MLB Daily Grind Down June 2nd
The RotoGrinders MLB Grind Down article will give you an in-depth analysis into the MLB schedule. This article will break down the numbers for every single game and give you analysis on which trends you can exploit.
While matchups are a major factor in daily fantasy baseball, there are plenty of other factors to consider such as injuries, weather, and salaries. The analysis should point you in the right direction, but it is still up to you to decipher the information and make your own selections. No sport has more variance than baseball. The best choice is not always the right choice but following the trends will win you money over time. (any fp listed uses Fanduel’s scoring system)
Wake up!!! It is Sunday and that is a nice sized day for early GPPs in the industry. There is a ton of great pitching going this afternoon which means that you need to spend on that spot and need to catch the right player. Some days, you can get away with value plays but today there will be someone that puts up a sick stat line so take a chance and try to get that guy in your LU. Here is todays Daily Grind Down to get you ready for another great day!
Tampa Bay at Cleveland
| Tampa Bay | Cleveland | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Field | 1:05 PM | ||||||
| Jeremy Hellickson – (2-2), 5.61 ERA, 6.91 K/9, 1.232 WHIP | Zach McAllister – (4-4), 3.08 ERA, 6.63 K/9, 1.293 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-2), 5.59 ERA, 7 HRA, 7.2 K/9, 1.216 WHIP | HOME | (3-1), 2.16 ERA, 4 HRA, 5.9 K/9, 0.99 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
TBR BvP  | TBR vs R | CLE BvP | CLE vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 9
- Favored CLE -130
Pitchers
- Home Zach McAllister has been a 2.16 pitcher at home this year. Because of the other pitchers that are going, I think all middle tier pitcher are not playable today. It is easy for me to lay of of him versus this borderline hot TAM team. TAM is batting .247 on the road, .246 versus right-handers, and .261 over the last 7 days. Vegas likes him but he des not have enough upside in a single pitcher format. In Play
- Away Everything I just said about Zach McAllister insert here for Jeremy Hellickson only Hellickson is not pitching well and has a 5.61 ERA on the year. His 1.23 WHIP is solid so his ERA should come down a t some point but he will not offer you GPP winning upside today. CLE is batting .253 at home, .254 versus right-handers and .229 over the last 7 days.
Batters
- Home The OU is high so Iike all of CLE. Jason Giambi has been hot with 24 fp over the last week.
- Away James Loney is extra hot with 32 fp over the last week. Kelly Johnson and Matt Joyce are also hot producing over 20 fp in the last week. All three players gain the lefty/righty splits in their favor.
NY Mets at Miami
| NY Mets | Miami | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlins Park | 1:10 PM | ||||||
| Matt Harvey – (5-0), 1.85 ERA, 9.69 K/9, 0.821 WHIP | Kevin Slowey – (1-5), 3.59 ERA, 6.8 K/9, 1.254 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (3-0), 1.63 ERA, 1 HRA, 9.1 K/9, 0.831 WHIP | HOME | (0-3), 3.67 ERA, 6 HRA, 7.3 K/9, 1.165 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| NYM BvP | NYM vs R | MIA BvP | MIA vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 6.5
- Favored NYM -200
Pitchers
- Home I talk about playing the fade mostly with hitters but if I am not taking Matt Harvey today on a Multiple pitcher site then I am taking Kevin Slowey. He has been solid on the year with a 3.59 ERA and 1.24 WHIP and NYM is not hitting that well. He could make for a decent GPP play if you want to gamble. NYM is battong .239 on the road, .228 versus right-handers, and .217 over the last 7 days. *In Play
- Away Matt Harvey versus the worst team in baseball is a play so good it becomes bad in GPPs. Overlay will be a huge concern. Think about it. It is not unlikely that some of the other pitcher going out perform him so personally I think you need to gamble elsewhere as opposed to taking this safe option. MIA is batting .217 at home, .229 versus right-handers, and .240 over the last 7 days. Target
Batters
- Home If you are playing the fade then Marcell Ozuna, Chris Coghlan and Derick Dietrich have all been hot.
- Away Justin Turner and Daniel Murphy are both batting over .300 versus right-handers. NYM are slumping but Lucas Duda seems to be producing well and gets the lefty/righty splits in his favor.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
| Cincinnati | Pittsburgh | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNC Park | 1:35 PM | ||||||
| Mat Latos – (5-0), 3.01 ERA, 7.84 K/9, 1.222 WHIP | Jeanmar Gomez – (2-0), 2.3 ERA, 4.81 K/9, 1.07 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-0), 3.03 ERA, 2 HRA, 6.8 K/9, 1.19 WHIP | HOME | (1-0), 2 ERA, 1 HRA, 6 K/9, 1.167 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| CIN BvP | CIN vs R | PIT BvP | PIT vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored CIN -125
Pitchers
- Home Jeanmar Gomez 2.30 ERA is very nice but this is not the day to use him. Why? He does not get nearly enough Ks and there are some really great pitcher going today and one of those players is going to put up a monster stat line. You can consider him in a multiple pitcher format but with my money I’m buying the two or three cheapest Aces. CIN is batting .242 on the road, .252 versus right-handers, and .251 over the last 7 days. Avoid
- Away Mat Latos is another pitcher who could out throw Matt Harvey. His home and road ERA the same this year and PNC park is a pitcher’s field. In his 1 start there last year, he did not give up a single run. PIT is batting .240 at home, .243 versus right-handers, and .237 over the last 7 days. In Play
Batters
- Home Neil Walker remains hot with 27.5 fp over the last week. He is also batting .294 versus right-handed pitching. Andrew McCuthchen has a .328 average at home.
- Away Joey Votto, Shin-Soo Choo, and Jay Bruce have all been hot and get the lefty/righty splits in their favor. I am not buying into Gomez’s early success and think everyone is playable versus this career 4.69 pitcher.
Milwaukee at Philadelphia
| Milwaukee | Philadelphia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Bank Park | 1:35 PM | ||||||
| Mike Fiers – (1-3), 5.66 ERA, 6.24 K/9, 1.287 WHIP | Cliff Lee – (6-2), 2.34 ERA, 7.07 K/9, 0.973 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (0-1), 3.18 ERA, 2 HRA, 4.8 K/9, 0.706 WHIP | HOME | (1-1), 3.9 ERA, 4 HRA, 8.1 K/9, 1.337 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| MIL BvP | MIL vs L | PHI BvP | PHI vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8
- Favored PHI -160
Pitchers
- Home I do not know when Cliff Lee became an unsexy pick. He is still a true ace and more than playable today with a 2.34 ERA and 0.97 WHIP. His ERA is worse at home on the year at 3.90 but he has upside. The more people that shy off of him, the better off you will be in GPPs. MIL is batting .247 on the road, .275 versus left-handers, and .258 over the last 7 days. In Play
- Away Mike Fiers WHIP is decent so he is not as bad of pitcher as his 5.66 ERA would suggest but with only 14 Ks in 10 starts, there is no way you cab ever play him. PHI is batting .246 at home, .244 versus right-handers, and .234 over the lat 7 days with 15 HRs. Avoid
Batters
- Home Domonic Brown is super hot with 43.5 fp ver the last week. He gets another right-hander today. Fiers has struggled with the long ball so consider all of PHI big bats playable.
- Away MIL hits lefties well so you can feel comfortable putting any of the right-handed bats in your LU. Ryan Braun is 8-16 with 3 HRs versus Lee. Aramis Ramirez is 5-16 with 3 HRs. Carlos Gomez is 7-25 with 2 HRs.
Washington at Atlanta
| Washington | Atlanta | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Field | 1:35 PM | ||||||
| Nate Karns – (0-0), 6.23 ERA, 6.59 K/9, 1.707 WHIP | Paul Maholm – (6-4), 3.74 ERA, 6.84 K/9, 1.282 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | PvB | (0-0 H/AB) 0 BA-A, 0 K%, 0 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | NO DATA | HOME | (3-1), 1.33 ERA, 2 HRA, 5.7 K/9, 1.074 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| WSN BvP | WSN vs L | ATL BvP | ATL vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8
- Favored ATL -180
Pitchers
- Home Paul Maholm is one of those pitcher that could outpitch Matt Harvey today. His season averages are not as good as Harvey’s but he has been brilliant at times this season. He faces a not as easy matchup but WAS is not knocking the cover off of the ball either. WAS is batting .213 on the road, .200 versus left-handers, and .247 over the last 7 days. Target
- Away Nate Karns first start in the majors did not go so well. There is no reason to believe that this start will be any better. Super Cheap players always have upside and he had a solid K/9 ratio in the minors if you want to gamble but with so many quality pitcher going today, I think you need to have one of them in your LU. ATL is batting .249 at home, .252 versus right-handers, and .239 over the last 7 days. Avoid
Batters
- Home Adam LaRoche and Ryan Zimmerman have been hot producing over 20 fp. Zimmerman is batting .309 versus left-handed pitching. This is one of those weird days where you are going to have to play the fade a little no matter who you take.
- Away I’ve been told that I am a little too quick to recommend stacks. Well, I am a former stacker so it bears to reason that I would suggest these plays. Whether you chose to stack or not, all I really mean by this statement is the numbers do not matter. If they are starting, you can feel safe that they have a chance to produce. Ladies and Gentlemen start your ATL stacks.
