MLB Grind Down: Saturday, May 28th

by Ryan138 Last Updated 2016-05-29 02:24:39

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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Boston at Toronto – 1:07 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Boston					Toronto
			Rick Porcello					Marcus Stroman
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			TOR -126					8.5
SP vs. Left	0.329	19	21.2%	5.8%	SP vs. Left	0.281	3	16.8%	7.7%
SP vs. Right	0.331	13	20.5%	4.6%	SP vs. Right	0.263	3	16.2%	4.8%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Rick Porcello
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,600	Salary:		$11,000
					FPPG:		39.0	FPPG:		20.0
					Pitcher Rating:		55.3	Pitcher Rank:		18
L14 Days	2	110.5	4.55	5.06	16.0%	6.0%	6.8%	40.5%	43.2%	32.4%
2016	9	106.0	3.55	3.47	23.0%	5.5%	7.3%	45.3%	36.5%	29.5%
2015	28	98.0	3.73	4.92	20.2%	5.2%	8.5%	45.7%	32.5%	32.8%

Porcello has a solid, 3.47 ERA after nine starts this season. He has been great for the Red Sox this year as his SIERA sits at 3.56 and his strikeout rate at 23%. The problem today is the tough matchup against the Blue Jays whose offense is starting to come around and he has to face them in hitter friendly Rogers Centre. He is way to expensive to trust him in this setting.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Marcus Stroman
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,600	Salary:		$6,000
					FPPG:		31.6	FPPG:		15.8
					Pitcher Rating:		58.4	Pitcher Rank:		15
L14 Days	2	100.0	4.54	5.40	8.5%	6.8%	7.0%	59.2%	18.4%	42.9%
2016	10	100.4	3.80	3.89	16.2%	6.7%	8.1%	61.6%	22.7%	30.0%
2015	4	93.3	3.28	1.67	17.5%	5.8%	7.2%	64.1%	17.9%	21.8%

Stroman has been a pitching very well this year, outside of his hiccup against the Rays two starts ago. He has a 3.80 SIERA on the season, yet his strikeout rate now sits at just 16.2%. He, like Porcello, has a very difficult matchup against the best offense in baseball in a hitters park. While there are two good pitchers going, this game has a projected run total of 8.5, with the Blue Jays as slight favorites. It is hard to trust either pitcher, but Stroman is very cheap at DK making him a decent tournament option.

Batter Grind Down

Boston

Stroman is allowing lefties a wOBA of .304 on the year while keeping righties to a .260 wOBA. The Red Sox have a run total of just 4.10, which is the 15th highest of the day. The offense can get going against anyone, but there are much better matchups to target in the early slate.

Red Sox Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.361 (1 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.188 (3 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 18.9% (8 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 5.96 (1 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.10 (15 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Mookie Betts	RIGHT	0.353	0.194	0.443	OF	$4,600	OF	$5,300
2	Dustin Pedroia	RIGHT	0.355	0.152	0.363	2B	$3,900	2B	$3,800
3	Xander Bogaerts	RIGHT	0.334	0.111	0.445	SS	$4,600	SS	$4,700
4	David Ortiz	LEFT	0.432	0.344	0.509	1B	$4,700	1B	$5,300
5	Hanley Ramirez	RIGHT	0.314	0.145	0.285	1B	$3,700	1B	$3,600
6	Jackie Bradley	LEFT	0.372	0.268	0.465	OF	$4,400	OF	$3,700
7	Travis Shaw	LEFT	0.360	0.201	0.326	3B	$3,700	3B	$3,500
8	Blake Swihart	SWITCH	0.318	0.133	0.323	C	$2,500	C/OF	$2,900
9	Christian Vazquez	RIGHT	0.227	0.097	0.177	C	$2,200	C	$2,700
	Team Averages	—	0.341	0.183	0.371	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – David Ortiz, Mookie Betts

Secondary Plays – Dustin Pedrioa, Jacki Bradley, Xander Bogaerts

Stackability – GPP

Toronto

The Blue Jays have a solid run total of 4.40 against Porcello, which is the sixth highest of the day slate. They get a decent matchup against Porcello who has allowed righties a wOBA of .343 on the year, putting the top of the order in play today in all formats.

Blue Jays Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.311 (18 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.171 (9 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 23.0% (21 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.04 (19 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.40 (8 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jose Bautista	RIGHT	0.391	0.295	0.458	OF	$4,500	OF	$4,300
2	Josh Donaldson	RIGHT	0.376	0.251	0.210	3B	$3,600	3B	$4,200
3	Edwin Encarnacion	RIGHT	0.376	0.265	0.341	1B	$3,600	1B	$3,700
4	Michael Saunders	LEFT	0.348	0.161	0.389	OF	$3,900	OF	$3,500
5	Troy Tulowitzki	RIGHT	0.322	0.175	0.388	SS	$3,200	SS	$3,300
6	Justin Smoak	SWITCH	0.341	0.221	0.315	1B	$2,700	1B	$2,800
7	Russell Martin	RIGHT	0.300	0.177	0.298	C	$2,300	C	$2,700
8	Devon Travis	RIGHT	0.352	0.160	0.221	2B	$2,200	2B	$3,200
9	Kevin Pillar	RIGHT	0.303	0.127	0.144	OF	$2,600	OF	$2,800
	Team Averages	—	0.345	0.204	0.307	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Josh Donaldson, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista

Secondary Plays – Michael Saunders, Troy Tulowitzki, Justin Smoak

Stackability – Cash & GPP

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City – 2:15 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Chicago White Sox					Kansas City
			Carlos Rodon					Yordano Ventura
			LEFT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			KC -115					8.0
SP vs. Left	0.245	1	26.0%	8.5%	SP vs. Left	0.323	13	21.3%	10.9%
SP vs. Right	0.351	18	21.4%	11.5%	SP vs. Right	0.301	7	20.2%	9.0%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Carlos Rodon
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,000	Salary:		$7,700
					FPPG:		28.4	FPPG:		14.3
					Pitcher Rating:		62.6	Pitcher Rank:		14
L14 Days	2	105.0	3.79	2.84	19.6%	5.4%	8.6%	45.2%	28.6%	14.3%
2016	9	97.1	3.84	4.47	22.0%	8.2%	8.2%	49.4%	29.7%	24.8%
2015	23	106.1	4.20	3.75	22.9%	11.7%	10.1%	46.8%	29.8%	28.3%

Rodon has pitched well this season even though he comes into this game with an ERA of 4.47. His advanced statistics show a solid 3.84 SIERA and a 22% strikeout rate. He gets a better matchup against the Royals then in years past as they are ranked just 25th in wOBA and ISO, but still are striking out at a very low rate against lefties (18.2%). Rodon can be used as a tournament play at his price.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Yordano Ventura
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,600	Salary:		$6,700
					FPPG:		24.2	FPPG:		10.5
					Pitcher Rating:		66.1	Pitcher Rank:		13
L14 Days	2	95.5	4.93	5.40	15.4%	9.6%	4.2%	45.9%	35.1%	36.8%
2016	9	95.4	5.73	4.81	15.4%	14.9%	7.5%	46.7%	38.7%	29.0%
2015	28	94.7	3.69	4.08	22.5%	8.4%	10.4%	52.2%	27.2%	29.8%

Ventura has struggled this season as he comes into this game with a 5.73 SIERA to go along with a career low 15.4% strikeout rate. The White Sox are not the most intimidating offense in the league and Ventura is a slight favorite in this game. With that said, the lack of strikeouts are a concern for fantasy purposes giving him a very low ceiling for the day slate, but is very cheap across the industry making him a viable tournament play.

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

Ventura has allowed a .321+ wOBA from both sides of the plate this year. The White Sox are slight underdogs today, and have the ninth lowest team total at just 3.91. The have a few decent plays, but they are one of the lower projected offenses of the day slate.

White Sox Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.307 (22 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.139 (22 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.2% (15 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.08 (18 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.91 (22 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Adam Eaton	LEFT	0.356	0.168	0.337	OF	$3,700	OF	$4,400
2	Jimmy Rollins	SWITCH	0.258	0.122	0.222	SS	$2,900	SS	$3,600
3	Todd Frazier	RIGHT	0.337	0.223	0.396	3B	$4,000	3B	$4,200
4	Melky Cabrera	SWITCH	0.328	0.127	0.326	OF	$3,300	OF	$3,200
5	Jose Abreu	RIGHT	0.369	0.220	0.302	1B	$3,600	1B	$4,000
6	Brett Lawrie	RIGHT	0.297	0.142	0.247	2B	$2,600	2B	$3,100
7	Dioner Navarro	SWITCH	0.272	0.106	0.319	C	$2,800	C	$2,700
8	Avisail Garcia	RIGHT	0.294	0.115	0.232	OF	$2,600	OF	$3,300
9	Austin Jackson	RIGHT	0.295	0.103	0.300	OF	$2,900	OF	$2,800
	Team Averages	—	0.312	0.147	0.298	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Jose Abreu, Adam Eaton

Secondary Plays – Jimmy Rollins, Todd Frazier

Stackability – GPP

Kansas City

If you are going to play the Royals bats they should come from the right side of the plate. Rodon has kept lefties at bay (.241 wOBA) while giving up a .354 wOBA to righties. Lorenzo Cain and Alcides Escobar make solid plays at the top of the order, but do not go all in as the Royals have the 16th highest total of the day.

Royals Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.288 (25 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.122 (25 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 18.2% (3 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.78 (26 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.09 (16 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Alcides Escobar	RIGHT	0.269	0.061	0.306	SS	$3,100	SS	$3,600
2	Whit Merrifield	RIGHT	0.176	0.000	0.356	OF	$2,600	1B/OF	$3,400
3	Lorenzo Cain	RIGHT	0.406	0.229	0.360	OF	$3,900	OF	$4,400
4	Eric Hosmer	LEFT	0.308	0.135	0.279	1B	$3,900	1B	$3,500
5	Salvador Perez	RIGHT	0.251	0.131	0.485	C	$3,400	C	$3,200
6	Paulo Orlando	RIGHT	0.335	0.148	0.517	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,300
7	Cheslor Cuthbert	RIGHT	0.192	0.059	0.217	3B	$2,100	3B	$2,600
8	Jarrod Dyson	LEFT	0.272	0.047	0.438	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,100
9	Drew Butera	RIGHT	0.234	0.031	0.000	C	$2,000	C	$2,000
	Team Averages	—	0.271	0.093	0.329	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain

Secondary Plays – Salvador Perez, Whit Merrifield

Stackability – None

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Philadelphia					Chicago Cubs
			Jerad Eickhoff					Kyle Hendricks
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CHC -260					10.0
SP vs. Left	0.356	8	16.4%	6.4%	SP vs. Left	0.330	13	21.5%	7.2%
SP vs. Right	0.233	4	27.1%	4.8%	SP vs. Right	0.257	6	22.7%	5.0%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jerad Eickhoff
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$6,800	Salary:		$6,400
					FPPG:		27.2	FPPG:		14.4
					Pitcher Rating:		47.1	Pitcher Rank:		23
L14 Days	2	91.0	4.78	2.08	13.7%	5.9%	9.3%	38.5%	35.9%	29.3%
2016	9	91.2	3.91	3.86	19.3%	4.9%	8.8%	42.7%	34.1%	30.4%
2015	8	92.4	3.56	2.65	24.1%	6.4%	10.4%	37.9%	40.0%	36.2%

Eickhoff has been a good, young pitcher for the Phillies this year. He has a 3.86 ERA (3.91 SIERA) and is coming off one of his best starts this year against the lowly Braves. He gets a much tougher matchup against the Cubs who rank second in runs per game and third in team wOBA against righties. His strikeout rate is at 19.3%, but the matchup is too difficult against the Cubs today to give him a look as he is by far the biggest underdog on the day.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Kyle Hendricks
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,000	Salary:		$9,300
					FPPG:		25.1	FPPG:		13.7
					Pitcher Rating:		69.4	Pitcher Rank:		11
L14 Days	2	83.5	5.04	4.22	15.6%	11.1%	7.8%	46.9%	31.3%	24.2%
2016	8	86.6	3.50	3.30	20.3%	6.4%	8.1%	58.1%	22.5%	24.4%
2015	32	87.3	3.37	3.95	22.6%	5.8%	8.1%	51.3%	26.9%	25.8%

Hendricks has been much better than his 2-4 record shows. He has a SIERA of 3.50 after eight starts and a 20.3% strikeout rate. He has a good matchup against the Phillies who rank 27th and 26th in team wOBA and ISO respectively. Hendricks makes for a solid mid-ranged option on the early slate as the biggest favorite of the day.

Batter Grind Down

Philadelphia

Hendricks has pitched very well this year as shown by the fact that he has kept batters from both sides of the plate to a wOBA under .267. The Phillies feature a low scoring offense and have a projected run total of just 4.08. You can avoid their bats today.

Phillies Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.289 (27 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.132 (26 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 21.5% (19 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.30 (29 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.08 (17 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Odubel Herrera	LEFT	0.360	0.141	0.379	OF	$3,800	OF	$3,900
2	Cesar Hernandez	RIGHT	0.286	0.070	0.233	2B	$2,300	2B	$2,600
3	Maikel Franco	RIGHT	0.343	0.190	0.341	3B	$2,900	3B	$3,400
4	Tommy Joseph	RIGHT	0.254	0.222	0.349	1B	$2,000	1B/C	$3,200
5	Cameron Rupp	RIGHT	0.279	0.128	0.477	C	$2,800	C	$2,600
6	Freddy Galvis	SWITCH	0.289	0.117	0.296	SS	$2,700	SS	$3,000
7	Tyler Goeddel	RIGHT	0.319	0.109	0.426	OF	$2,000	OF	$3,200
8	Jerad Eickhoff	RIGHT	0.199	0.042	0.176	P	$6,800	P	$6,400
9	Peter Bourjos	RIGHT	0.251	0.119	0.260	OF	$2,300	OF	$2,600
	Team Averages	—	0.287	0.126	0.326	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Odubel Herrera

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs have the projected team total and the team total of the day slate. Eickhoff is clearly attackable this year from the left side of the plate (.358 wOBA allowed) as opposed to the right side (.271 wOBA allowed). The Cubs make for a great team stack on the early slate or an all day slate as they are the highest projected offense of the entire day at 5.92 runs.

Cubs Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.344 (3 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.171 (9 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.0% (14 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 5.69 (2 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 5.92 (1 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Dexter Fowler	SWITCH	0.347	0.180	0.371	OF	$4,300	OF	$4,500
2	Jason Heyward	LEFT	0.338	0.146	0.294	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,800
3	Kris Bryant	RIGHT	0.382	0.216	0.402	3B	$4,500	3B/OF	$4,800
4	Anthony Rizzo	LEFT	0.388	0.263	0.204	1B	$3,700	1B	$4,100
5	Ben Zobrist	SWITCH	0.352	0.165	0.474	2B	$4,300	2B	$4,500
6	Tommy La Stella	LEFT	0.367	0.195	0.259	2B	$2,500	2B/3B	$3,000
7	Miguel Montero	LEFT	0.322	0.150	0.331	C	$2,700	C	$3,000
8	Addison Russell	RIGHT	0.323	0.146	0.262	SS	$3,300	SS	$3,400
9	Kyle Hendricks	RIGHT	0.052	0.000	0.000	P	$8,000	P	$9,300
	Team Averages	—	0.319	0.162	0.289	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Anthony Rizzo, Dexter Fowler, Kris Bryant

Secondary Plays – Ben Zobrist, Jorge Soler, Addison Russell

Stackability – Cash & GPP

Detroit at Oakland – 4:05 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Detroit					Oakland
			Matt Boyd					Jesse Hahn
			LEFT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			OAK -120					8.5
SP vs. Left	0.449	6	12.5%	6.3%	SP vs. Left	0.334	7	14.3%	5.3%
SP vs. Right	0.379	11	18.5%	9.5%	SP vs. Right	0.246	3	14.5%	7.5%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Matt Boyd
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$5,200	Salary:		$5,900
					FPPG:		20.0	FPPG:		11.5
					Pitcher Rating:		45.0	Pitcher Rank:		26
L14 Days		#VALUE!
2016	0	#DIV/0!	5.88	0.00	11.8%	17.7%	11.6%	58.3%	25.0%	8.3%
2015	12	83.6	4.83	7.53	17.1%	7.9%	8.2%	31.9%	51.9%	34.0%

Boyd has only made one extended relief appearance this year in late April when he went 4.2 innings while not allowing any runs. Boyd struggled last year making 12 starts with a SIERA of 4.83, but more notably a 17.1% strikeout rate. Even in a good matchup against the Athletics who rank 27th in team wOBA against lefties, Boyd is a pitcher to avoid today.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jesse Hahn
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,500	Salary:		$6,500
					FPPG:		19.8	FPPG:		8.6
					Pitcher Rating:		47.4	Pitcher Rank:		22
L14 Days	2	77.0	4.67	5.11	9.8%	2.0%	7.1%	46.7%	33.3%	26.7%
2016	4	82.0	4.87	4.07	8.9%	6.9%	6.7%	56.5%	25.9%	25.9%
2015	16	95.7	4.01	3.35	15.8%	6.2%	7.5%	52.6%	22.9%	23.3%

Hahn is not someone we need to target much in any fantasy formats. Notably, his lack of strikeouts is an easy reason to avoid him as he has just an 8.9% K rate this year and had a 15.8% rate last year. Facing a good Tigers offense makes Hahn an easy pitcher to pass over today.

Batter Grind Down

Detroit

Hahn has struggled to get batters from both sides of the plate out as he has allowed a wOBA of .321+ to both righties and lefties. The Tigers have been a solid offense this year that is ranked fifth and seventh in wOBA and ISO respectively against righties. Yet, they have a team total of just 4.13 (14th) making them an average offense to target on the day slate.

Tigers Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.338 (5 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.182 (7 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 23.2% (23 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.59 (9 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.13 (14 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Ian Kinsler	RIGHT	0.336	0.144	0.467	2B	$4,100	2B	$5,000
2	J.D. Martinez	RIGHT	0.365	0.246	0.491	OF	$4,200	OF	$4,700
3	Miguel Cabrera	RIGHT	0.417	0.220	0.589	1B	$4,500	1B	$5,200
4	Victor Martinez	SWITCH	0.301	0.140	0.288	C	$3,500	1B	$3,600
5	Nick Castellanos	RIGHT	0.316	0.170	0.356	3B	$3,400	3B	$3,700
6	Justin Upton	RIGHT	0.343	0.203	0.272	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,600
7	Cameron Maybin	RIGHT	0.315	0.087	0.531	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,500
8	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	SWITCH	0.322	0.232	0.141	C	$2,400	C	$3,100
9	Jose Iglesias	RIGHT	0.278	0.054	0.153	SS	$2,200	SS	$2,500
	Team Averages	—	0.333	0.166	0.365	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Martinez

Secondary Plays – Victor Martinez, Ian Kinsler

Stackability – GPP

Oakland

Oakland has a projected team total of 4.37, which is the ninth highest total of the day and seventh highest of the early slate. Oakland can be used for value offense plays in the top of the order as they are cheap and in a good spot today.

Athletics Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.286 (27 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.148 (15 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 19.2% (5 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.88 (24 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.37 (9 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Coco Crisp	SWITCH	0.267	0.110	0.311	OF	$3,100	OF	$3,200
2	Billy Burns	SWITCH	0.325	0.096	0.279	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,700
3	Stephen Vogt	LEFT	0.269	0.088	0.275	C	$2,500	C	$2,700
4	Danny Valencia	RIGHT	0.384	0.207	0.411	3B	$2,900	3B	$3,500
5	Jed Lowrie	SWITCH	0.359	0.193	0.441	2B	$2,400	2B	$3,500
6	Khris Davis	RIGHT	0.333	0.261	0.383	OF	$3,100	OF	$3,900
7	Josh Phegley	RIGHT	0.334	0.177		C	$2,100	C	$3,100
8	Marcus Semien	RIGHT	0.371	0.190	0.339	SS	$2,600	SS	$3,700
9	Yonder Alonso	LEFT	0.275	0.043	0.234	1B	$2,300	1B	$2,700
	Team Averages	—	0.324	0.152	0.334	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Danny Valencia, Coco Crisp, Khris Davis

Secondary Plays – Billy Burns, Jed Lowrie

Stackability – GPP

Baltimore at Cleveland – 4:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Baltimore					Cleveland
			Ubaldo Jimenez					Danny Salazar
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CLE -152					8.0
SP vs. Left	0.326	16	22.2%	9.0%	SP vs. Left	0.291	16	28.6%	7.1%
SP vs. Right	0.336	9	19.1%	9.5%	SP vs. Right	0.276	10	25.2%	8.9%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Ubaldo Jimenez
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$6,800	Salary:		$6,200
					FPPG:		22.9	FPPG:		9.6
					Pitcher Rating:		52.2	Pitcher Rank:		21
L14 Days	2	90.0	5.56	10.80	14.0%	14.0%	6.7%	47.2%	25.0%	30.6%
2016	9	99.6	4.53	6.04	18.6%	11.4%	7.7%	52.8%	25.5%	30.1%
2015	32	95.6	3.93	4.11	21.2%	8.6%	8.0%	49.1%	28.8%	27.0%

Jimenez has had a very tough string of starts as he has allowed at least four earned runs in four of his last five starts. This has pushed his ERA up to 6.04 on the season, which is a bit higher than his 4.04 SIERA, but he is not someone we can trust at this point against a Cleveland offense that is ranked 12th in both wOBA and ISO. He is not a starter we want to take in the day slate.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Danny Salazar
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,500	Salary:		$10,600
					FPPG:		41.1	FPPG:		23.0
					Pitcher Rating:		87.0	Pitcher Rank:		3
L14 Days	2	102.0	3.29	3.86	26.9%	7.7%	11.8%	48.5%	30.3%	32.4%
2016	9	103.3	3.50	2.32	30.3%	11.8%	13.0%	51.6%	35.7%	26.8%
2015	30	101.6	3.39	3.45	25.8%	7.0%	11.8%	43.9%	37.4%	28.9%

Salazar has been good this season as he comes into this game with a 3.50 SIERA and an elite 30.3% strikeout rate. He has a tough matchup against the Orioles, but his strikeout rate to start the season makes him a top target anytime he takes the mound. He is a decent sized favorite today against the Orioles and makes for the top high priced pitcher in the day slate.

Batter Grind Down

Baltimore

Salazar has kept batters from both sides of the plate to a wOBA of under .266. The Orioles have a projected team total of just 3.70, which is the sixth lowest of the entire day. Their offense is too expensive for the matchup and should be avoided.

Orioles Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.338 (5 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.187 (4 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 23.5% (26 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.45 (11 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.70 (25 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Joey Rickard	RIGHT	0.269	0.078	0.242	OF	$2,700	OF	$2,800
2	Manny Machado	RIGHT	0.393	0.255	0.294	SS	$4,100	3B/SS	$4,600
3	Adam Jones	RIGHT	0.333	0.199	0.271	OF	$2,600	OF	$3,000
4	Chris Davis	LEFT	0.399	0.325	0.280	1B	$3,800	1B	$3,800
5	Mark Trumbo	RIGHT	0.329	0.178	0.259	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,900
6	Matt Wieters	SWITCH	0.339	0.165	0.504	C	$3,200	C	$3,200
7	Pedro Alvarez	LEFT	0.331	0.227	0.223	3B	$2,800	1B	$2,800
8	Jonathan Schoop	RIGHT	0.360	0.246	0.365	2B	$3,200	2B	$3,200
9	Ryan Flaherty	LEFT	0.273	0.136	0.201	2B	$2,000	3B	$2,400
	Team Averages	—	0.336	0.201	0.293	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Chris Davis

Stackability – None

Cleveland

This Cleveland offense is in a very good spot today as they get to face Jimenez who has allowed lefties a wOBA of .398 and righties a wOBA of .348. The Indians have a projected run total of 4.30, which is the 11th highest of the day. They are decent favorites today and make a good offense to use in all formats.

Indians Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.319 (12 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.167 (12 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 21.8% (20 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.76 (7 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.30 (11 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Carlos Santana	SWITCH	0.346	0.220	0.362	1B	$3,600	1B	$4,600
2	Jason Kipnis	LEFT	0.382	0.169	0.334	2B	$3,600	2B	$4,900
3	Francisco Lindor	SWITCH	0.331	0.131	0.393	SS	$3,800	SS	$5,000
4	Mike Napoli	RIGHT	0.285	0.162	0.265	1B	$3,000	1B	$3,400
5	Jose Ramirez	SWITCH	0.305	0.139	0.341	P	$4,000	3B/OF	$3,600
6	Juan Uribe	RIGHT	0.302	0.132	0.297	3B	$2,700	3B	$2,900
7	Yan Gomes	RIGHT	0.280	0.186	0.363	C	$2,800	C	$4,000
8	Lonnie Chisenhall	LEFT	0.289	0.122	0.358	OF	$2,400	OF	$3,200
9	Rajai Davis	RIGHT	0.317	0.162	0.392	OF	$3,600	OF	$4,000
	Team Averages	—	0.315	0.158	0.345	—	—	—	—

MLB Grind Down: Saturday, May 28th

Boston at Toronto – 1:07 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Boston

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – David Ortiz, Mookie Betts

Secondary Plays – Dustin Pedrioa, Jacki Bradley, Xander Bogaerts

Stackability – GPP

Toronto

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Josh Donaldson, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista

Secondary Plays – Michael Saunders, Troy Tulowitzki, Justin Smoak

Stackability – Cash & GPP

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City – 2:15 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Jose Abreu, Adam Eaton

Secondary Plays – Jimmy Rollins, Todd Frazier

Stackability – GPP

Kansas City

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain

Secondary Plays – Salvador Perez, Whit Merrifield

Stackability – None

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Philadelphia

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Odubel Herrera

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Anthony Rizzo, Dexter Fowler, Kris Bryant

Secondary Plays – Ben Zobrist, Jorge Soler, Addison Russell

Stackability – Cash & GPP

Detroit at Oakland – 4:05 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Detroit

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Martinez

Secondary Plays – Victor Martinez, Ian Kinsler

Stackability – GPP

Oakland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Danny Valencia, Coco Crisp, Khris Davis

Secondary Plays – Billy Burns, Jed Lowrie

Stackability – GPP

Baltimore at Cleveland – 4:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Baltimore

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Chris Davis

Stackability – None

Cleveland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Jason Kipnis, Carlos Santana, Francisco Lindor

Secondary Plays – Jose Ramirez, Mike Napoli

Stackability – Cash & GPP

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