Daily Fantasy Baseball DFS Value Update and Lineup – April 17

Toronto Blue Jays (Dickey) at Minnesota Twins (Gibson)

Dickey had a rough first start, a strong second start, and a third good start until the latter innings. His problem when he pitches poorly is control; Dickey has nine walks against in his two shaky outings, one walk in his strong one. The problem today is that Dickey is facing the team with the most walks in all of baseball. I’ll wait another outing, as tantalizing as this one is. I do think the Jays hitters have a good night against Kyle Gibson, though.

Colby Rasmus (OF) $6197

Dioner Navarro (C) $5931

Betting for or against Dickey’s knuckleball is risky. If he’s on, he shuts down Minnesota completely. If he’s not, they could light him up. I’ll err on the side of caution and be scarce with their hitters. I will avoid Gibson in this one, too. The hitters’ prices are a bit too high for my taste, though.

Joe Mauer (1B) – $6892

Michael Clifford

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