DFS MLB Picks (April 27, 2017)

Freddie Freeman ranks 2nd in the MLB with a .500 on-base percentage.

Pitchers:

Noah Syndergaard - New York Mets: Syndergaard has faced 133 batters without allowing a home run dating to last year. That is the second-longest current streak as a starting pitcher (among pitchers who have made a start this year), behind St. Louis' Mike Leake (169 batters).

Edinson Volquez - Miami Marlins: Volquez is making his fifth start with Miami, and fourth road start of 2017, posting a season record of 0-2 with a 4.82 ERA (18.2 ip/10 er). In five Grapefruit League appearances, he went 0-1 with a 3.77 ERA (14.1 ip/6 er).

First Baseman:
Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves: Freeman ranks second in MLB with a .500 on-base pct. and fourth with a .791 slugging pct. He is third in batting average with a .388 mark. He is T3rd in home runs (8) and T4th in the NL in walks (15).

Second Baseman:

Cesar Hernandez - Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies are 7-3 (.700) when Hernandez gets 2 or more hits in a game.

Shortstop:

Jean Segura - Seattle Mariners: Segura is 6x12/.500, w/4 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI in 1st 2 games back of the DL.

Third Baseman:

Mikael Franco - Philadelphia Phillies: Franco had a HR and four RBI last night vs. the Marlins.

Catcher:

J.T. Realmuto - Miami Marlins: Realmuto's current 6-G hitting streak is tied with Justin Bour for longest on the team.

Outfielders:

Jay Bruce - New York Mets: Bruce has nine home runs and 21 RBI in his last 24 games with the Mets dating to September 27, 2016. In his last 13 contests, Bruce is batting .308 (16-52) with four homers and 11 RBI.

Marcell Ozuna - Miami Marlins: Ozuna is 2nd in MLB in RBI with RISP (18) and AVG with RISP (.556/10x18), and is T-2 in HR with RISP (3), and T-5 in hits with RISp.

Christian Yelich - Miami Marlins: Yelich is batting .306 (11x36) over his last 9 G, with 3 HR, 9 RBI.