jason mezrahi 
The World Series continuestonight in Houston after a big win from the Nats – so check out our 10/23 DFSpicks for MLB at Win Daily Sports.
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10/23 DFS MLB: DK Showdown (8:07p.m. EST)
The game: World Series Game 2 – Washington Nationals atHouston Astros, 8:07 p.m. EST
10/23 DFS SP Strategy and Picks
Last night’s top Showdown entries had Max Scherzer, but noGerrit Cole, as the Houston ace struggled to put way batters, gave up five ERand notched just six Ks. It also had Sean Doolittle, so my lineups with Coleand Osuna yesterday were on the right track – I just had the wrong winning team.
Stephen Strasburg’s postseason numbers are almost asridiculous as Cole’s were heading into last night’s matchup, so I’ll considerhim the analog to Cole’s 1A yesterday. The Nationals hurler has less than one-quarterof the postseason experience that Justin Verlander does, and his metrics in thatmuch smaller sample are superior:
- Strasburg: 1.10 ERA, 2.07 SIERA, 12.51 K/9,1.10 BB/9, 0.90 WHIP, 35.6 K% (41.0 IP)
- Verlander: 3.26 ERS, 3.09 SIERA, 9.98 K/9, 2.75BB/9, 1.03 WHIP, 27.8 K% (176.2 IP)
We’ll have shares of both in our lineup builds, though I’llbe taking more Strasburg in cash games given Verlander’s propensity to serve upthe long ball:
- Verlander has a career postseason 1.17 HR/9 and0.93 for his entire career
- Strasburg has a career postseason 0.44 HR/9 and0.89 for his entire career
I still think playingboth in cash games is viable, and I’ll shift more GPP ownership to Verlander.
Morenotes:
- Verlander has faced these Nats hitters 274times and yielded just 4 homers to them, posting a .248/.306/.365 slash, withAsdrubal Cabrera having the most experience and success (21-for-76 with 3 HR).
- The Astros are again about one-run favoriteswith an implied total of about 4.0 to the Nats’ 3.0. Last night’s game finishedtwo runs over the projected total (one for each team, but reversed), so it’snot worth throwing these numbers out just yet.
- Once again, stay tuned to the starting lineups– we could get some value from unlikely sources.
10/23 DFS Hitters
We’ll stick to the overall theme of the playoffs here, as that seemed to play out last night save for the solo shot by Ryan Zimmerman and the better plate approach from Yordan Alvarez, which we can get behind a bit more here. My player writeups for yesterday were a bit long because it was Game 1, so I’ll stick to one key thought for each player here and you can refer back to my previous writeup if you need more info.
10/23 DFS Washington Nationalsbats
AnthonyRendon (DK $14,400/$9,600)
Rendon has not faced Verlander before and is still a dangerous batin the heart of a solid lineup. We have to consider him, especially since he’sbeen quiet and has no trouble hitting RHPs. His price jumped $200 too (because theSPs don’t cost as much), so he’s definitely in play for GPPs.
TreaTurner (DK $13,500/$9000)
My writeup on Turner wasspot-on yesterday and it applies again today. If he’s on base, he’s in business.And he does have power (.200 ISO in 2019). I’ll have shares, though maybe notas much as last night.
JuanSoto (DK $13,200/$8,800)
Again – the analysis wassolid, but I didn’t trust him enough to warrant the top captain spot in my GPPbuilds. He’s a hitter who thrives on confidence, but his ownership will bethrough the roof for Game 2. You’ll need some shares, just don’t go overboard.
SpotlightValue: Kurt Suzuki (DK $9,300/$6,200)
Last night’s valuespotlight didn’t play, but his replacement did, and he hit a homer. Tonight, werun the same risk if they decide to roll out Yan Gomes instead of Suzuki – who’s14-for-42 career off Verlander with just 4 Ks – a stat which stuck out as muchas any considering Verlander’s 24.7% career K rate.
Other options: Howie Kendrick (DK $12,900/$8,600), Adam Eaton (DK $10,500/$7,000), Victor Robles (DK $10,200/$6,800)
10/23 DFS Houston Astros bats
JoseAltuve (DK $14,700/$9,800)
Altuve ended up 1-for-5last night and still reached double digit points on DK, so a multi-hit gamemakes him worthy of usage in our builds, and consideration as the main hitterfor our Astros-heavy lineups. He’s 2-for-5 off Strasburg in his career, whichain’t much – but it’s a start.
AlexBregman (DK $14,100/$9,400)
The guy is due. Bregman took a gift pitch from Sean Doolittle right over the heart of the plate yesterday because he was overthinking location and looking away – and he’ll likely not make that same mistake again. I trust his bat and his approach, so we’re going back to the well with him against Strasburg (2-for-3 career).
Yordan Alvarez (DK $12,300/$8,200)
I’m fully aboard the Alvarez redemption train, as theyoung slugger went 2-for-3 in Game 1 and could easily break through with adinger tonight. He did hit 27 in 357 ABs during the regular season, and he’s beenon a homerless slump for far too long.
CarlosCorrea (DK $12,000/$8,000)
Correa was one of the fewAstros that actually looked overmatched by Scherzer last night (1-for-5, 3 Ks),even though the Nats’ pitcher didn’t have his best stuff. It’s possibly hisback was bothering him a bit, so I’m going to reduce my shares, which weremassive for Game 1.
SpotlightValue: Robinson Chirinos (DK $7,500/$5,000)
It’s catcher day in Game 2 of the World Series. Thevalue is there, and the guy has plenty of power (18 HRs in 388 ABs in 2019).Catchers also have a knack for hitting mistake pitches very well, and Strasburgdoes make mistakes.
Other 10/23 DFS options: Yuri Gurriel (DK $11,700/$7,800), George Springer (DK $13,800/$9,200), Michael Brantley (DK $10,800/$7,200), Josh Reddick (DK $8,100/$5,400)
SampleDK Cash or GPP lineup (Strasburg up top, no Verlander – $700 left)
CPT – S. Strasburg ($15,900)
UTIL – J. Soto ($8,800)
UTIL – A. Eaton ($7,000)
UTIL – J. Reddick ($5,400)
UTIL – G. Springer ($9,200)
UTIL – S. Doolittle ($3,000)
SampleDK GPP lineup (Verlander up top, no Strasburg)
CPT – J. Verlander ($17,100)
UTIL – Bregman ($9,400)
UTIL – Y. Alvarez ($8,200)
UTIL – R. Chirinos ($5,000)
UTIL – A. Eaton ($7,000)
UTIL – R. Osuna ($3,000)
SampleDK Lineup (Houston heavy with $500 left)
CPT – Y. Alvarez ($12,300)
UTIL – J. Verlander ($11,400)
UTIL – A. Cabrera ($7,400)
UTIL – M. Brantley ($5,600)
UTIL – K. Suzuki ($6,200)
UTIL – R. Chirinos (5,000)
SampleDK GPP Lineup (Houston-heavy with $2,100 left)
CPT – A. Bregman ($14,100)
UTIL – J. Verlander ($11,600)
UTIL – Y. Alvarez (8,200)
UTIL – R. Chirinos ($5,000)
UTIL – K. Suzuki ($6,200)
UTIL – R. Osuna ($3,000)
SampleDK GPP Lineup (No pitchers)
CPT – J. Soto ($13,200)
UTIL – T. Turner ($9,000)
UTIL – Y. Gurriel ($7,800)
UTIL – R. Zimmerman ($6,000)
UTIL – K. Suzuki ($6,200)
UTIL – M. Brantley ($7,200)
10/23 DFS Hitters for FDSingle-game
Here we can just load upon hitters and try to find the bombs in the MVP and All-Star spot.
SampleFD lineup #1 (Astros-dominant)
MVP (2x) – Altuve($9,500)
All-Star (1.5x) – Alvarez($6,000)
UTIL – Eaton ($7,000)
UTIL – Turner ($7,500)
UTIL – Chirinos ($4,500)
SampleFD lineup #2 (Nats-heavy)
MVP (2x) – Rendon($8,500)
All-Star (1.5x) – Soto($8,000)
UTIL – Gurriel ($6,000)
UTIL – Suzuki ($5,500)
UTIL – A. Cabrera($6,000)
Sample FD lineup #3 (Balanced)
MVP (2x) – Bregman($9,000)
All-Star (1.5x) – Soto($8,000)
UTIL – Springer ($8,500)
UTIL – Chirinos ($4,500)
UTIL – Zimmerman ($5,000)
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Pick the Players for Most Fantasy Points — Goal: 19.50, Prize: 5x
Springer, Soto and Altuve
We hit on the 2x bet with the Soto HR last night and tonight were going back to the well with him and couple of hot-hitting, speedy Astros. Making 20 fantasy points among the three seems like a great wager at 5x, so lets go for it!!
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