Hitting Picks and Stacks for 5/11 – Dare to Try Detroit

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Welcome to the Saturday MLB slate here at Win Daily DFS. Today wewill be covering a few of my favorite hitters, going position by position, andthen we will end with two of my favorite stacks for the day. Let’s do it:

Catcher

Mitch Garver, MIN vs. DET (DK:$4,800 FD: $3,100)

The way that I seeit, there are two ways to handle the catcher position on DraftKings. You eitherpay way down and punt it, or you pay way up and get a stud catcher like Garver.If we have the salary on a particular slate, obviously the preferred option isto pay up and that is likely the route that I take on Saturday. Garver’s priceon FanDuel is criminally low, which is a direct result of the fact that we arenot forced to roster a catcher on FD.

First Base

Christian Walker, ARI vs. ATL (DK: $4,500 FD: $3,800)

The Diamondbacks head to Atlanta to take on Kevin Gascan, excuseme Gausman, and the Braves Saturday night. Gausman’s ERA of five is one of thehigher figures on the slate, and he is letting up walks and long balls at aconcerning rate so far this season. Walker is having a surprisingly solid startto the year, hitting for .295 along with seven homers and 16 RBI. His price is asmall step below some of the other elite batters on the slate, and he is anelite play.

Second Base

Robinson Cano, NYM @ MIA (DK:$3,800 FD: $2,900)

Second base is usually not the flashiest position day in and dayout, so why not try to save a little salary cap and roster Cano? He will beswinging against Sandy Alcantara, who has an ERA approaching five on theseason. Sandy has a sky-high 1.62 WHIP, which means that we can probably expecthis ERA to bump up over five sometime soon. Not to mention, he is averagingover a walk per inning and Cano will have the platoon advantage batting thirdin this Mets lineup.

Third Base

Nolan Arenado, COL vs. SDP (DK:$5,800 FD: $5,000)

This play will costus a pretty penny, but Arenado facing off against a lefty in Coors Field isjust too tough to pass on. When a guy is priced up with some of the cheappitchers on a slate, you know that he must be in a great spot. If we can affordArenado in Coors against a lefty, do not second guess it, just pull the trigger.The lefty happens to have a five ERA to pair with Arenado’s .322 average, 10homers, and 30 RBI, so we have ourselves an elite play.

Shortstop

Jorge Polanco, MIN vs. DET (DK:$5,300 FD: $4,100)

Another Twinworth taking a close look at for Saturday is Jorge Polanco, especially on FanDuel.Polanco is priced a full $1,200 cheaper on FD than he is on DK for the slatetoday, making him an elite play in all formats. I already mentioned my love forthis Twins offense, which has been clicking on all cylinders lately with aplethora of hitters that boast high fly ball rates. These guys love to hit theball out of the park, and even if Polanco does not go yard against the Detroitstarter, his stellar .344 average will ensure that he is on base when one ofhis teammates do so.

Outfielders

Josh Reddick, HOU vs. TEX (DK:$3,700 FD: $2,800)

Looking for some value in the outfield is always tricky with allof the high-priced studs that this position offers, but Josh Reddick fits thebill. Priced just under $4K on DK and $3K on FanDuel, Reddick will be lickinghis chops to get a piece of Drew Smyly and his sparkling 6.63 ERA. Reddick willhave the platoon advantage in this matchup and if he makes the lineup, he is agood bet to reach base with his .336 average.

Nicholas Castellanos, DET @ MIN (DK: $4,200 FD: $3,300)

Castellanos and the Tigers get to face off against a Triple A pitcherthat is being called up to make a spot start. Time and time again we see thesescenarios work out in favor of the hitters and not the pitcher. Kohl Stewart isa pitcher that I will be targeting heavily Saturday. Stewart’s last spot startinvolved five runs in just six innings of work and I can see his second startgoing similarly. The Tigers are never a team that we can fully trust, but ifthey start to fly under the radar we can stack batters from both sides of theplate from this squad.

Jeff McNeil, NYM vs. MIA (DK:$4,500 FD: $3,200)

McNeil is one of afew strong lefties that the Mets have to throw against right-handed pitchersthat struggle against lefties. He has a solid OBP that he should be able to useto his advantage against Alcantara and his troublesome WHIP. Whenever the Metsare facing a righty, we can look to their lefties and Saturday is no different.

Best Teams to Stack

1. Detroit Tigers – As you can see from myhitting picks above, I definitely showed my hand when it comes to my twostacking picks. Whenever there is a Triple A call-up making a spot start on aslate we should take a look at the hitters that he is facing and if they arepriced reasonably, we should target them with confidence. The Tigers are neveran overly expensive stack, but with that comes the potential for them to put upa dud. The Tigers are also one of those teams that tends to go unnoticed and ifwe can get them at low ownership against Kohl Stewart then we should absolutelyfire them up.
2. New York Mets – The Mets are heavily onmy radar for this slate, particularly the lefties. Between McNeil, Cano,Conforto, and Nimmo, the Mets have no shortage of solid lefties to throw at Alcantara.On top of the major platoon splits, the Mets are another team that will notbreak the bank and never tend to garner the chalkiest ownership of the slate.Play the Mets lefties with confidence Saturday.