MLB Daily Grind Down: Tuesday, September 10th Part 3

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2013-09-10 17:53:20

Oakland vs. Minnesota

8:10 PM	Oakland – ROAD					Minnesota – HOME
TEAM BATTING	AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB		AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB
SEASON	0.244	0.718	19.40%	0.59		0.241	0.698	22.20%	0.54
VS. LEFT/RIGHT	0.244	0.710	19.10%	0.46		0.238	0.695	22.00%	0.43
SP STATS	Parker – RHP					Hendriks – RHP
	WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG		WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG
SEASON	1.19	3.57	6.24	9.72		1.56	5.28	3.87	4.87
LAST 14 DAYS	1.08	3.46	4.85	9.50		1.78	3.48	4.46	7.55
BATTER SPLITS	Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window
	OAK vs R		OAK BvP			MIN vs R		MIN BvP

Pitcher Grind Down

• Jarrod Parker – If you take away his 6 starts in April, Parker would have a 2.81 ERA on the season. Very impressive numbers since that bad start. I really like the matchup against the Twins who no longer have Mauer or Morneau in their lineup. Not sure how many other people will be on Parker tonight, but I am high on him. Starter Rating = 8

• Liam Hendriks – Hendriks has a 5.28 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP on the season. And he is facing an A’s team that has been starting pitcher’s worst nightmare. Starter Rating = 1

Batter Grind Down

OAK – The A’s have been swinging hot bats over the last few weeks. I really like their matchup against the right handed Hendriks. Crisp, Donaldson, Lowrie, and Moss are all in play.

MIN – There is certainly some value in the Twins lineup, but sometimes value is overrated, especially when those players are facing a tough pitcher like Parker.

Milwaukee vs. St. Louis

8:15 PM	Milwaukee – ROAD					St. Louis – HOME
TEAM BATTING	AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB		AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB
SEASON	0.254	0.714	19.70%	0.57		0.272	0.743	17.90%	0.61
VS. LEFT/RIGHT	0.251	0.713	18.90%	0.43		0.284	0.766	17.50%	0.49
SP STATS	Peralta – RHP					Miller – RHP
	WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG		WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG
SEASON	1.44	4.51	6.10	7.94		1.21	3.19	9.47	11.16
LAST 14 DAYS	1.33	4.50	9.00	11.00		2.10	7.20	5.40	4.00
BATTER SPLITS	Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window
	MIL vs R		MIL BvP			STL vs R		STL BvP

Pitcher Grind Down

• Wily Peralta – Peralta has faced the Cardinals twice this season and hasn’t looked good in either of those starts. He has an ERA over 11 in those games and only managed to last 9 combined innings. Not a good play tonight. Starter Rating = 2

• Shelby Miller – Miller is always in play at home where he has a 1.92 ERA. He also has had great success against the Brewers this season with a 1.47 ERA and 21 K’s over 18 innings pitched. The numbers all look favorable for Miller. Starter Rating = 7

Batter Grind Down

MIL – Miller is good at home and they have struggled against him. I don’t think that changes tonight.

STL – The Cardinals have such a good offense that it can sometimes be hard to decide which players to take. I like Matt Carpenter thanks to his lefty/righty matchup, but I also really like the Yadier Molina play at catcher. He’s one of the few catchers that you can count on to have positive fantasy points.

Houston vs. Seattle

10:10 PM	Houston – ROAD					Seattle – HOME
TEAM BATTING	AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB		AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB
SEASON	0.239	0.683	25.60%	0.54		0.243	0.706	21.70%	0.54
VS. LEFT/RIGHT	0.246	0.697	26.30%	0.42		0.248	0.728	21.50%	0.47
SP STATS	Lyles – RHP					Saunders – LHP
	WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG		WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG
SEASON	1.45	5.08	6.00	6.92		1.61	4.95	4.85	7.21
LAST 14 DAYS	0.90	4.26	6.64	5.07		1.94	5.29	2.65	5.33
BATTER SPLITS	Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window
	HOU vs L		HOU BvP			SEA vs R		SEA BvP

Pitcher Grind Down

• Jordan Lyles – Lyles has pitched better in his last few starts, but that’s not saying much when you look at his starts from earlier in the year. The Mariners are a very good offensive team against right hand pitchers and I don’t see Lyles being able to do much tonight. Starter Rating = 3

• Joe Saunders – Here is your ultimate risk/reward play of the night. Saunders is dirt cheap across the board and has a great matchup against the Astros in the pitcher friendly Safeco Field. On multiple pitcher sites, I think he is in play all around, on single pitcher sites, he’s a GPP play. Starter Rating = 6

Batter Grind Down

HOU – Just like Saunders being a wildcard play tonight, so are the Astros bats. This way could easily go either way and the Astros do have some bats that hit lefties well.

SEA – Let me name a few left handed bats from the Mariners that are in a good spot: Seager, Ibanez, Miller, Morales, Almonte, etc. etc. Looks like a great spot for the M’s.

Arizona vs. LA Dodgers

10:10 PM	Arizona – ROAD					LA Dodgers – HOME
TEAM BATTING	AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB		AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB
SEASON	0.259	0.717	18.30%	0.56		0.266	0.723	18.40%	0.56
VS. LEFT/RIGHT	0.257	0.716	18.90%	0.45		0.271	0.728	18.00%	0.44
SP STATS	Cahill – RHP					Volquez – RHP
	WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG		WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG
SEASON	1.43	4.35	6.39	8.00		1.66	6.05	7.34	7.04
LAST 14 DAYS	1.98	3.97	4.86	8.05		1.40	7.20	7.20	2.50
BATTER SPLITS	Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window
	ARI vs R		ARI BvP			LAD vs R		LAD BvP

Pitcher Grind Down

• Trevor Cahill – Cahill hasn’t really been on my list of pitcher plays at any point this season and a matchup against the Dodgers doesn’t help his cause at all. Much better chance of him getting shelled than having a good game. Starter Rating = 3

• Edinson Volquez – Volquez is now a member of the Dodgers and we will see if a change in scenery can help. It certainly can’t hurt. Volquez hasn’t been very good at all this season so it will be interesting to see how his first start for the Dodgers goes. Starter Rating = 4

Batter Grind Down

ARI – I think the D-Backs are in a good spot against Volquez. I love the way Martin Prado is playing and I think a guy like Adam Eaton is in play. He has been an on-base machine against right hand pitching.

LAD – I think we know what we can expect from Cahill at this point. I’m not very high on him and I think he is really going to have trouble with the Dodgers. Crawford and Gonzalez both have the lefty/righty matchups in their favor.

Colorado vs. San Francisco

10:15 PM	Colorado – ROAD					San Francisco – HOME
TEAM BATTING	AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB		AVG	OPS	K%	FPAB
SEASON	0.264	0.735	19.80%	0.60		0.259	0.692	16.90%	0.51
VS. LEFT/RIGHT	0.266	0.749	19.90%	0.48		0.255	0.670	17.20%	0.36
SP STATS	De La Rosa – LHP					Vogelsong – RHP
	WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG		WHIP	ERA	K/9	FPPG
SEASON	1.36	3.31	6.05	9.63		1.60	5.62	6.76	6.88
LAST 14 DAYS	1.42	3.75	5.25	11.00		2.16	5.91	3.53	3.60
BATTER SPLITS	Note: Batter Splits Below Open in Pop Up Window
	COL vs R		COL BvP			SFG vs L		SFG BvP

Pitcher Grind Down

• Jorge De La Rosa – I’m guessing that most Grinders are the same way as I am with De La Rosa. They just always try to find a better option because this is De La Rosa. He has a 3.31 ERA on the season and a pretty decent K rate yet no one ever seems to take him. Once again, there are pitchers that I would rather have though. Starter Rating = 5

• Ryan Vogelsong – Tonight is a full schedule of games so you usually don’t have to take too many chances on pitching. There are a lot of pitchers going tonight with better matchups. Starter Rating = 5

Batter Grind Down

COL – The Rockies are definitely a much different offensive team on the road. You can never rule out guys like Michael Cuddyer and Troy Tulowitzi, but there usually aren’t a ton of runs at AT&T Park.

SF – Whenever the Giants face a lefty, Buster Posey should come to mind. De La Rosa has been solid though so I wouldn’t venture too far into the rest of the Giants hitters.