Fantasy Baseball Daily - May 30, 2014

By David Wolfe on Friday, May 30th 2014
Fantasy Baseball Daily - May 30, 2014

Baseball is rounding first base when it comes to the season (meaning we are one-fourth of the way finished).  Hopefully you all are doing well in your daily fantasy plays with a little help from us at eDraft.  We have a full slate of games today that are all night games with three of them starting 7:05 PM Eastern Time.  With these games we have 15 games and 30 teams worth of players to choose from. 

We bring you fantasy daily picks for FanDuel.com and if you haven’t signed up yet, be sure to follow this link http://eDraft.com/FanDuel/MLB to receive a 100% deposit bonus on your initial deposit.  This is an amazing deal that you can’t miss so be sure to check it out and make yourself some extra cash.  The cap for FanDuel is $35,000 with only one player at each position like a real MLB lineup (with the exception of outfielders where you can start any three players that are outfield eligible.)

The scoring system for FanDuel is as follows:

Hitters: Single = 1pt, Double = 2pts, Triple = 3pts, Homerun = 4pts, RBI = 1pt, Run = 1pt, Walk = 1pt,
Stolen Base = 2pts, Hit By Pitch = 1, Out (calculated as at bats - hits) = -.25pt
Pitchers: Win = 4pts, Earned Run = -1pt, Strike Out = 1pt, Innings Pitched = 1pt

Good Value Players


Pitcher

Juan Nicasio, Rockies, $5,400: Nicasio struck out five and walked four while holding the Braves to two hits over six shutout innings to earn his fifth win of the season Saturday. Despite throwing a first-pitch strike to just 13 of 24 batters, Nicasio managed to minimize the damage of falling behind in the count Saturday. For the season, Nicasio has posted useful numbers overall including a 3.61 ERA, but his combination of pitching to contact (5.8 K/9) and propensity for the long ball (1.4 HR/9) makes him particularly risky when the Rockies are at home. Fortunately for those interested in using him, Nicasio is lined up to face Cleveland on the road Thursday in his next scheduled start.

Catcher

Wilin Rosario, Rockies, $3,300: Rosario smacked a three-run homer in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Phillies.  After entering the game hitless over his last 13 at-bats, Rosario busted out of the slump in a big way in the seventh inning Tuesday, breaking a 1-1 tie in the process. Occasional dry spells are inevitable for a free swinger like Rosario, but few catchers bring can supply power like the 25-year-old can.

First Base

Adam Lind, Blue Jays, $3,300: Lind went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Rays. He finished the game with two runs and two RBI.  The bomb was his third of the season, while the pair of base knocks improved his average to an impressive .341 through 82 at-bats this season. As long as he's facing righties (.381 vs .071 against lefties), Lind makes for a great play on a red-hot Jays squad, winners in eight of their last nine games.

Second Base

Gordon Beckham, White Sox, $3,100: Beckham went 2-for-4 with a game-winning solo homer in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Indians.  Beckham's fourth bomb of the season in the fifth inning was basically the only excitement of the night for fans at U.S. Cellular Field, who were forced to endure a two-hour rain delay after the third inning that ended the nights of both starting pitchers, Chris Sale and Justin Masterson. The second baseman has been stroking with some consistently of late, as he now owns a modest eight-game hit streak and has hit safely in 23 of his last 26 games. If you're hurting in the batting average department and can spare a middle infield spot, you may want to give this guy a look.

Third Base

Martin Prado, Diamondbacks, $3,300: Prado went 2-for-5 and hit his second home run of the season in Wednesday's victory over the Padres. He scored two runs and drove in three.  Prado has now homered in consecutive games after going homerless in his first 197 at-bats. He singled in a run in the Diamondbacks eight run first inning, then took Donn Roach deep for a two-run shot in the second. It's been a slow start to the season for Prado, but he looks to be showing signs of waking up lately. After Wednesday's performance, Prado is now batting .370 over his last 27 at-bats with two home runs, eight RBI's and six runs scored. The hot stretch has raised his OPS by nearly 80 points.

Shortstop

Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox, $3,300: Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's victory over the Braves.  Bogaerts recorded his eighth multi-hit game of the month, bringing his batting average up to .287 on the season. After a relatively slow start, the 21-year-old has shown signs of a turnaround, and hitting second in the order -- which he's done for six straight games -- can only help his run production.

Outfield

Matt Holliday, Cardinals, $3,300: With Lance Lynn grooving on the mound, Holiday was a major force on offense for the Cardinals in Tuesday's 6-0 win against the Yankees.  Holiday went 3-3 at the plate while hitting his third home run of the year.  He also added two runs and a walk.  While a little slow out of the gate, Holiday is still a tried and true vet you run out every week on your fantasy team.  For this type of value it will be a steal to get him at this price.

 

My Lineup: $35,000 Cap

Pitcher – Juan Nicasio, Rockies, $5,400

Catcher – Wilin Rosario, Rockies, $3,300

First Base – Adam Lind, Blue Jays, $3,300

Second BaseDee Gordon, Dodgers, $3,700

Third BaseJosh Donaldson, Athletics, $4,800

Shortstop Jose Reyes, Blue Jays, $4,100

Outfield – Matt Holiday, Cardinals, $3,300

Outfield Dexter Fowler, Astros, $3,400

Outfield Andrew McCutchen, Brewers, $3,600

 

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Scores

Pirates
0
Orioles
0
Bottom of 3rd
Cardinals
0
Mets
1
Rays
3
Blue Jays
1
Bottom of 3rd
Tigers
0
Phillies
2
Braves
2
Red Sox
3
Bottom of 2nd
Phillies
5
Marlins
1
Twins
1
Yankees
8
3:05 PM ET
Reds
-
Angels
-
3:05 PM ET
Cubs
-
Guardians
-
3:05 PM ET
Royals
-
Athletics
-
3:05 PM ET
Giants
-
Dodgers
-
3:05 PM ET
White Sox
-
Rangers
-
3:10 PM ET
Rockies
-
Padres
-
3:10 PM ET
Brewers
-
White Sox
-
6:05 PM ET
Nationals
-
Astros
-
8:10 PM ET
Mariners
-
Diamondbacks
-
Orioles
6
Tigers
5
Astros
0
Mets
5
Cardinals
9
Astros
4
Red Sox
7
Rays
5
Pirates
6
Twins
4
Phillies
7
Nationals
3
Yankees
7
Braves
3
Blue Jays
7
Marlins
8
Reds
11
Padres
10
Giants
3
Rockies
11
Athletics
7
Rangers
3
Dodgers
7
White Sox
6
Rangers
1
Brewers
5
Angels
5
Cubs
4
Diamondbacks
13
Royals
10
Mariners
8
Guardians
7
1:05 PM ET
Astros
-
Pirates
-
1:05 PM ET
Rays
-
Tigers
-
1:05 PM ET
Red Sox
-
Twins
-
1:05 PM ET
Orioles
-
Braves
-
1:05 PM ET
Yankees
-
Blue Jays
-
1:07 PM ET
Blue Jays
-
Phillies
-
1:10 PM ET
Mets
-
Nationals
-
1:10 PM ET
Marlins
-
Cardinals
-
3:05 PM ET
Dodgers
-
Cubs
-
3:05 PM ET
Athletics
-
Giants
-
3:05 PM ET
Rangers
-
Dodgers
-
3:05 PM ET
Guardians
-
White Sox
-
3:10 PM ET
Angels
-
Diamondbacks
-
3:10 PM ET
Rockies
-
Royals
-
3:10 PM ET
Padres
-
Mariners
-
3:10 PM ET
Brewers
-
Reds
-