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Here are the Daily Fantasy Baseball Rankings for Wednesday April 15th:
STARTING PITCHERS
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | ARM | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Lance Lynn | STL | R | MIL | 12.24 | 6,450 | 16.0 | 8,900 | 27.1 | 8,700 |
| 2 | Edinson Volquez | KC | R | MIN | 17.50 | 5,250 | 14.0 | 8,700 | 9.6 | 6,200 |
| 3 | Drew Pomeranz | OAK | L | HOU | 19.13 | 5,500 | 17.0 | 6,800 | 30.6 | 6,100 |
| 4 | Tyler Matzek | COL | L | SF | 8.92 | 5,000 | 7.0 | 5,800 | 9.6 | 6,200 |
| 5 | Taijuan Walker | SEA | R | LAD | 9.13 | 6,000 | -2.9 | 7,200 | -11.1 | 7,400 |
| 6 | Collin McHugh | HOU | R | OAK | 13.36 | 6,250 | 13.0 | 8,300 | 19.3 | 7,700 |
| 7 | Jon Niese | NYM | L | PHI | 10.32 | 5,750 | 6.0 | 7,800 | 7.9 | 7,600 |
| 8 | Brandon Morrow | SD | R | ARZ | 3.71 | 5,500 | 0.0 | 6,600 | 25.6 | 6,700 |
| 9 | Alfredo Simon | DET | R | PIT | 10.19 | 5,000 | 9.1 | 6,900 | 10.6 | 5,300 |
| 10 | Brett Anderson | LAD | L | SEA | 8.59 | 5,500 | 7.0 | 6,300 | 11.9 | 6,700 |
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 | 2.3 | 4,400 | 7.4 | 4,300 |
| 2 | Carlos Ruiz | PHI | R | NYM | 2.43 | 4,450 | 2.4 | 2,400 | 5.8 | 3,200 |
| 3 | Brian McCann | NYY | L | BAL | 2.59 | 4,700 | 4.3 | 3,400 | 10.0 | 4,000 |
| 4 | Nick Hundley | COL | R | SF | 2.03 | 3,800 | 2.3 | 3,300 | 5.3 | 2,800 |
| 5 | Miguel Montero | CHC | L | CIN | 2.49 | 4,700 | 1.2 | 3,100 | 2.6 | 3,400 |
| 6 | Stephen Vogt | OAK | L | HOU | 2.35 | 4,650 | 3.6 | 3,000 | 8.6 | 3,600 |
| 7 | Evan Gattis | HOU | R | OAK | 2.57 | 4,600 | 0.3 | 2,900 | 0.8 | 4,300 |
| 8 | Yadier Molina | STL | R | MIL | 2.26 | 4,800 | 1.7 | 3,000 | 3.8 | 3,800 |
| 9 | Travis d'Arnaud | NYM | R | PHI | 2.60 | 4,600 | 2.7 | 3,000 | 6.5 | 3,800 |
| 10 | Jonathan Lucroy | MIK | R | STL | 3.22 | 5,100 | 1.5 | 3,500 | 3.5 | 4,000 |
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 | 8.0 | 5,000 | 18.9 | 4,100 |
| 2 | Lucas Duda | NYM | L | PHI | 3.06 | 4,700 | 2.3 | 3,600 | 5.7 | 3,500 |
| 3 | Edwin Encarnacion | TOR | R | TB | 3.97 | 5,400 | 3.4 | 4,500 | 8.1 | 5,300 |
| 4 | Anthony Rizzo | CHC | L | CIN | 3.67 | 5,300 | 3.0 | 4,300 | 6.7 | 5,100 |
| 5 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | R | PIT | 3.73 | 5,500 | 6.4 | 5,400 | 15.4 | 5,000 |
| 6 | Ike Davis | OAK | L | HOU | 1.93 | 4,250 | 3.4 | 2,800 | 7.9 | 2,700 |
| 7 | Adam Lind | MIL | L | STL | 2.55 | 4,950 | 4.1 | 3,700 | 9.9 | 4,000 |
| 8 | Paul Goldschmidt | ARZ | R | SD | 3.84 | 5,900 | 5.4 | 5,000 | 12.6 | 5,100 |
| 9 | Matt Adams | STL | L | MIL | 2.67 | 4,700 | 2.0 | 3,400 | 4.7 | 4,400 |
| 10 | Chris Davis | BAL | L | NYY | 2.65 | 4,700 | 2.7 | 3,500 | 6.3 | 4,800 |
SECOND BASE
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | BAT | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Stephen Drew | NYY | L | BAL | 2.50 | 3,900 | 2.4 | 2,700 | 7.0 | 3,600 |
| 2 | Ben Zobrist | OAK | B | HOU | 3.03 | 4,900 | 3.2 | 3,700 | 9.4 | 4,400 |
| 3 | Jose Altuve | HOU | R | OAK | 3.82 | 5,250 | 3.0 | 4,100 | 7.6 | 4,600 |
| 4 | DJ LeMahieu | COL | R | SF | 2.22 | 3,900 | 3.7 | 3,300 | 9.9 | 3,200 |
| 5 | Scooter Gennett | MIL | L | STL | 2.44 | 4,350 | 1.2 | 2,500 | 2.5 | 3,700 |
| 6 | Howie Kendrick | LAD | R | SEA | 2.91 | 4,750 | 3.3 | 3,200 | 7.6 | 4,100 |
| 7 | Ian Kinsler | DET | R | PIT | 3.36 | 5,250 | 5.7 | 4,400 | 13.4 | 4,200 |
| 8 | Rickie Weeks | SEA | R | LAD | 1.63 | 3,800 | 1.7 | 2,600 | 3.8 | 3,500 |
| 9 | Daniel Murphy | NYM | L | PHI | 2.96 | 4,700 | 1.6 | 3,200 | 3.6 | 3,900 |
| 10 | Brian Dozier | MIN | R | KC | 3.60 | 4,900 | 2.7 | 3,200 | 6.6 | 4,600 |
THIRD BASE
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | BAT | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Matt Carpenter | STL | R | MIL | 3.07 | 4,900 | 4.3 | 4,100 | 9.8 | 4,300 |
| 2 | Nolan Arenado | COL | R | SF | 3.38 | 5,350 | 5.1 | 4,300 | 11.9 | 4,400 |
| 3 | Evan Longoria | TB | R | TOR | 3.02 | 5,050 | 3.1 | 3,700 | 7.1 | 4,600 |
| 4 | Mike Moustakas | KC | L | MIN | 2.20 | 4,750 | 4.9 | 3,100 | 11.4 | 4,100 |
| 5 | Chase Headley | NYY | R | BAL | 2.42 | 4,400 | 3.0 | 3,200 | 7.1 | 4,300 |
| 6 | Will Middlebrooks | SD | R | ARZ | 1.76 | 3,900 | 2.8 | 2,400 | 6.6 | 3,400 |
| 7 | Todd Frazier | CIN | R | CHC | 3.24 | 5,350 | 5.1 | 3,800 | 11.9 | 4,300 |
| 8 | Josh Harrison | PIT | R | DET | 2.96 | 4,800 | 3.0 | 3,300 | 7.0 | 4,600 |
| 9 | Jake Lamb | ARZ | L | SD | 1.93 | 4,250 | 5.4 | 3,000 | 12.0 | 3,700 |
| 10 | Josh Donaldson | TOR | R | TB | 3.50 | 5,500 | 2.3 | 3,900 | 5.3 | 6,000 |
OUTFIELD
| 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 | 3.8 | 5,000 | 8.9 | 5,400 |
| 2 | Jimmy Rollins | LAD | B | SEA | 3.28 | 4,850 | 4.1 | 3,700 | 9.6 | 3,700 |
| 3 | Freddy Galvis | PHI | B | NYM | 1.61 | 3,500 | 2.1 | 2,400 | 5.5 | 3,100 |
| 4 | Jean Segura | MIL | R | STL | 2.15 | 4,350 | 3.1 | 3,100 | 7.6 | 3,700 |
| 5 | Jed Lowrie | HOU | B | OAK | 2.43 | 4,500 | 3.3 | 3,000 | 7.9 | 4,000 |
| 6 | Everth Cabrera | BAL | B | NYY | 2.14 | 4,300 | 1.5 | 2,300 | 4.0 | 3,500 |
| 7 | Jose Reyes | TOR | B | TB | 3.46 | 5,250 | 3.1 | 3,800 | 7.8 | 5,000 |
| 8 | Starlin Castro | CHC | R | CIN | 2.89 | 4,850 | 2.6 | 3,700 | 6.1 | 4,300 |
| 9 | Jhonny Peralta | STL | R | MIL | 2.62 | 4,700 | 4.3 | 3,100 | 10.3 | 4,000 |
| 10 | Marcus Semien | OAK | R | HOU | 2.36 | 4,200 | 3.1 | 3,000 | 7.4 | 4,100 |
OUTFIELD
| ACES | ACES | FD | FD | DK | DK | |||||
| RK | Player | Team | BAT | OPP | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary | FPPG | Salary |
| 1 | Desmond Jennings | TB | R | TOR | 2.72 | 4,600 | 2.2 | 3,200 | 7.5 | 4,400 |
| 2 | Nelson Cruz | SEA | R | LAD | 3.34 | 5,050 | 5.0 | 4,300 | 11.6 | 4,200 |
| 3 | Joc Pederson | LAD | L | SEA | 2.23 | 3,750 | 3.6 | 3,400 | 8.3 | 3,800 |
| 4 | Adam Jones | BAL | R | NYY | 3.27 | 5,000 | 6.1 | 4,900 | 14.0 | 4,900 |
| 5 | Jose Bautista | TOR | R | TB | 3.94 | 5,400 | 3.3 | 4,800 | 6.9 | 6,000 |
| 6 | Carlos Beltran | NYY | B | BAL | 2.54 | 4,500 | 1.9 | 2,900 | 4.4 | 4,400 |
| 7 | Juan Lagares | NYM | R | PHI | 2.43 | 4,200 | 1.6 | 2,400 | 4.1 | 4,000 |
| 8 | Rajai Davis | DET | R | PIT | 2.95 | 4,750 | 3.4 | 3,300 | 8.0 | 3,800 |
| 9 | George Springer | HOU | R | OAK | 3.13 | 4,650 | 1.9 | 3,600 | 4.5 | 4,900 |
| 10 | Jarrod Dyson | KC | L | MIN | 1.84 | 4,000 | 2.0 | 2,800 | 5.0 | 4,600 |
| 11 | Dalton Pompey | TOR | L | TB | 2.02 | 4,000 | 2.0 | 2,800 | 5.0 | 4,600 |
| 12 | David Peralta | ARZ | L | SD | 2.88 | 4,650 | 2.7 | 2,900 | 6.2 | 4,000 |
| 13 | Sam Fuld | OAK | L | HOU | 2.41 | 4,100 | 3.8 | 3,000 | 10.3 | 3,700 |
| 14 | Justin Upton | SD | R | ARZ | 3.28 | 5,100 | 4.3 | 3,900 | 10.2 | 4,500 |
| 15 | Jorge Soler | CHC | R | CIN | 3.73 | 4,600 | 4.0 | 4,100 | 9.6 | 4,700 |
Player News
Mets signed INF Diego A. Castillo to a minor league contract.
Jason Heyward smacked a three-run triple on Thursday night, leading the Rangers to a 5-3. victory over the Rangers in Cactus League action.
Nick Pivetta was brilliant in Thursday night’s spring tune-up against the Padres, piling up five strikeouts over five innings of shutout baseball.
Jake Burger went 1-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts as a split-squad Rangers’ club was defeated by the Padres on Thursday night.
Adrian Houser was knocked around in Thursday’s loss to the Padres, surrendering four runs on five hits in only 3 2/3 innings of work.
Jordan Beck went 2-for-3 with a homer and a pair of stolen bases on Thursday night, propelling the Rockies to a 7-4 victory over the Rangers in their Cactus League tilt.