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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy baseball lineup-July 18

By Zachary Thompson

Jul 17, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (27) celebrates with shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria (3) after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The Marlins won 6-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 17, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (27) celebrates with shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria (3) after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The Marlins won 6-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Start your work week with my FanDuel daily picks to help you build a winning fantasy baseball lineup for this Monday, July 18.

Jul 12, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; National League pitcher Jon Lester (34) of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch in the 2016 MLB All Star Game at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 12, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; National League pitcher Jon Lester (34) of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch in the 2016 MLB All Star Game at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /

Major League Baseball has 11 games on the schedule as teams start a brand new set of series for the new week.  With 22 teams to pick from, there are plenty of options for your fantasy baseball roster, so to help you find some of the best matchups to attack for tonight check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

There continue to be plenty of divisional matchups tonight with six of the 11 games featuring divisional opponents that know each other well.  There are some solid BvP histories to check out as a result in those matchups, but there is also some interesting non-traditional matchups including Jon Lester taking on Steven Matz as the Mets roll into Wrigley to face the Cubs while in other action tonight the Rays are taking their game to altitude as they take on the Rockies in Colorado. The weather could be challenging with delays possible in New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Colorado, so keep a close eye on the weather situation as we approach game times as well.

With a total of 22 teams on the diamonds tonight under the lights, there are a some really good options for fantasy baseball including several “Aces.” The goal of my FanDuel daily picks (which you can find here almost every morning here at FanSided) is to provide you the information you need to select the best of those options to build your own lineup that can bring home a win.  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.

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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.

I’ve found it very helpful to rank my picks to show the strength of each selection. 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 points-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 FanDuel daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to FanDuel pricing and scoring.  If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for DraftKings, 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 Monday due to weather or other concerns. As lineups come out leading up to game time, I’ll adjust my team if necessary and let you know my new lineups on Twitter.

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 FanDuel 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 get started with today’s FanDuel daily picks with a look at the best pitchers scheduled to take the mound on this Monday night, July 18:

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