Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks: Rankings, lineup advice for Wednesday, August 16

Tony Fortier-Bensen

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Wednesday's slate of daily fantasy baseball action features a relatively bigger plate of afternoon games (six) and smaller than usual helping for the evening (nine). Either way, Yu Darvish easily takes the top spot in pitching rankings. He has been outstanding for the Dodgers since the trade from Texas, logging 20 strikeouts in two starts. Against the White Sox, his success should to continue.

In the afternoon slate, there aren't really any notable pitchers to choose from other than Gerrit Cole. He faces probably his favorite opponent, the Milwaukee Brewers. In three starts this year, he's thrown seven innings of one-run ball all three times, and most recently, he racked up 10 strikeouts. His counterpart Jimmy Nelson, a normally tough opponent, is winless against the Pirates this year. The other afternoon pitcher to consider is Danny Duffy against the A's.

In the evening, the aforementioned Darvish and Carlos Carrasco are high-cost options but should produce a lot of points. Marcus Stroman and Cole Hamels are both good bets to go deep into their games. In terms of value plays, Eduardo Rodriguez might be worth a look. Rodriguez is coming off back-to-back good starts and faces a Cardinals team striking out a ton lately.

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Daily Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Pitchers

Rank Pitcher Team Opp
1 Yu Darvish, RHP LAD vs CWS
2 Carlos Carrasco, RHP CLE @MIN
3 Gerrit Cole, RHP PIT @MIL
4 Marcus Stroman, RHP TOR vs TB
5 Danny Duffy, LHP KC @OAK
6 Cole Hamels, LHP TEX vs DET
7 Jacob Faria, RHP TB @TOR
8 Jimmy Nelson, RHP MIL vs PIT
9 Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP BOS vs STL
10 Charlie Morton, RHP HOU vs ARI
11 Lance Lynn, RHP STL @BOS
12 John Lackey, RHP CHC vs CIN
13 Jose Urena, RHP MIA vs SF
14 Taijuan Walker, RHP ARI @HOU
15 Jaime Garcia, LHP NYY @NYM
16 Tanner Roark, RHP WSH vs LAA
17 Carlos Rodon, LHP CWS @LAD
18 Jon Gray, RHP COL vs ATL
19 Ricky Nolasco, RHP LAA @WSH
20 Clayton Richard, LHP SD vs PHI
21 Robert Gsellman, RHP NYM vs NYY
22 Ubaldo Jimenez, RHP BAL @SEA
23 Paul Blackburn, RHP OAK vs KC
24 Mike Foltynewicz, RHP ATL @COL
25 Kyle Gibson, RHP MIN vs CLE
26 Homer Bailey, RHP CIN @CHC
27 Anibal Sanchez, RHP DET @TEX
28 Matt Cain, RHP SF @MIA
29 Nick Pivetta, RHP PHI @SD
30 Marco Gonzales, LHP SEA vs BAL

Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks: Wednesday, August 16

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For tonight's main slate, the weather in Minnesota is something we need to monitor thoughout the day.  The Indians are in a great spot vs. Kyle Gibson, but we obviously need to make sure this game is played. There is also some slight concern in Chicago and Colorado, but both games are looking to be played without any setbacks. Good luck tonight! -- Ben Scherr

                                                                     
Pos  Player Matchup Opp. SP FD DK Y! Analysis
SP Yu Darvish (R) CWS@LA Carlos Rodon (L) $10400 $13700 GO PRO !  
SP Carlos Carrasco (R) CLE@MIN Kyle Gibson (R) $9600 $11100 GO PRO !  
SP Cole Hamels (L) DET@TEX Anibal Sánchez (R) $8600 $9200 GO PRO !  
SP Jon Gray (R) ATL@COL Michael Foltynewicz (R) $6700 $7600 GO PRO !  
SP Charlie Morton (R) ARI@HOU Taijuan Walker (R) $8500 $8300 GO PRO !  
C Gary Sánchez (R) NYY@NYM Robert Gsellman (R) $3900 $5000 GO PRO !  
C Jonathan Lucroy (R) ATL@COL Michael Foltynewicz (R) $3500 $3800 GO PRO !  
C Álex Ávila (L) CIN@CHI Homer Bailey (R) $2700 $3800 GO PRO !  
C Austin Barnes (R) CWS@LA Carlos Rodon (L) $2200 $3400 GO PRO !  
C Raffy Lopez (L) TB@TOR Jacob Faria (R) $2000 $2000 GO PRO !  
1B Edwin Encarnación (R) CLE@MIN Kyle Gibson (R) $3800 $5300 GO PRO !  
1B Anthony Rizzo (L) CIN@CHI Homer Bailey (R) $4400 $4500 GO PRO !  
1B Joey Gallo (L) DET@TEX Anibal Sánchez (R) $3600 $4600 GO PRO !  
1B Mitch Moreland (L) STL@BOS Lance Lynn (R) $2700 $3500 GO PRO !  
1B Mike Napoli (R) DET@TEX Anibal Sánchez (R) $2900 $3400 GO PRO !  
2B José Altuve (R) ARI@HOU Taijuan Walker (R) $4300 $5500 GO PRO !  
2B DJ LeMahieu (R) ATL@COL Michael Foltynewicz (R) $3400 $4500 GO PRO !  
2B Jason Kipnis (L) CLE@MIN Kyle Gibson (R) $2600 $4000 GO PRO !  
2B Rougned Odor (L) DET@TEX Anibal Sánchez (R) $3000 $3500 GO PRO !  
3B Josh Donaldson (R) TB@TOR Jacob Faria (R) $4200 $4700 GO PRO !  
3B Adrián Béltre (R) DET@TEX Anibal Sánchez (R) $4200 $5000 GO PRO !  
3B Rafael Devers (L) STL@BOS Lance Lynn (R) $3700 $4600 GO PRO !  
3B José Ramírez (B) CLE@MIN Kyle Gibson (R) $3500 $4900 GO PRO !  
3B Evan Longoria (R) TB@TOR Marcus Stroman (R) $2800 $3600 GO PRO !  
SS Didi Gregorius (L) NYY@NYM Robert Gsellman (R) $3400 $4300 GO PRO !  
SS Zack Cozart (R) CIN@CHI John Lackey (R) $3300 $4100 GO PRO !  
SS Corey Seager (L) CWS@LA Carlos Rodon (L) $3600 $4300 GO PRO !  
SS Trevor Story (R) ATL@COL Michael Foltynewicz (R) $3200 $4000 GO PRO !  
SS Marwin González (B) ARI@HOU Taijuan Walker (R) $3300 $4400 GO PRO !  
OF Charlie Blackmon (L) ATL@COL Michael Foltynewicz (R) $5200 $5700 GO PRO !  
OF Chris Taylor (R) CWS@LA Carlos Rodon (L) $3900 $4900 GO PRO !  
OF Josh Reddick (L) ARI@HOU Taijuan Walker (R) $3200 $3800 GO PRO !  
OF Kiké Hernández (R) CWS@LA Carlos Rodon (L) $2100 $3400 GO PRO !  

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Tony Fortier-Bensen