Hyun-Soo Kim

Philadelphia Phillies
Pos: OF | Hand: L
Status: Inactive
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Hyun-Soo Kim Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Smith, Mancini, Castillo all OUT of Baltimore lineup tonight, Kim leads off in Cincinnati

Seth Smith, Trey Mancini & Welington Castillo are on the bench for a Baltimore offense projected by Vegas for 4.6 runs, in a virtual tie for the top spot of the night. While it may seem that the biggest factor against them is Kevin's early weather report (ORANGE/YELLOW), Scott Feldman has done a good job managing contact (23.3 Hard%) and has missed more bats than expected (9.5 SwStr%), though his 12.2% Barrels/BBE are highest on the slate. Feldman has also held batters from each side to a sub-.330 wOBA, sub-30 Hard% since 2015. Chris Davis (142 wRC+, .308 ISO vs RHP) is the only qualified batters on the slate that does have an ISO above .300 against the handed type pitcher being faced tonight (since 2015, 30 PA min.). He and Mark Trumbo (123 wRC+, .238 ISO vs RHP) in the upper portion of the RotoGrinders HR Predictor tonight with a 5.58% chance of going yard. In addition, Manny Machado (132 wRC+, .240 ISO vs RHP) finds himself as the #3 overall bat according to the RotoGrinders Player Projections, while Hyun-Soo Kim (126 wRC+ career vs RHP) shows up as one of the top projected values on FanDuel for just $2.5K. The good news, from a weather standpoint is temperatures near 80 at first pitch with the potential for a breeze out towards left field if it does play. This is a park that is already very power friendly. This is a matchup where players should probably side with bats over arm if forced to choose, but Baltimore bats could potentially be not much better than accurately valued by some expensive price tags.

Michael Pineda has a 3.66 ERA with a 22.2 K-BB% since the beginning of June

Michael Pineda has a 3.66 ERA with a 22.2 K-BB% with a 32.8 Hard% just a bit higher than league average and a more acceptable 14.9 HR/FB with a .312 BABIP in a difficult park since the beginning of June. Give this guy a better park and defense and he's an All-Star, though some of his issues have been self-inflicted. He does face a dangerous, high powered offense tonight (107 wRC+, 16.9 HR/FB vs RHP), but the Orioles will strike out a bit and he is in a three way tie for the second highest SwStr rate in baseball this season (14.2%). With a climbing price, but still less than $9.5K, Pineda is again potentially one of the top values on the board. The Orioles do have some cheap bats worth considering here though. Hyun-Soo Kim (133 wRC+, .129 ISO vs RHP) has little power, but continues to be a bargain in the second slot for $3K or less on either site. Chris Davis (118 wRC+, .268 ISO vs RHP this season) costs $3.6K or less on either site. Mark Trumbo (142 wRC+, .298 ISO vs RHP this season) has a 250 wRC+ and 56.3 Hard% over the last week and costs $3.2K on FanDuel. Pineda has virtually no platoon split.

Marcus Stroman's strikeout rate down to 18.7% over the last month, but with an 11.3 SwStr%

Marcus Stroman has the top ground ball rate in baseball (60.5%) by more than three full points. He’s at 62.5% with a 28.3 Hard% over his last 16 starts. The strikeout rate is down to 18.7% over the last month, but the SwStr rate is 11.3%, which is good news. The Orioles lean mostly right-handed, but their RHBs hit RHP well. They will strike out a bit (23.1% on the road, 21.5% vs RHP), but have a 17.0 HR/FB vs RHP. Stroman has no platoon split. He’s faced Baltimore twice this year, but not since June. One start was fine, but with just three strikeouts. In the other, the Orioles walloped him. The cost is reasonable, around $8K, and if all goes well, he’ll be able to keep them grounded and accumulate a few strikeouts. For the O's, Chris Davis (117 wRC+, .270 ISO vs RHP this season) drops in the order, but seems much too cheap on DraftKings ($3.2K), while Hyun Soo Kim (131 wRC+, .131 ISO vs RHP) could have some value on either site for less than $3K.

Shelby Miller has a minuscule 2.1% K-BB% to go along with a 5.66 xFIP against LHB

Shelby Miller has consistently proven that he is just not good at baseball. He has allowed four earned runs in three straight starts, and he has not made it past 5 1/3 innings in any of them. Opponents are hitting him hard with reckless abandon, as he owns a 36.3% hard hit rate and a 5.15 SIERA this season. Miller has never been a big strikeout guy, but his strikeout rate is all the way down to 14.9% this year. His walk rate is also too high at 9.1%. His numbers are bad against everyone, but he is particularly poor against left-handed batters, who have a 39.6% hard hit rate and a .420 wOBA against him on the year. Chris Davis (.278 ISO vs RHP) is a very strong play here, and the Orioles stack is certainly an excellent option. Hyun-Soo Kim (125 wRC+, .361 wOBA vs RHP), Manny Machado (129 wRC+, .367 wOBA, .259 ISO vs RHP), Mark Trumbo (134 wRC+ .374 wOBA, .285 ISO vs RHP), and Adam Jones (.203 ISO vs RHP) can round out a nice Orioles stack if attacking Miller in tournaments. Pedro Alvarez (121 wRC+, .356 wOBA, .268 ISO) has hit right-handed pitching extremely well and is an interesting tournamnet pivot from Davis on DraftKings, since we cannot play the two together due to positional eligibility.

The Orioles enter Yankee Stadium with a 17.3 HR/FB vs RHP

Luis Cessa was better than anyone had any right to expect in his first start in Anaheim. Most experts still eventually project him to eventually end up in the bullpen though and he returns home for a much tougher matchup with the Orioles. A .208 BABIP has kept his 4.02 overall ERA more than a half run below his estimators, so there's reason for concern tonight. Having faced just 100 major league batters, we don't have reliable splits yet, but they don't appear to be separated by too much. Chris Davis (116 wRC+, .261 ISO vs RHP this season) has a 158 wRC+ and 47.1 Hard% over the last week and is the obvious bat here, though the top seven all have a wRC+ above 110 against RHP this season and only Kim (142 wRC+) has an ISO below .200. He is also the only one in that group that costs less than $4K on DraftKings. Overall the Orioles have a 17.3 HR/FB vs RHP.

Tanner Roark generates lots of weak contact, but has just a 15.0 K% over the last month

This matchup is looking like one that players might consider fading aside from the two reasonably priced LHBs. Tanner Roark is a soft tossing righty, whom the Orioles have occasionally had issues with, that has had his ERA propped up by a 78.4 LOB% and 9.3 HR/FB. However, he's generated tons of weak contact this season (-1.2 Hard-Soft%), which is much more useful for his real team than it is for daily fantasy players paying $8.5K or more for a pitcher with just a 15.0 K% and 6.3 SwStr% over the last month and hasn't struck out more than seven in a start since April. The Orioles have been hammering RHP recently and have a 17.5 HR/FB against them this season, but LHBs have just a .312 wOBA with a 30.8 Hard% against him since last season and that's his bad side. Projected for just 3.7 runs in an NL park without their DH, players might limit their exposure to Chris Davis (142 wRC+, .312 ISO vs RHP since 2015) for $4K or less with a team high 273 wRC+ and 58.8 Hard% over the last week and Hyun Soo Kim (140 wRC+ vs RHP).

Kendall Graveman owns a 6.1% K-BB% to LHB this season

The Orioles are in a great spot against Kendall Graveman despite the negative park shift. Graveman has a difficult time striking out batters (14.1% K%) and really only has an average batted ball profile to left-handed batters. This sets up well for a few of the Orioles lefties that have some strikeout tendencies like Pedro Alvarez (137 wRC+, .379 wOBA, .294 ISO vs RHP), Chris Davis (.232 ISO vs RHP), and Matt Wieters (.160 ISO vs RHP). Hyun-Soo Kim (149 wRC+, .397 wOBA vs RHP) lacks some power upside but should be able to take advantage of Graveman and his 33.3% hard contact rate to left-handed batters. If looking to attack Graveman from the right side of the plate, Manny Machado (141 wRC+, .384 wOBA, .265 ISO vs RHP) and Mark Trumbo (139 wRC+, .382 wOBA, .267 ISO vs RHP) should have no problems putting the ball in play given the minuscule 11.7% strikeout Graveman has against right-handed batters.

Pedro Alvarez (.269 ISO vs RHP this season, 272 wRC+ last seven days) could be a pivot from Davis against Griffin

A.J. Griffin has struck out 12 over his last five starts with a .251 BABIP and 77% strand rate allowing him to maintain a 3.99 ERA. He has allowed a HR in each of his last seven starts (eight total) and is in a bad spot in Baltimore tonight. He's fared very well vs RHBs this season (.253 wOBA), but with a projection of five runs and several RH bats that hit same handed pitching well, players will probably want to keep Jones, Machado, and Trumbo on their play list. Each have a wRC+ of 119 or better with an ISO above .200 vs RHP this season. Chris Davis is the LH power bat here, but with just a 108 wRC+ and .230 ISO vs RHP this season. Though he doesn't hit for any power, Hyun-Soo Kim (147 wRC+ vs RHP) may be the value play here as he's $3.6K or less on either site and should be right in the middle of the action batting second. Pedro Alvarez (123 wRC+, .269 ISO vs RHP this season) is an interesting pivot off Davis here. He costs $800 less on FanDuel and has a 272 wRC+ with a 40 Hard% over the last week compared to Davis's 17 wRC+ and 8.3 Hard%.

Yu Darvish has a 34.1 K% and 13.1 SwStr% over six starts this season

This is not a great spot for Yu Darvish, as the Orioles have a 16 HR/FB at home and vs RHP, but they also strike out a bit (22.3% vs RHP) and he has the highest strikeout rate on the board in three July starts (38.2%) with a 34.1 K% and 13.1 SwStr% in six starts overall this season. As no better than the fourth highest price tag on either site, Darvish may potentially provide the most point per dollar value tonight. While he's held LHBs and RHBs to a wOBA below .280 since returning from injury this year, LHBs do have a 38.1 Hard% against him. Players looking for affordable bats with upside could consider Chris Davis (141 wRC+, .304 ISO vs RHP since 2015) for $3.4K on DraftKings, though he's been slumping (41 wRC+, .091 ISO last seven days) or Hyun-Soo Kim (146 wRC+ vs RHP) for $2.9K on either site, in a great lineup spot, but with much less power. Pedro Alvarez (115 wRC+, .239 ISO vs RHP since 2015) has some upside for $3K as well.

Hyun Soo Kim is an affordable OF bat with a 147 wRC+ vs RHP and 152 wRC+ at home

Marco Estrada has struggled a bit in just three starts over the last month. Perhaps it's the bad back that forced him to miss a start, but a BABIP over .300 has led to his ERA and estimators meeting around four over that span. While he might not be expected to continue to pitch poorly if healthy, we don't know that he fully is and his ERA is still a run and a half below his estimators for his career. While LHBs have just a .288 wOBA against him since last season, a couple look interesting in a great hitting environment tonight at a low price. Hyun Soo Kim (147 wRC+, .126 ISO vs RHP and 152 wRC+ at home) costs just $3K on either site and Chris Davis (143 wRC+, .307 ISO vs RHP since 2015) rarely costs less than $4K at home against a RHP. He has two HRs in 17 career PAs against Estrada.