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MLB Grind Down: Sunday, April 20th - Page 3

by Ryan138 Last Updated 2014-04-20 15:19:41

Houston at Oakland

Houston Oakland
Brad Peacock Vegas Moneyline Jesse Chavez Vegas Over/Under
RIGHT OAK (-225) RIGHT 8.0
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.285 0.903 0.399 17.0% SP vs. Left 0.238 0.590 0.281 22.7%
SP vs. Right 0.201 0.599 0.272 26.8% SP vs. Right 0.203 0.565 0.257 25.0%
Batter Splits HOU BvP pop up 2 HOU vs R pop up 2 Batter Splits OAK BvP pop up 2 OAK vs R pop up 2
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Brad Peacock – Peacock will be making his first start of the season due to Harrell being designated for assignment. Being Beat out by Harrell to start the season, it is clear that Peacock does not have good stuff. He has struggled pitching out of the bullpen giving up a 6.00 ERA and 2.00 WHIP in 9.2 innings. Peacock is a huge underdog and should be avoided. Rating = 2

Jesse Chavez – Jesse Chavez has had Ace like stuff to the year in his first 3 games. He has 22 strike outs in those 3 games while sporting a 1.32 ERA. He has the best matchup on the board and the A’s are the heaviest favorite of the day. He makes a great cash and GPP play today. Rating = 8

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Houston

Avoid Houston bats today in what could be a K fest.

Oakland

Brandon Moss – Moss is one of my favorite players to take as I feel he rarely throws up a 0 when he gets a RH pitching matchup. He has that today in Peacock who allowed lefties to hit .281 against him last year. Moss has come through with runners in scoring position this year and should be in that position again today.

Philadelphia at Colorado

Philadelphia Colorado
Roberto Hernandez Vegas Moneyline Juan Nicasio Vegas Over/Under
RIGHT COL (-160) RIGHT 10.0
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.296 0.873 0.393 16.8% SP vs. Left 0.236 0.731 0.332 18.0%
SP vs. Right 0.253 0.665 0.305 19.6% SP vs. Right 0.293 0.791 0.352 16.7%
Batter Splits PHI BvP pop up 2 PHI vs R pop up 2 Batter Splits COL BvP pop up 2 COL vs R pop up 2
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“Roberto Hernandez and Juan Nicasio – If you are taking a pitcher in Coors, you are trying to go contrarian. I would do it somewhere else.

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Philadelphia

Ryan Howard – Howard is a true boom or bust play today. Nicasio has strikeout potential so Howard could go 0 for 4 with a few K’s, but he could also snag one and hit it out of the park. He is the cheapest of the 3 Philly lefties and has shown that he continues to have the power this year.

Colorado

Charlie Blackmon – Blackmon is much cheaper than Tulo and Cargo and has been an on-base machine of late. He is hitting .415 with 10 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. He does it all in this offense and has a great matchup against Hernandez today.

Arizona at LA Dodgers

Arizona LA Dodgers
Josh Collmenter Vegas Moneyline Josh Beckett Vegas Over/Under
RIGHT LAD (-145) RIGHT 8.0
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.258 0.644 0.308 20.6% SP vs. Left 0.299 0.828 0.379 20.0%
SP vs. Right 0.219 0.655 0.299 22.0% SP vs. Right 0.259 0.787 0.352 22.1%
Batter Splits ARI BvP pop up 2 ARI vs R pop up 2 Batter Splits LAD BvP pop up 2 LAD vs R pop up 2
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Josh Collmenter – Collmenter is a long reliever trying to make the in-season switch to starter. He is slowly making this transition and will most likely continue to be a pitch count today. He has very limited upside and could be pulled prior to the 5th if his pitch count gets to high. Rating = 3

Josh Beckett – Beckett gets a great matchup against the struggling Diamondbacks, but is still tough to trust this early in the season. He comes into the game with a 4.00 ERA and 9 strikeouts in 9 innings of play. He walked 5 batters last game which is a bit worry some, but only surrendered two hits. He could make for a cheap third option, but it is risky. Rating = 5

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Arizona

Paul Goldschmidt – Goldy is in play against any non-elite pitchers this year. Last year he became one of the best hitters in baseball and it has carried over with him. He is hitting .303 and has his 3 home runs so far against RH pitching.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Adrian Gonzalez – Gonzo is on fire right now hitting .326 against RH pitching with 4 of his 5 home runs too. He makes a great cash and GPP play today.

San Francisco at San Diego

San Francisco San Diego
Tim Lincecum Vegas Moneyline Robbie Erlin Vegas Over/Under
RIGHT SDP (-114) LEFT 7.0
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.238 0.670 0.307 24.1% SP vs. Left 0.280 0.723 0.321 22.2%
SP vs. Right 0.267 0.761 0.341 22.3% SP vs. Right 0.240 0.642 0.283 18.8%
Batter Splits SFG BvP pop up 2 SFG vs L pop up 2 Batter Splits SDP BvP pop up 2 SDP vs R pop up 2
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Tim Lincecum – The decline of Lincecum has been interesting to watch over the last few years. He continues to rack up the strikeouts, but cannot seem to keep guys off base either. He does have good matchup in a game with a low total. He still could K 10 and give up 1 earned run, but I am not sure if we will see that today. Rating = 5

Robbie Erlin – Robbie has made two starts this season and has a .97 WHIP and 14 strikeouts to show for it. If he can continue that K/9 rate he could make for an interesting GPP play. Rating = 6

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San Francisco

Buster Posey – The lefty matchup makes Posey in play, but the park may stop me from paying for the highest priced catcher today.

San Diego

Chase Headley – BvP play of the day is Headley as he is 12/44 with 4 bombs off the Freak.

Baltimore at Boston

Baltimore Boston
Ubaldo Jimenez Vegas Moneyline Jake Peavy Vegas Over/Under
RIGHT BOS (-155) RIGHT 9.0
Stats Avg OPS wOBA K% Stats Avg OPS wOBA K%
SP vs. Left 0.229 0.676 0.303 27.9% SP vs. Left 0.235 0.727 0.316 22.7%
SP vs. Right 0.272 0.744 0.333 20.0% SP vs. Right 0.227 0.656 0.292 19.4%
Batter Splits BAL BvP pop up 2 BAL vs R pop up 2 Batter Splits BOS BvP pop up 2 BOS vs R pop up 2
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Ubaldo Jimenez – Ubaldo is 0-3 on the season so far and has clearly not been the guy Baltimore wanted. He sports a 7.31 ERA and has given up 23 hits already this season. The game has a high total and Ubaldo may be the reason for it. Rating = 3

Jake Peavy – Peavy has looked great this year giving up less than 2 earned runs in all 3 of his starts so far. Baltimore will be his toughest matchup yet, but his 9.64 K/9 this season makes him a great GPP play. Rating = 6

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Baltimore

Matt Wieters – Wieters has began the season as one of the most consistent catchers for DFS. He is batting .314 on the year and is hitting righties for a ridiculous .351.

Boston

David Ortiz – Big Papi is always in play against RH pitching and tonight will get Jimenez who already has given up 4 home runs. I expect this Boston team to add to that total and Ortiz could be the culprit.

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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.