| Date | Opp | DKSAL | FDSAL | DKFPTS | FDFPTS | k | ip | ab | sho | w | hra | l | er | cg | ha | 3ba | bba | sba | ibba | whip | hbp | qstart | 1ba | k/9 | 2ba |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-17 | vs. ATL | $7.1K | $5.5K | -1.55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023-05-08 | @ ARI | $7.1K | $5.5K | 4.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023-05-07 | @ CHC | $7.2K | $5.5K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-06 | @ CHC | $7.2K | $5.5K | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-04 | vs. ATL | $7.2K | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-12 | @ HOU | -- | -- | 6.1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 2023-03-06 | @ TB | -- | -- | 2.25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-01 | vs. NYM | -- | -- | -6 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-02 | vs. BAL | $7.3K | $5.5K | 10.3 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 3 |
| 2022-07-10 | vs. PIT | $7.8K | $5.8K | -3.05 | -2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 | 1 |
| 2022-07-02 | @ PIT | $5.7K | $5.8K | 9.55 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022-06-26 | vs. TOR | $5.7K | $5.8K | 5.4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.75 | 0 |
| 2022-06-21 | vs. STL | $6.7K | $5.6K | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2022-06-11 | vs. TB | $4.5K | $5.6K | 4.2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.75 | 0 |
| 2022-06-03 | @ TOR | $4K | -- | 0.35 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021-10-02 | @ ARI | $4.9K | $5.9K | 2.7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 2 |
Chi Chi Gonzalez Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections
Chi Chi Gonzalez has been hit hard outside Coors (.394 road xwOBA in three starts)
Chi Chi Gonzalez is the worst pitcher on the board by K-BB (1.7%) and 95+ mph EV (47.1%). Lots of hard contact and walks with few strikeouts is basically the worst combination a pitcher can have. His 27.3 HR/FB is only second worst on the board, but Edwin Jackson (28.8 HR/FB) is facing a Houston team with a 7.16 implied run line more than a run above any other team on the board. The Diamondbacks have just an 86 wRC+ vs RHP, but a board high 29.7 HR/FB over the last week. They are the lowest of six teams above 5.5 implied runs tonight (5.54). If you think Gonzalez’s poor contact numbers are a result of Coors, three of his five starts have come on the road (.394 xwOBA) and he has faced just one above average offense this year. The D’Backs don’t have a lot of firepower, but five of eight projected batters are above a .200 ISO vs RHP over the last calendar year, while six of eight are left-handed. That’s key because batters from that side own a wOBA and xwOBA above .400 against Gonzalez so far this year. Ketel Marte (131 wRC+, .212 ISO) is the highest priced bat among those projected, but is still likely worth the cost. Meanwhile, David Peralta (121 wRC+, .212 ISO) may be one of the best values on the board for $4.2K on DraftKings and more than $1K less on FanDuel. Along with their strength against RHP, both Marte and Peralta also exceed a 130 wRC+ at home since the start of last year.
Chi Chi Gonzalez does not allow a lot of hard contact, but has a -1.3 K-BB% in 72.2 innings
Chi Chi Gonzalez pitched poorly in his first start and lasted just eight batters in his second. In 72.2 big league innings he has a -1.3 K-BB%, while striking out less than 16% of batters in 168 AAA innings over the last two seasons, doing nothing to cement the #2 prospect ranking in the system that Fangraphs bestowed upon him prior to the 2014 season. His issue has been walks and lack of strikeouts as he's actually held LHBs to a 55.4 GB% with just one HR in the majors, while RHBs have just a .275 wOBA. While we generally don't feel comfortable paying up for walks, the Twins are projected for over five runs tonight and have several above average hitters against RHP in a great park. The first three plus Kepler and Grossman all have a wRC+ between 105 and 119 vs RHP this year with Sano (.219 ISO) and Kepler (.241 ISO) supplying the power. Joe Mauer at $3.5K on DraftKings might be the bargain though. He has little power left at this stage, but he may be the most likely to take a walk or two (16.5% vs RHP this year) and score a couple of runs.
Robbie Grossman and Trevor Plouffe OUT of the lineup today, Twins are still tied for the highest implied run total on early slate (5.1)
Chi Chi Gonzalez (5.58 career SIERA) has been pretty awful so far through his first two seasons in the majors. Gonzalez has been equally bad against batters from both sides of the plate thus far in his career as well; 5.55 xFIP, 0.0% K-BB% versus RHB, 4.93 xFIP, -1.3% K-BB% versus LHB. The Twins have a semi-watered down lineup today but it hasn't prevented their implied run total from continuing to increase. We can really look to any Twins batter in the top half of the lineup today. The top option for the price is Max Kepler (123 wRC+, .358 wOBA, .235 ISO vs RHP) who has the platoon and gets the fifth spot in the order. Eduardo Nunez (113 wRC+, .343 wOBA, .133 ISO vs RHP) and Joe Mauer (107 wRC+, .334 wOBA, 121 ISO vs RHP) are secondary options that be considered as Twins stack fillers. Miguel Sano (105 wRC+, .331 wOBA, .215 ISO vs RHP) just made his return from the DL yesterday and may still go under the radar, but he has massive power upside in this matchup.
Alex Rodriguez sits again as Chi Chi Gonzalez returns to the major leagues
Alex Rodriguez sits against a 2nd straight RHP as a multitude of pitching injuries have forced the Rangers to recall Chi Chi Gonzalez, who had just an 8.6 K-BB% at AAA this year, walking more than he struck out in 67 major league innings last year. Walks were his main issue though, as he did not allow a particularly high rate of hard contact (28.4%) and batters from either side had a wOBA below .300 against him. Yankee bats projected for the 2nd highest run total outside of Coors (5.1) still look strong through the top four (Beltran, Gardner, McCann, Ellsbury), but all cost at least $4.7K on DraftKings and only McCann (103 wRC+, .205 ISO vs RHP since 2015) comes in at below $3.4K on FanDuel. The top half of this lineup looks decent if you can afford it, but is not a lock (team 96 wRC+ at home and 85 wRC+ vs RHP this year) and will likely prevent players from paying up for pitching.