FanDuel Daily Fantasy Sports Selections For MLB Action – Apr 8, 2016

Josh Robbins (Featured Fantasy Writer/60ft6in.com) Follow @Qualcomm98

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Hi, my name is Josh Robbins.  I would like to share my Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) strategy with you throughout the MLB season.  Fanduel is my preferred game of skill.

Welcome to the first full weekend of the 2016 MLB season.

3-Strikes: Here’s what you expect from my daily articles:

My Top 3 Starting Pitchers (aces, mid-level, bargain)

My Top 3 Stacking Options (multiple players from the same team)

My Top 3 BVP (Batter vs. Pitcher) Options

There’s ten games tonight

(7:05 PM ET Fanduel Games)

APRIL 8, 2016…

Starting Pitchers 

1. Chris Archer ($11100) vs. Baltimore Orioles

2. Yordano Ventura ($8700) vs. Minnesota Twins

3. Taijuan Walker ($7600) vs. Oakland Athletics

Player Stacks/Team Offense

1. Chicago Cubs vs. Robbie Ray

2. Toronto Blue Jays vs. Joe Kelly (Big 4)

3. Houston Astros vs. Chase Anderson

BVP (Minimum 10 AB)

1. Eric Hosmer vs. Ervin Santana (4-12/ 2 HR/ 1.417 OPS)

2. Yasiel Puig vs. Matt Cain (4-11/ 1 HR/ 1.280 OPS)

3. Edwin Encarnacion vs. Joe Kelly (4-11/ 1HR/ 1.261 OPS)

Sample Lineups

P – Taijuan Walker, $7900: OAK @ SEA

C – Russell Martin, $2800:  BOS @ TOR

1B – Edwin Encarnacion, $4100:  BOS @ TOR

2B – Ben Zobrist, $2700:  CHC @ ARI

3B – Kris Bryant, $4100:  CHC @ ARI

SS – Troy Tulowitzki, $3400:  BOS @ TOR

OF – Jose Bautista, $4500: BOS @ TOR

OF – Jorge Soler, $2600: CHC @ ARI

OF – Dexter Fowler, $3100: CHC @ ARI

T0tal:  $34, 900, 000

If you’re not familiar with the points breakdown, here’s the format utilizing a $35 million salary cap.  

Scoring System: https://www.fanduel.com/spring-training?t=lobby

1 Starting Pitcher (SP)

1 Catcher (C)

1 First Baseman (1B)

1 Second Baseman (2B)

1 Third Baseman (3B)

1 Short Stop (SS)

3 Outfielders (OF)

Game Types: https://www.fanduel.com/how-it-works

Tournaments

Leagues

Head-to-Heads

50-50s

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***Josh Robbins is a Video-Journalist and Baseball Historian who is originally from Poughkeepsie, NY (so grew up a Yankees/Don Mattingly fan)..  In 2010, he earned a Master’s Degree in Sport Management from CSU-Long Beach. 

From June 16 to July 11, 2008, he watched a game in all 30 MLB stadiums in a world record 26 days by car.  Please email Josh at robbinsjosh@hotmail.com or visit 60ft6in.com for more information about the Factor12 Rating.***

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