The last day of MLB action before the All-Star break can be tricky for DFS purposes and real-life MLB. You will want to make sure to follow starting lineups closely as managers like to give their All-Stars a day of rest before the festivities and pitching can also be a bit screwy with the break on the horizon. To help you navigate today’s tricky situation lets take a look at some of the top bats and stacks for Sunday, July 7th.
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Catcher
Yasmani Grandal vs. Joe Musgrove
FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $4,500
The Brewers’ catcher has a .245 ISO versus right-handed pitchers in 2019 and a .365 wOBA. Grandal should take advantage and keep crushing righties in this one while carrying your DFS entries.
Value:
Christian Vazquez
FanDuel: $2,800
Robinson Chirinos
DraftKings: $3,700
First Base
Anthony Rizzo vs. Ivan Nova
FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $4,300
Rizzo has a .270 ISO and a .398 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season. And now he faces a below league average pitcher in Ivan Nova. Rizzo will be a key piece to your DFS and Cubs lineup on Sunday.
Value:
Justin Bour
FanDuel: $2,300
Jake Lamb
DraftKings: $3,600
Second Base
Jose Altuve vs. Jose Suarez
FanDuel: $3,600 DraftKings: $3,900
The Astros’ Altuve has a .391 ISO, a .454 wOBA and a 194 wRC+ versus left-handed pitching in 2019. Look for those numbers to jump up after this meeting with Suarez. The lefty is allowing a .390 wOBA against right-handed batters this season. Load up on Altuve in your DFS lineups and take advantage of his low price, especially on DK.
Value:
Eduardo Nunez
FanDuel: $2,100
Robel Garcia
DraftKings: $2,200
Third Base
Jose Ramirez vs. Tyler Mahle
FanDuel: $3,600 DraftKings: $4,300
The Indians’ third baseman is seeing beach balls at the plate right now. He has a .353 ISO over the last seven days. You definitely will want to have some Ramirez in your DFS player pool.
Value:
Robel Garcia
FanDuel: $2,000
Vlad Guerrero
DraftKings: $3,800
Shortstop
Xander Bogaerts vs. TBD
FanDuel: $4,200 DraftKings: $5,000
Bogaerts has a .292 ISO over the last seven days. You can use him as a one off in your DFS lineup or as a part of a Red Sox stack.
Andrelton Simmons
FanDuel: $2,800
Gordon Beckham
DraftKings: $2,800
Outfield
JD Martinez vs. TBD
FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $4,700
Like the rest of the Red Sox, Martinez has been hitting really well of late. He has a .444 batting average and a .464 on-base percentage over the last seven days. No reason to not consider him for DFS purposes today.
Mookie Betts vs. TBD
FanDuel: $4,200 DraftKings: $4,900
Mookie Betts has a .364 batting average and a .500 on-base percentage over the last seven days. He should stay hot on Sunday and be one of the top DFS scoring options on Sunday.
Kyle Schwarber vs. Ivan Nova
FanDuel: $3,900 Draftkings: $4,300
Schwarber has a .243 ISO against right-handed pitching in 2019.
Value:
Delino DeShields
FanDuel: $2,500
Jarrett Parker
FanDuel: $2,000
Victor Reyes
FanDuel: $3,100
Adam Eaton
DraftKings: $3,900
Top Stacks
Toronto Blue Jays:
The Baltimore Orioles are giving the start to Asher Wojciechowski. The journeyman 30-year-old pitcher has a career 4.87 xFIP and a 6.64 ERA. In his career, he has really struggled with left-handed batters. He has allowed a .421 wOBA and 1.93 HR/9 to lefties. Toronto’s lefty bats own a .202 ISO against right-handed pitching in 2019. Stack up with the lefty bats.
Chicago Cubs:
The White Sox’s Ivan Nova is bad. He is bad because he has a .5.06 SIERA and has a low 8.3% swinging strike rate. Meaning he is not missing many bats and is a perfect spot for us to pick on while we build DFS lineups. You can attack Nova from either side of the plate as he is allowing a .386 wOBA to lefties and a .369 wOBA to righties. In addition, Nova is even worse at home this season. He is allowing a .340/.386/.611 slash line at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Washington Nationals:
The Royals’ Jakob Junis should be no match for the Nationals. This is such a bad match-up for Junis because he is not missing any bats this season with a low 10% swinging strike rate. Because the Nationals should put plenty of balls in play with success on Sunday, Washington is a very suitable stack for DFS purposes.
Boston Red Sox:
The Red Sox are hot. Over their last seven games, the Boston offense has a .258 ISO and a .402 wOBA. With Detroit’s pitching a mess, there is no reason to believe that the Red Sox slow down today. Count on Boston to make it a good DFS day.