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5/26 Hitters and Stacks: Rockie Road

Mark Paquette
written by Mark Paquette

Catcher – Gary Sanchez vs. Danny Duffy

FanDuel: $4,400 DraftKings: $5,200

Sanchez enters play on Sunday red hot and should continue to spit fire today. The Yankees’ catcher has a .375 ISO versus left-handed pitchers in 2019. Sanchez will take on Duffy, who has lost over a mile and a half on his fastball this month. Sanchez should take advantage of the loss of velocity and keep crushing southpaws in this one.

Value:

Jason Castro (FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $4,400)

Tony Wolters (FanDuel: $2,900 DraftKings: $4,100)

Willians Astudillo (FanDuel: $2,600 DraftKings: $3,800)

First Base – C.J. Cron vs. Dylan Covey

FanDuel: $3,900 DraftKings: $4,900

Cron’s .224 ISO versus right-handed pitching is in play for Sunday. The White Sox’ Dylan Covey gives up plenty of big flies. He has allowed 2.08 HR/9 to right-handed sticks in 2019.

Value:

Matt Beaty (FanDuel: $2,100 DraftKings: $3,200)

Garrett Cooper (DraftKings: $3,400)

Chris Davis (FanDuel: $3,100)

Second Base –  Jonathan Schoop vs. Dylan Covey

FanDuel: $3,300 DraftKings: $$4,900

The Twins’ Jonathan Schoop has a .279 ISO and a .362 wOBA versus right-handed pitching in 2019. Look for those numbers to jump up after this meeting with Dylan Covey. The Chicago pitcher has a 5.99 xFIP against right-handed pitching.

Value:

Hanser Alberto (FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $3,900)

Starlin Castro (FanDuel: $2,200 DraftKings:$2,700)

Third Base – Nolan Arenado vs. David Hess

FanDuel: $4,800 DraftKings: $5,700

The Rockies’ third baseman checks all the boxes here. He has a .207 ISO versus right-handed pitching in 2019. Arenado also has a .263 ISO at home. And finally, he faces the Orioles’ David Hess, who is allowing 4.3 HR/9 to right-handed batters this season. Arenado should show up big in this one.

Value:

Brian Anderson (FanDuel: $2,800 DraftKings: $3,700)

Rio Ruiz (FanDuel: $3,000 DraftKings: $3,400)

Shortstop –Trevor Story vs. David Hess

FanDuel: $4,600 DraftKings: $5,600

Trevor Story is as close to a lock button play as there is on this slate. The shortstop has raked against right-handed pitching this season with a .281 ISO and a .374 wOBA. And in this one, he gets to face a mediocre right-handed pitcher that throws a fastball more than 50% of the time and he gets to do it in the thin air of Colorado. Why is the fastball part important? Story owns a .300 ISO against that type of pitch in 2019.

Value:

Cole Tucker (FanDuel: $2,100 DraftKings: $2,300)

Miguel Rojas (FanDuel: $2,200 DraftKings: $3,100)

Outfield –  Cody Bellinger vs. Chris Archer

FanDuel: $4,900 DraftKings: $5,700

Cody Bellinger is in a great spot here. The Dodgers’ slugger has a .409 ISO and a .529 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season. With the Pirates’ Archer allowing a 43.1% hard contact rate to lefties, Bellinger should get into a couple here.

Outfield – Eddie Rosario vs. Dylan Covey

FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,400

Eddie Rosario’s .259 ISO and .347 wOBA against righties makes him an excellent play for Sunday. With Dylan Covey being primarily a flyball pitcher, the Twins’ outfielder is in a spot to build on those numbers. He has a .976 OPS versus flyball pitchers in 2019.

Outfield – Max Kepler vs. Dylan Covey

FanDuel: $3,800 Draftkings: $5,200

Another Twins’ bat makes the cut here and for good reason. Kepler has a .296 ISO and a .385 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season. The leadoff man should be on plenty in this one.

Value:

Raimel Tapia (FanDuel: $3,100)

David Dahl (DraftKings: $4,600)

Garrett Cooper (FanDuel: $2,700 DraftKings: $3,400)

Curtis Granderson (FanDuel: $2,500 DraftKings: $3,400)

Top Stacks

Colorado 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 Orioles’ David Hess on the bump. The Orioles’ right-hander has a 5.93 xFIP, 5.33 SIERA and is allowing 3.38 HR/9 in 2019. Now he will pitch in Colorado ‘s thin air while being a flyball pitcher (56% flyball rate). Things surely are set up for the Rockies’ offense to succeed at home on Sunday.

Minnesota Twins:

No team is hotter than the Twinkies right now. Over their last seven games, they are putting up video game-like numbers. As an offense, they have a .325/.398/.662 slash line with a 1.060 OPS and a .338 ISO. With all of this production, the Twins have scored 60 runs in last week. Look for the Twins to stay hot on Sunday as they face the Chicago White Sox and right-hander Dylan Covey.

The White Sox’s starter has a 5.31 ERA and the peripherals don’t suggest there will be improvement any time soon. Covey owns a 7.39 xFIP and a 7.72 SIERA this season. He is a flyball pitcher (40.6%) that doesn’t strike anyone out (7.5% K%). Covey should be in trouble early and often here, so stack up all the Twins that you can.

New York Yankees:

While it hasn’t been as impressive as the Twins’ last week of production, the Yankees have had a pretty good seven-day stretch. In the last week, the New York offense has a .264 ISO, .387 wOBA and a 144 wRC+. Those numbers should all be in a position to increase on Sunday against the Royals’ Danny Duffy.

Value Stack

Miami Marlins:

While the Marlins’ offense is not a juggernaut, it is cheap and should help you get the top bats from Colorado and Minnesota into your DFS lineups. Also, the Marlins will face Erick Fedde of the Nationals. The right-handed pitcher has a 4.99 xFIP and a 4.78 SIERA this season.

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5/26 Hitters and Stacks: Rockie Road

Mark Paquette
written by Mark Paquette

Catcher – Gary Sanchez vs. Danny Duffy

FanDuel: $4,400 DraftKings: $5,200

Sanchez enters play on Sunday red hot and should continue to spit fire today. The Yankees’ catcher has a .375 ISO versus left-handed pitchers in 2019. Sanchez will take on Duffy, who has lost over a mile and a half on his fastball this month. Sanchez should take advantage of the loss of velocity and keep crushing southpaws in this one.

Value:

Jason Castro (FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $4,400)

Tony Wolters (FanDuel: $2,900 DraftKings: $4,100)

Willians Astudillo (FanDuel: $2,600 DraftKings: $3,800)

First Base – C.J. Cron vs. Dylan Covey

FanDuel: $3,900 DraftKings: $4,900

Cron’s .224 ISO versus right-handed pitching is in play for Sunday. The White Sox’ Dylan Covey gives up plenty of big flies. He has allowed 2.08 HR/9 to right-handed sticks in 2019.

Value:

Matt Beaty (FanDuel: $2,100 DraftKings: $3,200)

Garrett Cooper (DraftKings: $3,400)

Chris Davis (FanDuel: $3,100)

Second Base –  Jonathan Schoop vs. Dylan Covey

FanDuel: $3,300 DraftKings: $$4,900

The Twins’ Jonathan Schoop has a .279 ISO and a .362 wOBA versus right-handed pitching in 2019. Look for those numbers to jump up after this meeting with Dylan Covey. The Chicago pitcher has a 5.99 xFIP against right-handed pitching.

Value:

Hanser Alberto (FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $3,900)

Starlin Castro (FanDuel: $2,200 DraftKings:$2,700)

Third Base – Nolan Arenado vs. David Hess

FanDuel: $4,800 DraftKings: $5,700

The Rockies’ third baseman checks all the boxes here. He has a .207 ISO versus right-handed pitching in 2019. Arenado also has a .263 ISO at home. And finally, he faces the Orioles’ David Hess, who is allowing 4.3 HR/9 to right-handed batters this season. Arenado should show up big in this one.

Value:

Brian Anderson (FanDuel: $2,800 DraftKings: $3,700)

Rio Ruiz (FanDuel: $3,000 DraftKings: $3,400)

Shortstop –Trevor Story vs. David Hess

FanDuel: $4,600 DraftKings: $5,600

Trevor Story is as close to a lock button play as there is on this slate. The shortstop has raked against right-handed pitching this season with a .281 ISO and a .374 wOBA. And in this one, he gets to face a mediocre right-handed pitcher that throws a fastball more than 50% of the time and he gets to do it in the thin air of Colorado. Why is the fastball part important? Story owns a .300 ISO against that type of pitch in 2019.

Value:

Cole Tucker (FanDuel: $2,100 DraftKings: $2,300)

Miguel Rojas (FanDuel: $2,200 DraftKings: $3,100)

Outfield –  Cody Bellinger vs. Chris Archer

FanDuel: $4,900 DraftKings: $5,700

Cody Bellinger is in a great spot here. The Dodgers’ slugger has a .409 ISO and a .529 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season. With the Pirates’ Archer allowing a 43.1% hard contact rate to lefties, Bellinger should get into a couple here.

Outfield – Eddie Rosario vs. Dylan Covey

FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,400

Eddie Rosario’s .259 ISO and .347 wOBA against righties makes him an excellent play for Sunday. With Dylan Covey being primarily a flyball pitcher, the Twins’ outfielder is in a spot to build on those numbers. He has a .976 OPS versus flyball pitchers in 2019.

Outfield – Max Kepler vs. Dylan Covey

FanDuel: $3,800 Draftkings: $5,200

Another Twins’ bat makes the cut here and for good reason. Kepler has a .296 ISO and a .385 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season. The leadoff man should be on plenty in this one.

Value:

Raimel Tapia (FanDuel: $3,100)

David Dahl (DraftKings: $4,600)

Garrett Cooper (FanDuel: $2,700 DraftKings: $3,400)

Curtis Granderson (FanDuel: $2,500 DraftKings: $3,400)

Top Stacks

Colorado 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 Orioles’ David Hess on the bump. The Orioles’ right-hander has a 5.93 xFIP, 5.33 SIERA and is allowing 3.38 HR/9 in 2019. Now he will pitch in Colorado ‘s thin air while being a flyball pitcher (56% flyball rate). Things surely are set up for the Rockies’ offense to succeed at home on Sunday.

Minnesota Twins:

No team is hotter than the Twinkies right now. Over their last seven games, they are putting up video game-like numbers. As an offense, they have a .325/.398/.662 slash line with a 1.060 OPS and a .338 ISO. With all of this production, the Twins have scored 60 runs in last week. Look for the Twins to stay hot on Sunday as they face the Chicago White Sox and right-hander Dylan Covey.

The White Sox’s starter has a 5.31 ERA and the peripherals don’t suggest there will be improvement any time soon. Covey owns a 7.39 xFIP and a 7.72 SIERA this season. He is a flyball pitcher (40.6%) that doesn’t strike anyone out (7.5% K%). Covey should be in trouble early and often here, so stack up all the Twins that you can.

New York Yankees:

While it hasn’t been as impressive as the Twins’ last week of production, the Yankees have had a pretty good seven-day stretch. In the last week, the New York offense has a .264 ISO, .387 wOBA and a 144 wRC+. Those numbers should all be in a position to increase on Sunday against the Royals’ Danny Duffy.

Value Stack

Miami Marlins:

While the Marlins’ offense is not a juggernaut, it is cheap and should help you get the top bats from Colorado and Minnesota into your DFS lineups. Also, the Marlins will face Erick Fedde of the Nationals. The right-handed pitcher has a 4.99 xFIP and a 4.78 SIERA this season.

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DFS Hitting Picks – 5/3

Marshall Rosen
written by Marshall Rosen

With a full slate of MLB games on tap for today, this mostcertainly will be a fun Friday. To make it even more enjoyable (and profitable)let’s go around the horn and identify the top DFS plays for May 3rd.

Catcher – YasmaniGrandal vs. Steven Matz

FanDuel: $3,100 DraftKings:$4,300

Yasmani Grandal has crushed left-handed pitching all season long. The catcher owns a .296 ISO and a .467 wOBA versus lefties. Expect more of the same on Friday. The Mets’ Matz is throwing his sinker 62% of the time, while Grandal owns a .417 batting average against the pitch this season. Matz has been hit hard this season, with a 42.7% hard contact rate, so the catcher has a good shot at hitting one of those sinkers a long way.

First Base – ChristianWalker vs. Tyler Anderson

FanDuel: $4,500 DraftKings:$5,500

When a game is played in Colorado you can expect a lot of runs scored, so it would make sense to load up on players from this game. And Walker is certainly one you will want to get a piece of. The first baseman has a .200 ISO against left-handed pitching, while Anderson is allowing a 3.24 HR/9 in 2019.

Second Base – BrandonLowe vs. Dan Straily

FanDuel: $3,700 DraftKings:$4,800

The Orioles’ Dan Straily is one of the worst pitchers on the slate with a 6.38 SIERA, 53.5% flyball rate and a 3.38 HR/9 allowed. And so of course, you will want to get some Rays’ action on Friday. And there may not be a better Tampa player to target than Brandon Lowe. The second baseman has a .269 ISO and 153 wRC+ versus right-handed pitching this season.

Third Base – NolanArenado vs. Robbie Ray

FanDuel: $4,900 DraftKings:$5,500

Despite his hefty price tag, Nolan Arenado is probably worth every penny and more on Friday. The third baseman enters play tonight having homered five times in his last seven games and now gets to go home to Coors Field. While playing in the thin Colorado air, Arenado will face a lefty. Against left-handed pitching this season the Rockies’ slugger has a .469 ISO. And if that is not enough, the lefty he is facing, Robbie Ray, is a guy he has dominated in the past. In 31 career at-bats against Ray, Arenado has 11 hits, seven for extra bases. Three of those extra base knocks left the yard.

Shortstop – TrevorStory vs. Robbie Ray

FanDuel: $4,800 DraftKings:$5,600

The Rockies’ shortstop should be just fine on Friday. He hashad good success against lefties in his career and that has continued thisseason. In 2019 Story has a .427 wOBA versus southpaws.

Outfield – Joey Gallovs. Trent Thornton

FanDuel: $4,500 DraftKings:$5,500

You want to attack the Blue Jays’ Trent Thornton withleft-handed bats. He has allowed 2.57 HR/9 to lefties this season. That playspretty well into Joey Gallo’s strength. The Rangers’ slugger has a .441 ISO anda .461 wOBA against righties in 2019.

Outfield – MookieBetts vs. Reynaldo Lopez

FanDuel: $4,700 DraftKings:$5,100

Mookie Betts has reached base multiple times in eight straight contests and that should continue again on Friday. The Red Sox’s outfielder has a .446 wOBA and a 180 wRC+ against right-handed pitching this season. It also helps that the righty he will be facing, Reynaldo Lopez, happens to throw his fastball more than 60% of the time. Betts owns a .389 batting average against that pitch this season.

Outfield – CodyBellinger vs. Eric Lauer

FanDuel: $5,100 Draftkings: $5,800

While this is not the most hitter-friendly ballpark, Cody Bellinger will be just fine on Friday. He will be facing a lefty in Eric Lauer and Bellinger just so happens to own a 1.050 OPS versus southpaws in 2019.

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50 Top Hitters

Jason Mezrahi
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!

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