DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy baseball lineup-July 30

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While trade rumors and speculation run rampant, teams are gearing up for their playoff push. Even while there is plenty going on off the field, there are also 11 games on the field tonight. DraftKings has several different ways to play tonight, and if you’re building a team for tonight’s contest, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

There’s a big wave of early games tonight with seven games getting underway at 7:10. Two more games join the action in the 8:00 hour and two more between 9:00 and 10:00. Weather is almost certain to be a factor as well with things looking doubtful in Cleveland for the A’s and Indians and the Rockies-Mets and Astros-Tigers games also being threatened. If you select players from those teams, make sure to double check the forecast throughout the day to see what the weather has in store.

Almost every morning, you can find my DraftKings daily picks right here at FanSided. My daily goal is to provide you the information you need to select the best of the available 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.

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 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 Saturday 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 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.

Tonight shapes up to be a fun one for MLB fan, so let’s get going with today’s DraftKings daily picks to help preview the action.

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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy baseball lineup-July 30

By Zachary Thompson | Jul 30, 2016

Build your lineup with my DraftKings daily picks from the 11 MLB games scheduled under the lights this Saturday.