MLB Lineups for DraftDay, FanDuel, and Daily Joust

Here's what we are working with for our DraftDay, FanDuel, and Daily Joust teams today:

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MLB Picks for Thursday

C- Ryan Doumit MIN- Doumit is playing very well in the last two weeks. His average over that time is .344 with 2 home runs. Those are some good numbers for a catcher on a day where there is little to choose from.

1B- Yonder Alonso SD- We aren't sure why Alonso is under 5K, but we love it today. He has 5 hits in his last 3 games including 2 doubles. Today he is facing a right handed pitcher who we haven't even heard of. That's usually a good play.

2B- Brandon Phillips CIN- Phillips has really turned it up as of late. His numbers during the last two weeks look like this: .321, 2 home runs, 9 RBI, and 8 runs. He is facing a solid righty in Delgado, but we like how Phillips has been swinging recently more than we like how Delgado has pitched this season.

3B- David Wright NYM- Wright is hitting amazing in the last two weeks hitting at a .447 clip with a home run. He has some decent RBI and runs scored numbers too (9/8). He is facing a lefty today in Stults which makes us love this pick even more.

SS- Ronny Cedeno NYM- Cedeno is among a thin group of shortstops to choose from today. The numbers from all of the guys available are pretty weak or if they are decent then they are expensive. In Cedeno, we found a .286 hitter over the last two weeks with a home run for the price of just over 4K. He is averaging the 3rd most fantasy points per game over that time among all shortstops available.

OF- Carlos Beltran STL- Beltran is our highest priced hitter on our squad today. He is hitting .300 with 4 home runs and 11 RBI in the last two weeks. Today he faces Blanton who had a rough outing his last time out. Beltran is a good pick for those of you who have money available.

OF- Melky Cabrera SF- Cabrera is also hitting over .400 in the last two weeks (.439) with a home run and 11 runs scored. He is hitting great as you can tell and will be swinging from the left side today. He is hitting .326 from the left side this season.

OF- Mike Trout LAA- With the emergence of Bryce Harper, everyone has forgotten to show some love for Trout. He is hitting . 357 over the last two weeks with 3 home runs, 10 RBI, and 112 runs scored. Throw in the 5 stolen bases over that time and you're looking at 5.18 fantasy points per game. Yea, that's good.

SP- Dan Haren LAA- Haren is starting to turn the tide and become the pitcher he has always been the last several seasons. His stats as of late might not look like it, but we think it's about to happen. He is facing an average offense today as he is pitching against the Mariners. Yesterday they scored 5 runs off of the Rangers, and 4 of them were off a grand slam. That's not going to happen again.

SP- Jason Vargas SEA- I know what you're thinking.. Why did we just pick pitchers that are facing off against each other? Well, on this small schedule day we almost had to. We don't like too many other pitchers and let's face it, Vargas has pitched well as of late. The Angels offense isn't that great right now, and although we like Trout and Pujols (for his 6K price), we don't think they put up more than 3 runs today.

RP- Scott Downs LAA- Today we expect a low scoring game between the Angels and Mariners. It's going to be a close one in our opinion. We like the game to end up at 3-2 by the time the 9th inning comes around. Downs is cheap and a great play today.

Wednesday's MLB PIcks

Roster

Infield

Pos	Name	Salary
C	Ryan Doumit (MIN-C)	$6,607
1B	Carlos Lee (HOU-1B)	$7,637
2B	Darwin Barney (CHC-2B)	$5,903
3B	Mark Trumbo (LAA-3B)	$7,830
SS	Alcides Escobar (KC-SS)	$5,438

Outfield & Utility

Pos	Name	Salary
OF	Andrew McCutc… (PIT-OF)	$9,750
OF	Josh Reddick (OAK-OF)	$7,705
OF	Brennan Boesch (DET-OF)	$5,624
U	Nelson Cruz (TEX-OF)	$6,592
U	Nick Markakis (BAL-OF)	$8,133

Pitchers

Pos	Name	Salary
SP	Charlie Morton (PIT-SP)	$7,418
SP	Scott Diamond (MIN-SP)	$8,248
RP	Joel Hanrahan (PIT-RP)	$2,385
P	Doug Fister (DET-SP)	$10,725

Total Salary $99,995

Over / Under($100k)$5

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C: Ryan Doumit – Valued at 6.6K, the switch hitting catcher has raised his season batting average because of his recent play.  He is batting over .320 over the last two weeks with 2 homeruns.

1b: Carlos Lee – Lee is having a solid season as he is batting .300, and in the last 13 games he is batting .340.

2b: Darwin Barney – After mightily struggling earlier in the season, Barney has be on fire.  He has raised his season average to .270, and is batting .340 over the last two weeks.  He faces a left in Wandy Rodriguez today.

3b: Mark Trumbo – After going 2 for 5 yesterday, Trumbo is just shy of .340 batting average for the season, and is batting over .400 in the last two weeks.

SS: Alcides Escobar – Quietly, the little shortstop for the Royals is batting over .300 this season.  He has no power, but is batting .361 over the last two weeks.

OF: Andrew McCutchen – By far, the hottest player in baseball right now.  4 homeruns in the last 6 games, and he is batting .420 in the last two weeks.  Looks like his early season struggles are a thing of the past.

OF: Josh Reddick – After getting the night off yesterday, The former Red Sox part time outfielder has been tearing it up in Oakland.  (.277 batting average with 11 homeruns this season)

OF: Brennan Boesch – After a slow start, Boesch is batting over .300 in the last two weeks and faces a RHP today (Zach McAllister).

U: Nelson Cruz – A very streaky player, but he is batting over .330 in his last two weeks with 11 RBIs, and faces Kevin Millwood today. 

U: Nick Markakis – After he started the season with an ugly slump, Markakis has 5 homeruns and 13 RBIs in the last two weeks.

SP: Charlie Morton – The Mets offense has been struggling of late, and Charlie Morton has been solid of late.  Morton is 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA in his last two starts and he is only 7.4K.

SP: Scott Diamond – The White Sox rank in the bottom half of every offensive category, and Diamond is 3-0 with a sub 2 ERA in his last two starts.

SP: Doug Fister – Even though he is 0-2, Fister has a 1.59 ERA in his 4 starts this year.  He is priced at just under 11K, and we believe the Tigers will score enough runs off Zach McAllister to earn Fister the win.

RP: Joel Hanrahan – Hanrahan has converted 5 straight save opportunities to take his season total to 10 saves with a sub 3 ERA.  We believe Morton will get the win while Hanrahan will close out the game against the Mets today.

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What is Triple Play from Profanity Sports?

From talking to a lot of daily fantasy players and interacting with them on chats and in message boards we got the impression that daily fantasy baseball could at times become too time consuming. There are so many variables and so many players at each position that it can take literally hours of research to field a competitive lineup every day.  Weather, pitching matchups, late scratches and many other factors can be really frustrating for a fantasy baseball player.

 We set out to create the simplest, easiest way to play fantasy baseball.  We call it Triple Play. It's pretty simple. You pick 3 players: 1 pitcher and 2  batters. That's it. No salary cap, no positions to fill. No restrictions, really.  We envisioned it as sort of Fantasy Baseball on the Go. 

We certainly don't see this replacing traditional daily fantasy baseball. More serving as a compliment to it and a way for novice players to dip their toe in the DFS water, so to speak. Even hardcore fantasy baseball players have been getting into it. Sometimes you just have a good feeling on a player and want to put him in play. This gives you that opportunity without having to fill in every spot around him within the limits of a salary cap system. Just pick 3 horses and let them run.

We offer Head to Heads and 3 Team games at many buy in levels, along with some larger field Triple Play games every day. Check it out.

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MLB Picks for Monday

C- JP Arencibia TOR- Arencibia is up there with hottest hitting catchers right now in baseball with Carlos Ruiz. He is hitting .333 with 5 home runs and over 10 runs scored and RBI in the last two weeks. He is facing Hellickson today a solid young righty, but for his of 7K it was worth it to spend the extra change when looking at the other choices.

1B- Albert Pujols LAA- Pujols is finding his power as he went back to back days with home runs last week. His stats over the last 2 weeks are also improving (.241, 3HR, 13RBI). He is facing a lefty in Milone who pitches better at home, but we like the Angels to put up some runs today.

2B- Brandon Phillips CIN- Phillips is starting to swing like the Phillips of old. He is hitting over .300 in the last two weeks with 7 runs scored and 7 RBI. He has zero home runs over that time, but today he faces a lefty in Minor. Minor's ERA in last two weeks is over 12. Yikes.

3B- Mark Trumbo LAA- This should be one of the easiest picks of the day in our opinion. Trumbo is not only hitting over .400 in the last two weeks, but he's also a guy that crushes lefties. He's got power potential and should show it today against the A's.

SS- JJ Hardy BAL- Hardy has been the man during the last two weeks. His batting average is just under .400 and his runs scored and RBI numbers are over 10. Those are great numbers and he is facing Buchholz tonight. We like that.

OF- Nelson Cruz TEX- Cruz seems to be a little banged up right now, so you're going to want to confirm his spot in the lineup tonight before confirming your own lineup. He should be able to DH, and if he does then we like the play. He is hitting almost .370 in the last two weeks with double digits runs scored and RBI. Those are solid numbers and he seems to be on a hot streak.

OF- Curtis Granderson NYY- Grandy isn't having the season he'd like to be having, but in the past two weeks his numbers haven't been so bad in fantasy terms. He is only hitting .218 during that time, but he also has 4 home runs and stolen base potential. He faces a righty in Paulino today.

OF- Justin Upton ARI- Upton is coming along very strong in the last few games. This also coincides with the day I traded him away, but that's just coincidence right? He is facing a lefty in Capuano who has pitched very well this season, but we don't think he will be lights out tonight.

SP- Jaime Garcia STL- Garcia is pitching for a good team that is facing an average hitting team. His value would be better if he was pitching in San Diego tonight, but we still like him at home. He has 14 Ks in 12.3 innings in the last two weeks.

SP- Jamie Moyer COL- Moyer is super old, and is super cheap tonight. He is under 7K which is very nice, and he'll be pitching in Miami which we like. Their lineup is hitting better, but has shown that they can be dominated by average pitching.

RP- Casey Janssen TOR- Janssen has pitched great in the last two weeks with 5 Ks and 3 saves in 5 innings during that time. Today he faces the Rays who we like to keep up with the Blue Jays, but lose 5-2. We also like Drabek tonight, and that's one of the reasons why we think it stays close.

Sunday's MLB Picks

Roster

Infield

Pos	Name	Salary
C	Jonathan Lucroy (MIL-C)	$6,761
1B	Carlos Lee (HOU-1B)	$6,995
2B	Adam Kennedy (LAD-2B)	$6,047
3B	Alberto Calla… (LAA-3B)	$5,437
SS	Elliot Johnson (TB-SS)	$5,699

Outfield & Utility

Pos	Name	Salary
OF	Andrew McCutc… (PIT-OF)	$8,514
OF	Raul Ibanez (NYY-OF)	$8,486
OF	Nelson Cruz (TEX-OF)	$7,194
U	Dustin Ackley (SEA-2B)	$6,994
U	Dustin Pedroia (BOS-2B)	$7,769

Pitchers

Pos	Name	Salary
SP	Jeremy Guthrie (COL-SP)	$8,508
SP	Derek Lowe (CLE-SP)	$9,186
RP	Joe Nathan (TEX-RP)	$2,533
P	Wade Miley (ARI-SP)	$9,870

Total Salary $99,993

Over / Under($100k)$7

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C: Jonathan Lucroy – First of all he faces Jason Marquis…and over the last two weeks he is batting almost .400 with 9 RBIs.

1b: Carlos Lee – Batting .327 in his last 13 games, and he faces a struggling Colby Lewis.

2b: Adam Kennedy – Kennedy is batting a solid .360 over the last two weeks, and he has a cheap value at 6K.

3b: Alberto Callaspo – He is valued at less than 5.5K, and he is batting over .300 in his last 10 games with a homerun, 7 RBIs, and 6 runs scored.

SS: Elliot Johnson – Johnson has been on fire lately for the Rays at shortstop (.390 with 2 homeruns and 2 stolen bases over his last 12 games).

OF: Andrew McCutchen – Finally McCutchen is hitting like he did last year.  He is batting .440 with 5 homeruns over the last 2 weeks.  He was lacking power earlier this year, but now everything coming off his bat is either finding the gap, or heading out of the park.

OF: Raul Ibanez – The old guy has been hot of late, and has found the power stroke.  5 homeruns in his last 11 games, and he faces a righty today.

OF: Nelson Cruz – He has finally found his stroke this season.  Cruz is batting .340 over the last two weeks with 2 bombs, 13 runs scored, and 9 RBIs.

U: Dustin Ackley – The former #2 overall pick is batting over .300 in his last 10 games, and the lefty hitter faces a righty today in Guthrie.

U: Dustin Pedroia – Pedroia loves lefties and faces Cliff Lee today.  Also, Pedroia is batting .316 with 2 homeruns over the last 2 weeks. 

SP: Jeremy Guthrie – In his last start, he threw 5+ innings with no earned runs.  Furthermore, he faces the Mariners today. 

SP: Derek Lowe – A new start in Cleveland seems to be exactly what he needed.  He is 2-0 with a sub 2 ERA in his last 2 starts, and he faces one of the worst offenses today in the Marlins.  Oh ya, and he is less than 10K.

SP: Wade Miley – Miley faces KC today, and he is 1-1 with a 3.16 ERA in those two starts with 11+ innings.  Once again, he is less than 10K.

RP: Joe Nathan – The Rangers play the Astros today, and we expect a Ranger victory by 3 runs with Nathan “putting the nail in the coffin” in the 9^th for an 8-5 win.