Josh Hader Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Jaime Barria averages five innings per start and by FIP, the Angels have the worst bullpen on the board tonight (5.21) over the last month, though their 13.4 K-BB% is perfectly league average. This information is probably not going to play much into the decision to roster Boston bats tonight with the highest run line on the board. The Rays will be throwing Ryan Yarbrough and Ryne Stanek for the first six to seven innings if all goes according to plan. The Tampa Bay bullpen has a 13.9 K-BB% just slightly higher than the Angels over the last month, but with a FIP (3.47) nearly two runs lower. Junior Guerra and Anthony DeSclafani are the other two pitchers on the board who are averaging much less than six innings per start this year. The Brewers have a middling pen over the last month (4.02 FIP, 16.3 K-BB%). While Josh Hader has thrown each of the last two nights, he's faced a total of four batters (15 pitches). The Reds have a 3.75 bullpen FIP over the last 30 days, but are one of just two teams below a five FIP with a sub-10 K-BB% over that span (8.5%).

Jhoulys Chacin has major issues with LHBs (.340 wOBA, .356 xwOBA, 35.1 Hard% since last season). The Phillies are coming at him with seven from that side tonight and Odubel Herrera (127 wRC+, .173 ISO vs RHP last calendar year) may seem particularly interesting tonight. It might be important to realize that Chacin has been pitching better over the last month (23 K%, 2.91 FIP) and even more importantly, Josh Hader has not pitched since June 2nd. Further, consider that only Carlos Santana (121 wRC+, .216 ISO) has been above a 60 wRC+ over the last week among the first seven batters in tonight's lineup.

Eight teams in play tonight with three pitchers (Mike Clevinger, Rick Porcello and Charlie Morton) averaging over six innings per start. Blake Snell and Zach Davies are just under that, comprising the top five innings eaters on for the entire day on the night slate. Josh Hader (56.9 K%) has thrown just 30 pitches since Saturday as well, so Milwaukee may be a bullpen players don't want to mess with tonight, especially considering the Mets' lack of right-handed bats at the moment (LHBs .133 wOBA vs Hader). The Mets and Royals are the leftovers with Matz and Duffy averaging the least innings per start for the entire day (all eight games). The Kansas City bullpen is the worst in baseball by a wide margin (4.90 FIP, 8.5 K-BB%) and they're in the Texas heat tonight. One caveat being that they have a 17.6 K-BB% and 4.24 FIP over the last 14 days. The Mets' pen has a 4.10 FIP (9th worst), but 15 K-BB% (9th best). Familia threw 20+ pitches in a blown save last night, but Paul Sewald (20.8 K-BB%), Seth Lugo (18.1 K-BB%) and Robert Gsellman (13.6 K-BB%, 58.8 GB%) threw a combined 3.2 innings in the Miami series and should all be available tonight.

The Rockies again own the highest implied run line on the board at 5.98 and it may be quite frustrating at this point because they may have the worst park neutral offense in the league (69 wRC+ at home, 66 wRC+ vs RHP). Still, players will normally want some exposure because they don't want to be left out when the top team goes off and that very well could be tonight. Additionally, Brandon Woodruff has just one start this year (3.2 innings, 95 pitches). His other five outings have maxed out at two innings and 34 pitches. His last three outings (majors or minors) have been against a combined 21 hitters. The Rockies will likely see a lot of the Milwaukee bullpen and that's not necessarily good news because Josh Hader (60.5 K%) generally throws multiple innings and hasn't pitched since Tuesday. If this game is close, this is who Charlie Blackmon will face at least once late in the game. This limits the upside of he and Carlos Gonzalez as two of the few hitters in this lineup with above average production against RHP over the last calendar year because Hader is left-handed, though he's only actually generated three ground balls this year. Nobody is going to tell players not to play Charlie Blackmon (145 wRC+, .291 ISO vs RHP last calendar year) or Nolan Arenado (110 wRC+, .245 ISO) at Coors, but there are enough reasons to consider limiting exposure, especially with Arenado priced higher than Blackmon with a right-hander starting the game tonight