MLB Grind Down: Sunday, June 5th

by Andrew Cook (louiescards) Last Updated 2016-06-06 02:15:48

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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Arizona at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Arizona					Chicago Cubs
			Patrick Corbin					Jake Arrieta
			LEFT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CHC -300					9.0
SP vs. Left	0.270	2	30.6%	7.5%	SP vs. Left	0.216	4	28.7%	7.7%
SP vs. Right	0.350	18	16.7%	5.6%	SP vs. Right	0.228	9	25.3%	5.1%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Patrick Corbin
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$6,200	Salary:		$5,500
					FPPG:		19.5	FPPG:		9.3
					Pitcher Rating:		45.2	Pitcher Rank:		22
L14 Days	3	90.3	4.17	7.63	21.1%	11.3%	9.6%	56.3%	20.8%	43.8%
2016	11	92.0	4.34	4.96	16.7%	7.5%	8.7%	52.2%	28.5%	41.0%
2015	16	78.4	3.44	3.60	21.9%	4.8%	10.8%	46.9%	29.5%	31.5%

Patrick Corbin: Corbin has never rebounded from his injuries completely and this is a Cubs team I simply do not roster pitchers against if I can help it. The hard hit percentage is through the rough and that means you should be loading up on the Chicago side of this one.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jake Arrieta
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$12,000	Salary:		$12,900
					FPPG:		47.2	FPPG:		27.0
					Pitcher Rating:		96.3	Pitcher Rank:		3
L14 Days	3	103.7	3.39	2.37	25.3%	8.9%	10.9%	60.8%	23.5%	17.7%
2016	11	101.5	3.36	1.56	26.0%	8.7%	10.6%	57.8%	23.8%	21.0%
2015	33	104.2	2.75	1.77	27.1%	5.5%	11.1%	56.2%	22.8%	22.1%

Jake Arrieta: Even the human form of Arrieta is better than most pitchers in the league. He remains one of the top options every single time he takes the mound and with that offense behind him the win bonus is in play very often as well. Ultimately I think we have some better price per dollar options but you can never feel bad about Arrieta leading your lineups.

Batter Grind Down

Arizona

Diamondbacks: This Arizona squad has been struggling at the plate over the past couple weeks and that is not what you want to see when in Chicago against Arrieta. Don’t get me wrong there is plenty of pop in the order but the inconsistency is too much and I cannot recommend playing too many across your lineups here.

Diamondbacks Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.323 (9 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.161 (15 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 21.4% (19 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.43 (11 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.35 (28 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jean Segura	RIGHT	0.287	0.099	0.209	2B	$3,100	2B	$3,000
2	Brandon Drury	RIGHT	0.315	0.178	0.233	OF	$2,300	3B/OF	$2,000
3	Paul Goldschmidt	RIGHT	0.403	0.243	0.427	1B	$3,400	1B	$3,600
4	Jake Lamb	LEFT	0.349	0.176	0.387	3B	$2,800	3B	$3,200
5	Welington Castillo	RIGHT	0.305	0.179	0.270	C	$2,900	C	$2,400
6	Chris Owings	RIGHT	0.273	0.095	0.340	OF	$2,300	OF	$2,600
7	Yasmany Tomas	RIGHT	0.289	0.104	0.215	OF	$2,700	OF	$2,400
8	Nick Ahmed	RIGHT	0.247	0.112	0.282	SS	$2,100	SS	$2,000
9	Edwin Escobar	LEFT	0.000	0.000	0.000	P	$4,600	P	$4,000
	Team Averages	—	0.274	0.132	0.263	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Paul Goldschmidt

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs

Cubs: By now it is no secret that the Cubs are one of the best offenses in baseball and with a date against Corbin you can expect them to put up some runs here. The pricing is high enough that we have seen a modest ownership for most of the season and with some high priced pitching options taking the mound this could be an overlooked stack.

Cubs Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.345 (4 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.169 (8 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 20.0% (9 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 5.46 (2 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 5.65 (1 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Dexter Fowler	SWITCH	0.370	0.143	0.371	OF	$3,900	OF	$4,900
2	Jason Heyward	LEFT	0.315	0.091	0.299	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,900
3	Kris Bryant	RIGHT	0.347	0.232	0.431	3B	$4,100	3B/OF	$5,100
4	Anthony Rizzo	LEFT	0.367	0.192	0.322	1B	$4,300	1B	$4,500
5	Ben Zobrist	SWITCH	0.405	0.191	0.392	2B	$3,400	2B	$4,900
6	Jorge Soler	RIGHT	0.304	0.107	0.412	OF	$2,700	OF	$4,000
7	Addison Russell	RIGHT	0.253	0.140	0.239	SS	$3,000	SS	$3,400
8	David Ross	RIGHT	0.308	0.134	0.366	C	$2,300	C	$2,600
9	Jason Hammel	RIGHT	0.165	0.000	0.250	P	$9,300	P	$9,000
	Team Averages	—	0.315	0.137	0.342	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Kris Bryant , Ben Zobrist

Secondary Plays – Anthony Rizzo , Dexter Fowler , Jorge Soler

Stackability – GPP

Chicago White Sox at Detroit – 1:08 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Chicago White Sox					Detroit
			Jose Quintana					Justin Verlander
			LEFT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			DET -130					7.5
SP vs. Left	0.265	5	21.9%	3.8%	SP vs. Left	0.264	10	24.0%	6.8%
SP vs. Right	0.310	13	21.2%	5.5%	SP vs. Right	0.291	11	22.0%	6.3%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jose Quintana
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,300	Salary:		$11,200
					FPPG:		38.7	FPPG:		21.5
					Pitcher Rating:		62.2	Pitcher Rank:		16
L14 Days	3	107.3	3.22	3.72	25.3%	3.8%	9.3%	43.1%	35.3%	37.0%
2016	11	102.2	3.52	2.13	23.8%	5.0%	8.5%	40.5%	35.9%	33.3%
2015	32	105.4	3.62	3.36	20.5%	5.1%	9.2%	47.1%	29.7%	27.7%

Jose Quintana: He is one of those pitchers that falls into the better than people realize category. The problem here is that he is up against a Tigers squad who is built to hit left handed pitching and finally seem to be putting it together at the plate recently. His price is too high for me to consider him today as a primary option and that limits him to more of a flier tournament play.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Justin Verlander
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,000	Salary:		$11,700
					FPPG:		36.1	FPPG:		20.1
					Pitcher Rating:		89.3	Pitcher Rank:		4
L14 Days	2	112.0	2.76	2.35	30.9%	3.6%	14.3%	25.7%	40.0%	30.6%
2016	11	108.3	3.61	4.11	26.5%	7.6%	11.8%	34.0%	45.7%	29.0%
2015	20	107.5	3.95	3.37	21.1%	6.0%	10.0%	34.6%	45.5%	23.0%

Justin Verlander: Well I was way wrong on Verlander early in the season as he was someone that I targeted with hitters often. He has the strikeout potential once again and the walks which had plagued him have been cleaned up a bit recently. This is a White Sox team that is not that great offensively so Verlander should be considered one of the better options on the day. It really comes down to pricing as his DraftKings salary is a bit more than I would have liked to see.

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

White Sox: Outside of Todd Frazier this White Sox lineup has struggled on the season ranking near the bottom in most of the key statistical categories we look at. It is a case of a few guys under performing more so than a complete lack of potential. All things considered I would not reach on too many of these bats today.

White Sox Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.299 (25 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.135 (25 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.8% (15 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.05 (21 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.57 (26 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	0.352	0.163	0.187	OF	$3,300	OF	$3,100
2	Tyler Saladino	RIGHT	0.272	0.120	0.364	SS	$2,700	SS	$2,600
3	Todd Frazier	RIGHT	0.333	0.221	0.351	3B	$3,900	3B	$3,500
4	Jose Abreu	RIGHT	0.361	0.213	0.262	1B	$3,200	1B	$3,000
5	J.B. Shuck	LEFT	0.291	0.074	0.278	OF	$2,200	OF	$2,300
6	Brett Lawrie	RIGHT	0.297	0.139	0.328	2B	$2,700	2B	$2,600
7	Jimmy Rollins	SWITCH	0.258	0.121	0.174	SS	$2,800	SS	$2,700
8	Jason Coats					OF	$3,000
9	Dioner Navarro	SWITCH	0.270	0.102	0.260	C	$2,700	C	$2,200
	Team Averages	—	0.304	0.144	0.276	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Todd Frazier

Stackability – None

Detroit

Tigers: The Tigers also rank near the bottom of every category we look at but the main difference is that the bats have woke up over the past few weeks. Just about everyone has been contributing to their success at the plate and I love the order they have rolled out the past two days with Cameron Maybin in the second spot with protection from Miggy and VMart.

Tigers Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.303 (21 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.146 (18 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 23.7% (23 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.62 (10 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.93 (21 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Ian Kinsler	RIGHT	0.383	0.185	0.400	2B	$3,900	2B	$4,500
2	Cameron Maybin	RIGHT	0.348	0.148	0.363	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,200
3	Miguel Cabrera	RIGHT	0.384	0.189	0.441	1B	$3,700	1B	$4,100
4	Victor Martinez	SWITCH	0.356	0.115	0.430	C	$3,100	1B	$4,000
5	J.D. Martinez	RIGHT	0.373	0.264	0.339	OF	$3,900	OF	$3,600
6	Nick Castellanos	RIGHT	0.381	0.238	0.320	3B	$2,900	3B	$3,800
7	James McCann	RIGHT	0.357	0.210	0.359	C	$2,300	C	$2,800
8	Mike Aviles	RIGHT	0.280	0.098	0.330	2B	$2,100	2B/3B	$2,200
9	Jose Iglesias	RIGHT	0.346	0.096	0.275	SS	$2,400	SS	$2,600
	Team Averages	—	0.356	0.171	0.362	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera

Secondary Plays – Cameron Maybin , Ian Kinsler , J.D. Martinez

Stackability – GPP

Kansas City at Cleveland – 1:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Kansas City					Cleveland
			Chris Young					Corey Kluber
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CLE -180					8.0
SP vs. Left	0.357	17	17.4%	10.2%	SP vs. Left	0.318	15	24.6%	6.3%
SP vs. Right	0.250	12	18.9%	6.7%	SP vs. Right	0.246	14	29.3%	3.9%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Chris Young
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$5,500	Salary:		$4,600
					FPPG:		19.1	FPPG:		9.3
					Pitcher Rating:		41.1	Pitcher Rank:		26
L14 Days	0	#DIV/0!	2.73	0.00	37.5%	12.5%	17.1%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%
2016	7	94.9	4.19	5.94	22.8%	8.0%	10.5%	30.0%	52.7%	39.3%
2015	18	110.3	5.15	3.06	16.6%	8.6%	9.4%	25.5%	57.9%	33.4%

Chris Young: This will be Youngs first start since returning from the DL and while he has looked good out of the bullpen in a couple appearances this will be a completely different animal. The Indians seem to be coming through with home runs every nigh and against a heavy flyball pitcher who has given up a lot of hard contact there is simply no way we can roll Young out in our lineups.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Corey Kluber
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,200	Salary:		$10,900
					FPPG:		35.1	FPPG:		19.5
					Pitcher Rating:		86.7	Pitcher Rank:		6
L14 Days	3	105.3	3.22	3.80	24.1%	3.5%	9.2%	46.8%	32.3%	28.6%
2016	11	98.3	3.38	4.15	24.4%	5.4%	11.6%	49.0%	32.8%	29.3%
2015	32	102.3	2.98	3.49	27.7%	5.1%	12.9%	42.4%	35.9%	27.0%

Corey Kluber: I like Kluber a lot moving forward but the Royals are still a pain to opposing pitchers. Kluber does strikeout a fair amount of hitters but Kansas City is one of the more pesky teams in that department making him a little less attractive. Where Kluber makes the most sense to be is tournaments because I feel there is a wide range of outcomes for him today.

Batter Grind Down

Kansas City

Royals: Not the most imposing lineup you will see in terms of putting up huge numbers in a hurry, the Royals are not the greatest offense for DFS purposes. Sure they have a couple of guys in the middle of the lineup you can look at but overall the way this team manufactures runs does not lend itself to great fantasy production.

Royals Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.322 (10 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.141 (21 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 18.9% (8 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.04 (22 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.54 (27 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Alcides Escobar	RIGHT	0.269	0.060	0.229	SS	$2,800	SS	$3,000
2	Whit Merrifield	RIGHT	0.369	0.114	0.351	OF	$3,000	2B/3B	$3,100
3	Lorenzo Cain	RIGHT	0.332	0.133	0.459	OF	$3,400	OF	$4,300
4	Eric Hosmer	LEFT	0.395	0.203	0.395	1B	$3,800	1B	$4,800
5	Salvador Perez	RIGHT	0.336	0.199	0.502	C	$2,600	C	$3,800
6	Kendrys Morales	SWITCH	0.339	0.217	0.265	1B	$2,700	1B	$3,100
7	Cheslor Cuthbert	RIGHT	0.327	0.159	0.340	3B	$2,400	3B	$2,600
8	Paulo Orlando	RIGHT	0.324	0.193	0.308	OF	$2,600	OF	$2,700
9	Reymond Fuentes	LEFT	0.297	0.000	0.660	OF	$2,100	OF	$3,100
	Team Averages	—	0.332	0.142	0.390	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Eric Hosmer , Lorenzo Cain

Stackability – None

Cleveland

Indians: The Indians are hitting the longball a lot more lately which has been great for us fantasy players. With a matchup against Chris Young I think we can go back to the well once more with our favorite Indians plays and considering the prices we could get them under owned especially on DraftKings.

Indians Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.322 (10 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.167 (13 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.9% (17 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.83 (8 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.46 (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	0.343	0.217	0.266	1B	$3,600	1B	$4,200
2	Jason Kipnis	LEFT	0.378	0.168	0.279	2B	$3,300	2B	$4,600
3	Francisco Lindor	SWITCH	0.335	0.140	0.242	SS	$3,600	SS	$4,700
4	Mike Napoli	RIGHT	0.290	0.170	0.393	1B	$3,500	1B	$4,500
5	Jose Ramirez	SWITCH	0.319	0.141	0.474	3B	$3,200	3B/OF	$4,200
6	Lonnie Chisenhall	LEFT	0.299	0.128	0.406	OF	$2,700	OF	$3,400
7	Rajai Davis	RIGHT	0.317	0.156	0.298	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,700
8	Tyler Naquin	LEFT	0.316	0.082	0.516	OF	$2,300	OF	$3,400
9	Chris Gimenez	RIGHT	0.309	0.177	0.339	C	$2,000	C	$2,500
	Team Averages	—	0.323	0.153	0.357	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Carlos Santana , Francisco Lindor , Mike Napoli , Jose Ramirez

Stackability – GPP

NY Mets at Miami – 1:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
NY Mets					Miami
			Matt Harvey					Jose Fernandez
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			MIA -160					7.0
SP vs. Left	0.322	19	23.1%	7.6%	SP vs. Left	0.339	5	25.4%	9.8%
SP vs. Right	0.259	7	23.5%	3.2%	SP vs. Right	0.216	3	39.2%	5.2%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Matt Harvey
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,500	Salary:		$7,500
					FPPG:		24.6	FPPG:		11.2
					Pitcher Rating:		74.5	Pitcher Rank:		12
L14 Days	2	85.5	4.77	3.75	14.9%	6.4%	8.2%	44.4%	41.7%	35.1%
2016	11	91.1	4.28	5.37	18.7%	6.7%	10.3%	40.5%	33.2%	30.8%
2015	29	96.5	3.23	2.71	24.9%	4.9%	11.6%	46.0%	36.1%	26.7%

Matt Harvey: The Mets claimed to have found a mechanical flaw with his delivery prior to his last outing against the White Sox. All he did is go seven innings with six strikeouts and only allowing three base runners. Sure it was a bad offensive team but that is exactly what we have here today as well. With his pricing I have no problem running Harvey out there as a top secondary option on multiple pitcher sites. Considering the matchup with Fernandez it is a lot more risky on single pitcher sites due to the win bonus being harder to obtain.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jose Fernandez
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$11,300	Salary:		$13,400
					FPPG:		48.2	FPPG:		26.6
					Pitcher Rating:		97.9	Pitcher Rank:		2
L14 Days	3	99.3	1.90	0.90	38.0%	2.8%	16.4%	47.5%	37.5%	40.5%
2016	11	101.5	2.77	2.53	36.0%	9.4%	15.1%	40.7%	31.4%	33.3%
2015	11	90.2	2.77	2.92	29.8%	5.3%	13.3%	40.1%	31.1%	29.4%

Jose Fernandez: Fernandez is striking out everyone right now and after eleven starts has an unreal 36% strikeout rate. As long as he can keep the walks to a minimum the potential to be the highest scorer on the slate is there for him. The Mets are a better offense than they have shown to this point but getting them during the struggle just adds icing to the cake here.

Batter Grind Down

NY Mets

Mets: When James Loney is a bat that you are celebrating it is not a good time for your team offensively. There is a solid amount of potential sprinkled in this lineup but for the most part they are banged up or just missing key hitters. With Fernandez on the mound I do not have a lot of interest here.

Mets Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.315 (15 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.185 (6 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 23.3% (25 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.83 (27 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.15 (30 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Curtis Granderson	LEFT	0.370	0.222	0.327	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,300
2	Juan Lagares	RIGHT	0.264	0.084	0.380	OF	$2,500	OF	$2,000
3	Asdrubal Cabrera	SWITCH	0.319	0.157	0.347	SS	$3,400	SS	$2,500
4	Neil Walker	SWITCH	0.339	0.182	0.473	2B	$3,600	2B	$3,200
5	Wilmer Flores	RIGHT	0.274	0.107	0.317	SS	$2,300	1B/3B	$2,300
6	James Loney	LEFT	0.305	0.074	0.321	1B	$2,400	1B	$2,600
7	Michael Conforto	LEFT	0.386	0.275	0.193	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,600
8	Kevin Plawecki	RIGHT	0.262	0.062	0.225	C	$2,000	C	$2,000
9	Bartolo Colon	RIGHT	0.148	0.073	0.000	P	$7,000	P	$6,400
	Team Averages	—	0.296	0.137	0.287	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Neil Walker

Stackability – None

Miami

Marlins: This Miami offense is one that you can consider sneaky. They do not rank that well in any statistical category when trying to measure their threat level but do have a few hitters that can hurt you. While I do like Harvey today it would be foolish not to have some Marlins exposure if you are running out multiple tournament lineups today considering his struggles on the season.

Marlins Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.317 (13 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.138 (24 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 19.3% (10 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.89 (25 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.85 (23 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Derek Dietrich	LEFT	0.380	0.216	0.356	2B	$2,800	2B/3B	$3,700
2	Martin Prado	RIGHT	0.305	0.086	0.182	3B	$2,700	3B	$3,200
3	Christian Yelich	LEFT	0.370	0.158	0.372	OF	$3,500	OF	$4,400
4	Marcell Ozuna	RIGHT	0.307	0.137	0.493	OF	$3,600	OF	$4,400
5	Giancarlo Stanton	RIGHT	0.358	0.277	0.293	OF	$3,100	OF	$4,000
6	Justin Bour	LEFT	0.355	0.251	0.330	1B	$2,900	1B	$3,500
7	J.T. Realmuto	RIGHT	0.300	0.122	0.262	C	$2,700	C	$3,000
8	Miguel Rojas	RIGHT	0.293	0.073	0.205	SS	$2,000	2B/SS	$2,500
9	Justin Nicolino	LEFT	0.024	0.000	0.000	P	$6,100	P	$5,200
	Team Averages	—	0.299	0.147	0.277	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Justin Bour , Derek Dietrich , Christian Yelich

Stackability – None

Washington at Cincinnati – 1:10 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Washington					Cincinnati
			Tanner Roark					Jon Moscot
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			WAS -180					9.0
SP vs. Left	0.331	11	15.7%	8.8%	SP vs. Left	0.427	6	9.7%	13.9%
SP vs. Right	0.294	11	19.0%	5.1%	SP vs. Right	0.351	4	9.2%	6.2%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Tanner Roark
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,300	Salary:		$8,800
					FPPG:		34.6	FPPG:		18.5
					Pitcher Rating:		65.5	Pitcher Rank:		14
L14 Days	3	106.0	3.35	1.74	20.0%	7.5%	10.1%	64.3%	14.3%	17.5%
2016	11	104.6	3.88	2.70	21.4%	9.0%	8.4%	55.8%	22.1%	20.7%
2015	12	150.0	4.16	4.38	15.0%	5.6%	7.1%	47.8%	30.6%	26.3%

Tanner Roark: Roark is a fringe secondary play today against Reds lineup that while not good is starting to hit the ball a bit lately. The main problem with Tanner is that he does not strike out enough batters which lowers upside and makes it harder to mask any earned runs he would give up. I do not hate the idea of him on multiple pitcher sites but just know he is not going to post a huge number.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jon Moscot
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$4,900	Salary:		$4,900
					FPPG:		8.0	FPPG:		1.8
					Pitcher Rating:		24.7	Pitcher Rank:		29
L14 Days	1	52.0	5.87	31.50	7.1%	0.0%	1.9%	23.1%	46.2%	61.5%
2016	4	85.0	6.22	7.13	8.1%	10.3%	4.4%	33.8%	33.8%	34.8%
2015	3	61.7	5.51	4.63	12.0%	10.0%	4.9%	41.0%	43.6%	18.0%

Jon Moscot: The Reds seem to have a few pitchers that have no business in your DFS lineups pretty much ever. Moscot is one of those guys and there is absolutely nothing to like about what he offers on the mound.

Batter Grind Down

Washington

Nationals: It has been a struggle for the Nationals bats against this year ranking in the middle of most major categories against right handed pitching on the year. This is a situation where we can load up a bit more than normal as Moscot is simply one of the worst pitchers in the league right now.

Nationals Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.305 (22 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.160 (16 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.8% (15 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.25 (16 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.96 (2 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Ben Revere	LEFT	0.298	0.075	0.251	OF	$2,500	OF	$3,800
2	Jayson Werth	RIGHT	0.278	0.130	0.282	OF	$3,800	OF	$3,800
3	Bryce Harper	LEFT	0.458	0.343	0.247	OF	$4,000	OF	$5,000
4	Daniel Murphy	LEFT	0.377	0.216	0.451	2B	$4,200	2B	$5,200
5	Wilson Ramos	RIGHT	0.292	0.137	0.460	C	$3,400	C	$4,200
6	Anthony Rendon	RIGHT	0.309	0.113	0.421	3B	$3,600	3B	$4,400
7	Clint Robinson	LEFT	0.324	0.166	0.327	1B	$2,000	1B/OF	$3,300
8	Danny Espinosa	SWITCH	0.296	0.162	0.271	SS	$2,800	SS	$3,300
9	Stephen Strasburg	RIGHT	0.150	0.000	0.176	P	$11,900	P	$12,300
	Team Averages	—	0.309	0.149	0.321	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Daniel Murphy

Secondary Plays – Bryce Harper , Anthony Rendon , Ben Revere

Stackability – GPP

Cincinnati

Reds: This Cincinnati squad has quietly been pretty solid over the past couple weeks and they are getting production from all over. With the limited strikeout potential of Roark and the sometimes questionable walk rate this is a Reds team that should be under the radar and make for a solid target in tournaments today.

Reds Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.299 (25 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.177 (8 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 22.4% (21 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.30 (15 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.04 (17 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Zack Cozart	RIGHT	0.333	0.200	0.381	SS	$3,700	SS	$3,500
2	Joey Votto	LEFT	0.404	0.234	0.349	1B	$3,400	1B	$4,200
3	Brandon Phillips	RIGHT	0.312	0.120	0.276	2B	$2,900	2B	$3,200
4	Jay Bruce	LEFT	0.331	0.252	0.380	OF	$3,200	OF	$4,300
5	Adam Duvall	RIGHT	0.368	0.339	0.419	OF	$3,500	OF	$4,400
6	Eugenio Suarez	RIGHT	0.311	0.172	0.350	3B	$3,200	3B	$4,000
7	Billy Hamilton	SWITCH	0.254	0.057	0.331	OF	$3,300	OF	$3,600
8	Tucker Barnhart	SWITCH	0.292	0.088	0.248	C	$2,200	C	$2,300
9	Dan Straily	RIGHT	0.063	0.000	0.138	P	$6,900	P	$6,400
	Team Averages	—	0.296	0.162	0.319	—	—	—	—

MLB Grind Down: Sunday, June 5th

Arizona at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Arizona

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Paul Goldschmidt

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Kris Bryant , Ben Zobrist

Secondary Plays – Anthony Rizzo , Dexter Fowler , Jorge Soler

Stackability – GPP

Chicago White Sox at Detroit – 1:08 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Todd Frazier

Stackability – None

Detroit

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera

Secondary Plays – Cameron Maybin , Ian Kinsler , J.D. Martinez

Stackability – GPP

Kansas City at Cleveland – 1:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Kansas City

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Eric Hosmer , Lorenzo Cain

Stackability – None

Cleveland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Carlos Santana , Francisco Lindor , Mike Napoli , Jose Ramirez

Stackability – GPP

NY Mets at Miami – 1:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

NY Mets

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Neil Walker

Stackability – None

Miami

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Justin Bour , Derek Dietrich , Christian Yelich

Stackability – None

Washington at Cincinnati – 1:10 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Washington

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Daniel Murphy

Secondary Plays – Bryce Harper , Anthony Rendon , Ben Revere

Stackability – GPP

Cincinnati

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Jay Bruce

Secondary Plays – Joey Votto , Zack Cozart , Adam Duvall

Stackability – GPP

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