| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-25 | vs. NYY | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-24 | @ TOR | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2023-03-23 | vs. DET | -- | -- | 4 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-03-22 | @ TB | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-20 | vs. BAL | -- | -- | 9 | 12.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 2023-03-19 | vs. BOS | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-18 | @ ATL | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 2023-03-16 | @ DET | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2023-03-14 | vs. ATL | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-12 | vs. TOR | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-03-10 | vs. PIT | -- | -- | 9 | 13.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 |
| 2023-03-09 | vs. BAL | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-07 | vs. TB | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-05 | @ TOR | -- | -- | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 2023-03-03 | vs. DET | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-02-28 | vs. TOR | -- | -- | 5 | 6.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-02-27 | @ PIT | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-02-25 | @ DET | -- | -- | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 2021-07-21 | @ DET | $3.5K | $2.4K | 7 | 9.5 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 |
| 2021-07-19 | @ DET | $3.5K | $2.4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-07-18 | @ TOR | $3.2K | $2.4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-07-11 | vs. OAK | $3.1K | $2.3K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-07-09 | vs. OAK | $2.9K | $2.3K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-07-07 | vs. DET | $3K | $2.4K | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2021-07-06 | vs. DET | $2.8K | $2.4K | 23 | 31.9 | 0 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.75 | 0 |
| 2021-07-03 | @ SEA | $2.1K | $2.2K | 28 | 37.4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2021-07-02 | @ SEA | $2K | $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 |
| 2021-07-01 | @ OAK | $6.6K | $2K | 19 | 24.9 | 0 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.75 | 0 |
John Hicks Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections
John Hicks (illness) scratched Monday; Jake Rogers replaces
Hicks has been scratched from the Detroit Tigers original confirmed lineup and will not start in Monday’s matchup against the Minnesota Twins due to an illness. He’ll be replaced in the lineup by Jake Rogers, who will now handle the catching duties and slot into the ninth spot in the order, which bumps Travis Demeritte up to eighth, respectively. However, the remainder of the Tigers lineup will stay intact offensively as they face off against right-hander Jake Odorizzi at home this afternoon.
Cheap Stack Against Overrated Pitcher
While Martin Perez had a great start to the season, his performances over the past two months have come crashing down to earth with multiple walks, multiple home runs, and a sub-20% K rate. I know the Tigers are a putrid offense, but they're not nearly as atrocious against left handed pitching. You can make a 5-man stack for as little as $16.7k on DraftKings that fills a catcher and infield spots, which will then allow you to pay up for stud SPs and three expensive one-off bats. On an 11-game slate with not all that many high totals this afternoon, the Tigers still have 4 runs implied, and should have quite low ownership for a viable route to go in large-field GPPs at their price.
Cheap bats bats in a great spot in Detroit
Yovani Gallardo pitched into the eighth inning with three runs and seven strikeouts against the White Sox last time out, but still has a nine ERA over 20 innings this year with four HRs. In 150 innings since last season, batters from either side of the plate are above a .340 wOBA and xwOBA against him. The Detroit lineup does not look encouraging, but there are only five teams above them on tonight's board at a respectable four and a half implied runs. Nick Castellanos (112 wRC+, .211 ISO) is, by far, the best hitter in the lineup against RHP over the last calendar year, but some near competent bats cost much less in John Hicks (97 wRC+, .154 ISO), Niko Goodrum (87 wRC+, .201 ISO) and Mikie Mahtook (101 wRC+, .151 ISO) for the minimum price on FanDuel ($3.2K on DK) in the leadoff spot.
Not a Sexy Team, But a Sexy Matchup Awaits
It's never fun to stack up the 2018 version of the Tigers, but they do draw a mouth-watering matchup against Yovani Gallardo this evening. There's no other way to say it other than that Gallardo is pretty much washed up, and I am putting zero stock into one good start against the White Sox, as that came on a night where the White Sox clearly packed it in after allowing ten runs in the first three innings. Gallardo doesn't offer much in the way of strikeout ability, he walks too many batters, and he's just unable to consistently get outs at this stage of his career.
The Tigers will go over-looked tonight, and the top and middle part of the order is a really interesting GPP stack, with Castellanos being the pricey option and guys like Hicks and Mahtook (if he leads off) offering some salary relief.
Tigers are actually a dangerous lineup against LHP
Only DraftKings knows why Sean Manaea exceeds $10K in Detroit this afternoon, but despite a couple of strong outings against weak offenses in two of his last three starts, there may be some merit in attacking him with right-handed Detroit bats. All nine for the Tigers bat from that side this afternoon, with a 4.42 implied run line. Against Manaea, RHBs have a .355 xwOBA and 39 Hard% since last season. While his actual wOBA is .270-272 against batters from either side of the plate this season alone, 12 of his 14 HRs have been surrendered to RHBs with a 42.4 Hard%. The Tigers do have some proficient bats against LHP, led by Nick Castellanos (181 wRC+, .254 ISO vs LHP last calendar year) and Jeimer Candelario (152 wRC+, .259 ISO). Both catcher options as well: James McCann (134 wRC+, .189 ISO) and John Hicks (114 wRC+, .147 ISO). Even Jose Iglesias (109 wRC+, .151 ISO), who bats second today, has been above average against southpaws.
No Detroit bat costs more than $4K in a positive run environment against a hard contact prone pitcher
Batters from either side of the plate have a 40+ Hard% against Nick Tropeano in his return from Tommy John surgery this year. RHBs have a .370 xwOBA 57 points above their actual mark. Detroit does not strike out a lot and the park is a positive run environment. They have a 4.32 implied run line that's in the middle of the board without a batter above $4K on either site. This may be a sneaky, salary saving mini-stack, though only three or four batters have been competent or better against RHP over the last calendar year: Nick Castellanos (118 wRC+, .207 ISO), Jeimer Candelario (133 wRC+, .195 ISO), Leonys Martin (102 wRC+, .177 ISO) and John Hicks (95 wRC+, .163 ISO).
If at first your Game-Stack succeeds, Try and Try again
I have been doing more game stacking over the last couple years and it has treated me extremely well. This game screams game stack to me.. We have the perfect recipe, Terrible starting pitching in Shields and Hardy, 2 of the worst bullpens in baseball, 2 teams who hit much better during the day and pretty nice hitting conditions in Detroit. I love the Sox righty power vs lefties like Hardy, especially Abreu, Anderson and Davidson who all have terrific splits. On the Tigers side I am all about the lineup 1 though 7 against the fraudulent James Shields. Detroit has some major pop that I think crushes Shields and that Sox pen today. I am especially high on Candelario, Castellanos, Martin and Hicks
Josh Tomlin has a board high .477 xwOBA and 13.5% Barrels/BBE
The Detroit Tigers have just a 4.44 implied run line and not a lot of bats many people often think about in terms of daily fantasy value, but they are facing one of the hardest hit pitchers on the board tonight. Josh Tomlin has a board high .477 xwOBA and 13.5% Barrels/BBE with a 90.5 mph aEV with just an 11% strikeout rate. Nick Castellanos (107 wRC+, .194 ISO) and John Hicks (102 wRC+, .183 ISO) are the only two even average hitters against RHP over the last calendar year, but that fits perfectly with Tomlin's failure against same-handed batters (.349 wOBA, .373 xwOBA, 35.5 Hard%, 36.4 GB% since last season). Niko Goodrum (94 wRC+, .224 ISO) has a 329 wRC+ with three HRs (17 PAs) over the last seven days. Tigers are cheap with only Castellanos reaching above $3.4K on either site.
Matt Moore is tied for the worst xwOBA (.405) and 95+ mph EV (45%) on the board
Detroit has made some bad pitchers look good recently, but Matt Moore (10 runs in his last start) may not be one of those. He's tied for the worst xwOBA (.405) and 95+ mph EV (45%) on the board and pitches in the most positive run environment on the board tonight. No other park is even close in terms or pure run scoring. Unfortunately, he has an extreme reverse split (LHBs .436 wOBA, .432 xwOBA since last seaon) and the Tigers have just one of those, who's not very good (Leonys Martin 59 wRC+ vs LHP last calendar year). Still, the Tigers have a 4.82 implied run line here that's near the top of the board, which speaks volumes on Moore, and fortunately, he's pretty bad against RHBs too (.340 wOBA, .352 xwOBA). Nick Castellanos (174 wRC+, .311 ISO) and James McCann (168 wRC+, .245 ISO) have been lefty-mashers, both exceeding a .400 xwOBA over the last calendar year. John Hicks (108 wRC+, .383 xwOBA, .224 ISO) has done some damage himself. Jeimer Candelario (105 wRC+, .132 ISO) is the only other competent bat against southpaws. Everyone else is below a 70 wRC+ and .300 xwOBA against lefties over the last calendar year.
Martin Perez has a 5.18 xFIP and 4.0% K-BB% versus RHB
Outside of a one-start anomaly his last time out against the New York Mets, allowing just one earned run in eight innings of work, Martin Perez has mostly been unable to keep up his magic act that has continuously frustrated daily fantasy players for the last couple of years. If unaware of this madness, Perez typically has had the uncanny ability to work himself out of jams and limit the overall damage to somewhat respectable totals in most of his outings. However, he began showing cracks in this aforementioned armor lately, allowing seven or more earned runs in back-to-back starts against the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins prior to his most recent rebound performance. So much of what makes Perez "successful" is his solid pitching profile to left-handed batters, evidenced by a 22.5% strikeout rate, 56.6% groundball rate, and 25.0% hard hit rate, all of which are above-average numbers. This is something that he will have a nearly impossible time relying upon Monday night as the Detroit Tigers have just one lefty in their lineup with Miguel Cabrera (another righty) receiving the night off. On the other hand, his skills take a drastic downturn against right-handed batters, posting just a 12.5% strikeout rate in nearly 100 innings this season while surrendering hard contact 37.8% of the time, leading to a lofty .373 wOBA and 1.47 HR/9 allowed to righties. This all sets up perfectly well for this Tigers lineup, as six of their eight right-handed bats possess a hard hit rate of 43.1% or higher against left-handed pitching, with John Hicks (144 wRC+, .387 wOBA, .371 ISO) leading the way at 48.0% and batting fifth. On top of Hicks, virtually any righty cracking the Detroit lineup is more than playable on this slate with Justin Upton (182 wRC+, .443 wOBA, .306 ISO vs LHP), James McCann (174 wRC+, .431 wOBA, .324 ISO vs LHP), and Nick Castellanos (148 wRC+, .393 wOBA, .353 ISO vs LHP) leading the way, closely followed by Ian Kinsler (.235 ISO LHP) and Mikie Mahtook (.207 ISO vs LHP), who have had just slightly less success versus southpaws than their colleagues this season.