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Update: There are a lot of bad weather situations today. White Sox @ Detroit - This game looks extremely risky with both hitters and pitchers. It's been raining for most of the morning in Detroit and it appears to be...

Noah Syndergaard (SP- Mets) Noah Syndergaard pitched brilliantly today allowing only 1 run and 5 hits while striking out 5 for his 2nd win of the season. Syndergaard has rallied from a few rough outings to bring his ERA down...

Corey Kluber- The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner has had a strange first half of the 2015 season thus far. Kluber remains one of the elite strikeout artists in the game today with a 28% K Rate and his...

Ben Paulsen- 1B- COL- Idea- The Rockies will face Tim Hudson today. He turns 40 on July 14th. He carries a slash line this year of .279/.359/.406 against LH hitting. Paulsen's slash line against RH pitching is .293/.363/.565 and all...

DFS Picks: Mark Buehrle (SP-TOR) - Nick Martinez is no match for Mark Buerhle and the Blue Jays. Over his last five games, Buehrle is 2-0 with two complete games. In four of those five starts, he has given up...

Kendall Graveman - Graveman is one out against the Yanks away from posting 7 straight quality starts since his return from the minors after a 7 IP, 2 ER outing against Texas on Wednesday. If you're looking at his season...

Joe Kelly, Boston Red Sox - Joe Kelly got hammered by the Orioles for five runs over 3.2 innings Tuesday. Kelly is really frustrating for owners because he'll string a few solid starts together before dropping a bomb like this...

Kevin Plawecki (C-NYM) - Plawecki's fantasy value gets yet another boost due to yet another injury to starter Travis d'Arnaud. Tuesday, d'Arnaud was placed on the DL with an elbow injury. No timetable has been set, but it could be...

Dexter Fowler, OF, CHC Fowler sprained his ankle in Monday's game against the Dodgers and is considered day to day. Fowler has been relevant in mixed leagues this year thanks to his power-speed potential, as he already has 8 homeruns...

Let's talk about splits. I'm not talking about your ordinary righty/lefty or home/away statistics. I'm talking the splits that the geeks in the back of your high school math class were looking up while everyone else was learning how to...

Brett Cecil Cecil's recent struggles continued Sunday, as he took the loss, giving up four runs in two-thirds of an inning, and taking the loss as a result. Cecil came in in a non-save situation, and has now given up...

High Risk High Payoff: Domonic Brown (OF-PHI) - Due to the limited slate of NL games on Monday, very few guys qualify as good DFS value picks. Most players are iffy at best, and few have a high upside. As...

Happy Father's Day everyone! Each weekend, we publish our free analysis of the daily plays position-by-position. If you haven't already tried out Daily Fantasy Baseball, now is the perfect time to take it for a test spin. The beauty of...

Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals - Poor Max Scherzer.... One strike away from perfection and he plunks Jose Tabata on the elbow. But I guess finishing off Josh Harrison one batter later to complete the no-hitter is a pretty solid consolation...

Chris Colabello- OF- TOR- Idea- Colabello has a fantastic slash line against LH pitching (.406/.457/.750.) So why are we talking about him when RH Chris Tillman is starting against the Jays? First, it's Tillman's reverse splits, with a .279/.370/.544 slash...

Mookie Betts (OF-BOS): Mookie Betts stayed hot, going 4 for 5 with 1 RBI and 1 SB to back Eduardo Rodriguez and lead the Red Sox' trouncing of the Royals. Betts has 19 hits in 16 June games, a run...

Ian Desmond (SS-Nationals) Ian Desmond is not in the Nationals' lineup Friday as he is getting a scheduled day off. Danny Espinosa is filling in for Desmond at shortstop. Desmond is having a very bad year with only 5 HR's,...

Ezequiel Carrera- OF- TOR- Idea- Carrera has put up decent but far from spectacular numbers against RH pitching with a slash line of .275/.338/.348 and 2 steals in 81 PAs (after topping 40 steals in each of the last 2...

Drew Hutchinson (SP-Toronto) Drew Hutchison was the winning pitcher tonight as he tossed 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball to pick up his 5th win of the season. Hutchison needed 105 pitches and was unable to get through the sixth inning....

Luis Valbuena, Houston Astros - Luis Valbuena has been one of the biggest power surprises in baseball this season as another two homers Tuesday gives him 16 on the season. He drove in four on the game pushing his total...

Danny Espinosa (INF-WAS) - Sure, the Nats scored 16 runs and Bryce Harper homered again, but how about Espinosa's day Thursday? He went 5-for-5 (all singles) with three runs scored. He didn't have an RBI, as all the runners kept...

Joey Butler, OF, TB Butler continued his fantastic rookie campaign, going 2-4 with a BB on Monday and raising his season line to a remarkable .344/.378/.516 and giving him a .400 BA (24-60) over his last 15 games. There are...

A.J. Burnett-Pirates-SP AJ Burnett went 9 IP and gave up 0 ER on 5 H, 1 BB, and 4 K in the win against the Phillies. Burnett has been excellent in his return to Pittsburgh. Burnett has a 1.89 ERA...

Lance McCullers McCullers put in another strong outing on Sunday, going five no-hit innings, with four strikeouts and four walks. Although the start was another win for McCullers who is now 3-1 with a 2.00 ERA, the start did quite...

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Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins - This has been one of the busiest months in terms of super high level prospects getting called up that I can remember. Buxton is getting the call Sunday to Minnesota and likely will be inserted...

DFS Picks: Jeff Baker (2B-MIA) - Jeff Baker is a righty specialist with tons of pop. It's a good thing Jorge De La Rosa is starting on Sunday, because that means you can pencil Baker into your DFS lineup. Although...

Jaime Garcia (SP-St Louis) With the injuries to Wainwright and now Lance Lynn, the Cardinals really need Jaime Garcia to add some stability to the rotation. So far, Garcia has pitched very well in the 5 starts since coming off...

Delmon Young- OF- BAL- Idea- Young has been tough on LH pitching this season, although he hasn't hit a homer against them. His slash line of .356/.370/378 gives a solid chance at some hits against C. C. Sabathia, who has...

Neil Walker- 2B- PIT- Idea- Walker has a .277/.330/.424 slash line against RH pitching, with all of his homers coming against them. With Kevin Correia making his 2015 major league debut against Pittsburgh this is a favorable matchup for Walker....

Vincent Velasquez (SP-HOU): Velasquez didn't allow a run through 5 innings, but he walked 4 and was pulled after 89 pitches. The future is now in Houston and Velasquez likely bought himself some time to prove himself in the rotation....

Pedro Alvarez- Pedro Alvarez remains one of the most extreme splits players in baseball. His inability to hit left handed pitching has greatly limited his value to owners in most formats. The exaggerated splits for Alvarez are not the only...

Chris Heston Heston joined the record books on Tuesday night, tossing a no-hitter with just three hit batsmen being the only baserunners to reach all night (the first time that has happened in MLB history). Heston was just starting to...

Justin Verlander (SP-Detroit) The much anticipated return of Justin Verlander to the Detroit rotation is upon us with his first 2015 start set for Saturday. He is coming off a strong rehab outing where he struck out nine batters and...

Phil Hughes-Twins-SP Phil Hughes went 7.2 IP and gave up 3 ER on 7 H, 1 BB, and 3 K in the loss to the Royals. Hughes has gone back to the old Hughes after his breakout 2014 season. Hughes...

Josh Reddick - I guess we should finally discuss Josh Reddick, huh? Reddick is exhibiting a severe increase in plate discipline this season by any measure (chase rate, swinging strike%, contact rate, swing%, BB rate, K rate), and it's coincided...