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FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/26/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

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We have a busy 11 game Monday, but one is a matinee game and another had the audacity to start an hour earlier than everyone else. That makes the main FanDuel slate a nine-gamer. There is a lot to wrap our heads around on this slate, including the massive price increase on a few pitchers. Are any of them still worth paying for? Let's check that out!

Fortunately, it looks like there will be no precipitation out there today. We have big winds blowing out to left in St. Louis, Arlington, and Houston, so that could give a boost to righty bats in those games. The wind will be blowing in from right in Milwaukee. The wind is blowing out to center in San Francisco, but that's a perpetual state of being for Oracle Park. The hitters don't get much of a boost.

I'll be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for the FanDuel main slate on 4/26/2021. Be sure to also check out all the MLB player news, including late scratches, and the projected and confirmed daily MLB lineups for each DFS slate. You can also check out today's DraftKings MLB DFS lineup picks, and read more DFS advice and lineup picks for other sports too. Let's get to it!

 

FanDuel DFS Pitchers

Cash Game/GPP Anchor Play:

Corbin Burnes – MIL vs. MIA ($11,000)

Burnes carries the hefty price tag that only ridiculous early season stats can bring. He has a microscopic 0.37 ERA in four starts this year. His is only allowing a 2.1 degree launch angle and 26.2 hard hit percentage. There will be some sort of regression to normal, but we have no reason to think it happens tonight. That 47.1% K rate is outlandish and he hasn't allowed a walk. However, the Marlins are one of the most impatient teams out there, especially against right-handed pitching. The Marlins are hitting a dismal .219 against righties this year with a staggering 28.9% K rate. Things are lining up for Burnes to break the slate yet again.

Potential Alternate Play

Austin Gomber – COL at SF ($6,000)   

There's a lot of questionable pitchers in the middle tier, so for GPP's, I'm leaning towards a young guy pitching well at a very friendly pitcher's park. Gomber has even held his own at Coors Field this year, which makes me feel better about his prospects tonight. Gomber already started once against the Giants this year, putting up a solid 32 FanDuel points at Oracle Park. Gomber isn't missing many bats, but he is inducing ground balls nearly half the time and guys just can't hit his slider. His curveball also has more spin and break this year, so despite the one MPH drop in fastball velocity, the rest of Gomber's pitches are getting better. He's a strong option if he can get you 30 for this price again. That's like Burnes getting 55!

 

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FanDuel DFS Infielders

Freddie Freeman – 1B, ATL vs. CHC ($3,900)

Zach Davies throws almost exclusively sinkers and changeups to lefties. Freeman crushes both of those pitches, sinkers in particular. SunTrust Park is very friendly to lefty power. The Braves picked up four runs in four innings against Davies with the wind blowing in at Wrigley ten days ago. Imagine what they can do to Davies in a park tailored for the lefty mashers in this lineup.

DJ LeMahieu– 2B/3B, NYY at BAL ($2,900)

The Yankees offense has struggled of late, which also includes DJ Lemahieu. Meanwhile, Matt Harvey has had a bit of a resurgence this year. Harvey is keeping the ball in the yard and limiting hard contact. However, his reverse splits this year are nuts. Righties are hitting a robust .343 against the pitcher formerly known as the Dark Knight. The strikeouts are up. The walks are down. However, the velocity is as well. I'm not buying this total resurgence from Harvey and the Yankees can't stay cold forever. I'll take the leadoff man at a discount just in case they get on track tonight.

Matt Chapman – 3B, OAK at TB ($2,900)

Chapman is off to almost as bad of a start as Rich Hill is. Almost. Hill has outlived his usefulness it seems. He is no longer missing bats, and at 41 years old, he doesn't have the velocity to limit hard contact. He's not missing bats with his curve, and that just happens to be the pitch that Chapman hits the best. Hill has allowed all four of his homers this year to righties.

Corey Seager – SS, LAD vs. CIN ($3,500)

I do believe that Tyler Mahle's surge this year isn't a fluke, but he doesn't profile all that well against the Dodgers. Corey Seager is the guy in this lineup that stands out. Mahle has thrown his fastball nearly 60% of the time to lefties this year with the curve coming in second. Seager hits both of those pitches very well.

 

FanDuel DFS Outfielders

Ronald Acuna Jr. – OF, ATL vs. CHC ($4,300)

Acuna's hitter profile is insane right now. His entire StatCast page is bright red across the board. He is hitting everything and the career reverse splits of Davies are even more pronounced this year. Righties are hitting .387 against Davies so far. Add that to the fact that lefties mash at SunTrust Park, and this entire Braves lineup is a powder keg tonight.

Ramon Laureano – OF, OAK at TB ($3,200)

Laureano only has three homers on the season, but two of them came in the last three games. He profiles well against the hull of Rich Hill that will be out there on the mound tonight. Laureano punishes curve balls, even more than Chapman does. Hill barely hits 90 on the gun on his fastball anymore, so that's a pitch that Laureano should be able to cream as well. Add the Tampa bullpen backing up Hill, and I'll have plenty of Oakland bats.

Austin Hays – OF, BAL vs. NYY ($2,300)

We don't have a lot of comparison for either Hays or Deivi Garcia, but Hays has 68.7 FanDuel points in the five games since coming off the DL. I'll ride the hot hand at a stupid cheap price. To make it clear, I don't trust Deivi Garcia here either. This game has the potential to be a 2-1 game or a 12-11 game. It's perfect for GPP formats.

 

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