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MLB Grind Down: Saturday, June 4th

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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Arizona at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM ET

Arizona Chicago Cubs
arizonamlb Edwin Escobar cubsmlb Jason Hammel
LEFT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
CHC -270 9.0
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.426 0 20.0% 0.0% SP vs. Left 0.310 8 23.1% 9.8%
SP vs. Right 0.641 0 5.9% 5.9% SP vs. Right 0.291 18 24.2% 3.9%

Pitcher Grind Down

Edwin Escobar
edwin-escobar-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $4,600 Salary: $4,000
FPPG: -5.0 FPPG: -10.3
Pitcher Rating: 29.6 Pitcher Rank: 30
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 1 87.0 5.19 18.90 9.1% 4.6% 9.2% 37.5% 25.0% 52.9%
2016 1 87.0 5.17 18.90 9.1% 4.6% 9.2% 37.5% 25.0% 52.9%
2015 #VALUE!

Escobar is coming off his first career start and it did not go well against Houston as he allowed seven earned runs in his first 3.1 innings pitched. It does not get much easier for the young lefty as he now has to take on the Cubs who are ranked fourth in team wOBA against left handed pitching making Escobar in an easy avoid in a game with a total of nine.

Jason Hammel
jason-hammel-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $9,300 Salary: $8,700
FPPG: 29.3 FPPG: 15.3
Pitcher Rating: 91.2 Pitcher Rank: 3
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 2 71.0 5.05 0.96 20.0% 11.4% 12.0% 33.3% 58.3% 41.7%
2016 10 88.0 4.25 2.09 22.1% 9.7% 10.3% 44.6% 37.2% 28.3%
2015 31 88.7 3.45 3.74 24.2% 5.6% 10.9% 38.3% 37.2% 32.9%

Hammel came out after just two innings in his first start of the week and the club said it was simply cramps. He will look to make up for those lost innings this week as he looks to take on a Diamondbacks offense that is ranked ninth in team wOBA against right-handed pitching. Hammel has been solid this season as he has a SIERA of 4.23 as well as a good strikeout rate of 22.1%. He makes a solid option on the day slate as the Cubs are the highest favorite on the day slate a -270. Hammel should be in line for the win today and makes for a great cheaper play if you don’t want to pay up for Strasburg or Sale.

Batter Grind Down

Arizona

Hammel has allowed a .337 wOBA to lefties so if you are going to use any Diamondbacks today they should come from that side of the plate as he has shut down righties (.234 wOBA). Yet, the Diamondbacks have the third lowest total of the entire day and their offense should be avoided for the most part.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Jean Segura RIGHT 0.287 0.099 0.222 2B $3,200 2B $3,600
2 Michael Bourn LEFT 0.275 0.049 0.414 OF $1,500 OF $2,500
3 Paul Goldschmidt RIGHT 0.403 0.243 0.454 1B $4,000 1B $4,300
4 Jake Lamb LEFT 0.349 0.176 0.407 3B $3,200 3B $3,700
5 Welington Castillo RIGHT 0.305 0.179 0.250 C $2,900 C $2,900
6 Brandon Drury RIGHT 0.315 0.178 0.255 OF $2,400 3B/OF $2,300
7 Chris Owings RIGHT 0.273 0.095 0.341 OF $2,300 OF $3,100
8 Edwin Escobar LEFT 0.000 0.000 0.000 P $4,600 P $4,000
9 Nick Ahmed RIGHT 0.247 0.112 0.298 SS $2,200 SS $2,200
Team Averages 0.273 0.126 0.293

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Paul Goldschmidt

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs have the highest projected team total on the board today making them a great offense to stack in both cash and tournament lineups against Escobar who has already been lit up once.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. LHP ISO vs. LHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Dexter Fowler SWITCH 0.370 0.143 0.400 OF $4,000 OF $5,500
2 Jason Heyward LEFT 0.315 0.091 0.326 OF $3,400 OF $4,400
3 Kris Bryant RIGHT 0.347 0.232 0.440 3B $4,000 3B/OF $5,200
4 Anthony Rizzo LEFT 0.367 0.192 0.278 1B $4,200 1B $5,000
5 Ben Zobrist SWITCH 0.405 0.191 0.418 2B $3,400 2B $5,100
6 Jorge Soler RIGHT 0.304 0.107 0.438 OF $2,800 OF $4,600
7 Addison Russell RIGHT 0.253 0.140 0.213 SS $2,800 SS $3,800
8 Miguel Montero LEFT 0.307 0.169 0.308 C $2,500 C $3,900
9 Jason Hammel RIGHT 0.165 0.000 0.250 P $9,300 P $8,700
Team Averages 0.315 0.141 0.341

Elite Plays – Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyward

Secondary Plays – Ben Zobrist, Addison Russell

Stackability – Cash & GPP

Milwaukee at Philadelphia – 3:05 PM ET

Milwaukee Philadelphia
milwaukeemlb Junior Guerra philadelphiamlb Jeremy Hellickson
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
PHI -110 8.0
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.314 1 25.7% 12.2% SP vs. Left 0.342 12 18.7% 9.0%
SP vs. Right 0.282 2 22.2% 4.4% SP vs. Right 0.321 20 22.4% 4.5%

Pitcher Grind Down

Junior Guerra
junior-guerra-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,200 Salary: $6,800
FPPG: 35.2 FPPG: 18.8
Pitcher Rating: 70.4 Pitcher Rank: 7
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 2 92.0 3.71 2.38 24.5% 8.2% 11.4% 50.0% 34.4% 39.4%
2016 6 91.0 3.82 3.47 24.7% 8.2% 12.5% 38.9% 40.0% 36.7%
2015 0 #DIV/0! 3.28 6.75 16.7% 5.6% 10.6% 57.1% 21.4% 21.4%

Guerra has been a decent source of value early on in the season. After six starts, he holds an ERA of 3.47 (3.80 SIERA) and a high 24.7% strikeout rate. He has a solid matchup against the Phillies who are ranked 28th and 27th in team wOBA and ISO against right-handed pitching. Guerra is still priced extremely low across the industry making him a solid value play on the day slate in all formats.

Jeremy Hellickson
jeremy-hellickson-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,300 Salary: $9,300
FPPG: 32.4 FPPG: 17.5
Pitcher Rating: 78.3 Pitcher Rank: 5
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 2 87.0 2.59 2.57 29.4% 2.0% 15.5% 43.8% 31.3% 23.5%
2016 11 90.6 3.41 3.68 25.2% 5.4% 12.6% 41.5% 35.7% 31.1%
2015 27 91.8 4.14 4.62 19.0% 6.8% 10.3% 42.4% 36.5% 34.3%

Hellickson has pitched well during the month of May. He had a 3.58 ERA as he went to a 2-2 record. His SIERA on the season sits at a very solid 3.39 and a great strikeout rate of 25.2%, which gives him great upside in a good matchup against the Brewers who are ranked in the middle of the league in both wOBA and ISO against righties. At his price on Fanduel, he is a decent play, but I would rather use his counter part in the matchup today.

Batter Grind Down

Milwaukee

Hellickson has struggled this year to get lefties out as he has allowed a wOBA of .350 to left handed batters. This Brewers squad has a below average team run total of 3.94 today, which is the tenth lowest on the entire slate.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Jonathan Villar SWITCH 0.332 0.094 0.438 SS $3,600 SS $4,800
2 Scooter Gennett LEFT 0.303 0.130 0.248 2B $2,800 2B $3,400
3 Ryan Braun RIGHT 0.363 0.208 0.384 OF $4,200 OF $4,100
4 Jonathan Lucroy RIGHT 0.357 0.180 0.363 C $3,500 C $4,000
5 Chris Carter RIGHT 0.327 0.266 0.227 1B $3,600 1B $3,200
6 Kirk Nieuwenhuis LEFT 0.305 0.164 0.175 OF $2,800 OF $3,000
7 Aaron Hill RIGHT 0.311 0.146 0.435 3B $2,800 2B/3B $3,300
8 Ramon Flores LEFT 0.258 0.065 0.275 OF $2,200 OF $2,600
9 Junior Guerra RIGHT 0.000 0.000 0.000 P $7,200 P $6,800
Team Averages 0.284 0.139 0.283

Elite Plays – Ryan Braun

Secondary Plays – Jonathan Villar, Scooter Gennett

Stackability – None

Philadelphia

The Phillies come into this game with an average projected run total of 4.06 runs which is the 17th highest of the entire day. The offense can be used simply as a source of cheap plays batting high up in the order such as Andres Blanco, Maikel Franco and Jimmy Paredes who continue to bat in the top five and are cheap.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Odubel Herrera LEFT 0.356 0.137 0.315 OF $3,400 OF $4,000
2 Andres Blanco SWITCH 0.349 0.204 0.233 3B $2,000 2B/3B $2,900
3 Jimmy Paredes SWITCH 0.322 0.157 0.235 3B $2,100 2B $3,100
4 Maikel Franco RIGHT 0.340 0.191 0.341 3B $3,000 3B $3,800
5 Tommy Joseph RIGHT 0.242 0.226 0.263 1B $2,000 1B $4,200
6 Cody Asche LEFT 0.305 0.166 0.000 OF $2,000 3B/OF $3,000
7 Freddy Galvis SWITCH 0.293 0.122 0.312 SS $2,600 SS $3,400
8 Cameron Rupp RIGHT 0.276 0.121 0.371 C $2,500 C $2,800
9 Jeremy Hellickson RIGHT 0.242 0.000 0.000 P $7,300 P $9,300
Team Averages 0.303 0.147 0.230

Elite Plays – Maikel Franco

Secondary Plays – Andres Blanco, Odubel Herrera

Stackability – None

LA Angels at Pittsburgh – 4:05 PM ET

LA Angels Pittsburgh
laangelsmlb Jhoulys Chacin pittsburghmlb Jeff Locke
RIGHT LEFT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
PIT -125 8.5
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.328 8 14.0% 9.2% SP vs. Left 0.326 6 12.6% 7.4%
SP vs. Right 0.271 2 26.6% 5.3% SP vs. Right 0.323 17 17.5% 8.8%

Pitcher Grind Down

Jhoulys Chacin
jhoulys-chacin-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,100 Salary: $6,700
FPPG: 27.3 FPPG: 14.8
Pitcher Rating: 56.8 Pitcher Rank: 18
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 2 105.0 3.25 2.40 24.6% 5.3% 8.6% 56.4% 33.3% 25.6%
2016 9 90.1 3.67 4.42 21.2% 6.3% 9.5% 52.6% 26.9% 34.0%
2015 4 106.5 4.28 3.38 18.9% 9.0% 8.9% 47.4% 33.3% 38.8%

Chacin is coming off his best start of the season for his new squad as he went complete, allowed just one earned run and had ten strikeouts. He will look to continue that momentum today against a Pirates squad that is ranked sixth in team wOBA against righties. His advanced statistics are solid as he sports a SIERA of 3.67 and has a strikeout rate of 21.2% on the year. He makes a decent value play today for tournaments at his cheap price, but I would rather use Guerra at a similar price point.

Jeff Locke
jeff-locke-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,900 Salary: $6,400
FPPG: 21.9 FPPG: 10.5
Pitcher Rating: 60.5 Pitcher Rank: 16
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 2 95.5 5.48 2.35 3.7% 1.9% 5.2% 52.0% 36.0% 25.5%
2016 10 94.4 5.18 4.33 13.0% 9.5% 7.8% 50.5% 33.0% 25.6%
2015 30 92.7 4.18 4.49 17.5% 8.2% 9.0% 51.0% 24.9% 27.0%

Locke is coming off by far his best start of the season. Yet, his strikeout rate of 13.0% this year takes away most of his upside in daily fantasy and requires him to have a perfect start in order to reach value. His matchup today is solid against an Angels squad that has struggled offensively this year as they are ranked 28th in both ISO and wOBA against lefties. With so many other good, cheap options on the day slate, Locke is a tough play today in all formats due to the low upside.

Batter Grind Down

LA Angels

Locke has kept lefties at bay this year (.263 wOBA), but has struggled to get righties out as he has allowed a wOBA of .352. The Angels bats came alive yesterday, which could make them a sneaky stack again today.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. LHP ISO vs. LHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Yunel Escobar RIGHT 0.350 0.120 0.317 3B $2,800 3B $3,200
2 Kole Calhoun LEFT 0.299 0.140 0.367 OF $3,600 OF $3,900
3 Mike Trout RIGHT 0.413 0.256 0.378 OF $4,800 OF $5,100
4 Albert Pujols RIGHT 0.316 0.250 0.355 1B $3,700 1B $4,100
5 Johnny Giavotella LEFT 0.280 0.071 0.307 2B $2,800 2B $3,100
6 Gregorio Petit RIGHT 0.180 0.051 0.258 SS $2,300 SS $2,500
7 Carlos Perez RIGHT 0.212 0.022 0.313 C $2,300 C $2,500
8 Shane Robinson RIGHT 0.261 0.022 0.080 OF $2,000 OF $2,000
9 Nick Tropeano RIGHT P $7,000 P $6,600
Team Averages 0.289 0.117 0.297

Elite Plays – Mike Trout, Albert Pujols

Secondary Plays – Yunel Escobar, Kole Calhoun

Stackability – GPP

Pittsburgh

Chacin has pitched well this year as he has kept batters to a wOBA of under .297 from both sides of the plate. Yet, the Pirates come into this game with a projected run total of 4.40, which is the tenth highest of the day. With so many good offenses going on the day slate, the Pirates are really the sixth or seventh best to target and could be a contrarian tournament stack if you think the wheels fall off Chacin today.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 John Jaso LEFT 0.359 0.161 0.312 1B $3,000 1B $3,500
2 Andrew McCutchen RIGHT 0.368 0.197 0.295 OF $3,800 OF $4,100
3 Gregory Polanco LEFT 0.344 0.158 0.373 OF $3,900 OF $5,300
4 Jung-Ho Kang RIGHT 0.360 0.186 0.302 3B $3,200 3B $3,700
5 Starling Marte RIGHT 0.350 0.152 0.289 OF $3,600 OF $4,500
6 Francisco Cervelli RIGHT 0.321 0.080 0.241 C $2,700 C $2,900
7 Josh Harrison RIGHT 0.313 0.104 0.381 2B $3,000 2B $3,400
8 Jordy Mercer RIGHT 0.264 0.066 0.211 SS $2,700 SS $2,800
9 Jeff Locke LEFT 0.124 0.019 0.126 P $6,900 P $6,400
Team Averages 0.311 0.125 0.281

Elite Plays – Gregory Polanco, Andrew McCutchen

Secondary Plays – Jung-Ho Kang, Starling Marte

Stackability – GPP

Toronto at Boston – 4:05 PM ET

Toronto Boston
torontomlb Marcus Stroman bostonmlb Steven Wright
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
BOS -135 9.5
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.289 4 17.0% 7.4% SP vs. Left 0.278 6 17.4% 9.8%
SP vs. Right 0.291 4 16.2% 4.9% SP vs. Right 0.293 9 20.6% 8.3%

Pitcher Grind Down

Marcus Stroman
marcus-stroman-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,000 Salary: $7,100
FPPG: 29.6 FPPG: 14.5
Pitcher Rating: 46.2 Pitcher Rank: 23
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 2 95.5 4.02 5.54 14.6% 5.5% 7.9% 53.5% 18.6% 44.2%
2016 11 99.7 3.87 4.46 16.4% 6.4% 8.1% 59.9% 22.4% 32.8%
2015 4 93.3 3.28 1.67 17.5% 5.8% 7.2% 64.1% 17.9% 21.8%

Stroman got blasted by Boston in his last start, making it the second time in three games that he has allowed seven earned runs. He will look to bounce back today and has some good season statistics as he comes into this game with a 3.85 SIERA, but his strikeout rate sits at just a 16.4% rate. This takes his value down considerably in what is one of the toughest matchups on the board against a Boston team that leads the league in many offensive categories. This game features a very high total making the pitchers a rough option.

Steven Wright
steven-wright-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $9,200 Salary: $11,000
FPPG: 39.5 FPPG: 22.1
Pitcher Rating: 51.6 Pitcher Rank: 20
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 2 119.5 4.28 2.25 21.5% 10.8% 13.4% 52.3% 29.5% 18.2%
2016 10 109.5 4.22 2.45 21.7% 9.3% 12.0% 43.9% 34.9% 25.7%
2015 9 130.9 4.60 4.09 16.8% 8.7% 9.3% 43.2% 43.2% 33.9%

Wright comes into this game as a serviceable starter as he has a 2.45 ERA on the year. Some regression is in order as his SIERA is 4.20, but his 21.7% strikeout rate does give him some upside is good matchups. This is not that type of matchup as the Blue Jays are ranked 12th and eighth in team wOBA and ISO respectively. Wright is way to expensive for this matchup today.

Batter Grind Down

Toronto

Wright has actually kept his opponents wOBA to under .259 from both sides of the plate this year. With that said, the Blue Jays have the seventh highest team run total at 4.54 and their offense can be used in all formats on the day slate.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Jose Bautista RIGHT 0.387 0.288 0.360 OF $4,200 OF $4,000
2 Josh Donaldson RIGHT 0.380 0.255 0.419 3B $4,000 3B $4,200
3 Edwin Encarnacion RIGHT 0.376 0.266 0.294 1B $3,800 1B $3,700
4 Michael Saunders LEFT 0.347 0.166 0.406 OF $3,400 OF $3,600
5 Justin Smoak SWITCH 0.338 0.219 0.293 1B $3,300 1B $2,900
6 Russell Martin RIGHT 0.303 0.179 0.343 C $2,400 C $2,800
7 Devon Travis RIGHT 0.350 0.153 0.273 2B $2,700 2B $3,200
8 Kevin Pillar RIGHT 0.305 0.128 0.249 OF $3,000 OF $3,000
9 Darwin Barney RIGHT 0.397 0.197 0.455 SS $2,600 2B/SS $2,300
Team Averages 0.354 0.206 0.344

Elite Plays – Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson

Secondary Plays – Michael Saunders, Justin Smoak, Russell Martin

Stackability – Cash & GPP

Boston

The Red Sox have the second highest projected team run total on the day making them a great offense to target in all formats. He has allowed a wOBA of .315 to lefties and .294 to righties on the year and they have the fifth lowest strikeout rate in the league. They should be able to get to Stroman today as they should put the ball in play a lot.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Mookie Betts RIGHT 0.362 0.211 0.517 OF $4,700 OF $5,200
2 Dustin Pedroia RIGHT 0.360 0.157 0.424 2B $4,000 2B $5,000
3 Xander Bogaerts RIGHT 0.335 0.113 0.407 SS $3,800 SS $5,400
4 David Ortiz LEFT 0.432 0.350 0.587 1B $4,500 1B $5,500
5 Hanley Ramirez RIGHT 0.312 0.138 0.250 1B $3,300 1B $4,000
6 Travis Shaw LEFT 0.355 0.199 0.256 3B $3,100 1B/3B $4,000
7 Jackie Bradley LEFT 0.375 0.271 0.439 OF $3,400 OF $4,600
8 Blake Swihart SWITCH 0.313 0.131 0.306 C $2,700 C/OF $3,400
9 Christian Vazquez RIGHT 0.251 0.101 0.230 C $2,400 C $3,200
Team Averages 0.344 0.186 0.380

Elite Plays – Mookie Betts, David Ortiz, Xander Bogaerts, Dustin Pedroia

Secondary Plays – Hanley Ramirez, Travis Shaw

Stackability – Cash & GPP

Chicago White Sox at Detroit – 4:08 PM ET

Chicago White Sox Detroit
whitesoxmlb Chris Sale detroitmlb Mike Pelfrey
LEFT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
CWS -170 8.0
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.259 0 32.6% 5.3% SP vs. Left 0.374 10 11.9% 10.4%
SP vs. Right 0.273 29 29.8% 5.0% SP vs. Right 0.330 11 12.2% 3.3%

Pitcher Grind Down

Chris Sale
chris-sale-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $11,100 Salary: $12,700
FPPG: 46.5 FPPG: 26.5
Pitcher Rating: 89.8 Pitcher Rank: 4
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 2 103.5 3.90 6.97 28.6% 12.2% 10.1% 31.0% 34.5% 34.5%
2016 11 106.4 3.42 2.29 25.2% 5.3% 9.4% 41.2% 38.7% 24.6%
2015 31 107.2 2.52 3.41 32.1% 4.9% 14.6% 42.6% 35.3% 25.1%

Sale is in line to be the first 10 game winner today as he faces off in a tough matchup against the Tigers who are ranked 21st and 18th in team wOBA and ISO respectivley. Sale is an elite option any time he takes the mound as he has a SIERA of 3.40 and a great strikeout rate of 25.2%. He is the most expensive option on the day slate and for good reason as he is a big favorite and should get some run support against Pelfrey. He is not a must play as Strasburg is a solid option and Hammel is a huge favorite for must cheaper today as well.

Mike Pelfrey
mike-pelfrey-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,000 Salary: $4,600
FPPG: 15.8 FPPG: 6.3
Pitcher Rating: 40.6 Pitcher Rank: 28
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L14 Days 2 94.5 4.70 3.09 11.8% 3.9% 6.9% 45.2% 31.0% 23.3%
2016 10 94.5 5.11 4.96 12.0% 8.3% 8.3% 47.6% 29.1% 34.4%
2015 30 88.8 4.59 4.26 12.0% 6.3% 5.6% 50.8% 26.4% 26.1%

Pelfrey is a target when he takes the mound as he sports an ERA close to five (5.09 SIERA) and is not someone we want to use as a pitcher as his strikeout rate is extremely low at 12.0%. He is an easy avoid in all formats today.

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

Pelfrey is attackable from both sides of the plate as he has allowed a wOBA of +.385 from both sides of the plate this year. The White Sox are solid favorites today and have a projected team total of 4.41, which is the ninth highest of the entire slate and fifth highest of the day slate. They are a good offense in all formats.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Adam Eaton LEFT 0.352 0.163 0.190 OF $3,200 OF $4,000
2 Tyler Saladino RIGHT 0.272 0.120 0.392 SS $2,800 SS $3,400
3 Todd Frazier RIGHT 0.333 0.221 0.339 3B $3,900 3B $4,400
4 Jose Abreu RIGHT 0.361 0.213 0.234 1B $3,100 1B $3,700
5 J.B. Shuck LEFT 0.291 0.074 0.306 OF $2,100 OF $3,000
6 Brett Lawrie RIGHT 0.297 0.139 0.311 2B $2,700 2B $3,300
7 Jimmy Rollins SWITCH 0.258 0.121 0.175 SS $2,800 SS $3,600
8 Avisail Garcia RIGHT 0.294 0.118 0.237 OF $2,500 OF $3,500
9 Alex Avila LEFT 0.300 0.091 0.256 C $2,200 C $2,900
Team Averages 0.306 0.140 0.271

Elite Plays – Jose Abreu, Todd Frazier, Adam Eaton

Secondary Plays – Tyler Saladino, Brett Lawrie

Stackability – GPP

Detroit

Sale has kept batters to a wOBA of under .240 from both sides of the plate. The Tigers are an easy avoid today as they have the fourth lowest team total on the day. One interesting stat is the fact that Victor Martinez is 16/34 with four home runs against Sale. You can use him as a deep tournament flyer as he should be extremely low owned against Sale.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. LHP ISO vs. LHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Ian Kinsler RIGHT 0.383 0.185 0.365 2B $3,900 2B $3,900
2 Cameron Maybin RIGHT 0.348 0.148 0.391 OF $2,900 OF $2,900
3 Miguel Cabrera RIGHT 0.384 0.189 0.495 1B $3,700 1B $4,000
4 Victor Martinez SWITCH 0.356 0.115 0.385 C $3,000 1B $3,500
5 J.D. Martinez RIGHT 0.373 0.264 0.297 OF $3,700 OF $3,200
6 Justin Upton RIGHT 0.249 0.099 0.248 OF $2,900 OF $2,200
7 Nick Castellanos RIGHT 0.381 0.238 0.295 3B $3,100 3B $3,400
8 James McCann RIGHT 0.357 0.210 0.238 C $2,000 C $2,400
9 Jose Iglesias RIGHT 0.346 0.096 0.228 SS $2,400 SS $2,300
Team Averages 0.353 0.172 0.327

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Victor Martinez

Stackability – None


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Ryan138
Ryan138

Ryan (Ryan138) is from Chicago and has been playing fantasy sports for over 10 years. He has been playing daily fantasy sports for over 2 years since he was introduced to Daily Joust in late 2010. In the last year, Ryan has risen into the Top 100 of the RotoGrinders leaderboards by playing at DraftDay, DraftKings and FanDuel in all the major sports.