Today's Batter Breakdown: Tue, June 3rd

by Jon Schiller (Varncass) Last Updated 2014-06-03 16:14:48

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Lots of huge tournaments going off today including the Super Monster on FanDuel where someone will walk away with 100k tonight. DraftKings also has another large tournament and there are qualifiers everywhere. Tuesday is usually a great day in DFS land and even though there’s a Coors Field game tonight it should be a really solid game.

		Chris Gimenez
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.450	1.076	0.00%	0.470
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.438	1.063	0.00%	0.463
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Jimenez – RIGHT			0.263	0.706	10.80%	0.317
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
0.985	1.016	$2,600	$4,549	$5,650	$4,300	$47,000	$4,000	$5,900

Chris Gimenez

Gimenez has been extremely solid for the Rangers and is getting most of the reps at catcher right now. He’s done nothing but hit since coming up and his 1.023 OPS against right handers is pretty impressive, albeit a small sample. Whatever he’s done against right handers this year it has worked and with him being so cheap and the over/under on this game being so high, I really like him tonight in the battle of how you spell J(G)imenez.

		Paul Goldschmidt
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.350	0.974	2.50%	0.407
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.250	0.774	4.17%	0.321
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		De La Rosa – LEFT			0.272	0.742	9.16%	0.339
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
1.273	1.146	$4,500	$8,115	$11,800	$5,400	$77,800	$8,500	$9,600

Paul Goldschmidt

You have Goldschmidt in Coors Field in a 10 over under game against a left handed pitcher? Need I say more? he’s going to be the top 1B on the slate tonight and will be highly owned. The only question here is, do you want to fade him or do you want to use him and hope he double dongs?

		Dustin Pedroia
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.269	0.828	1.49%	0.364
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.318	0.748	0.00%	0.335
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		House – LEFT			0.281	0.740	8.33%	0.354
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
0.933	1.003	$2,900	$7,437	$9,750	$4,600	$70,900	$6,700	$9,800

Dustin Pedroia

Pedroia is back, well sort of, as long as he doesn’t get ejected. He continues to hit lefties well with a .805 OPS and has done most of his power work against them in his career. T.J. House was terrible in his first start, and decent in his 2nd but he’s still not a major league pitcher at this point. The over/under on this game is huge and the Red Sox are favored away from home so they make a nice non-Coors stack tonight against the Indians and Pedroia is going to be at the top of the lineup.

		Manny Machado
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.172	0.379	0.00%	0.167
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.214	0.624	3.57%	0.279
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Saunders – LEFT			0.336	0.942	8.42%	0.414
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
0.985	1.016	$2,700	$5,071	$9,050	$3,700	$73,200	$6,800	$7,000

Manny Machado

I think Machado is finally getting it together with 4 hits in the last 2 games. He has a nice .290 average and a .769 OPS in his career against left handers and with the 9.5 over/under in Texas tonight and Joe Saunders taking the mound I have no qualms with using him today.

		Chris Owings
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.342	0.859	0.00%	0.373
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.238	0.558	0.00%	0.252
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		De La Rosa – LEFT			0.272	0.742	9.16%	0.339
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
1.273	1.146	$2,900	$3,164	$7,450	$3,600	$38,500	$5,500	$4,700

Chris Owings

I’m thinking Owings will be in the lineup tonight against the lefty De La Rosa and I think he makes a really nice play. De La Rosa hasn’t been horrible, but he’s done most of his good work against left handers this year. Owings has crushed lefties with a .342 average and .859 OPS and with the Coors Field factor he could definitely get his first homer off of a lefty tonight. He has some monster games and I think he makes a great GPP at SS.

		Corey Dickerson
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.338	1.075	8.11%	0.449
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.286	1.259	14.29%	0.519
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Anderson – RIGHT			0.185	0.563	10.00%	0.257
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
1.273	1.042	$3,700	$4,826	$9,850	$4,000	$60,900	$7,500	$6,600

Corey Dickerson

Dickerson usually only gets the nod against right handers so look who we have tonight taking the mound – Chase Anderson. Vegas has really disliked Anderson since he’s came up and although he’s defied Vegas most of the time so far, he still has huge downside especially in Coors Field. The big lefties in Blackmon, CarGo, and Dickerson should go nuts today and I like Dickerson’s 1.112 OPS against right handers and his averaging 1 HR/10 AB on the season. He’s expensive but should be in for a solid game.

		Nelson Cruz
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.405	1.395	10.81%	0.560
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.476	1.746	19.05%	0.684
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Saunders – LEFT			0.336	0.942	8.42%	0.414
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
0.985	1.016	$5,200	$10,850	$12,350	$5,500	$122,500	$9,800	$14,000

Nelson Cruz

The majors home run leader has a matchup tonight that really makes me salivate and I bet it makes him want to get out there and play. His injury isn’t effecting him anymore and he should be in the lineup today against Joe Saunders who has been miserable against right handers his entire career. He’s one of my favorite stack targets against when he takes the mound and the big boss Cruz should be able to hit one out today against him.

		Carlos Gonzalez
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.248	0.783	4.80%	0.339
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.125	0.576	6.25%	0.268
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Anderson – RIGHT			0.185	0.563	10.00%	0.257
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
1.273	1.042	$3,800	$7,818	$12,250	$5,100	$62,800	$8,700	$8,800

Carlos Gonzalez

Stack Dickerson with Gonzalez if you can find the salary and you really won’t be disappointed. They may even have a 5.5 over/under today against Chase Anderson and they are going to have fun back at home after a while away from Coors Field. Gonzalez has been dealing with a bruised finger but I’m not too worried about it if he’s going to take the field today. Anderson has pretty bad peripheral numbers and should get shelled in Coors tonight.

		Brandon Moss
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.260	0.899	6.67%	0.384
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.125	0.722	12.50%	0.312
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Kuroda – RIGHT			0.270	0.755	5.65%	0.332
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
1.087	1.040	$3,700	$7,986	$8,600	$4,800	$87,600	$7,800	$11,500

Brandon Moss

Moss has been banged up a bit lately but should be in the lineup tonight at the Yankees. Kuroda this year has had a complete regression from last year and just isn’t pitching very well. Kuroda has given up an .812 OPS to left handers and has allowed 5 HRs in the last 4 games. It doesn’t help that Moss is going to try to use the short porch in right and may not even have to get all of it to hit it out tonight.

		Adam LaRoche
		Daily Breakdown			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Left/Right Splits			0.343	1.017	6.86%	0.436
		Last 7 Days Splits			0.350	1.041	10.00%	0.438
		Opp SP vs. LR			Avg	OPS	HR%	wOBA
		Buchanan – RIGHT			0.200	0.473	9.09%	0.224
PARK-1	PARK-LR	FD	DS	DD	DK	FF	SS	FTD
1.013	0.987	$3,300	$6,705	$9,250	$4,200	$86,900	$7,600	$8,300

Adam LaRoche

LaRoche is quietly having a fantastic season. His 7 homers are nothing to scoff at considering he’s missed some time and his 1.012 OPS and .343 average against right handed pitching is actually very impressive. I think he’s going to fly under the radar today and should be a nice GPP play with upside and a relative floor. His walk rate is really nice and he’s been hitting really well lately not to mention his matchup against Buchanan and the heavy favorite that Vegas has pegged the Nationals at today.

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