Cory Spangenberg

St. Louis Cardinals
Pos: 3B | Hand: L
Status: Inactive
player props
FPTS SAL
  • FPTS: 0
  • SAL: $2K
Date Opp DKSAL FDSAL DKFPTS FDFPTS sf ab slg h so hbp gidp 1b babip 2b pa 3b sb hr xbh r obp rbi iso bb ops ibb
2022-07-26 @ TOR $2K -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cory Spangenberg Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Low Owned Value Play

The Brewers really let me down yesterday, but Cory Spangenberg looked really good at the plate. After struggling to start the season, Spangenberg worked his way back to the Majors by crushing the ball in AAA. He hit .344 with a .373 wOBA and a 113 wRC+ in 82 games in AAA. Being sent back down was big for him, and I really think he's worth looking at until they increase his price. It also doesn't hurt that Mikolas has a .371 wOBA with a 46.7% hard-hit rate against lefties this season.

Something has to give when low cost pitching meets low cost San Diego bats in Texas

There aren't many spots where you'll find the Padres at nearly five implied runs (4.88) against a right-handed pitcher, but Austin Bibens-Dirx in Texas is apparently one. Considering their 72 wRC+, 20.5 K-BB% on the road and 81 wRC+, 18 K-BB% vs RHP, there's still some merit with using Bibens-Dirx in an SP spot with a premium pitcher for just $4.6K, but batters from either side of the plate are just above a .360 xwOBA against him since last season and Padres hitters are fairly cheap too. Travis Jankowski (108 wRC+, .079 ISO vs RHP last calendar year), Manny Margot (87 wRC+, 122 ISO) and Eric Hosmer (154 wRC+, .197 ISO) start off the lineup all below $4K on DraftKings, while not a single batter in the entire lineup is above $3K on FanDuel. While Hosmer is the only real hitter of the bunch, the matchup and price dictate the value of the speedier hitters above him. Cory Spangenberg (114 wRC+, .186 ISO) has some value in the fifth spot as well.

Mike Foltynewicz has just a 9.1 SwStr% and costs much more than any other pitcher on DraftKings

Mike Foltynewicz has just a 9.1 SwStr% behind his 28.2 K%. It's an unsustainable situation. He also has a significant platoon split. LHBs have a wOBA and xwOBA around 50 points higher than RHBs for both this season and since last year. However, Eric Hosmer (161 wRC+, .209 ISO vs RHP last calendar year) is really the only San Diego bat worth worrying about, though Cory Spangenberg sneaks up with a 120 wRC+ and .206 ISO. Lineups have not yet been confirmed for this game, but this is a high upside spot for Folty, where the SwStr% and platoon splits are less of a concern. The Padres have an 84 wRC+ and 25.6 K% vs RHP. The problem is that Foltynewicz costs an absurd $11.6K on DraftKings, $1.6 more than the second most expensive pitcher. He's much more viable on FanDuel, where he's just the third most expensive pitcher for $9K.

Unappetizing matchup between the Giants (Stratton) and Padres (Mitchell) only on the FanDuel main slate

San Francisco at San Diego is not on the main DraftKings slate, but is on the five game board at FanDuel. It's an unappetizing matchup from any angle, pitting Chris Stratton against Bryan Mitchell in a negative run environment. Both teams have a below average wRC+ with a strikeout rate above 25% against RHP this year. Mitchell has walked nine and struck out one in two starts this year, somehow nearly cutting in half a 6.4 SwStr% from last year. Stratton had a useful 19.9 K% last season until you realize that aside from striking out 10 batters twice, he failed to strike out more than four in all but one of his other eight starts last year. He walked four in his last start and has not exceeded four strikeouts in either of his two starts. If you must, Brandon Belt (131 wRC+, .409 xwOBA, .252 ISO vs RHP since 2017) is a cheap bat ($2.4K), who's a much better hitter than his home park lets him look and LHBs have a .359 wOBA against Mitchell since last season. Eric Hosmer (151 wRC+, .191 ISO), Joe Panik (112 wRC+, .166 ISO), Cory Spangenberg (115 wRC+, .170 ISO), Jose Pirela (109 wRC+, .162) and Andrew McCutchen (102 wRC+, .163 ISO) are the only other bats who are even average against RHP since last year. Though Franchy Cordero (95 wRC+, .225 ISO, 40 Hard%) hits the ball hard and is in the leadoff spot at a minimum cost ($2K). The San Francisco lineup is not yet confirmed.

Players paying up for pitching should look to the St Louis @ San Diego game for salary relief

Those intending to pay up for either Clayton Kershaw or Corey Kluber tonight may want to take a closer look at the matchup in San Diego as well. While both Cardinals and Padres reside on the lower half of the board with implied run lines between four an four and a half runs, there may be some hidden (or not so well hidden value in those games). Clayton Richard is the more obvious target here. He's an elite ground ball generator, but a below average strikeout rate and tendency towards harder contact makes him a pitcher that players can still attack. He's allowed five HRs over his last three starts and has a hard hit rate above 36% in 10 of his last 13 starts. Over this span, 81 LHBs have a .347 wOBA with one HR, 29.6 K-BB%, 57.7 GB% and 3.8 Hard-Soft%. However, 277 RHBs have a .398 wOBA with 12 HRs, 4% K-BB%, 60.2 GB% and 26.7 Hard-Soft%. In general, stack any RH Cardinal bats, but the player that is an absolute must tonight is Jose Martinez on FanDuel for just $2.6K. He's been destroying LHP to the tune of a 254 wRC+, .520 ISO, 45 Hard% and 47.5% fly ball rate. Stephen Piscotty (90 wRC+, .107 ISO vs LHP) is cheap on either site and has a 212 wRC+ (52.9 Hard%) over the last week. Paul DeJong (144 wRC+, .333 ISO vs LHP) and Yadier Molina (137 wRC+, .305 ISO vs LHP) are both generally affordable on either site. Don't sleep on the Padres either. Lance Lynn (.229 BABIP, 82.2 LOB%) is over-rated and over-valued. He's struck out more than four in just three of his last 11 starts. He has generated a league average ground ball and hard hit rate against batters from either side of the plate this season. The difference has been an 18.4 K-BB% against RHBs and a 2.1% rate against LHBs, who have a .349 wOBA with 15 HRs against him. Corey Spangenberg (125 wRC+, .185 ISO vs RHP), Yangervis Solarte (117 wRC+, .204 ISO vs RHP) and even Carlos Asuaje (111 wRC+, .119 ISO vs RHP) can provide significant salary relief.

Padres have a 24.6 K% (7.4 Hard-Soft%) at home, 25.1 K% (7.0 Hard-Soft%) vs RHP

Carlos Martinez is the top pitcher on the day slate. Eleven of the 18 pitchers actually have higher strikeout rates over the last month than his 22.1%, but none can boast a ground ball rate above his 51.4% for the season, along with a very respectable 5.0% Barrels/BBE. He's also facing a San Diego offense with a 24.6 K% (7.4 Hard-Soft%) at home and 25.1 K% (7.0 Hard-Soft%) vs RHP. While the ground ball rate holds up against batters from either side, Martinez stifles RHBs with a .262 wOBA adn 28.3 Hard%. LHBs have a much more potent .342 wOBA and 36 Hard% against him. Cory Spangenberg (129 wRC+, .189 ISO vs RHP) and Yangervis Solarte (118 wRC+, .200 ISO vs RHP) are as good as it gets for the Padres from that side, the latter below $3K on either site.

Giancarlo Stanton leads the slate in wRC+ (332) and HRs (five) over the last week

Giancarlo Stanton (332 wRC+, 61.1 Hard%, five HRs) is the hottest hitter in the league, even though his streak of consecutive games with a HR was recently snapped, he still ties for the slate lead with Edwin Encarnacion (231 wRC+, 38.5 Hard%, five HRs) for most HRs over the last seven days. Stanton has an interesting matchup with a talented rookie (Chris Flexen), who has a league average SwStr rate (9.7%) and 83.5 mph aEV through four major league starts, but a double digit walk rate after just a 3.9 BB% at AA this season. That game also has weather concerns. Encarnacion meets fly ball prone Ian Kennedy (RHBs 31 GB%, 38.9 Hard% since last year) in Kansas City. Cody Bellinger (329 wRC+, 38.5 Hard%, one HR) will be in as many lineups as players can fit against Jordan Zimmermann (LHBs .354 wOBA, 36.8 GB%, 36 Hard% since last season). Jose Abreu (273 wRC+, 47.6 Hard%, four HRs) is in Texas against Andrew Cashner, who somehow finds a way to avoid HRs in that park (7.9 HR/FB this year). Cory Spangenberg (272 wRC+, 36.8 Hard%, four HRs) has as many HRs this week as he did in 345 PAs in 2015. He faces a pitcher who has allowed 19 HRs this year and 31 HRs last year, 30 of the 50 to LHBs. Nobody will be on him tonight...and for pretty good reasons.

Edwin Jackson has estimators well more than a run above his ERA, but just a 4.4 Hard-Soft% and 10.3 SwStr%

Edwin Jackson has a 3.86 ERA, but a 4.79 SIERA, which is actually the lowest of his ERA estimators (5.18 xFIP, 5.88 FIP, 5.89 DRA). At first glance, a .262 BABIP seems primarily responsible, but he's actually surrendered 22 runs in 35 innings, but 31.8% of them (seven) have been unearned. His 10.7% Barrels/BBE is a slate high and players should probably consider attacking him thoroughly tonight. Except that his 4.4 Hard-Soft% isn’t terrible and his 10.7 K-BB% is not too far below league average, while his 10.3 SwStr% is above it. And he's facing the Padres (25.3 K% vs RHP) at Petco. Nobody is suggesting rostering Jackson (RHBs .377 wOBA, 34.2 Hard%/LHBs .340 wOBA, 31.6 hard% since last season), but this is a lukewarm spot with the Padres implied for 4.35 runs, towards the middle of the board. Cory Spangenberg (127 wRC+, .19O ISO vs RHP this season) has gone on a sudden power binge (287 wRC+, 42.9 Hard%), but is now the most expensive bat in the lineup. Wil Myers (99 wRC+, .217 ISO vs RHP) and Jose Pirela (132 wRC+, .234 ISO vs RHP) are the ones who have shown the most power vs RHPs this year. Both have a hard hit rate of at least half their batted balls over the last week. Manuel Margot (84 wRC+, .152 ISO vs RHP) and Yangervis Solarte (119 wRC+, .185 ISO vs RHP)...are in the lineup too. Players can pick and choose the necessary Padres to fill out their lineups tonight, but doesn't appear an optimal spot for offensive firepower, even with Edwin Jackson on the mound opposing them.

Affordable San Diego bats at Coors (5.28 implied runs) could help pay for Kershaw

While the Rockies, just as yesterday, are the only team implied above six runs, more than half a run above the next highest team (Yankees 5.62), the difference is that 17 of 30 offenses tonight have a run line above 4.75 runs, which should spread out offense. Further thought may keep a lot of those high cost bats low owned on a pitching deficient slate where Clayton Kershaw could be some monstrous chalk tonight. Other considerations are that the Rockies are facing a pitcher who allows a ton of hard contact (15.1% Barrels/BBE), but Dinelson Lamet has a 30.9 K% and may be in some lineups at $7K or less, muting the ownership of Colorado bats. There's also the possibility that the Yankees are still suffering hangover effects of a marathon weekend in Boston, having been shut down by Adalberto Mejia. The Padres are the other team at Coors and 5.28 runs could be considered low for that park against Antonio Senzatela. With a 4.6 ERA/SIERA and just 7.0 SwStr%, there could/should be a concentration on San Diego bats, a stack of which could still net you Kershaw if done correctly. Wil Myers (111 wRC+, .205 ISO vs RHP since last season) is the highest costing bat on either site ($4.1K DK/$4K FD) with most projected starters well below that on FanDuel. Hector Sanchez was a last minute replacement last night. He homered and has a 118 wRC+, .275 ISO vs RHP since last season. Carlos Asuaje has a career 109 wRC+ vs RHP, but a 150 wRC+ (41.7 Hard%) since the break. Cory Spangenberg has a 243 wRC+ since the break. All three are LHBs and Antonio Senzatela has allowed a .335 wOBA to batters from that side this year.

Padres put Cory Spangenberg on the 15-day DL, select the contract of Jemile Weeks

Spangenberg is dealing with a quad strain and has been placed on the 15-day DL. Jemile Weeks has been recalled in a corresponding move and will get the nod at 2B tonight. He'll bat 8th in his Padres debut, but isn't available on most DFS outlets.