MLB Grind Down: Friday, April 15th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2016-04-16 03:13:01

The RotoGrinders MLB Grind Down will give you an in-depth analysis into the upcoming 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.

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Colorado at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Colorado					Chicago Cubs
			Chad Bettis					Kyle Hendricks
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CHC -260					7.5
SP vs. Left	0.323	4	16.0%	10.3%	SP vs. Left	0.343	13	21.4%	6.9%
SP vs. Right	0.345	9	23.0%	5.8%	SP vs. Right	0.254	4	23.4%	4.9%
Batter Splits					Batter Splits
Batter Split Links Above Open In Pop-Up Window

Pitcher Grind Down

				Salary:$6,200		Salary:$7,800
Chad Bettis
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:30.5		FPPG:14.8
				Pitcher Rating:42
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	4.08	19.5%	8.1%	32.2%	48.3%	9	29

This game isn’t going to be included in the main slate, but since it is included in the all-day slate, I figured that I should break it down just in case. Bettis has a decent strikeout rate of 19.5%, but is otherwise a below-average pitcher. He walks too many batters and he gives up a 32.2% hard hit rate. He is an easy avoid against the Cubs, who may have the best offense in the entire National League.

				Salary:$7,900		Salary:$7,400
Kyle Hendricks
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:41.0		FPPG:22.0
				Pitcher Rating:84
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	3.36	22.5%	5.8%	25.6%	51.6%	2	18

Hendricks is making his second start of the season. He has really pitched well since the start of 2015, posting a 3.36 SIERA with a strikeout rate of 22.5% and a ground ball rate of 51.6%. He is the biggest pitching favorite on the board today and he draws a favorable matchup against the Rockies, who are a much different offense away from Coors Field. When you factor in salaries, Hendricks should be considered a top five pitching option in the all-day slate.

Batter Grind Down

Colorado

The Rockies have the second lowest team total of the 30 teams that are in action today. It’s strange how much a ballpark can impact production, as the Rockies went from one of the top offenses to target to one of the worst offenses to target in a span of only one day. Kyle Hendricks has struggled with left-handed hitters in the past, but Carlos Gonzalez and Charlie Blackmon are both overpriced.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	DJ LeMahieu	RIGHT	0.336	0.108	2B	$3,200	2B	$3,200
2	Trevor Story	RIGHT	0.553	0.655	SS	$4,700	SS	$4,300
3	Carlos Gonzalez	LEFT	0.427	0.344	OF	$4,300	OF	$4,200
4	Nolan Arenado	RIGHT	0.391	0.322	3B	$5,000	3B	$4,200
5	Gerardo Parra	LEFT	0.348	0.177	OF	$3,300	OF	$3,400
6	Ryan Raburn	RIGHT	0.259	0.192	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,100
7	Ben Paulsen	LEFT	0.348	0.201	1B	$2,800	1B/OF	$2,800
8	Tony Wolters		0.351	0.000	C	$2,200	C	$2,000
9	Chad Bettis	RIGHT	0.155	0.000	P	$6,200	P	$7,800
	Team Averages	—	0.352	0.222	—	$3,550	—	$3,400

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – NONE

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs have the second highest team total of the 30 teams in action. They draw a terrific matchup against Chad Bettis, who has allowed a .323+ wOBA to both left and right-handed hitters since the start of last season. The Cubs’ offense also comes into the game red-hot, scoring 64 runs in the first nine games of the season.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Dexter Fowler	SWITCH	0.334	0.174	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,900
2	Jason Heyward	LEFT	0.354	0.161	OF	$3,800	OF	$4,000
3	Ben Zobrist	SWITCH	0.329	0.161	2B	$3,100	2B/OF	$3,800
4	Anthony Rizzo	LEFT	0.384	0.255	1B	$4,400	1B	$4,700
5	Kris Bryant	RIGHT	0.383	0.221	3B	$4,200	3B	$4,400
6	Jorge Soler	RIGHT	0.311	0.143	OF	$2,700	OF	$3,600
7	Miguel Montero	LEFT	0.334	0.161	C	$3,000	C	$3,000
8	Addison Russell	RIGHT	0.327	0.151	SS	$2,700	2B/SS	$3,100
9	Kyle Hendricks	RIGHT	0.049	0.000	P	$7,900	P	$7,400
	Team Averages	—	0.312	0.159	—	$3,413	—	$3,813

Elite Plays – Dexter Fowler, Ben Zobrist, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant

Secondary Plays – Jason Heyward, Miguel Montero

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh – 7:05 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Milwaukee					Pittsburgh
			Jimmy Nelson					Jeff Locke
			RIGHT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			PIT -135					7.5
SP vs. Left	0.369	13	18.3%	9.4%	SP vs. Left	0.340	5	10.7%	7.3%
SP vs. Right	0.257	8	21.3%	8.2%	SP vs. Right	0.318	11	19.1%	8.4%
Batter Splits					Batter Splits
Batter Split Links Above Open In Pop-Up Window

Pitcher Grind Down

				Salary:$7,300		Salary:$8,100
Jimmy Nelson
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:38.0		FPPG:21.1
				Pitcher Rating:51
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	4.08	20.0%	8.7%	29.2%	50.5%	12	16

Nelson has flashed some upside, but is still a risky fantasy option. He has too many bad outings to be considered a cash game option in DFS. Since the start of last season, he has a 4.08 SIERA with a strikeout rate of 20%. He comes into tonight’s game as a sizable underdogs against the Pirates, who are ranked 12th in team wOBA against right-handed pitching.

				Salary:$5,800		Salary:$7,100
Jeff Locke
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:18.0		FPPG:8.1
				Pitcher Rating:70
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	4.23	17.1%	8.2%	26.9%	51.1%	28	25

Locke may be a favorite tonight and he may be pitching at home in a tough park for offensive production, but he doesn’t fit the mold of the type of pitcher that we are looking for in DFS. Since the start of last season, he has a 4.23 SIERA with a strikeout rate of only 17.1%. He does see a nice matchup boost against the Brewers though, and his price on FanDuel is awfully tempting ($5,800). He is cheap enough that he can be considered in GPPs.

Batter Grind Down

Milwaukee

The Brewers have only scored 28 runs this season, which is the fifth fewest of any team in baseball. They come into tonight’s game with the tenth lowest team total. In terms of splits, Jeff Locke has allowed a .340 wOBA to left-handed hitters and a .318 wOBA to right-handed hitters.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Domingo Santana	RIGHT	0.418	0.254	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,300
2	Jonathan Villar	SWITCH	0.324	0.188	SS	$2,500	3B/SS	$3,000
3	Ryan Braun	RIGHT	0.396	0.220	OF	$4,000	OF	$4,600
4	Jonathan Lucroy	RIGHT	0.268	0.080	C	$3,100	C	$3,300
5	Chris Carter	RIGHT	0.329	0.216	1B	$2,900	1B	$3,400
6	Aaron Hill	RIGHT	0.251	0.076	3B	$2,000	2B/3B	$2,600
7	Scooter Gennett	LEFT	0.191	0.122	2B	$3,000	2B	$2,600
8	Jimmy Nelson	RIGHT	0.177	0.000	P	$7,300	P	$8,100
9	Keon Broxton	RIGHT	0.000	0.000	OF	$2,100	OF	$3,400
	Team Averages	—	0.262	0.128	—	$3,322	—	$3,811

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – Domingo Santana, Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy

Pittsburgh

The Pirates draw a favorable matchup tonight against Jimmy Nelson, who has struggled away from home in his career. Nelson has a huge difference in his splits, which makes my job easy. Since the start of 2015, he has allowed a .369 wOBA to left-handed hitters, while holding right-handed hitters to a .257 wOBA.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	John Jaso	LEFT	0.363	0.177	1B	$2,900	1B	$3,100
2	Andrew McCutchen	RIGHT	0.374	0.194	OF	$4,400	OF	$4,500
3	David Freese	RIGHT	0.330	0.139	3B	$2,700	3B	$3,100
4	Starling Marte	RIGHT	0.347	0.157	OF	$3,700	OF	$4,300
5	Francisco Cervelli	RIGHT	0.338	0.093	C	$2,700	C	$3,000
6	Gregory Polanco	LEFT	0.330	0.137	OF	$3,400	OF	$4,100
7	Josh Harrison	RIGHT	0.303	0.097	2B	$2,400	2B	$3,400
8	Jordy Mercer	RIGHT	0.251	0.066	SS	$2,200	SS	$2,700
9	Jeff Locke	LEFT	0.107	0.026	P	$5,800	P	$7,100
	Team Averages	—	0.305	0.121	—	$3,050	—	$3,525

Elite Plays – John Jaso, Gregory Polanco

Secondary Plays – Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte

Seattle at NY Yankees – 7:05 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Seattle					NY Yankees
			Nathan Karns					Luis Severino
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			NYY -130					8.0
SP vs. Left	0.313	6	25.8%	11.4%	SP vs. Left	0.303	3	16.7%	9.7%
SP vs. Right	0.305	14	20.9%	6.0%	SP vs. Right	0.329	6	27.4%	5.9%
Batter Splits					Batter Splits
Batter Split Links Above Open In Pop-Up Window

Pitcher Grind Down

				Salary:$8,100		Salary:$7,500
Nathan Karns
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:21.0		FPPG:10.5
				Pitcher Rating:56
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	3.87	23.5%	8.9%	34.0%	41.8%	6	11

Karns had a breakout season for the Rays in 2015, posting a 3.87 SIERA with a strikeout rate of 23.5%. He did walk a lot of batters though and his 34% hard hit rate is a bit troublesome. I expect him to regress a bit this season, although there will be times for us to target him in DFS. As for his matchup tonight, the Yankees hit right-handed pitching well and they are ranked in the bottom half of the majors in strikeouts. The risk outweighs the potential reward for Karns tonight in Yankee Stadium.

				Salary:$8,500		Salary:$7,900
Luis Severino
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:21.0		FPPG:9.3
				Pitcher Rating:82
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	3.72	21.9%	7.9%	26.8%	51.0%	17	26

Severino didn’t get off to the best start this season, but he is looking to build on his incredible rookie season in 2015 where he posted a 3.72 SIERA and a strikeout rate of 21.9%. Like Nathan Karns, he does have command issues, but we always like to see pitchers that have ground ball rates above 50%. He draws a pretty favorable matchup tonight against the Mariners, who have the fifth highest strikeout rate against right-handed pitching. Severino is not in the same grouping as the aces on the mound tonight, but I don’t mind looking his way in GPPs.

Batter Grind Down

Seattle

Luis Severino was knocked around a bit in his first start of the season, but he’s not a pitcher that we need to go out of our way to target bats against. The Mariners’ team total is slightly below the average of the 28 teams in action tonight. Robinson Cano is the one bat that stands out in his matchup, as he is very accustomed to the short porch in right field at Yankee Stadium.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Norichika Aoki	LEFT	0.318	0.114	OF	$2,600	OF	$3,600
2	Seth Smith	LEFT	0.348	0.204	OF	$2,500	OF	$3,300
3	Robinson Cano	LEFT	0.358	0.194	2B	$3,600	2B	$4,500
4	Nelson Cruz	RIGHT	0.374	0.248	OF	$4,200	OF	$4,400
5	Kyle Seager	LEFT	0.321	0.163	3B	$3,300	3B	$4,100
6	Adam Lind	LEFT	0.362	0.202	1B	$2,100	1B	$3,800
7	Chris Iannetta	RIGHT	0.251	0.130	C	$2,500	C	$2,800
8	Leonys Martin	LEFT	0.283	0.121	OF	$2,700	OF	$2,800
9	Ketel Marte	SWITCH	0.338	0.092	SS	$2,400	SS	$3,700
	Team Averages	—	0.328	0.163	—	$2,878	—	$3,667

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – Robinson Cano, Adam Lind

NY Yankees

The Yankees have the ninth highest team total on the board tonight, as they square off against Nathan Karns at home. I certainly wouldn’t call this a favorable matchup, but New York is playing at home in the hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium. Since the start of last season, Karns has given up fairly equal splits to both left and right-handed hitters.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jacoby Ellsbury	LEFT	0.294	0.102	OF	$3,500	OF	$4,500
2	Brett Gardner	LEFT	0.318	0.140	OF	$2,900	OF	$4,100
3	Alex Rodriguez	RIGHT	0.345	0.217	3B	$2,900	1B/3B	$3,700
4	Mark Teixeira	SWITCH	0.402	0.342	1B	$3,400	1B	$4,300
5	Brian McCann	LEFT	0.339	0.220	C	$3,600	C	$3,600
6	Carlos Beltran	SWITCH	0.353	0.193	OF	$3,300	OF	$3,700
7	Chase Headley	SWITCH	0.297	0.101	3B	$2,600	3B	$3,500
8	Starlin Castro	RIGHT	0.296	0.132	2B	$3,100	2B/SS	$3,300
9	Didi Gregorius	LEFT	0.312	0.123	SS	$2,700	SS	$3,100
	Team Averages	—	0.328	0.174	—	$3,111	—	$3,756

Elite Plays – Brian McCann

Secondary Plays – Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Mark Teixeira

Washington at Philadelphia – 7:05 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Washington					Philadelphia
			Joe Ross					Jeremy Hellickson
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			WAS -140					7.5
SP vs. Left	0.355	4	16.6%	10.4%	SP vs. Left	0.319	8	18.6%	7.9%
SP vs. Right	0.206	3	26.7%	3.4%	SP vs. Right	0.330	15	20.1%	5.4%
Batter Splits					Batter Splits
Batter Split Links Above Open In Pop-Up Window

Pitcher Grind Down

				Salary:$7,200		Salary:$7,700
Joe Ross
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:45.0		FPPG:23.6
				Pitcher Rating:83
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	3.68	21.8%	6.8%	28.8%	49.8%	29	21

Ross was everyone’s favorite value play toward the end of last season. He pitched well in his first start of 2016 and now has a 3.68 SIERA and a 21.8% strikeout rate since the start of last season. He doesn’t quite have as high of a strikeout rate as his older brother Tyson, but he does have slightly better command. He is an interesting value play again tonight, as he gets to face the Phillies. In the last two seasons, Philadelphia is ranked 29th in wOBA and 21st in strikeout rate against right-handed pitching.

				Salary:$7,000		Salary:$6,800
Jeremy Hellickson
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:37.0		FPPG:22.0
				Pitcher Rating:57
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	4.07	19.5%	6.5%	34.1%	42.0%	18	28

Hellickson has had two serviceable starts this season, but it’s hard to get too excited about a pitcher that has had a 4.68 ERA over the last three years. The Nationals have had their struggles against right-handed pitching, but their lineup isn’t one that I like to pick on often. Bryce Harper can single-handedly ruin a pitcher’s start. Being a small underdog at home, Hellickson can be avoided in all league formats.

Batter Grind Down

Washington

The Nationals are small favorites tonight and they come into the game with the 11th highest team total. The hitters that I (and everyone else) am most interested in are Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy. Since the start of last season, Hellickson has allowed a .319 wOBA and eight home runs to left-handed hitters. For what it’s worth, he has given up 15 home runs to right-handed bats during that stretch.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Michael Taylor	RIGHT	0.261	0.119	OF	$2,300	OF	$3,500
2	Anthony Rendon	RIGHT	0.306	0.101	3B	$2,800	2B/3B	$4,200
3	Bryce Harper	LEFT	0.474	0.359	OF	$5,300	OF	$5,100
4	Ryan Zimmerman	RIGHT	0.290	0.162	1B	$2,900	1B	$3,800
5	Daniel Murphy	LEFT	0.353	0.201	2B	$3,600	2B/3B	$4,200
6	Jayson Werth	RIGHT	0.292	0.128	OF	$2,900	OF	$4,000
7	Wilson Ramos	RIGHT	0.276	0.133	C	$2,400	C	$3,300
8	Danny Espinosa	SWITCH	0.295	0.166	SS	$2,200	2B	$2,900
9	Joe Ross	RIGHT	0.098	0.000	P	$7,200	P	$7,700
	Team Averages	—	0.294	0.152	—	$3,050	—	$3,875

Elite Plays – Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy

Secondary Plays – Michael Taylor, Anthony Rendon, Ryan Zimmerman

Philadelphia

The Phillies have been an offense that I’ve been avoiding for the most part. They have some nice young pieces in Maikel Franco and Odubel Herrera, but are otherwise a dumpster fire offensively. Joe Ross has been very tough on right-handed hitters, so if you are targeting any Phillies’ bats, make sure they hit from the left side of the plate.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Cesar Hernandez	RIGHT	0.301	0.081	2B	$2,300	2B	$3,000
2	Odubel Herrera	LEFT	0.336	0.131	OF	$2,700	OF	$3,300
3	Maikel Franco	RIGHT	0.371	0.211	3B	$3,500	3B	$3,900
4	Ryan Howard	LEFT	0.340	0.245	1B	$2,300	1B	$3,800
5	Cameron Rupp	RIGHT	0.263	0.109	C	$2,200	C	$2,600
6	Freddy Galvis	SWITCH	0.284	0.103	SS	$2,300	SS	$3,100
7	Cedric Hunter	LEFT	0.167	0.125	OF	$2,400	OF	$3,000
8	Peter Bourjos	RIGHT	0.264	0.125	OF	$2,100	OF	$3,000
9	Jeremy Hellickson	RIGHT	0.265	0.000	P	$7,000	P	$6,800
	Team Averages	—	0.288	0.126	—	$2,475	—	$3,213

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – Odubel Herrera, Cesar Hernandez

Atlanta at Miami – 7:10 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Atlanta					Miami
			Williams Perez					Wei-Yin Chen
			RIGHT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			MIA -175					8.0
SP vs. Left	0.376	10	13.2%	10.0%	SP vs. Left	0.253	3	16.9%	3.2%
SP vs. Right	0.325	4	15.7%	10.2%	SP vs. Right	0.350	26	19.8%	5.6%
Batter Splits					Batter Splits
Batter Split Links Above Open In Pop-Up Window

Pitcher Grind Down

				Salary:$6,300		Salary:$5,800
Williams Perez
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:14.0		FPPG:6.3
				Pitcher Rating:50
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	4.91	14.4%	10.1%	29.4%	50.4%	26	6

Perez is making his second start of the season. He was a pitcher that we liked to target hitters against last year. Since the start of 2015, he has a 4.91 SIERA with a strikeout rate of 14.4% and a walk rate of 10.1%. He does produce a lot of ground balls, but the upside just isn’t there with Perez. Even in a favorable matchup against the Marlins in a pitcher-friendly ballpark, he should be avoided in all league formats.

				Salary:$8,000		Salary:$8,200
Wei-Yin Chen
				FanDuel:		DraftKings:
				FPPG:9.0		FPPG:1.9
				Pitcher Rating:87
Statistics	SIERA	K%	BB%	HH%	GB%	O-wOBA	O-K%
2015-16	3.99	19.1%	5.0%	28.8%	40.2%	30	13

Chen was one of my favorite sleepers heading into the season. The move to the National League should make a big impact, especially since he came from the tough American League East. He now has a massive ballpark behind him. Chen is a large favorite tonight against the Braves, who have only scored 24 runs all season. If you are playing on single pitcher sites, it’s hard to get away from Clayton Kershaw in cash games. However, Chen is a great play on multi-pitcher sites and as a GPP play on single-pitcher sites.

Batter Grind Down

Atlanta

The Braves’ offense is basically void of power outside of Freddie Freeman. Chen should be able to attack this offense with the big ballpark behind him. Chen has struggled against right-handed hitters in his career, but I will be avoiding all Braves’ hitters tonight.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Drew Stubbs	RIGHT	0.258	0.121	OF	$2,500	OF	$2,300
2	Nick Markakis	LEFT	0.282	0.063	OF	$3,100	OF	$3,100
3	Freddie Freeman	LEFT	0.290	0.089	1B	$2,900	1B	$3,500
4	Adonis Garcia	RIGHT	0.382	0.273	3B	$2,200	3B	$3,300
5	Jeff Francoeur	RIGHT	0.277	0.115	OF	$2,200	OF	$2,300
6	Erick Aybar	SWITCH	0.248	0.044	SS	$2,300	SS	$3,000
7	Tyler Flowers	RIGHT	0.331	0.103	C	$2,300	C	$2,700
8	Gordon Beckham	RIGHT	0.260	0.104	2B	$2,300	3B	$2,500
9	Williams Perez	RIGHT	0.069	0.000	P	$6,300	P	$5,800
	Team Averages	—	0.266	0.101	—	$2,475	—	$2,838

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – NONE

Miami

The Marlins have the fourth highest team total on the board tonight. That goes to show the lack of favorable matchups in tonight’s slate. While I don’t love targeting hitters in Marlins Park, there are a number of viable plays on the Marlins tonight. Since the start of last season, Williams Perez has allowed a .376 wOBA to left-handed hitters and a .325 wOBA to right-handed hitters.

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Dee Gordon	LEFT	0.330	0.087	2B	$3,800	2B	$4,900
2	Marcell Ozuna	RIGHT	0.277	0.113	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,800
3	Christian Yelich	LEFT	0.360	0.140	OF	$3,800	OF	$4,300
4	Giancarlo Stanton	RIGHT	0.366	0.275	OF	$4,800	OF	$5,300
5	Justin Bour	LEFT	0.356	0.244	1B	$2,500	1B	$3,400
6	Derek Dietrich	LEFT	0.375	0.231	3B	$2,200	3B/OF	$3,500
7	Jacob Realmuto	RIGHT	0.286	0.131	C	$2,500	C	$3,300
8	Adeiny Hechavarria	RIGHT	0.273	0.085	SS	$2,500	SS	$3,000
9	Wei-Yin Chen	LEFT	0.000	0.000	P	$8,000	P	$8,200
	Team Averages	—	0.291	0.145	—	$3,125	—	$3,938

MLB Grind Down: Friday, April 15th

Colorado at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Colorado

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – NONE

Chicago Cubs

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Dexter Fowler, Ben Zobrist, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant

Secondary Plays – Jason Heyward, Miguel Montero

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh – 7:05 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Milwaukee

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – Domingo Santana, Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy

Pittsburgh

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – John Jaso, Gregory Polanco

Secondary Plays – Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte

Seattle at NY Yankees – 7:05 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Seattle

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – Robinson Cano, Adam Lind

NY Yankees

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Brian McCann

Secondary Plays – Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Mark Teixeira

Washington at Philadelphia – 7:05 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Washington

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy

Secondary Plays – Michael Taylor, Anthony Rendon, Ryan Zimmerman

Philadelphia

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – Odubel Herrera, Cesar Hernandez

Atlanta at Miami – 7:10 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Atlanta

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – NONE

Secondary Plays – NONE

Miami

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Dee Gordon, Giancarlo Stanton

Secondary Plays – Christian Yelich, Justin Bour, Derek Dietrich

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