MLB DFS $trike for the CA$H: July 5 Matt Striker 5 years ago written by Matt Striker DFS Insights and Tips from Pro Wrestler and MLB Expert Matt Striker. Here are some of prime plays for July 5. Bats options for for Friday July 5, 2019:I like NATS bats. I also like BLUE JAYS bats as VGJ, BIGGIO, JANSEN, GURRIEL are all in play for DFS. Mini ORIOLES stack, maybe 2 players to take advantage of Sanchez’s walk rate ? See what a NUNEZ, SMITH, ALBERTO stack will run you in your DFS lineups and see what you can build. BOSOX STACK LAUREANO could be a one off in the OAK/SEA game. I also may look at a CHAPMAN, SEMIEN, OLSON combo in that same game.For Pitching-KERSHAW could be in a good spot here. He closes out my top tier DFS pitchers for today.E-ROD. He is priced right in DFS and I’d hope that he gives me some innings.PEREZ May be under-owned vs. Texas.TEHERAN is my value play of the day. Feel free to hit me up @Matt_Striker_ Win Daily offers several membership options including a free membership and Premium Gold. Both are available for different prices and lengths. Our most popular option is our Gold Monthly recurring subscription. You can also purchase a weekly or yearly subscription.If you already have a free registered membership, we suggest upgrading to our Premium Gold monthly membership plan. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB DFS $trike for the CA$H: July 4 Ethan Thiel 5 years ago written by Ethan Thiel DFS Insights and Tips from Pro Wrestler and MLB Expert Matt Striker. “ I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.” -Wendell Willkie MIA@WSH Hernandez vs. Sanchez. This is Sanchez filling in for Scherzer. Wouldn’t it be cool for DFS if Anibal fanned like,18 ?! Not going to happen but I still like SANCHEZ. I wouldn’t mind NATIONALS bats here-although,I’d be aware of Hernandez’a K upside. CLE@KC Plesac vs. BaileyIf you’re thinking of a Plesac DFS play here just remember, last time out Plesac got knocked around. I know that the Royals bats aren’t that threatening but Mondesi is back and that may be what the team needs heading into, and out of the break. BAILEY has quietly, outside of a hiccup last go around, been very effective. Still, NO PLAY unless I find myself struggling to build a decent lineup. MIL@CIN Woodruff vs. Castillo.Ooh, I don’t touch this one in DFS. I can’t say with conviction that I can see Woody mowing down the Reds bats. On the flip, I can say the opposite. So, yea. NO PLAY . DET@CWS Boyd vs. LopezBoth of these guys get pushed back due to weather. I said in a previous column that BOYD could be auditioning for a role with the Astros come trade deadline time. NICK CASTELLANOS hits Lopez well if you are looking for a DFS one off. CHC@PIT Quintana vs, LylesLyles threw over 100 pitches just back from an injury last outing. His team has been hot but that doesn’t translate to playing a pitcher in this instance. JASON HEYWARD is hitting.429 vs. Lyles as a potential one-off or DFS stack anchor. Quintana has been mixing pitches a lot better as of late, what that means to the scorching Pirates still could be one of those things where you ride a JOSH BELL stack. Bell has seen Qunitana seven times and homered off of him once. You could have fun with this one. MIN@OAK Berrios vs. AndersonI smell trouble here. Anderson got roughed up his last time out surrendering seven to the Angels, now,he has his first start ever in Minnesota. TWINS BATS should batter this young man, no ? He’s a rookie with an ERA over 7. There is also a DFS play here for BERRIOS as he continues to provide quality starts but be aware that guys like MATT CHAPMAN and RAMON LAUREANO have gotten to Berrios this season. STL@SEA Wacha vs. TBDWacha has lowered his ERA by a full run by turning in 3 straight quality starts. Just food for DFS thought as I can’t really do anything without the rest of the equation here so, OFF THE BOARD for me. NYY@TB Happ vs. ChirinosYANKEES BATS are always in play, though Chirinos has faced the Bombers three times this year and has a modest ERA of three against them. D.J. LeMahieu has had the most success against Chironos if you choose to venture down that DFS road. BOS vs. TOR Velasquez vs. Stroman I don’t know how healthy Stroman really is and Boston feels like they are starting to find themselves. Velasquez gets the nod for Boston and will be counted on to give the Sox innings. If you have been playing any combination involving VLAD GUERRERO, JR and CAVAN BIGGIO then you have probably been cashing out in DFS. GURRIEL has been hot with seven Rs over the last 14 days but let’s not lose sight of the 16 strikeouts to go along with it. DANNY JANSEN has been a sneaky value at his position as well. Keep an eye on this situation. . You could play RED SOX bats here if you felt so inclined, given the uncertainty of Stroman.PHI@ATL Eflin vs. SorokaSoroka is the man. He comes in with a Greg Maddux-like ERA of 2.13, but the Phillies lineup is volatile and not one for me to pick on in DFS. On the other side, JOSH DONALDSON has good career numbers vs. Eflin. SD@LAD Lamet vs. RyuYay! Dinelson Lamet. Boo. Hyun-Jin Ryu. I like Lamet’s K upside but maybe not against the Dodgers. Who knows how many pitches he is going to throw ? I wouldn’t play it in DFS. As far as Ryu goes, I am sure he can quiet this Padres lineup that ranks 4th in strikeouts in all of baseball. Interesting play here, look at the prices and see if you want to pay up for HYUN-JIN RYU LAA@TEX Canning vs. LynnLynn has been good, his fastball has been good and he is certainly someone to keep an eye on for DFS value- just not tonight. Guys like JONATHAN LUCROY and SHOHEI OHTANI profile well vs. Lynn but they will be hard to stack since they are so far apart in the lineup ( 3,8 ) Also, when was the last time you had a lineup with Jonathon Lucroy in it ? Go on, have fun, you could try a Lucroy, FLETCHER, CALHOUN stack against a fastball pitcher in the heat. I would rather pay up and build the TROUT, OHTANI stack while finding value at pitcher in one of the other games.I would definitely like to hear and see what you guys did with today’s pitching options. Hit me up @Matt_Striker_ 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Daily Fantasy Sports 7/4 MLB DFS Podcast With Matt Striker and The King Scott Engel 5 years ago written by Scott Engel DFS Expert/Pro Wrestler Matt Striker and FSWA Hall of Famer Scott Engel are featured in the 7/4 MLB DFS Podcast. Listen to get caught up on who they are planning to play today and tonight. They break down the large slate and engage in some interesting banter. Scott actually pulls a Jason Vargas like act on Striker at one point. Sanchez and Lynn are Top ChoicesAnibal Sanchez is maybe the best value for pitching on the slate against his former team. Scott also likes Lance Lynn a lot, but Striker may want to employ a contrarian stack against him. Should you really spend for Dodgesr bats tonight? Some Toronto bats may be in play. Listen closely to the 7/4 MLB DFS Podcast to find the hidden gems on the Daily Fantasy Baseball slate.Sign up NOW for WIN DAILY Premium Gold right here! Projections, weather reports, wagering info, 24/7 expert chats and more!Click play below to listen to the 7/4 MLB DFS Podcast.Above all, thank you for listening to the 7/4 MLB DFS Podcast. Follow Win Daily DFS on twitter @WinDailyDFS. Please check out everything that Win Daily DFS has to offer by becoming a premium member. New articles, projection models and data are being added frequently. Check out our private Win Daily Slack Channel, as it provides one on one coaching for all sports and all platforms. Channels are set up for MLB, PGA, NASCAR, WNBA, CFL, NBA, and NFL. Our Handicappers have one channel dedicated to sports betting and one dedicated to Monkey Knife Fight . We provide winners to cash in on daily. So don’t miss another day and join now! We have a special promo for a limited time only to sign up for a full 12 months at only $199.99. If not try our monthly plan for $19.99 which are both 50% off our regular price. Click Here To Go Premium Now! 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Daily Fantasy Sports DFS Podcast With The King and Matt Striker for June 27 Jared Contestabile 5 years ago written by Jared Contestabile Scott Engel and Pro Wrestler and DFS expert Matt Striker are featured in the 6/27 MLB DFS Podcast. Listen to get caught up on who they are planning to play this afternoon and tonight. They break down both the early and main slates, where quality pitching is more scarce than usual. Should You Use Sandy Alcantara? Today’s DFS Podcast helps you make tough decisions while having some fun along the way. While the top starting pitchers on each slate seem clear, trying to mine for value or trusting a second pitcher on a site like DraftKings will be a challenge. Matt questions whether you have to adhere to using stacks or not. Do you dare use Walker Buehler at Coors Field? Will the better version of Sandy Alcantara shpw up? Most importantly, will CEO Jason Mezrahi take these two off the air after hearing them clown around? Sign up NOW for WIN DAILY Premium Gold right here! Projections, weather reports, wagering info, 24/7 expert chats and more!Click play below to listen to the 6/27 MLB DFS Podcast.Above all, thank you for listening to our DFS Podcast. Follow Win Daily DFS on twitter @WinDailyDFS. Please check out everything that Win Daily DFS has to offer by becoming a premium member. New articles, projection models and data are being added frequently. Check out our private Win Daily Slack Channel, as it provides one on one coaching for all sports and all platforms. Channels are set up for MLB, PGA, NASCAR, WNBA, CFL, NBA, and NFL. Our Handicappers have one channel dedicated to sports betting and one dedicated to Monkey Knife Fight . We provide winners to cash in on daily. So don’t miss another day and join now! We have a special promo for a limited time only to sign up for a full 12 months at only $199.99. If not try our monthly plan for $19.99 which are both 50% off our regular price. Click Here To Go Premium Now! 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB DFS $trike for the CA$H- June 27, 2019 5 years ago written by NYM @ PHI Wheeler vs. Nola.Last night If you had played a Phillies DFS stack of 5-6-7 ( Realmuto, Bruce, Hernandez) you would have been greatly surprised at the turnout .If you want guys like Kingery ( went 0 for 5 yesterday, btw ) or Alonso, think about how that may throw a lineup strategy out of whack. Wheeler trying to get back to form as is Nola, there is NO PLAY here. TEX@DET Jurado vs. Turnbull Check the weather. I like TEXAS bats. I like JURADO as well, I think this could be an overlooked game, check the DFS pricing and see. Don’t sleep on something like this. TB@MIN Stanek vs. Perez A DFS stack around NELSON CRUZ may not be a bad idea but I would watch the EDDIE ROSARIO injury issue. PIT@HOU Musgrove vs. Peacock.I do not know who thought it was funny to have the Pirates hang 14 on Houston yesterday but, whoa.I could see a revenge game thing happening here. Maybe play an ASTROS bat DFS stack if the price is appealing. Don’t be afraid to look lower in the lineup. SEA@MIL Leake vs. Ch.Anderson. BREWER S DFS bat stacks are always in play. Any time you can build something around YELICH, do so. Duh. ATL@CHC Wilson vs. Chatwood. I always look for a hot and windy day in Wrigley. I can easily see Chatwood walking a guy or two to start the inning and then a three-run yoke to one of the many capable BRAVES bats. WSH@MIA Strasburg vs. Alcantara . I think NATIONALS bats are always a DFS play. I also can see STRASBURG being a play as well. Chalky game here.LAD@COL Beuhler vs. Lambert. This is almost like a Cheech and Chong movie and Stacy Keach is playing Kirk Gibson and everyone is stoned. I like DODGERS bats here DFS wise against Lambert, who has an ERA over 5. Lambert is also a rookie and is scared of Coors as he has had two poor starts there. So, on paper, this game can be rolled up, twisted, have one end bitten off and then lit- and canoe up the side and then be covered with saliva until fixed properly as your smokeable stack of the day: DODGERS BATS. AZ@SF Young vs. BeedeThe Diamondbacks are throwing their 2nd round pick from 2015. He is a lefty. We will see what it does to Giants bats in DFS. If you’re feeling froggy you can build a DFS lineup around YOUNG but only if it’s 4th and final lineup of the day. OAK@LAA Anderson vs Canning This is fun. The Angels are becoming fun and I like that. I like having a West Coast team that plays well and has the guy that everyone says is the greatest player of all times. You can have a nice ANGELS BAT stack here. I wouldn’t get too crazy by adding Canning, only because Oakland bats can pop off at any time. Any….time. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB DFS $trike for the CA$H with Matt Striker: June 25 5 years ago written by June 25, 2019: 15 game DFS slate. Listen to today’s podcast with Matt and Jason Mezrahi. Also, get WIN DAILY Premium Gold Here! ______________________________________________________________________________SD@BAL Allen vs. YacabonisJohn Cena has always liked baseball. I once watched him strike someone out on three pitches with a wiffle ball inside of an empty arena before load-in at Massachusetts. Six degrees of separation brings us to Logan ALLEN and he could be a fun DFS play. Allen went seven innings and threw 90 pitches in his last, and first outing. The Orioles strike out a ton. He may be a value to get you some points. For Baltimore, Yacobonis is a fun name to say but he won’t pitch more than three innings. TOR@NYY Richard vs. GreenMy gosh, the Yankees are fun to watch. They score runs in bunches. They have scored the second most runs in the league and are fifth in OPS. Translation : Any kind of NYY BAT stack here would be a good DFS play. Watch the weather though, may be a wet day in New Yawk.NYM@PHI Lockett vs. ArrietaWhat is the greatest jersey number of all time ?I opt for the number worn by Don Mattingly, Michael Jordan, Bobby Nystrom, David Beckham, LeBron James AND….. Mets starter, Walker Lockett’s 2019 ERA . It was only one start but it was six runs over two and a third innings and it was a cool way to get here: the Mets pitching staff is bad. The team ERA is at the bottom third of the league They are in the top third of hits allowed, runs against, and earned runs against in La Liga. PHILLIES BAT DFS stack and an ARRIETA play may be an option here. Watch the weather up and down the Eastern seaboard. CWS@BOS Banuelos ( tentative) vs. PriceAnother interesting game. Price is intriguing but the ChiSox aren’t easy to pick on in DFS and after the game leaves Price’s hand can he really control anything ? The White Sox bats are present. Keep an eye on the weather. NO PLAYWSH@MIA Scherzer vs. RichardsI want everything here. I want dramatic movie music and Sam Elliot to narrate Max SCHERZER walking to the mound with a freaking black eye. Yes, I want him to decimate every batter. It is indeed a chalky DFS play and this is baseball and anything can happen, but hopefully that “ anything” is 14 strikeouts. TEX@DET Chavez vs. ZimmermanA TEX BAT DFS stack could be a nice play here. Check the prices of some of those Rangers bats and compare to other bats and add accordingly. I can’t promise you that Chavez will give you innings, if I could he would be a DFS play as well. KC@CLE Sparkman vs. Bieber Here is a fun stat : Last time out versus Minnesota, Glenn Sparkman threw 91 pitches, 61 went for strikes. Sparkman isn’t one to sleep on and I would stay away from that side. THE BIEBS could be a DFS play though ,so keep an eye on it if you need an alternative take, as he is certainly a guy that I am eyeing at a softer price than some of the chalkier hurlers of the day. ATL@CHC Fried vs. AlzolayGood teams, good pitchers, good game to stay away in DFS. NO PLAY TB@MIN Snell vs. GibsonWhich Snell do we get ? This is another game with two good teams. I stay away. NO PLAY PIT@HOU Cole vs. Williams.Old friends meet again as Cole starts against his old club. This should be standard COLE and he has to be in play along with an ASTROS bat stack in DFS. This is the type of night where you can get blinded by the size of the DFS slate, don’t lose sight of the obvious. SEA@MIL Gonzales vs. DaviesGonzo is a fly ball pitcher stack MIL BATS here, please. OAK@STL Bassitt vs. FlahertyBoth of these teams have had the back end of their bullpens blown out and it’s not as fun as it sounds. While there could be some value in a FLAHERTY DFS play here I would feel more comfortable playing a guy like Bieber- but that’s just me. LA@AZ Stripling vs. RayWhile the Dodgers have pretty much assumed their place against the Yankees in Oct, Robbie Ray still isn’t a guy I would want to attack in DFS. There is NO PLAY here for me today. COL@SF Gonzalez vs. Bumgarner. The Rockies will start Alexander “ChiChi” GONZALEZ at the Giants. There is a park favorability here, there is lineup favorability, don’t be surprised if you build a monster bat DFS lineup and finish it off with a little Chi Chi. Flip side: Bumgarner is Bumgarner but the Rockies bats are good enough for me to stay away. CIN@LAA Mahle vs. Heaney. Heaney is a guy I have I moved on from. He went from striking out 28 over his first three to just four over his last two. Cmon, guy. Don’t do that to me. Especially when Trout is doing his thing. I want to root for this Angels team so very much and they just need a pitcher to get me invested. I think an ANGELS BAT DFS stack could be a play here to finish off a lineup with a decently priced starter. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB $trike for the CA$H for 6/20/19 Ethan Thiel 5 years ago written by Ethan Thiel Here is a look at today’s slate. My advice is to try and find some pitching value and then use the remaining money to capitalize on the many stacks available . Also listen to today’s podcast below, as Scott Engel and I pin down the Thursday slate. </p>CLE@TEX Bieber vs. Minor.Texas bats can always be a play at home, especially with warmer weather looming, but Biebs has been pretty good so I am staying away NO PLAY COL@AZ Hoffman vs. RayI like Robbie Ray but these Rockies bats are very unpredictable. AZ BATS could be a play here depending on price. PHI@WSH Pivetta vs. Fedde (?)This series remains volatile and I am not touching it. NO PLAY HOU@NYY Valdez vs. Green This is going to be a fun series to watch, Altuve, Stanton both back and healthy but I wouldn’t put my money here. NO PLAY LAA@TOR Suarez vs. RichardANGELS BATS are the play here for me. Richard’s ERA is north of 7. The lefty/righty matchups are also interesting especially taking a look at Richard’s splits. Suarez’s offspeed stuff could keep Blue Jays batters off balance. MIA@STL Gallen vs. Wainwright.Lots of eyes on Gallen as he makes his much anticipated debut. Gallen’s numbers in Triple A have been downright impressive but this is the Majors. There are still a lot of variables in this game and it is a NO PLAY for me.NYM@CHC Lockett vs. Chatwood.While Chatwood walks more than the old lady gangs in the Sergio Tachinni jumpsuits and ankle weights that terrorize my neighborhood, I still won’t take Mets bats here ( maybe an Alonso mini stack ) and there is much that still needs to be known about Walker Lockett. There is NO PLAY here for me. CIN@MIL Roark vs. NelsonThe Reds are coming off of some serious overachievement but that still doesn’t equate to a play here for me, even with Nelson’s deceiving 10+ERA . If anything, MIL BATS could be at play here. MIN@KC Odorizzi vs. SparkmanTWINS BATS. All day. They have seen Sparkman before and should continue to rake. ODORIZZI could also be a nice option depending on how he is priced.TB@OAK Morton vs. Montas.If Montas weren’t throwing, I would say play RAYS bats here but Montas is 9-2 with a 2.85 ERA. Oakland is 10-4 when he starts and hasn’t given up more than three runs in 13 of his last 14 starts. Try to find a play elsewhere. NO PLAY . BAL@SEA Bundy vs. LeBlancThis is the rare case where I am okay with “siding” a game. Both of these pitchers are “ethnic foods,” meaning they cause the runs. Try to find a nice BAL BAT stack and a SEA BAT stack. It will take some clever maneuvering, but I believe in you . SF@LAD Bumgarner vs. UriasI just want to see Muncy vs. Bumgarner again! In all actuality, if the Dodgers can chase MadBum, their bats could be in play here- but if we get a pissed off Bumgarner, that may not be the case. Also keep in mind that MadBum may be auditioning for a trade deadline deal. URIAS starting on the other side is an interesting play as he will look to stretch out in a starting role and could be a value. I would love to hear from you : @Matt_Striker_ Are you ahead thus far in the season ? Are you putting more into your accounts than you are cashing out ? Do you feel “forced” to play games and then regret it ?Let’s talk about your DFS, there is no reason you shouldn’t be making money !!! 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB $trike for the CA$H for June 18 5 years ago written by Hi folks, the Neal Peart of DFS is back. ( Because I am always in odd time ) to break down another interesting slate. There are some good pitcher plays as well as a bunch of bat stacks.Let’s get to it :PHI @ WSH Arrieta vs. CorbinBoth starters are good , and on any other day they may even be a play but there is too much riding on this series and there are better places to put our money. NO PLAY TB @ NYY TBD vs. HappThis is a volatile series, I expect there to be runs scored, Happ’s control worries me and you can go ahead and jump in the Encarnacion-mania and stack him, but for me it is NO PLAY DET @ PIT Norris vs. KellerReturn of Mitch Keller. Until he can prove himself I am staying away .NO PLAYLAA @TOR Skaggs vs. StromanLet’s play TORONTO BATS HERE. Skaggs has a generous 5.00 ERAHOU @ CIN Verlander vs. DeScalfaniASTROS BATS in this park seem to be a smart play. VERLANDER is in play here as well. NYM @ ATL deGrom vs. TeheranTeheran has been stingy and the Mets don’t tend to give deGrom run support but I am staying away . NO PLAYCLE@TEX Plesac vs. SampsonPlesac threw over 100 pitches his last outing. What intrigues me here is that Indians batters have never seen Sampson before and that could result in some interest but for me- NO PLAY CWS @CHC Nova vs. HamelsCUBS BATS can be a play here against Nova, especially with a plus 6 ERA. Check the weather first. Being 6-2 with an ERA under 3, HAMELS is a nice pick especially at his price. BOS @MIN Price vs, PinedaWhile Twins bats are intriguing, in addition to Price imploded his last time out, I still won’t have a play in this game. NO PLAY MIA @ STL Yamamoto vs. FlahertyCARDS BATS and FLAHERTY is my play here. Yamamoto is fun to watch but he is a Double A pitcher, keep that in mind. COL@AZ Senzetela vs. KellyWhile I like Kelly after what the Rockies and Padres did in the last series I am a bit scared. Granted, it was at Coors but still, the bats are hot. Ketel Marte is hot, if you want to play him, otherwise- NO PLAY BAL @OAK Ynoa vs. AndersonI like A’s BATS at home here. I think Baltimore is always a good “pick on” team, especially with Ynoa’s plus 5 ERA and a shaky pen. MIL@SD Woodruff vs TBDI like MIL BATS but again, keep in mind what happened w SD and COL. If you need to, you can play Brewers bats otherwise, NO PLAYKC@SEA Bailey vs. KikuchiNow that Seattle has dealt Encarnacion you may think that there are no bats in Seattle but I think they find a way to plate some against Bailey and his 5.37 ERA. SEA BATS only if you are looking for value. SF@LAD Anderson vs. Kershaw.CHALK ALERT LAD BATS and KERSHAW are the play here. Die on this hill until it proves no longer worth dying upon. . 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB $trike for the CA$H- Thursday, June 13th Matt Striker 5 years ago written by Matt Striker WIN DAILY Premium Gold is here! Click here for more info. ATL@PHI Musgrove vs. TeheranWill the real Joe Musgrove please stand up ? He is 4-6, pitching to a 4.40 ERA, his FIP ( 3.78) is the outlier here that tells a better story. The difference between FIP and ERA tells me that Musgrove has been a victim of a bit of bad luck to go with some other issues. That isn’t enough for me to play him, it’s merely an observation. Teheran has pitched well, he has given up one earned run or less in his last seven appearances. Add that to the fact that the Braves as a team are 8-2 in their last 10 with a run differential of +23 and you could go Teheran as a play here. He is worth keeping in mind. SEA@MIN Kikuchi vs. PinedaKikuchi has struggled. The Twins are the best team in baseball. The Twins hit a lot of home runs. The Twins have a run differential of..PLUS 113 !! TWINS BAT Stack is the play. AZ@WSH Greinke vs. Fedde. Greinke is a good pitcher. Straight up. That’s not any crazy fantasy advice, it’s just a fact. He is coming off an extra day of rest. For Washington, Fedde has been quietly good. 2.7 ERA over four starts. These elements push me off this game. NO PLAY TOR@ BAL Stroman vs. YnoaThe Orioles have been on a strange fantasy roll lately. It is something that I would like to examine at a later date. I have been sticking with trying to get some sort of Vlad mini-stack ( Vlad and whomever is hitting ahead or behind him ) when he is in the lineup. TEX@BOS Sampson vs. PricePrice has a 1.88 ERA over his last nine starts. Sampson is, are you ready, 5-0, with a 1.99 ERA (!) A WHIP of nearly just 1, and 30 strikeouts. He is downright stingy. I am scared off. NO PLAY anywhere.LAA@TB Skaggs vs. YarbroughI have always favored Ryan Yarbrough, but the handedness concerns me enough to stay away on that end. I find myself ending up on the practicality of TBB BATS , especially with a run differential of +95, they are hard to stay off. TBB BAT STACK STL@NYM Flaherty vs. deGromThis is the equivalent of an old professional wrestling type feud. There is just a good rivalry here and this will be a great early June test for both clubs. I would never advocate going against deGrom and I don’t care much for Mets bats. NO PLAY DET@KC Boyd vs. BaileyGames like this frighten me. Boyd could be a good value play here as could Tigers bats, but I am not going to be forced into it unless I need to dip into this game to balance out a lineup. I would keep a keen eye on Boyd as a play NYY@CWS Happ vs. NovaThese are the games where the Yankees are supposed to roll. NYY BATS are a play. I would be aware of Happ’s fly ball tendency. SD@COL Strahm vs. GrayEvery bat you possibly can. Every SD BAT stack, every COL BAT stack. Play the odds here. CHC@LAD Lester vs. Kershaw.Put your money elsewhere. Sit back and watch this game.I realize that this a very bad heavy stack day for me and I am going to be looking for some value pitchers to fill in a bat cost-heavy lineup. Teheran could be a play, as could Boyd. I know they aren’t sexy but if I am going to build today’s games as I would like to, this is the approach that I need. I may play multiple lineups and go with one lineup built around Kershaw as well. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLB $trike for the CA$H: Tuesday June 11 5 years ago written by Hello sports fans! Hopefully you have been following along and making the plays listed here on the site because we have been raking. Yesterday, two of my three lineups cashed so I am playing with house money.Today’s slate offers a few opportunities to increase our bank with several bat stacks and a few good pitcher options.NYM@NYY DOUBLEHEADER Wheeler vs. Tanaka, Vargas vs, Paxton Due to yesterday’s rainout we get a doubleheader. Wheeler hasn’t been awful this year and Tanaka is seemingly always one pitch away from having his arm fall off. With that said, I have NO PLAY in the game.The second game of this tilt is where I think we make our money. The Mets will throw Jason Vargas against James Paxton. Look, you can write all of your fancy articles about Jason Vargas and focus on one or two obscure metrics to bolster your argument in his favor, but let’s face it- Jason Vargas isn’t very good at baseball. The only “Vargas” that I’d ever put any money on is Kevin’s neighbor, the FedEx delivery guy in the Seinfeld Bizarro Universe episode. Vargas! Feel free to hit me up @Matt_Striker_ and we can discuss this further. I say play NYY BATS here!AZ@PHI Duplantier vs. ArrietaI like PHI BATS here. I especially want to say to keep an eye on the Phils lineup. If Kapler ever decides to move Scott Kingery up in the lineup- watch out!TOR@BAL Thornton vs. MeansOnce again, I shall sing my favorite song of late ( in 7/4 time of course, since I am a RUSH fan ) Play Vlad stacks. I don’t care how you do it, but do it. While Means may not be terrible, on a whole the Orioles are. Have some fun with a TOR BAT stack here. STL@MIA Hudson vs. HernandezWith Caleb Smith hitting the IL ( boo) the Fish call up a RULE Five player to start vs the Cards. Ironically, Smith was a Rule Five selection in 2016 by MIL from the NYY. Another fun Rule Five fact is the Pirates selected Roberto Clemente from the Dodgers in 1954. Some other names found in Rule Five draft world lore are : Wander Franco, Justin Bour, Omar Narvaez, etc. That’s where it begins and ends for me with Elieser Hernandez. His numbers weren’t awful at the lower levels but nothing to make me say ” ooh, let me throw money on him” For the Cards, Dakota Hudson has found his sinker ball command and it is inducing a lot of groundball outs, and for this reason I like HUDSON and STL BATS as the play here. TEX@BOS Jurado vs. HernandezThe BoSox will turn to Double A Portland Lefty Darwinzon Hernandez tonight. Emotions are high in Beantown between the upcoming Game Seven of Lord Stanley’s Cup and David Ortiz taking a bullet, so I am curious to see how this game plays out. Boston’s bullpen is just awful and if TEX bats can get to the bullpen, they may be very productive. Jurado has been very interesting as of late. If you’re feeling lucky play TEX BATS- but if you’re practical and conservative, then NO PLAYOAK@TB Fiers vs. StanekTB will go with the opener here but it doesn’t really matter as every arm on this team can pitch and pitch well. I like TBB BATS here. CIN@CLE Castillo vs. BauersIf you would have come to me in April and told me the records of these two pitchers ( 6-1, 2.66 ERA & 4-6, 3.93 ERA ) I’d had said you had them mixed up, but sadly, that is not the case as Bauer has struggled to find himself. REDS BATS could be a play here but I cannot go against one of my favorite pitchers in the league in BauerOutage. So, I break my cardinal rule and go with my heart over my head here and say NO PLAY. Otherwise, feel free to play REDS BATS here. PIT@ATL Archer vs. FoltyArcher looked good his last time out and Folty still scares me with his propensity to give up the long ball. PIT just saw Folty, so maybe they capitalize on familiarity. A PIT BAT stack could be a play here. Another issue for me is that all Braves pitchers feel the breath and hear the footsteps of the “bearded one”, as Dallas Keuchel looked good in a Triple A start and is ready to take his rotation spot, most likely from the awful, brutal, dismal, abhorrent, Kevin Gausman. SEA@MIN Leake vs. PerezLeake hasn’t looked bad recently while Perez faltered last time out. I still say that the homer-happy Twins are a play here. MIN BATS WSH@CWS Corbin vs. Banuelos.Banuelos? Banuelos ? Bang him in his juevos? This is the chalkiest of chalks here. CORBIN AND WSH BATS all day. MIL@HOU Peralta vs PeacockThis will be a fun series to watch. There should be a lot of good baseball here. Milwaukee’s lineup can keep any pitcher in the game and for that reason I am staying away with a NO PLAY here. DET@KC Turnbull vs. JunisFor as great as Hou vs. Mil should be, this series should be the antithesis. There very well could be 12 total runs in this game or there could be two. It’s too volatile for me to put my money on. Perhaps, you’re a better man than I . NO PLAY.CHC@COL Quintana vs. LambertCOORS ALERT ! COORS ALERT ! Stack Rockie and Cubs bats here. Quintana has been servicable but it’s Coors, so, yea…SD@SF Paddack vs. BeedeHappy Chris Paddack Day everybody!! I have recently been writing on social media about how everyone that is giving Madison Bumgarner a hard time about barking at Max Muncy should go find MadBum personally. Find all 6 ft 5, 250+ lbs of him and tell him to his face how they feel. It’s easy to talk sh*t behind a computer, but go to a restaurant or hotel where Bumgarner is eating with Bruce Bochy and step to him then and see how tough you are. If anyone can it’s Chris Paddack- but you see, Paddack is a respectful Texas boy and he would never do that, but what he WILL do is shut the Giant bats down -big time. PADDACK is the play . LAD@LAA Maeda vs. Pena I won’t pick on the Angels bats because, well, you know, Mike Trout and stuff but I WILL pick on Pena and the Halos bullpen. I like LAD BATS hereOk, that’s all for me. Remember-if you’re up, play with someone else’s money, if you’re down its always OK to sit out a day or two. Winning should be fun- not stressful. 5 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
