MLB Grind Down: Sunday, August 14th

by Andrew Cook (louiescards) Last Updated 2016-08-15 01:31:21

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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Stackability Rating System:

GREEN – One of the top stacks of the day, viable in cash games and GPPs
YELLOW – A viable stack option in most formats, specifically GPPs
ORANGE – There are better stacks out there, but playable in large GPPs
RED – Not a recommended stack for cash games or GPPs

Tampa Bay at NY Yankees – 1:05 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%
Tampa Bay					NY Yankees
			Jake Odorizzi					Luis Severino
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			NYY -110					8.5
SP vs. Left	0.265	13	28.7%	26.1%	SP vs. Left	0.313	6	25.7%	17.9%
SP vs. Right	0.332	24	30.1%	17.4%	SP vs. Right	0.338	11	27.3%	24.4%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jake Odorizzi
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,700	Salary:		$8,200
					FPPG:		28.7	FPPG:		15.4
					Pitcher Rating:		57.7	Pitcher Rank:		12
L30 Days	6	100.5	4.18	1.95	20.4%	4.6%	11.1%	32.1%	48.2%	21.2%
2016	24	102.0	4.10	3.69	22.1%	7.1%	9.6%	37.2%	44.1%	32.5%
2015	28	98.4	3.90	3.35	21.4%	6.6%	10.1%	37.3%	40.6%	27.0%

Jake Odorizzi: Odorizzi has pitched very well over his past five starts picking up three wins with twenty-seven strikeouts in thirty-two innings pitched. If that was not enough to peak your interest then perhaps the fact that only four earned runs have crossed the plate in that span. He faced these very Yankees in late July going six and two-thirds innings with five strikeouts and zero runs on his way to the victory. With the watered down New York lineup Odorizzi has to be considered a very solid play today.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Luis Severino
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$6,700	Salary:		$6,500
					FPPG:		15.7	FPPG:		7.3
					Pitcher Rating:		77.8	Pitcher Rank:		6
L30 Days	0	0.0	2.53	0.00	34.5%	10.3%	13.9%	66.7%	26.7%	6.3%
2016	7	111.4	3.91	6.02	19.5%	6.8%	8.5%	50.7%	24.6%	26.6%
2015	11	93.2	3.84	2.89	22.0%	8.6%	9.6%	50.3%	29.7%	26.3%

Luis Severino: Severino was sent down earlier in the week as the organization wanted him to work on his changeup but the injury to Eovaldi forced them to recall him right away. He had looked solid out of the bullpen but was hit hard in his start against the Red Sox giving up five runs before being pulled in the fifth inning. The Rays are a team that I typically have no trouble targeting with right handed pitching but this is a case where his strikeout numbers lately do not appear to be high enough to offset the risk.

Batter Grind Down

Tampa Bay

Rays: This Tampa team has not done well against right handed pitching on the season but still pack a pretty solid punch from several spots in the lineup. With the struggles we have seen from Severino I do not mind plugging a couple of bats from this team into our lineups today.

Rays Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.308 (20 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.183 (6 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 23.9% (27 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.90 (10 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.02 (24 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.19 (20 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Logan Forsythe	RIGHT	0.331	0.131	0.389	2B	$3,300	2B	$4,800
2	Kevin Kiermaier	LEFT	0.316	0.176	0.331	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,900
3	Evan Longoria	RIGHT	0.329	0.194	0.311	3B	$3,800	3B	$4,400
4	Brad Miller	LEFT	0.351	0.222	0.451	SS	$3,600	SS	$4,500
5	Matt Duffy	RIGHT	0.325	0.132	0.220	3B	$2,700	3B	$3,700
6	Corey Dickerson	LEFT	0.341	0.258	0.203	OF	$3,100	OF	$3,100
7	Steven Souza	RIGHT	0.313	0.164	0.340	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,600
8	Tim Beckham	RIGHT	0.291	0.193	0.252	2B	$2,700	2B/SS	$3,100
9	Luke Maile	RIGHT	0.194	0.056	0.182	C	$2,100	C	$2,600
	Team Averages	—	0.310	0.170	0.298	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Brad Miller

Secondary Plays – Evan Longoria , Kevin Kiermaier

Stackability – Red

NY Yankees

Yankees: Not only has Odorizzi been good but this Yankees lineup is a pretty weak one as well. There are not really any bats that I feel super comfortable with here but you can take a shot on McCann and Gregorius where they are priced down.

Yankees Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.303 (25 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.146 (24 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 19.4% (6 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.82 (22 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.12 (22 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.31 (15 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Brett Gardner	LEFT	0.328	0.141	0.401	OF	$3,400	OF	$4,200
2	Jacoby Ellsbury	LEFT	0.309	0.101	0.319	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,800
3	Chase Headley	SWITCH	0.307	0.123	0.327	3B	$2,400	3B	$3,200
4	Brian McCann	LEFT	0.324	0.198	0.208	C	$3,000	C	$3,100
5	Didi Gregorius	LEFT	0.311	0.143	0.286	SS	$2,800	SS	$3,600
6	Starlin Castro	RIGHT	0.293	0.133	0.334	2B	$2,600	2B	$3,500
7	Tyler Austin	RIGHT				OF	$2,200
8	Aaron Judge	RIGHT				OF	$2,200	OF	$2,800
9	Gary Sanchez	RIGHT	0.461	0.273	0.404	C	$2,700	C	$2,600
	Team Averages	—	0.333	0.159	0.326	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Didi Gregorius , Brian McCann , Brett Gardner

Stackability – Red

Houston at Toronto – 1:07 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%
Houston					Toronto
			Mike Fiers					Marcus Stroman
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			TOR -155					9.0
SP vs. Left	0.300	17	33.1%	20.7%	SP vs. Left	0.319	10	31.8%	18.2%
SP vs. Right	0.334	24	36.4%	21.4%	SP vs. Right	0.300	9	28.7%	19.5%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Mike Fiers
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,700	Salary:		$7,900
					FPPG:		24.8	FPPG:		11.9
					Pitcher Rating:		52.6	Pitcher Rank:		20
L30 Days	4	91.8	4.04	4.30	21.1%	5.3%	7.9%	38.2%	45.6%	35.7%
2016	20	93.5	4.36	4.34	17.0%	5.3%	8.6%	41.1%	32.8%	36.9%
2015	30	101.4	3.84	3.69	23.7%	8.4%	9.8%	37.6%	42.1%	33.5%

Mike Fiers: His record is a bit deceiving as Fiers has not been nearly as good as it would indicate. In his last five starts Fiers has surrendered fifteen runs in just twenty-eight innings making him someone I am far more likely to attack than use in my lineups. He is running into a Toronto team that I do not feel confident attacking without plus stuff and while the strikeout rate is decent it certainly is not enough to make me think about him here.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Marcus Stroman
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,500	Salary:		$9,000
					FPPG:		28.6	FPPG:		14.2
					Pitcher Rating:		82.4	Pitcher Rank:		3
L30 Days	5	99.4	2.62	4.31	27.1%	3.9%	8.5%	62.1%	23.0%	31.5%
2016	23	96.7	3.59	4.76	19.1%	6.1%	8.7%	60.3%	20.6%	31.7%
2015	4	93.3	3.28	1.67	17.5%	5.8%	7.2%	64.1%	17.9%	21.8%

Marcus Stroman: He seems to be one of the more inconsistent pitchers in the league right now but did have a really solid start against the Astros two weeks ago. In that game he pitched seven innings surrendering just one earned run and striking out thirteen. That is some solid upside if he can match or even come close to a game like that again today making Stroman a guy I like a lot for tournament play.

Batter Grind Down

Houston

Astros: Houston is the type of team that swings for the fences up and down the order and the results are pretty typical of that. Yes they will strikeout a good bit but they also have some solid potential to put up big numbers as well. All things considered they are more of a tournament team for me against Stroman as we could see either side of this battle having success.

Astros Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.315 (16 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.166 (13 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 24.2% (28 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.90 (9 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.49 (15 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.18 (22 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	George Springer	RIGHT	0.335	0.168	0.364	OF	$3,800	OF	$3,800
2	Alex Bregman	RIGHT	0.190	0.065	0.255	3B	$2,800	3B	$3,500
3	Jose Altuve	RIGHT	0.357	0.161	0.456	2B	$3,800	2B	$5,500
4	Carlos Correa	RIGHT	0.367	0.219	0.387	SS	$4,100	SS	$4,600
5	Marwin Gonzalez	SWITCH	0.303	0.142	0.265	1B	$3,000	1B/3B	$3,500
6	Evan Gattis	RIGHT	0.315	0.215	0.364	C	$3,100	C	$2,900
7	A.J. Reed	LEFT	0.245	0.109	0.216	1B	$2,300	1B	$3,100
8	Jake Marisnick	RIGHT	0.273	0.091	0.236	OF	$2,600	OF	$3,000
9	Jason Castro	LEFT	0.316	0.184	0.187	C	$2,600	C	$2,600
	Team Averages	—	0.300	0.150	0.303	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Jose Altuve

Secondary Plays – Carlos Correa , George Springer , Evan Gattis

Stackability – Yellow

Toronto

Blue Jays: This is a Blue Jays squad that I love in this game today. We have power from almost every spot in the lineup which opens up plenty of opportunity to stack and still be different which can be very important.

Blue Jays Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.327 (8 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.187 (4 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 22.6% (24 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 4.06 (1 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.79 (6 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.82 (4 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Devon Travis	RIGHT	0.373	0.198	0.426	2B	$3,200	2B	$4,400
2	Josh Donaldson	RIGHT	0.394	0.265	0.347	3B	$3,800	3B	$4,700
3	Edwin Encarnacion	RIGHT	0.390	0.286	0.374	1B	$3,900	1B	$4,300
4	Michael Saunders	LEFT	0.339	0.194	0.241	OF	$3,300	OF	$3,500
5	Troy Tulowitzki	RIGHT	0.321	0.176	0.364	SS	$2,900	SS	$4,200
6	Russell Martin	RIGHT	0.313	0.172	0.330	C	$2,600	C	$3,100
7	Justin Smoak	SWITCH	0.328	0.228	0.221	1B	$2,800	1B	$3,600
8	Melvin Upton	RIGHT	0.288	0.141	0.137	OF	$2,500	OF	$3,000
9	Darrell Ceciliani	LEFT	0.242	0.088	0.207	OF	$2,000	OF	$2,500
	Team Averages	—	0.332	0.194	0.294	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Edwin Encarnacion , Devon Travis , Josh Donaldson

Secondary Plays – Michael Saunders , Troy Tulowitzki , Russell Martin , Justin Smoak

Stackability – Green

Chicago White Sox at Miami – 1:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%
Chicago White Sox					Miami
			Chris Sale					Tom Koehler
			LEFT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CWS -120					7.0
SP vs. Left	0.274	4	19.6%	32.4%	SP vs. Left	0.331	21	33.8%	18.6%
SP vs. Right	0.282	37	28.4%	28.4%	SP vs. Right	0.312	11	28.9%	16.6%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Chris Sale
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$10,500	Salary:		$12,000
					FPPG:		41.7	FPPG:		22.0
					Pitcher Rating:		86.9	Pitcher Rank:		1
L30 Days	3	106.3	4.08	1.64	23.5%	8.2%	9.4%	37.0%	46.3%	29.1%
2016	21	106.4	3.60	3.12	24.5%	5.7%	10.4%	40.3%	38.0%	29.7%
2015	31	107.2	2.52	3.41	32.1%	4.9%	14.6%	42.6%	35.3%	25.1%

Chris Sale: In the beginning of the season Sale could not lose a game and now it seems to be the exact opposite. Sale has pitched very well in the four games since the blowup against the Braves with twenty-seven strikeouts in twenty-nine innings and giving up just seven runs against some solid offenses. The Marlins are not exactly a stellar with a weak ISO and strikeout rate we can attack, making Sale a fantastic option today.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Tom Koehler
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,500	Salary:		$8,600
					FPPG:		27.5	FPPG:		13.4
					Pitcher Rating:		53.3	Pitcher Rank:		18
L30 Days	5	89.4	4.21	2.89	20.2%	6.1%	12.3%	34.1%	37.8%	28.6%
2016	22	93.3	4.89	4.05	18.4%	10.5%	9.5%	40.8%	35.2%	26.4%
2015	31	96.0	4.67	4.08	17.1%	9.6%	7.3%	46.0%	35.6%	34.5%

Tom Koehler: Koehler has pitched very well lately giving up just two earned runs in his last four starts combined while striking out twenty-three batters in twenty-seven innings. Before we get too hyped up on those numbers it should be mentioned that the Phillies represent two of those starts but the Cubs and Giants are the other two. I have no problem attacking this White Sox lineup but am a bit weary of a blowup game from Koehler as the numbers are a little too good compared to his historical marks.

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

White Sox: Outside of a few players this is not a good White Sox offense and especially for fantasy purposes. Koehler has been pitching very well for the Marlins and while I think there is a chance he shows some regression pretty soon it is hard to find bats that I like here not named Jose Abreu.

White Sox Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.305 (22 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.147 (23 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 21.0% (16 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.86 (17 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.96 (26 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.62 (27 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Tim Anderson	RIGHT	0.273	0.114	0.291	SS	$2,700	SS	$3,100
2	Melky Cabrera	SWITCH	0.326	0.134	0.299	OF	$3,200	OF	$2,900
3	Adam Eaton	LEFT	0.353	0.164	0.318	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,500
4	Jose Abreu	RIGHT	0.370	0.208	0.415	1B	$3,000	1B	$4,100
5	Justin Morneau	LEFT	0.344	0.155	0.371	1B	$2,700	1B	$3,000
6	Todd Frazier	RIGHT	0.325	0.219	0.287	3B	$3,600	3B	$3,300
7	Dioner Navarro	SWITCH	0.256	0.097	0.240	C	$2,600	C	$2,200
8	Tyler Saladino	RIGHT	0.275	0.129	0.270	SS	$2,900	2B/SS	$3,100
9	Chris Sale	LEFT	0.293	0.000		P	$10,500	P	$12,000
	Team Averages	—	0.313	0.136	0.311	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Jose Abreu

Secondary Plays – Adam Eaton , Justin Morneau

Stackability – Red

Miami

Marlins: With Sale on the hill for Chicago it would be very hard to roster some of these options from the Marlins side of things. If you are fading Sale for some reason then Stanton and Ozuna are the main targets you could use, but I suggest you do not fade Sale.

Marlins Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.323 (14 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.141 (26 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 22.4% (21 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. LHP — 3.99 (1 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.27 (21 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.38 (30 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Dee Gordon	LEFT	0.349	0.090	0.363	2B	$3,400	2B	$4,000
2	Martin Prado	RIGHT	0.411	0.142	0.332	3B	$3,100	3B	$3,800
3	Christian Yelich	LEFT	0.315	0.073	0.394	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,600
4	Giancarlo Stanton	RIGHT	0.421	0.396	0.297	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,800
5	Marcell Ozuna	RIGHT	0.406	0.250	0.228	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,300
6	Chris Johnson	RIGHT	0.292	0.080	0.181	1B	$2,000	1B	$2,200
7	J.T. Realmuto	RIGHT	0.298	0.151	0.341	C	$2,800	C	$2,700
8	Adeiny Hechavarria	RIGHT	0.323	0.132	0.286	SS	$2,200	SS	$2,400
9	Tom Koehler	RIGHT	0.136	0.000	0.172	P	$7,500	P	$8,600
	Team Averages	—	0.328	0.146	0.288	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Giancarlo Stanton , Marcell Ozuna

Stackability – Red

LA Angels at Cleveland – 1:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%
LA Angels					Cleveland
			Jered Weaver					Trevor Bauer
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CLE -185					9.5
SP vs. Left	0.340	22	29.7%	12.5%	SP vs. Left	0.310	17	33.7%	22.0%
SP vs. Right	0.346	25	33.7%	13.1%	SP vs. Right	0.310	18	30.5%	22.0%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jered Weaver
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$6,200	Salary:		$4,000
					FPPG:		20.9	FPPG:		8.9
					Pitcher Rating:		21.0	Pitcher Rank:		29
L30 Days	4	90.8	6.83	4.37	5.3%	6.3%	4.4%	23.2%	48.8%	33.7%
2016	21	92.9	5.55	5.11	12.1%	6.2%	7.7%	28.9%	47.8%	33.8%
2015	26	94.2	4.88	4.64	13.5%	4.9%	8.3%	34.4%	46.5%	30.2%

Jered Weaver: With virtually no strikeout potential and runs crossing the plate with regularity there is absolutely zero reason to roster Jered Weaver in your fantasy lineups. You would be hard pressed to find a group of statistics from a recent time frame that would support roster Weaver and as such he is a complete fade once again.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Trevor Bauer
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,000	Salary:		$7,700
					FPPG:		25.7	FPPG:		13.1
					Pitcher Rating:		58.3	Pitcher Rank:		11
L30 Days	4	95.5	5.73	8.50	16.7%	14.6%	8.6%	35.9%	35.9%	37.9%
2016	17	118.7	4.32	4.08	20.8%	9.5%	9.2%	47.4%	32.6%	33.6%
2015	30	95.6	4.20	4.55	22.9%	10.6%	9.6%	39.2%	40.7%	31.0%

Trevor Bauer: We had not seen Bauer pitch well since the very beginning of July before his win against the Nationals last time out. The strikeout totals are nowhere near what we would want from him and facing an Angels squad that does not help pitchers out in that category I want nothing to do with him here. Take a stroll through the game logs and you will not find decent back to back starts since June. The recent performance indicates he is far more likely to look like the pitcher we have seen for the past couple months than the one we saw in D.C. last week.

Batter Grind Down

LA Angels

Angels: When I look at the lineup it would seem they should be worse than middle of the pack offensively but here they are. Bauer is a pitcher that we could attack with a higher powered offense, instead I would suggest a few key players today.

Angels Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.317 (14 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.139 (26 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 15.3% (1 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.67 (30 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.57 (13 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.26 (18 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Yunel Escobar	RIGHT	0.337	0.087	0.298	3B	$3,000	3B	$3,500
2	Kole Calhoun	LEFT	0.332	0.162	0.336	OF	$3,000	OF	$4,000
3	Mike Trout	RIGHT	0.417	0.282	0.451	OF	$4,400	OF	$5,600
4	Albert Pujols	RIGHT	0.325	0.197	0.255	1B	$3,400	1B	$3,900
5	Andrelton Simmons	RIGHT	0.293	0.072	0.276	SS	$2,300	SS	$2,800
6	Ji-Man Choi	LEFT	0.263	0.178	0.285	1B	$2,000	1B/OF	$3,400
7	Jefry Marte	RIGHT	0.289	0.156	0.370	3B	$2,900	1B/3B	$4,000
8	Jett Bandy	RIGHT	0.295	0.140	0.390	C	$2,300	C	$3,500
9	Nick Buss	RIGHT
	Team Averages	—	0.319	0.159	0.333	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Mike Trout

Secondary Plays – Kole Calhoun , Albert Pujols

Stackability – Red

Cleveland

Indians: You can expect this Cleveland team to be popular today as they have a matchup with Jered Weaver who is striking out nobody. There is a good mix of season long success with recent form to make the Indians a very dangerous offense and I love the idea of mixing up a couple of stacks with them today.

Indians Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.331 (5 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.188 (3 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.5% (14 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. RHP — 3.91 (8 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 5.04 (3 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 5.24 (1 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	0.347	0.232	0.282	1B	$3,800	1B	$4,700
2	Jason Kipnis	LEFT	0.380	0.187	0.429	2B	$4,100	2B	$5,300
3	Francisco Lindor	SWITCH	0.347	0.153	0.314	SS	$4,000	SS	$5,000
4	Mike Napoli	RIGHT	0.316	0.201	0.609	1B	$3,700	1B	$5,100
5	Jose Ramirez	SWITCH	0.321	0.134	0.522	P	$4,000	3B/OF	$5,400
6	Lonnie Chisenhall	LEFT	0.316	0.147	0.308	OF	$2,900	OF	$4,100
7	Tyler Naquin	LEFT	0.411	0.287	0.225	OF	$2,600	OF	$4,500
8	Abraham Almonte	SWITCH	0.320	0.187	0.362	OF	$2,700	OF	$3,800
9	Roberto Perez	RIGHT	0.290	0.145	0.186	C	$2,000	C	$3,200
	Team Averages	—	0.339	0.186	0.360	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Jason Kipnis , Mike Napoli

Secondary Plays – Jose Ramirez , Carlos Santana , Francisco Lindor , Tyler Naquin

Stackability – Green

San Diego at NY Mets – 1:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	HH%	K%
San Diego					NY Mets
			Clayton Richard					Steven Matz
			LEFT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			NYM -175					8.5
SP vs. Left	0.298	0	17.1%	11.1%	SP vs. Left	0.330	2	18.0%	19.1%
SP vs. Right	0.352	3	29.5%	12.1%	SP vs. Right	0.295	14	31.4%	23.6%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Clayton Richard
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$5,500	Salary:		$4,000
					FPPG:		1.4	FPPG:		0.4
					Pitcher Rating:		45.8	Pitcher Rank:		23
L30 Days	0	0.0	3.77	4.50	15.4%	7.7%	7.5%	66.7%	22.2%	44.4%
2016	0	0.0	4.14	6.91	10.5%	9.2%	5.9%	69.0%	17.2%	22.0%
2015	3	205.0	3.33	3.83	12.2%	3.9%	6.2%	59.3%	14.7%	25.2%

Clayton Richard: Richard has not pitched in the big leagues this year but his career numbers are nothing to write home about. He offers very limited strikeout potential and is more of an innings eater than anything else. With a full slate of games going on and the fact that you might not even know who he is despite having over eight hundred innings logged at the major league level this is an easy fade today.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Steven Matz
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,600	Salary:		$8,800
					FPPG:		29.5	FPPG:		15.6
					Pitcher Rating:		79.5	Pitcher Rank:		4
L30 Days	5	99.4	4.09	4.50	20.6%	6.9%	9.7%	40.9%	28.4%	34.8%
2016	20	96.4	3.61	3.63	22.4%	5.6%	9.7%	50.4%	28.3%	30.2%
2015	6	96.0	3.63	2.27	22.8%	6.7%	8.3%	45.5%	33.7%	21.2%

Steven Matz: While the numbers look good on the surface from his last game against the Diamondbacks it should be noted that it took him one hundred and twenty pitches to complete six innings of work. That scares me just a bit with a matchup against the surprisingly good Padres against lefties. On the plus side Matz has logged at least five innings and five strikeouts in each start since the end of June an eight game span. All things considered I like him but would limit exposure a bit due to the high pitch count in his previous start.

Batter Grind Down

San Diego

Padres: San Diego has been pretty good overall against left handed pitching on the season but it is important to note that a couple of their more successful players are no longer with the team making them a little less dangerous. This is one of the more interesting games as Matz should be able to handle them but I wonder just how much that high pitch count might affect him.

Padres Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.343 (4 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.182 (5 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 24.2% (28 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. LHP — 3.90 (11 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.42 (18 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.82 (25 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Travis Jankowski	LEFT	0.191	0.067	0.395	OF	$2,800	OF	$4,200
2	Wil Myers	RIGHT	0.414	0.228	0.398	1B	$3,400	1B	$4,700
3	Yangervis Solarte	SWITCH	0.327	0.162	0.327	3B	$2,800	2B/3B	$4,200
4	Alex Dickerson	LEFT	0.311	0.250	0.331	OF	$2,800	OF	$3,100
5	Ryan Schimpf	LEFT	0.301	0.214	0.369	2B	$3,300	2B	$3,700
6	Jabari Blash	RIGHT	0.357	0.364	0.402	OF	$2,300	OF	$2,400
7	Derek Norris	RIGHT	0.327	0.158	0.174	C	$2,300	C	$2,500
8	Alexei Ramirez	RIGHT	0.306	0.095	0.321	SS	$2,200	SS	$2,700
9	Clayton Richard	LEFT	0.000	0.000		P	$5,500	P	$4,000
	Team Averages	—	0.282	0.171	0.340	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Wil Myers , Yangervis Solarte , Jabari Blash

Stackability – Orange

NY Mets

Mets: With Reyes back in the lineup they should be a bit stronger and considering the fact that Richard has never been that great of a pitcher we can look the Mets way despite recent struggles. I am not saying we need to go wild over New York but there is certainly fantasy potential here.

Mets Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.318 (20 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.173 (8 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 22.2% (18 of 30)
Pitches Per PA vs. LHP — 3.90 (10 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.67 (29 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.68 (10 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jose Reyes	SWITCH	0.320	0.154		3B	$2,500	3B	$4,100
2	Curtis Granderson	LEFT	0.276	0.137	0.268	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,800
3	Neil Walker	SWITCH	0.319	0.148	0.479	2B	$3,400	2B	$5,300
4	Jay Bruce	LEFT	0.299	0.188	0.228	OF	$3,900	OF	$4,300
5	Wilmer Flores	RIGHT	0.414	0.299	0.230	3B	$2,700	1B/3B	$3,900
6	James Loney	LEFT	0.235	0.081	0.219	1B	$2,800	1B	$3,400
7	Travis D’Arnaud	RIGHT	0.357	0.200	0.283	C	$2,400	C	$3,400
8	Kelly Johnson	LEFT	0.308	0.169	0.349	3B	$2,300	2B/3B	$3,600
9	Steven Matz	LEFT	0.381	0.333	0.230	P	$9,600	P	$8,800
	Team Averages	—	0.323	0.190	0.286	—	—	—	—

MLB Grind Down: Sunday, August 14th

Stackability Rating System:

Tampa Bay at NY Yankees – 1:05 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Tampa Bay

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Brad Miller

Secondary Plays – Evan Longoria , Kevin Kiermaier

Stackability – Red

NY Yankees

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Didi Gregorius , Brian McCann , Brett Gardner

Stackability – Red

Houston at Toronto – 1:07 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

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Houston

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Jose Altuve

Secondary Plays – Carlos Correa , George Springer , Evan Gattis

Stackability – Yellow

Toronto

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Edwin Encarnacion , Devon Travis , Josh Donaldson

Secondary Plays – Michael Saunders , Troy Tulowitzki , Russell Martin , Justin Smoak

Stackability – Green

Chicago White Sox at Miami – 1:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Jose Abreu

Secondary Plays – Adam Eaton , Justin Morneau

Stackability – Red

Miami

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Giancarlo Stanton , Marcell Ozuna

Stackability – Red

LA Angels at Cleveland – 1:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

LA Angels

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Mike Trout

Secondary Plays – Kole Calhoun , Albert Pujols

Stackability – Red

Cleveland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Jason Kipnis , Mike Napoli

Secondary Plays – Jose Ramirez , Carlos Santana , Francisco Lindor , Tyler Naquin

Stackability – Green

San Diego at NY Mets – 1:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

San Diego

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Wil Myers , Yangervis Solarte , Jabari Blash

Stackability – Orange

NY Mets

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Neil Walker

Secondary Plays – Jay Bruce , Jose Reyes , Curtis Granderson

Stackability – Yellow

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