MLB Daily Grind Down June 6th Part 2
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)
Minnesota at Kansas City
| Minnesota | Kansas City | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kauffman Stadium | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Mike Pelfrey – (3-6), 6.66 ERA, 4.58 K/9, 1.781 WHIP | Wade Davis – (3-5), 6.16 ERA, 7.89 K/9, 1.877 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (17-53 H/AB) 0.321 BA-A, 11.32 K%, 0.887 OPS-A | PvB | (12-43 H/AB) 0.279 BA-A, 25.58 K%, 0.86 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-3), 7.71 ERA, 3 HRA, 6.4 K/9, 1.667 WHIP | HOME | (1-3), 6.33 ERA, 5 HRA, 7.7 K/9, 1.741 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
MIN BvP  | MIN vs R | KCR BvP | KCR vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 9
- Favored KAN -150
Pitchers
- Home Wade Davis ‘s 6.16 ERA and 1.88 WHIP are all you need to know. MIN is batting .231 on the road, .244 versus right-handers, and .285 over the last 7days. They rank 16th in runs scored, and have recorded the 13th most Ks. Avoid
- Away Mike Pelfrey ‘s 6.66 ERA and 1.77 WHIP are another little slice of delicious GPP cake. His 7.71 road ERA is the icing on the top and KAN .321 BAA vs. him is the cherry. KAN is batting .249 at home, .248 versus right-handers, and .219 over the last 7 days. They rank 26th in runs scored and have recorded the 29th most Ks. Avoid
Batters
- Home Ladies and Gentlemen start your KAN stacks. They are slumping as a team so it might not produce but that also means these players will be cheap which let’s you spend more on pitching.
- Away Don’t worry about the mules. Just load the wagon! Mauer and Morneau versus a bad righty are playable either way. Ryan Doumit and Brian Dozier have also been hot over the last 7 days.
Oakland at Chicago White Sox
| Oakland | Chicago White Sox | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Cellular Field | 8:10 PM | ||||||
| Dan Straily – (3-2), 4.6 ERA, 8.2 K/9, 1.133 WHIP | Jose Quintana – (3-2), 3.86 ERA, 6.86 K/9, 1.286 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (6-26 H/AB) 0.231 BA-A, 30.77 K%, 0.5 OPS-A | PvB | (10-25 H/AB) 0.4 BA-A, 16 K%, 1.12 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (2-1), 4.13 ERA, 1 HRA, 9 K/9, 1 WHIP | HOME | (2-2), 4.28 ERA, 3 HRA, 6.9 K/9, 1.244 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| OAK BvP | OAK vs L | CHW BvP | CHW vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 8
- Favored OAK -135
Pitchers
- Home Jose Quintana is a matchup play. He is a worse pitcher at home with a 4.67 ERA and OAK is a much better hitting team on the road so this is not a good matchup. OAK is batting .263 on the road, .264 versus left-handers, and .285 over the last 7 days. The rank 5th in runs scored and have recorded the 10th most Ks. Avoid
- Away Dan Straily just held CHW to 1 ER in 6 IP with 8 Ks. His last 3 starts have been very good he has pitched 19 IP with 2 ER and 14 Ks. CHW has been slumping so you might want to play him today on a multiple pitcher site. The only thing that is alarming to me about him is that he has only eclipsed more than 90 pitches in 2 of his 8 starts, which highly limits his upside. CHW is batting .223 at home, .236 versus right-handers, and .226 over the last 7 days. The rank 29th in runs scored (only the Marlins are worse) and have the 11th most Ks. In Play
Batters
- Home If you believe in the “They are due”:/threads/The_Due_Factor_Useful_in_Da-136608 factor then consider playing them. If you believe in doing things the right way and following trends then avoid them. I might take a shot on Rios or Dunn in a GPP but that’s as far as I am going.
- Away The BvPs are low with only 25 AB but OAK is batting .400 as a team versus Quintana so consider everyone playable and maybe even consider a stack. Josh Donaldson Jed Lowrie and Yoenis Cespedes all hit lefties very well and are playable either way.
San Diego at Colorado
| San Diego | Colorado | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coors Field | 8:40 PM | ||||||
| Andrew Cashner – (4-3), 3.65 ERA, 6.73 K/9, 1.228 WHIP | Jhoulys Chacin – (3-3), 4.26 ERA, 5.74 K/9, 1.277 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (13-34 H/AB) 0.382 BA-A, 23.53 K%, 1.118 OPS-A | PvB | (18-88 H/AB) 0.205 BA-A, 18.18 K%, 0.568 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-2), 4.61 ERA, 4 HRA, 6.9 K/9, 1.354 WHIP | HOME | (2-2), 5.26 ERA, 1 HRA, 3.8 K/9, 1.301 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| SDP BvP | SDP vs R | COL BvP | COL vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 9.5
- Favored COL -155
Pitchers
- Home Jhoulys Chacin has given up only 3 ER to SDG in 11.2 IP of work this year but that was earlier in the year when he was pitching much better. He has seen his ERA skyrocket and a start in Coors Field, home or not, will not help things. SDG is batting .248 on the road, .250 versus right-handers, and .253 over the last 7 days. they rank 20th in runs scored and have recorded the 12th most Ks. Avoid
- Away Andrew Cashner has been pitching well on the year but he sports a road ERA of 4.61. That number will surely go up some more tonight. COL is batting .277 at home, .273 versus right-handers, and .286 over the last 7 days. They rank 4th in runs scored and have recorded the 14th most Ks. Avoid
Batters
- Home Carlos Gonzalez was hot before his 3 HRs yesterday. He is on fire now producing 46.5 fp over the last 7 days. Troy Tulowitzki is batting .372 versus right-handers and .404 at home. Michael Cuddyer is batting .349 versus right-handers and .385 at home. Consider everyone playable, though.
- Away Everyone from SDG is playable today. Everth Cabrera and Jedd Gyorko have both been hot. I also think a undervalued Carlos Quentin could produce in this stadium.
Atlanta at LA Dodgers
| Atlanta | LA Dodgers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM | ||||||
| Tim Hudson – (4-4), 4.8 ERA, 6.38 K/9, 1.245 WHIP | Zack Greinke – (2-1), 4.8 ERA, 6 K/9, 1.6 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (45-182 H/AB) 0.247 BA-A, 14.29 K%, 0.659 OPS-A | PvB | (28-96 H/AB) 0.292 BA-A, 32.29 K%, 0.802 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-4), 7.67 ERA, 6 HRA, 4.8 K/9, 1.642 WHIP | HOME | (2-0), 2.87 ERA, 1 HRA, 6.9 K/9, 1.149 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| ATL BvP | ATL vs R | LAD BvP | LAD vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7
- Favored ATL -115
Pitchers
- Home Zack Greinke only lasted 5.1 IP giving up 4 ER in COL in his last start. Of course, that is not good but I think he has some positive signs in his last outing. First, he got his ground ball pitch working for him, which may be a sign that he is rounding back into shape. Second, he eclipsed over a 100 pitches for the first time since returning. He has been bad, so his price has dropped. This may be a great start to jump on him for a value in game with a low OU. ATL is batting .242 on the road, .253 versus right-handers, and .249 over the last 7 days with 11 HRs. They rank 11th in runs scored and have recorded the 2nd most Ks. In Play
- Away Tim Hudson is getting hammered on the road with a 7.67 road ERA. His last start went well but I am more in line to trust the splits on this occasion. LAD is batting .257 at home, .245 versus right-handers, and .240 over the last 7 days. The rank 12th in runs scored, and have rcorded the 15th most Ks. Avoid
Batters
- Home Adrian Gonzalez is a very nice 8-17 with 2 HRs versus Hudson. He is also batting .311 vs. right-handers and .380 at home. Carl Crawford has positive BvPs as well. Yasiel Puig has shown power and could be a nice value play depending on your site.
- Away I could be overly positive about Grienke so if you think I am wrong consider everyone playable. A hot Freddie Freeman is a solid play eitherway. He has 31 fp over the last 7 days and is batting .311 versus right-handers. Justin Upton is 5-9 with 1 HR versus Grienke. Jordan Schafer is 5-11 versus him as well if he plays.
NY Yankees at Seattle
| NY Yankees | Seattle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safeco Field | 10:10 PM | ||||||
| Phil Hughes – (2-4), 5.37 ERA, 8.51 K/9, 1.443 WHIP | Aaron Harang – (2-5), 5.82 ERA, 8.14 K/9, 1.299 WHIP | ||||||
| PvB | (25-95 H/AB) 0.263 BA-A, 28.42 K%, 0.779 OPS-A | PvB | (21-71 H/AB) 0.296 BA-A, 11.27 K%, 0.831 OPS-A | ||||
| ROAD | (1-1), 4.25 ERA, 5 HRA, 7.3 K/9, 1.213 WHIP | HOME | (2-2), 3.91 ERA, 3 HRA, 7.8 K/9, 1.13 WHIP | ||||
| BATTER SPLITS BREAKDOWN | |||||||
| NYY BvP | NYY vs R | SEA BvP | SEA vs R | ||||
| Note: Batter Splits Above Open in Pop Up Window | |||||||
Las Vegas
- OU 7.5
- Favored NYY -130
Pitchers
- Home You might look at Aaron Harang ‘s 5.82 ERA and think todays a good spot for a tasty NYY stack. However, Harang has been a 3.91 pitcher at home this year and his 1.29 WHIP is more in line with a player with an upper 3 low 4 ERA. Plus, he is trending upward and has looked really good in his last two outings. NYY is batting .243 on the road, .251 versus right-handers, and.239 over the last 7 days. They rank 18th in runs scored and have the 17th most Ks. In Play
- Away Phil Hughes offers decent K/9 potential and he is a much better pitcher on the road. I like him to have a solid showing in this park tonight against a weak SEA offense the strikes out a high rate. SEA is batting .256 at home, .239 versus right-handers, and .249 over the last 7 days with 13 HRs. They rank 23rd in runs scored and have rcorded the 3rd most Ks. In Play
Batters
- Home Kyle Seager is batting .321 versus right-handed pitching. He has been hot producing 29.5 fp over the last 7 days. Nick Franklin, Kendrys Morales, and Rual Ibanez have all been hot as well. Ibanez is 3-3 with 2 HRs versus Hughes.
- Away Robinson Cano is batting .329 versus right-handers. Lyle Overbay is 11-24 vs. Harang. I think paying for the expensive NYY bats tonight in this park is probably not a good idea unless you have extra money to burn and do not mind over paying for a player you like.
