DFS Alerts
Marco Gonzales scratched Friday.
Marco Gonzales scratched Friday.
As reported by: Mariners PR via Twitter
Matt Chapman (illness) scratched Thursday
Matt Chapman (illness) scratched Thursday
As reported by: Ben Wagner via Twitter
Colin Rea will start for the Brewers on Thursday
Lineup update: Colin Rea will start for the Brewers on Thursday
As reported by: Jeff Saunders via Twitter Masataka Yoshida (hamstring) scratched Wednesday
Masataka Yoshida (hamstring) scratched Wednesday
As reported by: Bill Koch via Twitter C.J. Cron (illness) scratched Saturday.
C.J. Cron (illness) scratched Saturday.
As reported by: Patrick Saunders via Twitter Jacob Stallings (back) scratched Saturday.
Jacob Stallings (back) scratched Saturday.
As reported by: Jordan McPherson via Twitter Austin Meadows (anxiety) scratched Saturday.
Austin Meadows (anxiety) scratched Saturday.
As reported by: Chris McCosky via Twitter Thairo Estrada (leg) has been scratched Wednesday.
Thairo Estrada (leg) has been scratched Wednesday.
Status Note: Anthony Rendon will begin serving a 4 game suspension tonight and has been ruled out.
Status Note: Anthony Rendon will begin serving a 4 game suspension tonight and has been ruled out.
Lineup note: Joey Bart (back) scratched Saturday.
Lineup note: Joey Bart (back) scratched Saturday.
As reported by: Alex Pavlovic via Twitter Jorge Polanco (knee) to be placed on IL
Knee tendinitis cost Jorge Polanco some games towards the end of last season and although the Twins had hoped he would be ready in time to start the season, but that will not be the case. In 445 PAs last season, Polanco had a 119 wRC+ and was worth 1.8 fWAR. Nick Gordon should pick up the slack at Second Base in his absence. Gordon had a 111 wRC+ in 443 PAs last year and was worth 1.5 fWAR, so it doesn’t appear the Twins should suffer much, though Gordon bats solely from the left-hand side, while Polanco is a switch-hitter.
Max Stassi (hip) placed on 10 day IL
A lingering hip issue has forced Max Stassi to the 10-day IL. Despite a career high 365 PAs last season, Stassi disappointed with just a 63 wRC+ and was worth 0.0 fWAR. Logan O’Hoppe and Matt Thaiss are expected to share catching duties while Stassi is out. O’Hoppe made his major league debut last year (16 PAs) straight from AA, where he had a 144 wRC+. Thaiss has been up and down since 2019. He has an 81 wRC+ and negative fWAR value in 278 career PAs.
Jared Walsh (headaches) to begin season on IL
Jared Walsh is expected to receive treatment for headaches and insomnia, according to his manager, and will miss the start of the season. Walsh was coming off an oblique injury that limited him to 122 PAs with a 38 wRC+ in the second half of last season, but appeared to be recovering well with an 1.198 OPS in 35 Spring Training ABs. Free Agent signee Brandon Drury could get the most work at First Base while Walsh is out. While the Angels will now lean extremely right-handed, Drury has been a late career breakout with a 122 wRC+ over the last two seasons (656 PA).
The start of Astros-Yankees Game 4 will be delayed Sunday due to rain
Game update: The start of Astros-Yankees Game 4 will be delayed Sunday due to rain
As reported by: MLB Communications via Twitter Rebound Expected for Top Projected Pitcher on the Board
The likely AL Cy Young winner was blown up by the Mariners in the first game of the divisional round (4 IP – 6 ER – 1 HR – 1 BB – 3 K – 21 BF) and struck out a similar number of Yankees in his only start against them, but with much better overall results (7 IP – 1 ER – 1 HR – 1 BB – 3 K – 27 BF). The strikeout rate increased late in the season, finishing at 27.8% (23.4 K-BB%) to go along with an excellent contact profile that included a 19.7 IFFB%, 6.3% Barrels/BBE and just a 34.8% hard hit rate. His 1.77 ERA was well below estimators ranging from a 2.49 FIP to a 3.23 xFIP. He was breaking estimators with a .240 BABIP and 80.5 LOB% that weren’t even career bests until running into the Mariners, but has had a full week to contemplate his failures in that effort. All of Verlander’s pitches grade extremely strongly by Statcast measures (RV) with the Yankees struggling only with the slider (-0.17 wSL/C) among those in the second half. Verlander also has one of the top defenses in the league behind him (25 Runs Prevented, .268 BABIP allowed). The most expensive pitcher on the board is also the top projected one. Verlander projects as the second best value on either site, but with just 0.2 P/$ separating first from third on DraftKings and even less (0.02 P/$) separating the top three projected FanDuel values. The closed roof in Houston makes the park a slightly negative run environment, though it’s also slightly negative if open.
The Yankees own the lowest team run total on the board (2.97) by half a run, while RHBs (.243 wOBA, .276 xwOBA) at least stood a chance against Verlander, while he dominated LHBs (.201 wOBA, .235 xwOBA), of which the Yankees have very few anyway. Aaron Judge (217 wRC+, .384 ISO vs RHP this season) is still the second best projected bat on the board, but is also the only Yankee projecting among the top 10. No Yankee projects among the top 10 FanDuel values, though you’ll find three among the top 10 projected DraftKings value. Harrison Bader (90 wRC+, .117 ISO), Marwin Gonzalez (60 wRC+, .143 ISO) and Jose Trevino (74 wRC+, .120 ISO), the expected bottom of the Yankee order, all cost $2.5K or less.