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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy baseball lineup-June 8

By Zachary Thompson

Jun 7, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers right fielder Nomar Mazara (30) and center fielder Ian Desmond (20) and first baseman Jurickson Profar (19) celebrate a two run home run by Desmond during the eighth inning against the Houston Astros at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Rangers defeated the Astros 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 7, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers right fielder Nomar Mazara (30) and center fielder Ian Desmond (20) and first baseman Jurickson Profar (19) celebrate a two run home run by Desmond during the eighth inning against the Houston Astros at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Rangers defeated the Astros 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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22 teams give us a solid slate of DFS fantasy baseball options under the lights tonight. Get in the game with my DraftKings Daily Picks found on the following slides.

Jun 7, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins outfielder Robbie Grossman (36) congratulates Twins shortstop Eduardo Nunez (9) after his home run in the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 7, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins outfielder Robbie Grossman (36) congratulates Twins shortstop Eduardo Nunez (9) after his home run in the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /

As we get to the middle of the week and teams start their mid-week travel, Major League Baseball has four games this afternoon in getaway games before the bulk of the schedule with 11 games under the lights tonight. With those 22 teams to pick from, there are still lots of fantasy baseball options, so check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides to see some of the players I think are set up to give your lineup a boost on this Wednesday, June 8.

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Tonight is a pretty clear night weather-wise at this point with the only weather concern in Minnesota where the Twins and Marlins meet and should be able to get their game in before any precipitation.  There are four games starting around 7:00 PM ET in the early wave followed by four more at around 8:00. The night closes out with a trio of West Coast contests with an NL matchup (Rockies @ Dodgers), an AL matchup (Indians @ Mariners), and an interleague tilt (Red Sox @ Giants) to close out the night.

As we continue into the dog days of summer with my full fantasy baseball coverage, my DraftKings daily picks will be posted each morning here at FanSided. My picks are designed to provide you the information you need to build your own lineup that can bring home a win for your team. In order to help you find the position and price-point that you need, there are a variety of options on each slide with high-salary options, mid-range options, and high-value options at each position. For starting pitchers and outfielders, I’ve separated my picks into high-salary and high-value options on separate slides while the other positions each get one slide per position with multiple pricing options.  I base each of my picks on the current form of each player and the matchups each player will face in tonight’s contest game.

In my daily basketball picks, it was very helpful to rank my picks every morning using stars after each selection to show the strength of the pick. For a full explanation of the rating system, check out the last slide of this post, but in short, more stars means more confidence (on a point-per-dollar basis). Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the my most confident picks into my lineups for today’s competition. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players you like the most, but you’re welcome to check out my lineups and use them as a place to get started.

In my DraftKings daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to DraftKings pricing and scoring.  If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for FanDuel, check the box above for related posts or find the latest on the fantasy baseball hub.

If you have any questions about my picks for today or any of our FanSided fantasy coverage, you can leave them at the bottom of the page in the comments section.  For an even quicker response, you can find me throughout the day on Twitter @FansidedFantasy. Make sure to follow on Twitter for any late-breaking lineup news as well and any adjustments as lineups come out throughout this Wednesday.

If you find my picks and analysis helpful and would like to check out my DFS fantasy baseball posts each morning, the easiest way to find the DraftKings daily picks is to drop a bookmark on our fantasy baseball hub or follow on Twitter where I’ll tweet out the links each day when my picks go live.

Let’s jump right in to today’s picks started with a look at some of the high-salary options at SP for tonight.

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