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MLB Grind Down: Saturday, June 25th

by Andrew Cook (louiescards) Last Updated 2016-06-26 02:18:33

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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Minnesota at NY Yankees – 1:05 PM ET

Minnesota NY Yankees
minnesotamlb Ervin Santana nyyankeesmlb Michael Pineda
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
NYY -180 9.0
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.334 11 13.8% 9.0% SP vs. Left 0.336 13 23.4% 4.8%
SP vs. Right 0.323 12 21.3% 5.9% SP vs. Right 0.339 21 24.6% 3.3%

Pitcher Grind Down

Ervin Santana
ervin-santana-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,000 Salary: $4,700
FPPG: 21.8 FPPG: 10.5
Pitcher Rating: 35.6 Pitcher Rank: 28
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 6 93.0 4.75 6.62 13.9% 4.6% 8.4% 43.4% 40.2% 35.0%
2016 13 91.4 4.52 4.83 17.1% 6.8% 9.2% 43.8% 36.1% 31.4%
2015 17 98.7 4.43 4.00 17.9% 7.9% 9.5% 40.9% 37.6% 28.1%

Ervin Santana: Santana will face the Yankees again today trying to follow up a solid performance against them in his last start. He was able to pitch into the eighth inning, scattering six hits and striking out four while picking up the win. The problem is that it came on the heels of three straight games giving up five earned runs with four or fewer strikeouts. His lower strikeout totals are too much to overcome for fantasy and he is not on my radar as an option today.

Michael Pineda
michael-pineda-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,900 Salary: $8,100
FPPG: 27.3 FPPG: 13.6
Pitcher Rating: 86.6 Pitcher Rank: 3
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 5 94.2 3.06 4.88 26.7% 3.3% 14.0% 41.5% 31.7% 28.9%
2016 14 97.7 3.40 5.82 25.4% 5.5% 14.0% 44.0% 32.9% 29.7%
2015 27 94.4 3.09 4.37 23.4% 3.1% 11.9% 48.2% 29.9% 30.1%

Michael Pineda: His last start was against this very Twins squad and there was moderate success mixed with some bad defense. He was able to strike out nine Minnesota batters but only went five and one thirds innings. This is one of those plays that on paper makes total sense, but if you have rostered Pineda this season then you know to expect some chaos at some point with him on the mound. The strikeout upside is certainly there and I love the price point, making him one of the top options on the day.

Batter Grind Down

Minnesota

Twins: This team has been below average hitting for the entire season and also strike out at a high clip, making them easy targets with pitching. I would not suggest going too heavy with their bats as the consistency is all but non existent in this lineup.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Eduardo Nunez RIGHT 0.339 0.117 0.259 SS $3,300 3B/SS $4,500
2 Robbie Grossman SWITCH 0.355 0.211 0.348 OF $3,100 OF $3,300
3 Joe Mauer LEFT 0.324 0.117 0.268 1B $2,800 1B $3,500
4 Brian Dozier RIGHT 0.314 0.188 0.415 2B $3,400 2B $4,200
5 Trevor Plouffe RIGHT 0.305 0.175 0.275 3B $2,600 3B $3,300
6 Byung-Ho Park RIGHT 0.308 0.232 0.161 1B $2,800 1B $3,200
7 Max Kepler LEFT 0.344 0.211 0.377 OF $3,100 OF $2,900
8 Kurt Suzuki RIGHT 0.270 0.081 0.484 C $2,400 C $2,800
9 Byron Buxton RIGHT 0.289 0.156 0.205 OF $2,900 OF $3,400
Team Averages — 0.316 0.165 0.310 — — — —

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Robbie Grossman , Max Kepler , Brian Dozier

Stackability – None

NY Yankees

Yankees: This is a New York squad that has had it’s ups and downs offensively, but rank in the bottom third overall. With Santana struggling before his last start it is hard not to like some of these Yankees bats and Carlos Beltran once again leads the way as a top option from this lineup.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Jacoby Ellsbury LEFT 0.312 0.110 0.238 OF $3,600 OF $4,100
2 Brett Gardner LEFT 0.337 0.147 0.336 OF $3,700 OF $4,100
3 Carlos Beltran SWITCH 0.359 0.219 0.401 OF $3,800 OF $5,100
4 Alex Rodriguez RIGHT 0.329 0.206 0.226 3B $3,300 1B/3B $3,900
5 Brian McCann LEFT 0.326 0.208 0.342 C $3,200 C $4,100
6 Starlin Castro RIGHT 0.290 0.133 0.267 2B $3,000 2B $3,600
7 Chase Headley SWITCH 0.305 0.109 0.402 3B $2,800 3B $3,400
8 Didi Gregorius LEFT 0.306 0.127 0.450 SS $2,900 SS $4,200
9 Rob Refsnyder RIGHT 0.350 0.191 0.351 1B $2,800 1B $3,000
Team Averages — 0.324 0.161 0.335 — — — —

Elite Plays – Carlos Beltran

Secondary Plays – Brian McCann , Brett Gardner , Didi Gregorius

Stackability – None

Toronto at Chicago White Sox – 2:10 PM ET

Toronto Chicago White Sox
torontomlb R.A. Dickey whitesoxmlb Miguel Gonzalez
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
TOR -125 9.5
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.308 19 13.1% 8.8% SP vs. Left 0.349 17 17.7% 8.7%
SP vs. Right 0.319 19 15.9% 6.3% SP vs. Right 0.329 12 18.2% 8.4%

Pitcher Grind Down

R.A. Dickey
r.a.-dickey-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,900 Salary: $6,000
FPPG: 23.3 FPPG: 11.4
Pitcher Rating: 39.6 Pitcher Rank: 27
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 6 99.3 5.42 3.47 12.5% 10.5% 7.2% 49.6% 31.3% 32.2%
2016 15 98.3 4.87 4.08 15.5% 8.7% 9.1% 46.9% 32.9% 30.0%
2015 33 98.9 4.76 3.91 14.3% 6.9% 9.1% 41.9% 37.2% 23.9%

R.A. Dickey: He has pitched well enough to keep the Blue Jays in games recently, but does not offer us enough in terms of fantasy upside to be considered a viable option in DFS. The walks are concerning, but it is his low strikeout rate that ultimately keeps us away.

Miguel Gonzalez
miguel-gonzalez-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,500 Salary: $6,400
FPPG: 21.7 FPPG: 10.8
Pitcher Rating: 42.8 Pitcher Rank: 22
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 5 90.2 4.46 4.08 19.5% 9.3% 8.2% 45.1% 30.5% 36.9%
2016 9 92.7 4.60 4.29 19.2% 9.6% 9.6% 44.4% 35.1% 31.2%
2015 26 93.8 4.51 4.91 17.5% 8.2% 8.9% 40.3% 35.8% 28.6%

Miguel Gonzalez: We have seen mixed results from Gonzalez in his starts for the White Sox as evident by the past three games in which he allowed just one earned in two of the starts and seven in the other. The Blue Jays are not a team to be messed with unless you have a top-tier talent on the mound, taking him out of play for me today.

Batter Grind Down

Toronto

Blue Jays: You will notice that virtually the entire Blue Jays lineup is hitting well lately, and as a result, we have a ton of options here. Outside of the big names like Donaldson and Encarnacion, we have a couple guys who go under owned compared to the production we get in Michael Saunders and Devon Travis.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Ezequiel Carrera LEFT 0.305 0.104 0.362 OF $3,300 OF $3,500
2 Josh Donaldson RIGHT 0.392 0.271 0.514 3B $4,500 3B $5,400
3 Edwin Encarnacion RIGHT 0.381 0.272 0.559 1B $4,500 1B $5,500
4 Michael Saunders LEFT 0.368 0.215 0.517 OF $4,000 OF $5,100
5 Russell Martin RIGHT 0.308 0.178 0.445 C $3,200 C $3,800
6 Troy Tulowitzki RIGHT 0.324 0.184 0.517 SS $3,200 SS $3,900
7 Justin Smoak SWITCH 0.333 0.220 0.216 1B $3,200 1B $3,600
8 Kevin Pillar RIGHT 0.310 0.141 0.387 OF $3,200 OF $4,300
9 Devon Travis RIGHT 0.357 0.191 0.399 2B $3,200 2B $4,100
Team Averages — 0.342 0.197 0.435 — — — —

Elite Plays – Josh Donaldson , Edwin Encarnacion , Michael Saunders

Secondary Plays – Russell Martin , Troy Tulowitzki , Devon Travis

Stackability – Cash / GPP

Chicago White Sox

White Sox: This is a Chicago squad that has not hit the ball well as a unit. There have been times when individuals get hot, but all things considered, I limit my exposure to the White Sox for the most part. Most of the damage dealers are more all-or-nothing types, lending them to be used in tournaments and that is the case here today.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Tim Anderson RIGHT 0.347 0.200 0.295 SS $2,500 SS $3,800
2 Adam Eaton LEFT 0.351 0.164 0.340 OF $3,300 OF $5,100
3 Jose Abreu RIGHT 0.364 0.219 0.386 1B $3,800 1B $4,700
4 Melky Cabrera SWITCH 0.324 0.136 0.387 OF $2,800 OF $3,700
5 Todd Frazier RIGHT 0.329 0.220 0.240 3B $3,200 3B $3,800
6 Brett Lawrie RIGHT 0.288 0.139 0.259 2B $3,000 2B $3,200
7 Alex Avila LEFT 0.304 0.110 0.343 C $2,500 C $2,900
8 Avisail Garcia RIGHT 0.292 0.110 0.264 OF $2,300 OF $3,100
9 J.B. Shuck LEFT 0.279 0.078 0.267 OF $2,400 OF $2,900
Team Averages — 0.320 0.153 0.309 — — — —

Elite Plays – Jose Abreu

Secondary Plays – Melky Cabrera , Adam Eaton , Todd Frazier

Stackability – GPP

Tampa Bay at Baltimore – 4:05 PM ET

Tampa Bay Baltimore
tampabaymlb Matt Andriese baltimoremlb Kevin Gausman
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
BAL -144 9.0
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.313 6 16.1% 7.4% SP vs. Left 0.279 7 25.0% 6.6%
SP vs. Right 0.278 4 18.1% 5.6% SP vs. Right 0.367 22 18.5% 5.7%

Pitcher Grind Down

Matt Andriese
matthew-andriese-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,100 Salary: $7,700
FPPG: 27.6 FPPG: 14.3
Pitcher Rating: 43.7 Pitcher Rank: 21
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 4 118.5 3.99 3.45 18.7% 6.5% 8.7% 50.0% 26.7% 35.9%
2016 7 109.0 4.37 2.88 16.9% 6.5% 8.5% 47.7% 33.1% 34.0%
2015 8 136.0 4.02 4.11 17.4% 6.4% 8.6% 48.1% 34.8% 32.9%

Matt Andriese: He will be making his first start since the tenth after coming out of the pen for a couple of weeks. While the wins were solid, notching five in seven starts, we do not get much in the way of strikeout potential, which is something you need to have if pitching a guy against the Orioles.

Kevin Gausman
kevin-gausman-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,800 Salary: $6,200
FPPG: 24.3 FPPG: 12.8
Pitcher Rating: 74.0 Pitcher Rank: 9
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 6 100.2 3.96 6.32 22.1% 6.9% 10.5% 40.8% 33.7% 30.4%
2016 12 100.4 3.98 4.37 21.0% 6.1% 10.6% 43.5% 34.8% 28.8%
2015 17 110.4 3.69 4.25 21.9% 6.2% 10.9% 44.4% 38.1% 27.4%

Kevin Gausman: We are not getting a top-tier talent by throwing Gausman in our lineups today, but he has a modest strikeout rate and these Rays have not been great against right-handed pitching. Being priced where he is, Gausman makes for a great secondary pitcher on multiple-pitcher sites and he has good potential for a win bonus.

Batter Grind Down

Tampa Bay

Rays: We have seen a very solid year from Evan Longoria to date, but there are not many players outside of him that can be trusted in our lineups. There is a reason they rank near the bottom of most major offense statistics against right-handed pitching, so reaching for Tampa players is probably not the best idea here today.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Logan Forsythe RIGHT 0.328 0.113 0.290 2B $2,800 2B $4,500
2 Corey Dickerson LEFT 0.350 0.280 0.235 OF $2,900 OF $3,900
3 Evan Longoria RIGHT 0.320 0.189 0.352 3B $3,600 3B $5,200
4 Logan Morrison LEFT 0.317 0.183 0.241 1B $2,900 1B $3,900
5 Brad Miller LEFT 0.336 0.192 0.336 SS $3,300 SS $4,900
6 Desmond Jennings RIGHT 0.287 0.128 0.255 OF $2,600 OF $3,100
7 Taylor Motter RIGHT 0.180 0.087 0.246 SS $2,400 3B/SS $3,500
8 Jaff Decker LEFT 0.271 0.083 0.087 OF $2,000 OF $2,000
9 Hank Conger SWITCH 0.331 0.193 0.299 C $2,100 C $3,000
Team Averages — 0.302 0.161 0.260 — — — —

Elite Plays – Evan Longoria

Secondary Plays – Corey Dickerson , Brad Miller

Stackability – None

Baltimore

Orioles: On the flip side, this Orioles team flat out mashes against right-handed pitching, ranking first in ISO, which means we have a ton of upside here. The best part about this Baltimore squad is that we can play any number of guys and feel good about it. The downside to that is we are limited with how many we can play which stings a bit when you are on the outside looking in when a player you left off the stack goes ham.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Adam Jones RIGHT 0.338 0.212 0.352 OF $3,700 OF $4,800
2 Hyun-Soo Kim LEFT 0.381 0.083 0.311 OF $2,900 OF $3,500
3 Manny Machado RIGHT 0.389 0.248 0.460 SS $3,900 3B/SS $5,200
4 Chris Davis LEFT 0.395 0.319 0.423 1B $3,900 1B $4,400
5 Mark Trumbo RIGHT 0.342 0.199 0.271 OF $3,800 OF $4,000
6 Matt Wieters SWITCH 0.337 0.168 0.350 C $3,200 C $3,900
7 Jonathan Schoop RIGHT 0.366 0.239 0.474 2B $3,600 2B $4,900
8 Pedro Alvarez LEFT 0.342 0.243 0.448 3B $3,100 1B $4,200
9 J.J. Hardy RIGHT 0.261 0.118 0.256 SS $2,600 SS $2,900
Team Averages — 0.350 0.203 0.372 — — — —

Elite Plays – Manny Machado , Chris Davis , Adam Jones

Secondary Plays – Hyun-Soo Kim , Matt Wieters , Mark Trumbo , Jonathan Schoop , Pedro Alvarez

Stackability – Cash / GPP

Cleveland at Detroit – 4:08 PM ET

Cleveland Detroit
clevelandmlb Carlos Carrasco detroitmlb Anibal Sanchez
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
CLE -138 9.0
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.288 14 26.5% 7.0% SP vs. Left 0.314 16 22.4% 10.3%
SP vs. Right 0.292 13 29.4% 5.1% SP vs. Right 0.376 27 17.7% 6.4%

Pitcher Grind Down

Carlos Carrasco
carlos-carrasco-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $9,400 Salary: $10,000
FPPG: 30.0 FPPG: 16.1
Pitcher Rating: 79.1 Pitcher Rank: 5
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 4 95.3 3.68 3.96 21.0% 6.7% 12.3% 54.1% 23.0% 38.7%
2016 8 86.8 3.67 3.26 22.1% 6.3% 11.7% 51.1% 27.8% 38.5%
2015 30 92.6 2.74 3.63 29.6% 5.9% 14.0% 51.2% 29.8% 27.5%

Carlos Carrasco: After two subpar performances coming off of the DL, Carrasco has bounced back in his most recent starts with the strikeouts up and run totals low. The Tigers have turned it around at the plate, but still strikeout at a high rate, making Carrasco a very solid option for tournaments at his price point today.

Anibal Sanchez
anibal-sanchez-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $5,400 Salary: $4,300
FPPG: 16.3 FPPG: 7.1
Pitcher Rating: 46.9 Pitcher Rank: 19
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 2 153.5 4.73 5.30 13.6% 6.2% 10.1% 46.0% 39.7% 43.1%
2016 11 105.2 4.87 5.97 18.2% 10.5% 9.1% 41.2% 42.2% 33.0%
2015 25 101.3 4.03 4.99 20.9% 7.4% 9.3% 40.0% 39.1% 27.1%

Anibal Sanchez: We have another guy making his way back into the rotation today as Sanchez was struggling big time before being sent to the bullpen. While his work out of the pen has been really solid, I do not trust him over five-plus innings to get the job done, and as a result cannot recommend rostering him today.

Batter Grind Down

Cleveland

Indians: This Indians team is one of the more under-rated offenses in the league, and as a result often go under owned in fantasy, too. They are top ten in both wOBA and ISO on the season against righties and have several players that can go deep and rack up the fantasy points with quickness. I am not sure cash games are the best place for these guys, but they do make a fantastic tournament stack.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Carlos Santana SWITCH 0.344 0.223 0.410 1B $4,000 1B $4,800
2 Jason Kipnis LEFT 0.376 0.176 0.351 2B $3,800 2B $4,200
3 Francisco Lindor SWITCH 0.347 0.152 0.389 SS $3,900 SS $4,800
4 Mike Napoli RIGHT 0.292 0.175 0.271 1B $3,100 1B $3,300
5 Jose Ramirez SWITCH 0.317 0.142 0.284 P $4,000 3B/OF $3,800
6 Juan Uribe RIGHT 0.303 0.147 0.400 3B $2,800 3B $2,900
7 Lonnie Chisenhall LEFT 0.299 0.128 0.290 OF $3,300 OF $3,000
8 Yan Gomes RIGHT 0.265 0.175 0.244 C $2,600 C $3,000
9 Tyler Naquin LEFT 0.386 0.221 0.432 OF $3,100 OF $3,400
Team Averages — 0.325 0.171 0.341 — — — —

Elite Plays – Carlos Santana

Secondary Plays – Jason Kipnis , Francisco Lindor , Mike Napoli , Tyler Naquin

Stackability – GPP

Detroit

Tigers: It was only a matter of time before Justin Upton started to get things going, and with the way Miguel Cabrera is hitting, this can be a dangerous Tigers lineup. I like Carrasco a good amount today, but also realize there is potential with the Tigers’ offense here, so playing a tournament stack is never a bad thing when you have good pitching facing a capable lineup.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Ian Kinsler RIGHT 0.338 0.151 0.320 2B $3,700 2B $4,100
2 Cameron Maybin RIGHT 0.305 0.082 0.231 OF $2,900 OF $3,500
3 Miguel Cabrera RIGHT 0.420 0.227 0.425 1B $3,900 1B $4,200
4 Victor Martinez SWITCH 0.297 0.145 0.318 C $3,000 1B $3,200
5 Nick Castellanos RIGHT 0.313 0.167 0.306 3B $3,600 3B $3,400
6 Justin Upton RIGHT 0.338 0.201 0.381 OF $3,100 OF $4,200
7 Steven Moya LEFT 0.365 0.257 0.516 OF $2,600 OF $2,300
8 Jarrod Saltalamacchia SWITCH 0.317 0.210 0.261 C $2,100 C $2,900
9 Jose Iglesias RIGHT 0.292 0.059 0.380 SS $2,600 SS $2,700
Team Averages — 0.332 0.167 0.349 — — — —

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera

Secondary Plays – Justin Upton , Steven Moya , Ian Kinsler

Stackability – GPP

Arizona at Colorado – 4:10 PM ET

Arizona Colorado
arizonamlb Shelby Miller coloradomlb Jorge De La Rosa
RIGHT LEFT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
COL -135 11.5
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.336 15 15.5% 9.9% SP vs. Left 0.311 6 25.8% 8.1%
SP vs. Right 0.280 8 22.0% 8.8% SP vs. Right 0.349 22 19.6% 10.6%

Pitcher Grind Down

Shelby Miller
shelby-miller-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,200 Salary: $4,000
FPPG: 14.6 FPPG: 5.5
Pitcher Rating: 30.2 Pitcher Rank: 29
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 2 104.5 4.85 5.40 16.0% 10.0% 9.6% 48.6% 27.0% 27.0%
2016 11 86.3 5.62 6.36 14.6% 12.5% 7.2% 41.4% 35.5% 35.6%
2015 33 98.4 4.16 3.02 19.9% 8.5% 9.2% 47.7% 34.1% 26.7%

Shelby Miller: The good news for Miller is that he is not at home in a hitter-friendly park. The bad news is he is in the only park worse for pitchers in the league. There simply is not a good reason to pitch either guy in this game today considering we have a full compliment of options available to us.

Jorge De La Rosa
jorge-de-la-rosa-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $5,300 Salary: $5,300
FPPG: 18.5 FPPG: 7.8
Pitcher Rating: 40.8 Pitcher Rank: 25
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 3 119.3 4.42 4.43 16.0% 7.5% 11.5% 52.2% 31.9% 34.3%
2016 8 98.4 4.17 7.17 21.6% 9.6% 11.3% 49.2% 32.6% 35.7%
2015 26 94.6 4.10 4.17 21.1% 10.2% 11.7% 52.0% 27.3% 32.6%

Jorge De La Rosa: We saw a pretty good start from him last time out but that was in Miami and he still only struck out three batters over six innnings. As I mentioned with Miller, we have too many viable alternatives to consider plugging in either one of these pitchers today.

Batter Grind Down

Arizona

Diamondbacks: This Diamondbacks squad just happen to be the number one squad against lefties in the entire league and are facing one in the best hitter’s park in the entire league. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out this equation.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. LHP ISO vs. LHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Jean Segura RIGHT 0.291 0.094 0.390 2B $3,800 2B $5,000
2 Phil Gosselin RIGHT 0.346 0.115 0.272 2B $2,900 2B/3B $3,300
3 Paul Goldschmidt RIGHT 0.459 0.243 0.458 1B $4,900 1B $5,600
4 Rickie Weeks RIGHT 0.346 0.208 0.323 OF $3,100 OF $4,100
5 Welington Castillo RIGHT 0.383 0.282 0.285 C $3,600 C $4,500
6 Peter O’Brien RIGHT 0.610 0.765 0.274 OF $3,100 OF $4,000
7 Yasmany Tomas RIGHT 0.379 0.250 0.339 OF $3,800 OF $4,900
8 Nick Ahmed RIGHT 0.326 0.144 0.241 SS $2,700 SS $3,100
9 Shelby Miller RIGHT 0.108 0.059 0.000 P $7,200 P $4,000
Team Averages — 0.361 0.240 0.287 — — — —

Elite Plays – Paul Goldschmidt , Welington Castillo , Jean Segura

Secondary Plays – Rickie Weeks , Peter O’Brien , Yasmany Tomas

Stackability – Cash / GPP

Colorado

Rockies: Maintaining their spot near the top of the league in both wOBA and ISO versus right-handed pitching, this Rockies lineup is also very much in play today. You will notice that virtually the entire lineup is hitting the ball well and I have no problems going to guys in the lower part of the order here.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Charlie Blackmon LEFT 0.362 0.191 0.367 OF $4,400 OF $5,600
2 DJ LeMahieu RIGHT 0.335 0.111 0.457 2B $3,800 2B $5,100
3 Nolan Arenado RIGHT 0.386 0.308 0.402 3B $4,500 3B $5,500
4 Carlos Gonzalez LEFT 0.413 0.301 0.439 OF $4,200 OF $5,400
5 Trevor Story RIGHT 0.365 0.302 0.406 SS $3,500 SS $5,300
6 Ryan Raburn RIGHT 0.307 0.190 0.299 OF $3,700 OF $4,100
7 Mark Reynolds RIGHT 0.333 0.177 0.353 1B $4,000 1B $4,800
8 Nick Hundley RIGHT 0.358 0.186 0.432 C $3,300 C $3,800
9 Jorge De La Rosa LEFT 0.085 0.000 0.138 P $5,300 P $5,300
Team Averages — 0.327 0.196 0.366 — — — —

Elite Plays – Charlie Blackmon , Carlos Gonzalez , Nolan Arenado

Secondary Plays – Trevor Story , DJ LeMahieu , Mark Reynolds

Stackability – Cash / GPP

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Andrew Cook (louiescards)

Andrew “LouiesCards” Cook is a DFS veteran who has been playing since 2009. You will see him grinding MLB, NBA, and NFL with a main focus on DraftKings. Over the years he has held several roles at RotoGrinders helping write articles and features, both in-front and behind-the-scenes. Andrew was able to throw the first pitch out at a St. Louis Cardinals game, courtesy of DraftKings. You can follow Andrew on twitter @louiescards