Scott Engel and baseball analyst/meteorologist Mark Paquette break down the early and main slates for Wednesday.
Scott Engel and baseball analyst/meteorologist Mark Paquette break down the early and main slates for Wednesday.
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 Brewers
The 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 Cardinals
The 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 Means
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Spencer Turnbull
New York Yankees vs. Trent Thorton
Value Stack: San Francisco Giants
By 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!
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 Brewers
The 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 Cardinals
The 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 Means
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Spencer Turnbull
New York Yankees vs. Trent Thorton
Value Stack: San Francisco Giants
By 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!
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 Brewers
The 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 Cardinals
The 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 Means
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Spencer Turnbull
New York Yankees vs. Trent Thorton
Value Stack: San Francisco Giants
By 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!
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There are plenty of opportunities to win big here.
I have eight potential money plays listed as indicated by $$$
This is the type of daywhere you play multiple lineups.
We have a 15-game slate, starting at 7:05p and the last first pitch will be thrown at 10:10p
$$$ CWS @WSH: Lopez vs, Strasburg
Notes: I like WSH batshere. Lopez is pitching to a 6.20 ERA, he DOES havethe motivation of being a former Nat but beyond that, I don’t see much upside .
Strasburg may be apitching play here as well. Hehas looked good recently and the White Sox don’t offer much resistance.
ATL @ PIT: Lefty vs. Lefty with Fried v Brault
Notes: Fried 7-3 3.19 starting on two extra days rest,
Brault 2-1 5.87 allowed 2 R on 6 H over last 11 IP, has been working with Ray Searage ( PIT pitching coach ).NO PLAY
$$$ NYY @ TOR: Tanaka vs. Richard
Notes:I like NYY bats vsLHP Clayton Richard
Splitsfavor NYY
$$$ TB @ DET: Snell vs. Carpenter
Notes: LHP Snell 3-4 3.06 is a play here as are some TBB bats.
SFG@NYM: Bumgarner vs.Syndergaard
Notes:This would be a pick on game, but SF has shown some life recently and LHPMadBum is on the mound. He’s never lost to the Mets and has a career 1.69ERA vs them.
Noah Syndergaard: What if he is off of throwing his slider ? If so, what does that mean? A 98 mph fastball, change and curve are what Giants bats will be seeing. If he can sprinkle that slider in and gain back confidence with that pitch he’ll turn a corner.
San Francisco is in the Top 13 against the FB (but Thor’s is 98 MPH) and they are bottom of the league vs. sliders. PROCEED WITH CAUTION
MIN@CLE: Smeltzer vs. Bieber
Notes: Fun series. Indians mayplay with some urgency –
Smeltzerwas exciting last time out vs MIL
Biebercould use a good outing. NO PLAY
$$$ MIA@MIL: Lopez vs.Anderson
Notes: Pick on game especially in that ballpark and with Lopez having split of an 8.26 ERA on the road. I don’t think Brewers hitters will fall victim to the curve ball too much. MIL STACK and Chase Anderson may be a good value play.
COL@CHC: Hoffman vs.Hendricks
Notes: Trends point to Hendricks pitching well but I see that Murphy and Arenado have good history vs him. PROCEED WITH CAUTION
$$$ BAL@TEX:
Notes: Dylan “King Kong” Bundyvs Drew Smyly. I see the potential for a lot of runs here. Check Vegas Runtotal beforehand. Play TEX stack
$$$ BOS@KC: Rodriguez vSparkman
Notes: E-ROD LHPmay be a play here, as are BOS bats
CIN@STL: Castillo vs. Cabrera
Notes: Castillo, 5-1 2.45, Cardinals hitters can expect to see a lot of changeups here and they would benefit from working deep counts vs Castillo, but they may not have the luxury of time to do so since Genesis Cabrera is still unproven and may have the Birds in a hole early, IF Cabrera can get his 99 mph fastball going, watch out. NO PLAY
$$$ LAD@AZ: Ryu v Clarke
Notes: Hyun-Jin Ryu could be a play LHP 8-1, 1.48 ERA,
He has yet to allowmore than two runs in a start this season.
LAD bats can beat upon AZ’s starter too. LAD bats stack.
OAK@LAA: Montas vs. Canning
Notes: Frankie Montas is a guy I have been singing about all year. 3 ERs or less in 10 of 11 starts this year, Canning gave up one run on three hits over six innings against the A’s in his last time out. PROCEED WITH CAUTION
$$$ HOU @ SEA: Mileyv TBD
Notes: Stick with Astros bats against Sea at home
PHI@SD:Eickhoffv. Paddack
Notes: Eickhoff has a 8.35 ERAover past 4 starts.
HappyChris Paddack Day everyone. He’s at home, where he has a 1.42 ERA and Ks 34% ofthe batters he’s faced, plus, he’s pissed about his last start. PROCEED WITH CAUTION
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We give you a game by game breakdown for the Sunday 6/2 Main MLB DFS Slate and also provide a quick rundown for the late games. Good Luck to all of our listeners!
The Sunday slate. Said it before and I will say it again, nothing is better. My favorite slate of the week. So lets jump right in!
Max Scherzer, Nationals at Reds ($11,000 FD, $11,600 DK): Full disclosure, after disappointing yesterday, I am going back to the well and paying up for as many bats as I can in Coors today. That means that Scherzer nor the guy I will write up next will find their way into my cash lineups. But, if I do play multiple lineups, or if you want to use them, I can see that as a great option. Quick: Who has a 3.26 ERA, a MLB-best 2.30 FIP and NL-high 102 strikeouts? This man does! What is his team’s record when he starts? Two wins and 10 losses. Huh, how does that happen? We can give thanks to a bullpen ERA that is over 11 in his starts.
Gerrit Cole, Astros at Athletics ($11,300 FD, $11,700 DK): Even though his record and ERA do not reflect it (5-5 with a 4.02 ERA), Cole is having a good year. He is one of only five pitchers with two games of at least 12 strikeouts, and he leads the AL with 112. He also has at least 10 strikeouts in six of his 12 starts and he has only walked three batters in his last five (28 1/3 innings). He gets the Athletics in Oakland, where they have considerably less pop judged by ISO than they do on the road (.172 vs .205). They also have a considerably lower ISO vs righties (.173) than they do against lefties (.231). Much like with Scherzer, I am likely going elsewhere for cash games. Coors or bust for me today.
Julio Teheran, Tigers at Braves ($8,600 FD, $8,700 DK): I won’t say I was shocked to see Lucas Giolito’s prices ($$10,600 FD, $11,100 DK) but man oh man, no discount there. I was thought it was a Giolito day when I woke up, pencil him in! But, I can’t use him at those prices, not if I want a big piece of Coors. So lets keep going down the price list to Teheran. He is widely known for having some of the most dramatic home/road splits in baseball (career WHIP at home is 1.176 and K/9 of 8.4 vs. road numbers of 1.221 and 7.2) so we get the positive split there. We also get him coming off his best stretch of the young season so far, as he had 5.35 ERA through his first seven starts. In May, he turned it around, with a 0.98 ERA and limiting opponents to a .128 batting average in five starts. Walks are sometimes an issue with Teheran, and that has recently been true, with him issuing four free passes in two of his past three outings. Luckily, the Tigers have the fourth lowest walk rate against righties at 7.5% so hopefully that issue does not come into play today. He just may be my cash game pitcher.
Sonny Gray, Nationals at Reds ($8,100 FD, $9,200 DK): If you want further saving on FD from Teheran, I will suggest Gray. I’m not touching him on DK, that price seems out of whack. Gray seems like a streaky pitcher this year, with a good stretch to begin the year when he put up at least 30 FD points in four consecutive starts between April 5th and April 23rd. He then struggled for four starts between April 28th and May 15th, where his high water mark was 27 fantasy points. His last two starts have been fantastic, with 55 points against Milwaukee on May 21st and 46 points against the Pirates on May 27th. If this pattern continues, we should see a good start out of Gray. It doesn’t hurt Gray that the Nationals strike out the eighth most against righties at a 24.3% rate and they do not have much power against them either, with an ISO of .161
Ryan Yarbrough, Twins at Rays ($6,400 FD, $8,300 DK): Another FD only play for me here as that price difference is about as wide as you will ever see. Yarbrough is confirmed as the starter today for the Rays and is on a full four days of rest. In his only other start this season, he lasted 7.1 innings, giving up only four hits and two earned runs against Cleveland on May 23rd. Unfortunately for Yarbrough, he gets a completely different offense this time around as the Twins mash the ball and the Indians do not. To get as many Coors bats as I can (broken record here I know), I will have to compare my lineups with him vs. the ones with Teheran and see what they look like when deciding on my FD cash lineups.
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