MLB Grind Down: Sunday, May 22nd - Page Three

by Andrew Cook (louiescards) Last Updated 2016-05-23 01:08:08

Arizona at St. Louis – 2:15 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Arizona					St. Louis
			Zack Greinke					Jaime Garcia
			RIGHT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			STL -125					7.0
SP vs. Left	0.264	10	21.3%	6.3%	SP vs. Left	0.251	2	23.4%	3.9%
SP vs. Right	0.239	11	24.8%	3.4%	SP vs. Right	0.249	6	20.0%	7.7%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Zack Greinke
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$9,900	Salary:		$8,300
				FPPG:		27.5	FPPG:		13.4
				Pitcher Rating:		66.8	Pitcher Rank:		11
L14 Days	3	2.86	4.26	24.4%	5.1%	10.4%	55.6%	16.7%	30.9%
2016	9	3.56	5.08	20.9%	4.9%	11.1%	48.9%	28.7%	27.6%
2015	32	3.27	1.66	23.7%	4.7%	12.0%	48.0%	32.9%	26.8%

Zack Greinke: Do we see good Greinke or bad Greinke today? Honestly his season has been a bit crazy and as such I do not trust him as anything more than a tournament play. The Cardinals offense has also been a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde act as well so this game is about as unpredictable as it gets in my opinion. Overall I like his price as a secondary option on a tournament lineup and not much else.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jaime Garcia
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$8,600	Salary:		$9,600
				FPPG:		36.5	FPPG:		21.1
				Pitcher Rating:		71.8	Pitcher Rank:		9
L14 Days	3	3.19	1.42	21.9%	6.9%	11.6%	62.7%	19.6%	19.2%
2016	8	3.38	2.86	25.1%	9.4%	10.8%	59.5%	21.4%	22.0%
2015	20	3.39	2.43	19.0%	5.9%	9.2%	61.2%	22.3%	27.1%

Jaime Garcia: Garcia has been fantastic for the Cardinals this year and they need it considering how the poor the staff has been overall. His hard hit percentage is very very good and the fact that he enduces so many ground balls is a huge plus. I would consider him one of the more sneaky top tier choices on the day and have no problems with him in cash on multiple pitcher sites.

Batter Grind Down

Arizona

This Diamondbacks lineup has hit left handed pitching very well on the season but I do not like them as much today against Garcia who is going to produce a ton of ground balls per usual. Sure you can always roster guys like Paul Goldschmidt but overall it is a team I do not expect to score a ton of runs.

Diamondbacks Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.350 (6 of 30)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.214 (2 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 20.9% (13 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.51 (10 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.35 (29 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	wOBA vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jean Segura	RIGHT	0.318	0.114	0.354	2B	$3,700	2B	$3,800
2	Brandon Drury	RIGHT	0.343	0.222	0.349	OF	$2,800	3B/OF	$2,800
3	Paul Goldschmidt	RIGHT	0.425	0.234	0.343	1B	$4,200	1B	$4,400
4	Welington Castillo	RIGHT	0.384	0.300	0.288	C	$2,900	C	$3,100
5	Jake Lamb	LEFT	0.255	0.123	0.374	3B	$3,500	3B	$3,300
6	Yasmany Tomas	RIGHT	0.379	0.231	0.332	OF	$3,100	OF	$3,300
7	Chris Owings	RIGHT	0.251	0.126	0.392	OF	$2,100	OF	$2,700
8	Nick Ahmed	RIGHT	0.333	0.160	0.247	SS	$2,200	SS	$2,300
9	Zack Greinke	RIGHT	0.278	0.040	0.157	P	$9,900	P	$8,300
	Team Averages	—	0.330	0.172	0.315	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Paul Goldschmidt , Jean Segura

Stackability – None

St. Louis

A lot of focus has been on the Cardinals bats of late after a blistering start to the season but honestly despite the inconsistency they still rank near the top of every major offensive category. The problem is we probably want an all or nothing strategy against Zack Greinke and that lends them to more of a tournament type team in my opinion.

Cardinals Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.359 (2 of 30)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.213 (1 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 19.5% (12 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 5.56 (3 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.65 (23 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Matt Carpenter	LEFT	0.392	0.256	0.494	3B	$4,200	3B	$4,700
2	Aledmys Diaz	RIGHT	0.456	0.306	0.386	SS	$3,500	SS	$3,300
3	Matt Holliday	RIGHT	0.360	0.184	0.333	OF	$2,700	OF	$3,400
4	Stephen Piscotty	RIGHT	0.348	0.168	0.445	OF	$3,700	OF	$3,900
5	Matt Adams	LEFT	0.311	0.164	0.267	1B	$2,400	1B	$2,800
6	Yadier Molina	RIGHT	0.321	0.103	0.335	C	$2,900	C	$3,100
7	Randal Grichuk	RIGHT	0.364	0.262	0.368	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,200
8	Kolten Wong	LEFT	0.328	0.141	0.380	2B	$2,500	2B	$3,200
9	Jaime Garcia	LEFT	0.111	0.000	0.000	P	$8,600	P	$9,600
	Team Averages	—	0.332	0.176	0.334	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Matt Carpenter

Secondary Plays – Stephen Piscotty , Aledmys Diaz

Stackability – GPP

Baltimore at LA Angels – 3:35 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Baltimore					LA Angels
			Ubaldo Jimenez					Jered Weaver
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			BAL -115					9.0
SP vs. Left	0.328	16	22.3%	9.1%	SP vs. Left	0.349	18	14.0%	5.3%
SP vs. Right	0.332	9	19.5%	9.4%	SP vs. Right	0.342	16	12.6%	4.8%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Ubaldo Jimenez
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$7,000	Salary:		$6,200
				FPPG:		24.8	FPPG:		10.8
				Pitcher Rating:		46.3	Pitcher Rank:		21
L14 Days	3	4.82	6.23	14.6%	11.0%	6.7%	56.7%	25.0%	21.3%
2016	8	4.42	5.60	19.7%	11.5%	7.7%	54.0%	25.2%	29.8%
2015	32	3.93	4.11	21.2%	8.6%	8.0%	49.1%	28.8%	27.0%

This game features two more pitchers that we want to avoid in our lineups all while picking on them with bats. Jimenez is walking entirely too many batters and offers a weak strikeout rate making him an easy avoid here.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jered Weaver
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$6,700	Salary:		$5,700
				FPPG:		20.4	FPPG:		7.9
				Pitcher Rating:		26.1	Pitcher Rank:		30
L14 Days	3	4.18	6.35	15.6%	2.6%	10.2%	41.3%	36.5%	33.3%
2016	8	5.08	5.76	12.8%	5.4%	8.5%	30.7%	43.6%	36.0%
2015	26	4.88	4.64	13.5%	4.9%	8.3%	34.4%	46.5%	30.2%

Turn out the lights the party is over for Jered Weaver. This is honestly a shame to see Weaver like this. He is not fooling anyone and this Orioles lineup is one to keep an eye on today as they have a ton of potential for a monster score.

Batter Grind Down

Baltimore

The Orioles rank near the top in all of our favorite offensive categories and could not ask for a much better matchup than Jered Weaver who some of our readers might be able to throw harder than. The usual suspects are in play and you can expect them to carry a very high ownership.

Orioles Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.356 (3 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.206 (2 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 21.4% (20 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.54 (8 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.59 (2 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	0.282	0.086	0.308	OF	$2,700	OF	$3,000
2	Manny Machado	RIGHT	0.394	0.256	0.372	SS	$3,900	3B/SS	$5,100
3	Adam Jones	RIGHT	0.344	0.210	0.393	OF	$3,000	OF	$4,000
4	Chris Davis	LEFT	0.411	0.342	0.448	1B	$4,000	1B	$4,900
5	Mark Trumbo	RIGHT	0.338	0.182	0.399	OF	$3,900	OF	$4,400
6	Jonathan Schoop	RIGHT	0.359	0.252	0.364	2B	$3,000	2B	$3,500
7	Pedro Alvarez	LEFT	0.332	0.226	0.314	3B	$2,800	1B	$3,000
8	Caleb Joseph	RIGHT	0.301	0.142	0.255	C	$2,000	C	$2,500
9	Ryan Flaherty	LEFT	0.277	0.142	0.260	2B	$2,100	3B	$2,600
	Team Averages	—	0.338	0.204	0.346	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Chris Davis , Manny Machado

Secondary Plays – Adam Jones , Mark Trumbo , Jonathan Schoop

Stackability – Cash , GPP

LA Angels

Trout is surrounded by a pretty pathetic lineup overall but against Jimenez we should see them push some runs across the plate today. I would not go too heavy and stick to the middle of the lineup as they still carry the most punch.

Angels Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.308 (20 of 30)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.127 (28 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 16.1% (2 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.02 (21 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.41 (4 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Yunel Escobar	RIGHT	0.342	0.099	0.316	3B	$3,200	3B	$3,300
2	Kole Calhoun	LEFT	0.330	0.165	0.322	OF	$3,500	OF	$4,300
3	Mike Trout	RIGHT	0.415	0.293	0.439	OF	$4,900	OF	$5,300
4	Albert Pujols	RIGHT	0.333	0.220	0.331	1B	$3,700	1B	$4,000
5	C.J. Cron	RIGHT	0.331	0.182	0.329	1B	$2,800	1B	$3,200
6	Johnny Giavotella	LEFT	0.305	0.117	0.401	2B	$3,200	2B	$3,100
7	Rafael Ortega	LEFT	0.314	0.020	0.305	OF	$2,700	OF	$3,000
8	Carlos Perez	RIGHT	0.287	0.108	0.311	C	$2,600	C	$2,300
9	Gregorio Petit	RIGHT	0.234	0.036	0.239	SS	$2,300	2B/3B	$2,400
	Team Averages	—	0.321	0.138	0.333	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Mike Trout

Secondary Plays – Kole Calhoun

Stackability – None

NY Yankees at Oakland – 4:05 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
NY Yankees					Oakland
			Michael Pineda					Jesse Hahn
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			NYY -115					8.0
SP vs. Left	0.339	12	23.2%	4.9%	SP vs. Left	0.330	5	14.2%	5.7%
SP vs. Right	0.343	19	24.1%	3.2%	SP vs. Right	0.248	3	14.6%	7.5%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Michael Pineda
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$7,500	Salary:		$7,700
				FPPG:		24.6	FPPG:		11.7
				Pitcher Rating:		73.4	Pitcher Rank:		8
L14 Days	3	3.27	7.02	25.6%	7.7%	14.0%	56.0%	26.0%	28.0%
2016	8	3.48	6.60	24.8%	6.9%	14.1%	46.3%	33.6%	31.9%
2015	27	3.09	4.37	23.4%	3.1%	11.9%	48.2%	29.9%	30.1%

Michael Pineda: Pineda is one of the more tricky options on the day for a couple of reasons. First his price point is very affordable across the industry. Second he is facing an A’s squad that has struggled against right handed pitching on the season. Third and final point is that he induces a fair amount of groundballs and can strikeout batters in bunches. All in all I don’t mind him as a secondary option today on multiple pitcher sites.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Jesse Hahn
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$7,700	Salary:		$6,500
				FPPG:		21.7	FPPG:		9.1
				Pitcher Rating:		40.8	Pitcher Rank:		25
L14 Days	2	6.17	5.25	3.6%	8.9%	6.3%	51.0%	30.6%	30.6%
2016	3	5.27	3.38	7.6%	8.9%	7.1%	57.6%	25.8%	27.3%
2015	16	4.01	3.35	15.8%	6.2%	7.5%	52.6%	22.9%	23.3%

Jesse Hahn: Hahn is not a pitcher who produces enough strikeouts to even consider him here tonight. His struggle has always been against left handed bats and that is exactly what the Yankees will throw at him here.

Batter Grind Down

NY Yankees

This is a tricky one as I do not think Hahn pitches well against them tonight but at the same time there are not a lot of plays I love from this Yankees squad. Sticking to the top of the order makes the most sense and that is likely where most of our exposure will come from tonight.

Yankees Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.303 (24 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.152 (18 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 19.0% (7 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.75 (25 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.09 (15 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jacoby Ellsbury	LEFT	0.299	0.100	0.437	OF	$3,600	OF	$4,500
2	Brett Gardner	LEFT	0.336	0.161	0.382	OF	$3,600	OF	$4,400
3	Carlos Beltran	SWITCH	0.351	0.207	0.390	OF	$3,200	OF	$4,100
4	Brian McCann	LEFT	0.337	0.210	0.335	C	$3,000	C	$3,500
5	Mark Teixeira	SWITCH	0.360	0.285	0.177	1B	$2,500	1B	$3,200
6	Starlin Castro	RIGHT	0.299	0.135	0.298	2B	$2,700	2B	$3,000
7	Aaron Hicks	SWITCH	0.289	0.131	0.347	OF	$2,400	OF	$3,200
8	Didi Gregorius	LEFT	0.297	0.122	0.309	SS	$2,300	SS	$2,900
9	Ronald Torreyes	RIGHT	0.347	0.107	0.121	2B	$2,300	3B/SS	$2,400
	Team Averages	—	0.324	0.162	0.311	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Brett Gardner , Carlos Beltran

Stackability – None

Oakland

Oakland has some hot hitters in the middle of the order but it has been a struggle for everyone else. As such Valencia and Davis are the only two guys I am looking at here and even then it is very sparingly.

Athletics Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.302 (26 of 30)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.143 (23 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 18.5% (5 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.93 (23 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.91 (19 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Billy Burns	SWITCH	0.300	0.089	0.234	OF	$3,100	OF	$3,600
2	Coco Crisp	SWITCH	0.258	0.106	0.317	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,200
3	Danny Valencia	RIGHT	0.371	0.244	0.575	3B	$3,100	3B	$3,700
4	Khris Davis	RIGHT	0.355	0.264	0.377	OF	$3,300	OF	$3,900
5	Yonder Alonso	LEFT	0.322	0.110	0.376	1B	$2,600	1B	$3,000
6	Stephen Vogt	LEFT	0.338	0.193	0.206	C	$2,100	C	$2,800
7	Matt McBride	RIGHT	0.162	0.000	0.336	OF	$2,200	1B/OF	$2,100
8	Marcus Semien	RIGHT	0.293	0.153	0.368	SS	$2,600	SS	$3,100
9	Chris Coghlan	LEFT	0.340	0.206	0.262	3B	$2,100	2B/3B	$2,800
	Team Averages	—	0.304	0.152	0.339	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Danny Valencia

Stackability – None

LA Dodgers at San Diego – 4:40 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
LA Dodgers					San Diego
			Kenta Maeda					Colin Rea
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			LAD -160					7.5
SP vs. Left	0.266	3	23.6%	10.1%	SP vs. Left	0.294	4	17.8%	11.1%
SP vs. Right	0.274	2	22.0%	5.0%	SP vs. Right	0.345	3	17.5%	7.1%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Kenta Maeda
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$9,100	Salary:		$10,600
				FPPG:		32.6	FPPG:		17.7
				Pitcher Rating:		75.9	Pitcher Rank:		5
L14 Days	3	4.50	6.00	23.1%	12.3%	13.4%	36.6%	46.3%	31.7%
2016	8	3.84	2.87	22.8%	7.4%	12.7%	43.3%	39.4%	25.4%
2015

Kenta Maeda: For as well as Maeda started the season we sure have seen him fall apart recently. I do not particularly like his salary on the big sites and with other more attractive top tier guys available he is someone I would not have a ton of exposure to even against this poor Padres offense. I am not saying he is a bad play because he will like do just fine against San Diego, I just like the other guys better.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Colin Rea
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$5,500	Salary:		$6,900
				FPPG:		20.5	FPPG:		9.5
				Pitcher Rating:		42.0	Pitcher Rank:		24
L14 Days	3	5.10	4.00	14.5%	9.2%	5.8%	41.1%	39.3%	33.3%
2016	8	4.80	4.37	16.4%	10.0%	6.6%	45.1%	31.0%	28.5%
2015	6	4.13	4.26	19.6%	8.3%	5.3%	46.2%	30.1%	36.8%

Colin Rea: Rea does not create enough strikeout potential for me to even consider him here today. The lack of offense behind him is also a scare and you have to be some kind of crazy with all of these options to end up on him tonight.

Batter Grind Down

LA Dodgers

The Dodgers have not been good against right handed pitching on the season which is a bit of a surprise considering the number of left handed bats they have available. With that said this is a pitcher I do not mind targeting and a guy like Corey Seager is a great place to start

Dodgers Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.305 (23 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.135 (26 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.2% (15 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.21 (17 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.10 (13 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Chase Utley	LEFT	0.313	0.149	0.355	2B	$3,000	2B	$3,800
2	Corey Seager	LEFT	0.378	0.207	0.455	SS	$4,200	SS	$4,700
3	Justin Turner	RIGHT	0.354	0.174	0.247	3B	$2,500	3B	$3,200
4	Adrian Gonzalez	LEFT	0.356	0.212	0.327	1B	$2,800	1B	$4,000
5	Yasmani Grandal	SWITCH	0.326	0.181	0.161	C	$2,600	C	$3,200
6	Howie Kendrick	RIGHT	0.305	0.098	0.266	2B	$2,900	1B/2B	$3,500
7	Yasiel Puig	RIGHT	0.297	0.141	0.204	OF	$2,500	OF	$3,900
8	Joc Pederson	LEFT	0.361	0.234	0.397	OF	$3,000	OF	$4,300
9	Kenta Maeda	RIGHT	0.245	0.250	0.294	P	$9,100	P	$10,600
	Team Averages	—	0.326	0.183	0.301	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Corey Seager

Secondary Plays – Chase Utley

Stackability – None

San Diego

Padres Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.273 (30 of 30)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.125 (29 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 25.1% (27 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.50 (28 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.40 (26 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jon Jay	LEFT	0.278	0.076	0.426	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,100
2	Melvin Upton	RIGHT	0.334	0.158	0.395	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,600
3	Matt Kemp	RIGHT	0.311	0.177	0.171	OF	$2,800	OF	$4,100
4	Brett Wallace	LEFT	0.375	0.239	0.283	1B	$2,700	3B	$2,800
5	Wil Myers	RIGHT	0.321	0.189	0.172	1B	$2,900	1B	$3,500
6	Christian Bethancourt	RIGHT	0.258	0.156	0.445	C	$2,300	C	$2,500
7	Alexei Ramirez	RIGHT	0.267	0.097	0.222	SS	$2,500	SS	$2,600
8	Alexi Amarista	LEFT	0.244	0.081	0.314	SS	$2,500	SS	$2,300
9	Colin Rea	RIGHT	0.143	0.000	0.000	P	$5,500	P	$6,900
	Team Averages	—	0.281	0.130	0.270	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – None

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco – 8:05 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Chicago Cubs					San Francisco
			Kyle Hendricks					Madison Bumgarner
			RIGHT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			SF -120					7.0
SP vs. Left	0.335	13	22.0%	7.2%	SP vs. Left	0.233	3	33.9%	4.2%
SP vs. Right	0.256	6	23.0%	4.6%	SP vs. Right	0.279	24	26.0%	5.3%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Kyle Hendricks
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$8,200	Salary:		$8,200
				FPPG:		26.3	FPPG:		14.4
				Pitcher Rating:		64.1	Pitcher Rank:		13
L14 Days	3	3.02	3.00	24.7%	6.9%	10.0%	65.9%	20.5%	25.0%
2016	7	3.06	3.51	22.4%	5.5%	8.6%	62.2%	20.7%	24.8%
2015	32	3.37	3.95	22.6%	5.8%	8.1%	51.3%	26.9%	25.8%

Kyle Hendricks: The Sunday night game features two very solid pitchers facing two very capable offenses. Hendricks is a bit of an under rated pitching in my opinion but largely because he is a better real life pitcher than fantasy option. With the Giants on the other side of the ball I do not like him as anything more than a secondary option on multiple pitcher sites.

Statistics	Starts	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Madison Bumgarner
				FanDuel			DraftKings
				Salary:		$11,200	Salary:		$12,100
				FPPG:		44.6	FPPG:		24.7
				Pitcher Rating:		98.2	Pitcher Rank:		2
L14 Days	3	2.97	1.57	28.9%	5.6%	10.2%	42.9%	39.3%	29.3%
2016	9	3.19	2.45	28.7%	7.3%	10.6%	38.2%	40.8%	32.1%
2015	32	3.00	2.93	26.9%	4.5%	12.5%	41.7%	35.6%	27.8%

Madison Bumgarner: The Cubs are an offense you do not typically want to mess with but Bumgarner is a guy I absolutely love for tournament tonight. He should have a significantly lower percentage than guys like Syndergaard and Scherzer and can shut any team in the league down while racking up strikeouts. Do not go crazy with the exposure but some is warranted.

Batter Grind Down

Chicago Cubs

It is hard to argue with the results we are seeing from this incredible Cubs lineup and as such you have to consider them tonight. With that said I do not think this will be a game we see them put a big number on the board and even with a likely low ownership I just cannot get behind stacking a bunch of them here.

Cubs Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.352 (5 of 30)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.162 (10 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 18.9% (5 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 5.67 (2 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.38 (28 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	wOBA vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Dexter Fowler	SWITCH	0.369	0.145	0.362	OF	$4,200	OF	$3,700
2	Kris Bryant	RIGHT	0.347	0.220	0.311	3B	$4,400	3B/OF	$4,000
3	Anthony Rizzo	LEFT	0.371	0.187	0.350	1B	$4,100	1B	$4,100
4	Ben Zobrist	SWITCH	0.411	0.199	0.556	2B	$4,300	2B	$3,700
5	Jorge Soler	RIGHT	0.277	0.084	0.217	OF	$2,400	OF	$2,800
6	Addison Russell	RIGHT	0.256	0.158	0.393	SS	$3,300	SS	$2,800
7	Javier Baez	RIGHT	0.440	0.167	0.203	SS	$2,500	3B/SS	$2,300
8	Miguel Montero	LEFT	0.320	0.182	0.352	C	$2,600	C	$2,400
9	Kyle Hendricks	RIGHT	0.153	0.071	0.000	P	$8,200	P	$8,200
	Team Averages	—	0.327	0.157	0.305	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Ben Zobrist , Anthony Rizzo

Stackability – None

San Francisco

This is a lineup that does not strike out a ton but at the same time has been in the middle of the pack on most offensive metrics against right handed pitching. Those of you who read my stuff know how much I like Brandon Belt in a situation like this but limiting exposure to Giants bats is my suggestion.

Giants Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.320 (14 of 30)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.147 (20 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 15.7% (1 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.44 (12 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.62 (24 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Denard Span	LEFT	0.372	0.132	0.351	OF	$3,500	OF	$3,700
2	Joe Panik	LEFT	0.354	0.171	0.281	2B	$3,300	2B	$3,600
3	Matt Duffy	RIGHT	0.335	0.143	0.239	3B	$2,400	3B	$2,900
4	Buster Posey	RIGHT	0.351	0.144	0.191	C	$3,200	C	$3,400
5	Brandon Belt	LEFT	0.369	0.193	0.351	1B	$3,700	1B	$3,400
6	Hunter Pence	RIGHT	0.380	0.198	0.385	OF	$3,900	OF	$4,200
7	Brandon Crawford	LEFT	0.342	0.223	0.324	SS	$3,200	SS	$3,400
8	Madison Bumgarner	LEFT	0.267	0.153	0.157	P	$11,200	P	$12,100
9	Angel Pagan	SWITCH	0.271	0.079	0.174	OF	$2,900	OF	$3,100
	Team Averages	—	0.338	0.160	0.273	—	—	—	—

MLB Grind Down: Sunday, May 22nd - Page Three

Arizona at St. Louis – 2:15 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

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Arizona

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Paul Goldschmidt , Jean Segura

Stackability – None

St. Louis

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Matt Carpenter

Secondary Plays – Stephen Piscotty , Aledmys Diaz

Stackability – GPP

Baltimore at LA Angels – 3:35 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Baltimore

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Chris Davis , Manny Machado

Secondary Plays – Adam Jones , Mark Trumbo , Jonathan Schoop

Stackability – Cash , GPP

LA Angels

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Mike Trout

Secondary Plays – Kole Calhoun

Stackability – None

NY Yankees at Oakland – 4:05 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

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NY Yankees

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Brett Gardner , Carlos Beltran

Stackability – None

Oakland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Danny Valencia

Stackability – None

LA Dodgers at San Diego – 4:40 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

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LA Dodgers

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Corey Seager

Secondary Plays – Chase Utley

Stackability – None

San Diego

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – None

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco – 8:05 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Chicago Cubs

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Ben Zobrist , Anthony Rizzo

Stackability – None

San Francisco

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Brandon Belt , Denard Span

Stackability – None

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