Alex Meyer

Los Angeles Angels
Pos: SP | Hand: R
Status: Inactive
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Alex Meyer Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Scooter Gennett still riding historic night to top offensive performance over the last week

Four batters on tonight's slate have a wRC+ above 300 over the last week (10 PA min.), all with a hard hit rate of at least 50% as well. Scooter Gennett (343 wRC+, 56.3 Hard%, four HRs) is still riding the wave of one monster game. He has just one double and a 96 wRC+ in 12 PAs since, but with a 44.4 Hard%. Luis Perdomo, tonight's opponent, has had issues with LHBs (.368 wOBA, 38.6 Hard%, 52.5 GB% since last season). Aaron Judge (314 wRC+, 66.7 Hard%, three HRs)...is he ever not red hot? He does not have Yankee Stadium tonight and transitions to the west coast to face the Angels and Alex Meyer, who has allowed just three HRs this season in seven starts. RHBs have just a .303 wOBA against him since last year. His Achilles is the base on balls (15.3% this year). Mark Reynolds (308 wRC+, 50 Hard%, three HRs) continues to hit well on the road and has the power to get it out of any park, but Pittsburgh suppresses RH power more than almost any other park and it's Jameson Taillon has held RHBs to a .309 wOBA since last season. Cameron Maybin (304 wRC+, 57.1 Hard%, no HRs) missed a few games and barely meets the cutoff, but has made up for lost time by swiping six bases in two games since returning. In this instance, we may be looking at Mashiro Tanaka and Gary Sanchez's marginal ability to hold runners above anything else, although there's a rumor that Tanaka appears to prefer Austin Romine. Be sure to watch for confirmed lineups tonight.

Alex Meyer a high-risk but cheap option at SP tonight that will allow you to load up on big bats

With four games having run totals of nine or higher including a Coors Field game, we're going to want to be able to load up on bats tonight and one way we can do that, especially on DraftKings, is to play Alex Meyer as one of your SP's. It won't look pretty as Meyer has not performed well in his two starts thus far this season but at just $4,800 it's a risk worth taking - especially when you consider his upside at that price tag.



Meyer was a top prospect at one time who has shown the ability to strike out batters in the minor leagues. He had a 27.3% K rate in AAA last season and nearly hit 25% in 25 innings with the major league squad. He's been at or near 25% his entire minor league career. If he can find a way to get his walk issues under control, he has the potential to put up a big score relative to that cheap price tag - especially facing an Oakland team that has a 24.4% K rate against right-handed pitching. The risk is certainly there but a five or six inning, 5+ K game is also in the range of outcomes and that would more than pay off his price.

Alex Meyer has allowed five HRs in 31.2 major league IP with a .432 wOBA allowed to LHBs

Alex Meyer was the fifth ranked prospect for the Angels via Fangraphs this season, but with just a 40 grade in a poor system. He’s 27 and missed most of last year due to injury. Some like the raw stuff, but he doesn't throw enough strikes and walked more Blue Jays than he struck out in his first start, generating just three swings and misses. The one thing that may be in his favor, if we can call him a power pitcher bringing it at over 95 mph (though Baseball Reference defines it by strikeouts and walks), the Mariners drop 39% of their overall offense with a 77 sOPS+ vs power arms. In very little major league work, he's allowed five HRs in 31.2 IP with LHBs pounding him for a .432 wOBA, though Nelson Cruz (142 wRC+, .242 ISO vs RHP since 2015) has homered against once in two PAs. Robinson Cano (141 wRC+, .224 ISO vs RHP since 2015) is the top projected bat in the lineup, though the top five through Kyle Seager (127 wRC+, .195 ISO vs RHP since 2015) should be playable. Safeco is the most pitcher friendly run environment in play tonight, but players can't be too picky with weather concerns in a couple of other spots.

Wind blowing in from left at Citi Field, temperatures in the 40s at Coors

While Kevin has noted slight threats of rain in several spots tonight, conditions in New York (vs Washington) appear specifically difficult for hitters with winds blowing in from left at 15 mph and temperatures barely 50 degrees. With Cespedes and Zimmerman out, there's little RH power in the game to begin with, but any that's left takes a step down. Temperatures are rather low in most spots tonight, be especially Colorado, where it's expected to be in the low 40s. Perhaps, with two good pitchers on the mound, this would be a good night to fade Coors (breeze blowing in from right 10 mph). Domed stadiums appear to be the best conditions for offense tonight and probably even better if the roof is open in Arizona. Although a pitcher's park, it should be noted that the warmest spot tonight is in Los Angeles, where the game between the Blue Jays and Angels is said to kick off above 80 degrees. With Mat Latos and Alex Meyer on the mound tonight, it could play more batter friendly than normal. Be sure to look for Kevin's evening update, the final word on all weather related game risk.

LHBs in Milwaukee may serve as matchup pivot to higher implied run lines tonight

There are several offenses that appear to have strongly favorable matchups tonight, though few of those match up a large sample size with a favorable run scoring environment. For instance, Alex Cobb's .493 wOBA against LHBs is worst on the board since he returned last year, but that encompasses only 80 batters faced and Tampa Bay is slightly pitcher friendly. Alex Meyer has allowed a .437 wOBA to just 52 RHBs and pitches in a more negative run environment. Tyler Glasnow, another pitcher friendly park, .374 wOBA to 67 LHBs, though his issues are mostly walk related. It's not until we get down to Wily Peralta (LHBs .370 wOBA since 2015) that we get into some depth in a nice hitting environment. Matt Carpenter (148 wRC+, .251 ISO vs RHP since 2015) is going to put players to a decision at 1B for just $2.9K on FanDuel, especially since the next best matchup is LHBs against Adam Wainwright (.367 wOBA). With deGrom off the board, perhaps players will pay up for the bat on FanDuel, but Thames is likely to be the more popular choice for $900 left on DraftKings. Although both teams are implied for a bit below four and a half runs, Milwaukee might offer alternative stacking options to Coors, which does not even boast either of the top two projected run totals tonight.

Alex Meyer had control issues in the minors, has walked 13 of 76 batters in the majors

Alex Meyer has an arm that has always had some strikeouts in it, but he's had great difficulty finding the plate at times with many scouts believing he profiles as a future reliever. He's missed most of this season with an injury, walking 13 of the 76 major league batters he's faced. Houston scored three runs in 2.2 innings in his first major league start in May of this season and Vegas is siding with them again here, projecting 4.8 runs. The issue would be that only Altuve (156 wRC+, .204 ISO) and Correa (128 wRC+, .193 ISO) have been well above average against RHP this year, but Gattis (106 wRC+, .256 ISO) has shown immense power and costs just $3.2K on FanDuel. While the Houston bats are projected well, they're mostly priced for success tonight.

Astros own league high 27.1K% against RHP this season

Alex Meyer will be making his first start of the season tonight against the Houston Astros. Meyer has pitched well in the minors this season, boasting a 29.7K% while only walking 6.3% of batters faced. His strikeouts and have been up, while his walks have been down from their respective career averages this year (16.7K% - 16.7BB%). As a pitcher who has notoriously struggled with his command, he will need to limit the walks if he is going to escape Minute Maid unscathed. As a team, the Astros own a league high 27.1K% but also walk 10% of the time against RHP. At only $4.6 on DraftKings, Meyer makes for a cheap, high risk play for GPP’s tonight. With a Vegas projected run total of 4.61, Houston is expected to score some runs this evening. Colby Rasmus owns a .319 ISO and a .398 wOBA agasinst RHP and is a great GPP play. Jose Altuve (8 SB against RHP in 2016) and Carlos Correa (.203 ISO – 129 wRC+ career vs RHP) are also solid plays and should be contributing factors to any of the runs scored by HOU tonight.