Sports Info Solutions: MLB DFS Advice for Tuesday, August 7th
America’s pastime and daily fantasy sports are a perfect fit with an overload of data and statistics to analyze before making your lineup selections.
Because of the amount of information available to the DFS player, it can be a bit overwhelming, so I’ve tried to help you out by recommending a number of well-priced options by using Sports Info Solutions’ “SIS Model 3”.
SIS Model 3 gives DFS players an edge when setting their lineups as it uses the most expansive and accurate wealth of baseball data to create a tested DFS algorithm. You can learn more about the development of the algorithm in the RotoGrinders Marketplace.
Pitching Option
Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks (FD Price $10,200)
Greinke is putting together another fine season (12-6, 2.96 ERA) and while his K/9 is a modest 9.34, the Phillies strike out at a very high rate (25.1 K% overall, 25.8 K% against RHP).
Hitting Options
C/1B) Francisco Cervelli, Pittsburgh Pirates (FD Price $3,400)
Hot bat meets Coors Field. Cervelli is batting .375 in August with a .403 wOBA. He is particularly deadly on the road against RHP this season (.413 wOBA).
2B) Jeff McNeil, New York Mets (FD Price $2,700)
The recent call up is on fire (.364 BA, .450 wOBA in 41 PA). Sal Romano can’t get out LHB (.385 wOBA).
3B) Kyle Seager, Seattle Mariners (FD Price $2,700)
Seager is finally starting to hit this month (.379 wOBA) and faces Bartolo Colon, who at 45 years-old and 20 starts, must be getting tired. He’s given up 16 earned runs over his last three starts (16.2 IP).
SS) Andrelton Simmons Los Angles Angels (FD Price $3,000)
The Angels shortstop owns a .333 wOBA against RHP and has raised his game in August batting .348 in (.383 wOBA).
OF) Nelson Cruz, Seattle Mariners (FD Price $4,100)
Another hitter swinging a hot bat this month, Cruz owns a .501 wOBA in August and overall has produced a .372 wOBA against RHP.
OF) Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels (FD Price $3,200)
All of Ohtani’s 16 home runs this season have come against RHP where he owns a .307 BA and a .422 wOBA. He will face Jacob Turner who is expected to fill the rotation spot for just-traded Mike Fiers. Turner gave up eight earned runs in one inning the last time out to the Phillies.
OF) Denard Span, Seattle Mariners (FD Price $2,600)
One more bat against fading right-hander Colon, Span has produced better after being traded to the Mariners, batting .288 with a .779 OPS.
UTIL) Lorenzo Cain, Milwaukee Brewers (FD Price $3,000)
Cain has done most of his damage against LHP this season (.345 BA, .428 wOBA) and faces lefty Clayton Richard, who has allowed a .378 wOBA in six July starts.
Stacking Option
When it comes time to draft a fantasy baseball team in DFS, stacking is a widely accepted strategy. There’s a reason: it works. If you want to win big, you will need a gigantic score, and stacking makes it easier to rack up the points because the scoring of batters in a given lineup is interrelated. Batters reaching base allows the hitters down the line to drive them in, creating something of a snowball effect.
Seattle Mariners – Against the fading Colon, we installed Cruz, Span and Seager in the lineup. Add Jean Segura and hope that Colon continues to bleed runs at an alarming rate.
Sports Info Solutions has been at the forefront of in-depth analysis of baseball statistics for nearly two decades. The unequivocal amount of data along with their advanced analytics has made SIS a trusted brand in baseball. SIS works with 25 MLB teams to deliver resources that are used in decision-making both on and off the field. SIS Model 3 uses an expansive amount of data, combining metrics ranging from player age and career performance to game temperature and park factors, which has translated to a proven ROI and helped raised the game of DFS players at all skill levels.
- Author: Steve Schwarz
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