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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

It's Tuesday, so it's another chance for you to get in on Draft Team's Triple Play contest for a crack at the big prize pool. Space is limited, so hurry and get your entry in before it fills up! Just over a year ago, Miami SS Adeiny Hechavarria ($7,002) landed on the DL. Ironically, he's hurt again, this time with a shoulder injury, sidelining him for the past three games. However, reports suggest that Hechavarria will return to action against the Cubs Tuesday. He's hit safely in seven of the last eight games to wrap up a May that wasn't nearly as strong as his April, but there's no doubt that this 26-year-old Cuban's bat is coming around this year. Hechavarria's counting cats are up and he's hitting a robust .300 with a much better .330 OBP. Make sure he's in the Marlin lineup before grabbing him, but considering he's owned the Cubs over his career (.342 BA), this is a dude you want in your lineup. Can you believe how Texas LF Josh Hamilton ($11,797) has suddenly remembered how to hit now that he's back with the Rangers? With Texas dealing with some injuries, you can expect Hambone to be in the lineup pretty much every day. On Sunday, he was the hero with a pinch-hit, two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. For the weekend series, Hamilton was 5-for-11 with two homers and two doubles. Oh, and against Tuesday's SP for the White Sox, Jeff Samardzija? All Hamilton has done has take him yard twice in six career at-bats.
In mid-April, we recommended Baltimore CF Adam Jones, and it was a decent pick, as he managed a hit, a walk and a run that night. Well, Jones ($8,137) has cooled lately (2-for-15 over the last four games), but Monday was his first game back after hurting his ankle last week and he's expected to play the field Tuesday after DHing last game. Given Jones' history against Houston SP Collin McHugh (3-for-6 with a homer), we're expecting B-More's main man to snap out of his mini skid on Tuesday.

Quick Hits

  • Dodger 1B Adrian Gonzalez has feasted on Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa (17-for-46, .370 BA, six doubles, three dingers) over his career.
  • Washington 3B Anthony Rendon (oblique) finally began a rehab assignment last week, so he should be back with the Nats within the next week or so.
  • St. Louis' offense is really struggling right now, so consider taking opponent pitchers. Delivering key hits has been the issue as the Cards are just 6-for-37 with runners in scoring position in the last five games, scoring just 11 total runs over this stretch.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Daily Fantasy Sports Line-Up 6/1

Welcome back to another great week of Daily Fantasy Baseball advice. Minnesota Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki ($7,098), who enjoyed one of his best-hitting seasons last year, has experienced some major shrinkage in his offensive output in 2015. And with a .192 mark over his last seven games, things haven't been getting any better. In fact, Suzuki has seen a fair amount of pine time lately -- but there is some good news. The Twins kick off another series against Boston on Monday, and the veteran backstop simply loves facing the BoSox, hitting safely in 13 straight games against them to the tune of a .417 mark. Better yet, Boston is starting Clay Buchholz, a pitcher whom Suzuki is 9-for-18 against in his career. We're banking on Suzuki snapping his slump in a big way Monday. It's time to jump on Miami 1B Justin Bour's ($11,658) train. This rookie just keeps mauling pitchers, having gone deep three straight games. In all, Bour is 24-for-65 (.369) with five dingers this season. Oh sure, this may all be a weird anomaly, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take advantage of his hot streak while you can. Colorado 2B DJ LeMahieu ($9,545) is an amazing pick right now. He had a huge game Sunday (3-for-4, two runs, two-run homer) to raise his BA to .380 over the last 13 games. Keep in mind, LeMahieu enjoyed an even better April than May, and overall, we are loving how productive he's been this season. But here's the kicker: he has struggled against the Dodgers lately (.146 BA over last 14 games) and specifically against Clayton Kershaw (who hasn't?), going just 2-for-14 over the last two seasons. We're recommending you discard the history and ride the hot hand -- especially considering that Kershaw hasn't exactly looked like himself early on this season.

Quick Hits

  • On Monday, Atlanta SP Alex Wood has a chance to win a third straight start for the first time in his career -- all on the road. He's only given up three runs in 14 IP over his last two outings.
  • Tampa Bay 3B Evan Longoria is 0-for-5 in his career against Monday's starter, Garrett Richards. Longo is also hitless in his last two games with just a .227 mark over the last week and a substandard .262 BA in May.
  • Seattle SP Felix Hernandez (8-1 with a 1.91 ERA) is averaging over seven innings per start, putting him on pace to top 225 frames for the sixth time in his career. Workhorse!