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MLB DFS Winners & Losers: Great Gray

Mark Paquette 6 years ago

written by Mark Paquette

There were 15 games on the Saturday June 1st slate. We will discuss some players that outperformed their values and others that did not. All points and prices are from DraftKings.

Winners

Jon Gray ($7,400)

Jon Gray looked great pitching against the Toronto Blue Jays at Coors Field. In a ballpark where the ball flies off the bat, Gray threw 6.2 scoreless innings. He gave up only two hits, three walks and struck out seven. With the value he has provided and the Rockies on a hot stretch as a team, look to put Gray into your lineup for his next start.

Gray’s Outlook

Jon Gray has had an up-and-down season thus far. His ERA is now down to 4.11 after this outing. His next scheduled start is on Friday when the Rockies travel to the Big Apple to play the New York Mets. The Mets are a middle-of-the-road team offensively and if Gray can avoid Pete Alonso having a big night, he should leave with a solid outing.

Orlando Arcia ($3,500)

Orlando Arcia had a productive game yesterday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He finished 2-for-6 with both hits leaving the park, four RBI, three runs and a walk. Arcia hit his second home run in the 13th inning to solidify a victory and the momentum could carry over into today’s slate.

Arcia’s Outlook

Arcia has been playing well the past seven games, batting .333. He is now at eight home runs and 25 RBI, so seeing production to Saturday’s level isn’t always expected. The Milwaukee Brewers continue their series in Pittsburgh this afternoon. The Pirates used eight pitchers in yesterday’s game so with tired arms, be on the lookout for a few Milwaukee batters, including Arcia, to be prime targets on today’s slate.

Elias Diaz ($2,800)

Sticking with the Brewers and Pirates, Diaz put up a good game himself, going 3-for-7 with a double and four RBI. Diaz is performing as well as a backup catcher can with Francisco Cervelli on the seven-day concussion IL.

Diaz’s Outlook

Diaz has been playing well with Cervelli on the IL, batting .386 in his last 15 games. He also has multiple hits in his last four games so Diaz is outperforming his .643 OPS in 2019. The Pirates continue their series against the Milwaukee Brewers and even though there is no reason Diaz will slow down, be cautious with selecting him for today’s slate.

Losers

Zack Greinke ($9,200)

Greinke came into yesterday’s slate on a tear, with nine consecutive quality starts. However, the New York Mets got to him early and often. Greinke finished wit four innings and gave up four runs on seven hits. He also had two strikeouts and a walk. Luckily for DFS players that selected him, he got a no decision after the Mets blew their lead in the eighth inning.

Greinke’s Outlook

It was difficult to predict a dud like Grienke’s performance after all the previous success he had in the beginning of the 2019 season. This was his worst outing since Opening Day against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team with a lot better hitters than the Mets have. Greinke’s next outing is slated to be Friday in Toronto against the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays are tied with the Giants for the worst team batting average at .221. Expect Greinke to look solid against a lowly Blue Jays’ offense.

Jose Ramirez ($4,300)

The Chicago White Sox pitchers are in the bottom-third of baseball in almost every statistical category. Ramirez couldn’t manage a hit in four plate appearances and left a runner on base. It wasn’t the worst night, but with Ramirez’s expectations at the plate, he needs to at least reach first base.

Ramirez’s Outlook

Jose Ramirez is is now at .209 with four home runs and 17 RBI. Ramirez was looked upon one of the best offensive third basemen in baseball and just has not produced this season. Going into yesterday’s game, Ramirez recorded a hit in eight of nine games. The Indians and White Sox continue their series today and with a better pitcher in Lucas Giolito on the bump for Chicago, do not look for Ramirez to produce.

Injury Report

Steve Pearce of the Boston Red Sox was placed on the 10-day Injured List with back spasms.

Joey Gallo of the Texas Rangers left in the fifth inning with tightness in his left oblique.

The Minnesota Twins had Nelson Cruz begin his rehab assignment after being sent to the IL on May 14 with a left wrist strain.

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DFS Pitching and Monkey Knife Fight Picks for 6/1

Mark Paquette 6 years ago

written by Mark Paquette

I will cover all potential pitchers here, not just the main slate. St. Louis looks like the only game with the threat of a delay or PPD due to the weather.

Upper-Tier Arms

Justin Verlander, Astros at Athletics ($11,900 FD, $11,900 DK): It is a rather rare event when a pitcher;s price is exactly the same on both FD and DK. Anyway, Verlander is coming off a relatively rough start, for him at least, at home against the Red Sox. He now gets to pick on a weaker opponent and at a park better for pitchers (Minute Maid Park ranks 10th in ease to hit HRs so far this season, the Oakland Coliseum ranks 23rd). Verlander has a 2.05 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 29 innings over his last four starts even with his somewhat rocky start against the defending World Series champions thrown in. The Athletics rank in the middle of the pack (16th overall) in pop against righties with an ISO of .173 but much of that damage was done by Khris Davis (who is on the IL but could be activated for this game, watch the announced lineups) and on the road, where they have a fifth best .205 ISO compared to a 20th best .172 at home. He enters this start only five strikeouts away from Cy Young for 21st all-time. If he wins this game, it will be his 30th regular-season victory since joining the Astros on the last day of August of 2017. Verlander is certainly cash-game worthy, but to try and fit some Coors bats into my lineup, I will go cheaper.

Mike Soroka, Tigers at Braves ($10,300 FD, $10,900 DK): This early-season candidate for Rookie of the Year certainly has a strong All-Star case. He has allowed one earned run or less in each of his first eight starts of 2019. He is coming off simply a tremendous May, with a 0.79 ERA and having limited opponents to a .145 batting average over five starts. In come the Tigers, who rank as the 26th ranked road team in terms of ISO at .163 and lead the league with a 28.6% strikeout rate. You can’t really ask for a better matchup for Soroka. He is cash-game worthy, but I may try get savings by going cheaper to afford Coors bats in GPPs.

Clayton Kershaw, Phillies at Dodgers ($10,100 FD, $10,100 DK): Another pitcher where the prices match up on the two sites, and we see a big bat in the middle of the order really struggle against him. Bryce Harper is only 2-for-21 with 13 strikeouts when these two players face each other. You know things are going Kershaw’s way when he is critical of his last start, a six-inning quality outing against the Mets at home where he gave up 10 hits and struck out five. You are not getting much of a discount for the two arms written up above but you need all the savings you can get to spend up for some Coors bats. The Phillies struggle to hurt opponents away from Citizens Bank Park, ranking 26th in the league with a .146 road team ISO. As can be expected, this is a major park downgrade for them as well. Kershaw is cash-game worthy, but I think I will keep saying the same thing, get savings for Coors bats by going cheaper in GPPs.

Middle-Tier Arm

Brandon Woodruff, Brewers at Pirates ($9,500 FD, $10,100 DK): Woodruff has been a pleasant surprise for the Brewers. He is coming off a spectacular start vs. Philadelphia where he allow only one hit (a solo homer by Andrew Knapp) over eight innings and had a season-high 10 strikeouts. Woodruff has allowed no more than two runs in any of his past six starts. Miller Park to PNC is a major upgrade for pitchers, going from the fifth easiest park to hit a HR in to 17th. I know it is a broken record, but he is not going to be my cash game pitcher by now because I want to be able to choose as many bats from Coors as I can.

Bargain Basement

Derek Norris, Tigers at Braves ($6,300 FD, $7,500 DK): Norris has been quietly solid this season. Over his last four starts, he has given up more than two earned runs only once. He was cruising in his last start against the Orioles until his own error allowed traffic on the basepaths (he threw away a double play ball) and two hits followed. Still, he was only one out away from a quality start. Norris is showing command of a four-pitch arsenal that is keeping his team in games. In the past, walks were a big problem for him. So far in 2019, his last start was the only one when he walked more than two batters. On the all-day FD slate with that price, he is my favorite cash pitcher. Let’s get more creative on DK.

David Hess, Giants at Orioles ($6,200 FD, $4,200 DK): They are basically daring you to use him on DK. So you know what? Let’s do that! Hess really is not that bad of a pitcher, as he has battled and kept his team in basically every start but two, May 21st against the Yankees and April 17th against the Rays. Do you see a theme there? Those are AL East opponents, teams that know him a bit better than others. His big issue on the season is HRs allowed, but he showed improvement there in holding Colorado to only one HR over 5.2 innings on Sunday in his first career start at Coors Field. Luckily, the Giants lack much pop, ranking 21st in the league with only 33 HRs.

Monkey Knife Fight Pick of the Day

Christian Yelich Over 1.5 Hits plus Walks: Yelich is due to break out. He gets to take some cuts against struggling right-hander Nick Kingham, who gave up seven hits in his last start and didn’t even go five innings. If the surplus of hits trend continues for Kingham today, we can expect Yelich will be in the middle of it. Play MLB Prop Games now and get Bonuses!

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MLB DFS Winners and Losers: Goodrum is Very Good?

Sean Escobar 6 years ago

written by Sean Escobar

There was a 15-game slate for Friday May 31. We will discuss a few players who performed well and others who underachieved. All points and prices are based on DraftKings.

Winners

Dylan Covey ($4,600)

Covey had his best outing so far this season yesterday against the Cleveland Indians. Covey picked up his first win on the year, throwing six innings and giving up one run on eight hits. He also had one walk and five strikeouts. I would hesitate before picking Covey up in his next start without a track record of success.

Covey’s Outlook

Dylan Covey had his best stuff on the season so far and lowered his ERA to 4.73. He faced an Indians team that has struggled offensively, ranking 27th in MLB with a .226 batting average. Covey also had control with his lowest walk total (one) in his six starts in 2019. His next start is lined up to be against the Royals in Kansas City on Friday. The Royals are also in the lower-third in batting average, but should have more success against Covey.

Niko Goodrum ($3,400)

Niko Goodrum had a great game from the leadoff spot yesterday in Atlanta. His final line was 5-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and four runs scored. Add the production up and it was 36 points.

Goodrum’s Outlook

Goodrum had a career day against the Braves. He finished with 12 total bases and to put that into perspective, Goodrum had 12 total bases in his previous eight games combined. He is not someone who is a popular choice to have another breakout game since he has only six home runs and 73 total bases this season. The Tigers continue their series in Atlanta and face Mike Soroka, who is having an incredible season.

Trevor Story ($5,800)

When a player has a price tag as high as Story did yesterday, it is difficult to be looked upon as a winner. However, Story had a career night against the Toronto Blue Jays in Coors Field. He went 3-for-4 with a walk, two home runs, seven RBI and scored four times. Forty-five points made him the most productive player on the slate.

Story’s Outlook

Trevor Story had a Coors Field night, hitting the ball in the air and letting the stadium do the rest. Story is up to 15 home runs, 42 RBI and 52 runs scored. The two teams continue their interleague series today and Toronto is a middle-of-the-road pitching team, but Story should continue to rake.

Losers

Patrick Corbin ($11,200)

Patrick Corbin had his worst start in 2019 yesterday against the Cincinnati Reds. Corbin’s final line was 2.2 innings with eight runs (six earned) on 11 hits. He only had two strikeouts in the eight outs he recorded as well. Corbin was the most expensive player on the slate and completely whiffed in his outing.

Corbin’s Outlook

Corbin was coming off a complete game shutout against the Miami Marlins in his last start. His previous two starts, including this one, were completely opposite outings. Even with this dud of a performance, he still had a solid month of May, giving up less than a hit per inning. His next start should be on Thursday in San Diego against the Padres. The Padres have the same team batting average as the Reds do (.233) but Corbin should have a bounce-back start. His price might be too high and could hurt the rest of your lineup but if he fits, pick him up.

Manny Machado ($3,700)

Manny Machado wasn’t at a huge price tag, but the name value could provide DFS players some comfort with choosing him. However, against the lowly Miami Marlins, Machado went hitless in his four at-bats. Two of those ended with strikeouts and he left three runners on base. Machado is batting only .200 in his past seven games and looks to be on the verge of breaking out. With a low value, jump on Manny Machado in today’s slate.

Machado’s Outlook

Machado has been slumping but there comes a time when he will play to the back of his baseball card. He is only batting .259 so far this season, which would tie for his worst average in a season if it ended today. Machado has not had that hot streak and only one game this season with three hits. However, he is facing Jose Urena, who has a batting average against of .280 in 2019 thus far. Machado has the potential to end this slump.

Injury Update

Yankees’ shortstop Didi Gregorius is expected to return to the Bronx Bombers on their upcoming road trip. Gregorius has not played this season after getting Tommy John surgery during the offseason.

The Cardinals placed catcher Yadier Molina on the 10-day IL on Friday with a tendon strain in his right thumb.

Steve Pearce of the Boston Red Sox left Friday’s game against the Yankees in the bottom of the second inning with back spasms and is listed as day-to-day. .

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DFS Hitting Stacks for 5/30: Cleveland Clout

Wes Anderson 6 years ago

written by Wes Anderson

Here are thetop teams to stack for MLB’s May 30th main slate action:

Cleveland Indians

The White Sox’s Manny Banuelos is a pitcher that we will want to get some exposure against. The left-handed pitcher has struggled this season as evidenced by his extremely high 7.71 ERA. Banuelos has a 5.07 SIERA and a 5.02 xFIP. The Chicago starter also is serving up 2.57 HR/9, making the Indians look like an excellent stacking option for Thursday. Admittedly the Indians’ numbers against lefties will leave something to be desired here but nonetheless this is still a matchup they should take advantage of. That is mainly due to Banuelos’ lack of success against right-handed batters. He is allowing a .323/.409/.606 slash line to righty bats in 2019.

The obvious right-handed Indians are in play, of course. Carlos Santana (FanDuel: $3,600 DraftKings: $4,500), Jose Ramirez (FanDuel: $3,100 DraftKings: $3,900) and Francisco Lindor (FanDuel: $3,700 DraftKings: $4,800) will be the big names to focus on.

But some lesser known pieces maybe the real key to the Indians’ stack. Jordan Luplow (FanDuel: $3,100 DraftKings: $4,100) and Robert Perez (FanDuel: $2,500 DraftKings: $3,700) but have ISOs greater than .260 against left-handed pitching. Not only are they in position to take advantage of the matchup, but they also will provide some salary relief to your DFS lineups.

Boston Red Sox

The Yankees’J.A. Happ has struggled with the long ball this season. He is allowing 2.16HR/9, so we are going to want some the Red Sox hitters in this one.

You willwant to start with lefty killer J.D. Martinez (FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,200).Martinez has a .500 ISO and a .512 wOBA against southpaws this season. OtherBoston bats to pick from include Xander Bogaerts (FanDuel: $3,800 DraftKings: $5,000),Michael Chavis (FanDuel: $3,600 DraftKings: $5,100), Sandy Leon (FanDuel: $2,200DraftKings: $3,100) and Christian Vazquez (FanDuel: $2,400 DraftKings: $4,100).These Red Sox batters all have .300 or better ISOs versus lefties in 2019.

Texas Rangers

The Royals’ Jakob Junis is getting hit hard this season. He is allowing a 42.2% hard contact rate. The hard contact has resulted in some serious damage done against Junis, as he has a 4.64 SIERA. Look for that damage to continue on Thursday. The Rangers have punished right-handed pitching all season. As an offense they have a .214 ISO and a .349 wOBA versus righties.

When building your Texas lineups, you want to focus on the lefties first. Junis is allowing a .361 wOBA as well as 42.9% hard contact rate to left-handed batters. So, of course you are going to start the build with Joey Gallo (FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings: $5,600). The slugger has a .333 ISO and a .434 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season.

You will also want to get some Nomar Mazara (FanDuel: $3,500 DraftKings: $4,400) and Hunter Pence (FanDuel: $4,100 DraftKings: $5,500) in your lineups as they both are lefty batters with ISOs over .300 versus right-handed pitching.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers’ offense is in position to be the late-night hammer that your DFS lineups need to push across the money line.

The Mets’ JasonVargas checks a lot of the boxes in terms of pitchers you like to stackagainst. First off, he has a 5.49 SIERA and a 5.79 xFIP. He also is allowingflyballs at a rate of 43.5%, owns a 49% hard contact rate and has a below leagueaverage 17% K rate. Vargas’ velocity is also low compared to the rest of theleague. His fastball has averaged 85.5 MPH in 2019.

The Dodgers’ stack, of course, begins with Cody Bellinger (FanDuel: $4,800 DraftKings: $5,800). The MVP frontrunner has crushed left-handed pitching this season with a .358 ISO and a .459 wOBA. Bellinger also owns a .377/.438/.770 slash line and a 1.209 OPS against finesse pitchers, like Vargas is.

Other Dodgers to consider in this stack are Max Muncy (FanDuel: $3,500 DraftKings: $4,700), Chris Taylor (FanDuel: $2,600 DraftKings: $3,400), Enrique Hernandez (FanDuel: $3,200 DraftKings: $3,700), Justin Turner (FanDuel: $3,400 DraftKings: $4,200) and Alex Verdugo (FanDuel: $2,800 DraftKings: $4,100). These five Dodgers’ hitters all have ISOs in the .200s versus southpaws this season.

Good luckand happy stacking!

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Hitting Stacks for 5/28: Pittsburgh Punch

Mark Paquette 6 years ago

written by Mark Paquette

Pirates: Lucas Sims is starting for the Reds. Lucas sims is not a good MLB pitcher. These teams had a doubleheader on the Memorial Day holiday yesterday and both teams’ bullpens are depleted. I like attacking tired, bad bullpens and the Reds fit that bill. The Pirates get a major park upgrade from PNC Park to the Great American Ballpark.
Phillies: Let’s stay with Pennsylvania based clubs. The Phillies will be happy to be home and after not playing yesterday, they are well rested and ready to go. Adam Wainwright is a shell of his former self, as evidenced by the fact that he has given up eight runs in his last nine innings pitched. Also, he has been much worse on the road this season, and now he gets to try his luck at home run prone Citizens Bank Ballpark.
Red Sox: They were happy to be back at the friendly confines of Fenway Park Monday and there is nothing to suggest they will slow down today. Zach Plesac will male his Major League debut against the defending World Series champions, never an enviable task. J.D. Martinez may have finally started his season off on Memorial Day with a two home run outing.
Rays: Lock in Austin Meadows! If not for missing nearly three weeks with a sprained thumb, this guy would be a MVP candidate. And who knows, he may end up in that conversation anyway. He is batting leadoff and setting the table (if not finishing it off by hitting home runs) against Clayton Richard. Well, on second thought, Meadows may not be batting leadoff because of the lefty on lefty matchup, but it would be hard to see this guy taking a seat on the bench. He will then be able to get a few at-bats against the Jays bullpen.
Diamondbacks/Rockies: I will just put these two teams together as the game will be played in Coors. Even though the weather is expected to be cool and damp, this game will likely feature plenty of runs. And with yesterday’s game going into extra innings, the bullpens will not be as fresh as either manager is hoping. Starters Kelly and Senzatela can both be in big trouble and look for ownership to be slightly reduced because of the lack of fireworks yesterday.

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Hitting Stacks for 5/28: Pittsburgh Punch

Mark Paquette 6 years ago

written by Mark Paquette

Pirates: Lucas Sims is starting for the Reds. Lucas sims is not a good MLB pitcher. These teams had a doubleheader on the Memorial Day holiday yesterday and both teams’ bullpens are depleted. I like attacking tired, bad bullpens and the Reds fit that bill. The Pirates get a major park upgrade from PNC Park to the Great American Ballpark.
Phillies: Let’s stay with Pennsylvania based clubs. The Phillies will be happy to be home and after not playing yesterday, they are well rested and ready to go. Adam Wainwright is a shell of his former self, as evidenced by the fact that he has given up eight runs in his last nine innings pitched. Also, he has been much worse on the road this season, and now he gets to try his luck at home run prone Citizens Bank Ballpark.
Red Sox: They were happy to be back at the friendly confines of Fenway Park Monday and there is nothing to suggest they will slow down today. Zach Plesac will male his Major League debut against the defending World Series champions, never an enviable task. J.D. Martinez may have finally started his season off on Memorial Day with a two home run outing.
Rays: Lock in Austin Meadows! If not for missing nearly three weeks with a sprained thumb, this guy would be a MVP candidate. And who knows, he may end up in that conversation anyway. He is batting leadoff and setting the table (if not finishing it off by hitting home runs) against Clayton Richard. Well, on second thought, Meadows may not be batting leadoff because of the lefty on lefty matchup, but it would be hard to see this guy taking a seat on the bench. He will then be able to get a few at-bats against the Jays bullpen.
Diamondbacks/Rockies: I will just put these two teams together as the game will be played in Coors. Even though the weather is expected to be cool and damp, this game will likely feature plenty of runs. And with yesterday’s game going into extra innings, the bullpens will not be as fresh as either manager is hoping. Starters Kelly and Senzatela can both be in big trouble and look for ownership to be slightly reduced because of the lack of fireworks yesterday.

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MLB DFS Winners and Losers: Cole, Meadows and More

Emely Sharman 6 years ago

written by Emely Sharman

There was a 14 game slate on Memorial Day. I will go into detail on some players who performed really well and a couple who underachieved. The game between the Royals and White Sox was postponed in the fifth inning. Points and salaries are based on DraftKings.

Winners

Gerrit Cole ($11,300)

Cole and the Astros hosted the Chicago Cubs on Monday and got the win 6-5. Cole pitched really well and gave up only two earned runs on three hits and a walk. He gave up one home run over his 99 pitches and six full innings. He was able to rack up 12 strikeouts against the Cubs order. He scored 35.10 fantasy points. Cole got the win in this one and improved to 5-5 on the year. His ERA is now at 4.02 with a WHIP of 1.05. These are very good numbers but his strikeout rate is where he makes up most of his fantasy points. He has 112 strikeouts over 71.2 innings for a K/9 of 14.08. He also only has 18 walks.

Cole’s Outlook

Cole’s next projected start will come against Athletics on Sunday June 2nd. The A’s have scored the the 12th most runs in the league this year and average 4.89 runs per game. They rank 18th in the league in batting average at .246. The Athletics do avoid the strikeout really well and average only 7.56 per game, which ranks them among the Top 5 in the league. Most of Cole’s production comes from his strikeouts and with the A’s being among the leaders in strikeout avoidance I see this as a spot to fade Cole.

Austin Meadows ($5,400)

Austin Meadows of the Tampa Bay Rays played against the Blue Jays at home on Memorial Day. The Rays won this game 8-3 in large part because of Meadows. He went 3-for-5 with a home run and a stolen base. He added three RBI and scored once. He also struck out once. Meadows’ home run came late in the game in the bottom of the eighth. He scored 29 fantasy points. Meadows has put up huge numbers so far. He is hitting .351 with an OPS of 1.105. He has 11 home runs and 30 RBI. He has also added six stolen bases. This is Meadows’ third multi hit game in his last four.

Meadows’ Outlook

The Rays have two more home games against the Blue Jays. Toronto’s pitching staff has been average this year and has the 14th best team ERA in the league at 4.29. They allow an opponent’s batting average of .244, which also ranks 14th in the league. Meadows has been an extremely hot hitter lately and I don’t think he will be slowed down too much by the Blue Jays pitching staff. If you can make room, roster him with confidence for the remainder of this series.

Yonny Chirinos ($7,900)

Yonny Chirinos, also of the Tampa Bay Rays, continued the dominance of the Rays pitching staff. He had a no-hitter for five innings before being pulled after just 69 pitches. He will not go too deep into games and this was not a surprise. He walked two and struck out seven. Chirinos improved to 6-1 on the year and has 11 appearances and five starts. He has an ERA of 2.91 with a WHIP of 0.86. His K/9 is only 6.80, which is right about on his career average.

Chirinos’ Outlook

Chirinos’ next projected start will come against the Twins at home. The Twins offense has been incredible this year and they average over six runs scored per game. They are second in the league with a .273 team batting average. They have hit 104 home runs, tops in the league. They also have the third least strikeouts in the league. All of this adds up to create a spot to fade Chirinos. Moving forward, though, I will look to roster him at his price even as his role doesn’t always allow him to go as deep into games as other pitchers.

Losers

Cole Hamels ($9,200)

Hamels and the Cubs faced off against the Houston Astros on the road and he was roughed up early in this one. He gave up six earned runs on seven hits and four walks over four innings pitched. He was not able to get one single strikeout in this one. Hamels dropped to 4-1 on this year. His ERA is now at 4.02 and his WHIP is at 1.36. He has 60 strikeouts over 62.2 innings this year and his K/9 is just under nine. This was Hamels’ second consecutive bad start after giving up three earned runs on nine hits, over just four innings in his last outing.

Hamels’ Outlook

Hamel’s next projected start will come against the St Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals average exactly five runs per game this year and have a team batting average of .253. With Hamels struggling lately and the Cardinals offense putting up decent numbers, I will be staying away from him in this one. I will most likely be staying away in the future until he can regain his early season form.

Ryan Braun ($4,500)

The Brewers beat the Twins on the road on Monday. They won 5-4, but most of the offensive production did not come from the big names. Braun went 0-for-4 in this one. His batting average is now at .274 and his OPS dropped to .813. He has also added four stolen bases this year. He has been really good lately and has a batting average of .407 in the month of May. He also has four home runs and 14 RBI this month.

Braun’s Outlook

The Brewers have one more game against the Twins before heading to Pittsburgh for a series against the Pirates. Minnesota’s pitching staff has been really good this year but the same cannot be said about the Pirates. The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.60, which ranks them at 19th in the league. They allow an opposing batting average of .250. I will not be rostering Braun against the Twins Tuesday but I will look for him to build on his huge May against the Pirates.

Injury Report

Austin Barnes has been placed on the 10-day IL with a groin injury.

Luke Weaver has been placed on the 10-day IL with a forearm injury.

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MLB DFS Winners and Losers: Cole, Meadows and More

Emely Sharman 6 years ago

written by Emely Sharman

Winners

Gerrit Cole ($11,300)

Cole’s Outlook

Austin Meadows ($5,400)

Meadows’ Outlook

Yonny Chirinos ($7,900)

Chirinos’ Outlook

Losers

Cole Hamels ($9,200)

Hamels’ Outlook

Ryan Braun ($4,500)

Braun’s Outlook

Injury Report

Austin Barnes has been placed on the 10-day IL with a groin injury.

Luke Weaver has been placed on the 10-day IL with a forearm injury.

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MLB DFS Pitching for 5/23 – Oh Boyd!

Jared Contestabile 6 years ago

written by Jared Contestabile

Matthew Boyd vs. Miami Marlins – $10,300 DraftKings, $9,500 FanDuel

On a shorter slate with only two studs, it’s a tossup for me between Boyd and Strasburg. I’ll take a good strikeout pitcher against the worst team on the slate here. Boyd has been a revelation this season, and I see his great start to the season continuing here. With a 10.59 strikeout per nine against right-handed bats this season, he should be able to rack up at least seven strikeouts in this one. The Marlins are a dreadful offense with no players to even worry about. Lock and load on FanDuel with a massive price discount to Strasburg.

Stephen Strasburg @ New York Mets – $11,100 DraftKings, $11,000 FanDuel

The Mets have been just mostly horrible offensively of late and Strasburg has been terrific this season. In his last start in New York he scored 34.6 DraftKings points and was completely dominant. With a 11.78 strikeout per nine on the season on the road, and the strikeouts up and down the Mets lineup, Strasburg should continue his dominance this season. I have no worry here for Strasburg, as he is the clear SP1 on DraftKings, but there is a decision between him and Boyd in Fanduel.

Trevor Richards @ Detroit Tigers – $7,500 DraftKings, $6,700 FanDuel

Down in this lower range it’s a crapshoot as there isn’t much to choose from. Richards get the best matchup of the lower range guys as he heads to Detroit. Richards has shown the ability to rack up a good amount of strikeouts and all I’m looking for here is 15-17 points and he pays off his price tag just fine.

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DFS Hitting Stacks for 5/22 – Ride with Rangers

Marshall Rosen 6 years ago

written by Marshall Rosen

Here are thetop teams to stack for MLB’s May 22^nd action:

Seattle Mariners

The Texas Rangers’ Adrian Sampson is the perfect stacking target on Wednesday as he is due to come in after Jesse Chavez, who only helps make this stack formidable. Sampson has a 4.79 ERA this season as well as a 5.18 SIERA. Sampson also is getting hit extremely hard, as he has a 47.2% hard contact rate in 2019. The Seattle offense will take advantage of these opportunities, as the Mariners have a team ISO of .229 against righties this season.

As you construct your Seattle stacks, look to begin with the right-handed bats of the Mariners. Sampson has allowed a .343 batting average, .428 wOBA and 2.22 HR/9 to right-handed hitters this season. Edwin Encarnacion (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $5,300), Mitch Haniger (FanDuel: $3,800 DraftKings: $5,300), Ryan Healy (FanDuel: $2,800 DraftKings: $3,700) and Tim Beckham (FanDuel: $2,900 DraftKings: $4,000), are all right-handed batters that have excelled against right-handed pitching this season. Each of these hitters have ISO’s over .200 in those type of matchups.

And while heis not a right-handed batter, Daniel Vogelbach (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $5,500),has to make your list of Mariners. He has a .410 ISO and .458 wOBA againstrighties in 2019, while Sampson is allowing a 50.9% hard contact rate tolefties this season.

Texas Rangers

Seattle will be starting Marco Gonzales. The southpaw has a put up decent numbers in 2019 but has a 4.99 xFIP, meaning regression is on its way. Look for that move back to mean to begin tonight. The Rangers put up big power numbers against left-handed pitching.

Piece thatRangers’ stack together with the left mashers: Joey Gallo (FanDuel: $4,300 DraftKings:$5,600), Nomar Mazara (FanDuel: $3,600 DraftKings: $4,100), Hunter Pence (FanDuel:$3,900 DraftKings: $5,400) and Danny Santana (FanDuel: $3,700 DraftKings: $5,200).

New York Yankees

Whenever the Baltimore Orioles push Dan Straily to the bump, we are going to be interested in attacking the right-hander with stacks. And today is no different, especially with the Yankees being Straily’s opponent. The New York offense has produced the sixth-highest ISO against right-handed pitching this season. That should play well against Straily, who owns a 6.42 SIERA, 7.24xFIP and 2.93 HR/9 this season, all of which are the highest of any pitcher scheduled to start today.

When building your Pinstripes stack, feel free to use any and all Yankees regardless of which side of the plate they bat from. Straily has been bad against both righties and lefties this season. Against left-handed batters he is allowing a .384 wOBA and a 2.3 HR/9. And versus righties he is allowing a .394/.419/.732 slash line.

Just be sure not to leave Gary Sanchez (FanDuel: $4,400 DraftKings:$5,500) off any of your Yankee builds. The New York slugger is raking againstrighties this season. He owns a .381 ISO and a .413 wOBA against them. You are probablygoing to want some combination of Gleyber Torres (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $5,300),Brett Gardner (FanDuel: $3,000 DraftKings: $4,800), Luke Voit (FanDuel: $4,200 DraftKings:$5,300) and Clint Frazier (FanDuel: $3,400 DraftKings: $4,300) as well. Each ofthose four Yankees’ hitters have .200-plus ISOs against right-handed pitchingin 2019.

Houston Astros

The Astroshave crushed right-handed pitching all season long. They have a .220 ISO, .355wOBA and a 127 wRC+ against them. With the White Sox starting Ivan Nova in thisone, you have to believe they keep smashing, so load up on the Astros.

As you loadup on them, feel free to picks batters from either side of the plate. Nova isallowing a .435 wOBA to lefties and a .365 wOBA to righties in 2019.

The Astros’stack should begin with the usual suspects. Alex Bregman (FanDuel: $4,300DraftKings: $5,500), George Springer (FanDuel: $4,500 DraftKings: $5,900) if heis in the lineup and Michael Brantley (FanDuel: $4,000 DraftKings: $5,200). Each of these three sluggers have an OPSgreater than 1.010 against right-handed pitching.

You willalso want to target Robinson Chirinos (FanDuel: $3,000 DraftKings: $4,400),Jake Marisnick (FanDuel: $2,400 DraftKings: $4,900), Carlos Correa (FanDuel: $4,100DraftKings: $5,200) and Aledmys Diaz (FanDuel: $3,300 DraftKings: $4,500).These four Astros all have ISOs greater than .200 against righties in 2019.

Minnesota Twins

The Twinshave been red hot over the last week. In the last seven days the Minnesotaoffense has a .307 batting average and a .230 team ISO. With the Twins facing theAngels’ Matt Harvey tonight, there is no reason to believe the Twins’ bats cooltonight.

Harvey ownsa 5.07 SIERA and has a below league average 17% K rate. You want to attack theAngels’ starter with left-handed bats. Harvey is allowing a .395 wOBA, 1.89HR/9 and a 55.9% hard contact versus lefty batters in 2019.

So, as youbuild your Twins’ stack you are looking at guys like Jason Castro (FanDuel: $3,200DraftKings: $4,100), Jorge Polanco (FanDuel: $4,200 DraftKings: $4,700), MaxKepler (FanDuel: $3,600 DraftKings: $4,100) and Eddie Rosario (FanDuel: $4,200 DraftKings:$4,600). The Twinkies’ lefty foursome all have ISOs of at least .243 against right-handedpitching this season.

Good luckand happy stacking!

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