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A lot of you have been asking me about when the DFS MLB Playbook PRO is returning and I can assure you that we are not too far away. The Playbook PRO is going to be unlike anything else in the DFS industry in that you'll have instant access to all of our DFS tools, lineup alarms, expert analysis and your very own personal DFS coaches. It's going to be great, folks. A part of the new DFS MLB Playbook PRO will be daily fantasy baseball rankings broken down by position. Here is another sample of those for today April 14th, 2015.
These rankings are based on a VERY complicated formula that I personally have developed over the past few years and will fully admit that I am adjusting almost daily in order to uncover the best mix of players possible. Please feel free to leave feedback in the comments section and I promise to do all that we can to continue to provide you guys with the absolute best DFS products possible.
Here are my Daily Fantasy Baseball Rankings for Tuesday April 14th:
STARTING PITCHER
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | ARM | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Matt Harvey | NYM | R | PHI | 14.92 | 7,350 | 19.0 | 9,900 | 32.5 | 9,300 |
| 2 | Shane Greene | DET | R | PIT | 18.75 | 5,250 | 17.0 | 7,900 | 29.0 | 5,800 |
| 3 | Daniel Norris | TOR | R | TB | 11.25 | 5,500 | 11.2 | 6,600 | 15.4 | 5,600 |
| 4 | Carlos Carrasco | CLE | R | CWS | 7.34 | 6,750 | 20.1 | 9,200 | 35.9 | 8,800 |
| 5 | Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | R | LAD | 12.26 | 6,400 | 5.0 | 8,500 | 6.1 | 9,100 |
| 6 | Drew Rucinski | LAA | R | TEX | 6.38 | 5,000 | 4.0 | 6,000 | 6.7 | 5,500 |
| 7 | Jake Arrieta | CHC | R | CIN | 13.65 | 6,850 | 18.0 | 9,400 | 30.2 | 8,600 |
| 8 | Anthony DeSclafani | CIN | R | CHC | 11.25 | 5,000 | 10.0 | 6,300 | 17.3 | 6,000 |
| 9 | A.J. Burnett | PIT | R | DET | 10.18 | 6,000 | 0.0 | 6,700 | 19.0 | 8,000 |
| 10 | Christian Bergman | COL | R | SF | 6.17 | 4,500 | 5.0 | 5,000 | 6.3 | 5,200 |
CATCHER
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | BAT | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Buster Posey | SF | R | COL | 3.31 | 5,350 | 2.5 | 4,400 | 8.4 | 4,300 |
| 2 | Brian McCann | NYY | L | BAL | 2.59 | 4,700 | 4.3 | 3,400 | 10.0 | 4,700 |
| 3 | Travis d"Arnaud | NYM | R | PHI | 2.60 | 4,600 | 3.0 | 3,000 | 7.4 | 3,800 |
| 4 | Stephen Vogt | OAK | l | HOU | 2.35 | 4,650 | 4.0 | 2,700 | 9.5 | 4,000 |
| 5 | Russell Martin | TOR | R | TB | 3.07 | 4,850 | 2.4 | 3,100 | 5.2 | 4,500 |
| 6 | Jason Castro | HOU | L | OAK | 2.09 | 4,600 | 2.6 | 2,600 | 6.2 | 3,900 |
| 7 | Alex Avila | DET | L | PIT | 1.90 | 4,250 | 4.2 | 3,100 | 9.4 | 3,300 |
| 8 | Mike Zunino | SEA | R | LAD | 2.06 | 4,250 | 1.2 | 2,500 | 2.8 | 3,900 |
| 9 | Miguel Montero | CHC | L | CIN | 2.49 | 4,700 | 1.3 | 3,100 | 2.8 | 3,700 |
| 10 | Carlos Ruiz | PHI | R | NYM | 2.43 | 4,450 | 2.8 | 2,400 | 6.8 | 3,100 |
FIRST BASE
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | BAT | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Adrian Gonzalez | LAD | L | SEA | 3.40 | 5,850 | 8.5 | 5,000 | 20.2 | 4,200 |
| 2 | Carlos Santana | CLE | R | CWS | 3.27 | 4,950 | 4.3 | 3,600 | 10.0 | 4,100 |
| 3 | Lucas Duda | NYM | L | PHI | 3.06 | 4,700 | 2.7 | 3,600 | 6.7 | 4,400 |
| 4 | Jose Abreu | CWS | R | CLE | 3.79 | 5,750 | 2.7 | 4,200 | 6.3 | 4,800 |
| 5 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | R | PIT | 3.73 | 5,500 | 6.5 | 5,300 | 15.7 | 4,900 |
| 6 | Prince Fielder | TEX | L | LAA | 2.66 | 4,750 | 3.0 | 3,800 | 7.6 | 4,900 |
| 7 | Ike Davis | OAK | L | HOU | 1.93 | 4,250 | 3.5 | 2,800 | 8.0 | 4,100 |
| 8 | Edwin Encarnacion | TOR | R | TB | 3.97 | 5,400 | 3.8 | 4,600 | 9.2 | 5,500 |
| 9 | Justin Morneau | COL | L | SF | 3.28 | 4,650 | 2.2 | 4,000 | 5.3 | 4,300 |
| 10 | Paul Goldschmidt | ARZ | R | SD | 3.84 | 5,900 | 5.3 | 4,900 | 12.3 | 5,000 |
SECOND BASE
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | BAT | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Dee Gordon | MIA | L | ATL | 3.30 | 4,950 | 4.7 | 4,000 | 11.2 | 4,700 |
| 2 | Stephen Drew | NYY | L | BAL | 1.48 | 3,900 | 1.4 | 2,500 | 4.4 | 3,100 |
| 3 | Howie Kendrick | LAD | R | SEA | 2.91 | 4,750 | 2.8 | 3,100 | 6.5 | 3,700 |
| 4 | DJ LeMahieu | COL | R | SF | 2.01 | 3,900 | 3.8 | 3,300 | 10.0 | 3,400 |
| 5 | Daniel Murphy | NYM | L | PHI | 2.96 | 4,700 | 1.3 | 3,200 | 3.0 | 4,200 |
| 6 | Ben Zobrist | OAK | B | HOU | 3.03 | 4,900 | 2.8 | 3,100 | 8.3 | 4,500 |
| 7 | Ian Kinsler | DET | R | PIT | 3.36 | 5,250 | 6.2 | 4,400 | 14.5 | 4,100 |
| 8 | Robinson Cano | SEA | L | LAD | 3.28 | 5,300 | 1.3 | 3,900 | 3.2 | 5,200 |
| 9 | Devon Travis | TOR | R | TB | 2.33 | 3,750 | 3.3 | 2,500 | 7.7 | 3,600 |
| 10 | Neil Walker | PIT | R | DET | 3.17 | 4,700 | 3.7 | 3,700 | 8.7 | 4,400 |
THIRD BASE
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | BAT | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Nolan Arenado | COL | R | SF | 3.38 | 5,350 | 5.8 | 4,300 | 13.5 | 4,100 |
| 2 | David Freese | LAA | R | TEX | 2.15 | 4,450 | 3.2 | 2,900 | 7.5 | 4,000 |
| 3 | Kyle Seager | SEA | L | LAD | 3.10 | 4,950 | 2.0 | 3,500 | 4.8 | 4,800 |
| 4 | Josh Harrison | PIT | R | DET | 2.96 | 4,800 | 2.0 | 3,300 | 4.6 | 4,300 |
| 5 | Brett Lawrie | OAK | R | HOU | 2.66 | 4,400 | 2.1 | 2,700 | 5.4 | 4,200 |
| 6 | Evan Longoria | TB | R | TOR | 3.02 | 5,050 | 3.7 | 3,800 | 8.3 | 4,600 |
| 7 | Jake Lamb | ARZ | L | SD | 1.93 | 4,250 | 4.8 | 2,800 | 10.3 | 3,600 |
| 8 | David Wright | NYM | R | PHI | 2.65 | 4,850 | 3.5 | 3,800 | 8.7 | 4,100 |
| 9 | Josh Donaldson | TOR | R | TB | 3.50 | 5,500 | 2.7 | 4,000 | 6.2 | 5,700 |
| 10 | Will Middlebrooks | SD | R | ARZ | 1.30 | 3,900 | 2.9 | 2,400 | 7.0 | 3,200 |
SHORTSTOP
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | BAT | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Troy Tulowitzki | COL | R | SF | 4.09 | 5,900 | 4.3 | 5,000 | 10.2 | 4,800 |
| 2 | Mike Aviles | CLE | R | CWS | 2.11 | 4,300 | 2.8 | 2,500 | 6.5 | 3,200 |
| 3 | Jed Lowrie | HOU | B | OAK | 2.43 | 4,500 | 3.5 | 2,800 | 8.3 | 4,100 |
| 4 | Alexei Ramirez | CWS | R | CLE | 3.06 | 4,600 | 1.8 | 3,000 | 4.3 | 3,700 |
| 5 | Jimmy Rollins | LAD | B | SEA | 3.28 | 4,850 | 4.7 | 3,800 | 10.8 | 3,600 |
| 6 | Everth Cabrera | BAL | B | NYY | 2.14 | 4,300 | 1.0 | 2,400 | 3.0 | 3,200 |
| 7 | Jose Iglesias | DET | R | PIT | 1.37 | 3,900 | 3.5 | 2,800 | 9.0 | 3,000 |
| 8 | Freddy Galvis | PHI | B | NYM | 1.61 | 3,500 | 2.2 | 2,400 | 5.5 | 3,000 |
| 9 | Jose Reyes | TOR | B | TB | 3.46 | 5,250 | 3.7 | 3,900 | 9.2 | 5,100 |
| 10 | Marcus Semien | OAK | R | HOU | 2.36 | 4,200 | 3.0 | 2,800 | 7.1 | 4,100 |
OUTFIELD
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | BAT | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Adam Jones | BAL | R | NYY | 3.27 | 5,000 | 6.0 | 4,700 | 13.7 | 4,600 |
| 2 | Melky Cabrera | CWS | L | CLE | 3.40 | 4,850 | 1.2 | 2,700 | 3.2 | 3,800 |
| 3 | Anthony Gose | DET | L | PIT | 4.43 | 4,500 | 5.8 | 3,400 | 13.6 | 3,500 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | R | ATL | 4.05 | 5,700 | 2.3 | 4,700 | 5.1 | 5,400 |
| 5 | Sam Fuld | OAK | L | HOU | 2.41 | 4,100 | 3.6 | 3,000 | 10.0 | 3,800 |
| 6 | David Peralta | ARZ | L | SD | 2.88 | 4,650 | 2.8 | 2,900 | 6.6 | 3,900 |
| 7 | Jay Bruce | CIN | L | CHC | 2.65 | 4,550 | 3.9 | 3,600 | 9.0 | 4,400 |
| 8 | Shin-Soo Choo | TEX | B | LAA | 2.36 | 4,500 | 2.3 | 3,000 | 5.3 | 4,700 |
| 9 | Matt Joyce | LAA | L | TEX | 2.17 | 4,300 | 1.3 | 2,500 | 3.3 | 4,400 |
| 10 | Jacoby Ellsbury | NYY | L | BAL | 3.43 | 5,000 | 3.5 | 4,100 | 8.3 | 4,900 |
| 11 | Steve Pearce | BAL | R | NYY | 3.24 | 4,900 | 3.6 | 3,900 | 8.1 | 4,000 |
| 12 | Mike Trout | LAA | R | TEX | 4.06 | 6,000 | 4.0 | 5,000 | 9.7 | 6,000 |
| 13 | Norichika Aoki | SF | L | COL | 2.78 | 4,650 | 3.4 | 3,200 | 8.6 | 3,500 |
| 14 | Jorge Soler | CHC | R | CIN | 3.73 | 4,600 | 4.3 | 3,700 | 10.3 | 4,800 |
| 15 | Kevin Kiermaier | TB | L | TOR | 2.25 | 4,650 | 4.0 | 3,200 | 10.7 | 4,200 |
| 16 | Avisail Garcia | CWS | R | CLE | 2.87 | 4,500 | 3.0 | 3,400 | 7.3 | 4,000 |
| 17 | Carlos Beltran | NYY | B | BAL | 2.54 | 4,500 | 1.7 | 3,000 | 4.0 | 4,100 |
| 18 | Ender Inciarte | ARZ | L | SD | 2.44 | 4,400 | 3.6 | 2,800 | 10.0 | 3,300 |
Player News
Noelvi Marte scalded a go-ahead RBI triple on Monday, powering the Reds to a 3-1 victory over the division-rival Cardinals.
Marte put Cincinnati ahead for good with a run-scoring triple to 101-mph triple into the left-center field gap that brought Gavin Lux around to score all the way from first base. The 23-year-old former top prospect appears to be putting together a legitimate breakthrough campaign this season, hitting .370 (17-for-46) with three homers, 16 RBI and four steals in 13 games since returning to the majors back in mid-April. He’s worthy of a roster spot in all fantasy formats as a five-category impact contributor. He’s showing exactly why he was such a highly-touted prospect prior to last year’s suspension and struggles upon returning from the extended layoff.
Matt McLain went 1-for-4 with a stolen base on Monday in a win over the Cardinals.
Emilio Pagán tossed a perfect ninth inning on Monday against the Cardinals to notch his eighth save of the season.
Pagán was summoned to protect a two-run lead and needed just seven pitches (six strikes to slam the door, coaxing a ground out from Willson Contreras before getting Brendan Donovan and Nolan Arenado to fly out harmlessly.
Nick Martinez allowed one run over six innings on Monday in a win over the Cardinals.
Andre Pallante surrendered three runs over six innings on Monday in a loss to the Reds.
Dodgers recalled RHP Noah Davis from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Davis returns to the majors with Dodgers ace Tyler Glasnow (shoulder) hitting the injured list prior to Monday’s series opener against the Marlins. The 28-year-old righy has made three relief appearances this season for Los Angeles. He’ll operate in middle relief situations out of the bullpen.