Andrew Toles Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

With Max Scherzer and another Coors game on the slate, player are bound to be looking for cheap bats somewhere and a good place to start is the Dodger lineup if Andrew Toles ($3K on DK) bats leadoff. Toles has a 123 wRC+, .189 ISO vs RHP and Ivan Nova, though off to a strong start, has shown a significant vulnerability to LHBs (.348 wOBA since 2015). With Catcher looking fairly weak behind Sanchez tonight, players might want to drop down in the order to find the red hot Sandy Leon (390 wRC+, 3 HRs over the last week) for $3.2K on DK, $2.7K on FD in a great spot in Milwaukee against Wily Peralta (LHBs .385 wOBA since 2015). Geovany Soto (133 wRC+, .245 ISO vs LHP since 2015) is another Catcher punt option for $2.5K or less on either site against the punishable Hector Santiago (RHBs 37.9 Hard% since 2015), though this may be the coldest game of the night with temperatures not expected to reach 50. Jason Castro (102 wRC+, .195 ISO vs RHP since 2015) is another cheap Catcher ($2.9K or less) on the other side of that matchup against Mike Pelfrey (LHBs .379 wOBA since 2015). Yonder Alonso has a 50% fly ball rate and five HRs over the last week. He and Matt Joyce (117 wRC+, .206 ISO vs RHP since 2016) are both sub-$3K bats on either site against rookie Alex Meyer. FanDuel players can add Joe Mauer (214 wRC+ last seven days), also with a higher fly ball rate this year (37.9%) for $2.6K, Brad Miller (114 wRC+, .234 ISO vs RHP since 2016) for $2.6K and Joc Pederson (142 wRC+, .265 ISO vs RHP since 2015) for $2.7K if looking to afford Scherzer.

We're looking at another slate where Coors offenses are the only ones projected for more than five runs and the Astros coming in at just below against Bartolo Colon. On a 14 game slate it's going to be easy enough to look elsewhere for bats tonight. Starting behind the plate, it might be difficult to fade Gary Sanchez (176 wRC+, .309 ISO vs RHP) against the HR prone Tim Adleman (RHBs .336 wOBA) for $3.2K on FD, but Sandy Leon has been hot over the last week (390 wRC+, 66.7 Hard%, 3 HRs) for much less on DraftKings. First base has several strong options, such as Cody Bellinger (200 wRC+, .471 ISO vs RHP) against Ivan Nova (LHBs .348 wOBA since 2015), Miguel Cabrera (156 wRC+, .210 ISO vs LHP since 2015) in Arizona (Robbie Ray RHBs .341 wOBA). Carlos Santana (127 wRC+, .239 ISO vs RHP since 2015) vs Mike Bollinger (LHBs .407 wOBA since 2015) and more. Kris Bryant (162 wRC+, .294 ISO vs LHP career) is going to be the tougheset fade, especially with Miguel Sano serving his suspension tonight. Corey Seager (158 wRC+, .221 ISO) against Nova and Brad Miller (118 wRC+, .215 ISO vs RHP since 2015) against Chris Young (LHBs .461 wOBA) make for strong SS plays. The OF offers Andrew Benintendi (155 wRC+, .224 ISO vs RHP) vs Wily Peralta (LHBs .385 wOBA), Joc Pederson (133 wRC+, .240 ISO vs RHP since 2015) and Andrew Toles (123 wRC+, .189 ISO vs RHP) against Nova. In fact low cost LH Dodger bats are beginning to look like a potential contrarian stack tonight. Nova has been good this year, but has been HR prone in the past and the Dodgers have a 116 sOPS+ (Baseball-Reference) against ground ball pitchers. Paying down for potentially potent Dodger bats should allow players to grab one of the more expensive arms.

Players looking to play up for pitching or Coors bats should have plenty of cost saving opportunities elsewhere on this slate. Though not yet confirmed, Matt Joyce (121 wRC+, .210 ISO vs RHP since last season) may bat near the top of the Oakland lineup against Ricky Nolasco. He costs less than than $3K on either site, along with teammate Yonder Alonso (339 wRC+, 5 HRs last seven days) for $2.8K on DraftKings. Joey Rickard (127 wRC+, .162 ISO vs LHP career) bats leadoff against Gio Gonzalez for the minimum cost on Fanduel ($1K more on DraftKings). Andrew Toles (123 wRC+, .194 ISO vs RHP) meets that price tag on DraftKings against rookie Trevor Williams. Wilmer Flores (196 wRC+, .381 ISO vs LHP since last season) mashes lefties (Matt Moore) out of the cleanup spot tonight ($3.1K on DK, $2.3K on FD). Teammate T.J. Rivera bats second for less than $3K on either site. Tommy Pham bats further down in the order for the Cardinals, but brings players a 369 wRC+ over the last week for the minimum on FanDuel ($3K on DraftKings). Jordy Mercer (111 wRC+, .185 ISO since last season) may also now hit leadoff for less than $3K against replacement Alex Wood. Looking at below average leadoff bats on the cheap might bring you more towards Wilmer Difo ($3.1K DK, $2.3K FD) and Alcides Escobar ($3K DK, $2.2K FD).

Marwin Gonzalez bats seventh and is merely a league average bat against RHP, but has a league high 405 wRC+ over the last week with four HRs and Houston has the highest implied run line of the night against Nick Martinez. At just $3K on DK and $2.5K on FD, he should get strong consideration as an alternate bat in stacks as a salary saver with three to four strongly viable $10K pitchers on the mound tonight. John Jaso (119 wRC+, .160 ISO vs RHP since 2015) bats second against Rookie Davis (LHBs .553 wOBA) for just $2.3K on FanDuel, where the biggest obstacle appears to be weather related. Andrew Toles (125 wRC+, .206 ISO vs RHP career - $3.2 DK/$2.7 FD) is leading off for in the Dodger against Jeff Samardzija (LHBs .355 wOBA since 2015). Tim Beckham (118 wRC+, .168 ISO vs LHP since last season) bats leadoff for $2.9K on either site against Adam Conley (RHBs .316 wOBA since 2015). Batting sixth, FanDuel players have to look at Steve Pearce (139 wRC+, .243 ISO vs LHP since last season) for $2.2K against C.C. Sabathia (RHBs .343 since 2015). Joey Rickard (115 wRC+, .153 ISO vs LHP since last year) does not have a strong matchup against Drew Pomeranz (RHBs .300 wOBA since 2015), but does present a leadoff bat at the absolute minimum on FanDuel. Gorkys Hernandez (not yet confirmed), Carlos Sanchez, and Ben Gamel represent extremely cheap, but below average bats at the top of the lineup tonight.

Zach Eflin has somehow managed to luck his way through two solid starts to begin his 2017 campaign, allowing two earned runs or less and completing at least five innings of work in each outing. This is evidenced by an insanely low .147 BABIP and high 81.4% LOB% thus far. He'll toe the rubber tonight against the righty-mashing Los Angeles Dodgers lineup that is currently tied for the highest implied team total on the main slate. Through the first 75 innings of his Major League career, he has recorded just a 9.4% strikeout rate to left-handed batters, while he is still relatively weak against righties in the strikeout department as well (14.6% K%). He also allows a decent amount of flyballs, and his hard contact rate to left-handed batters sits at 35.8% but a slightly better 30.7% to right-handed batters. This means that Corey Seager (160 wRC+, .407 wOBA, .225 ISO vs RHP since 2016), Yasmani Grandal (123 wRC+, .352 wOBA, .263 ISO vs RHP since 2016), and Adrian Gonzalez (127 wRC+, .357 wOBA, .176 ISO vs RHP since 2016) set up to be absolutely elite plays on the main slate, while young lefties like Andrew Toles and Cody Bellinger are both viable salary-saving options as a part of a stack or even one-offs in tournaments.

While not necessarily due to arms, players are still going to need a couple of affordable bats if paying up for Coors tonight. There may not be many viable options at the top of the order, but there are plenty of punt plays behind the plate with at least some potential. Without a standout catching option tonight, that may be where players look to save. On FanDuel, Buster Posey is the only projected or confirmed starter at more than $3K where Miguel Montero (101 wRC+, .157 ISO vs RHP since 2015, 306 wRC+ over the last week) is just $2.6K ($3.2K on DK) against Chad Kuhl (LHBs .373 wOBA, 37.9 Hard% career). He is hitting seventh, as is Chris Herrmann (101 wRC+, .204 ISO vs RHP since last season), who is at home in Arizona against Jhoulys Chacin (LHBs .344 wOBA, 36.1 Hard% since 2015) for just $2.2K ($3.4K DK). Chris Gimenez (132 wRC+, .254 ISO vs LHP since 2015) faces his old teammate Martin Perez (RHBs .341 wOBA, 31.2 Hard% since 2015) also out of the seven spot for $2.1K ($3.2K DK). On DraftKings, Yasmani Grandal (122 wRC+, .229 ISO vs RHP since 2015) is also the same cost ($3.2K) and faces Matt Cain (LHBs .396 wOBA since 2015). It's a bit difficult to find an average or better bat out of the leadoff spot in a good matchup at a low cost tonight, but players may want to wait to see where Andrew Toles (131 wRC+, .191 ISO vs RHP career) hits tonight with the Dodgers dealing with some injury issues. He costs just $2.9K on DraftKings and $2.2K on FanDuel.

Players are looking for cheap bats if paying up for pitching tonight and there's no better place to start than with the Dodgers against Zack Greinke. Greinke rebounded with solid results in his second start, but the stuff still doesn't appear to be there as the velocity remains down and he's allowed hard contact on more than 40% of batted balls. Andrew Toles (135 wRC+, .198 ISO career vs RHP) leads off and costs $2.7K on DK/$2.4K on FD. Corey Seager (149 wRC+, .236 ISO career vs RHP) doesn't fit the normal criteria here, but does cost less than $3K on FanDuel. Kevin Pillar has been a below average hitter with little power against LHP in his career and we can say the same for Guillermo Heredia, but both cost the minimum out of the leadoff spot on FanDuel against a weak LHP (Miley, Perez) tonight. Brandon Guyer (152 wRC+, .192 ISO vs LHP since 2015) joins them at $2K, batting third for Cleveland. Gorkys Hernandez is also a below average hitter in what could be a difficult matchup against Tyler Anderson, but would also be a low priced leadoff hitter if here in the confirmed lineup for San Francisco tonight. Although lower in the lineup, the Mariners offer two more viable punt plays on the merit of matchup tonight with Taylor Motter (261 wRC+, .60 Hard% last seven days - $3.3K DK/$2.7K FD) at SS and Mike Zunino (131 wRC+, .238 ISO vs LHP since last season - $3K DK/$2.1K FD) behind the plate.

The Dodgers come into today's game as prohibitive favorites against the San Diego Padres. Brandon McCarthy is a clear top option at SP facing a subpar Padres offense and the Dodgers bats get the opportunity to tee off against Jered Weaver who allowed a .365+ wOBA to both sides of the plate last season. The top seven of the Dodgers lineup are all in play with Andrew Toles and Corey Seager at the top of the lineup standing out as the top plays. Joc Pederson batting fifth is also a strong choice.