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MLB DFS First Look: Friday, October 20th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Created 1 month ago, Last Updated 1 month ago

The MLB First Look, complete with sortable odds, a pitcher breakdown, and team offense rankings, will help you get an early start on the upcoming slate.

MLB Schedule & Vegas Lines

Away Pitcher Handed K-Prop Line Total Home Pitcher Handed K-Prop Line Total Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Houston Astros Justin Verlander RHP 5.5 -104 9.0 Texas Rangers Jordan Montgomery LHP 4.5 -112 9.0 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Philadelphia Phillies Cristopher Sanchez LHP 2.5 -132 9.5 Arizona Diamondbacks Joe Mantiply LHP 112 9.5 8:07 PM EDT Main Main

Pitcher Breakdown

All stats are from the 2023 season.

Pitcher Team Handed Opponent K-Prop Line Total DK FD xwOBA xERA SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% HC% Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Justin Verlander HOU RHP at TEX 5.5 -104 9.0 $9,400 $9,700 0.297 3.69 4.43 3.22 22% 7% 10% 36% 31% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Jordan Montgomery TEX LHP vs HOU 4.5 -112 9.0 $8,600 $9,900 0.310 4.04 4.23 3.20 21% 6% 11% 43% 32% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Cristopher Sanchez PHI LHP at ARI 2.5 -132 9.5 $6,900 $8,200 0.300 3.77 3.33 3.44 24% 4% 12% 57% 34% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Joe Mantiply ARI LHP vs PHI 112 9.5 $4,000 $5,500 0.302 3.82 4.06 4.62 18% 6% 11% 54% 35% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main

Offense Breakdown (Team Stats by Handedness)

All stats are from the 2023 season.

Offense Total TvsLHP TvsRHP Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed PvsLHB PvsRHB Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Texas Rangers 4.60 0.343 0.338 vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 0.306 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Houston Astros 4.40 0.354 0.330 at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 0.301 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Arizona Diamondbacks 4.48 0.324 0.322 vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 0.325 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Philadelphia Phillies 5.02 0.345 0.331 at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 0.365 8:07 PM EDT Main Main

Hitter Breakdown (Stats by Handedness)

All stats are from the 2023 season. Everything is split by handedness with the exception of xwOBA and xISO.

Batter Team Handed Order Total xwOBA xISO wOBA ISO wRC+ HC% BB% K% DK Pos FD Pos Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed P-wOBAvL P-xFIPvL P-K%vL P-wOBAvR P-xFIPvR P-K%vR Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Jose Altuve HOU RH 1 4.40 0.336 0.177 0.367 0.192 136 28% 11% 14% $5,600 2B $4,000 2B at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Mauricio Dubon HOU RH 2 4.40 0.302 0.110 0.369 0.164 138 18% 5% 10% $2,700 OF $2,800 2B/SS/OF at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Alex Bregman HOU RH 3 4.40 0.349 0.161 0.307 0.161 94 34% 13% 9% $4,600 3B $3,500 3B at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Yordan Alvarez HOU LH 4 4.40 0.440 0.326 0.378 0.212 144 39% 12% 21% $6,300 OF $4,400 OF at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Jose Abreu HOU RH 5 4.40 0.310 0.157 0.314 0.210 99 34% 8% 20% $3,900 1B $3,000 1B at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Kyle Tucker HOU LH 6 4.40 0.387 0.239 0.392 0.267 154 41% 9% 12% $5,100 OF $3,600 OF at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Chas McCormick HOU RH 7 4.40 0.345 0.214 0.426 0.285 177 32% 9% 25% $3,500 OF $3,000 OF at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Jeremy Pena HOU RH 8 4.40 0.302 0.107 0.361 0.141 132 33% 5% 13% $3,200 SS $2,700 SS at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Martin Maldonado HOU RH 9 4.40 0.269 0.173 0.347 0.261 123 41% 10% 35% $2,600 C $2,200 C at TEX Jordan Montgomery LHP 0.277 2.85 21% 0.301 4.20 22% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Marcus Semien TEX RH 1 4.60 0.335 0.163 0.357 0.219 126 34% 10% 14% $5,200 2B $3,900 2B vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 4.48 22% 0.306 4.64 21% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Corey Seager TEX LH 2 4.60 0.413 0.296 0.439 0.333 183 50% 11% 15% $6,200 SS $4,500 SS vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 4.48 22% 0.306 4.64 21% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Evan Carter TEX LH 3 4.60 0.339 0.147 0.499 0.404 225 46% 17% 28% $4,000 OF $3,700 OF vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 4.48 22% 0.306 4.64 21% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Adolis Garcia TEX RH 4 4.60 0.367 0.274 0.349 0.264 121 44% 9% 29% $5,000 OF $3,900 OF vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 4.48 22% 0.306 4.64 21% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Mitch Garver TEX RH 5 4.60 0.363 0.234 0.358 0.267 127 38% 9% 27% $3,400 C $3,100 C vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 4.48 22% 0.306 4.64 21% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Jonah Heim TEX SH 6 4.60 0.326 0.181 0.314 0.184 96 36% 8% 20% $3,100 C $2,700 C vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 4.48 22% 0.306 4.64 21% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Nate Lowe TEX LH 7 4.60 0.337 0.140 0.363 0.172 130 38% 14% 22% $3,600 1B $2,800 1B vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 4.48 22% 0.306 4.64 21% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Josh Jung TEX RH 8 4.60 0.336 0.221 0.310 0.171 93 40% 6% 31% $3,800 3B $3,600 3B vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 4.48 22% 0.306 4.64 21% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Leody Taveras TEX SH 9 4.60 0.320 0.135 0.329 0.174 106 33% 6% 21% $3,100 OF $2,700 OF vs HOU Justin Verlander RHP 0.257 4.48 22% 0.306 4.64 21% 5:07 PM EDT Main Main
Kyle Schwarber PHI LH 1 5.02 0.365 0.266 0.330 0.242 106 38% 16% 35% $4,700 OF $3,800 OF at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 3.49 22% 0.365 4.83 14% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Trea Turner PHI RH 2 5.02 0.330 0.177 0.307 0.197 90 39% 8% 20% $5,900 SS $4,200 SS at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 3.49 22% 0.365 4.83 14% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Bryce Harper PHI LH 3 5.02 0.397 0.235 0.377 0.221 137 35% 12% 23% $5,500 1B $4,500 1B/OF at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 3.49 22% 0.365 4.83 14% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Alec Bohm PHI RH 4 5.02 0.342 0.163 0.384 0.290 142 39% 5% 16% $3,700 3B $2,900 3B/1B at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 3.49 22% 0.365 4.83 14% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Bryson Stott PHI LH 5 5.02 0.309 0.115 0.322 0.101 101 27% 8% 14% $4,100 2B $3,000 2B at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 3.49 22% 0.365 4.83 14% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
J.T. Realmuto PHI RH 6 5.02 0.336 0.208 0.348 0.263 118 35% 6% 29% $4,200 C $3,400 C at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 3.49 22% 0.365 4.83 14% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Nick Castellanos PHI RH 7 5.02 0.323 0.185 0.393 0.237 148 37% 6% 24% $4,800 OF $3,800 OF at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 3.49 22% 0.365 4.83 14% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Brandon Marsh PHI LH 8 5.02 0.324 0.159 0.319 0.167 98 35% 12% 39% $3,100 OF $2,600 OF at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 3.49 22% 0.365 4.83 14% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Johan Rojas PHI RH 9 5.02 0.263 0.055 0.343 0.100 114 27% 2% 29% $2,800 OF $2,300 OF at ARI Joe Mantiply LHP 0.195 3.49 22% 0.365 4.83 14% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Ketel Marte ARI SH 1 4.48 0.342 0.158 0.377 0.184 138 36% 9% 12% $4,500 2B $3,600 2B vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 2.03 34% 0.325 3.43 22% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Corbin Carroll ARI LH 2 4.48 0.346 0.170 0.318 0.099 98 29% 6% 12% $5,400 OF $4,100 OF vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 2.03 34% 0.325 3.43 22% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Gabriel Moreno ARI RH 3 4.48 0.314 0.120 0.379 0.176 139 37% 4% 28% $3,200 C $2,400 C vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 2.03 34% 0.325 3.43 22% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Christian Walker ARI RH 4 4.48 0.342 0.212 0.381 0.319 141 40% 12% 20% $4,300 1B $3,800 1B vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 2.03 34% 0.325 3.43 22% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Tommy Pham ARI RH 5 4.48 0.361 0.190 0.333 0.219 111 41% 11% 20% $3,300 OF $3,200 OF vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 2.03 34% 0.325 3.43 22% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Lourdes Gurriel ARI RH 6 4.48 0.326 0.176 0.352 0.151 121 38% 8% 11% $3,000 OF $2,900 OF vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 2.03 34% 0.325 3.43 22% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Evan Longoria ARI RH 7 4.48 0.324 0.219 0.316 0.202 96 38% 10% 28% $2,900 3B $2,500 3B vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 2.03 34% 0.325 3.43 22% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Emmanuel Rivera ARI RH 8 4.48 0.307 0.124 0.311 0.089 93 32% 7% 16% $2,300 3B $2,200 3B/1B vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 2.03 34% 0.325 3.43 22% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main
Geraldo Perdomo ARI SH 9 4.48 0.273 0.066 0.264 0.032 62 9% 6% 9% $3,000 SS $2,300 SS/2B vs PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.181 2.03 34% 0.325 3.43 22% 8:07 PM EDT Main Main

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About the Author

  • Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

  • Derek Farnsworth, aka Notorious, is one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS, thanks in large part to the great advice he gives on a daily basis in RotoGrinders.com’s Grind Down for NBA and MLB as well as the First Look column that gives a preview of the day’s games from a DFS perspective. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Masters Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in multiple sports. Farnsworth provides expert analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis during the NBA season and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards.

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