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KBO Goes MLB
Lindblom has traveled from team to team and the KBO over the last 12 years. He pitched in the KBO in 2018 and 2019. He had a 23%+ strikeout rate in both of those seasons, and a HR/9 under 1.00. He also had low walk rates in both of those seasons. He’s one of the cheaper value options to look at on this slate, and I would think he’s going to be very popular. The Pirates don’t strikeout a lot, but they don’t have a lot of hitters that can beat you either. This is a good ballpark, and the last team Lindblom played for was the Pirates.
Easy To Play The Best
With no expensive pitching being necessary tonight and loads of cheap bats on all sites, it will be easy to play a couple of the top bats regardless of salary. While I can make a case for a few different studs, there’s no reason not to just start with the best hitter in baseball, Mike Trout. He’ll be facing an inexperienced young lefty in Justus Sheffield, and even if Sheffield lives up to his prospect status this season, we’ve still got the weak Seattle bullpen to take advantage of. The Angels will also get Anthony Rendon into the lineup for the first time tonight, making the lineup around Trout significantly stronger, adding to his upside.
It's Still Ugly Out There
We have another very weak pitching slate, and the easiest path is to just save some salary and hope for the best. Patrick Sandoval is likely on a limited pitch count, but so are most of the expensive pitchers. While it was only 39 innings, Sandoval’s 24.9% K rate in 2019 would be the 3rd highest mark on this messy slate. Pitching at home against the Mariners gives him decent per inning upside and keeps his implosion risk low. For just $5,600 on FD, he doesn’t need to do much to be useful.
Bo Bichette (hamstring) scratched Monday; Brandon Drury replaces
Bichette has been scratched from the Toronto Blue Jays original confirmed lineup and will not start in Monday’s matchup against the Washington Nationals due to a presently unspecified reason. He’ll be replaced in the lineup by Brandon Drury, who will play third base and slot into the sixth spot in the order, which bumps Teoscar Hernandez up five spots to the leadoff position, respectively. However, the remainder of the Blue Jays lineup will stay intact offensively as they face off against right-hander Anibal Sanchez on the road this evening.
As reported by: Mark Zuckerman via Twitter Other tagged players: Brandon Drury
That's Just Too Cheap
The Astros are one of the top overall teams on this slate, although they will probably be surpassed in ownership by the likes of the Red Sox, Mets, Reds and Cubs. As much as I love Alex Bregman, it’s impossible to overlook the DK salary on Michael Brantley. Against a right-handed starter, Brantley has the lowest strikeout rate in this loaded lineup at just 8.6% to go with an impressive 43% hard hits and 25% line drives. At just $3,300, he’s basically a free square in cash games and helps make the Astros stack fit the cap in tournaments.
Christin Stewart (manager's decision) scratched Monday; JaCoby Jones replaces
Stewart has been scratched from the Detroit Tigers original confirmed lineup and will not start in Monday’s matchup against the Detroit Tigers due to a manager’s decision to alter his lineup card. He’ll be replaced in the lineup by JaCoby Jones, who will play center field and slot into the ninth spot in the order, which bumps Victor Reyes up two spots to seventh, respectively. However, the remainder of the Tigers lineup will stay intact offensively as they face off against left-hander Mike Montgomery at home this evening.
As reported by: Evan Woodbery via Twitter Other tagged players: JaCoby Jones You Have To Play Somebody
This is far and away the worst slate we’ve had for pitching so far this season. The only two pitchers with above average strikeout ability are Houston’s Josh James and Tampa’s Tyler Glasnow. Both have pitch count concerns, and on a normal slate, would barely crack the tournament list. But tonight, there is no upside outside of them, and I’ll be starting with James at home against the Mariners. While it was out of the bullpen, his 2019 strikeout rate of 37.6% gives him clear per inning upside. Even if he can’t top 4-5 innings, there just isn’t anything else out there tonight to feel good about.
Great American Fireworks - Weather Permitting
I think there are two games that you want ALL OF THE BATS from – NYM BOS and CHC CIN. I know, how original of me picking the two highest totaled games of the slate but I do think we could see some big time fireworks in both games, with more HR upside coming in Cincinnati. We’ll need to get the go ahead from weatherman Kevin Roth that he doesn’t expect this game to get PPD but as long as the severe weather can stay away we’ll have prime hitting conditions at GAB with high humidity, temps in the 90’s, and winds blowing out to LF.
Eric Hosmer (illness) scratched Monday; Wil Myers replaces
Hosmer has been scratched from the San Diego Padres original confirmed lineup and will not start in Monday’s matchup against the Arizona Diamondbacks due to an illness that has now forced him to miss two of the previous three games. He’ll be replaced in the lineup by Wil Myers, who will now play first base and slot into the sixth spot in the order, which slides Jurickson Profar up one spot to fifth, respectively. However, the remainder of the Padres lineup will stay intact offensively as they face off against right-hander Luke Weaver at home this afternoon.
As reported by: Dennis Lin via Twitter Other tagged players: Wil Myers Tyler Glasnow may have his innings limited Monday
This has been somewhat of a common issue for starting pitchers early in the restart. Glasnow did unfortunately deal with a bout of COVID and missed more than two weeks of camp, and only was able to get through three innings in his most recent ramp-up start. It sounds like he’s going to take it inning by inning, but it’s probably not safe to expect more than five innings out of the Rays right-hander. Given his salary, he carries plenty of risk but is still a guy with some GPP potential given his strikeout upside.
Lower Owned Stack
Here I was thinking the Royals would be a “sneaky” stack tonight and then I log on to LUHQ and see Stevie has already started touting them. While mine and Stevie’s clout are sure to make KC’s ownership sky rocket (joking) Royals players should still come in at reduced ownership in a solid matchup. The main issue with KC is they don’t have a ton of power in their lineup sans Jorge Soler and Ryan O’Hearn but they do have a history of being aggressive on the base paths giving guys like Whit Merrifield and Adalberto Mondesi some stolen base upside.
Other tagged players: Whit Merrifield, Adalberto Mondesi Not A Lot Of Options
I really liked Arrieta and Wojciechowski on this slate, but with those two games postponed, we have to look at some other options. Houser is moving into a starting role this season and was stretched out during the spring 2.0 stint. I’d expect him to go 80-90 pitches if he’s pitching well and has a really good shot at picking up a win if he can go five innings. Bell, Osuna, and Murphy are the three semi power bats in this lineup. With Osuna and Murphy being right-handed, I’d give Houser the advantage in those matchups. I worry about Bell, but I don’t think anyone has a perfect matchup tonight. Projection models might be down on Houser because he didn’t throw a lot of innings last season.
A lot Of Hard Contact In 2019
Jon Lester used to be one of my favorite pitchers, but now he’s one of my favorite pitchers to stack against. Because of the name, not a lot of people stack against him. On a slate we’re looking to be different with our hitters, I think the Reds are a team to look at. It’s uncertain what this lineup will look like today, but we could potentially get a cheap leadoff hitter. Lester had a .342 wOBA with a .183 ISO and a 38.8% hard-hit rate against right-handed hitters in 2019. Ervin, Suarez, Castellanos, and Farmer had ISO’s over .210 against right-handed pitching last season. Plus, we have a great ballpark for hitters in this game. You can even use this stack as a secondary stack with Ervin, Suarez, and Castellanos.
Other tagged players: Nick Castellanos, Phillip Ervin Value Stack With Upside
Before the two games were postponed this morning, I really thought the Royals would be less than 5% on this slate. I could see them gaining some ownership, but I don’t think they will be a popular stack. Fulmer is only going to throw one to two innings at most, and then it will be Soto or Alexander coming in. Both of those guys are soft tossing lefties. Soto had a 5.61 xFIP in 2019. He had a .404 wOBA with a .250 ISO and a 54.5% hard-hit rate against right-handed hitters last season. Merrifield and Soler hit left-handed pitching really well last season. McBroom is $2,000 on DraftKings and has shown some power in the Minors. You can round the stack out with Perez, Gordon, or Mondesi.
Other tagged players: Jorge Soler, Ryan McBroom, Adalberto Mondesi Should Be A High Scoring Game
Zack Godley will be the long reliefer for the Boston Red Sox tonight. He had a 5.43 xFIP with a 23.6% hard to soft contact ratio. He also had a 1.50 WHIP with a 1.37 HR/9 in 2019. McNeil, Alonso, Conforto, and Cano had .200+ ISO’s against right-handed pitching last season. In 120 at bats in 2018, Cespedes had a .261 ISO against right-handed pitching. I love the upside of the Mets, and I hope the lefties go overlooked because a left-handed pitcher is opening for the Red Sox. I also really like the fact they’re priced up on DraftKings, that should help lower the ownership as well.
Other tagged players: Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto, Yoenis Cespedes, Robinson Cano