MLB Grind Down: Friday, June 12th - Page Two
Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay – 7:10 PM EST
| Chicago White Sox | Tampa Bay | ||||||||
 | John Danks |  | Matt Andriese | ||||||
| LEFT | RIGHT | ||||||||
| Vegas Moneyline | Vegas Over/Under | ||||||||
| TBR (-117) | 8 | ||||||||
| Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% | Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP vs. Left | 0.244 | 0.694 | 0.311 | 0.112 | SP vs. Left | 0.356 | 0.962 | 0.412 | 0.125 |
| SP vs. Right | 0.282 | 0.847 | 0.369 | 0.169 | SP vs. Right | 0.256 | 0.709 | 0.308 | 0.152 |
| Batter Splits | CWS vs R | Batter Splits | TBR BvP | TB vs L | |||||
| Batter Split Links Above Open In Pop-Up Window | |||||||||
Pitcher Grind Down
John Danks : FD: $6,200 — DK: $5,800
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 256.1 — SIERA: 4.59 — K%: 15.5% — BB%: 8.3% — FB Rate: 39.0% — HR/FB: 10.8%
Last 30 Days: IP: 31.0 — SIERA: 4.42 — K%: 17.0% — BB%: 8.2% — FB Rate: 36.1% — HR/FB: 14.3%
Tampa Bay Rays Offense (2015)
vs. LH Pitching: wOBA: 0.315 (Rank: 12) — Strikeout Rate: 22.6% (Rank: 23)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.278 (Rank: 28) — Strikeout Rate: 21.3% (Rank: 21)
Pitchers per PA: 3.84 (Rank: 9)
Analysis: Danks is a pitcher that you never quite feel confident in rostering in daily fantasy baseball. He doesn’t have great command, he has a below-average strikeout rate, and he is on the wrong side of too many successful stacks. He draws a mediocre matchup against the Rays, but he’s not a pitcher that I’m going to target in cash games or tournaments.
Pitcher Rating:42.2
Matt Andriese : FD: $5,000 — DK: $4,500
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 20.2 — SIERA: 3.79 — K%: 13.8% — BB%: 5.3% — FB Rate: 25.7% — HR/FB: 15.8%
Last 30 Days: IP: 4.0 — SIERA: 1.99 — K%: 25.0% — BB%: 0.0% — FB Rate: 25.0% — HR/FB: 33.3%
Chicago White Sox Offense (2015)
vs. RH Pitching: wOBA: 0.302 (Rank: 21) — Strikeout Rate: 19.3% (Rank: 9)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.280 (Rank: 25) — Strikeout Rate: 21.2% (Rank: 20)
Pitchers per PA: 3.72 (Rank: 24)
Analysis: Andriese will be making his fourth start of the season tonight. He has pitched well so far, posting a 3.79 SIERA, but the strikeout rate is very low at 13.8%. He had a decent strikeout rate in the minor leagues, but I’ll wait for a bigger sample size in the pros before taking a stance on him. For now, I’ll take a wait and see approach.
Pitcher Rating:55.1
Batter Grind Down
Chicago White Sox
NO ELITE PLAYS – The wait and see approach with Matt Andriese works both ways. When it’s tough to predict what is going to happen in a game, I typically like to avoid the pitcher and the offense (assuming there are other viable options). Jose Abreu and Adam Eaton are both secondary options tonight.
Jose Abreu
Salaries: FD: $3,800 — DK: $4,800
Position Eligibility: FD: 1B — DK: 1B
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 646 — wOBA: 0.385 — ISO: 0.238 — wRC+: 147
Adam Eaton
Salaries: FD: $2,700 — DK: $3,500
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: OF
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 565 — wOBA: 0.335 — ISO: 0.127 — wRC+: 112
Tampa Bay
Joey Butler : FD: $3,100 — DK: $3,800
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: OF
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 48 — wOBA: 0.383 — ISO: 0.234 — wRC+: 155
Last 14 Days: PA: 48 — wOBA: 0.374 — ISO: 0.213 — wRC+: 149
Analysis: I miss the days when Joey Butler was $2,200 on both FanDuel and DraftKings. Although, if he was still cheap at this point, he would be 90% owned tonight. Butler leads all rookies with a .330 batting average. He also has some good power in his bat with a .234 ISO. He draws a favorable matchup tonight against John Danks, who has given up a .369 wOBA to right-handed hitters over the last two seasons.
Evan Longoria
Salaries: FD: $3,100 — DK: $3,800
Position Eligibility: FD: 3B — DK: 3B
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 241 — wOBA: 0.360 — ISO: 0.167 — wRC+: 138
Steven Souza
Salaries: FD: $3,300 — DK: $4,100
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: OF
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 69 — wOBA: 0.449 — ISO: 0.389 — wRC+: 200
Atlanta at NY Mets – 7:10 PM EST
| Atlanta | NY Mets | ||||||||
 | Alex Wood |  | Bartolo Colon | ||||||
| LEFT | RIGHT | ||||||||
| Vegas Moneyline | Vegas Over/Under | ||||||||
| NYM (-119) | 7 | ||||||||
| Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% | Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP vs. Left | 0.254 | 0.655 | 0.292 | 0.234 | SP vs. Left | 0.273 | 0.713 | 0.311 | 0.174 |
| SP vs. Right | 0.25 | 0.677 | 0.302 | 0.218 | SP vs. Right | 0.26 | 0.729 | 0.317 | 0.192 |
| Batter Splits | ATL BvP | ATL vs R | Batter Splits | NYM BvP | NYM vs L | ||||
| Batter Split Links Above Open In Pop-Up Window | |||||||||
Pitcher Grind Down
Alex Wood : FD: $7,800 — DK: $8,600
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 238.2 — SIERA: 3.44 — K%: 22.2% — BB%: 6.5% — FB Rate: 33.1% — HR/FB: 8.1%
Last 30 Days: IP: 27.0 — SIERA: 4.25 — K%: 14.3% — BB%: 4.5% — FB Rate: 33.3% — HR/FB: 3.4%
New York Mets Offense (2015)
vs. LH Pitching: wOBA: 0.316 (Rank: 11) — Strikeout Rate: 23.3% (Rank: 26)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.311 (Rank: 13) — Strikeout Rate: 22.5% (Rank: 24)
Pitchers per PA: 3.86 (Rank: 8)
Analysis: Wood just can’t seem to find that next gear that he had last season. His strikeout rate is down nearly 8% this season, while his swinging-strike rate is down 3.5%. That’s a bit concerning, but he does draw a favorable matchup tonight against the Mets, who are typically a good remedy for the common pitching cold. The Mets have the fifth-highest strikeout rate against left-handed pitching this season and they have the seventh-highest strikeout rate over the last two weeks of play. This could be a sneaky night to target Wood in tournaments or as an SP2 on multi-pitcher sites.
Pitcher Rating:68.4
Bartolo Colon : FD: $7,900 — DK: $8,000
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 278.0 — SIERA: 3.69 — K%: 18.3% — BB%: 3.1% — FB Rate: 39.2% — HR/FB: 9.9%
Last 30 Days: IP: 29.1 — SIERA: 4.06 — K%: 16.3% — BB%: 3.9% — FB Rate: 39.4% — HR/FB: 15.4%
Atlanta Braves Offense (2015)
vs. RH Pitching: wOBA: 0.314 (Rank: 10) — Strikeout Rate: 16.9% (Rank: 3)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.338 (Rank: 5) — Strikeout Rate: 17.9% (Rank: 6)
Pitchers per PA: 3.77 (Rank: 17)
Analysis: Colon got off to a great start this season, but he’s been mediocre since. Over the last month, he has a 4.06 SIERA with a low strikeout rate of 16.3%. He throws primarily fastballs at this point in his career and when he’s not locating them on the corners of the plate, it’s basically batting practice for his opponents. He draws a difficult matchup tonight against the Braves, who are ranked 5th in wOBA (.338) and 6th in strikeout rate (17.9%) over the last two weeks of play.
Pitcher Rating:62.1
Batter Grind Down
Atlanta
Freddie Freeman : FD: $3,600 — DK: $4,200
Position Eligibility: FD: 1B — DK: 1B
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 679 — wOBA: 0.391 — ISO: 0.201 — wRC+: 151
Last 14 Days: PA: 54 — wOBA: 0.446 — ISO: 0.333 — wRC+: 186
Analysis: Freeman has been swinging a hot bat with a .446 wOBA and a .333 ISO in the last 14 days. He has a good track record against Bartolo Colon, who has given up some big outings recently. Even though Citi Field is a pitcher’s park, Freeman is still in a good spot tonight, especially given his very affordable price on both FanDuel and DraftKings.
Cameron Maybin
Salaries: FD: $3,200 — DK: $3,200
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: OF
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 318 — wOBA: 0.319 — ISO: 0.097 — wRC+: 104
NY Mets
NO ELITE PLAYS – Alex Wood hasn’t been sharp this season, but he has still held left and right-handed hitters under a .305 wOBA since the start of 2014. Michael Cuddyer and Wilmer Flores are decent values, but both are secondary options at their respective positions.
Michael Cuddyer
Salaries: FD: $2,500 — DK: $3,400
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: 1B/OF
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 110 — wOBA: 0.446 — ISO: 0.242 — wRC+: 182
Wilmer Flores
Salaries: FD: $2,500 — DK: $3,500
Position Eligibility: FD: SS — DK: 2B/SS
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 100 — wOBA: 0.247 — ISO: 0.111 — wRC+: 56
Toronto at Boston – 7:10 PM EST
| Toronto | Boston | ||||||||
 | Drew Hutchison |  | Joe Kelly | ||||||
| RIGHT | RIGHT | ||||||||
| Vegas Moneyline | Vegas Over/Under | ||||||||
| TOR (-109) | 9 | ||||||||
| Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% | Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP vs. Left | 0.249 | 0.759 | 0.332 | 0.216 | SP vs. Left | 0.233 | 0.642 | 0.293 | 0.176 |
| SP vs. Right | 0.246 | 0.678 | 0.3 | 0.236 | SP vs. Right | 0.258 | 0 | 0.336 | 0.17 |
| Batter Splits | TOR BvP | TOR vs R | Batter Splits | BOS BvP | BOS vs R | ||||
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Pitcher Grind Down
Drew Hutchison : FD: $8,200 — DK: $7,100
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 254.1 — SIERA: 3.62 — K%: 22.5% — BB%: 7.1% — FB Rate: 41.3% — HR/FB: 9.9%
Last 30 Days: IP: 33.1 — SIERA: 2.89 — K%: 23.8% — BB%: 3.2% — FB Rate: 27.0% — HR/FB: 8.3%
Boston Red Sox Offense (2015)
vs. RH Pitching: wOBA: 0.307 (Rank: 19) — Strikeout Rate: 16.7% (Rank: 1)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.297 (Rank: 18) — Strikeout Rate: 17.7% (Rank: 4)
Pitchers per PA: 3.99 (Rank: 2)
Analysis: Hutchison has pitched very well over the last month with a 2.89 SIERA and a strikeout rate of 23.8%. What may be most impressive is his 3.2% walk rate during that stretch. Hutchison is a high-strikeout pitcher that faces a Red Sox offense that has the lowest strikeout rate of any team against right-handed pitching this season. Something has to give in this matchup, but I’m not sure which side it will be from. Hutchison still offers good value at his price point, but he’s a better tournament play than a cash game play tonight.
Pitcher Rating:59.9
Joe Kelly : FD: $6,700 — DK: $5,000
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 156.1 — SIERA: 4.19 — K%: 17.3% — BB%: 9.7% — FB Rate: 25.8% — HR/FB: 12.0%
Last 30 Days: IP: 26.0 — SIERA: 4.04 — K%: 15.4% — BB%: 7.7% — FB Rate: 23.3% — HR/FB: 9.5%
Toronto Blue Jays Offense (2015)
vs. RH Pitching: wOBA: 0.330 (Rank: 3) — Strikeout Rate: 19.9% (Rank: 15)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.364 (Rank: 1) — Strikeout Rate: 17.2% (Rank: 2)
Pitchers per PA: 3.79 (Rank: 14)
Analysis: Kelly was striking batters out left and right at the beginning of the season, but he’s back to his career norm now. Over the last month of play, he has a 4.04 SIERA with a strikeout rate of 15.4%. He draws one of the worst pitching matchups on the board tonight, as the Blue Jays are ranked 3rd in wOBA (.330) against right-handed pitching and 1st in wOBA (.364) over the last two weeks. Kelly can safely be avoided in all league formats.
Pitcher Rating:42.9
Batter Grind Down
Toronto
Edwin Encarnacion : FD: $4,100 — DK: $5,000
Position Eligibility: FD: 1B — DK: 1B
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 617 — wOBA: 0.373 — ISO: 0.281 — wRC+: 139
Last 14 Days: PA: 31 — wOBA: 0.254 — ISO: 0.154 — wRC+: 57
Analysis: Encarnacion is working his way out of a slump right now. While that’s not exactly promising, it does mean that his price is a little lower than when he is tearing the cover off the ball. This could be a great opportunity to buy low, as he draws a favorable matchup against Joe Kelly in the hitter-friendly Fenway Park. The Blue Jays are likely going to give the Green Monster plenty of work in this series.
Jose Bautista
Salaries: FD: $5,100 — DK: $5,500
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: OF
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 714 — wOBA: 0.386 — ISO: 0.235 — wRC+: 148
Jose Reyes
Salaries: FD: $4,100 — DK: $5,200
Position Eligibility: FD: SS — DK: SS
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 579 — wOBA: 0.327 — ISO: 0.114 — wRC+: 107
Russell Martin
Salaries: FD: $3,500 — DK: $4,600
Position Eligibility: FD: C — DK: C
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 525 — wOBA: 0.370 — ISO: 0.183 — wRC+: 139
Boston
David Ortiz : FD: $2,400 — DK: $3,900
Position Eligibility: FD: 1B — DK: 1B
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 557 — wOBA: 0.366 — ISO: 0.239 — wRC+: 133
Last 14 Days: PA: 41 — wOBA: 0.232 — ISO: 0.105 — wRC+: 40
Analysis: If you had Ortiz last night, you were likely very disappointed after his first three at-bats and then very happy after he hit a home run in his fourth at bat. He’s still not hitting for a high average, but at $2,400, it’s hard to pass up the value on FanDuel. He draws a favorable matchup against Drew Hutchison and he gets to face him at home in the hitter-friendly Fenway Park.
Brock Holt
Salaries: FD: $2,700 — DK: $3,100
Position Eligibility: FD: 3B — DK: 3B/OF
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 418 — wOBA: 0.317 — ISO: 0.090 — wRC+: 99
Pablo Sandoval
Salaries: FD: $2,200 — DK: $3,700
Position Eligibility: FD: 3B — DK: 3B
2014-15 vs. RH Pitching: PA: 577 — wOBA: 0.360 — ISO: 0.146 — wRC+: 135
Minnesota at Texas – 8:05 PM EST
| Minnesota | Texas | ||||||||
 | Tommy Milone |  | Wandy Rodriguez | ||||||
| LEFT | LEFT | ||||||||
| Vegas Moneyline | Vegas Over/Under | ||||||||
| TEX (-127) | 9 | ||||||||
| Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% | Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP vs. Left | 0.23 | 0.699 | 0.31 | 0.102 | SP vs. Left | 0.297 | 0.843 | 0.366 | 0.138 |
| SP vs. Right | 0.281 | 0.802 | 0.351 | 0.146 | SP vs. Right | 0.25 | 0.784 | 0.34 | 0.195 |
| Batter Splits | MIN BvP | MIN vs L | Batter Splits | TEX BvP | TEX vs L | ||||
| Batter Split Links Above Open In Pop-Up Window | |||||||||
Pitcher Grind Down
Tommy Milone : FD: $6,200 — DK: $4,200
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 145.2 — SIERA: 4.75 — K%: 13.7% — BB%: 7.6% — FB Rate: 39.6% — HR/FB: 11.8%
Last 30 Days: IP: 5.0 — SIERA: 5.95 — K%: 0.0% — BB%: 4.0% — FB Rate: 29.2% — HR/FB: 28.6%
Texas Rangers Offense (2015)
vs. LH Pitching: wOBA: 0.319 (Rank: 9) — Strikeout Rate: 22.5% (Rank: 21)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.318 (Rank: 10) — Strikeout Rate: 21.1% (Rank: 18)
Pitchers per PA: 3.81 (Rank: 12)
Analysis: Milone is making his second start in the last month. He gave up nine hits against the Red Sox in only five innings of work in his last outing. He has had a very low strikeout rate (13.7%) over the last two seasons and he has to face a surging Ragners’ offense tonight. Milone can safely be avoided in all league formats tonight in Texas.
Pitcher Rating:33.9
Wandy Rodriguez : FD: $6,700 — DK: $5,700
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 79.1 — SIERA: 4.10 — K%: 18.2% — BB%: 7.5% — FB Rate: 36.0% — HR/FB: 15.6%
Last 30 Days: IP: 29.1 — SIERA: 3.84 — K%: 16.7% — BB%: 6.4% — FB Rate: 26.0% — HR/FB: 8.0%
Minnesota Twins Offense (2015)
vs. LH Pitching: wOBA: 0.314 (Rank: 15) — Strikeout Rate: 18.5% (Rank: 7)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.262 (Rank: 30) — Strikeout Rate: 17.8% (Rank: 5)
Pitchers per PA: 3.79 (Rank: 15)
Analysis: I’d like to believe in the resurgence that we are seeing from Rodriguez, but I’m still not going to be targeting him in daily fantasy anytime soon. He still has an average strikeout rate and he hasn’t been particularly efficient against left or right-handed hitters. He’s a small favorite tonight against the Twins, but this game has one of the highest run totals on the board.
Pitcher Rating:54.6
Batter Grind Down
Minnesota
Brian Dozier : FD: $3,900 — DK: $5,300
Position Eligibility: FD: 2B — DK: 2B
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 290 — wOBA: 0.367 — ISO: 0.234 — wRC+: 137
Last 14 Days: PA: 54 — wOBA: 0.416 — ISO: 0.271 — wRC+: 174
Analysis: Dozier should be a popular target at second base tonight and for good reason. He has a .367 wOBA against left-handed pitching over the last two seasons and he has a .416 wOBA over the last two weeks of play. He draws a favorable matchup against Wandy Rodriguez and he sees a positive ballpark shift tonight playing in the hitter-friendly Globe Life Park.
Torii Hunter
Salaries: FD: $3,100 — DK: $4,400
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: OF
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 231 — wOBA: 0.342 — ISO: 0.162 — wRC+: 119
Trevor Plouffe
Salaries: FD: $2,700 — DK: $4,200
Position Eligibility: FD: 3B — DK: 3B
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 250 — wOBA: 0.349 — ISO: 0.168 — wRC+: 125
Texas
Delino Deshields Jr. : FD: $3,300 — DK: $3,800
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: OF
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 48 — wOBA: 0.405 — ISO: 0.186 — wRC+: 160
Last 14 Days: PA: 53 — wOBA: 0.290 — ISO: 0.128 — wRC+: 79
Analysis: Deshields is a speedy rookie with great numbers against left-handed pitching. He has a .405 wOBA and a .186 ISO against southpaws this season and he has already stolen 13 bases in only 45 games this season. Deshields also draws a favorable matchup against Tommy Milone, who has really struggled against batters that hit from the right side of the plate.
Kyle Blanks
Salaries: FD: $2,700 — DK: $4,300
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: 1B/OF
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 55 — wOBA: 0.447 — ISO: 0.347 — wRC+: 194
Adam Rosales
Salaries: FD: $2,200 — DK: $3,000
Position Eligibility: FD: 2B — DK: 1B/3B
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 119 — wOBA: 0.348 — ISO: 0.154 — wRC+: 119
Seattle at Houston – 8:10 PM EST
| Seattle | Houston | ||||||||
 | Felix Hernandez |  | Brett Oberholtzer | ||||||
| RIGHT | LEFT | ||||||||
| Vegas Moneyline | Vegas Over/Under | ||||||||
| SEA (-144) | 7.5 | ||||||||
| Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% | Stats | Avg | OPS | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP vs. Left | 0.199 | 0.543 | 0.244 | 0.245 | SP vs. Left | 0.294 | 0.75 | 0.33 | 0.184 |
| SP vs. Right | 0.194 | 0.572 | 0.255 | 0.297 | SP vs. Right | 0.292 | 0.767 | 0.336 | 0.14 |
| Batter Splits | SEA BvP | SEA vs L | Batter Splits | HOU BvP | HOU vs R | ||||
| Batter Split Links Above Open In Pop-Up Window | |||||||||
Pitcher Grind Down
Felix Hernandez : FD: $11,800 — DK: $11,300
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 318.1 — SIERA: 2.60 — K%: 26.8% — BB%: 5.6% — FB Rate: 25.2% — HR/FB: 11.8%
Last 30 Days: IP: 33.2 — SIERA: 3.52 — K%: 23.5% — BB%: 11.4% — FB Rate: 14.5% — HR/FB: 33.3%
Houston Astros Offense (2015)
vs. RH Pitching: wOBA: 0.310 (Rank: 17) — Strikeout Rate: 25.4% (Rank: 29)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.290 (Rank: 20) — Strikeout Rate: 26.9% (Rank: 30)
Pitchers per PA: 3.81 (Rank: 11)
Analysis: King Felix takes the mound for the Mariners tonight. After a few nights of no aces, we now have our pick of the litter with David Price, Madison Bumgarner, and Clayton Kershaw all on the bump. Hernandez may have the best matchup in terms of strikeout potential, as the Astros have the second-highest strikeout rate (25.4%) of any team against right-handed pitching this season. Hernandez has proven that he can dominate against any opponent in any ballpark and he certainly deserves consideration tonight against the Astros.
Pitcher Rating:91.5
Brett Oberholtzer : FD: $5,200 — DK: $5,200
Pitching Stats:
2014 – 2015: IP: 155.2 — SIERA: 4.34 — K%: 15.0% — BB%: 5.1% — FB Rate: 41.6% — HR/FB: 5.5%
Last 30 Days: IP: 12.0 — SIERA: 5.28 — K%: 13.8% — BB%: 12.1% — FB Rate: 31.0% — HR/FB: 0.0%
Seattle Mariners Offense (2015)
vs. LH Pitching: wOBA: 0.326 (Rank: 6) — Strikeout Rate: 18.9% (Rank: 8)
Last 14 Days: wOBA: 0.280 (Rank: 25) — Strikeout Rate: 25.5% (Rank: 29)
Pitchers per PA: 3.87 (Rank: 7)
Analysis: Oberholtzer has struggled in his first three starts of the season, posting a 5.28 SIERA with a low strikeout rate of 13.8%. He is still working his way back from injury and the rust has shown in his command with a walk rate of 12.1%. He can safely be avoided tonight against the Mariners, who are ranked 6th in wOBA (.326) against left-handed pitching this season.
Pitcher Rating:39.2
Batter Grind Down
Seattle
Nelson Cruz : FD: $3,600 — DK: $4,700
Position Eligibility: FD: — DK: OF
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 205 — wOBA: 0.466 — ISO: 0.329 — wRC+: 208
Last 14 Days: PA: 53 — wOBA: 0.299 — ISO: 0.082 — wRC+: 94
Analysis: Cruz held himself out of yesterday’s game, but it sounds like he should be able to play tonight. He is too cheap on both FanDuel and DraftKings. Dollar for dollar, he is my top outfield play on both sites, assuming he is in the lineup. He is facing a struggling left-handed pitcher in a home run-friendly ballpark. Cruz has a .466 wOBA and a .329 ISO against left-handed pitching over the last two seasons and he should be targeted in all league formats tonight.
Mark Trumbo
Salaries: FD: $2,900 — DK: $3,800
Position Eligibility: FD: OF — DK: 1B/OF
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 136 — wOBA: 0.377 — ISO: 0.262 — wRC+: 137
Rickie Weeks
Salaries: FD: $2,200 — DK: $2,900
Position Eligibility: FD: 2B — DK: 2B/OF
2014-15 vs. LH Pitching: PA: 203 — wOBA: 0.365 — ISO: 0.227 — wRC+: 133
Houston
NO RECOMMENDED PLAYS – Since the start of 2014, Felix Hernandez has held left and right-handed hitters under a .260 wOBA, which rivals that of any starter in all of baseball. Avoid the Astros tonight against the King.