June 8, 2016

Max Petrie's top MLB daily fantasy baseball starting pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings on 6/8/16. Top value and sleeper picks for DFS and seasonal fantasy baseball streamers.

Welcome back readers. It's hump day and the pickings are slim, but there's plenty to be excited about including David Price vs Madison Bumgarner and the debut of Jameson Taillon.

In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 6/8/16. 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.

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 rowdy.

Daily Pitcher Matchup Ratings Tool Top Plays

Ricky Nolasco (SP, MIN) vs Marlins

Risky Stream

It's a revenge game for Nolasco who pitched for Miami until 2013. The Marlins have struggled and slug .401 versus RHP, 18th in baseball, but Nolasco is too inconsistent (6.93 ERA at home) to trust in any format.

Jesse Hahn (SP, OAK) at Brewers

Risky Stream

I've been a Hahn fan since his Padres days but he is too inconsistent to trust at this point; he's allowed at least three earned runs in five straight starts. The Brewers aren't the best offense, and a win is in play facing Chase Anderson, but the damage to your peripherals isn't worth it.

Max’s Value Plays of the Day

Jameson Taillon (SP, PIT) vs Mets

Must Sream

If some miraculous reason Taillon is still available in your league, go get him now. And maybe consider joining a more competitive league. The Mets aren't a spectacular offense; their .231 average vs RHP is tied for 27th in baseball. The only downside is the pitch count he'll (likely) be on. Grab him in all formats.

Archie Bradley (SP, ARI) vs Rays

Solid Stream

Here's a former top prospect people forgot about. Bradley has been great the past two starts (13.1 IP, 19/4 K/BB)  and the Rays struggle vs RHP; their .231 average is tied with the aforementioned Mets for 27th. Bradley is worth snagging for this start and beyond.

Starting Pitchers to Fade in Daily Fantasy Baseball

Vince Velasquez (SP, PHI) vs Cubs

Hope you sold high on VV. Since a three-hit shutout versus San Diego on April 19th, he hasn't completed six innings in any starts. The matchups haven't been easy (DET, CHC, MIL) but he gets the Cubs again today. I'm fading Velasquez in DFS.

David Price (SP, BOS) at Giants

Price has struggled to reclaim the dominance and consistency he showed last year and he has a tough matchup on deck with Madison Bumgarner. The Giants have a .275 average vs LHP, 2nd best in baseball. I've got the Giants today.

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