1.) Colorado Rockies
We all know the story here, a bad lefty going into Coors is a recipe for disaster. Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story are my main focus here and I’ll gladly pair them with Brendan Rodgers and Ian Desmond. Arenado is batting .435 with a 50% hard hit rate vs. lefties at Coors. That just screams lock of the slate to me. Even if they don’t smack around John Means too much, this bullpen is dreadful. Lock and load the Rockies.
2.) Minnesota Twins
I’m going back to the team that won me all the money on Tuesday night, the Twins. They get Reynaldo Lopez coming into town and he is a gas can. My main focus here would be the lefties, as they are batting .303 against him and have a 34.8% hard hit rate. I LOVE Jorge Polanco, Eddie Rosario, Max Kepler, Luis Arraez and Marwin Gonzalez. All of these guys could poke one out of the park here. Although Lopez hasn’t given up a homer on the road this season, I have a strong gut feeling Rosario, and Polanco both knock one over the wall in this one. This is my favorite tournament pivot stack off the Rockies.
3.) Milwaukee Brewers
Jerad Eickhoff is having a pretty solid start too this year, but he struggles against left handed bats. He is giving up a ton of fly balls (71.9%) and a hard hit rate of 45.7%. I want Christian Yelich, Mike Moustakas, Yasmani Grandal, Eric Thames and will round it out with the right handed bat of Lorenzo Cain. If Yelich misses the game I don’t mind Ben Gamel. I think this stack goes very, very under-owned.
4.) St Louis Cardinals
Mike Foltynewicz has been awful to start the season and I don’t see it getting better for him in this one. The Cardinals are fresh off a 10-run game and Folty is going to be in major trouble here. I love Marcell Ozuna, Paul Goldschmidt, Jose Martinez, Matt Carpenter and Paul DeJong. Folty is pretty reverse split thus far this season, so I’ll prioritize the righties.