| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | @ WSH | $2K | $2K | 5 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 |
| 2021-08-30 | @ WSH | $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 |
| 2021-08-29 | vs. ARI | $2K | $2K | 4 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 2021-08-28 | vs. ARI | $2K | $2K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-08-27 | vs. ARI | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-08-22 | @ SD | $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 |
| 2021-08-20 | @ SD | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-27 | @ KC | $2.3K | $2.3K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-24 | @ KC | $2.5K | $2.3K | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020-09-22 | @ MIN | $2.5K | $2.3K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-20 | vs. CLE | $2K | $2.2K | 5 | 6.2 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020-09-19 | vs. CLE | $3.7K | $2.2K | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 2020-09-18 | vs. CLE | $2.1K | $2.2K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-17 | vs. CLE | $2K | $2K | 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 |
| 2020-09-16 | vs. KC | $2.1K | $2K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-15 | vs. KC | $2K | $2K | 12 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.42 | 0 |
| 2020-09-13 | @ CWS | $2.3K | $2K | 10 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-09-12 | @ CWS | $2.4K | $2K | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-09-11 | @ CWS | $2.5K | $2K | 4 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 2020-09-10 | @ STL | -- | -- | 22 | 28.2 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 | 2 | 0.75 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 |
| 2020-09-09 | vs. MIL | $5.8K | $2K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-08 | vs. MIL | $2.3K | $2K | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020-09-07 | @ MIN | $2.4K | $5.5K | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-06 | @ MIN | $2.4K | $2K | 12 | 15.4 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.67 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-09-05 | @ MIN | $2.4K | $2K | 5 | 6.5 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020-09-04 | @ MIN | $5.4K | $4.5K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-02 | @ MIL | $2.8K | $2K | 11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0.67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 2020-09-01 | @ MIL | $2.9K | $2K | 4 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020-08-30 | vs. MIN | $2.3K | $2K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-08-29 | vs. MIN | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-08-29 | vs. MIN | -- | -- | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-08-26 | vs. CHC | -- | -- | 8 | 9.2 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020-08-25 | vs. CHC | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-08-23 | @ CLE | -- | -- | 16 | 22.2 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-08-21 | @ CLE | -- | -- | 4 | 6.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2020-08-19 | @ CWS | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jorge Bonifacio Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections
Royals bats are a nice contrarian play vs. struggling Kikuchi
Yusei Kikuchi’s season line isn’t completely terrible, as he has a 4.78 ERA, 4.89 xFIP and 4.93 SIERA with a 10% K-BB. However, over the last 30 days Kikuchi owns an ugly 7.71 ERA, 6.46 xFIP, and 6.00 SIERA with a 1.8% K-BB, 3.0 HR/9 and 42.1% hard contact rate. He’s also allowed a horrendous .417 xwOBA over the past 30 days. The Royals have some decent options tonight that can be had at affordable prices: Whit Merrifield (134 wRC+ vs. LHP since 2018), Jorge Bonifacio (125 wRC+), Jorge Soler (124 wRC+), Nicky Lopez (108 wRC+, 33 PA), Cheslor Cuthbert (102 wRC+) and Adalberto Mondesi (99 wRC+) are all solid options tonight. Jorge Soler has been the Royals’ hottest hitter over the past 14 days with a .443 xwOBA. Billy Hamilton (47 wRC+) is always a dart-throw GPP option given that he’s always a threat for a steal or two and comes at cheap prices across the industry. The Royals are an intriguing tournament stack given that they will likely see low-ownership and have decent upside without breaking the bank. They currently have a 4.25 implied line for tonight’s matchup.
Lefty-masher without much support in the leadoff spot
It's not often the the lineup for the Royals comes close to five implied runs, but they send up eight right-handed batters against Francisco Liriano, who has allowed righties a .369 wOBA since last season. Whit Merrifield (162 wRC+, .224 ISO vs LHP last calendar year) is the prize here. In fact, the only other batter in the lineup above a 90 wRC+ against LHP over the last calendar year is the light hitting shortstop, who should never be named in a daily fantasy setting. Salvador Perez (67 wRC+, .220 ISO) and Jorge Bonifacio (88 wRC+, .173 ISO) do have some low cost upside in the top half of the lineup though.
Necessary Value
If you are trying to pay up for your pitchers tonight, you'll need some "unsexy" value, and Bonifacio fits that bill. He's hitting 2nd against David Price, who has been struggling quite a bit of late. Give Bonifacio a long look as a value now that he is back in the mix for the Royals. He offers a little more upside and the potential for five plate appearances, which we can't say for a lot of the other low-end value on the board on this short four-game slate.
Anibal Sanchez and Ricky Nolasco both allowing RHBs a wOBA above .380 this year.
A 10 game night slate has the Texas Rangers on top with a 6.21 implied run line. Jose Urena is rocking the 7.3 K-BB% and 9.4% Barrels/BBE in the Texas heat tonight (temperatures are expected in the upper 90s). They and the Cubs (5.76 implied runs against James Shields) are the easy stacks tonight. Seven more offenses are at 4.77 runs or above with rest of the 12 teams below 4.5 runs currently. A lot of the more interesting matchups may be same-handed though. Both Anibal Sanchez and Rickey Nolasco are allowing a wOBA to RHBs in excess of .380 this season. While that would pin a lot on the shoulders of Edwin Encarnacion (130 wRC+, .261 ISO vs RHP since 2016), the only RHB regularly in the top half of the Cleveland lineup, 10 of Nolasco's 26 homers have been surrendered to LHBs with a .333 wOBA. Kansas City RHBs could be more interesting and less popular at 4.84 implied runs. Jorge Bonifacio, Whit Merrifield and Salvador Perez all exceed a 100 wRC+ and .180 ISO vs RHBs this year and each have at least a 180 wRC+ over the last week. Merrifield in particular has raised his fly ball rate by more than five points (42.8%) against RHP this year, which has led to increased success against same handed pitching. Sanchez has attacked RHBs with fastballs, sliders and changes all more than 10% of the time this year, attempting to work outside, but leaving too many pitches out over the plate. PlateIQ identifies both Merrifield and Perez as potentially good matchups here.
Anibal Sanchez has allowed 37.9% Hard% to RHB over last two seasons
Sanchez has given up 15.4% Soft% and a 43.2% FB% across that span (444 TBF). As a result, righties have a posted a .378 wOBA and .252 ISO. In 2017, Sanchez's hard contact rate has risen even further, to 46.9%, although his fly ball rate has dropped to 34.6%. Still, he's allowed a .394 wOBA and .283 ISO against RHB this year (120 TBF). This sets up a nice matchup for the Royals today with Salvador Perez (.246 ISO, .361 wOBA, 40.6% Hard%, 49.1% FB%) being the most appealing option among them. Whit Merrifield (.179 ISO, .333 wOBA, 32.4% Hard%, 43.3% FB%), Jorge Bonifacio (.195 ISO, .344 wOBA, 33.5% Hard%, 33.5% FB%), and Lorenzo Cain (.142 ISO, .346 wOBA, 30.8% Hard%, 34.6% FB%) are also interesting targets. Its worth noting Sanchez has a higher strikeout rate against RHB (24.2%) than LHB (17.6%) this season. However, he's been better against lefties in most categories - but his .207 ISO and 49.0% FB% are still appealing. Through 130 LHB faced, he's also given up a .333 wOBA, 31.6% Hard, 18.4% Soft%. Lefty Mike Moustakas (.296 ISO, .367 wOBA, 33.7%, 48.2% FB%) seems like a strong target and Eric Hosmer (.183 ISO, .367 wOBA, 29.9% Hard%, 23.5% FB%) is another Royal worth a look. Kansas City has a projected run total of 4.84, which is good for seventh Wednesday night.
Kansas City has the second worst wRC+ (65) vs LHP with just a 9.6 HR/FB
Daniel Norris has a 19.3 K%. He has a walk issue (10.1%) and a major issue with hard contact (43%). It hasn’t shown up in his LD rate or HR/FB, but he does have a .342 BABIP. He’s somehow avoiding those perfect launch angles often enough right now and faces the second worst offense in baseball vs LHP (65 wRC+, 28.8 Hard%, 9.6 HR/FB). This is more than enough to garner him consideration on an incredibly weak pitching slate, especially on two pitcher sites. In fact, he's one of only two pitchers the RotoGrinders Daily K Predictor projects for at least five Ks (5.28). He's had major issues with RHBs (.341 wOBA, 38.7 Hard% since 2016), making Lorenzo Cain (142 wRC+, .214 ISO vs LHP since 2015) a solid OF option and Whit Merrifield (140 wRC+, .127 ISO vs LHP career) a potentially strong value ($2.8K FD) at Second Base. Jorge Bonifacio has just a 75 wRC+ in limited opportunities against LHP, but carries a 196 wRC+ (53.3 Hard%, 3 HRs) over the last week into this game.