Joel Bartilotta 
Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Stack City, where I’ll be going through the top MLB DFS Stacks on DraftKings and Fanduel.
Tonight we have a very manageable 9-game slate of MLB DFS to play with. On the docket, we have several very attackable pitchers.
Always make sure to read Adam’s Starting Rotation when setting your lineup. It’s hands down the best pitching article in the MLB DFS business.
Let’s dig in and see if we can find some stacks to use today!
MLB DFS Stacks – Main
New York Yankees vs. Mike Minor
With no Aaron Judge in the lineup last night and Aaron Hicks going down with an injury, the Yankees were a little bit of a disappointment last night. They’ll get Aaron Judge back in there tonight and they get an absolutely glorious matchup tonight vs. Mike Minor. In his first 7 starts as a Reds pitcher, Minor has really struggled. He’s had just one start giving up less than 3 ER and has a handful of starts giving up at least 4. He gets to take on a team that tonight that is one of the most powerful teams against lefties.
The Yankees are sporting an ISO of .210 vs. lefties as well as a .332 wOBA. I just don’t see the Yankees disappointing 2 nights in a row. In just 38 innings of work this season, Minor has already managed to give up 12 homers. 9 of those 12 homers have been hit by righties as they have a .660 slugging % vs. him. While they’ll be my priority, lefties have also done well against him with a .548 slugging %.
Core: My core to the Yankees stack tonight will revolve around guys like Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Josh Donaldson. With how much power that Minor gives up to righties, these guys are going to be super important tonight. Judge should come into this well rested since he hasn’t played since Sunday. 21 of his 30 homers this year have come against southpaws and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him add to the total tonight. Both Stanton and Donaldson have done well vs. lefties too, with ISO’s over .270 over the last month.
Secondary Pieces: While he’s not a core piece for me tonight, getting Anthony Rizzo in there will be important. Over the last month, Rizzo has a .468 wOBA vs. lefties and a 50% hard-hit rate. You will typically see a lefty like Rizzo go under-owned in a L/L matchup like this. If the Yankees do get to Minor tonight like they should, you’re talking 1 or 2 AB vs. Minor. It’s a solid spot for the former Cub. Gleyber Torres is also someone that I’ll want to try to get into my lineups. He’s been solid vs. lefties all year and has a .415 wOBA vs. them over the last month.
Value: We should expect Kyle Higashioka in there tonight for the Yankees. At $2.9K tonight on DK, he’s a solid value. Higgy has done extremely well vs. lefties over the last month with a .484 wOBA and a .500 ISO. He’ll make paying up for guys like Judge and Donaldson a wee bit easier, and we shouldn’t lose any production.
Texas Rangers vs. Paul Blackburn
Sorry if this seems like a rinse and repeat of last night, but the Rangers are yet again in a solid matchup and they continue to hit the ball extremely well. Paul Blackburn is someone that has a long history of being an awful pitcher. He’s had a handful of starts this year that have been decent, but he also has a handful like his last one vs. the Astros that have been awful. While he’s been better on the road this season than at home, I’m not going to worry too much about that because of how well the Rangers are hitting right now.
Over their last 8 games, they’ve failed to score at least 5 runs just 1 time and have so far scored 17 runs in this series in the 2 games. They should be able to tack on even more to that number today. With Blackburn, we want to focus on lefties. Lefties have a slugging % almost 100 points higher than righties and a wOBA nearly 50 points higher. This Rangers lineup is loaded with lefties.
Core: My core with my Rangers stack will revolve around Josh Smith, Corey Seager, and Leody Tavares. At some point, the pricing gurus at DK will figure out that Tavares is not a $2k player. He is a lock in all of my lineups tonight with him still being min-priced. He’s been on fire in this series with 5 hits in 9 AB, which included 4 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
Josh Smith is another Rangers player that just isn’t priced right at $2.9k on DK. He’s hit safely in 4 of his last 5 games and had a 3 hit game last night. He continues to be a force out of the leadoff spot for this team. Corey Seager homered again last night and that now makes it homering 6 out of his last 7 games. Just an epic run and with this matchup, I wouldn’t be shocked to see him do it again.
Secondary Pieces: Marcus Semien, Adolis Garcia, and Nate Lowe aren’t in my core tonight, but they are guys that should always be in consideration with this lineup. They are some of the most productive members of this team and if the offense is clicking, they’re a part of it. If I had to pick favorites from this bunch, I’d Garcia since he has the best numbers against righties over the last month at a .339 wOBA.
Value: Tavares. He’s still min priced and got moved up in the batting order last night. Just continue to play the free square.
San Diego Padres vs. Chad Kuhl
Since his complete-game shutout of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chad Kuhl has gone on to throw 2 straight stinkers. Number 3 should come tonight against the Padres. Over his last 2 starts, Kuhl has gotten pummeled, both times vs. the Diamondbacks. He gave 9 ER in just 11 innings of work and gave up an average of a 45% hard-hit rate. The Padres are a much better lineup than the Dbacks and have already done well against him in the lone game they played him this season.
We’ll want to focus on the lefties for the Padres tonight. Kuhl gives up significantly more power to lefties as they have a slugging % 120 points higher than righties. 7 of the 10 bombs he’s given up this season have been to lefties. They also have a significantly higher OBP and wOBA.
Core: I’m going to build around Jake Cronenworth here tonight. He hasn’t been playing all that well over the last couple of weeks but he’s in a solid matchup. Cronenworth also lineups well with Kuhl. Kuhl’s main pitch to lefties is a slider, throwing it around 33% of the time. Against righty sliders, Cronenworth has a .261 ISO and a .338 wOBA. Most importantly though he has a nearly 85% contact rate.
Secondary Pieces: Knowing that Kuhl is better against righties than lefties, I’m not going to force in Manny Machado. That said, if I can fit him in I will. Machado is far and away the best hitter for the Padres and is mostly matchup-proof. He’s also been solid against righties over the last month with a .412 wOBA and a .256 ISO.
Value: I’m going to be more interested in the value pieces for the Padres tonight than my core or secondary pieces. Nomar Mazara is still just about min-priced on DK at just $2.1k. Can he fail? Absolutely. There’s a reason he’s been making the rounds with teams. That said, he’s cheap and gets the platoon advantage vs. Kuhl. He also has back-to-back really strong games with 4 hits so far in this series. Other good value pieces here will be Trent Grisham and C.J. Abrams. Both guys are cheap and will also get the platoon advantage.
MLB DFS Summary
Other MLB DFS stacks I like tonight will be the Guardians vs. Lucas Giolito, Orioles vs. Justin Steele, Cubs vs. Spenser Watkins, and Rays vs. Josh Winckowski.
Good luck and hope to see you in the green.
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