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MLB Grind Down: Saturday, May 14th

by Ryan138 Last Updated 2016-05-15 01:50:06

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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Chicago White Sox at NY Yankees – 1:05 PM

Chicago White Sox NY Yankees
whitesoxmlb Jose Quintana nyyankeesmlb Ivan Nova
LEFT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
CWS -130 7.5
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.264 5 21.9% 4.1% SP vs. Left 0.382 9 9.1% 7.9%
SP vs. Right 0.312 12 20.9% 5.4% SP vs. Right 0.304 6 20.2% 6.4%

Pitcher Grind Down

Jose Quintana
jose-quintana-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $9,200 Salary: $10,600
FPPG: 43.1 FPPG: 23.7
Pitcher Rating: 70.6 Pitcher Rank: 6
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 2 3.58 18.5% 1.9% 6.8% 44.2% 30.2% 27.9% 0.60
2016 7 3.40 24.0% 5.1% 8.7% 40.3% 33.9% 32.3% 0.20
2015 32 3.62 20.5% 5.1% 9.2% 47.1% 29.7% 27.7% 0.70

Quintana has been a stellar cog to the White Sox early season run this year. He has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his seven starts this year, which has resulted in an ERA of 1.38. His SIERA shows a bit of regression is in order as it sits at a solid 3.40 and his strikeout rate is at a career high of 24%. He does have a decent matchup against the Yankees in New York today, as the Yankees are ranked 23rd in team wOBA against left-handed pitching and is a slight favorite today. He is a decent play in the early slate today.

Ivan Nova
ivan-nova-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,400 Salary: $5,400
FPPG: 10.1 FPPG: 4.6
Pitcher Rating: 48.3 Pitcher Rank: 18
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 1 3.93 11.1% 3.7% 8.9% 56.5% 21.7% 21.7% 1.42
2016 1 2.92 12.5% 2.5% 9.4% 65.2% 16.7% 31.8% 0.96
2015 17 4.58 15.3% 8.0% 7.8% 49.0% 31.7% 32.3% 1.24

Nova is coming off his first start of the season where he was able to pitch pretty well against a tough Royals offense. The problem with Nova is the fact that he is just coming out from bullpen work for the first month of the season and will likely be capped around 85-90 pitches. This takes enough value away from him today, making him not a viable play in any format.

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

Vegas projects this game to be low scoring as the overall total sits at 7.5 and the White Sox have just a 3.93 team total. They do have a decent pitcher to attack as Nova has allowed a .320+ wOBA from both sides of the plate so far this year. Guys like Todd Frazier, Adam Eaton and Jose Abreu have all been swinging a hot bat and will look to make that continue today.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Adam Eaton LEFT 0.360 0.163 0.364 OF $3,700 OF $4,600
2 Jimmy Rollins SWITCH 0.260 0.121 0.323 SS $3,100 SS $3,800
3 Jose Abreu RIGHT 0.375 0.229 0.403 1B $3,900 1B $4,700
4 Todd Frazier RIGHT 0.331 0.220 0.366 3B $4,200 3B $4,800
5 Melky Cabrera SWITCH 0.327 0.123 0.333 OF $3,000 OF $3,500
6 Brett Lawrie RIGHT 0.297 0.139 0.452 2B $3,200 2B $3,900
7 Avisail Garcia RIGHT 0.299 0.120 0.436 OF $3,200 OF $3,800
8 Alex Avila LEFT 0.309 0.096 0.378 C $2,100 C $3,000
9 Austin Jackson RIGHT 0.291 0.102 0.297 OF $2,900 OF $3,300
Team Averages — 0.317 0.146 0.372 — — — —

Elite Plays – Todd Frazier, Adam Eaton and Jose Abreu

Secondary Plays – Avisail Garcia, Jimmy Rollins

Stackability – GPP

NY Yankees

Quintana has allowed a wOBA of under .270 from both sides of the plate this year and this Yankees squad has a team total of just 3.57 for the fifth lowest of the entire slate, and second lowest of the day slate. There are much better offenses to target in the early slate.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. LHP ISO vs. LHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Brett Gardner LEFT 0.323 0.108 0.337 OF $3,400 OF $3,400
2 Aaron Hicks SWITCH 0.344 0.154 0.326 OF $2,500 OF $3,400
3 Starlin Castro RIGHT 0.313 0.094 0.380 2B $3,100 2B $3,000
4 Mark Teixeira SWITCH 0.336 0.153 0.163 1B $2,500 1B $2,900
5 Carlos Beltran SWITCH 0.314 0.183 0.336 OF $2,900 OF $3,200
6 Dustin Ackley LEFT 0.210 0.033 0.200 OF $2,000 1B/OF $2,600
7 Chase Headley SWITCH 0.294 0.103 0.278 3B $2,600 3B $2,900
8 Didi Gregorius LEFT 0.287 0.069 0.251 SS $2,200 SS $2,600
9 Austin Romine RIGHT 0.421 0.133 0.389 C $2,200 C $2,100
Team Averages — 0.316 0.114 0.296 — — — —

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Starlin Castro, Aaron Hicks

Stackability – None

Houston at Boston – 1:05 PM

Houston Boston
houstonmlb Collin McHugh bostonmlb Clay Buchholz
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
BOS -130 9.5
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.306 12 19.2% 6.5% SP vs. Left 0.303 6 22.3% 6.0%
SP vs. Right 0.332 12 20.0% 5.6% SP vs. Right 0.307 6 19.3% 6.6%

Pitcher Grind Down

Collin McHugh
collin-mchugh-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,900 Salary: $5,700
FPPG: 24.6 FPPG: 10.5
Pitcher Rating: 45.5 Pitcher Rank: 20
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 2 3.64 21.6% 5.9% 10.8% 51.4% 35.1% 21.6% 2.13
2016 7 4.16 18.0% 5.1% 8.6% 40.3% 39.5% 20.2% 1.31
2015 32 3.91 19.9% 6.2% 10.3% 45.4% 34.6% 25.1% 0.84

McHugh bounced back in his last outing to allow only one earned run in seven innings of work. He has not had the greatest start of the year as he enters this matchup with an ERA of 5.50 ERA. The advanced statistics show some improvement is in order as he has a 4.16 SIERA. With that said, his strikeout rate is only at 18% this year, and now has a very tough matchup against Boston who is the number-one ranked team in terms of wOBA against right-handed pitching. Avoid him today.

Clay Buchholz
clay-buchholz-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,700 Salary: $7,500
FPPG: 20.9 FPPG: 9.1
Pitcher Rating: 66.0 Pitcher Rank: 8
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 3 5.43 12.8% 10.3% 6.9% 39.0% 37.3% 28.3% 0.98
2016 7 5.02 15.7% 9.9% 8.3% 38.7% 39.5% 28.6% 1.36
2015 18 3.35 22.8% 4.9% 10.6% 48.3% 30.5% 23.7% 0.48

Buchholz has not been pitching well recently as he has allowed four or more earned runs in five of his seven starts this year. He comes into this game with a 5.02 SIERA (5.90 ERA) and now has to face an Astros offense that is ranked 16th in team wOBA and fifth in team ISO against righties. He currently has a career low strikeout rate of 15.7%, which drops his fantasy value tremendously in this matchup and should be avoided until he can turn it around.

Batter Grind Down

Houston

Buchholz has really struggled so far this year getting lefties out as he has allowed a wOBA of .401. The Astros has a projected team total of 4.57 in this matchup, which is the 11th highest of the day and third highest of the day slate behind Boston and the Cubs.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Jose Altuve RIGHT 0.338 0.168 0.405 2B $4,400 2B $5,500
2 George Springer RIGHT 0.335 0.163 0.370 OF $3,900 OF $4,700
3 Carlos Correa RIGHT 0.363 0.206 0.375 SS $4,000 SS $4,800
4 Colby Rasmus LEFT 0.331 0.241 0.192 OF $3,200 OF $3,800
5 Marwin Gonzalez SWITCH 0.299 0.142 0.373 1B $2,800 1B/3B $3,200
6 Luis Valbuena LEFT 0.338 0.212 0.313 3B $2,700 3B $3,400
7 Carlos Gomez RIGHT 0.300 0.142 0.250 OF $2,800 OF $3,800
8 Jason Castro LEFT 0.320 0.197 0.429 C $2,500 C $3,300
9 Jake Marisnick RIGHT 0.280 0.091 0.000 OF $2,000 OF $3,100
Team Averages — 0.323 0.174 0.301 — — — —

Elite Plays – Colby Rasmus, Jose Altuve

Secondary Plays – George Springer, Carlos Correa

Stackability – GPP

Boston

McHugh has struggled to get batters from both sides of the plate out this year as he has allowed a wOBA of +.359 to both righties and lefties this year. The Red Sox have been one of the hottest offenses in baseball and have the fourth-highest projected run total today at 4.93. They have the fourth-highest team total overall and second highest of the day slate. They are a great offense to target in both cash and tournament settings.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Mookie Betts RIGHT 0.343 0.182 0.280 OF $4,400 OF $4,900
2 Dustin Pedroia RIGHT 0.357 0.160 0.324 2B $3,700 2B $4,300
3 Xander Bogaerts RIGHT 0.326 0.105 0.424 SS $4,300 SS $4,400
4 David Ortiz LEFT 0.425 0.336 0.500 1B $4,300 1B $5,200
5 Hanley Ramirez RIGHT 0.318 0.155 0.462 1B $4,000 1B $4,600
6 Travis Shaw LEFT 0.364 0.197 0.402 3B $3,400 3B $3,800
7 Brock Holt LEFT 0.315 0.108 0.381 OF $3,100 OF $3,300
8 Jackie Bradley LEFT 0.361 0.275 0.606 OF $3,900 OF $4,000
9 Christian Vazquez RIGHT 0.291 0.159 0.324 C $2,400 C $3,000
Team Averages — 0.344 0.186 0.411 — — — —

Elite Plays – Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Hanley Ramirez

Secondary Plays – David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Travis Shaw

Stackability – Cash & GPP

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM

Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs
pittsburghmlb Jeff Locke cubsmlb Jake Arrieta
LEFT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
CHC -260 9.0
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.344 5 12.4% 8.0% SP vs. Left 0.216 4 28.4% 7.3%
SP vs. Right 0.323 13 18.5% 9.3% SP vs. Right 0.229 8 25.2% 5.1%

Pitcher Grind Down

Jeff Locke
jeff-locke-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,100 Salary: $5,900
FPPG: 20.8 FPPG: 9.1
Pitcher Rating: 39.9 Pitcher Rank: 24
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 2 4.63 14.0% 8.0% 6.3% 52.6% 28.9% 25.6% 0.69
2016 6 5.02 15.1% 13.0% 8.4% 59.6% 24.2% 24.0% 0.83
2015 30 4.18 17.5% 8.2% 9.0% 51.0% 24.9% 27.0% 0.80

Locke is not someone you want to target against a solid offense like the Cubs. He sports a SIERA of 5.02 and a low strikeout rate of 15.1%, after his first six starts this year. Now, he has to face the Cubs who lead the league in runs, which could be a recipe for disaster. Locke is an easy avoid today.

Jake Arrieta
jake-arrieta-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $12,000 Salary: $12,600
FPPG: 47.1 FPPG: 27.5
Pitcher Rating: 84.1 Pitcher Rank: 2
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 3 3.95 25.0% 13.9% 10.7% 61.4% 15.9% 25.0% 0.00
2016 7 3.41 24.4% 8.9% 10.6% 58.0% 22.7% 22.5% 0.38
2015 33 2.75 27.1% 5.5% 11.1% 56.2% 22.8% 22.1% 0.39

Arrieta was not able to completely shut out the Nationals’ offense last Sunday, which came as a shock to most people, yet he still had seven strikeouts over five innings and only gave up two earned runs. Arrieta has been great this year and is a solid play in all formats as he holds a low 3.41 SIERA and a solid 24.4% strikeout rate. He is arguably the top option of the day slate along with Kluber, as he is the heaviest favorite by far at -260. The only warning sign at all is the high overall total and the weather factor at Wrigley, but Arrieta should be just fine.

Batter Grind Down

Pittsburgh

Targeting offenses against Arrieta is not exactly a winning strategy ever and does not appear to be one again today as the Pirates have the sixth lowest total of the day at 3.58. Avoid their offense 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 0.355 0.175 0.327 1B $2,900 1B $2,800
2 Andrew McCutchen RIGHT 0.369 0.196 0.339 OF $4,300 OF $4,000
3 Gregory Polanco LEFT 0.333 0.147 0.250 OF $3,200 OF $3,700
4 Starling Marte RIGHT 0.358 0.160 0.396 OF $4,000 OF $3,800
5 Francisco Cervelli RIGHT 0.330 0.085 0.274 C $2,700 C $2,500
6 Jung Ho Kang RIGHT 0.362 0.184 0.532 3B $3,200 3B/SS $2,900
7 Josh Harrison RIGHT 0.306 0.105 0.304 2B $3,400 2B $2,900
8 Jordy Mercer RIGHT 0.265 0.067 0.295 SS $2,700 SS $2,400
9 Jeff Locke LEFT 0.115 0.023 0.000 P $6,100 P $5,900
Team Averages — 0.310 0.127 0.302 — — — —

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – None

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs will look to give Arrieta a ton of run support today as the early indications are the wind is blowing out, which has resulted in a huge total of nine for this game. Chicago has the highest projected team total today, which is tough to do when there is a Coors game on the overall slate as well. They have a team total of 5.42 and are the top stack for the early slate today.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. LHP ISO vs. LHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Dexter Fowler SWITCH 0.381 0.150 0.381 OF $4,000 OF $5,100
2 Jason Heyward LEFT 0.303 0.083 0.234 OF $3,100 OF $3,600
3 Kris Bryant RIGHT 0.344 0.209 0.345 3B $4,400 3B/OF $4,800
4 Anthony Rizzo LEFT 0.366 0.173 0.480 1B $4,800 1B $5,100
5 Ben Zobrist SWITCH 0.403 0.203 0.499 2B $4,100 2B $5,000
6 Jorge Soler RIGHT 0.278 0.088 0.170 OF $2,100 OF $3,700
7 Addison Russell RIGHT 0.238 0.118 0.390 SS $3,600 SS $3,600
8 David Ross RIGHT 0.255 0.055 0.223 C $2,300 C $2,400
9 Jake Arrieta RIGHT 0.298 0.115 0.394 P $12,000 P $12,600
Team Averages — 0.318 0.133 0.346 — — — —

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

Secondary Plays – Jason Heyward, Jorge Soler, Addison Russell

Stackability – Cash & GPP

Minnesota at Cleveland – 4:10 PM

Minnesota Cleveland
minnesotamlb Ervin Santana clevelandmlb Corey Kluber
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
CLE -185 7.5
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.346 7 14.3% 10.1% SP vs. Left 0.321 12 24.5% 6.4%
SP vs. Right 0.299 7 22.6% 6.5% SP vs. Right 0.238 13 30.2% 3.8%

Pitcher Grind Down

Ervin Santana
ervin-santana-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,700 Salary: $7,000
FPPG: 21.2 FPPG: 10.7
Pitcher Rating: 41.9 Pitcher Rank: 22
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 1 5.00 20.0% 15.0% 10.8% 46.2% 23.1% 23.1% 2.70
2016 5 4.38 20.4% 10.2% 8.8% 43.8% 32.9% 24.0% 0.77
2015 17 4.43 17.9% 7.9% 9.5% 40.9% 37.6% 28.1% 1.00

Santana came off the DL last week and had a rough start against the White Sox where he allowed three earned runs in just 3.1 innings pitched. While he had been pitching decently (4.38 SIERA), he is too much of a risk at the moment, as we do not know how deep he will be able to pitch into games. Avoid him on the early slate.

Corey Kluber
corey-kluber-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $10,100 Salary: $11,400
FPPG: 33.3 FPPG: 19.1
Pitcher Rating: 97.9 Pitcher Rank: 1
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 3 3.37 21.9% 6.9% 11.0% 58.8% 23.5% 28.9% 0.00
2016 7 3.22 24.7% 5.5% 13.0% 51.6% 32.3% 30.2% 0.59
2015 32 2.98 27.7% 5.1% 12.9% 42.4% 35.9% 27.0% 0.89

Kluber has had an up and down season so far, which has resulted in a 4.14 ERA and a 2-4 record after seven starts. His advanced statistics show some improvement in in order as his SIERA sits almost a full run lower than his ERA (3.22). His strikeout rate has still been solid at 24.7% and his swinging strike rate is actually at a career best 13.0%. While Arrieta might be the safer option, Kluber comes with similar upside as he has a solid matchup against the Twins today who are ranked in the bottom third of the league in both wOBA and ISO against righties. Plus he has much better park factors going for him today than Arrieta.

Batter Grind Down

Minnesota

The Twins have the lowest team total of the day at just 3.26 runs. They are heavy underdogs and should be avoided in all formats

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Joe Mauer LEFT 0.323 0.111 0.292 1B $2,900 1B $3,200
2 Eduardo Nunez RIGHT 0.374 0.131 0.358 SS $2,900 3B/SS $3,200
3 Miguel Sano RIGHT 0.365 0.229 0.239 OF $3,100 OF $3,500
4 Trevor Plouffe RIGHT 0.314 0.196 0.258 3B $2,400 3B $3,300
5 Byung Ho Park RIGHT 0.362 0.305 0.350 1B $3,400 1B $3,600
6 Brian Dozier RIGHT 0.312 0.195 0.335 2B $3,100 2B $3,700
7 Oswaldo Arcia LEFT 0.329 0.196 0.373 OF $2,900 OF $3,300
8 Kurt Suzuki RIGHT 0.259 0.075 0.194 C $2,100 C $2,200
9 Danny Santana SWITCH 0.234 0.079 0.208 OF $2,700 OF $2,300
Team Averages — 0.319 0.169 0.290 — — — —

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – None

Stackability – None

Cleveland

The Indians come into this game with a projected team total of 4.24, which is the 14th highest team total overall. Santana has allowed a team wOBA of + .347 from both sides of the plate today, putting some of the top of the order Indians in play today.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Carlos Santana SWITCH 0.340 0.212 0.337 1B $3,300 1B $4,100
2 Jason Kipnis LEFT 0.387 0.163 0.338 2B $3,400 2B $4,400
3 Francisco Lindor SWITCH 0.331 0.133 0.319 SS $3,500 SS $4,000
4 Mike Napoli RIGHT 0.291 0.167 0.418 1B $3,600 1B $3,500
5 Jose Ramirez SWITCH 0.305 0.134 0.389 3B $2,700 3B/OF $3,300
6 Marlon Byrd RIGHT 0.305 0.193 0.186 OF $2,600 OF $3,500
7 Yan Gomes RIGHT 0.274 0.171 0.098 C $2,300 C $3,300
8 Juan Uribe RIGHT 0.299 0.126 0.240 3B $2,100 3B $2,700
9 Rajai Davis RIGHT 0.315 0.159 0.144 OF $3,200 OF $3,400
Team Averages — 0.316 0.162 0.274 — — — —

Elite Plays – Jason Kipnis, Francisco Lindor

Secondary Plays – Carlos Santana

Stackability – GPP

Oakland at Tampa Bay – 6:10 PM

Oakland Tampa Bay
oaklandmlb Kendall Graveman tampabaymlb Matt Andriese
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
TB -140 8.0
Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB% Stats wOBA HR All. K% BB%
SP vs. Left 0.325 7 16.0% 9.9% SP vs. Left 0.337 5 16.2% 8.5%
SP vs. Right 0.360 17 16.5% 5.4% SP vs. Right 0.282 3 17.6% 5.5%

Pitcher Grind Down

Kendall Graveman
kendall-graveman-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $5,000 Salary: $6,100
FPPG: 21.2 FPPG: 10.1
Pitcher Rating: 52.0 Pitcher Rank: 17
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 2 4.60 18.2% 9.1% 7.7% 38.7% 38.7% 41.9% 4.00
2016 6 4.06 19.4% 7.9% 10.7% 52.5% 32.3% 34.3% 2.59
2015 21 4.43 15.3% 7.6% 7.6% 50.0% 28.6% 28.3% 1.17

After starting off the season strong, Gravemen has had a very tough go at it lately. He has allowed 16 earned runs in his last three starts (13.2 innings pitched). He now has an ERA of 5.74 (4.06 SIERA). With his recent struggles, Graveman is a tough play today in any format.

Matt Andriese
matt-andriese-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $5,900 Salary: $7,700
FPPG: 39.0 FPPG: 19.6
Pitcher Rating: 58.6 Pitcher Rank: 12
Statistics Starts SIERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH% HR/9
L14 Days 1 5.25 12.0% 12.0% 6.6% 57.9% 26.3% 36.8% 0.00
2016 1 5.25 12.0% 12.0% 6.6% 57.9% 26.3% 36.8% 0.00
2015 8 4.02 17.4% 6.4% 8.6% 48.1% 34.8% 32.9% 1.10

Andriese had a great first start of the season last week against the Angels as allowed just one earned run over seven strong innings of work, but with just three strikeouts. He might make for a decent tournament option at FD where he is very cheap, but there is risk attached as he doesn’t have a ton of upside (16.9% career K rate). The matchup is decent against the Athletics who are ranked in the bottom third of the league in all the offensive categories listed below.

Batter Grind Down

Oakland

Last year, Andriese allowed a wOBA of .341 against left-handed batters. The Athletics have a low team total of 3.77, which is the eighth lowest of the day today. You can look to this game for value, but that is about it in terms of offense.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Coco Crisp SWITCH 0.250 0.098 0.352 OF $2,700 OF $3,400
2 Billy Burns SWITCH 0.302 0.091 0.267 OF $3,100 OF $4,200
3 Josh Reddick LEFT 0.365 0.187 0.396 OF $3,200 OF $4,100
4 Khris Davis RIGHT 0.355 0.256 0.331 OF $3,400 OF $3,900
5 Stephen Vogt LEFT 0.343 0.197 0.266 C $2,600 C $3,400
6 Danny Valencia RIGHT 0.363 0.230 0.354 3B $2,400 3B $3,500
7 Chris Coghlan LEFT 0.341 0.203 0.266 3B $2,300 2B/3B $3,300
8 Yonder Alonso LEFT 0.324 0.113 0.408 1B $2,700 1B $3,300
9 Marcus Semien RIGHT 0.287 0.144 0.339 SS $2,200 SS $3,300
Team Averages — 0.326 0.169 0.331 — — — —

Elite Plays – Josh Reddick

Secondary Plays – Stephen Vogt, Coco Crisp, Billy Burns

Stackability – None

Tampa Bay

Graveman has struggled to get both lefties (.329 wOBA) and righties (.432 wOBA) out this year. The Rays could be a cheap source of offense today if you are paying up for pitching as they have a number of decent options at the top of the order that will be cheap across the industry.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Logan Forsythe RIGHT 0.334 0.116 0.393 2B $3,600 2B $3,600
2 Brad Miller LEFT 0.340 0.184 0.440 SS $2,800 SS $3,500
3 Evan Longoria RIGHT 0.301 0.154 0.335 3B $3,300 3B $3,800
4 Corey Dickerson LEFT 0.388 0.310 0.229 OF $3,000 OF $3,600
5 Steven Souza RIGHT 0.316 0.183 0.309 OF $2,800 OF $3,800
6 Logan Morrison LEFT 0.299 0.171 0.216 1B $2,200 1B $3,100
7 Steve Pearce RIGHT 0.327 0.207 0.526 OF $2,800 1B $3,600
8 Kevin Kiermaier LEFT 0.322 0.182 0.251 OF $2,900 OF $3,400
9 Curt Casali RIGHT 0.345 0.324 0.405 C $2,500 C $3,100
Team Averages — 0.330 0.203 0.345 — — — —

Elite Plays – Corey Dickerson, Brad Miller

Secondary Plays – Logan Forsythe, Evan Longoria

Stackability – GPP

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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.