Matt Wieters

St. Louis Cardinals
Pos: C | Hand: S
Status: Inactive
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Date Opp DKSAL FDSAL DKFPTS FDFPTS sf ab slg h so hbp gidp 1b babip 2b pa 3b sb hr xbh r obp rbi iso bb ops ibb
2020-09-25 @ MIL -- -- 11 16.2 0 2 0.5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.67 2 0 1 1.17 0
2020-09-23 @ KC $2.7K $2K 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-09-19 @ PIT $2.9K $2K 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-09-18 vs. PIT -- -- 3 3 0 2 0.5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 1 0
2020-09-16 @ MIL -- -- 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-09-15 @ MIL $3K $2K 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2020-09-14 @ MIL $3.5K $2.1K 6 6 0 4 0.5 2 0 0 0 2 0.5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 1 0
2020-09-14 @ MIL $3.4K $2K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-09-12 vs. CIN $3.5K $2K 8 12.7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 1 0 1 0.5 0
2020-09-10 vs. DET -- -- 5 6 0 3 0.67 1 0 0 0 0 0.33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.33 0 0.33 0 1 0
2020-09-08 vs. MIN -- -- 4 6.2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.33 0
2020-09-07 @ CHC $4.7K $2K 5 6.5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
2020-09-05 vs. CHC -- -- 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-08-19 @ CHC $10.8K $4K 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 1 0.25 0
2020-08-18 @ CHC $3.1K $2.1K 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-08-17 @ CHC $10.8K $4K 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-08-15 @ CWS -- -- 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-07-29 @ MIN $3.2K $2.1K 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-07-25 vs. PIT $3.3K $2.1K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-10-15 @ WSH -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-10-14 @ WSH -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-10-07 vs. ATL -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-09-27 vs. CHC -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-09-25 @ ARI -- -- 7 10 0 5 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0.2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0.4 0
2019-09-24 @ ARI -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-09-22 @ CHC -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-09-21 @ CHC -- -- 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
2019-09-20 @ CHC -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-09-19 @ CHC -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-09-18 vs. WSH -- -- 16 22.2 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 5 0
2019-08-31 vs. CIN -- -- 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-08-26 @ MIL -- -- 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 1 0.5 0
2019-08-25 vs. COL -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-08-17 @ CIN -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-08-16 @ CIN -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-08-15 @ CIN -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-08-11 vs. PIT -- -- 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
2019-08-10 vs. PIT -- -- 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-08-09 vs. PIT -- -- 5 6.5 0 3 0.33 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.33 1 0 0 0.67 0
2019-08-07 @ LAD -- -- 3 3 0 4 0.25 1 1 0 0 1 0.33 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0.5 0
2019-08-05 @ LAD -- -- 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-08-03 @ OAK -- -- 3 3 0 4 0.25 1 2 0 0 1 0.5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0.5 0
2019-08-01 vs. CHC -- -- 21 28.7 0 4 1.25 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0.5 3 0.75 0 1.75 0
2019-07-31 vs. CHC -- -- 5 6 0 4 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 0.33 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0.25 0 0.25 0 0.75 0
2019-07-30 vs. CHC -- -- 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-07-28 vs. HOU -- -- 3 3 0 4 0.25 1 1 0 0 1 0.33 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0.5 0
2019-07-26 vs. HOU -- -- 14 18.7 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0.25 1 0.75 0 1.25 0
2019-07-25 @ PIT -- -- 5 6 0 4 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 0.33 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0.25 0 0.25 0 0.75 0
2019-07-23 @ PIT -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-07-22 @ PIT -- -- 18 25.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0.5 2 1.5 1 2.5 0
2019-07-20 @ CIN -- -- 14 18.7 0 3 1.33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0.33 1 1 0 1.67 0
2019-07-18 @ CIN -- -- 10 12.4 0 4 0.5 2 1 0 0 2 0.67 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 1 0
2019-07-16 vs. PIT -- -- 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.33 0 0 1 0.33 0
2019-07-15 vs. PIT -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-07-13 vs. ARI -- -- 8 9 0 3 0.67 2 0 0 0 2 0.67 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.75 0 0 1 1.42 0
2019-07-12 vs. ARI -- -- 16 21.7 0 3 1.33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1.83 0
2019-07-07 @ SF -- -- 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-07-06 @ SF -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-07-05 @ SF -- -- 10 12.5 0 4 0.5 2 0 0 0 2 0.5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 1 0 1 1.1 0
2019-07-04 @ SEA -- -- 16 21.7 0 3 1.33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 1 1.83 0
2019-06-30 @ SD -- -- 16 22.2 0 5 0.8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 1 0.2 2 0.6 0 1 0
2019-06-29 @ SD -- -- 5 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
2019-06-20 vs. MIA -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-06-19 vs. MIA -- -- 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 1 0.25 0
2019-06-18 vs. MIA -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-06-10 @ MIA -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-06-08 @ CHC -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-06-07 @ CHC -- -- 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-06-06 vs. CIN -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-06-04 vs. CIN -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-06-01 vs. CHC -- -- 9 12.7 0 4 0.5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0.25 1 0.25 0 0.75 0
2019-05-31 vs. CHC -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-30 @ PHI -- -- 19 24.9 0 4 1.25 2 0 0 0 1 0.33 0 4 0 0 1 1 2 0.5 1 0.75 0 1.75 0
2019-05-29 @ PHI -- -- 23 31.2 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 2 1 0.75 2 1.33 1 2.75 0
2019-05-22 vs. KC -- -- 6 6 0 4 0.5 2 1 0 0 2 0.67 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 1 0
2019-05-16 @ ATL -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-14 @ ATL -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-09 vs. PIT -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-07 vs. PHI -- -- 14 18.7 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0.5 1 1.5 0 2.5 0
2019-05-04 @ CHC -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-02 @ WSH -- -- 3 3 0 3 0.33 1 0 0 0 1 0.33 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.33 0 0 0 0.67 0
2019-04-26 vs. CIN -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-04-22 vs. MIL -- -- 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2019-04-20 vs. NYM -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-04-17 @ MIL -- -- 10 13 0 4 0.5 2 1 0 0 2 0.67 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 2 0 0 1 0
2019-04-16 @ MIL -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-04-15 @ MIL -- -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-04-11 vs. LAD -- -- 14 19.5 1 3 0.33 1 1 0 0 1 0.33 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.25 3 0 0 0.58 0
2019-04-01 @ PIT -- -- 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Matt Wieters Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Joe Musgrove (25.9 K%, 1 BB, .290 xwOBA last four starts) costs just $5.8K on DraftKings

Joe Musgrove has allowed just four runs with a 25.9 K% over his last 22 innings, walking just a single batter to push his K-BB to a respectable 14.4% on the season. His 4.15 ERA is now in line with most estimators, though his 3.46 DRA remains even more optimistic. Despite an 89.2 mph aEV, he’s allowed just 5.9% Barrels/BBE and a .310 xwOBA on the season. Over these last four starts that’s down to a .290 mark that’s fourth best on the board over this span. He also pitches in the most negative run environment on the board in St Louis tonight against an offense with just an 87 wRC+, 14.1 K-BB% and 12.1 HR/FB. It gets even better when considering tonight’s actual lineup for the Cardinals with no batter above a .343 wOBA (Matt Wieters) or .184 ISO (Tyler O’Neill) against RHP this season. Amazingly, Musgrove still costs just $5.8K on DraftKings, where he has to be considered the top value on the board.

Attacking the Splits of a League Average Pitcher

Although Ivan Nova has relatively neutral wOBA splits so far this year, the batted ball data paints a different picture. Nova's ground ball rate dips from 58% against RHBs to 40% against LHBs, and his strikeout rate drops from 28% against RHBs to just 9% against LHBs so far this year. His wOBA splits were about 50 points a year ago, and I would expect this year's to trend in that direction. As such, the Washington LHBs are strong options this evening. Bryce Harper hit a home run last night and Matt Adams swatted two, so they are in form right now as well. Matt Adams remains priced at a dirt cheap level on FanDuel, and all the lefties are in play as a GPP stack.

Gerrit Cole has surrendered a .370 wOBA with 13 HRs to LHBs on the road this season

The Nationals are running out what may very well be their post-season lineup tonight against Gerrit Cole in Washington, but make not mistake about it, Dusty Baker has no interest in the results of this weekend's games beyond staying healthy and could pull his starters at any time, which makes guys like Bryce Harper (181 wRC+, .344 ISO vs RHP) and Daniel Murphy (142 wRC+, .235 ISO vs RHP) riskier than normal in what might be an under-valued spot for them. Gerrit Cole has allowed four or five ERs in six of his last eight starts with a low of five strikeouts over that span in his last start. He’s allowed eight HRs over that span, six in four road starts. Left-handed batters have destroyed him over this span with a 40.5 Hard%. In fact, on the season, they have a .370 wOBA with 13 HRs on the road. Matt Wieters (60 wRC+, .115 ISO vs RHP) is the only other LHB in the lineup, but merits no attention.

RHBs have a .425 wOBA (42 Hard%) against Chris O'Grady through five starts

On a cozy seven game slate to start the week, the Washington Nationals are the premier offense tonight with an implied run line of 5.32. Six of the remaining 13 teams are between 4.6 and 5.0 runs. RHBs have a .425 wOBA and 42 Hard% against Chris O'Grady with all four of his HRs allowed in five starts, while he's held LHBs to a .252 wOBA with a 15.0 K-BB% and average contact management. With Max Scherzer the clear top pitcher, the easy thing to do would be a Washington stack, omitting the two expensive LHBs, but there are potential remaining issues. One would be that FanDuel only allows four players per team, counting the pitcher as one. Howie Kendrick (154 wRC+, .191 ISO vs LHP this year), Ryan Zimmerman (142 wRC+, .309 ISO vs LHP) and Anthony Rendon (211 wRC+, .365 ISO vs LHP) would be the most potent path there, all at reasonable enough prices (especially on FanDuel) that they wouldn't hamper rostering Scherzer either. Matt Wieters (106 wRC+, .222 ISO vs LHP) would be a strong pivot and potentially one of the top values for $2.4K on either site. The other issue here may be the weather. Kevin's early report suggests a clearing by game time, but Washington doesn't have the greatest track record in weather related matters this year.

Andrew Cashner has a 6.43 xFIP and -5.1% K-BB% versus LHB this season

Andrew Cashner comes into tonight's game against the Washington Nationals in search of his sixth quality start in his last eight outings, which is absurd to think about given his horrific 5.90 SIERA on the season, though he has given up five earned runs in two of his last three starts. The main attributes to the high SIERA are a low 10.2% strikeout rate and high 11.4% walk rate, which combine to make a terrible formula for him to be able to maintain anywhere near his current 3.39 ERA that is mostly driven by a low BABIP and his ability to limit hard contact to the tune of a 29.3% rate. It's obvious that Cashner's luck is due to run out at any time now, but after looking deeper at his splits, it's an even greater guarantee that his success against left-handed hitters will not continue. He still has the low strikeouts, high line drive (17.0% LD%) and fly ball rates (41.5% FB%), and just a .244 BABIP that has yet to fully correct itself. All of these aforementioned statistics do not equate to long-term success for any pitcher, let alone one of Cashner's caliber. Considering his tremendous streak of luck, this is an extremely tough matchup to break down, but we need to continue trusting in the numbers which make Bryce Harper (187 wRC+, .459 wOBA, .379 ISO vs RHP) and Daniel Murphy (148 wRC+, .400 wOBA, .220 ISO vs RHP) the main Nationals hitters to focus exposure and are elite plays on Friday's slate. Meanwhile, Brian Goodwin and Matt Wieters have not exhibited significant skills against right-handed pitching this season but present salary-saving possibilities as part of a Washington stack in tournaments. The trickier side of this matchup is the Nationals right-handed bats since Cashner owns a 58.3% groundball rate and a below-average 29.9% hard hit rate, which are skills he's shown in the past and may actually be sustainable for him going forward. Clearly, with Cashner's overall track record he's prone to a blow up at any time, but with the possibility of his success against righties continuing, it seems optimal to limit exposure to the Nationals righties like Ryan Zimmerman (176 wRC+, .443 wOBA, .301 ISO vs RHP), Anthony Rendon (119 wRC+, .355 wOBA, .201 ISO vs RHP), and Trea Turner (111 wRC+, .344 wOBA, .192 ISO vs RHP) to just tournaments on tonight's main slate.

Three Nationals among the hottest bats over the last week

The two hottest bats over the last week (both above a 400 wRC+) may not even be in the lineup tonight as neither Marwin Gonzalez (418 wRC+, 5 HRs) nor Steve Pearce (410 wRC+, 77.8 Hard%, 3 HRs) often see opportunities against RHP. If recent hot streaks do lead to them finding themselves playing tonight, keep in mind that both are around league average bats against RHP at a low cost. Three of the next four hottest batters over the last week come from the Washington lineup. Matt Wieters (353 wRC+, 55.6 Hard%, 3 HRs), Ryan Zimmerman (302 wRC+, 61.9 Hard%, 3 HRs) and Anthony Rendon (262 wRC+, 41.2 Hard%, 3 HRs) face rookie Nick Pivetta, making his second major league start. Pivetta was not on the prospect radar, but a hot start (30.5 K-BB% through three AAA starts) got him catapulted to the major league rotation after a couple of injuries. He may have a weakness against LHBs due to a poor change-up, so perhaps a full Washington stack is in order if leaning that way. Mike Trout (322 wRC+, 45.5 Hard%, 2 HRs) is the other name on top of this list, but this isn't far from his standard week. He did sit out last night's game with a hamstring issue, so you'll want to make sure he plays tonight as that lineup may release fairly late for a west coast game.

Miguel Sano has a 90% hard hit rate (398 wRC+) over the last week

Five players with at least 10 plate appearances have a wRC+ above 325 over the last week. Most notable may be Miguel Sano (398), who adds a 90% hard hit rate with three HRs. He has an interesting matchup against Kendall Graveman, a notable ground ball pitcher in the past (52.5% vs RHP since 2015), but as he's added velocity, his ground ball rate has cratered to just 46.7% with a 44.4 Hard% vs RHBs this year. Sano does not have the highest wRC+ in the league over the last week either. That would be Marwin Gonzalez (405 wRC+). Although a switch hitter, Gonzalez usually doesn't play against RHPs (92 wRC+, .147 ISO since 2015), but perhaps the four HRs he's added over the last week will get him in there tonight. Aaron Judge (362 wRC+, 53.9 Hard%, six HRs) has picked up where Gary Sanchez left off last year. Marcus Stroman has a 60.7 GB% against RHBs since 2015, but does not discriminate with his HRs as RHBs have a 14.1 HR/FB when able to generate some lift against him. We follow with a pair of Nationals RHBs against the elite strikeout rate, but hard contact prone Robbie Ray (RHBs .336 wOBA, 38.2 Hard% since 2015). Ryan Zimmerman (337 wRC+, 57.1 Hard%, four HRs) is crushing everything lately, but nearly as impressive (and much cheaper) has been Matt Wieters (329 wRC+, 58.3 Hard%, three HRs).

Nationals currently own a 4.5 runs implied team total, the second-highest on the slate

R.A. Dickey has pitched reasonably well through two starts in this young season, pitching into the sixth and allowing three earned runs or less in each outing, but as with any knuckleballer, his stuff and fortunes can change at a moment's notice. Tonight' he'll face off with a Washington Nationals lineup that provides plenty of power from both sides of the plate. A full stack is always in play against a knuckleballer like Dickey considering how quickly runs can pile up if he has an off game, but there are still several appealing one-off options in this lineup if opting not to stack. Dickey's splits have been virtually identical to right-handed and left-handed handed hitters, though he does walk lefties at a slightly higher rate (10.1% in 2016) and surrenders significantly more fly balls (40.2% in 2016). Daniel Murphy (161 wRC+, .415 wOBA, .255 ISO vs RHP in 2016/17) and Bryce Harper (130 wRC+, .369 wOBA, .222 ISO vs RHP in 2016/17) are the definitive lefties to target, though both Adam Eaton (151 wRC+, .396 wOBA vs RHP in 2017) and Matt Wieters (142 wRC+, .383 wOBA, .205 ISO vs RHP in 2017) are viable as part of a stack. Ryan Zimmerman loses the platoon advantage versus Dickey but is off to a scorching start thus far, putting him firmly in play as a way to complete a stack or as a low-owned one-off option in tournaments.

Bourn bats eighth with Pedro Alvarez OUT as Buck goes for defense in AL Wild Card game

While not considered a major surprise, Pedro Alvarez's absence here is interesting as Buck Showalter elects to DH Mark Trumbo and go for defense in this game with Michael Bourn roaming the Outfield. Alvarez does have the highest exit velocity against the opposing pitcher since last season, his 105 mph aEV against Stroman came only four batted balls though (one HR). Stroman was the only pitcher in baseball to keep the ball on the ground more than 60% of the time this season. Matt Wieters has had the most success against him with two HRs and three extra-base hits in 15 career PAs, but with just an 83.1 mph aEV on 11 batted balls since last season.

Matt Wieters is facing Matt Andriese tonight and should be an under-the-radar option at the catcher position

Matt Andriese is not a terrible pitcher, but he has proven to be hittable in recent starts. Andriese has a respectable 20% k rate over the last few weeks but is still surrendering a 39% flyball rate that could prove problematic in a small park like Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Oriole Park at Camden Yards has a ridiculous 1.31 home run rating for LHBs on the RotoGrinders Ballpark Factors tool, making every Oriole LHB interesting. While most DFS players may gravitate to Chris Davis, Matt Wieters may be the sharper play. Davis is striking out 38% of the time over the last week, while Wieters is crushing the ball (42% hard contact) and whiffing an elite 9% of the time over that same period.