MLB Grind Down: Sunday, May 29th - Page Two

by Andrew Cook (louiescards) Last Updated 2016-05-29 14:39:41

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City – 2:15 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Chicago White Sox					Kansas City
			Chris Sale					Edinson Volquez
			LEFT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CWS -150					7.0
SP vs. Left	0.254	0	32.6%	5.4%	SP vs. Left	0.296	13	18.2%	8.8%
SP vs. Right	0.274	29	30.0%	4.9%	SP vs. Right	0.315	9	18.4%	8.1%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Chris Sale
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$11,800	Salary:		$13,000
					FPPG:		47.6	FPPG:		27.1
					Pitcher Rating:		96.7	Pitcher Rank:		3
L14 Days	3	98.3	3.23	3.38	25.9%	4.7%	7.8%	35.6%	39.0%	20.3%
2016	10	105.2	3.31	2.26	25.2%	5.1%	9.2%	42.2%	39.5%	23.9%
2015	31	107.2	2.52	3.41	32.1%	4.9%	14.6%	42.6%	35.3%	25.1%

Chris Sale: One of my favorite things about MLB DFS is just how much people rely on a pitchers previous start as an indicator. Well in the case of Sale it was a horrible outing against Cleveland and with this price point and Kershaw and Strasburg available it would not shock me to see him carry a way lower ownership than he should against this Royals squad today. Even as Sale has “pitched to contact” more this season his strikeout rate is still above 25% giving him plenty of upside. This Kansas City team has struggled mightily against left handed pitching this season and are a clear mark for me with Sale today. He is playable in all formats in my opinion but is a fantastic tournament choice as most will default to Kershaw with the similar salary.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Edinson Volquez
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,300	Salary:		$7,700
					FPPG:		31.6	FPPG:		15.4
					Pitcher Rating:		58.6	Pitcher Rank:		17
L14 Days	3	94.3	4.57	3.20	15.5%	8.3%	7.4%	54.1%	32.8%	17.5%
2016	10	102.5	4.24	3.67	18.4%	8.3%	8.7%	52.1%	32.1%	21.7%
2015	33	99.9	4.35	3.55	18.2%	8.5%	9.5%	46.0%	32.9%	30.4%

Edinson Volquez: The fantasy relevance of Volquez sadly left after just a couple starts to the season where he really shined. His strikeout numbers are too low to risk it here for a guy that is not likely to pick up the win bonus. We can safely avoid him today.

Batter Grind Down

Chicago White Sox

The White Sox are not exactly a potent offense but do have some guys that can hurt Volquez here. Sticking with the top five in the lineup is probably the wise move with focus on Todd Frazier and Adam Eaton.

White Sox Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.307 (22 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.139 (22 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.2% (15 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.08 (18 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.79 (22 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	0.356	0.168	0.337	OF	$3,500	OF	$4,200
2	Jimmy Rollins	SWITCH	0.258	0.122	0.222	SS	$2,800	SS	$3,400
3	Todd Frazier	RIGHT	0.337	0.223	0.396	3B	$4,100	3B	$4,200
4	Melky Cabrera	SWITCH	0.328	0.127	0.326	OF	$3,500	OF	$3,300
5	Jose Abreu	RIGHT	0.369	0.220	0.302	1B	$3,400	1B	$3,800
6	Brett Lawrie	RIGHT	0.297	0.142	0.247	2B	$2,500	2B	$2,900
7	Dioner Navarro	SWITCH	0.272	0.106	0.319	C	$2,800	C	$2,600
8	Avisail Garcia	RIGHT	0.294	0.115	0.232	OF	$2,600	OF	$3,100
9	Austin Jackson	RIGHT	0.295	0.103	0.300	OF	$3,000	OF	$2,700
	Team Averages	—	0.312	0.147	0.298	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Todd Frazier , Adam Eaton

Stackability – None

Kansas City

With Sale on the mound I honestly do not want anything to do with this Royals offense. The best thing they have going for them is a lower strikeout rate which does nothing for us in terms of rostering them in daily fantasy.

Royals Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.288 (25 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.122 (25 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 18.2% (3 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.78 (26 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.21 (29 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Alcides Escobar	RIGHT	0.269	0.061	0.306	SS	$3,200	SS	$2,800
2	Whit Merrifield	RIGHT	0.176	0.000	0.356	OF	$2,600	1B/OF	$2,700
3	Lorenzo Cain	RIGHT	0.406	0.229	0.360	OF	$3,700	OF	$3,400
4	Eric Hosmer	LEFT	0.308	0.135	0.279	1B	$4,100	1B	$3,000
5	Paulo Orlando	RIGHT	0.335	0.148	0.517	OF	$2,900	OF	$2,300
6	Brett Eibner	RIGHT				OF	$3,000	OF	$2,000
7	Omar Infante	RIGHT	0.247	0.090	0.282	2B	$2,900	2B	$2,000
8	Drew Butera	RIGHT	0.234	0.031	0.000	C	$2,000	C	$2,000
9	Jarrod Dyson	LEFT	0.272	0.047	0.438	OF	$3,100	OF	$2,500
	Team Averages	—	0.281	0.093	0.317	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Lorenzo Cain

Stackability – None

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Philadelphia					Chicago Cubs
			Vince Velasquez					John Lackey
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			CHC -220					10.0
SP vs. Left	0.280	5	24.9%	9.4%	SP vs. Left	0.321	13	15.4%	8.8%
SP vs. Right	0.328	6	29.1%	7.6%	SP vs. Right	0.265	14	25.4%	3.4%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Vince Velasquez
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$8,600	Salary:		$9,100
					FPPG:		39.1	FPPG:		21.8
					Pitcher Rating:		58.6	Pitcher Rank:		18
L14 Days	2	99.0	3.67	3.00	29.3%	9.8%	10.1%	24.0%	56.0%	44.0%
2016	9	94.3	3.29	2.75	28.8%	8.0%	11.2%	36.6%	44.3%	26.3%
2015	7	139.4	3.74	4.37	25.1%	9.1%	10.5%	31.3%	46.7%	27.3%

Vince Velasquez: This is a case of a pitcher that I love long term and even in spots for DFS but simply hate the position he is in today. Velasquez has an extremely tough matchup against the Cubs here and as such I want no part of him on this Sunday.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
John Lackey
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,800	Salary:		$11,400
					FPPG:		38.4	FPPG:		21.5
					Pitcher Rating:		74.0	Pitcher Rank:		9
L14 Days	2	94.0	3.15	2.77	28.6%	6.1%	13.3%	34.5%	48.3%	33.3%
2016	9	96.7	3.26	3.38	26.0%	5.5%	12.4%	41.6%	37.0%	34.8%
2015	33	94.8	3.90	2.77	19.5%	5.9%	9.4%	46.0%	33.3%	30.1%

John Lackey: Lackey is likely to be one of the most overlooked good options on the day and a lot of it has to do with his pricing. You will find it hard to fit in the top tier studs and still have enough left over for Lackey on multiple pitcher sites and as such I think he makes for a great tournament play just about everywhere. He offers plenty of strikeout potential mixed with the ability to limit the oppositions run production. A date with a poor Phillies offense should see him post a good line here and that offense will always have him in line for a win bonus.

Batter Grind Down

Philadelphia

Things are not exactly looking up in Philadelphia when it comes to the lineup. You can still take a shot here and there with some players but for the most part we do not want to load up here. Odubel Herrera continues to get the job done and has been a good hitter against right handed pitching thus far in his career.

Phillies Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.289 (27 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.132 (26 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 21.5% (19 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.30 (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	0.360	0.141	0.379	OF	$3,900	OF	$3,500
2	Cesar Hernandez	RIGHT	0.286	0.070	0.233	2B	$2,300	2B	$2,400
3	Maikel Franco	RIGHT	0.343	0.190	0.341	3B	$3,000	3B	$3,100
4	Tommy Joseph	RIGHT	0.254	0.222	0.349	1B	$2,000	1B	$3,100
5	Cameron Rupp	RIGHT	0.279	0.128	0.477	C	$2,800	C	$2,300
6	Freddy Galvis	SWITCH	0.289	0.117	0.296	SS	$2,600	SS	$2,700
7	Tyler Goeddel	RIGHT	0.319	0.109	0.426	OF	$2,000	OF	$2,900
8	Vince Velasquez	RIGHT	0.245	0.000	0.000	P	$8,600	P	$9,100
9	Peter Bourjos	RIGHT	0.251	0.119	0.260	OF	$2,400	OF	$2,300
	Team Averages	—	0.292	0.122	0.307	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Odubel Herrera

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs

With a solid pitcher taking the mound against them this is one of those times where Chicago feels like a sneaky stack despite consistently producing against right handed pitching. As always I want to get a piece of the top five with focus on Bryant and Zobrist who are their hottest hitters right now.

Cubs Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.344 (3 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.171 (9 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 20.0% (14 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 5.69 (2 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 5.69 (1 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Dexter Fowler	SWITCH	0.347	0.180	0.371	OF	$4,300	OF	$4,100
2	Jason Heyward	LEFT	0.338	0.146	0.294	OF	$3,400	OF	$3,500
3	Kris Bryant	RIGHT	0.382	0.216	0.402	3B	$4,600	3B/OF	$4,600
4	Anthony Rizzo	LEFT	0.388	0.263	0.204	1B	$3,700	1B	$3,700
5	Ben Zobrist	SWITCH	0.352	0.165	0.474	2B	$4,300	2B	$4,100
6	Tommy La Stella	LEFT	0.367	0.195	0.259	2B	$2,500	2B/3B	$2,800
7	Miguel Montero	LEFT	0.322	0.150	0.331	C	$2,700	C	$2,700
8	Addison Russell	RIGHT	0.323	0.146	0.262	SS	$3,300	SS	$3,000
9	John Lackey	RIGHT	0.136	0.030	0.000	P	$9,800	P	$11,400
	Team Averages	—	0.328	0.166	0.289	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Kris Bryant

Secondary Plays – Ben Zobrist , Anthony Rizzo , Dexter Fowler

Stackability – GPP

Pittsburgh at Texas – 3:05 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Pittsburgh					Texas
			Francisco Liriano					Martin Perez
			LEFT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			PIT -120					9.5
SP vs. Left	0.270	3	25.6%	9.6%	SP vs. Left	0.237	1	25.6%	9.9%
SP vs. Right	0.299	21	25.6%	10.1%	SP vs. Right	0.330	6	11.6%	9.0%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Francisco Liriano
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,700	Salary:		$7,000
					FPPG:		28.6	FPPG:		14.0
					Pitcher Rating:		63.6	Pitcher Rank:		14
L14 Days	3	96.7	5.34	5.71	16.7%	14.1%	11.0%	45.3%	28.3%	37.0%
2016	9	97.6	4.44	4.30	22.4%	12.9%	10.7%	52.5%	29.8%	36.5%
2015	31	96.2	3.38	3.38	26.5%	9.1%	14.3%	51.2%	26.3%	24.3%

Francisco Liriano: Oh man that DraftKings price point is trying to reel us in good today. You think of the Rangers as a left handed lineup that should not be able to hit southpaws but in reality they have constructed a pretty solid group of right handers that can handle the bat. His recent form mixed with an under the radar Texas lineup has me mostly fading Liriano. Your best bet would be to plug him into an already risky stack and that is about it.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Martin Perez
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,600	Salary:		$5,900
					FPPG:		25.3	FPPG:		12.7
					Pitcher Rating:		35.1	Pitcher Rank:		28
L14 Days	3	96.0	4.23	2.33	15.2%	8.9%	8.0%	62.7%	23.7%	25.0%
2016	10	95.2	4.96	3.13	14.9%	12.1%	8.0%	57.1%	25.1%	28.5%
2015	14	86.8	4.06	4.46	14.2%	7.1%	7.5%	59.9%	22.1%	22.7%

Martin Perez: Just when you think the regression monster has finally come to take away the Perez nonsense he goes out and produces six innings of scoreless ball. He is absolutely a candidate to regress and this is absolutely a Pirates team that can start the process but I feel like I say that every time out with Perez. All things considered he is not a guy you want to roster for DFS because of his low strikeout rate but the real issue is how much we stack against him.

Batter Grind Down

Pittsburgh

The Pirates rank near the top in just about every statistical category we use to measure success against left handed pitching. David Freese is a guy who gets a lot of crap for being in the middle of the order against right handed pitching but can hold his own against lefties and comes at a decent salary. The numbers say to load up against Perez here but we have been down this road before.

Pirates Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.352 (4 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.179 (6 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 24.7% (26 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 5.02 (4 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.87 (4 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jordy Mercer	RIGHT	0.328	0.097	0.307	SS	$2,800	SS	$3,700
2	Andrew McCutchen	RIGHT	0.383	0.201	0.310	OF	$4,400	OF	$4,800
3	David Freese	RIGHT	0.330	0.197	0.338	3B	$2,900	3B	$3,700
4	Jung Ho Kang	RIGHT	0.354	0.214	0.394	3B	$3,700	3B	$4,100
5	Starling Marte	RIGHT	0.290	0.147	0.238	OF	$4,200	OF	$5,000
6	Francisco Cervelli	RIGHT	0.376	0.127	0.243	C	$2,600	C	$3,600
7	Gregory Polanco	LEFT	0.260	0.123	0.494	OF	$4,300	OF	$4,800
8	Josh Harrison	RIGHT	0.352	0.103	0.348	2B	$3,100	2B	$3,900
9	Sean Rodriguez	RIGHT	0.328	0.167	0.356	OF	$2,600	2B/SS	$3,000
	Team Averages	—	0.333	0.153	0.336	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Jung Ho Kang

Secondary Plays – David Freese , Starling Marte , Andrew McCutchen

Stackability – GPP

Texas

As I mentioned this Rangers squad is probably better against left handed pitching than most people realize and as such there are a few pieces you can deploy in your lineups today. The obvious choice is Ian Desmond who is not going to come cheap but also provides the most consistency of the bunch. If you are looking for a bit more value then I like the salary for Ryan Rua on just about every site.

Rangers Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.326 (9 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.126 (23 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 20.6% (13 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.64 (8 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.63 (8 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. LHP	ISO vs. LHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Jurickson Profar	SWITCH						2B/SS	$3,100
2	Ian Desmond	RIGHT	0.360	0.202	0.391	OF	$4,000	OF	$4,600
3	Prince Fielder	LEFT	0.299	0.139	0.251	1B	$2,900	1B	$3,100
4	Adrian Beltre	RIGHT	0.389	0.223	0.280	3B	$3,600	3B	$4,400
5	Nomar Mazara	LEFT	0.306	0.080	0.405	OF	$3,500	OF	$3,800
6	Ryan Rua	RIGHT	0.356	0.214	0.326	OF	$2,500	1B/OF	$3,200
7	Mitch Moreland	LEFT	0.291	0.138	0.204	OF	$2,800	1B	$2,800
8	Elvis Andrus	RIGHT	0.334	0.139	0.382	SS	$3,300	SS	$3,500
9	Bryan Holaday	RIGHT	0.335	0.186	0.371	C	$2,500	C	$2,000
	Team Averages	—	0.334	0.165	0.326	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Ian Desmond

Secondary Plays – Adrian Beltre , Ryan Rua

Stackability – None

Houston at LA Angels – 3:35 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Houston					LA Angels
			Doug Fister					Nick Tropeano
			RIGHT					RIGHT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			LAA -120					8.0
SP vs. Left	0.342	14	12.6%	6.4%	SP vs. Left	0.333	3	26.3%	11.0%
SP vs. Right	0.326	8	15.2%	6.0%	SP vs. Right	0.318	6	18.6%	5.8%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Doug Fister
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,300	Salary:		$5,600
					FPPG:		25.2	FPPG:		11.9
					Pitcher Rating:		42.5	Pitcher Rank:		26
L14 Days	2	104.5	4.63	3.75	16.0%	8.0%	4.8%	51.4%	40.5%	31.6%
2016	9	96.8	4.83	4.12	13.3%	8.0%	4.9%	48.0%	29.7%	29.6%
2015	15	110.3	4.47	4.19	14.0%	5.4%	5.2%	44.6%	34.1%	29.5%

Doug Fister: Even against a Angels team that has been pretty bad all season long there is no reason to pitch Doug Fister today with his low strikeout rate and below average SIERA/xFIP.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Nick Tropeano
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$7,200	Salary:		$8,200
					FPPG:		31.8	FPPG:		16.3
					Pitcher Rating:		72.5	Pitcher Rank:		11
L14 Days	3	102.7	4.63	1.45	16.9%	7.8%	10.4%	42.1%	43.9%	29.8%
2016	9	98.4	4.37	2.86	22.3%	10.5%	12.6%	34.5%	46.9%	34.7%
2015	7	93.0	3.58	3.82	23.6%	6.2%	11.5%	38.5%	40.4%	24.8%

Nick Tropeano: Tropeano would be a risk reward type option today against an Astros squad that will strikeout in bunches but also can put up a crooked number real fast. The numbers suggest that Tropeano is due for a bit of regression and as such I do not trust him as much more than a secondary option for a tournament team.

Batter Grind Down

Houston

The Astros are the epitome of a boom or bust offense as they rank near last in strikeout rate against right handed pitching but are also top five in ISO making them dangerous. All of the usual suspects are in play here but if you are hunting for a little bit of value we have seen one Luis Valbuena start to swing a better bat lately and he has all the power for a monster game.

Astros Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.315 (13 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.184 (5 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 25.5% (28 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.02 (20 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.88 (21 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	0.349	0.182	0.399	OF	$3,600	OF	$4,200
2	Jose Altuve	RIGHT	0.337	0.161	0.285	2B	$3,800	2B	$4,900
3	Carlos Correa	RIGHT	0.356	0.203	0.231	SS	$3,800	SS	$3,600
4	Colby Rasmus	LEFT	0.329	0.233	0.245	OF	$3,200	OF	$3,400
5	Evan Gattis	RIGHT	0.319	0.224	0.430	C	$3,200	OF	$3,700
6	Luis Valbuena	LEFT	0.341	0.226	0.392	3B	$2,700	3B	$3,300
7	Colin Moran	LEFT	0.053	0.000	0.053	3B	$2,200	3B	$2,000
8	Jason Castro	LEFT	0.326	0.199	0.345	C	$2,800	C	$2,900
9	Jake Marisnick	RIGHT	0.279	0.093	0.222	OF	$2,000	OF	$2,700
	Team Averages	—	0.299	0.169	0.289	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – George Springer

Secondary Plays – Evan Gattis , Luis Valbuena , Jose Altuve

Stackability – GPP

LA Angels

The Angels are starting to get things done at the plate and will likely carry a low ownership on the day making them an intriguing play today. Taking a look at the last 14 wOBA and you will see a squad that has a pretty good spread of hitting up and down the lineup. Obviously Trout is in play but do not forget about Calhoun and Pujols as options too.

Angels Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.314 (15 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.128 (28 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 15.5% (1 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.09 (17 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.12 (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	0.346	0.099	0.343	3B	$3,500	3B	$3,500
2	Kole Calhoun	LEFT	0.332	0.160	0.364	OF	$3,700	OF	$3,800
3	Mike Trout	RIGHT	0.414	0.289	0.448	OF	$4,800	OF	$5,100
4	Albert Pujols	RIGHT	0.330	0.216	0.356	1B	$3,800	1B	$4,000
5	C.J. Cron	RIGHT	0.325	0.175	0.228	1B	$2,800	1B	$3,100
6	Johnny Giavotella	LEFT	0.311	0.115	0.432	2B	$3,400	2B	$3,200
7	Rafael Ortega	LEFT	0.295	0.071	0.293	OF	$2,700	OF	$3,100
8	Carlos Perez	RIGHT	0.298	0.129	0.427	C	$2,900	C	$2,600
9	Gregorio Petit	RIGHT	0.257	0.061	0.269	SS	$2,500	SS	$2,900
	Team Averages	—	0.323	0.146	0.351	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Mike Trout

Secondary Plays – Kole Calhoun , Albert Pujols

Stackability – None

Detroit at Oakland – 4:05 PM ET

Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%	Stats	wOBA	HR All.	K%	BB%
Detroit					Oakland
			Mike Pelfrey					Rich Hill
			RIGHT					LEFT
			Vegas Moneyline					Vegas Over/Under
			OAK -160					8.5
SP vs. Left	0.380	10	11.9%	10.6%	SP vs. Left	0.206	0	20.5%	2.4%
SP vs. Right	0.329	11	12.2%	3.2%	SP vs. Right	0.251	4	32.2%	9.2%

Pitcher Grind Down

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Mike Pelfrey
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$6,000	Salary:		$4,700
					FPPG:		14.7	FPPG:		5.4
					Pitcher Rating:		33.0	Pitcher Rank:		29
L14 Days	2	95.0	4.53	4.76	12.0%	2.0%	7.4%	42.9%	35.7%	34.9%
2016	9	94.4	5.00	5.55	12.0%	8.3%	8.5%	48.8%	28.8%	36.6%
2015	30	88.8	4.59	4.26	12.0%	6.3%	5.6%	50.8%	26.4%	26.1%

Mike Pelfrey: Do not start Mike Pelfrey in your daily fantasy lineups.

Statistics	Starts	PitchPS	SIERA	ERA	K%	BB%	SS%	GB%	FB%	HH%
Rich Hill
					FanDuel			DraftKings
					Salary:		$9,600	Salary:		$10,500
					FPPG:		41.0	FPPG:		21.7
					Pitcher Rating:		82.0	Pitcher Rank:		5
L14 Days	3	108.3	3.43	1.80	24.1%	6.3%	9.9%	50.9%	34.0%	18.5%
2016	10	101.5	3.42	2.18	27.3%	8.8%	10.5%	48.6%	34.0%	26.9%
2015	4	108.5	2.29	1.55	34.0%	4.7%	11.3%	48.4%	35.5%	22.2%

Rich Hill: Hill has been fantastic on the season posting a solid strikeout rate as well as limiting the opposition in a number of key categories. The problem is that his price is at the point where we cannot pair him up with one of the top three guys and this Detroit team is too dangerous for him to be our number one. As such I will not have much if any exposure to him today.

Batter Grind Down

Detroit

If you look at the season numbers you would never know just how good this Tigers team should be against left handed pitching. This is a case where a team built to hit lefties is starting to peak at the plate and while their pricing makes it difficult to stack I would suggest getting a piece oof this lineup in yours today.

Tigers Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. LHP — 0.295 (22 of 30)
Team ISO vs. LHP — 0.130 (22 of 30)
Team K% vs. LHP — 22.2% (18 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 4.59 (9 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 3.90 (19 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	0.372	0.172	0.467	2B	$4,200	2B	$4,600
2	J.D. Martinez	RIGHT	0.381	0.262	0.491	OF	$4,200	OF	$4,100
3	Miguel Cabrera	RIGHT	0.395	0.179	0.589	1B	$4,400	1B	$5,100
4	Victor Martinez	SWITCH	0.360	0.125	0.288	C	$3,400	1B	$3,600
5	Nick Castellanos	RIGHT	0.392	0.236	0.356	3B	$3,600	3B	$4,200
6	Justin Upton	RIGHT	0.240	0.086	0.272	OF	$2,900	OF	$2,600
7	Cameron Maybin	RIGHT	0.339	0.151	0.531	OF	$3,500	OF	$3,200
8	James McCann	RIGHT	0.367	0.226	0.239	C	$2,300	C	$2,700
9	Jose Iglesias	RIGHT	0.351	0.093	0.153	SS	$2,200	SS	$2,500
	Team Averages	—	0.355	0.170	0.376	—	—	—	—

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera , Ian Kinsler

Secondary Plays – J.D. Martinez , Nick Castellanos , Cameron Maybin

Stackability – GPP

Oakland

Pelfrey is the cure to all that ails your lineup and for the A’s it has been a tough go against right handers so far. Danny Valencia continues to hit the ball hard no matter which hand they throw it with and has a solid price point while Stephen Vogt and Khris Davis also pack a punch.

Athletics Offense (2016)
Team wOBA vs. RHP — 0.297 (26 of 30)
Team ISO vs. RHP — 0.138 (23 of 30)
Team K% vs. RHP — 18.5% (5 of 30)
Runs Per Game — 3.88 (24 of 30)
Projected Run Total — 4.60 (9 of 30)

Projected Lineup

#	Player	Bats	wOBA vs. RHP	ISO vs. RHP	wOBA L14	FD Position	FD Salary	DK Position	DK Salary
1	Coco Crisp	SWITCH	0.268	0.119	0.311	OF	$3,100	OF	$3,800
2	Billy Burns	SWITCH	0.302	0.087	0.279	OF	$3,200	OF	$4,100
3	Stephen Vogt	LEFT	0.343	0.195	0.275	C	$2,400	C	$3,300
4	Danny Valencia	RIGHT	0.354	0.229	0.411	3B	$2,800	3B	$3,700
5	Jed Lowrie	SWITCH	0.289	0.112	0.441	2B	$2,600	2B	$3,100
6	Khris Davis	RIGHT	0.349	0.263	0.383	OF	$3,000	OF	$4,300
7	Yonder Alonso	LEFT	0.317	0.105	0.234	1B	$2,200	1B	$3,000
8	Marcus Semien	RIGHT	0.291	0.151	0.339	SS	$2,500	SS	$3,100
9	Chris Coghlan	LEFT	0.332	0.201	0.107	3B	$2,200	2B/3B	$2,800
	Team Averages	—	0.316	0.162	0.309	—	—	—	—

MLB Grind Down: Sunday, May 29th - Page Two

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City – 2:15 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

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Chicago White Sox

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Todd Frazier , Adam Eaton

Stackability – None

Kansas City

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Lorenzo Cain

Stackability – None

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM ET

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Philadelphia

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Odubel Herrera

Stackability – None

Chicago Cubs

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Kris Bryant

Secondary Plays – Ben Zobrist , Anthony Rizzo , Dexter Fowler

Stackability – GPP

Pittsburgh at Texas – 3:05 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Pittsburgh

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Jung Ho Kang

Secondary Plays – David Freese , Starling Marte , Andrew McCutchen

Stackability – GPP

Texas

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Ian Desmond

Secondary Plays – Adrian Beltre , Ryan Rua

Stackability – None

Houston at LA Angels – 3:35 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Houston

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – George Springer

Secondary Plays – Evan Gattis , Luis Valbuena , Jose Altuve

Stackability – GPP

LA Angels

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Mike Trout

Secondary Plays – Kole Calhoun , Albert Pujols

Stackability – None

Detroit at Oakland – 4:05 PM ET

Pitcher Grind Down

Batter Grind Down

Detroit

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – Miguel Cabrera , Ian Kinsler

Secondary Plays – J.D. Martinez , Nick Castellanos , Cameron Maybin

Stackability – GPP

Oakland

Projected Lineup

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Danny Valencia , Khris Davis , Stephen Vogt

Stackability – None

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