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MLB DFS: DraftKings and FanDuel Pitching 6/3

Everywhere you look tonight, there is an ace on the mound! That is a bit of an exaggeration but we have a ton of elite arms to pick from tonight and there are some just outside that elite category that is priced like average pitchers. Let’s get right to it with a 12-game slate tonight in the MLB DFS: DraftKings and FanDuel Pitching 6/3!

Aces

Gerrit Cole 

This is one of the best spots Cole could ask for based on this season since he has a 30.8% K rate, a 15.6% swinging-strike rate, and the Tigers strike out 24.2% of the time. It has been worse in the past 14 days and the Tigers also have the highest chase rate (31.8%) and they have the fifth-highest whiff rate. His xFIP is still just 2.75 and the HR/9 is down to 0.94, the lowest since 2018. Both sides of the plate whiff at least 27.8% of the time and the main pitch for Cole is the four-seam, one that has 39 of 72 strikeouts. His whiff rate on that pitch has gone up from 27.6% last year to 35% this season and Detroit is 27th when facing a fastball. There is simply nothing in the profile that suggests anything but a smash spot for Cole. 

Shane McClanahan 

I’m generally very hesitant to play a lefty pitcher against the White Sox lineup BUT Shane O’Mac is so good that he will be in some GPP lineups. I’m not stumping for him in cash games with Cole right there but McClanahan leads the league in K rate at 36.3% and he’s second in swinging-strike rate at 17%. On top of that, he leads the league in xFIP at .183 and the next closest player is Kevin Gausman at 2.46, so it’s a significant gap. Chicago is still top five in all of our offensive categories when they face a lefty, including OPS, ISO, wOBA, and wC+. Every pitch for him that isn’t the four-seam continues to dominate as well with wOBA’s under .170 for his curve/changeup mix, they both have a whiff rate of at least 35.9% and they have 52 strikeouts. His splits show no major cracks in the armor so I’m hoping he comes in a little less popular so we can take our shots in GPP. 

Corbin Burnes 

It’s not going to be very often that Burnes is third on the list (and he’s second for cash consideration ahead of McClanahan) and he got back in the saddle in the last start. He whiffed 11 Cardinals and generated a 0.43 FIP in that start. His cutter and curve make up about 75% of his arsenal and San Diego is 27th when facing the cutter and 24th when facing the curve. Burnes has 53 strikeouts with those two pitches and the curve has a 48% whiff rate and the splits are mostly even for Burnes. The left side has a 2.45 xFIP and 32.7% for the K rate while the righties are at 2.82 and 31.2%, respectively. Neither side has a wOBA over .236 and Burnes is a lights-out pick once again. We talked yesterday about how the Padres lineup has been a big disappointment this year and is in the bottom 10 of our offensive categories. I’m really going to be interested to see what the field does with the top of the salary grid tonight. 

Shane Bieber 

I’m the shakiest on Bieber but the Orioles’ offense can be had, although they are ranking better than you may think overall. They are 14th in wOBA, 12th in wRC+, 16th in OBP, 11th in ISO, and 12th in OPS so this isn’t exactly a pushover. However, outside of the Toronto start, he’s starting to find his footing more with at least 18 DK in the other four starts. I can hear it now that 18 Dk won’t cut it tonight and that’s 100% correct but he’s also scored 25 and 27 in the past two starts, albeit against Detroit. Perhaps my largest fear is he’s using the slider 40.5% of the time and has a 36.8% whiff rate with it but the O’s are fifth when facing sliders this year. We also need the lineup because against lefties, Bieber is excellent with a .236 wOBA, a 1.67 FIP, and a 2.87 xFIP with a 27.3% K rate. The metrics all plummet when facing righties for a 20.3% K rate and 4.04 FIP. I kind of have a feeling that he might be the cash play, but I tend to also believe that I’d be underweight in GPP settings. 

Honorable Mention 

Joe Musgrove has been excellent for the Padres so far this season but I’ll have a mental block with paying $500 more for him when Burnes is right there. Musgrove is sporting a 25.3% K rate, a 3.13 xFIP, and a 2.71 FIP in addition to the Brewers striking out at a top 10 rate when facing righty pitching. If you decided to go there, I can’t mount a strong argument but I will have other priorities tonight. 

Mid-Range 

Logan Gilbert 

Now we get into the range where I’m not exactly sure what DK was thinking, because there are at least two pitchers that are vastly mispriced here. Gilbert leads the charge and he’s coming off a 26.8 DK punt start, which earned him a salary decrease of $800. I’ve been a little hesitant with him when he was priced near $10,000 in part because the xFIP is 3.57 compared with a 2.29 ERA and the hard-hit rate is 36.1% but he also has a K rate of 25.4%. Texas is 11th in K rate this season when facing a righty and they are also no higher than 23rd in our offensive categories. This is a relatively soft matchup for Gilbert and my largest complaint with him is how little he throws his changeup. This pitch has a 33.3% whiff rate, a .064 wOBA, and has allowed just one single but he throws it just 8.7% of the time. That pitch is part of the reason he’s been lights out when facing lefties because out of the 84 changes he’s thrown, 82 have been against the left side. They only have a 2.04 FIP, a 34% K rate, and a .178 wOBA and Texas could throw out 5-6 lefties tonight. Please let that be the case!

Nathan Eovaldi 

Eovaldi has scored 60 points in his last two starts combined and he’s facing Oakland but for some reason, he’s only $8,000. I’d be pretty surprised if he’s not chalk today but the salary just doesn’t match what Eovaldi is capable of. His curve and splitter are a little under 40% of his arsenal and they both have a whiff rate of over 32% and they have combined for 35 strikeouts while the four-seam is at 18 strikeouts, although a .322 wOBA. Oakland has the seventh-highest K rate when facing a righty and they are 28th in ISO, 29th in wOBA, and 30th in wRC+. The xFIP against both sides is under 3.30 and he whiffs the left side at 30.2%. Aside from a horrific start against the Astros and a poor one against the White Sox, Eovaldi has been fairly reliable this season with just a 3.14 xFIP compared to his 3.77 ERA and he generates a ground ball 45.5% of the time. 

Punt Range 

Merrill Kelly 

I think we all knew that Kelly wasn’t going to score 25+ DK points very often this season but the salary has dropped too far because he’s had poor results lately. Two starts out of four coming against the Dodgers will tend to do that to any pitcher and now he has a nice, soft landing spot in facing Pittsburgh. Just don’t tell the Dodgers pitching staff that because they couldn’t figure it out but I digress. Kelly’s K rate is right about 20% and the xFIP’s are under 4.20 for either side of the plate, not to mention the HR/9 doesn’t climb over 0.81. In the last two weeks, Pittsburgh has been striking out 25.1% of the time when facing a righty and they are still just 21st in wOBA, wRC+, and OPS in that span. Kelly doesn’t throw a pitch more than his four-seam at 29.3% and his hard-hit rate is only 28.6%. For under $7,000, he’s worth using as an SP2 to fit an extra hitter or two into the lineup. 

Honorable Mention 

I’ll likely just stick with Kelly, but it is possible for me to look at Yusei Kikuchi as well. The Twins have been an average lineup when facing a lefty for the past month as opposed to top-five like their seasonal rankings would lead us to believe. Also, Kikuchi has just a 4.23 xFIP and a 24.4% K rate, so there is some potential here at such a cheap salary. I just want to see what the Minnesota lineup looks like before deciding. 

Stacks

Blue Jays

Yankees

Red Sox

Braves

Guardians

D-Backs (deep GPP)

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Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Stack City, where I’ll be going through the top MLB DFS Stacks on DraftKings and Fanduel. 

Depending on the site, we have a 6 game slate on DraftKings tonight and an 8 game slate on FanDuel.  Thank you FanDuel for including that Reds/Nats game tonight!

Always make sure to read Adam’s Starting Rotation when setting your lineup.  It’s hands down the best pitching article in the MLB DFS business.

Let’s dig in and see if we can find some stacks to use today!

MLB DFS Stacks – Main

Atlanta Braves vs. Austin Gomber

Coming off his worst outing of the year vs. the Nationals, things aren’t going to get much easier for Austin Gomber tonight with a matchup vs. the Braves at home.  Gomber’s last outing was extremely poor.  In just an inning and a third, Gomber gave up 8 ER and 3 walks.  Surprisingly, he didn’t give up a single homer.  His WHIP for the outing was a fancy 7.5.  While I don’t expect the same to happen tonight, I do expect Gomber to have a rough outing due to the really tough matchup.  After starting out the year slow vs. lefties, the Braves have really come on of late.  Their wRC is up to 112 vs. lefties and they have an OPS of .760. 

I’m going to start off this Braves stack with Austin Riley.  Riley is just on an absolute heater right now.  Over his 10-game hitting streak, he has 6 multi-hit games and 5 homers.  Against lefties on the year, he’s also been dynamite as he has a .434 wOBA with a .347 ISO.  At just $4.7k on DK tonight, he feels like an absolute steal with the matchup plus environment. 

Next up will be Dansby Swanson.  While he doesn’t have the power that Riley has, he’s still nearly as productive as Riley as he has hits in 14 of his last 15 games.  He puts the ball in play in nearly every at-bat and with the spacious Coors field, more of those balls in play should find some open space.  He’s also been pretty good against lefties this season as his ISO is over .231 and wOBA is over .380. 

Other pieces I really like here are going to be Matt OlsonMarcel Ozuna, and Ozzie Albies.   

Baltimore Orioles vs. Chris Flexen

If you’ve read my articles before, you know my disdain for Chris Flexen and my love for stacking against him in MLB DFS.  I just don’t think he’s very good, and he’s showing why more often than not this season.  Although his last outing was really good against the Astros, it’s not the norm for him and I’m going to attack him tonight with the Orioles.  Over the last 30 days, Flexen has an xFIP that is creeping up close to 5. 

Over those 26 innings of work, he’s given up 7 homers and 11 barrels.  He’s just been bad.  If we look at his splits over the past 30 days, both sides of the plate have pretty even numbers so I’m not going to be overly worried about it.  They both have wOBA’s in the upper .300’s and ISO’s over .220.

I’m starting off this stack with Trey Mancini.  Mancini is one of the Orioles hottest hitters right now.  He has hits in 4 of his last 5 games and has extra base hits in 3 of them.  Over the last month, he has a wOBA of .444 vs. righties.  He also won’t cost us much as he’s just $3.9k on DK tonight. 

Next up would be Austin Hays.  Hays is currently riding a 12-game hitting streak and has a little bit of everything during that stretch.  His average is up to .290 on the year and comes in at just $3.7k on DK tonight.  My final core piece here will be Cedric Mullins.  Mullins is going to face a healthy dose of cutters tonight from Flexen.  It’s his most-used pitch against lefties and one that Mullins should abuse.  In 22 events vs. cutters from righties, Mullins has a .687 wOBA and a .417.  If Flexen leaves one of them over the plate vs. Mullins tonight, there’s a great chance it ends up on Eutaw Street. 

Other guys we’ll want in this game will be Anthony SantanderRyan Mountcastle, and Rougned Odor.  There are some storms expected in Baltimore tonight, so we’ll want to keep an eye on this one.  It should play though as the night looks dry and the Mariners leave town after this one.  They’ll try their hardest to get this one in.  

New York Yankees vs. Reid Detmers

Since his no-hitter vs. the Rays, Reid Detmers has back-to-back poor starts.  Over those 2 starts, Detmers has allowed 8 ER and 4 homers in just 9 innings of work.  The post-no-hitter hangover has not been kind to Detmers.  With Detmers, I’m not going to be overly concerned with platoon splits.  His numbers against both sides of the plate have been pretty neutral, with a slight lean to lefties having a bit more power over the past 30 days. 

My Yankees stack would start with Gleyber Torres.  Torres has been red hot at the plate and had another 2 hits last night, one of which was an extra-base hit.  Against lefties over the past month, Torres has a .484 ISO.  He’s been crushing them and should continue to crush them tonight in this matchup tonight vs. Detmers.  Detmers throws his fastball almost 58% of the time to righties and Torres has .258 ISO against this pitch over the last few years. 

Next up would be Aaron Judge.  When you play the Yankees, he should always be in consideration. He hasn’t been overly hot, but he did homer on Sunday and there’s a great chance at it again tonight.  Especially against lefty fastballs where he has a .484 ISO over the last 3 years.  Other guys I’d look to here are going to be Anthony RizzoMiguel Andujar, and D.J. LeMahieu.  

MLB DFS Summary

If you’re playing on FanDuel tonight, the Reds are very much in play against Joan Adon.  He’s not a good pitcher yet, and we should stack against him every chance we can get.  With how affordable both sides of the Coors game are, a full game stack is very much within reason.  Just know it won’t be original and your chances of a takedown are slim.  A game stack of the Orioles/Mariners game will be lower owned though and very much in play.  Although Lyles has been better at home, the old Lyles does come out to play every now and then and very well could against the Mariners. 

Good luck and hope to see you in the green.   

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MLB DFS: DraftKings and FanDuel Pitching 6/1

Almost every team in the majors is going to be available to us with a six-game slate in the morning and eight games in the evening. Pitching is kind of all over the board but I think the evening has better lower-end options on the salary grid. Let’s talk about everything in the MLB DFS: DraftKings and FanDuel Pitching 6/1 and find who’s leading us to green! 

Early

I can’t even break the Early slate into our normal tiers because the punt range is unplayable. The cheap pitchers include Madison Bumgarner, Dakota Hudson, Evan Lee, and Antonio Senzatela. Lefty Konnor Pilkington makes another start but his walk rate is over 14% and the xFIP is over 4.20 so he hasn’t shown a lot yet in the majors. The good news is there are hitters that are cheap enough even in Coors Field and in the Mets lineup that we can pitch the two most expensive pitchers on the slate and still get some hitters that we really want. 

Justin Verlander might be happy to not be pitching against the Mariners as they’ve given him some grief this season and it halted a three-game streak of scoring 22 DK or more. His K rate is over 25% and even though he’s been a little lucky for the ERA of 2.03 to not match the 3.45 xFIP, it’s hard to not look at him in this spot. The A’s strikeout over 24% of the time when facing righties and the whiff rates are above 28.5% on his curve and slider this season. With this slate being a day game after night game, we’ll find punts to make this fit with some heavy hitters. 

Kyle Wright gets the best strikeout matchup on the slate among pitchers we want to roster (technically it’s MadBum but no thank you) as the D-Backs whiff over 25% when facing a righty, one of just three teams to do so. Wright is a little worse against the left side of the plate with a 25.3% K rate and a 4.05 xFIP but that’s still plenty of strikeouts to chase. He has started to see some instability in his results with 15, -0.1, and 9.8 in his past five games but the other two are 27 and 24. Lastly, the D-Backs are 27th against the curve this season and that is the main pitch for Wright at 31.6% with 26 strikeouts and a 37.1% whiff rate. 

I still have some issues with Yu Darvish since he has a 4.04 xFIP and a 20.7% K rate, not to mention the fact that the swinging-strike rate is down to 10.9% and the Cardinals have one of the three lowest K rates against righties. It isn’t going to help Darvish all that much that he’s a little worse against righty hitters with a 4.30 xFIP and a 1.15 WHIP and his four-seam is still really struggling with just a 16% whiff rate and the cutter has a .417 wOBA allowed. The Cards are just 17th when facing cutters but they are third against fastballs. 

Honorable Mention 

I get some may turn to Carlos Carrasco and he’s been solid this year, with wOBA’s of .300 or lower against each side of the plate, and the xFIP’s don’t climb over 3.73. He’s just not carrying the same strikeout upside as the top two pitchers at just 21.4% himself and Washington is only whiffing 20.3% of the time. 

Aces (Main)

Robbie Ray 

He is the least expensive of the Ace options but he has the best matchup and the strikeout upside is immense. He’s hit at least eight strikeouts in five of the past six games and the K rate has climbed to 27.1%. Sure, that may not seem like much but in May he sported a 33.3% K rate with a 2.81 xFIP and a 5.34 ERA. He’s due some serious regression and when that happens with eight whiffs or more, there are 30+ DK points to be had here. Baltimore is seventh when facing a slider so that is a small concern but Ray throws it 41% of the time and still gets a 44.3% whiff rate and it has 38 strikeouts. The Orioles have the third-highest K rate when facing a lefty pitcher at 26.2% and they are no higher than 24th in wRC+, wOBA, OPS, ISO, or OBP so there isn’t a box that Ray doesn’t check tonight. 

Nestor Cortes

This is going to be a very interesting matchup since the Angels are the number one team against the cutter but if someone can overcome that, it’s Cortes. His cutter has racked up 28 strikeouts and only has a .225 wOBA allowed so far and the Angels just got worked over by a far less talented pitcher. Cortes is still hovering right at a 3.00 xFIP, the FIP is 2.55, and the ERA is 1.70 with a 30.2% K rate on top of it all. His swinging-strike rate is down to 9.7% and that’s a small red flag at this salary but the called strike rate is 18.6%, the highest of his career. He’s held both sides of the plate under a .240 wOBA and they could have two lefties in the lineup, which would boost Cortes since he has a 42.9% K rate when facing lefty hitters. Even the right side only has a 3.20 xFIP and I’m betting he’s not going to be super popular tonight. 

Tarik Skubal 

He didn’t have his best stuff in the past game but still grinned his way to five strikeouts, five hits, and three runs allowed in seven innings. He’s another player that draws a tough matchup on paper as the Twins are in the top eight in wOBA and wRC+ when facing lefties, not to mention third in OBP but they are just 17th in ISO. Skubal could hold the power threats at bay as he only has a 0.35 HR/9 and the xFIP is just 2.74 compared to a 2.44 ERA. He also has a K rate over 27% with a swinging-strike rate just under 12% and Skubal has flipped around his pitch mix. The slider is the primary pitch at 30.3% and it leads in strikeouts with 16. However, the four-seam/sinker/change mix all have at least 10 strikeouts themselves and Minnesota is missing Carlos Correa. Skubal is generating a ground ball rate over 48% and even the right side has an xFIP under 3.00 and a wOBA under .280 so there isn’t much to pick on here for him past the salary is a touch high. 

Mid-Range 

The only realistic option here is Bailey Ober and it’s not one that fills me with confidence. He’s sporting a fly-ball rate over 51% and has an xFIP of 4.29 and since he’s come back from his injury, he’s thrown 78 and 61 pitches. That could potentially cap him at 80 or so and if he wasn’t facing the Tigers, I’m not sure he’d even be on the radar all that much. His slider is the only pitch that has performed well so far with a wOBA of .169 while his four-seam and change are both over .400 so I’m not likely landing here tonight. 

Punt Range 

Garrett Whitlock 

The strikeouts may not have come in the last start but Whitlock did make it through six strong innings with only two runs allowed and five hits. Some may point to his .317 wOBA and 4.34 ERA as a starter as a negative and it is compared with his stats as a reliever. However, I’m still more in the camp that his five-start stretch against some really strong offenses is more to blame than anything else. After all, the xFIP only goes from 2.80 to 3.36 and the K rate still is at 26.2% even with a dip. I’ll take a K rate of 26% at $7,000 all day especially when the Reds offense is striking out at a 24.3% clip this season against righties and they are still in the bottom 10 in wOBA and wRC+. Additionally, they are just 21st against sliders this year and that has been the money pitch for Whitlock as far as whiffs at 42.5%. That and his sinker have 33 of 44 strikeouts and the Reds are also just 24th when facing a fastball. The salary does not reflect the upside, and that’s the case for the next player as well. 

Jeffery Springs 

Springs has only pitched 33.1 innings this season and the xFIP of 3.23 compared to 1.62 ERA tells us he’s not quite this good but the salary has not caught up yet. The 91.2% strand rate can’t last forever but Springs also has a 26.8% K rate and has allowed just a 6% barrel rate to go along with his 14.6% swinging-strike rate. His changeup usage has increased from 27.8% last year to 39.3% this year and it’s got a 38.9% whiff rate and has 20 of 33 strikeouts although Texas is fifth against that pitch this year. He’s been really nasty when facing righties with a 2.04 FIP, 0.73 WHIP, and the K rate jumps to just about 29%. The Rangers are not a pushover here but Springs has been so good that I’m definitely going after him as an SP2 in some lineups tonight. 

Honorable Mention 

I want to see what the White Sox lineup looks like when they face Hyun Jin Ryu because he’s pitched better since returning from injury and he’s still dirt cheap. Since the return, he’s pitched 15.2 innings and allowed three runs with 14 hits and two walks. The strikeouts have not been there with just seven but the salary could still be appealing. 

Stacks 

Yankees

Mariners 

Brewers

Red Sox 

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Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Stack City, where I’ll be going through the top MLB DFS Stacks on DraftKings and Fanduel. 

It’s a Tuesday night and that means we have a full slate of games.  We also have a Patrick Corbin night and that always makes for more fun.

Always make sure to read Adam’s Starting Rotation when setting your lineup.  It’s hands down the best pitching article in the MLB DFS business.

Let’s dig in and see if we can find some stacks to use today!

MLB DFS Stacks – Main

New York Mets vs. Patrick Corbin

Didn’t think I’d pass up an opportunity to stack my Mets against Corbin?  The Mets are just steamrolling the NL East right now and it won’t slow down tonight.  Corbin is who he is.  A below-average southpaw that gives up just way too many mistakes that end up being homers.  Corbin has now faced the Mets twice this season.  In his last outing against them, he gave up 0 ER in 5 innings of work.  He also gave up a 58% hard-hit rate in that game and had a BABIP of .250.  You’re not going to get that luck that many times out against a team that is clicking on all cylinders. 

The Mets are clicking on all cylinders right now and should have their way with Corbin and the Nationals bullpen that has an ERA and xFIP close to 5 over the last 2 weeks.  With Corbin, splits aren’t overly important.  He’s been giving up pretty even numbers to both sides of the plate in 2022, although I’d have a slight lean to righties as they have a slugging % 79 points higher.

This Mets stack is going to start with the Polar Bear, Pete Alonso.  You will see a lot about Alonso’s BVP vs. Corbin, and it’s definitely there.  He’s got 4 homers against him in 32 AB.  You’ll also see a lot about J.D. Davis’ BVP as he also has 4 homers in 32 AB.  Both of these guys just crush left-handed sinkers and that’s what they’ll see a ton of out of Corbin tonight and why they’ve had so much success against him. Over the last few years, Alonso has a .789 ISO vs. lefty sinkers with an average distance of almost 370 feet.  Davis has a .250 ISO vs. them.  Both of these guys are part of my Mets core tonight.  Can they mess up tonight and get an 0 for?  Absolutely, but the recipe is there for success for them tonight. 

I’m also going to look to add in Starling Marte tonight.  Marte is playing some of his best baseball in a Mets uniform right now and has also had success against lefty sinkers.  He has a wOBA is .411 vs. them in a pretty large sample size.  Other guys to look to add here are Francisco LindorEduardo Escobar, and Mark Canha.    

Atlanta Braves vs. Humberto Castellanos

Humberto Castellanos has somewhat been able to skate by this season without too many blow-up games.  That was until his last outing against the Dodgers.  His last outing was by far his worst of the season as he gave up 10 hits and 6 ER in just 4 innings of work.  Now I wouldn’t put the Braves into the same category of lineups as the Dodgers, but this is still a good lineup that should be able to put up some runs vs. Castellanos. 

While the K’s are a bit higher vs. righties, righties actually hit the ball way harder vs. Castellanos and the Braves are a lineup that is predominantly right-handed.  The Braves also line up extremely well with Castellanos and his pitch selection. 

My first piece with the Braves will be Austin Riley who is just hitting the cover off the ball right now.  Over his last 8 games, Riley has just been unreal.  He has 4 homers and 6 RBI over that stretch.  He’s locked in at the plate and with a cake matchup vs. Castellanos, you’ll want him in your lineup. 

Next up would be Dansby Swanson.  While Swanson isn’t on the same heater that Riley is, he’s hitting extremely well with 12 hits in his last 27 AB.  He also lines up extremely well with Castellanos and his pitch selection.  Castellanos will mostly throw sinkers to righties.  Against sinkers, Swanson has a .417 wOBA and a hard-hit rave well over 50%.  He should do well tonight.  Other guys I’d look to in this stack are going to be Ronald AcunaMatt Olson, and William Contreras.  

Colorado Rockies vs. Edward Cabrera

Edward Cabrera is making his 2022 debut today.  If it’s anything like his 2021 season, today’s going to be a fun day if you’re a Colorado Rockies fan.  In 7 starts last season, Cabrera owned an ERA just under 6 and his xFIP of 5.14 drove home the fact that his ERA was very real.  Using last year’s stats, Cabrera’s weakness, albeit by a slim margin, was lefties. They had a slugging % well over .500 and an OPS over .900.  While he’s worse against lefties, he wasn’t too much better against righties as they had an OPS well over .800.  

I’m starting off this Rockies stack with the man at the top of the order, Charlie Blackmon.  Even though he’s been on the road, for the most part, his last week has been pretty good.  He’s currently riding an 8 game hitting streak and gets the platoon advantage tonight.  I’ll also look to Ryan McMahon tonight.  McMahon has been way better at home this year as his OPS Is almost 300 points higher than it is on the road.  At home this season, his slugging % is pushing .500 and with the platoon advantage tonight, I really like him in this spot.  Other guys we should look to here will be Sam HilliardC.J. Cron, and Jose Iglesias.  

MLB DFS Summary

I didn’t put them in my top 3, but I also really like the Marlins here too vs. German Marquez.  Marques has not been good this year and he’s attackable until he shows he can return to form.  We can also look to the Twins vs. Joe Wentz.  In Wentz’s one outing, he was not good.  I really love this lineup if we know that Buxton is in play.  If he is, they’d probably squeeze into my top 3 stacks. 

Good luck and hope to see you in the green.   

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