It’s almost the start of baseball season in the United States, and that means a bundle of freerolls and cost-effective promotions for fans of daily fantasy games. Here on PocketFives, we work with several daily fantasy sports sites, each of which has concocted a unique hook for you to sign up and give it a whirl this week. Several of the sites we promote are holding promotions in conjunction with MLB opening week, so let’s take a look at a few.

DraftDayis running special $5 heads-up drafts. It’s literally you against another player, mano-a-mano, for the title of the top daily fantasy baseball drafter. You don’t even have to spend your own money to play, as DraftDay is giving new users a free $5 heads-up draft to test their skills. This game is available every day of the week, so if you’re looking to take daily fantasy baseball for a test drive, DraftDay’s heads-up games are right up your alley. Sign up for DraftDay.

DraftStreetis kicking off MLB’s 2012 season with a special $250 freerollthat’s open to all members of the daily fantasy sports site on Friday, April 6th. You won’t even have to lay down money to compete in this daily fantasy baseball game, and some of the sport’s top pitchers will be on the mound to boot that day, including James Shields, Tim Lincecum, and Chad Billingsley. Sign up for DraftStreet.

Finally, FanDuelis celebrating MLB opening week by offering an exclusive $500 freeroll for members of PocketFives on Thursday, April 5th, when seven games will be on the docket. Your FanDuel account does not have to be tracked to PocketFives to play, but we’re only promoting this freeroll on our site and there are about 70 people signed up at the time of writing. You’ll be given a budget of $35,000 to select a team, the game’s winner gets $125, and 13 places pay out. Once again, there is no cost for this freeroll. Sign up for FanDuel.

You can view all of the promotions we offer by checking out our fantasy sports offers to the right of any Off Topic thread.