MLB Grind Down: Sunday, May 15th

by Andrew Cook (louiescards) Last Updated 2016-05-16 03:05:26

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.

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Chicago White Sox at NY Yankees – 1:05 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Chicago White Sox					NY Yankees
			Miguel Gonzalez					Masahiro Tanaka
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			NYY -170					8.5
SP vs. Left	0.359	15	17.5%	7.4%	SP vs. Left	0.284	14	23.9%	4.2%
SP vs. Right	0.337	11	17.8%	9.2%	SP vs. Right	0.278	16	21.3%	4.4%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Miguel Gonzalez
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$6,700	Salary:		$6,200
				FPPG:		22.5	FPPG:		10.7
				Pitcher Rating:		36.3	Pitcher Rank:		26
L14 Days	1	5.28	17.4%	13.0%	16.7%	37.5%	43.8%	25.0%	1.59
2016	2	4.55	19.6%	9.8%	14.6%	38.9%	44.4%	36.1%	1.64
2015	26	4.51	17.5%	8.2%	8.9%	40.3%	35.8%	28.6%	1.49

Miguel Gonzalez: Gonzalez is looking to stake claim to the fifth spot in the rotation for the White Sox after a pretty solid outing against the Rangers in which he only allowed one earned run via the home run. Even though he may have surprised some with a solid start the last time out he is by no means a fantasy relevant option and we can safely avoid him today.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Masahiro Tanaka
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$9,800	Salary:		$9,200
				FPPG:		31.4	FPPG:		18.3
				Pitcher Rating:		80.0	Pitcher Rank:		3
L14 Days	3	3.17	19.1%	1.2%	12.1%	58.5%	30.8%	26.9%	1.25
2016	7	3.16	21.6%	3.9%	13.1%	57.6%	28.0%	26.9%	0.97
2015	24	3.36	22.8%	4.4%	11.4%	47.0%	33.8%	31.1%	1.46

Masahiro Tanaka: Although Tanaka struggled in his last start against the Royals he has been very solid overall and I look at those three home runs as more of an outlier than anything. Through seven games he is producing a 57.6% groundball rate and has a 3.16 xFIP while holding opponents to a wOBA under .300 from both sides of the plate. We have decent strikeout potential with Tanaka here and while he is not the top guy on the day by any means, we should have exposure if creating multiple lineups.

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

White Sox Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.313 (16 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.142 (23 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 18.6% (8 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.43 (12 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.84 (21 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	0.360	0.163	0.364	OF	$3,700	OF	$4,100
2	Jimmy Rollins	SWITCH	0.260	0.121	0.323	SS	$3,100	SS	$3,300
3	Jose Abreu	RIGHT	0.375	0.229	0.403	1B	$3,900	1B	$4,000
4	Todd Frazier	RIGHT	0.331	0.220	0.366	3B	$4,200	3B	$4,100
5	Melky Cabrera	SWITCH	0.327	0.123	0.333	OF	$3,000	OF	$2,900
6	Brett Lawrie	RIGHT	0.297	0.139	0.452	2B	$3,200	2B	$3,300
7	Avisail Garcia	RIGHT	0.299	0.120	0.436	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,300
8	Alex Avila	LEFT	0.309	0.096	0.378	C	$2,100	C	$2,600
9	Austin Jackson	RIGHT	0.291	0.102	0.297	OF	$2,900	OF	$2,800
	Team Averages	—	0.317	0.146	0.372	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Jose Abreu

Stackability – None

NY Yankees

Yankees Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.297 (23 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.149 (19 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 18.6% (7 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.75 (23 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.66 (9 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	0.333	0.160	0.337	OF	$3,400	OF	$4,200
2	Starlin Castro	RIGHT	0.294	0.127	0.380	2B	$3,100	2B	$3,400
3	Mark Teixeira	SWITCH	0.374	0.298	0.163	1B	$2,500	1B	$3,700
4	Brian McCann	LEFT	0.333	0.207	0.363	C	$3,200	C	$3,800
5	Carlos Beltran	SWITCH	0.354	0.211	0.336	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,800
6	Aaron Hicks	SWITCH	0.293	0.136	0.326	OF	$2,500	OF	$3,400
7	Didi Gregorius	LEFT	0.297	0.119	0.251	SS	$2,200	SS	$3,000
8	Chase Headley	SWITCH	0.294	0.092	0.278	3B	$2,600	3B	$3,300
9	Austin Romine	RIGHT	0.214	0.100	0.389	C	$2,200	C	$2,500
	Team Averages	—	0.310	0.161	0.314	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Brian McCann , Carlos Beltran

Stackability – None

Minnesota at Cleveland – 1:10 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Minnesota					Cleveland
			Tyler Duffey					Trevor Bauer
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CLE -145					8.0
SP vs. Left	0.313	2	27.8%	8.6%	SP vs. Left	0.317	14	22.3%	11.6%
SP vs. Right	0.302	4	17.1%	6.7%	SP vs. Right	0.307	12	23.8%	9.5%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Tyler Duffey
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$6,400	Salary:		$6,100
				FPPG:		29.3	FPPG:		16.8
				Pitcher Rating:		58.0	Pitcher Rank:		14
L14 Days	2	2.68	29.6%	3.7%	11.3%	42.9%	37.1%	28.6%	0.68
2016	3	3.48	23.3%	5.5%	10.1%	43.1%	33.3%	27.5%	1.04
2015	10	3.83	21.9%	8.3%	9.8%	49.7%	30.9%	26.6%	0.62

Tyler Duffey: I am on the fence with Duffey who has pitched pretty well in each of his last two starts for the Twins. The core metrics I use to evaluate a pitcher suggest that he is pretty solid with a strikeout rate that will produce solid totals while limiting the walks this season which should help him stay out of trouble and in turn pitch deeper into games. All things considered we have several pitchers who make more sense on this huge Sunday slate but he is certainly someone to keep an eye on moving forward as the sample starts to grow.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Trevor Bauer
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$7,500	Salary:		$7,700
				FPPG:		19.0	FPPG:		9.6
				Pitcher Rating:		73.1	Pitcher Rank:		6
L14 Days	3	4.00	22.1%	10.3%	10.4%	54.3%	28.3%	32.6%	1.08
2016	3	3.72	24.2%	10.0%	10.6%	48.7%	31.6%	36.4%	0.96
2015	30	4.20	22.9%	10.6%	9.6%	39.2%	40.7%	31.0%	1.18

Trevor Bauer: There is a lot to like about Bauer who is completely stretched out at this point and will pitch deep into the game if his performance dictates it. His last time out he was able to pitch seven innings with seven strikeouts and did not allow a run against a tough Astros squad. This Twins team is striking out at a high rate and for that reason Bauer is a guy I like a lot as a secondary pitcher today.

Batter Grind Down

Minnesota

Twins Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.301 (21 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.146 (21 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 23.0% (24 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.36 (28 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.74 (23 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Joe Mauer	LEFT	0.323	0.111	0.292	1B	$2,900	1B	$3,600
2	Eduardo Nunez	RIGHT	0.374	0.131	0.358	SS	$2,900	3B/SS	$3,700
3	Miguel Sano	RIGHT	0.365	0.229	0.239	OF	$3,100	OF	$4,100
4	Trevor Plouffe	RIGHT	0.314	0.196	0.258	3B	$2,400	3B	$3,700
5	Byung Ho Park	RIGHT	0.362	0.305	0.350	1B	$3,400	1B	$4,200
6	Brian Dozier	RIGHT	0.312	0.195	0.335	2B	$3,100	2B	$4,100
7	Oswaldo Arcia	LEFT	0.329	0.196	0.373	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,700
8	Kurt Suzuki	RIGHT	0.259	0.075	0.194	C	$2,100	C	$2,500
9	Danny Santana	SWITCH	0.234	0.079	0.208	OF	$2,700	OF	$2,600
	Team Averages	—	0.319	0.169	0.290	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Byung Ho Park

Stackability – None

Cleveland

Indians Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.316 (14 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.155 (15 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 23.0% (23 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.26 (16 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.26 (15 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	0.340	0.212	0.337	1B	$3,300	1B	$4,100
2	Jason Kipnis	LEFT	0.387	0.163	0.338	2B	$3,400	2B	$4,500
3	Francisco Lindor	SWITCH	0.331	0.133	0.319	SS	$3,500	SS	$4,200
4	Mike Napoli	RIGHT	0.291	0.167	0.418	1B	$3,600	1B	$3,500
5	Jose Ramirez	SWITCH	0.305	0.134	0.389	P	$4,000	3B/OF	$3,300
6	Marlon Byrd	RIGHT	0.305	0.193	0.186	OF	$2,600	OF	$3,600
7	Yan Gomes	RIGHT	0.274	0.171	0.098	C	$2,300	C	$3,400
8	Juan Uribe	RIGHT	0.299	0.126	0.240	3B	$2,100	3B	$2,800
9	Rajai Davis	RIGHT	0.315	0.159	0.144	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,300
	Team Averages	—	0.316	0.162	0.274	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Jason Kipnis

Stackability – None

Oakland at Tampa Bay – 1:10 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Oakland					Tampa Bay
			Sonny Gray					Matt Moore
			RIGHT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			TB -135					7.5
SP vs. Left	0.271	10	21.5%	7.6%	SP vs. Left	0.345	6	15.3%	6.1%
SP vs. Right	0.286	12	18.8%	7.7%	SP vs. Right	0.345	9	21.2%	8.9%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Sonny Gray
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$8,900	Salary:		$8,400
				FPPG:		25.3	FPPG:		11.2
				Pitcher Rating:		65.7	Pitcher Rank:		11
L14 Days	2	4.39	15.1%	5.7%	7.1%	47.5%	32.5%	38.1%	1.69
2016	7	4.24	19.5%	10.3%	8.0%	56.3%	27.7%	33.1%	1.15
2015	31	3.80	20.3%	7.1%	9.7%	52.7%	30.7%	25.1%	0.74

Sonny Gray: If you follow DFS Twitter at all then you know Gray has been labeled a fraud by the community and while that is a fun game we play he is not nearly as bad as his recent performance would indicate. His biggest issue this year has been falling behind in counts which has resulted in a spike in walks as well as his hard hit percentage and BABIP both seeing a significant increase. Sure that is of concern but his price has come down to a more reasonable level and this is a Rays team that is striking out 27.4% of the time against right handed pitching which is dead last in the league. In my opinion you could do a lot worse for a secondary pitcher today on multiple pitcher sites.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Matt Moore
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$7,100	Salary:		$7,400
				FPPG:		28.3	FPPG:		14.9
				Pitcher Rating:		71.4	Pitcher Rank:		7
L14 Days	2	5.46	16.3%	14.3%	12.4%	47.1%	35.3%	41.2%	2.00
2016	7	3.68	24.2%	7.9%	11.9%	42.9%	34.5%	36.1%	1.32
2015	12	4.67	16.6%	8.3%	9.9%	39.2%	38.7%	31.7%	1.29

Matt Moore: Speaking of falling behind in the count that is exactly what Moore has done in his last two starts with mixed results. He did not get through the fifth inning in either outing and will look to rebound here against Oakland. Both of these pitchers are in similar situations where they come in after a few poor outings and will be looking to rebound against offenses that struggle a bit with the handedness of each. Moore is a fringe secondary play on multiple pitcher sites and I prefer the Gray side of this matchup personally.

Batter Grind Down

Oakland

Athletics Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.278 (25 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.131 (22 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 18.9% (7 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.77 (22 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.54 (26 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	0.284	0.118	0.352	OF	$2,700	OF	$2,700
2	Billy Burns	SWITCH	0.334	0.090	0.267	OF	$3,100	OF	$3,500
3	Josh Reddick	LEFT	0.273	0.118	0.396	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,500
4	Khris Davis	RIGHT	0.303	0.213	0.331	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,500
5	Danny Valencia	RIGHT	0.355	0.152	0.354	3B	$2,400	3B	$3,200
6	Stephen Vogt	LEFT	0.279	0.097	0.266	C	$2,600	C	$2,600
7	Billy Butler	RIGHT	0.305	0.152	0.195	1B	$2,000	1B	$3,100
8	Tyler Ladendorf	RIGHT	0.275	0.222	0.000	2B	$2,000	2B/OF	$2,000
9	Marcus Semien	RIGHT	0.380	0.206	0.339	SS	$2,200	SS	$3,700
	Team Averages	—	0.310	0.152	0.278	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Danny Valencia

Secondary Plays – Khris Davis

Stackability – None

Tampa Bay

Rays Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.295 (26 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.171 (10 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 18.9% (30 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.53 (26 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.96 (19 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Brandon Guyer	RIGHT	0.319	0.101	0.452	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,000
2	Brad Miller	LEFT	0.340	0.184	0.440	SS	$2,800	SS	$3,200
3	Evan Longoria	RIGHT	0.301	0.154	0.335	3B	$3,300	3B	$3,500
4	Corey Dickerson	LEFT	0.388	0.310	0.229	OF	$3,000	OF	$3,300
5	Steven Souza	RIGHT	0.316	0.183	0.309	OF	$2,800	OF	$3,600
6	Logan Morrison	LEFT	0.299	0.171	0.216	1B	$2,200	1B	$2,900
7	Steve Pearce	RIGHT	0.327	0.207	0.526	OF	$2,800	1B	$3,400
8	Kevin Kiermaier	LEFT	0.322	0.182	0.251	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,200
9	Curt Casali	RIGHT	0.345	0.324	0.405	C	$2,500	C	$2,800
	Team Averages	—	0.329	0.202	0.351	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Corey Dickerson

Stackability – None

Cincinnati at Philadelphia – 1:35 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Cincinnati					Philadelphia
			Dan Straily					Adam Morgan
			RIGHT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			PHI -110					8.5
SP vs. Left	0.283	3	13.6%	15.5%	SP vs. Left	0.286	3	12.8%	6.4%
SP vs. Right	0.319	4	25.2%	7.0%	SP vs. Right	0.336	12	15.4%	4.6%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Dan Straily
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$6,500	Salary:		$5,200
				FPPG:		21.1	FPPG:		11.4
				Pitcher Rating:		51.8	Pitcher Rank:		20
L14 Days	3	4.93	17.1%	10.5%	11.9%	39.2%	41.2%	22.2%	1.47
2016	5	4.61	20.1%	11.4%	11.8%	35.8%	42.1%	29.3%	1.24
2015	3	4.67	18.4%	10.5%	9.6%	41.5%	37.7%	28.3%	1.08

Dan Straily: Straily has pitched well for the Reds over his last three starts going at least six innings in each game. The issue is that we do not get good strikeout potential with him and that is a big enough reason to fade him for DFS purposes even against one of the weaker offenses in the league. Through his career we have seen a high walk rate and the SIERA suggest we should see a bit of regression making him a guy I have no interest in today.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Adam Morgan
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$6,300	Salary:		$5,500
				FPPG:		26.0	FPPG:		13.5
				Pitcher Rating:		41.7	Pitcher Rank:		24
L14 Days	3	4.09	19.7%	6.1%	12.8%	34.7%	38.8%	34.7%	0.56
2016	3	4.09	19.7%	6.1%	12.8%	34.7%	38.8%	34.7%	0.56
2015	15	4.94	13.9%	4.8%	9.7%	30.6%	49.3%	29.8%	1.49

Adam Morgan: The Reds are typically a team that I like to target with pitching but Morgan is not the type of guy I can trust at this point. He has limited experience in the big leagues and through one hundred innings has a 4.95 xFIP with a modest 14.8% strikeout rate giving us limited upside. With a full slate like this Morgan is a guy we can fade pretty easy today.

Batter Grind Down

Cincinnati

Reds Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.316 (17 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.161 (10 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 18.6% (5 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.09 (20 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.19 (16 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Zack Cozart	RIGHT	0.381	0.240	0.288	SS	$3,600	SS	$3,900
2	Jose Peraza	RIGHT	0.331	0.200		2B	$2,000	2B	$3,000
3	Joey Votto	LEFT	0.412	0.191	0.439	1B	$3,900	1B	$4,400
4	Brandon Phillips	RIGHT	0.329	0.112	0.359	2B	$2,900	2B	$3,900
5	Eugenio Suarez	RIGHT	0.375	0.210	0.230	3B	$2,700	3B	$4,300
6	Adam Duvall	RIGHT	0.263	0.083	0.388	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,500
7	Tyler Holt	RIGHT	0.271	0.000	0.224	OF	$2,000	OF	$2,800
8	Tucker Barnhart	SWITCH	0.236	0.067	0.301	C	$2,300	C	$2,200
9	Dan Straily	RIGHT	0.000	0.000	0.000	P	$6,500	P	$5,200
	Team Averages	—	0.289	0.123	0.279	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Joey Votto

Stackability – None

Philadelphia

Phillies Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.281 (28 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.134 (24 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 18.6% (18 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.18 (29 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.31 (13 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	0.347	0.130	0.416	OF	$3,700	OF	$4,200
2	Andres Blanco	SWITCH	0.363	0.220	0.408	3B	$2,300	2B/3B	$2,800
3	Maikel Franco	RIGHT	0.340	0.194	0.213	3B	$2,600	3B	$3,800
4	Ryan Howard	LEFT	0.331	0.244	0.304	1B	$2,400	1B	$3,900
5	Freddy Galvis	SWITCH	0.289	0.111	0.264	SS	$2,800	SS	$3,300
6	Cameron Rupp	RIGHT	0.268	0.121	0.177	C	$2,300	C	$2,700
7	David Lough	LEFT	0.255	0.119	0.304	OF	$2,100	OF	$2,400
8	Adam Morgan	LEFT	0.076	0.036	0.000	P	$6,300	P	$5,500
9	Peter Bourjos	RIGHT	0.252	0.119	0.295	OF	$2,100	OF	$2,900
	Team Averages	—	0.280	0.144	0.265	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Odubel Herrera , Andres Blanco

Stackability – None

Detroit at Baltimore – 1:35 PM

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Detroit					Baltimore
			Michael Fulmer					Kevin Gausman
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			BAL -175					9.0
SP vs. Left	0.369	0	17.1%	5.7%	SP vs. Left	0.257	5	25.6%	6.9%
SP vs. Right	0.453	3	27.0%	10.8%	SP vs. Right	0.349	14	18.8%	5.1%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Michael Fulmer
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$6,400	Salary:		$5,900
				FPPG:		29.0	FPPG:		11.9
				Pitcher Rating:		53.9	Pitcher Rank:		17
L14 Days	3	3.64	22.2%	8.3%	8.9%	54.0%	24.0%	34.0%	1.80
2016	3	3.64	22.2%	8.3%	8.9%	54.0%	24.0%	34.0%	1.80
2015

Michael Fulmer: There have been some really good signs for Fulmer to start his major league career with a solid strikeout rate and inducing a high groundball rate. The problem is that he is facing off against a stacked Baltimore lineup here. He is a guy I am not comfortable with in any lineups outside of taking a flier on him in a tournament if you are running several lineups.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%	HR/9
Kevin Gausman
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$7,700	Salary:		$8,100
				FPPG:		31.5	FPPG:		19.4
				Pitcher Rating:		74.7	Pitcher Rank:		4
L14 Days	3	3.55	21.6%	4.1%	10.6%	46.3%	38.9%	29.1%	0.90
2016	4	3.40	24.2%	5.3%	10.9%	46.2%	40.0%	28.8%	0.72
2015	17	3.69	21.9%	6.2%	10.9%	44.4%	38.1%	27.4%	1.36

Kevin Gausman: Gausman is a guy who is probably better than most people realize but has benefited this season from a .203 BABIP which is about ninety points lower than his career numbers meaning we are likely to see an appearance from the regression monster in the near future. This Detroit squad does strikeout at a high rate to right handed pitching but also have solid wOBA and wRC+ which makes them a risky target.

Batter Grind Down

Detroit

Tigers Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.323 (12 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.164 (13 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 25.4% (26 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.30 (15 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.07 (18 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	0.330	0.135	0.286	2B	$3,700	2B	$4,400
2	J.D. Martinez	RIGHT	0.353	0.229	0.219	OF	$3,500	OF	$4,000
3	Miguel Cabrera	RIGHT	0.400	0.185	0.351	1B	$3,700	1B	$4,200
4	Victor Martinez	SWITCH	0.295	0.144	0.482	C	$3,500	1B	$3,900
5	Nick Castellanos	RIGHT	0.318	0.169	0.498	3B	$3,400	3B	$3,900
6	Justin Upton	RIGHT	0.344	0.207	0.313	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,900
7	Steven Moya	LEFT	0.286	0.105	0.442	OF	$2,000	OF	$3,200
8	James McCann	RIGHT	0.259	0.080	0.155	C	$2,000	C	$2,600
9	Jose Iglesias	RIGHT	0.286	0.056	0.196	SS	$2,300	SS	$2,900
	Team Averages	—	0.319	0.146	0.327	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera

Secondary Plays – Victor Martinez

Stackability – None

Baltimore

Orioles Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.361 (2 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.207 (2 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 25.4% (19 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.63 (9 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.93 (5 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	0.293	0.105	0.309	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,400
2	Manny Machado	RIGHT	0.401	0.260	0.491	3B	$4,200	3B/SS	$5,300
3	Adam Jones	RIGHT	0.337	0.201	0.315	OF	$2,700	OF	$4,300
4	Chris Davis	LEFT	0.412	0.348	0.381	1B	$4,100	1B	$5,100
5	Mark Trumbo	RIGHT	0.338	0.180	0.397	OF	$3,900	OF	$4,400
6	Matt Wieters	SWITCH	0.312	0.134	0.254	C	$2,100	C	$3,200
7	Pedro Alvarez	LEFT	0.337	0.232	0.389	1B	$2,800	1B	$3,500
8	Jonathan Schoop	RIGHT	0.355	0.244	0.378	2B	$2,800	2B	$3,700
9	Ryan Flaherty	LEFT	0.277	0.147	0.261	2B	$2,100	3B	$2,900
	Team Averages	—	0.340	0.206	0.353	—	—	—	—

MLB Grind Down: Sunday, May 15th

Chicago White Sox at NY Yankees – 1:05 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Jose Abreu

Stackability – None

NY Yankees

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Brian McCann , Carlos Beltran

Stackability – None

Minnesota at Cleveland – 1:10 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Minnesota

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Byung Ho Park

Stackability – None

Cleveland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Jason Kipnis

Stackability – None

Oakland at Tampa Bay – 1:10 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Oakland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Danny Valencia

Secondary Plays – Khris Davis

Stackability – None

Tampa Bay

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Corey Dickerson

Stackability – None

Cincinnati at Philadelphia – 1:35 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Cincinnati

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Joey Votto

Stackability – None

Philadelphia

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Odubel Herrera , Andres Blanco

Stackability – None

Detroit at Baltimore – 1:35 PM

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Detroit

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera

Secondary Plays – Victor Martinez

Stackability – None

Baltimore

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Manny Machado , Chris Davis

Secondary Plays – Mark Trumbo

Stackability – GPP

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