MLB Grind Down: Saturday, September 24th - Page Two

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Washington at Pittsburgh – 7:05 PM ET

Washington Pittsburgh
Article Image Joe Ross Article Image Ivan Nova
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
PIT -140 8.0
Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K%
SP vs. Left (2016) 0.358 3 34.3% 16.8% SP vs. Left (2016) 0.361 10 37.7% 13.8%
SP vs. Right (2016) 0.255 5 26.0% 23.5% SP vs. Right (2016) 0.308 13 32.6% 22.6%

Pitcher Grind Down

Joe Ross
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Salary: $8,000 Salary: $7,700
FPPG: 25.9 FPPG: 13.1
Pitcher Rating: 66.6 Pitcher Rank: 11
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
2016 17 91.5 4.08 3.48 20.2% 6.3% 11.0% 43.6% 29.9% 30.0%
2015 13 88.7 3.66 3.64 22.0% 6.7% 11.9% 49.8% 33.8% 30.2%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 3.36 — K%: 19.6% — wOBA Allowed: 0.279
Away (2015-16):ERA: 3.74 — K%: 22.4% — wOBA Allowed: 0.306

Ross does sport some decent numbers this season, as he has put up a 4.07 SIERA on the season to go along with a 20.2 percent strikeout rate. He made his first start last week since early July and pitched just three innings. The 51 pitch count is the concern here, as he might be on a short leash, with around five innings looking like a reasonable projection. This limits his upside enough to make him a tough play.

Ivan Nova
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Salary: $7,200 Salary: $8,600
FPPG: 25.0 FPPG: 12.5
Pitcher Rating: 73.2 Pitcher Rank: 6
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
L30 Days 5 85.8 2.94 1.50 23.1% 2.2% 11.0% 59.6% 24.5% 25.3%
2016 24 91.0 3.79 4.19 18.7% 4.4% 9.4% 53.2% 28.2% 35.0%
2015 17 89.9 4.58 5.07 15.3% 8.0% 7.8% 49.0% 31.7% 32.3%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 4.07 — K%: 16.2% — wOBA Allowed: 0.318
Away (2015-16):ERA: 5.03 — K%: 18.6% — wOBA Allowed: 0.357

Nova has been great over the last month, as he has put up a 2.94 SIERA (1.50 ERA) during those five starts. His strikeout rate has improved vastly as well, as he has put up a 23.1 percent strikeout rate during that span, as well. He gets an average matchup against the Nationals, which is improved with Murphy continuing to be out of the lineup. He makes a decent SP2 and is not the worst FD option at his lowered price.

Batter Grind Down

Washington

The main worry for Nova today should be Harper, as Nova has allowed a .361 wOBA to left handed bats on the year. The rest of the Nationals are avoidable today, as they have the sixth-lowest projected run total (3.77) on the day.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP HC% vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Trea Turner RIGHT 0.413 0.276 33.7% 0.446 OF $4,300 2B/OF $5,300
2 Jayson Werth RIGHT 0.297 0.140 32.9% 0.211 OF $3,600 OF $3,000
3 Bryce Harper LEFT 0.348 0.188 34.6% 0.216 OF $3,400 OF $4,500
4 Anthony Rendon RIGHT 0.340 0.183 37.7% 0.258 3B $3,300 3B $3,300
5 Wilson Ramos RIGHT 0.350 0.162 34.8% 0.311 C $3,300 C $3,400
6 Stephen Drew LEFT 0.366 0.277 38.4% 0.341 SS $2,200 2B/SS $2,900
7 Ryan Zimmerman RIGHT 0.273 0.143 33.9% 0.230 1B $2,700 1B $2,800
8 Danny Espinosa SWITCH 0.294 0.134 30.1% 0.187 SS $2,900 SS $2,400
9 Joe Ross RIGHT 0.198 0.042 25.0% 0.878 P $8,000 P $7,700
Team Averages 0.320 0.172 33.5% 0.342

Elite Plays – Bryce Harper

Secondary Plays – Trea Turner

Stackability – RED

Pittsburgh

If you are going to attack Ross, do it from the left side of the plate. Ross has kept righties at bay, allowing a .255 wOBA, while he has allowed a .358 wOBA to lefties on the year. This puts Adam Frazier and Gregory Polanco in play as one-off bats.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP HC% vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Adam Frazier LEFT 0.357 0.158 33.3% 0.350 SS $2,000 2B/OF $3,100
2 Starling Marte RIGHT 0.357 0.156 35.1% 0.000 OF $2,900 OF $5,200
3 Andrew McCutchen RIGHT 0.334 0.179 36.8% 0.419 OF $3,400 OF $4,700
4 Gregory Polanco LEFT 0.336 0.209 36.9% 0.277 OF $3,200 OF $4,700
5 Jung-Ho Kang RIGHT 0.376 0.274 40.3% 0.404 3B $3,600 3B $4,800
6 Sean Rodriguez RIGHT 0.352 0.267 42.2% 0.517 OF $3,300 2B/SS $3,900
7 David Freese RIGHT 0.312 0.118 33.0% 0.278 3B $2,600 1B/3B $2,800
8 Francisco Cervelli RIGHT 0.294 0.050 23.8% 0.329 C $2,800 C $3,000
9 Ivan Nova RIGHT 0.125 0.000 0.0% 0.146 P $7,200 P $8,600
Team Averages 0.316 0.157 31.3% 0.302

Elite Plays – Gregory Polanco

Secondary Plays – Adam Frazier

Stackability – RED

Kansas City at Detroit – 7:08 PM ET

Kansas City Detroit
Article Image Yordano Ventura Article Image Daniel Norris
RIGHT LEFT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
DET -130 9.0
Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K%
SP vs. Left (2016) 0.324 14 31.9% 16.5% SP vs. Left (2016) 0.339 2 29.7% 31.3%
SP vs. Right (2016) 0.323 9 29.4% 17.4% SP vs. Right (2016) 0.334 6 31.9% 19.9%

Pitcher Grind Down

Yordano Ventura
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Salary: $8,500 Salary: $6,500
FPPG: 26.5 FPPG: 12.8
Pitcher Rating: 42.9 Pitcher Rank: 26
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
L30 Days 5 99.6 5.33 4.23 13.1% 11.5% 8.2% 53.6% 24.7% 20.6%
2016 30 95.4 4.79 4.35 17.0% 9.5% 8.8% 50.0% 31.3% 30.6%
2015 28 94.7 3.69 4.08 22.5% 8.4% 10.4% 52.2% 27.2% 29.8%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 4.08 — K%: 21.1% — wOBA Allowed: 0.306
Away (2015-16):ERA: 4.34 — K%: 18.3% — wOBA Allowed: 0.324

Ventura is an average major league starter as evidenced by his 4.79 SIERA (4.35 ERA). His strikeout rate has dropped significantly this year to just 17 percent. With that said, he has pitched amazingly against the Tigers this year (30.2 innings, 6 earned runs, 25 strikeouts). If you want to take a tournament chance on him, you can at DK, as he is cheap and coming off his best performance of the year, but there is still a good amount of risk against a tough Tigers offense.

Daniel Norris
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Salary: $7,000 Salary: $7,900
FPPG: 25.8 FPPG: 13.3
Pitcher Rating: 64.9 Pitcher Rank: 14
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
L30 Days 5 97.0 3.61 4.08 25.6% 6.6% 11.8% 42.7% 37.8% 31.7%
2016 11 88.7 4.00 3.63 22.8% 7.2% 9.6% 38.9% 37.7% 31.4%
2015 13 79.6 4.45 3.75 17.9% 7.6% 9.2% 39.3% 43.2% 28.7%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 4.72 — K%: 20.9% — wOBA Allowed: 0.358
Away (2015-16):ERA: 2.99 — K%: 19.9% — wOBA Allowed: 0.299

Norris has been solid in his last few starts and is high-upside target if he can keep it up. Over the last three starts, he has 24 strikeouts and now sports a 3.61 SIERA over his last five starts to go along with a solid 25.6 percent strikeout rate. He is in play for his price at both starts and has enough upside to be played in all formats.

Batter Grind Down

Kansas City

The Royals are always a tough offense to target in any format, as they do not have a ton of power in their lineup. Today, they have the 13th-highest projected run total at 4.32.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. LHP ISO vs. LHP HC% vs. LHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Billy Burns SWITCH 0.299 0.095 11.9% 0.373 OF $2,200 OF $2,600
2 Whit Merrifield RIGHT 0.379 0.125 48.2% 0.325 2B $2,900 2B/OF $3,600
3 Eric Hosmer LEFT 0.291 0.157 30.5% 0.269 1B $3,300 1B $3,000
4 Kendrys Morales SWITCH 0.368 0.215 37.0% 0.375 1B $3,100 1B/OF $3,800
5 Paulo Orlando RIGHT 0.352 0.189 24.8% 0.264 OF $3,000 OF $2,900
6 Alex Gordon LEFT 0.303 0.152 38.2% 0.255 OF $2,700 OF $2,500
7 Alcides Escobar RIGHT 0.261 0.102 26.8% 0.329 SS $2,600 SS $2,700
8 Christian Colon RIGHT 0.289 0.106 28.6% 0.313 2B $2,400 2B/3B $2,300
9 Drew Butera RIGHT 0.208 0.080 17.7% 0.176 C $2,300 C $2,500
Team Averages 0.306 0.136 29.3% 0.298

Elite Plays – Eric Hosmer

Secondary Plays – Whit Merrifield

Stackability – RED

Detroit

Ventura has allowed a .324 and .323 wOBA to lefties and righties respectively. The Tigers do have the fifth-highest team total of the entire day at 4.68 runs, putting them in play in all formats.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP HC% vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Ian Kinsler RIGHT 0.335 0.183 34.3% 0.287 2B $3,800 2B $4,200
2 Cameron Maybin RIGHT 0.354 0.098 22.6% 0.367 OF $3,400 OF $4,000
3 Miguel Cabrera RIGHT 0.391 0.247 40.4% 0.368 1B $3,900 1B $5,300
4 Victor Martinez SWITCH 0.348 0.192 40.9% 0.288 C $3,400 1B $3,400
5 J.D. Martinez RIGHT 0.403 0.246 39.2% 0.352 OF $3,400 OF $3,800
6 Justin Upton RIGHT 0.311 0.198 38.0% 0.314 OF $3,200 OF $3,800
7 Erick Aybar SWITCH 0.281 0.087 22.9% 0.318 SS $2,600 SS $3,100
8 James McCann RIGHT 0.224 0.069 26.6% 0.250 C $2,900 C $3,200
9 Andrew Romine LEFT 0.293 0.094 23.3% 0.331 SS $2,100 OF/SS $2,900
Team Averages 0.327 0.157 32.0% 0.319

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez

Secondary Plays – Ian Kinsler, Cameron Maybin, Justin Upton

Stackability – YELLOW

Atlanta at Miami – 7:10 PM ET

Atlanta Miami
Article Image Aaron Blair Article Image Wei-Yin Chen
RIGHT LEFT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
MIA -143 8.5
Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K%
SP vs. Left (2016) 0.419 6 32.4% 10.2% SP vs. Left (2016) 0.320 1 33.9% 18.4%
SP vs. Right (2016) 0.350 6 27.3% 15.7% SP vs. Right (2016) 0.339 20 35.5% 19.2%

Pitcher Grind Down

Aaron Blair
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Salary: $4,300 Salary: $4,900
FPPG: 11.2 FPPG: 3.4
Pitcher Rating: 35.3 Pitcher Rank: 28
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
L30 Days 1 67.0 4.36 11.25 15.0% 0.0% 9.0% 31.3% 37.5% 43.8%
2016 13 80.7 5.69 7.71 12.8% 10.7% 9.2% 39.4% 38.0% 30.0%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 8.18 — K%: 10.8% — wOBA Allowed: 0.383
Away (2015-16):ERA: 7.16 — K%: 15.3% — wOBA Allowed: 0.389

Looking at Blair’s chart above shows a lot of red, which is always a bit concerning. The most concerning is that 7.71 ERA (5.69 SIERA) over his 13 starts this season. His strikeout rate doesn’t allow for any mistakes at an extremely low rate of 12.8 percent. He is an easy avoid in all formats today.

Wei-Yin Chen
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Salary: $8,000 Salary: $5,500
FPPG: 24.4 FPPG: 12.2
Pitcher Rating: 67.3 Pitcher Rank: 10
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
2016 20 88.8 4.19 5.04 19.1% 4.8% 9.2% 39.9% 38.8% 35.3%
2015 31 97.1 3.97 3.34 19.3% 5.2% 8.6% 40.5% 39.4% 28.3%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 4.15 — K%: 19.2% — wOBA Allowed: 0.330
Away (2015-16):ERA: 3.75 — K%: 19.2% — wOBA Allowed: 0.327

Chen has not been great this year, as he is just an average pitcher. He comes in with a 4.19 SIERA (5.04 ERA) after 20 starts and a below average 19.1 percent strikeout rate. The Braves matchup is not what is used to be, as they have the third-highest wOBA over the last thirty days. There are better cheap options than Chen tonight.

Batter Grind Down

Atlanta

Chen has allowed righties a .339 wOBA on the year, which is tough for the Braves, as they are lefty-heavy in the top five bats. While I do not love their bats, they do have potential tonight for value.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. LHP ISO vs. LHP HC% vs. LHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Ender Inciarte LEFT 0.328 0.063 15.7% 0.327 OF $3,500 OF $4,300
2 Adonis Garcia RIGHT 0.342 0.109 29.6% 0.310 3B $2,900 3B $3,600
3 Freddie Freeman LEFT 0.373 0.202 44.1% 0.469 1B $4,200 1B $5,000
4 Matt Kemp RIGHT 0.381 0.279 31.3% 0.443 OF $3,800 OF $4,700
5 Nick Markakis LEFT 0.279 0.070 33.3% 0.415 OF $2,800 OF $3,800
6 Anthony Recker RIGHT 0.377 0.143 64.3% 0.381 C $2,500 C $2,800
7 Dansby Swanson RIGHT 0.358 0.333 33.3% 0.364 SS $3,100 SS $3,000
8 Gordon Beckham RIGHT 0.311 0.153 29.8% 0.148 2B $2,400 2B/3B $3,200
9 Aaron Blair RIGHT 0.000 0.000 0.0% 0.000 P $4,300 P $4,900
Team Averages 0.305 0.150 31.3% 0.317

Elite Plays – Adonis Garcia

Secondary Plays – Freddie Freeman, Matt Kemp

Stackability – RED

Miami

Blair can be attacked from both sides of the plate, as he has allowed a .419 wOBA to lefties and .351 wOBA to righties on the year. This puts the Marlins offense in play in all formats against a bad pitcher as they have the 10th-highest projected run total at 4.50.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP HC% vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Dee Gordon LEFT 0.269 0.062 18.7% 0.255 2B $2,700 2B $4,400
2 Marcell Ozuna RIGHT 0.318 0.163 33.6% 0.287 OF $3,300 OF $4,000
3 Martin Prado RIGHT 0.304 0.098 25.8% 0.305 3B $3,100 3B $3,800
4 Christian Yelich LEFT 0.389 0.221 42.8% 0.332 OF $3,400 OF $5,100
5 Giancarlo Stanton RIGHT 0.342 0.250 39.2% 0.485 OF $3,800 OF $4,800
6 Justin Bour LEFT 0.350 0.239 37.8% 0.175 1B $2,700 1B $3,300
7 J.T. Realmuto RIGHT 0.351 0.119 30.6% 0.294 C $2,800 C $4,300
8 Adeiny Hechavarria RIGHT 0.257 0.068 30.7% 0.154 SS $2,000 SS $2,300
9 Wei-Yin Chen LEFT 0.000 0.000 0.0% 0.000 P $8,000 P $5,500
Team Averages 0.287 0.136 28.8% 0.254

Elite Plays – Christian Yelich, Giancarlo Stanton

Secondary Plays – Martin Prado, Dee Gordon, Marcell Ozuna

Stackability – YELLOW

Cincinnati at Milwaukee – 7:10 PM ET

Cincinnati Milwaukee
Article Image Dan Straily Article Image Taylor Jungmann
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
MIL -105 9.0
Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K%
SP vs. Left (2016) 0.296 10 29.1% 18.4% SP vs. Left (2016) 0.383 0 24.3% 8.2%
SP vs. Right (2016) 0.314 18 35.9% 22.0% SP vs. Right (2016) 0.439 3 55.0% 18.6%

Pitcher Grind Down

Dan Straily
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Salary: $7,400 Salary: $9,200
FPPG: 28.6 FPPG: 14.7
Pitcher Rating: 53.3 Pitcher Rank: 18
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
L30 Days 5 88.0 4.87 4.28 22.5% 11.7% 11.4% 26.3% 53.9% 32.9%
2016 29 99.2 4.71 3.83 20.3% 9.3% 10.3% 31.3% 48.1% 32.8%
2015 3 97.0 4.67 5.40 18.4% 10.5% 9.6% 41.5% 37.7% 28.3%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 2.86 — K%: 19.8% — wOBA Allowed: 0.283
Away (2015-16):ERA: 5.13 — K%: 20.4% — wOBA Allowed: 0.332

Straily has not been terrible, but has not been great over this last five starts. His SIERA (4.87) sits a bit higher than his 4.28 ERA, but on a plus side he does have a 22.5 percent strikeout rate during that span. He gets a solid matchup against a strikeout-happy (25.6 percent K rate) Brewers squad that he just dominated a couple starts ago. He is a deep tournament play at FD, but a little pricey at DK.

Taylor Jungmann
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Salary: $5,800 Salary: $6,600
FPPG: 7.1 FPPG: 1.9
Pitcher Rating: 66.0 Pitcher Rank: 12
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
L30 Days 0 0.0 2.61 0.00 33.3% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0%
2016 5 88.4 5.61 8.34 13.9% 12.0% 6.1% 45.3% 34.7% 40.3%
2015 21 97.4 4.11 3.77 21.4% 9.4% 8.4% 46.3% 33.1% 28.3%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 2.43 — K%: 21.1% — wOBA Allowed: 0.284
Away (2015-16):ERA: 6.15 — K%: 19.3% — wOBA Allowed: 0.361

Jungmann has made two relief appearances over the last week after spending the majority of the season in the minors after being terrible to start the season (8.34 ERA). There is no reason to take a chance on him today in any format, as he could be on a pitch count, and he has shown nothing to gain our trust this season.

Batter Grind Down

Cincinnati

If I am going to attack an offense today in this game, I will have more exposure to this Reds team. They have the 12th-highest projected run total at 4.47 and get a great matchup against Jungmann, who allowed a .383+ wOBA from both sides of the plate in his five starts and seven appearances this year. They are in play in all formats tonight.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP HC% vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Jose Peraza RIGHT 0.324 0.064 20.7% 0.258 SS $3,200 OF/SS $3,600
2 Scott Schebler LEFT 0.323 0.164 35.1% 0.337 OF $2,900 OF $3,500
3 Joey Votto LEFT 0.422 0.244 42.5% 0.431 1B $4,100 1B $5,300
4 Adam Duvall RIGHT 0.335 0.268 39.2% 0.254 OF $2,400 OF $3,900
5 Brandon Phillips RIGHT 0.328 0.132 28.7% 0.385 2B $3,100 2B $3,900
6 Eugenio Suarez RIGHT 0.295 0.143 34.9% 0.255 3B $2,800 3B $3,400
7 Steve Selsky RIGHT 0.184 0.048 18.2% 0.317 OF $2,500 OF $2,800
8 Tucker Barnhart SWITCH 0.317 0.140 31.7% 0.223 C $2,200 C $2,800
9 Dan Straily RIGHT 0.044 0.000 11.8% 0.176 P $7,400 P $9,200
Team Averages 0.286 0.134 29.2% 0.293

Elite Plays – Joey Votto, Adam Duvall, Jose Peraza

Secondary Plays – Scott Schebler, Brandon Phillips, Eugenio Suarez

Stackability – GREEN

Milwaukee

Straily has allowed a .315 wOBA to righties while keeping lefties to a .296 wOBA. The Brewers do sport a very high 4.53 run total, which is eighth-highest of the day. The offense is in play today, but I do like Straily a bit more than Vegas.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP HC% vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Jonathan Villar SWITCH 0.337 0.146 34.4% 0.213 3B $3,900 3B/SS $3,900
2 Scooter Gennett LEFT 0.321 0.156 30.3% 0.468 2B $3,500 2B $4,100
3 Ryan Braun RIGHT 0.374 0.238 33.8% 0.398 OF $4,100 OF $4,500
4 Chris Carter RIGHT 0.327 0.244 40.7% 0.269 1B $3,800 1B $3,700
5 Domingo Santana RIGHT 0.316 0.165 37.5% 0.429 OF $3,200 OF $3,400
6 Hernan Perez RIGHT 0.303 0.132 29.6% 0.258 OF $2,800 3B/OF $3,400
7 Orlando Arcia RIGHT 0.231 0.128 22.6% 0.245 SS $3,200 SS $2,900
8 Martin Maldonado RIGHT 0.299 0.180 33.3% 0.356 C $2,500 C $2,600
9 Taylor Jungmann RIGHT 0.176 0.000 0.0% P $5,800 P $6,600
Team Averages 0.298 0.154 29.1% 0.330

Elite Plays – Jonathan Villar, Ryan Braun

Secondary Plays – Chris Carter, Scooter Gennett

Stackability – YELLOW

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland – 7:10 PM ET

Chicago White Sox Cleveland
Article Image Jose Quintana Article Image Cody Anderson
LEFT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
CLE -110 8.5
Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HC% K%
SP vs. Left (2016) 0.270 3 32.8% 21.9% SP vs. Left (2016) 0.389 7 30.8% 16.9%
SP vs. Right (2016) 0.303 18 33.4% 21.8% SP vs. Right (2016) 0.370 5 31.8% 21.9%

Pitcher Grind Down

Jose Quintana
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Salary: $8,800 Salary: $8,800
FPPG: 34.5 FPPG: 18.4
Pitcher Rating: 65.1 Pitcher Rank: 13
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
L30 Days 5 101.2 3.23 3.93 25.7% 3.7% 7.5% 43.2% 31.6% 36.8%
2016 30 102.5 3.96 3.26 21.8% 5.7% 7.7% 40.5% 39.1% 33.3%
2015 32 105.4 3.62 3.36 20.5% 5.1% 9.2% 47.1% 29.7% 27.7%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 3.18 — K%: 21.8% — wOBA Allowed: 0.287
Away (2015-16):ERA: 3.43 — K%: 20.6% — wOBA Allowed: 0.320

Quintana had one of his poorer starts on the year last time out against the Royals. With that said, on the year he has been very consistent, putting up a 3.96 SIERA and 21.8 percent strikeout rate. He gets a tough matchup against the Indians, who have been playing some great baseball and are ranked 12th in team wOBA against lefties. While I do like Quintana, the matchup makes him tough to play tonight.

Cody Anderson
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Salary: $5,100 Salary: $4,000
FPPG: 13.2 FPPG: 5.9
Pitcher Rating: 57.7 Pitcher Rank: 16
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HC%
L30 Days 0 0.0 3.22 0.00 28.6% 10.7% 15.3% 52.9% 23.5% 23.5%
2016 8 116.4 4.03 6.24 19.2% 5.1% 11.9% 40.8% 33.5% 31.3%
2015 15 86.3 4.89 3.05 12.1% 6.6% 7.8% 45.9% 33.6% 27.4%

Home (2015-16):ERA: 5.30 — K%: 14.3% — wOBA Allowed: 0.352
Away (2015-16):ERA: 3.32 — K%: 15.7% — wOBA Allowed: 0.292

Anderson takes the ball for the Indians today and has not made a start since late May. This means the White Sox will see him for likely 2-3 innings before the rest of the bullpen gets put in play. That makes Anderson an easy fade tonight.

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

The Sox are going to see a bit of Anderson and then the rest of the Cleveland bullpen tonight. The Sox have a 4.19 team total (12th-lowest), which is not stack-worthy, but they may be a decent source of value high up in the order.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP HC% vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Leury Garcia SWITCH 0.277 0.000 20.0% 0.263 OF $3,200
2 Tim Anderson RIGHT 0.286 0.120 29.8% 0.229 SS $2,900 SS $4,100
3 Melky Cabrera SWITCH 0.332 0.144 28.5% 0.326 OF $3,000 OF $4,400
4 Jose Abreu RIGHT 0.357 0.167 31.5% 0.377 1B $3,500 1B $5,300
5 Justin Morneau LEFT 0.318 0.172 28.7% 0.280 1B $2,500 1B $3,900
6 Todd Frazier RIGHT 0.317 0.223 30.9% 0.376 3B $3,200 3B $4,700
7 Avisail Garcia RIGHT 0.303 0.134 32.9% 0.324 OF $3,300 OF $3,800
8 Omar Narvaez LEFT 0.278 0.043 12.9% 0.127 C $2,300 C $3,200
9 Carlos Sanchez SWITCH 0.263 0.159 24.2% 0.331 2B $2,800 2B $3,400
Team Averages 0.303 0.129 26.6% 0.293

Elite Plays – Jose Abreu, Melky Cabrera

Secondary Plays – Tim Anderson, Todd Frazier

Stackability – ORANGE

Cleveland

Quintana has held lefties in check this year while allowing just a .307 wOBA to righties on the year. The Indians are small favorites with a team total of 4.31 today. The guy who is on fire right now is Carlos Santana who is 12 for his last 22 with seven extra-base hits.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. LHP ISO vs. LHP HC% vs. LHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Rajai Davis RIGHT 0.302 0.149 27.3% 0.214 OF $2,900 OF $4,300
2 Jason Kipnis LEFT 0.345 0.180 28.9% 0.308 2B $3,800 2B $4,100
3 Francisco Lindor SWITCH 0.309 0.112 28.7% 0.184 SS $3,400 SS $3,500
4 Mike Napoli RIGHT 0.360 0.203 44.9% 0.308 1B $3,400 1B $3,900
5 Carlos Santana SWITCH 0.318 0.120 28.6% 0.448 1B $3,900 1B $4,500
6 Jose Ramirez SWITCH 0.359 0.155 31.3% 0.403 P $4,000 3B/OF $4,200
7 Brandon Guyer RIGHT 0.436 0.224 31.7% 0.419 OF $2,600 OF $3,900
8 Coco Crisp SWITCH 0.278 0.144 23.8% 0.231 OF $2,500 OF $3,400
9 Roberto Perez RIGHT 0.270 0.114 21.2% 0.277 C $2,500 C $2,500
Team Averages 0.331 0.156 29.6% 0.310

Elite Plays – Carlos Santana, Mike Napoli

Secondary Plays – Francisco Lindor

Stackability – ORANGE


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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.