Uriah Wesson 
Happy Friday folks! Fanduel has chosen to give us a giant 12 game slate this evening. The good news is we have tons of bats to choose from which will keep ownership reasonable in most cases. The bad news? There is a substantial lack of quality pitching where we have Nola at 10.7K all the way up top with Max Fried the next highest at 9.4K. Not an issue for us on FanDuel but on Draftkings you will have to make your choice on which guy you want if you want those bonus points for a win. But enough blabbing, let’s take a look at my FanDuel main slate breakdown for 8.21.
Main Slate Breakdown for 8.21 Pitching:
Just a quick note for everyone. Since we are looking at a full slate with 24 starting pitchers I wouldn’t be too concerned about ownership. Even with the guys you would consider chalk it will be spread out enough to where you shouldn’t have to fade your favorite play due to ownership. More of an issue for GPP’s but it’s something I want you all to keep in the back of your mind today when setting your lineups.
Cash:
Adrian Houser, Brewers, 7.4K:
Looking at everything today I really like Housers prospects against the Pirates. Pittsburg is sporting a 25.6% K rate with a .104 ISO. There is a little concern about Houser’s splits against left-handed bats but at the end of the day we are still talking about the worst offense in the MLB right now.
Aaron Nola, Phillies, 10.7K:
The Braves already have one of the worst K-rates in the MLB against RHP (26.2%) and they are going to be without Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuna Jr. again with wrist injuries, completely hamstringing their power. Combine that with Nola striking out no less than seven batters in four starts and aside from his season opener has been flat out dominant. He’s by far the most expensive pitcher but it is not without good reason. The only problem I’m having with locking him in is that his price makes it tough to fit solid bats for the rest of your build.
Also Consider: Danny Duffy
GPP
Kolby Allard, Rangers, 6.2K:
I’m a little hesitant about recommending Allard because of how few innings he has pitched in his starts so far but if he can get into the 6th inning to get the quality start and win bonuses everything else stacks up well. Seattle has the worst xWOBA and ISO against left-handed pitchers in the MLB and Allard is sitting at just a hair over nine K’s per 9. His splits don’t look great right now but I think that is just a product of the small sample we’re working with for this season.
Max Fried, Braves, 9.4K:
Even with the ownership being spread out over 12 games I still think Fried’s ownership is going to be drastically lower that it should be based on the likelihood that the Braves are not going to give him enough run production to get the win. If you want to leverage against that and get an elite level left-handed arm here’s your guy. He’s given up no more than two earned in any of his five starts and he struck out six in five innings with zero earned and got the win against the Phillies back on the 9th.
Main Slate Breakdown for 8.21 Stacks and Bats:
Dodgers:
I usually just make the joke about always Dodgers and move on but the match-up pops out even more than usual today so I thought that I should spotlight them. There are really too many stats to go through here. They are all off the chart. Mookie Betts, Corey Seager, Max Muncy, AJ Pollock, and Cody Bellinger are extremely strong plays today in all formats and I would feel completely comfortable using Joc Pederson and Justin Turner when stacking. We even get a marginal benefit of the wind blowing out to dead center field at around 7 MPH.
Cash: Mookie Betts, Corey Seager, Max Muncy, AJ Pollock, Cody Bellinger GPP: Joc Pederson, Justin Turner
White Sox:
As my partner in crime today already mentioned in his Picks and Pivots article it is, in fact, Lester day and boy oh boy this should be fun for the White Sox. Hard hit rate, K-rate, fly-ball rate, and ISO numbers are all weighted heavily against Lester tonight. Tim Anderson, Yoan Moncada, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Abreu, and Eloy Jiminez are viable in all formats and James McCann and Adam Engell are fine plays when stacking.
Cash: Tim Anderson, Yoan Moncada, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Abreu, Eloy Jiminez GPP: James McCann, Adam Engell
Padres:
Chris Woodward, what did you do? Not only did your complaining about the “unwritten rules” make the sports community collectively roll their eyes but your choice to hit Machado to “prove a point” put a fire into the Padres and they have been on a tear ever since. McCuller has put up decent numbers this year but Fernando Tatis Jr, Manny Machado, Trent Grisham, and Eric Hosmer all profile very well against him with a minimum .365 wOBA and Jake Cronenworth is looking like a fantastic value at 2.6K.
Cash: Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Trent Grisham GPP: Eric Hosmer, Jake Cronenworth
Others to consider: Giants, Angels, Rays
Favorite Pitcher:
Cash: Adrian Houser
GPP: Kolby Allard
Favorite Stack: Dodgers/White Sox
Favorite Chalk Player: Mookie Betts
Favorite Low Owned Player: Trent Grisham
Salary Saver: Jake Cronenworth
Home Run Call: Yoan Moncada
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