Jerry Sands Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Martin Perez has been off to somewhat of an odd start. While he's missing more bats (8.2 SwStr%), he's also walking more batters and has had some HR issues early this season, something he was not accustomed to either of the past two seasons. He'll take on a right-handed heavy White Sox lineup in U.S. Cellular this evening, which bodes well for the outlook of Todd Frazier, Jose Abreu and Brett Lawrie. Frazier is the best of the bunch with his .377 wOBA and .346 ISO against LHP last season, while Abreu still boasts a ton of upside despite a slow start to the season (he finished 2015 with a fairly solid 34.2 hard%, but hit just 3 HRs against LHP). Brett Lawrie is the sneakiest of the White Sox targets, as he's not typically a DFS asset unless he's facing lefties (.354 wOBA, .191 ISO, 36.2 hard% last season). He'll slot into the six spot and should see some RBI chances behind Abreu, Frazier and Melky Cabrera. Austin Jackson is a viable punt play in the two-hole (Jimmy Rollins is not in tonight's lineup), while Jerry Sands has some deep-GPP appeal given his power potential.

Sands was one of the top prospects in baseball not too long ago. He's never really materialized in the big leagues, but he's making good on his early opportunities with the White Sox. He'll slot into the five-spot tonight with Melky Cabrera out of the lineup, and given his near minimum price tag across the industry, he's a viable GPP punt play against the sometimes erratic Matt Moore. With Jimmy Rollins out of the lineup, Tyler Saladino will get the start at SS and will bat ninth. Moore allowed a .375 wOBA to RH bats last season, so those are the bats we'll want to target here, although Moore wasn't terribly effective against lefties either. Todd Frazier and Jose Abreu are both very strong options, while Austin Jackson provides nice value out of the two-spot.