MLB DFS MLB Batting Stacks for 6/18: Delays for Dough Mark Paquette 5 years ago written by Mark Paquette What a mess weatherwise last night. And the overall pattern is the same this evening. Now we add PIT into the mix as well! So pay close attention to the weather in NYY, WSH (oh my gosh no!!!), ATL, CIN and PIT. CLE/TEX: I’m going to group these two teams together because weatherwise/park factor-wise this is by far the best place for hitters tonight. Even though the weather really has not heated up yet, in 2019 Globe Life Park is a slightly favorable park for both runs and HRs. Last season, Globe Life was the overall best park for runs scored (just edging out Coors) and the third best park for HRs (according to ESPN’s park factors page that can be found here). Neither starter has been bad (Zach Plesac for Cleveland and Adrian Sampson for Texas) but neither has pitched in 90 degree heat and nearly a 70 degree dewpoint either yet this year. Add in the fact that TEX has a bad bullpen (4.66 ERA) and we could be looking at some fireworks. Note: CLE has the best bullpen in terms of ERA (3.25) in all of MLB. Bats like Francisco Lindor ($3,900 FD) and Carlos Santana ($3,900) are expensive but could be worth paying up for on the CLE side, while less expensive bats like Jason Kipnis ($2,500) and Jake Bauers ($2,800) give you potential pop at a savings. On the other side, Rougned Odor ($2,900) is extremely affordable while Shin-soo Chin ($3,600) and Elvis Andrus ($3,800) are more expensive options but could be worth it. Games with a potential rain delay: This includes games in NYY, PIT, WSH, CIN and ATL. You will have to be on top of your game here. Look for any game(s) that is delayed to start AND one whose delay is announced late. The theory here is that the delayed start messes with the starting pitcher’s routine/mindset and when they do start the game, he could be bothered and ineffective. More difficult to predict are games with a lengthy in-game rain delay early. This raises the risk of the starter not coming back out (we saw short-lived rain delays in CIN and ATL last night where the starters did come back out and did fine) and asking the bullpen to go more innings than expected. Besides the closer and the seventh and eighth inning guys, the bullpen is full of pitchers who can not cut it as a starter, ie. they aren’t that good. This is especially true for small-market teams (PIT and CIN) and not NYY (where seemingly their whole bullpen is made up of ex-closers). Brewers: Milwaukee’s deep and talented roster has the potential to go off at any time. Combining for only four hits off Joey Lucchesi and two relievers and being on the road for one of the last scheduled games timewise on the slate, you may never get lower ownership rates for the Brew Crew than tonight. And they get a young lefty starter named Logan Allen, who is making his first Major League appearance. DFS’ers, especially casual players, pay too much attention to two factors: how a player or team did recently and staying away from lefty on lefty matchups. Take advantage of these factors and do not be scared to fire up Christian Yelich ($4,800) and Mike Moustakas ($3,900). They may only get 1-2 ABs on the weak side of the platoon before they get into the generally soft Padres bullpen (4.77 ERA, 22nd in MLB). 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB The King’s MLB DFS Hitting Plays for June 7: Knocks vs. Nova Scott Engel 5 years ago written by Scott Engel Balls will certainly be put in play by the Diamondbacksagainst Marcus Stroman. Jarrod Dyson ($4500 on DraftKings) is hitting .328 with13 runs scored and four steals in road games. David Peralta is hitting .320with 15 RBI and 14 runs on the road. We should definitely be picking on Brett Anderson with someTexas bats. Logan Forsythe (4300) is hitting .349 with 18 RBI against LHPs.Elvis Andrus (4700) is hitting .317 with six steals and 15 RBI against lefties.Nomar Mazara (4500) is hitting .307 with 16 runs scored vs. lefties. RougnedOdor is worth the 3600 play as well. Baltimore will be rolling out Gabriel Ynoa to start and itwill be a good opportunity to load some Astros bats in against him and theOrioles bullpen. Michael Brantley is hitting .351 with 17 RBI and 18 runsscored in home games. Alex Bregman is hitting .293 with six homers, 18 RBI and18 runs scored at home. Robinson Chirinos has 14 RBI and 13 runs scored in homegames. Milwaukee bats are a must against Rookie Davis. ChristianYelich is hitting .424 with 18 homers and 36 RBI at home and is the obviousplay, but you do have to spend 6000 to get him. Mike Moustakas (5100) has ninehomers and 18 RBI at home YasmaniGrandal (4900) has five homers, 12 RBI and 16 runs scored at home. Ivan Nova and his 9.39 road ERA is definitely something to take advantage of. Adalberto Mondesi (5500) is hitting .302 with 15 steals at home. Alex Gordon (4800) is obviously a strong play as well and consider sliding in any other Royals bats you can to complement your stacks. I would take Nicky Lopez as a 3200 salary saver play. You can also consider some Padres against Washington’s ErickFedde. Hunter Renfroe is worth the 5000 as he has 18 of his homers and 35 RBIagainst RHPs. Franmil Reyes has 19 homers and 32 RBI vs. righties. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB The King’s MLB DFS Hitting Plays for June 7: Knocks vs. Nova Scott Engel 5 years ago written by Scott Engel Balls will certainly be put in play by the Diamondbacksagainst Marcus Stroman. Jarrod Dyson ($4500 on DraftKings) is hitting .328 with13 runs scored and four steals in road games. David Peralta is hitting .320with 15 RBI and 14 runs on the road. We should definitely be picking on Brett Anderson with someTexas bats. Logan Forsythe (4300) is hitting .349 with 18 RBI against LHPs.Elvis Andrus (4700) is hitting .317 with six steals and 15 RBI against lefties.Nomar Mazara (4500) is hitting .307 with 16 runs scored vs. lefties. RougnedOdor is worth the 3600 play as well. Baltimore will be rolling out Gabriel Ynoa to start and itwill be a good opportunity to load some Astros bats in against him and theOrioles bullpen. Michael Brantley is hitting .351 with 17 RBI and 18 runsscored in home games. Alex Bregman is hitting .293 with six homers, 18 RBI and18 runs scored at home. Robinson Chirinos has 14 RBI and 13 runs scored in homegames. Milwaukee bats are a must against Rookie Davis. ChristianYelich is hitting .424 with 18 homers and 36 RBI at home and is the obviousplay, but you do have to spend 6000 to get him. Mike Moustakas (5100) has ninehomers and 18 RBI at home YasmaniGrandal (4900) has five homers, 12 RBI and 16 runs scored at home. Ivan Nova and his 9.39 road ERA is definitely something to take advantage of. Adalberto Mondesi (5500) is hitting .302 with 15 steals at home. Alex Gordon (4800) is obviously a strong play as well and consider sliding in any other Royals bats you can to complement your stacks. I would take Nicky Lopez as a 3200 salary saver play. You can also consider some Padres against Washington’s ErickFedde. Hunter Renfroe is worth the 5000 as he has 18 of his homers and 35 RBIagainst RHPs. Franmil Reyes has 19 homers and 32 RBI vs. righties. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB DFS Stacks for 6/7: Runs are Brewin’ Jared Contestabile 5 years ago written by Jared Contestabile 1.) Houston Astros:Gabriel Ynoa is terrible. On the road this season, in a small sample size, he holds a 6.52 ERA. Against right-handed bats, and he has a .357 BAA. I see the Astros taking Ynoa out of this game fairly quickly and I can’t wait to see how they dismantle this bullpen. I’m all in on Alex Bregman and Michael Brantley, and I don’t mind Derek Fisher for salary relief. Using Robinson Chirinos to round out your stack for a low-owned bomb should be considered too.2.) Texas Rangers:Ah, back in the Texas heat we go. Brett Anderson is a gas can and I will gladly attack him every time he hits the bump. You should feature Shin-Soo Choo, Nomar Mazara and Elvis Andrus to round out this stack. 3.) Milwaukee Brewers:Rookie Davis is a gas can. In his limited career, he holds a 9.58 road ERA and a .383 BAA. He’s equally terrible against righties and lefties, and his strikeout ability is nothing to be impressed by. With all this power in the Brewers lineup, especially the lefties, we should see plenty of runs. The main bats I want are the lefties: Christian Yelich, Mike Moustakas, Yasmani Grandal and I don’t mind Travis Shaw either. One main reason I’m looking at the power lefties is because Davis has a 3.21 HR/9 against them. This is my favorite GPP stack, no matter the ownership percentages.4.) Tampa Bay Rays:This is my underdog stack of the night. No one ever really likes stacking the Rays and I’ll keep taking advantage. Rick Porcello has shown flashes of being decent this season, but he’s been very inconsistent. With his struggles against lefties, my main focus is Austin Meadows. On the road against right-handed pitching, Meadows is batting .418 with a 49% hard-hit rate. Pair him up with Ji-Man Choi, Tommy Pham and Kevin Kiermaier and we have a nice four-man stack that’s going to be very low owned. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB DFS Stacks for 6/7: Runs are Brewin’ Jared Contestabile 5 years ago written by Jared Contestabile 1.) Houston Astros:Gabriel Ynoa is terrible. On the road this season, in a small sample size, he holds a 6.52 ERA. Against right-handed bats, and he has a .357 BAA. I see the Astros taking Ynoa out of this game fairly quickly and I can’t wait to see how they dismantle this bullpen. I’m all in on Alex Bregman and Michael Brantley, and I don’t mind Derek Fisher for salary relief. Using Robinson Chirinos to round out your stack for a low-owned bomb should be considered too.2.) Texas Rangers:Ah, back in the Texas heat we go. Brett Anderson is a gas can and I will gladly attack him every time he hits the bump. You should feature Shin-Soo Choo, Nomar Mazara and Elvis Andrus to round out this stack. 3.) Milwaukee Brewers:Rookie Davis is a gas can. In his limited career, he holds a 9.58 road ERA and a .383 BAA. He’s equally terrible against righties and lefties, and his strikeout ability is nothing to be impressed by. With all this power in the Brewers lineup, especially the lefties, we should see plenty of runs. The main bats I want are the lefties: Christian Yelich, Mike Moustakas, Yasmani Grandal and I don’t mind Travis Shaw either. One main reason I’m looking at the power lefties is because Davis has a 3.21 HR/9 against them. This is my favorite GPP stack, no matter the ownership percentages.4.) Tampa Bay Rays:This is my underdog stack of the night. No one ever really likes stacking the Rays and I’ll keep taking advantage. Rick Porcello has shown flashes of being decent this season, but he’s been very inconsistent. With his struggles against lefties, my main focus is Austin Meadows. On the road against right-handed pitching, Meadows is batting .418 with a 49% hard-hit rate. Pair him up with Ji-Man Choi, Tommy Pham and Kevin Kiermaier and we have a nice four-man stack that’s going to be very low owned. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB DFS Hitting Stacks for 6/5: Look for L.A. Lefties Marshall Rosen 5 years ago written by Marshall Rosen Washington Nationals Whenever the White Sox run Dylan Covey to the bump, there should be interest in stacking against him. The right-hander is basically everything we look for when searching for a pitcher to target against. Covey is a flyball pitcher with a 40% flyball rate. And he is not missing any bats. Covey also has a slate low 16.02% whiff rate and is allowing contact on 85.8% of swings taken by the opposition. The flyballs and heavy contact have led to a slate high 6.44 SIERA. So of course, we want to get some Nationals in our DFS lineups for Wednesday. The Washington stack needs to start with Juan Soto (FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,700). The outfielder has the best matchup of any of the Nationals’ batters. Soto has a .230 ISO versus right-handed pitching while Covey is allowing a .368 wOBA to lefty batters. Some other lefties worth considering, if they are in the lineup are: Gerardo Parra (FanDuel: $2,500 DraftKings: $4,200) and Matt Adams (FanDuel: $3,100 DraftKings: $4,400). Both lefties have ISOs above .240 versus righties in 2019.Feel free to get Anthony Rendon (FanDuel: $4,500 DraftKings: $5,900) and Howie Kendrick (FanDuel: $2,900 DraftKings: $5,800) in your lineups. Both have crushed right-handed pitching all year and should have no problem making light work of Chicago’s Dylan Covey.Los Angeles Dodgers Any time the Dodgers’ offense is opposed by a righty, they have to be considered for stacking purposes. Against right-handed pitching this season, Los Angeles has been very successful. As a team they have a .218 ISO and a .353 wOBA) against right-handed pitching.And tonight should be no different. While the Diamondbacks’ Jon Duplantier has a respectable 3.18 ERA, there is some regression coming. On the season he is allowing a 45.5% hard contact rate, highest on the slate. We have also seen his velocity dip almost three MPH since the start of the season. As you look to stack Dodgers’ bats, use their lefties. Duplantier has allowed a 58.8% hard contact rate to left-handed bats this season. So, your L.A. building blocks would include the likes of: Joc Pederson (FanDuel: $3,800 DraftKings: $5,600), Cody Bellinger (FanDuel: $4,800 DraftKings: $5,800), Corey Seager (FanDuel: $3,900 DraftKings: $4,600) and Max Muncy (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $4,900). All four of these Dodgers’ left-handed batters have accumulated at least a .200 ISO versus right-handed pitching and should hit a few balls hard against the Arizona starter in this one. Milwaukee BrewersThe Marlins’Sandy Alcantara is having an ok season on the surface with a respectable 4.08ERA. But his 5.65 SIERA tells a different story. A blow up is likely coming andprobably coming Monday. Alcantara is allowing a .323/.429/.485 slash line instarts where is coming in with five days rest. He last pitched May 30th.While thisstack is appealing enough with that in mind, also consider that the Brewers’offense has a .201 ISO versus right-handed pitching this season. Load up on thefollowing Brewers: Christian Yelich (FanDuel: $4,900 DraftKings: $6,000), MikeMoustakas (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $5,600), Yasmani Grandal (FanDuel: $3,600DraftKings: $5,100) and Eric Thames (FanDuel: $3,000 DraftKings: $5,100). Eachof these Brewers’ bats have over .200 ISOs against righties this season.St. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals’ offense has a date with the Reds’ Anthony DeSclafani on Monday. The right-hander seems like a good target to pick on for Wednesday. Not only is he allowing 2.32 HR/9 this season, and the Cardinals have roughed him up pretty well in the past. The current Cardinals’ roster has a career .300/.383/.555 slash line against him in 120 at-bats. You will want to get Marcell Ozuna (FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,200), Matt Carpenter (FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $4,300) and Paul Goldschmidt (FanDuel: $3,700 DraftKings: $4,300) in your lineups. Carpenter and Goldy each have over 1.500 OPS against the Reds’ starter in their careers. Other stacks to consider: Texas Rangers vs. John MeansTampa Bay Rays vs. Spencer TurnbullNew York Yankees vs. Trent ThortonValue Stack: San Francisco GiantsBy most accounts, the Mets’ Jason Vargas is not a very good pitcher. He has a 5.39 SIERA. He is allowing a 44.4% hard contact rate, while striking out just 17.8% of the batters he has faced. DespiteVargas’ lack of success this season, the DFS sites, particularly FanDuel, have pricedthe Giants extremely low. Their most expensive regular can be had for just$3,300. Use the Giants to help cram in your other, more expensive stacks forWednesday. Good luckand happy stacking! 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB DFS Hitting Stacks for 6/5: Look for L.A. Lefties Marshall Rosen 5 years ago written by Marshall Rosen Washington Nationals Whenever the White Sox run Dylan Covey to the bump, there should be interest in stacking against him. The right-hander is basically everything we look for when searching for a pitcher to target against. Covey is a flyball pitcher with a 40% flyball rate. And he is not missing any bats. Covey also has a slate low 16.02% whiff rate and is allowing contact on 85.8% of swings taken by the opposition. The flyballs and heavy contact have led to a slate high 6.44 SIERA. So of course, we want to get some Nationals in our DFS lineups for Wednesday. The Washington stack needs to start with Juan Soto (FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,700). The outfielder has the best matchup of any of the Nationals’ batters. Soto has a .230 ISO versus right-handed pitching while Covey is allowing a .368 wOBA to lefty batters. Some other lefties worth considering, if they are in the lineup are: Gerardo Parra (FanDuel: $2,500 DraftKings: $4,200) and Matt Adams (FanDuel: $3,100 DraftKings: $4,400). Both lefties have ISOs above .240 versus righties in 2019.Feel free to get Anthony Rendon (FanDuel: $4,500 DraftKings: $5,900) and Howie Kendrick (FanDuel: $2,900 DraftKings: $5,800) in your lineups. Both have crushed right-handed pitching all year and should have no problem making light work of Chicago’s Dylan Covey.Los Angeles Dodgers Any time the Dodgers’ offense is opposed by a righty, they have to be considered for stacking purposes. Against right-handed pitching this season, Los Angeles has been very successful. As a team they have a .218 ISO and a .353 wOBA) against right-handed pitching.And tonight should be no different. While the Diamondbacks’ Jon Duplantier has a respectable 3.18 ERA, there is some regression coming. On the season he is allowing a 45.5% hard contact rate, highest on the slate. We have also seen his velocity dip almost three MPH since the start of the season. As you look to stack Dodgers’ bats, use their lefties. Duplantier has allowed a 58.8% hard contact rate to left-handed bats this season. So, your L.A. building blocks would include the likes of: Joc Pederson (FanDuel: $3,800 DraftKings: $5,600), Cody Bellinger (FanDuel: $4,800 DraftKings: $5,800), Corey Seager (FanDuel: $3,900 DraftKings: $4,600) and Max Muncy (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $4,900). All four of these Dodgers’ left-handed batters have accumulated at least a .200 ISO versus right-handed pitching and should hit a few balls hard against the Arizona starter in this one. Milwaukee BrewersThe Marlins’Sandy Alcantara is having an ok season on the surface with a respectable 4.08ERA. But his 5.65 SIERA tells a different story. A blow up is likely coming andprobably coming Monday. Alcantara is allowing a .323/.429/.485 slash line instarts where is coming in with five days rest. He last pitched May 30th.While thisstack is appealing enough with that in mind, also consider that the Brewers’offense has a .201 ISO versus right-handed pitching this season. Load up on thefollowing Brewers: Christian Yelich (FanDuel: $4,900 DraftKings: $6,000), MikeMoustakas (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $5,600), Yasmani Grandal (FanDuel: $3,600DraftKings: $5,100) and Eric Thames (FanDuel: $3,000 DraftKings: $5,100). Eachof these Brewers’ bats have over .200 ISOs against righties this season.St. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals’ offense has a date with the Reds’ Anthony DeSclafani on Monday. The right-hander seems like a good target to pick on for Wednesday. Not only is he allowing 2.32 HR/9 this season, and the Cardinals have roughed him up pretty well in the past. The current Cardinals’ roster has a career .300/.383/.555 slash line against him in 120 at-bats. You will want to get Marcell Ozuna (FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,200), Matt Carpenter (FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $4,300) and Paul Goldschmidt (FanDuel: $3,700 DraftKings: $4,300) in your lineups. Carpenter and Goldy each have over 1.500 OPS against the Reds’ starter in their careers. Other stacks to consider: Texas Rangers vs. John MeansTampa Bay Rays vs. Spencer TurnbullNew York Yankees vs. Trent ThortonValue Stack: San Francisco GiantsBy most accounts, the Mets’ Jason Vargas is not a very good pitcher. He has a 5.39 SIERA. He is allowing a 44.4% hard contact rate, while striking out just 17.8% of the batters he has faced. DespiteVargas’ lack of success this season, the DFS sites, particularly FanDuel, have pricedthe Giants extremely low. Their most expensive regular can be had for just$3,300. Use the Giants to help cram in your other, more expensive stacks forWednesday. Good luckand happy stacking! 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB DFS Hitting Stacks for 6/5: Look for L.A. Lefties Marshall Rosen 5 years ago written by Marshall Rosen Washington Nationals Whenever the White Sox run Dylan Covey to the bump, there should be interest in stacking against him. The right-hander is basically everything we look for when searching for a pitcher to target against. Covey is a flyball pitcher with a 40% flyball rate. And he is not missing any bats. Covey also has a slate low 16.02% whiff rate and is allowing contact on 85.8% of swings taken by the opposition. The flyballs and heavy contact have led to a slate high 6.44 SIERA. So of course, we want to get some Nationals in our DFS lineups for Wednesday. The Washington stack needs to start with Juan Soto (FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,700). The outfielder has the best matchup of any of the Nationals’ batters. Soto has a .230 ISO versus right-handed pitching while Covey is allowing a .368 wOBA to lefty batters. Some other lefties worth considering, if they are in the lineup are: Gerardo Parra (FanDuel: $2,500 DraftKings: $4,200) and Matt Adams (FanDuel: $3,100 DraftKings: $4,400). Both lefties have ISOs above .240 versus righties in 2019.Feel free to get Anthony Rendon (FanDuel: $4,500 DraftKings: $5,900) and Howie Kendrick (FanDuel: $2,900 DraftKings: $5,800) in your lineups. Both have crushed right-handed pitching all year and should have no problem making light work of Chicago’s Dylan Covey.Los Angeles Dodgers Any time the Dodgers’ offense is opposed by a righty, they have to be considered for stacking purposes. Against right-handed pitching this season, Los Angeles has been very successful. As a team they have a .218 ISO and a .353 wOBA) against right-handed pitching.And tonight should be no different. While the Diamondbacks’ Jon Duplantier has a respectable 3.18 ERA, there is some regression coming. On the season he is allowing a 45.5% hard contact rate, highest on the slate. We have also seen his velocity dip almost three MPH since the start of the season. As you look to stack Dodgers’ bats, use their lefties. Duplantier has allowed a 58.8% hard contact rate to left-handed bats this season. So, your L.A. building blocks would include the likes of: Joc Pederson (FanDuel: $3,800 DraftKings: $5,600), Cody Bellinger (FanDuel: $4,800 DraftKings: $5,800), Corey Seager (FanDuel: $3,900 DraftKings: $4,600) and Max Muncy (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $4,900). All four of these Dodgers’ left-handed batters have accumulated at least a .200 ISO versus right-handed pitching and should hit a few balls hard against the Arizona starter in this one. Milwaukee BrewersThe Marlins’Sandy Alcantara is having an ok season on the surface with a respectable 4.08ERA. But his 5.65 SIERA tells a different story. A blow up is likely coming andprobably coming Monday. Alcantara is allowing a .323/.429/.485 slash line instarts where is coming in with five days rest. He last pitched May 30th.While thisstack is appealing enough with that in mind, also consider that the Brewers’offense has a .201 ISO versus right-handed pitching this season. Load up on thefollowing Brewers: Christian Yelich (FanDuel: $4,900 DraftKings: $6,000), MikeMoustakas (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $5,600), Yasmani Grandal (FanDuel: $3,600DraftKings: $5,100) and Eric Thames (FanDuel: $3,000 DraftKings: $5,100). Eachof these Brewers’ bats have over .200 ISOs against righties this season.St. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals’ offense has a date with the Reds’ Anthony DeSclafani on Monday. The right-hander seems like a good target to pick on for Wednesday. Not only is he allowing 2.32 HR/9 this season, and the Cardinals have roughed him up pretty well in the past. The current Cardinals’ roster has a career .300/.383/.555 slash line against him in 120 at-bats. You will want to get Marcell Ozuna (FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,200), Matt Carpenter (FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $4,300) and Paul Goldschmidt (FanDuel: $3,700 DraftKings: $4,300) in your lineups. Carpenter and Goldy each have over 1.500 OPS against the Reds’ starter in their careers. Other stacks to consider: Texas Rangers vs. John MeansTampa Bay Rays vs. Spencer TurnbullNew York Yankees vs. Trent ThortonValue Stack: San Francisco GiantsBy most accounts, the Mets’ Jason Vargas is not a very good pitcher. He has a 5.39 SIERA. He is allowing a 44.4% hard contact rate, while striking out just 17.8% of the batters he has faced. DespiteVargas’ lack of success this season, the DFS sites, particularly FanDuel, have pricedthe Giants extremely low. Their most expensive regular can be had for just$3,300. Use the Giants to help cram in your other, more expensive stacks forWednesday. Good luckand happy stacking! 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB DFS Stacks and Hitters for 6/2: Colorado Cooking Marshall Rosen 5 years ago written by Marshall Rosen Catcher – Gary Sanchez vs. David PriceFanDuel: $4,100 DraftKings: $5,400The Yankees’ catcher has a .310 ISO versus left-handed pitchers in 2019. Sanchez will take on Price, who he has owned in the past. Sanchez is 6-for-13 with five home runs in his career against the Boston starter. Sanchez should take advantage and keep crushing southpaws in this one.Values:Wilson Ramos (FanDuel: $2,700)Wellington Castillo (DraftKings: $3,000)First Base – Daniel Murphy vs. Aaron SanchezFanDuel: $3,900 DraftKings: $4,900Murphy has a .400/.478/.500 slash line against groundball pitchers this season. With the Toronto Blue Jays’ Aaron Sanchez owning a slate high 51.2% groundball rate look for Murphy to shine on Sunday. Values:Eric Thames (FanDuel: $2,500)Kendrys Morales (DraftKings: $2,700)Second Base – Ketel Marte vs. Steven MatzFanDuel: $3,700 DraftKings: $4,400The Diamondbacks’ Marte has a .313 ISO, a .542 wOBA and a 241 wRC+ versus left-handed pitching in 2019. Look for those numbers to jump up after this meeting with Steven Matz. The southpaw is allowing a 44.1% hard contact rate and 1.82 HR/9 against right-handed batters this season. Values:Cavan Biggio (FanDuel: $3,100 DraftKings: $4,000)Nick Lopez (FanDuel: $2,700 DraftKings:$3,500)Third Base – Nolan Arenado vs. Aaron SanchezFanDuel: $4,800 DraftKings: $5,800The Rockies’ third baseman at is always tough to pass up at home and the same holds true today. He has a .235 ISO versus right-handed pitching in 2019. Arenado has a .280 ISO at home. And finally, he faces the Blue Jays’ Aaron Sanchez, who as mentioned earlier, is an extreme groundball pitcher. Well, Arenado has a .343/.410/.571 slash line against groundball pitchers this season.Values:Pablo Sandoval (FanDuel: $2,400)Jeimer Candelario (DraftKings: $2,700)Shortstop –Trevor Story vs. Aaron SanchezFanDuel: $4,600 DraftKings: $5,900Trevor Stroy is running pure right now. In his last seven contests, he owns a .444 ISO, .561 wOBA and a 240 wRC+. For good measure, he has even added in two stolen bases. Never walk away from a heater. Instead, trust this Story has a good finish on Sunday.Values:Trea Turner (DraftKings: $4,600)Brandon Crawford (FanDuel: $2,500)Outfield – Christian Yelich vs. Jordan LylesFanDuel: $4,700 DraftKings: $5,600Christian Yelich continues to put up video game-like numbers against right-handed pitching. He has a .449 ISO and a .484 wRC+ against righties this season. With the Pirates’ Lyles struggling with lefties this year, Yelich should get into a couple here.Outfield – Mookie Betts vs. C.C. SabathiaFanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,000Mookie has done well against C.C. Sabathia in the past. In their career matchups, Betts owns a 1.050 OPS against the Yankees’ starter. With Sabathia allowing a .345 wOBA, 2.43 HR/9 and a 44% hard contact rate to righties, the Red Sox’s outfielder is in a spot to build on those numbers.Outfield – Mike Trout vs. Marco Gonzales FanDuel: $4,800 Draftkings: $5,400Anytime you can get the best player in baseball in your DFS lineup, it is probably a good idea. Trout is in a great spot to succeed in this one. Against lefties this year, Trout has a .305 ISO and a .409 wOBA. Values:Randal Grichuk (FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $4,200)Derek Fisher (FanDuel: $2,200)Christin Stewart (FanDuel: $2,600 DraftKings: $3,200)Top StacksColorado Rockies:When you have a game in Coors Field, you always try to cram in Rockies’ bats into your DFS lineups. Today is no different especially with the Blue Jays’ Aaron Sanchez on the bump. The Blue Jays’ right-hander has a 4.99 SIERA and a 5.33 SIERA in 2019. Now he will pitch in Colorado ‘s thin air. Things surely are set up for the Rockies’ offense to succeed at home on Sunday.Toronto Blue Jays:Antonio Senzatela could be in for a long one here. The Rockies’ starter has a 5.81 ERA and the peripherals don’t suggest there will be improvements any time soon. Senzatela owns a 4.95 xFIP and a 5.35 SIERA this season. And he is not missing many bats these days as he has a low 15.98% whiff rate. Senzatela should be in trouble early and often here so stack up all the Blue Jays that you can.Texas Rangers:The Royals’ Brad Keller is a guy we want to attack today. He has the highest SIERA of the starters for MLB’s Sunday action. But equally important is the fact that the Rangers have crushed right-handed pitching all season. The Rangers have a .213 ISO against righties.Kansas City Royals:The Rangers’ Adrian Sampson has a 46.9% hard contact rate this season, but he is also allowing a 40.2% flyball rate. This should play into the hands of the Royals’ batters, especially the right-handed ones. Sampson is allowing .393 wOBA, 45.4% hard contact rate and a 1.88 HR/9 to right-handed bats this season.Value StackLA Dodgers: Besides Cody Bellinger, all other Dodgers’ batters are grossly underpriced, particularly on FanDuel. With the Phillies starting Nick Pivetta, the Dodgers’ stack not only allows you to pay up for some other of the big bats but they are also in a position to do some damage themselves. Los Angeles has a .216 ISO versus right-handed pitching in 2019. Pay particular attention to the Dodgers’ lefties as Pivetta is allowing a .457 wOBA to them this season. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB 50 Top Hitters Jason Mezrahi 5 years ago written by Jason Mezrahi 50. Trea Turner – From a pure hitting standpoint, Trea is very solid sporting a .344 OBP along with an average of .271. However, it is on the base paths where he really does his damage, stealing 43 bags last season and making him a very solid SS target on most slates. 49. Joey Gallo – Mr. HR or go home is always a nice GPP option with massive HR upside, but he can also strikeout 4 times and leave you dead in the water. 48. Justin Upton 47. Justin Smoak 46. Shin Soo-Choo – The platoon specialist SSC is always a solid option in DFS when he is facing off against right handers that struggle against lefties. However, we always have to factor in the element that he may only bat 2 or 3 times before being pinch hit for if the opponent pulls out a lefty reliever. 45. Kyle Schwarber – Although the strikeouts are a major issue, there is no denying the power and potential possessed by Schwarber. 44. Edwin Encarnacion 43. Cody Bellinger 42. Yasmani Grandal – As far as catchers go, Grandal is easily top 10, but he falls to #42 on my list of total hitters with a respectable .349 OBP and a .466 SLG performance in his 2018 campaign. 41. Ben Zobrist 40. Travis Shaw 39. Didi Gregorius – As someone who can really take advantage of the Yankee Stadium design, Didi is a promising target as he heads in to his age 29 season hoping to improve on his 27 HRs from last season by finally hitting the big 30 mark. 38. Tommy Pham 37. George Springer 36. Matt Olson – Coming off a solid season where he was 1 homer shy of 30, Olson returns to a pretty stacked A’s lineup that can pack a serious punch and should be a popular stack when they are facing gas cans that have a fly ball tendency. 35. Andrew McCutchen 34. Aaron Hicks 33. Andrew Benintendi – While I wanted to put him a bit higher, Benintendi can not yet quite call himself one of the top 25 bats in all of the MLB. Improving on his power will certainly get him there in 2019, especially given the juicy stolen base upside he possesses. 32. Joey Votto 31. Scooter Gennett 30. Jose Altuve – The Houston speedster narrowly edges out the 2 Great American Small Park sticks, mainly due to that stolen base upside. He also is more patient at the plate and struck out over 20 fewer times than Votto/Gennett and as long as he can stay healthy, it is tough to see him slowing down. 29. Anthony Rizzo 28. Nicholas Castellanos 27. Nelson Cruz – At the ripe young age of 38, Cruz just continues to get it done. Spanking an impressive 37 homers to boost his OPS to .850, one of the top 30 highest figures in all of the majors. It is fair to expect a slow down at some point, but assuming the production does not fall off a cliff, Cruz could still reach the 30 HR mark this season. 26. Charlie Blackmon 25. Giancarlo Stanton 24. Matt Chapman – A member of the low-key loaded Oakland A’s lineup (Which unfortunately just took a big hit with the Matt Olson injury), Chapman will look to break the 30-homer mark as he fell just 6 shy in the 2018 season. 23. Rhys Hoskins 22. Francisco Lindor 21. Michael Brantley – Two Clevelanders back to back on the list. Mr. Brantley is getting up there in age, but has shown that he still has plenty left in the tank. Sporting a respectable .832 OPS, Brantley boasts a low strikeout rate and a solid .300+ average, but will need to leave the park a lot more in 2019 to crack the top 20. 20. Miguel Andujar 19. David Peralta 18. Javier Baez – Javi had a very impressive 2018, a year in which he reached on 176 hits, made it around the bases 101 times, and also jacked up 34 homers. Not someone that we typically consider a major power hitter, Javi benefits from playing in Wrigley, especially when the wind is in our favor. 17. Jesus Aguilar 16. Eugenio Suarez 15. Xander Bogaerts – The X man did not have an amazing 2018, but it was certainly a strong one and his position on this list also has a lot to do with potential. Bogaerts is a player that goes on streaks – Both hot and cold. If he can steady his production he should be able to improve on his power, although he was a double hitting machine in the small Fenway Park last season. 14. Freddie Freeman 13. Matt Carpenter 12. Manny Machado – Mr. Money Bags Manny Machado signed a contract heard around the world late this offseason (At least until Trout said hold my beer). So, 2018 clearly was a good year for him to reach nearly a 4 digit OPS, along with 37 home runs and 188 hits which tied him for 3rd place in the majors. 11. Alex Bregman 10. Trevor Story 9. Paul Goldschmidt – Goldy was another streaking player in 2018, but when the dust settled he finds himself in the top 10 of many 2019 hitter lists. While the humidor is always a hot topic in Arizona, MLB’s PG still posted .533 SLG and 83 RBIs, although the strikeouts (173) were a major problem area that he will need to improve on. 8. Jose Ramirez 7. Nolan Arenado 6. Bryce Harper – The last of the 3 massive contract trio is the Home Run Derby hero Bryce Harper, who will be in Philly for the LONG haul. Although his OPS was a shade under 900 and his average left much to be desired, Bryce drew a ton of walks in 2018, and if pitchers will throw him hittable pitches at just a slightly higher rate, expect that 100 RBI figure to shoot up. 5. Khris Davis – Yet another A’s batter to make the list, Khris Davis just continues to get the job done each season. After nearly breaking the 100 run, 150 hit marks in 2018, Khris sneaks into my top 5 due to the whopping 48 dingers that he smacked in the 2018 season. 4. Christian Yelich – With a top 4 OPS in the entire MLB (and one of only 4 players that finished in 4 digits), it would be tough to leave Yelich out of any top 5 hitters list. However, that is exactly what plenty of top hitter rankings are doing heading in to 2019. Yelich is my sleeper top 5 hitter in the league for the 2019 season. 3. J.D. Martinez – There are a few players in the league that it feels like hit a home run at every one of their at-bats, and JDM is certainly in that group. While he did lose the HR race in 2018, he still ended up with 43 dingers, along with the 3rd highest OPS in the entire MLB. Playing half of his games in the friendly little confines of Fenway Park should lead to another amazing 2019 season for Martinez. 2. Mike Trout – It is crazy for me to put the hitter with the highest OPS in the league in 2nd place, but from a fantasy perspective that is what I must do. Trout is headed straight to the HOF, and his hitting numbers are up there with the all-time greats. He is one of the most complete MLB players that we may ever see, and should be in the top 2 of any best hitters list. 1. Mookie Betts – Did anyone really expect me to put Trout over the GOAT Mookie Betts? I know I am in the minority here but hear me out. Yes, Trout does have a better OBP than Mookie, but many would be surprised to hear that Mookie actually has a higher SLG AND AVG than the all-star Angel. He also has the speed edge, reaching the coveted 30 SB mark in 2018, while almost never striking out, and winning that whole World Series thing. Mookie Betts is my #1 hitter for the 2019 MLB season. Go Sox! 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
