Chris Gimenez Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

RHBs have a .410 wOBA and 25 HRs against Derek Holland. Make that a .486 wOBA and 17 HRs with a 41.8 Hard% since June 2nd. Even the two Minnesota LHBs tonight should probably try standing in the right-handed batter's box. They too have a .350 wOBA against Holland over this span, but with a 59.4 GB% and 31.3 Hard%. As many RH Twins as possible. That's how many Minnesota batters should be in your lineup. Brian Dozier (167 wRC+, .267 ISO vs LHP) is the top hitter on the slate according to the RotoGrinders Player Projections and most people who have seen Derek Holland pitch or read his stats lately. Byron Buxton has hit for no power against LHP (100 wRC+, .060 ISO), but moves all the way up to third in the order and has a 144 wRC+ over the last week. The Twins are starting two RH Catcher eligibles (Mitch Garver & Chris Gimenez) at very low costs tonight. Gimenez actually has the second highest ISO (.196) against LHP in tonight's lineup. Vegas projects the Minnesota offense about one-third of a run better than any other team tonight (5.65 implied runs).

While there aren't really many incredibly expensive arms tonight, the game in Coors likely dictates players are still going to need to save money somewhere. Players can probably consider Ezequiel Carrera a top punt option, batting second for the Blue Jays against Chase De Jong for exactly $2.7K on either site. De Jong has just a 10 K% and 50% fly ball rate through two starts. Ryan Rua is a league average bat against LHP that bats further down in the lineup, but in one of the more run friendly environments in Texas and at a cost of $3K on DraftKings, $2.5K on FanDuel. Chris Coghlan is another average bat against RHP, who is even cheaper ($2.5K on DK, $2K on FD). Matt Davidson (139 wRC+, .361 ISO vs RHP) bats sixth against Phil Hughes (RHBs .355 wOBA since 2015) for just $2.6K on FanDuel. The punt catcher may be Chris Gimenez tonight. He faces Derek Holland (RHBs .340 wOBA since 2015) for less than $3K on either site and has done the most with his opportunities against southpaws since 2015 (129 wRC+, .244 ISO). He can be paired with teammate Jorge Polanco (117 wRC+, .179 ISO vs LHP since 2015) for just a bit more on either site ($3.2 DK, $2.8 FD) at another difficult position. Matt Szczur (77 wRC+, .162 ISO vs LHP since 2015) bats second against Martin Perez (RHBs .339 wOBA since 2015) for just $2.3K on FanDuel. Conor Gillaspie (84 wRC+, .154 ISO vs RHP since last season) could be a min-priced bat or close to it in the middle of the San Francisco lineup against Bronson Arroyo. If Andrew Romine (77 wRC+ vs RHP since last season) leads off again against JC Ramirez, he's not very good, but costs just $2.1K on DraftKings.

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.

Carlos Rodon struck out a season high nine batters in his last start after striking out a total of 24 over his previous five. He's consistently pitched between 5.2 to seven innings in 21 of 24 starts with five to eight strikeouts in 18 of them and that's a reasonable expectation here against a Cleveland offense with a 98 wRC+ and league average strikeout rate against LHP. That's a solid expectation, but it's probably also his upside and will that pay off an $8.5K or higher price tag? Considering the state of pitching on this slate, players may want that consistency at this point. Rodon still struggles with RHBs (.345 wOBA career). Guyer, Napoli and Gimenez each have a wRC+ a bit above 140 and an ISO above .200 against LHP since last season. Unfortunately, two of those guys are in the bottom third of this order, but at a low enough price and at positions where players should be considering the cost saved. Napoli is just a strong overall play for $3.7K on DraftKIngs.

Cleveland faces their second straight LH offering from the Twins and while they've really struggled against LHP recently and are down to a 98 wRC+ with a 9.6 HR/FB against them on the season, they are still the second best home offense in baseball (121 wRC+) and face a pitcher making his first major league start since 2013. Andrew Albers is a low strikeout arm and has a bit of a platoon split, where 221 RHBs have a .334 wOBA with eight HRs against him in his career, mostly in 10 starts from 2013. Cleveland bats are projected for the second most runs tonight (5.67), but are more reasonably priced than normal, likely due to recent struggles. While only Jose Ramirez (118 wRC+ vs LHP this season) has a wRC+ above 92 over the last week, Napoli (147 wRC+, .260 ISO vs LHP since 2015) and Guyer (156 wRC+, .199 ISO vs LHP since last season) remain the best options here. Both have been struggling, but Guyer costs just $2.9K on FanDuel. Chris Gimenez has shined in limited work against southpaws since last season (142 wRC+, .309 ISO) and costs the minimum on FD for those looking to punt Catcher. Leadoff man Rajai Davis has just an 80 wRC+ vs LHP this season.