FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Helper: Monday 4/23/18

We're starting off the week with a fun eight-game main slate, headlined by a potentially high-scoring affair in Coors Field between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies. The Padres aren't typically an offense we want to stack, but they're particularly cheap for Coors, so this could be the rare day we want to load up. Other offenses in good spots include the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and Seattle Mariners. On the pitching side, the top group is fairly straightforward, but you'll be able to take some different paths in tournaments.

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On that note, let's highlight some of the top options for today's FanDuel main slate.

Pitchers to Target

High-Priced Pitchers

Carlos Carrasco ($9,600 on FanDuel): Carlos Carrasco has performed fairly well through four starts with a 3.66 SIERA and 3.9% walk rate, but the punchouts have been lacking at an uncharacteristic 20.6% clip. However, we can probably just chalk this up to a small sample size. Despite the low strikeout rate, Carrasco still has a solid 11.3% swinging-strike rate, and his lengthy track record speaks for itself, including a 28.3% strikeout rate in 2017. He gets one of the best matchups on the board against the Baltimore Orioles, who have struggled this year. They show a meager 3.25 implied team total and are littered with high-strikeout bats like Chris Davis and Tim Beckham. Carrasco also offers a reasonable discount off our next entry, which could go a long way on a night with high-upside hitting.