Max Petrie's top MLB daily fantasy baseball starting pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings on 4/17/16. Top value and sleeper picks for DFS and seasonal fantasy baseball streamers.

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. Regular season basketball is officially over which means it's all baseball here on out. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/17/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced / low-ownership options, and will be sleepers and value picks for your cash games and GPPs on DraftKings and FanDuel, and also for seasonal leagues with daily lineups.

Plenty of quality pitchers on the board, with the majority at home. There's everyone's favorite sleepers (Aaron Sanchez, Juan Nicasio) too. Will Steven Matz rebound? Can Kris Medlen keep up the Ks? Let's get started.

There'll be three main sections of this article: our Pitcher Matchups Tool’s top plays, my value plays, and pitchers to fade. I highly recommend you check out the Daily Pitcher Matchups Ratings tool - it's an extremely useful tool for daily fantasy or seasonal streaming for finding the diamonds in the rough. Anyways, let's get cracking!

Daily Pitcher Matchup Ratings Tool Top Plays

Jon Lester (CHC) vs COL

FanDuel - $10,500 / DraftKings - $9,600

The Cubs are not going to lose 2 of 3 at home to Colorado. Jon Lester has a 1.93 ERA in two starts versus the Rockies and strikeout a batter per inning at home in 2015. He'll be in my lineups.

Corey Kluber (CLE) vs NYM

FanDuel - $10,600 / DraftKings - $10,600

The highest priced pitcher on the board versus a Mets team that is struggling at the plate. Kluber averaged a 9.3 K/9 at home last year. It's a strong play.

Max’s Value Plays of the Day

Jose Quintana (CHW) @ TB

FanDuel - $8,300 / DraftKings - $9,200

Q doesn't win a lot but he has been excellent in 2016 (12/3 K/BB). It's a solid play on FanDuel given the discount.

Juan Nicasio (PIT) vs MIL

FanDuel - $7,400 / DraftKings - $6,100

Nicasio got roughed up versus the Tigers last time out but don't let that fool you. He strikes out over a batter per inning and is bargain bin priced on DraftKings.

Anibal Sanchez (DET) @ HOU

FanDuel -  $7,800 / DraftKings $8,800

Sanchez has been solid so far, and the Astros have struck out 118 times already (2nd in MLB).

Starting Pitchers to Fade in Daily Fantasy Baseball

Masahiro Tanaka (NYY) vs SEA

FanDuel - $9,100 / DraftKings - $10,300

Tanaka hasn't looked dominant in his first two starts, and given the Yankees four-game losing streak it's unwise to pay a premium for a struggling club.

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