philadelphia Phillies against Ricky Nolasco. Entering tonight, the Los Angeles Angels starter ranks 1st in all of Major League Baseball with 27 home runs allowed and 10th in opposing batting average. Along with those numbers opposing righties have posted a .384 wOBA to go along with a .262 ISOPower mark while lefties have a .334 wOBA against him.

Top Tier Option: Joey Votto & Josh Bell
Mid Tier Options: Chase Headley & Matt Carpenter
Fantasy Sleeper: Trevor Plouffe

Second Base – Kolten Wong

With all the top tier options like Jose Altuve and Jonathan Schoop in action tonight we elected to go with a sleeper pick to free up some cap space. Entering tonight, Wong still has the upside despite not showing it for much of 2017 to reward his GPP owners. Add that with the fact he is eight for 24 off of Jimy Nelson with four extra base hits makes Wong a solid candidate to start for us tonight while freeing up a little extra cash.

Top Tier Option: Jose Altuve
Mid Tier Option: Cesar Hernandez & Robinson Cano
Fantasy Sleeper: Brandon Drury

Third Base – Maikel Franco

For the third base position came down to both Franco as well as Kyle Seager. While Seager has solid numbers against the Nick Martinez in his career, Franco might have the better matchup against Nolasco who has struggled to keep the ball in the ball park for most of the 2017 MLB Season. Along with those numbers righties have a .384 wOBA against Nolasco on the year. Meanwhile David Freese is another solid candidate against Homer Bailey.

Top Tier Option: Nolan Arenado
Mid Tier Option: Kyle Seager & David Freese
Fantasy Sleeper: Conor Gillaspie

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Short Stop – Tim Beckham or Ruben Tejada

We are going to ride whichever short stop the Baltimore Orioles throws out tonight with the hopes of Beckham arriving in time to be in the lineup while possible leading off. Over the past few seasons Ian Kennedy has had his difficulties keeping the ball in the ball park. This could be a key tonight as the offensive numbers continue to rise as the heat picks up at Camden Yards this season. Other options we like tonight at short stop tonight include Trevor Story and Elvis Andrus.

Top Tier Option: Trevor Story
Mid Tier Option: Freddy Galvis
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Jordy Mercer

Outfielders – Yoenis Cespedes, Andrew McCutchen & Aaron Altherr

When I was looking at the numbers for the outfielders we made a list of about 10 solid options tonight including other guys like Starlin Marte, Seth Smith and Matt Holliday. In the end we started our outfielder group with McCutchen who is having a big bounce back season while also having 14 career hits off of Bailey in just 45 at bats. Add those numbers with the inflated wOBA and ISOPower numbers Baily has allowed and McCutchen was a no brainer. Meanwhile for us it will be hard to look past a number of guys from the Rockies/Mets lineup tonight at Coors Field. The last of our guys in the outfield is Altherr who should benefit from taking on a home run pitcher at a very hitter friendly ball park. You could go cheap with someone like Smith to free up space to go with either Aaron Judge, Mike Trout or Bryce Harper.

Top Tier Option: Aaron Judge, Mike Trout & Bryce Harper
Mid Tier Option: Curtis Granderson, Seth Smith & Shin-Soo Choo
Fantasy Sleeper Option: Gregor Blanco & Brandon Moss

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