| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-03 | vs. NYM | $6.5K | $5.5K | 2.1 | 10 | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.11 | 1 |
| 2019-06-05 | @ CHC | -- | -- | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019-05-31 | vs. TOR | -- | -- | -10.25 | -11 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Rusin Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections
Rusin hasn't been bad on the road (3.09 ERA, 3.01 FIP), but low cost Dodger bats could provide salary relief
Chris Rusin does not miss many bats (17.3 K%), but keeps the ball on the ground 58.8% of the time this season and has not been bad on the road (3.09 ERA, 3.01 FIP, 3.39 xFIP). If players are looking for a viable punt in their SP2 spot on DraftKings, this might be your guy for $5K. In just 35 innings, batters from either side have a wOBA below .300 against him on the road this season, though it was above .370 from either side last season in 65 innings, so we don't have to avoid Dodger bats if we're not looking to skim on our 2nd pitcher. The Dodgers have two lefty mashers in the top four spots tonight. Trayce Thompson has a 158 wRC+ and .299 ISO vs LHP since last season and Kike Hernandez has 192 wRC+ and .301 ISO. Both are well below $4K on either site. In fact just Thompson on FD ($3.7K) and Adrian Gonzalez are above $3.6 anywhere tonight. Low cost Dodger bats, including Justin Turner (114 wRC+, .163 ISO vs LHP since 2015) for under $3K could be your gateway to expensive pitching.
Rusin has a 64.2 GB% in 28 innings away from Coors, but Padres are formidable vs LHP (109 wRC+)
The Padres have been one of the hottest offenses in the league (148 wRC+ last seven days) and now have a 109 wRC+ and 17.0 HR/FB vs LHP, but also a 25.6 K%. Chris Rusin has an 18.3 K% this year and a fairly average 4.03 xFIP on the road since last season. He has a 64.2 GB% on the road this season (28 innings). If you're rostering someone like Syndgergaard on DK and are looking to punt your 2nd pitcher in GPP, the high San Diego strikeout rate might make him an option. If not, he has allowed a .358 career wOBA to RHBs on the road and the Padres have a couple who have torched LHP this year. Matt Kemp now has a 151 wRC+, .321 ISO vs LHP in 2016 and Wil Myers has a130 wRC+, .167 ISO vs southpaws this season. Both have a wRC+ above 150 and a hard hit rate above 30% over the last week. Derek Norris (116 wRC+, .250 ISO vs LHP this year) has shown life in his bat with a 187 wRC+ and 53.9 Hard% over the last week. Yangervis Solarte (116 wRC+, .175 ISO vs LHP since last season) doesn't have many RH ABs this year, but bats cleanup and has a 232 wRC+ over the last week.
Sunday special: Kelby Tomlinson batting second at Coors Field
Kelby Tomlinson will get an opportunity to bat second at Coors Field, facing opposing LHP Chris Rusin. Tomlinson is playing because regulars are getting a rest day, but he should not be overlooked. Kelby has a 154 wRC+ against LHP and although he does not have any power, his 0.425 OBP makes him well worth consideration batting at the top of a lineup in Colorado.
Cardinals have just a 91 wRC+ vs LHP
The Cardinals have a 91 wRC+ vs LHP and just an 83 wRC+ with a lot of the same players last season. In fact, just Stephen Piscotty (169 wRC+, .229 ISO vs LHP since 2015) and Aledmys Diaz (135 wRC+ vs LHP) in a smaller sample, have a wRC+ above 111 vs LHP since last season. Piscotty is definitely a bat worth looking at and Randal Grichuk (106 wRC+, .219 ISO vs LHP) for less than $3.5K in the cleanup spot has some value as well. While still not expecting a strong performance here, Chris Rusin has a league average SwStr% and a 3.45 SIERA this season. Players wouldn't need much (10 to 12 points) for just $4.6K as their 2nd pitcher on DraftKings to have him pay off. Pairing him with your highest expected upside pitcher in a GPP would leave you plenty to for a potent offense.
Just one LHB in Arizona lineup (5.2 run projection) vs Rusin in Colorado
Chris Rusin hasn't pitched poorly at all (3.23 SIERA, 21.1 K%) and may even be worth discussing in his next road start, but he's at home tonight, facing an almost entirely RH lineup, although he's allowed a .360 to .370 wOBA to batters from both side since last season. Paul Goldschmidt (179 wRC+, .245 ISO, 44,3 Hard% vs LHP since 2015) and Welington Castillo (142 wRC+, .304 ISO, 46.0 Hard% vs LHP) are probably the two top hitters on the board and it makes it especially enticing that one's a Catcher. They're both quite expensive as you'd expect, but are batters to build a lineup around tonight. Goldy has an average exit velocity of 103.4 against Rusin in three batted balls since last season. Brandon Drury remains in the two spot, but his price has risen leaving him as just a good value rather than a straight out steal. The same goes for virtually every bat in the lineup. Virtually any stacking combination you can come up with should work well here for the 2nd highest projected offense tonight (5.2 runs).
Hunter Pence OUT tonight against LHP Rusin
Chris Rusin will be making his second start of the season tonight against the Giants in AT&T park. Rusin pitched pretty well in his last start, allowing 0 ER in 5 IP while walking 3 and striking out 6. He’s not likely to pitch deep into this ballgame, 5-6 IP would most likely be his maximum. So while he owns a respectable 22.4K% and 3.21 SIERA, he is better suited as a deep GPP play. On the Giants side of things, Buster Posey (.403 wOBA - .233 ISO – 163 wRC+ career vs lefties) crushes LHP and should be considered the top catching option on the slate. Hunter Pence (rest) will sit this one out and Brandon Crawford will move up to the fifth spot. But besides Pence, there isn’t a whole lot to like with the SFG options tonight. It may be wise to look elsewhere for your position player selections.