MLB First Look: Sunday, August 16th

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

Included is a brief overview of the MLB odds, which are subject to change throughout the day. Below you’ll also find Notorious’ overall pitcher and offense ratings (along with some other key statistics) to be used as a starting point for your DFS MLB lineups. Note that ratings may change throughout the day based on line movement.

MLB Schedule & Odds

Home Away Vegas Line Run Total Time
Toronto NY Yankees TOR -130 9.0 1:07 PM EST
NY Mets Pittsburgh NYM -160 7.0 1:10 PM EST
Baltimore Oakland BAL -165 8.5 1:35 PM EST
Boston Seattle BOS -130 9.0 1:35 PM EST
Atlanta Arizona ARI -116 7.0 1:35 PM EST
Houston Detroit HOU -190 8.0 2:10 PM EST
Kansas City LA Angels KC -137 8.0 2:10 PM EST
Minnesota Cleveland CLE -140 7.5 2:10 PM EST
Milwaukee Philadelphia MIL -180 8.0 2:10 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs CWS -170 7.5 2:10 PM EST
St. Louis Miami STL -220 7.0 2:15 PM EST
Texas Tampa Bay TEX -105 9.0 3:05 PM EST
San Francisco Washington SF -170 6.5 4:05 PM EST
Colorado San Diego COL -110 11.0 4:10 PM EST
LA Dodgers Cincinnati LAD -225 7.0 4:10 PM EST

Pitcher Rankings

Pitcher Opponent Vegas Line SIERA K% Opp. wOBA Opp. K% Rating Time
Chris Sale CHC -170 2.52 31.0% 13 25 99.5 2:10 PM EST
Zack Greinke CIN -225 2.99 24.5% 16 8 98.0 4:10 PM EST
Carlos Carrasco MIN -140 2.69 26.8% 23 23 94.1 2:10 PM EST
Madison Bumgarner WAS -170 3.03 25.1% 15 17 93.4 4:05 PM EST
Carlos Martinez MIA -220 3.48 23.2% 30 14 86.9 2:15 PM EST
Taylor Jungmann PHI -180 3.62 21.4% 28 11 85.6 2:10 PM EST
Mike Fiers DET -190 3.47 24.9% 5 14 82.8 2:10 PM EST
Matt Harvey PIT -160 3.39 23.5% 14 19 82.6 1:10 PM EST
Luis Severino TOR 130 1.41 38.9% 2 6 82.0 1:07 PM EST
Joe Ross SF 170 2.50 26.7% 4 4 75.7 4:05 PM EST
Wei-Yin Chen OAK -165 3.87 18.5% 22 3 69.4 1:35 PM EST
Yordano Ventura LAA -137 3.90 19.8% 17 13 67.4 2:10 PM EST
Ian Kennedy COL 110 3.61 23.4% 1 16 65.3 4:10 PM EST
Rubby De La Rosa ATL -116 3.99 18.3% 24 3 62.3 1:35 PM EST
Drew Hutchison NYY -130 3.75 22.0% 5 10 60.0 1:07 PM EST
Hector Santiago KC 137 4.16 21.2% 10 1 58.2 2:10 PM EST
Chris Rusin SD -110 3.98 15.3% 26 30 54.2 4:10 PM EST
Shelby Miller ARI 116 4.33 18.0% 9 21 53.8 1:35 PM EST
Vidal Nuno BOS 130 3.76 20.4% 9 7 51.0 1:35 PM EST
Jeff Locke NYM 160 4.10 17.1% 25 29 49.9 1:10 PM EST
Yovani Gallardo TB -105 4.08 16.9% 26 27 48.9 3:05 PM EST
Dan Haren CWS 170 4.01 17.8% 20 18 48.4 2:10 PM EST
Tommy Milone CLE 140 4.49 15.3% 11 4 47.8 2:10 PM EST
Henry Owens SEA -130 5.53 16.7% 21 13 45.6 1:35 PM EST
Anthony Desclafani LAD 225 4.23 17.5% 3 16 44.3 4:10 PM EST
Aaron Harang MIL 180 4.32 17.3% 17 21 42.9 2:10 PM EST
Kendall Graveman BAL 165 4.31 15.3% 11 28 42.2 1:35 PM EST
Drew Smyly TEX 105 3.55 22.6% 20 23 42.1 3:05 PM EST
Matt Boyd HOU 190 4.09 17.2% 11 24 40.7 2:10 PM EST
David Phelps STL 220 4.32 17.1% 12 8 38.7 2:15 PM EST

Team Offense Rankings

Team Opposing Pitcher Team Total Ballpark Team wOBA (LH/RH) Team ISO (LH/RH) Team Rating Time
Colorado Ian Kennedy 5.78 Coors Field 0.340 0.188 99.9 4:10 PM EST
Toronto Luis Severino 4.83 Rogers Centre 0.331 0.182 76.6 1:07 PM EST
Baltimore Kendall Graveman 4.66 Camden Yards 0.317 0.174 73.9 1:35 PM EST
Boston Vidal Nuno 4.83 Fenway Park 0.316 0.143 73.6 1:35 PM EST
San Diego Chris Rusin 5.23 Coors Field 0.282 0.116 72.5 4:10 PM EST
Houston Matt Boyd 4.48 Minute Maid Park 0.312 0.164 68.7 2:10 PM EST
Texas Drew Smyly 4.76 Rangers Ballpark 0.304 0.147 67.5 3:05 PM EST
LA Dodgers Anthony Desclafani 4.19 Dodger Stadium 0.330 0.177 63.5 4:10 PM EST
NY Yankees Drew Hutchison 4.18 Rogers Centre 0.324 0.171 60.8 1:07 PM EST
Milwaukee Aaron Harang 4.45 Miller Park 0.308 0.138 60.6 2:10 PM EST
Kansas City Hector Santiago 4.34 Kauffman Stadium 0.313 0.121 59.1 2:10 PM EST
St. Louis David Phelps 4.18 Busch Stadium 0.314 0.139 57.7 2:15 PM EST
Cleveland Tommy Milone 4.10 Target Field 0.312 0.121 55.0 2:10 PM EST
Chicago White Sox Dan Haren 4.18 U.S. Cellular Field 0.305 0.138 55.0 2:10 PM EST
Seattle Henry Owens 4.18 Fenway Park 0.302 0.139 53.1 1:35 PM EST
Tampa Bay Yovani Gallardo 4.24 Rangers Ballpark 0.298 0.139 53.1 3:05 PM EST
Arizona Shelby Miller 3.79 Turner Field 0.320 0.147 51.5 1:35 PM EST
San Francisco Joe Ross 3.68 AT&T Park 0.325 0.149 44.6 4:05 PM EST
NY Mets Jeff Locke 3.90 Citi Field 0.286 0.134 44.2 1:10 PM EST
Detroit Mike Fiers 3.53 Minute Maid Park 0.324 0.154 44.0 2:10 PM EST
LA Angels Yordano Ventura 3.66 Kauffman Stadium 0.308 0.148 42.8 2:10 PM EST
Oakland Wei-Yin Chen 3.84 Camden Yards 0.298 0.125 42.6 1:35 PM EST
Minnesota Carlos Carrasco 3.40 Target Field 0.302 0.153 33.1 2:10 PM EST
Philadelphia Taylor Jungmann 3.55 Miller Park 0.295 0.129 32.4 2:10 PM EST
Chicago Cubs Chris Sale 3.33 U.S. Cellular Field 0.311 0.128 29.4 2:10 PM EST
Atlanta Rubby De La Rosa 3.21 Turner Field 0.301 0.112 28.7 1:35 PM EST
Pittsburgh Matt Harvey 3.10 Citi Field 0.310 0.135 27.0 1:10 PM EST
Washington Madison Bumgarner 2.83 AT&T Park 0.310 0.139 20.9 4:05 PM EST
Cincinnati Zack Greinke 2.81 Dodger Stadium 0.309 0.142 20.0 4:10 PM EST
Miami Carlos Martinez 2.83 Busch Stadium 0.287 0.110 12.9 2:15 PM EST

About the Author

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Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Derek Farnsworth (aka Notorious) is a lead RotoGrinders Expert and one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the DFS industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in several sports and multiple Live Final appearances. Noto provides expert NBA, NFL, MLB, and PGA analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards. Follow Noto on X – @RG_Notorious