MLB FanDuel Gut Feeling 7/17

After a nice vacation from baseball, we are back at it in full swing (no pun intended) for daily fantasy sports!  I hope everyone takes advantage of the freerolls that FanDuel is offering today.  I try to survive another round in the FanDuel Survivor Pool tonight.  Here is the lineup I’m taking into tonight’s full slate of games:

Pitcher: Jose Fernandez $10,500
The Marlins ace has been pitching lights out since his return from the DL with wins in both starts and no walks with 15 strikeouts.  Tonight he squares off against Adam Morgan and the Philadelphia Phillies.  Tonight is Fernandez’s first road start this season against a team that can hit well from time to time but I think he’ll be just fine and pick up another win tonight.

Catcher: Stephen Vogt $3,000
Vogt has been tearing up right handed pitching lately and faces a righty in Ervin Santana that is still trying to find his footing this season.  Vogt could open up the second half of the season in style.

First Baseman: Joey Votto $3,300
Votto and the Reds face Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer tonight.  While Bauer has pitched well, when things go south, they go SOUTH.  Votto had reached base six straight games going into the All Star Break and this game seems like a good opportunity to extend that streak.

Second Baseman: Robinson Cano $3,000
Although Cano is 1-7 career against Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, I always like the “star player returning home” type aspect. Big production tends to occur in these circumstances. This makes Cano my Ultimate Gut Call.

Third Baseman: Evan Longoria $2,900
Longoria and the Rays enter a big series in Toronto with the Blue Jays.  This could potentially be a high scoring series. Jays starter Drew Hutchinson is 8-2 but his ERA is 5.33.

Shortstop: Jung-ho Kang $2,600
Going into the All-Star Break Kang had performances of 3.5, 7.25, and 3.5 points, not bad for a person of his price range.  I like him tonight in a matchup with the Brewers.

Outfielder: Adam Jones $3,200
Jones and the Orioles take on a Tigers pitching staff that has been struggling as of late outside of Price and Verlander.  Jones has four homers since July 6th so this could be a good combination for production.

Outfielder: Michael Brantley $3,200
With hits in six of his past eight games, Brantley seems to have recovered from that back injury he suffered in June and is poised to have a big second half.  Tonight’s game against the Reds will be a good start.

Outfielder: Christian Yelich $3,200
The Marlins get their first look at pitcher Adam Morgan tonight in Philly, and Yelich is batting a respectable .261 against lefties.  Yelich has been hot at the plate in July and I expect that to continue tonight.

Confidence: 4 out of 5
A strong pitcher with a slew good hitters means this lineup should do well.  Good luck everyone!

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