It’s still early in the season, so we are still learning the ropes over at Draftstreet. We’ve talked about stacking before and the folks over at Draftstreet are on to that strategy. So, they’ve limited you to four players from any one team in the starting lineup. I found out that little nugget when I tried to pick on Mike Pelfrey in tomorrow’s game. Sadly, Draftstreet wouldn’t let me start the entire Rays outfield against him. We’ll have to do a little more work.

Stacking is the way I like to handle my business. Early in the season it can be pretty tricky figuring out who the bad pitchers are, but normally past performance (as in 2013 and prior) is a pretty good predictor of future performance. The best way to go about it is to gamble small amounts of money frequently. That way, if you play the percentages you will be sure to win more often than you lose. If you play heavy for only one or two days you can be burned by random performance.

I like to play in the double up contests because the odds of winning are the greatest. All you have to do is finish in the top half and you win almost twice the money back. Of course, I’m not a big time gambler. I like to have a little action on the day to make it exciting to look at the box scores. However, they have plenty of games for you to try if you want something a little more risky and rewarding.

You will undoubtedly notice that some of the players above are lesser known guys. That’s the central characteristic of the stacking strategy. Instead of picking premium guys, you pick lesser players going up against lesser pitchers. The idea is that every dog will have his day and usually that day is against a lesser dog. If that doesn’t impress you, then here are some other possibilities you can consider.