2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: June 11
Welcome to another edition of the Daily Fix. Draftstreet has been a terrific platform for daily competition and they have some really good deals if you want to join now. There are tons of different games to play for various amounts of dough. Personally, I keep it pretty simple with the two dollar double up competitions. I use the 100,000 dollar salary cap because you can build your lineup in minutes.
If you want some higher stakes, they are offering a competition where the winner could earn up to a 1,000,000 dollars. So, pick your poison and suit up. I like the cheaper competitions because it allows me to play another day when things go wrong. No matter how well you may plan things, sometimes it won’t go as you plan. That is the beauty of daily fantasy sports. Whether you are an expert or just a beginner, you have a fairly equal chance of winning.
In order to win these double up challenges, the key is to play the longer odds whenever you can. So, you try to even out your money to as many different positions as possible and exploit favorable matchups whenever you can. As always, I will offer some reasonable alternatives in case you have to make some last minute changes.
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Salary |
Opposing Sp |
Comments |
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C |
5008 |
Jered Weaver |
It’s a tough matchup, but Norris has been solid this season. |
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1B |
6345 |
It’s a high price, but he has been impressive so far. |
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2B |
5045 |
He has been better since being called back up. |
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3B |
5682 |
He is slowly but surely starting to get locked in. |
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SS |
5945 |
Some consider him the second best offensive shortstop in the game. |
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OF |
7589 |
TBD |
He isn’t elite, but he is as close as you can get without being elite. |
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OF |
6004 |
Very quietly putting up great numbers again. |
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OF |
5693 |
The next big thing to come up to the big leagues. |
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U |
6052 |
Very tough matchup, but Cano is an elite player. |
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SP |
16942 |
Oakland Athletics |
He has been dominant of late. |
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SP |
14605 |
San Francisco Giants |
He has been surprisingly good all season. |
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SP |
12052 |
Chicago White Sox |
He’s struggled, but this price is too good to pass up. |
As usual, I will provide some reasonable alternatives in case you have to make some last second changes. Draftstreet will allow you to make changes up until game time, so make sure you keep an eye on the weather and keep an eye on the projected starting lineups so you don’t get burned.
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Salary |
Opposing SP |
Comments |
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C |
5415 |
Jason Hammel |
A nice price, but this is a hard matchup to win. |
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1B |
5960 |
Tyson Ross |
Howard has quietly produced good power numbers this season. |
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2B |
5839 |
A middle of the road hitter against a middle of the road pitcher. |
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3B |
5321 |
Wei Yen Chen |
Holt has little pedigree, but he has been hot lately. |
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SS |
5802 |
Erik Bedard |
Quietly reached the ten home run plateau. |
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OF |
6165 |
Jacob Turner |
He has been one of the steadier players on the Rangers. |
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OF |
5687 |
Brandon McCarthy |
He got off to a slow start, but he’s been red hot lately. |
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SP |
15654 |
Washington Nationals |
He appears to be back to the Matt Cain of old. |
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SP |
16432 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
One of the better pitchers in baseball you probably haven’t heard of. |
The Author
1 Comment
Eric Bedard is a LHP. Kolten Wong will not be starting tonight against Eric Bedard.