Nicky Delmonico

Chicago White Sox
Pos: OF | Hand: L
Status: Inactive
player props
FPTS 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 SAL $600 $1.2K $1.8K $2.4K $3K $3.6K $4.2K $4.8K $5.4K $6K
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  • SAL: $2.3K
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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
2020-08-02 @ KC $2K $2K 7 10 0 4 0.25 1 0 0 1 1 0.25 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 2 0 0 0.5 0
2020-07-28 @ CLE -- -- 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
2020-07-28 @ CLE $6K $2K 5 6 0 3 0.33 1 1 0 0 1 0.5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 1 0.83 0
2020-07-26 vs. MIN $2.1K $2K 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-07-25 vs. MIN $2.5K $2K 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
2020-07-24 vs. MIN $2.3K $2K 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-19 vs. TOR -- -- 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-17 vs. TOR -- -- 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
2019-05-16 vs. TOR -- -- 8 9.2 0 4 0.5 2 1 0 0 2 0.67 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0
2019-05-14 vs. CLE -- -- 3 3 0 4 0.25 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0.5 0
2019-05-13 vs. CLE -- -- 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-11 @ TOR -- -- 5 6.5 0 3 0.33 1 0 0 0 1 0.33 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.33 1 0 0 0.67 0
2019-05-10 @ 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
2019-05-09 @ CLE -- -- 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-08 @ CLE -- -- 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
2019-05-07 @ CLE -- -- 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-06 @ CLE -- -- 11 15.4 0 3 0.67 1 0 1 0 0 0.33 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 0 0.33 0 1.17 0
2019-05-05 vs. BOS -- -- 2 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 1 0.25 0
2019-05-04 vs. BOS -- -- 3 3 0 3 0.33 1 1 0 0 1 0.5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.33 0 0 0 0.67 0
2019-05-03 vs. BOS -- -- 3 3 0 2 0.5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 1 0
2019-05-02 vs. BOS -- -- 18 25.7 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0.5 3 1.5 0 2.5 0
2019-05-01 vs. BAL -- -- 4 6.2 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.25 0 0 1 0.25 0
2019-05-01 vs. BAL -- -- 5 6.5 0 3 0.33 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.33 1 0 0 0.67 0
2019-04-26 vs. DET -- -- 7 9.5 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.5 1 0.5 0 1.5 0
2019-04-24 @ BAL -- -- 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-04-23 @ BAL -- -- 3 3 0 3 0.33 1 1 0 1 1 0.5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.33 0 0 0 0.67 0
2019-04-22 @ BAL -- -- 4 6.2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.25 0 0 1 0.25 0

Nicky Delmonico Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Not A Lot Of Value Options

I like the White Sox a ton tonight, and I like to target them when facing a pitcher with a low strikeout rate. Josh Tomlin has a 13.5% strikeout rate with a 5.54 xFIP and a 39.3% hard-hit rate on the season. Nicky Delmonico is really cheap tonight, and he's going to help make everything work with Max Scherzer. Delmonico's power numbers are up and his CXwOBA is up to .412 over the last 30 days. His biggest issue is strikeouts, and Tomlin should help with that issue in this matchup.

Find Some Cheap Power

The Indians are the top projected offense of the night, but don't forget the other side of this game with the most home run prone pitcher in all of baseball in Josh Tomlin. Tomlin has allowed an absurd 3.47 HR/9 this season, throwing tons of hittable strikes, with a low 13.2% K rate to lefties, with 42% fly balls and 40% hard hits leading to a .384 ISO against. On DK/FDRFT, Nicky Delmonico is dirt cheap with power upside, having posted a .238 ISO in the second half of this season. His downfall has been strikeouts, but that's just not much of a concern against Tomlin.

The Cheapest Guy I'm willing To Use

There isn't a whole lot of value on this slate, but Delmonico is likely one of the best options. He draws a matchup vs. Shoemaker who's a pretty decent real life pitcher, but is coming back from injury and and likely won't go past the 4th or 5th inning. Since the beginning of 2017 though, Shomaker has given up a 37% hard contact rate and .185 ISO to lefties and Delmonico owns a .192 ISO and .332 wOBA during that time. Once Shoemaker is inevitably yanked early, the Angels bullpen is one of the 10 worst in the league this year and is likely to get beat up on. If you need some value, Delmonico is probably your best option if he's batting near the top of the lineup today.

Possible Value At The Lead-Off Position

I'm hoping the White Sox bat outfielder Nicky Delmonico at the top of the order against right-hander Brad Keller. Delmonico has hits in three consecutive games, including a homer last night, and sometimes bats leadoff against righties. Brad Keller hasn't been bad this season and isn't someone I'm trying to pick on too much, but his xFIP is nearly a point higher than his ERA and he's a below-average strikeout pitcher (15.7 K%) so there should be some balls in play against him tonight. Delmonico could be a nice way to save some salary if he finds himself at the top of this White Sox lineup.

Cheap bats atop a lineup against hardest contact prone pitcher on the slate

The White Sox have enough strikeouts in their lineup and overall poor plate discipline to make Artie Lewicki useful potentially useful in a daily fantasy setting if pairing him with a higher priced pitcher tonight, but there's no denying he's allowed far too much hard contact. His .395 xwOBA, 91.2 mph aEV, 9.1% Barrels/BBE and 45.5% 95+ mph aEV are all worst on the board. Adding his 10 innings from last year to 34 this year, batters from either side of the plate are above a .400 xwOBA against him for his career. The White Sox do have a few competent bats against RHP, but more importantly, they have a couple of very cheap ones atop the order in Nick Delmonico (98 wRC+, .176 ISO vs RHP last calendar year) and Yolmer Sanchez (107 wRC+, .179 ISO). Jose Abreu (124 wRC+, .255 ISO), Daniel Palka (107 wRC+, .277 ISO) and Avisail Garcia (110 wRC+, .191 ISO) could be useful here as well. One note is that players should realize that Lewicki does not pitch deep into games and the Detroit bullpen has been quite capable themselves over the last month (3.68 FIP, 13.9 K-BB%). The White Sox still find themselves in unfamiliar territory, behind only four teams with a 4.57 run line.

Nice Value Hitting Leadoff

Nicky Delmonico has been hit or miss this season, but he's extremely cheap in a good matchup tonight and he should hit leadoff. Since the start of 2017, Lewicki has a .395 wOBA with a .174 ISO against left-handed hitters. While that's a great starting place, I like to dig into the batted ball stuff here. He uses his slider 24% of the time against left-handed hitters, and that's the pitch that Delmonico has hit well since being called up. With the inability to miss bats with his fastball, Lewicki is certainly someone to pick on tonight. He has a 12.5% strikeout rate with a 39.5% hard-hit rate against lefties in that span.

Pitcher outlook improved with dangerous bat dropped in order, but still some value up top

Shane Bieber has tremendous issues with LHBs (.397 wOBA, 35.2 GB%, 48.9 Hard%), but has been much more effective against RHBs (.288 wOBA) with a 19 K-BB% overall. With the White Sox dropping the ice cold Yoan Moncada (-28 wRC+, 18.2 Hard% last seven days) down to eighth tonight, the White Sox have just one LHB above a .200 ISO vs RHP over the last calendar year among the first eight batters. That's Daniel Palka (111 wRC+, .277 ISO). While both Nick Delmonico (104 wRC+, .179 ISO) and Yolmer Sanchez (104 wRC+, .174 ISO) have value around $3.5K on DK and almost minimally priced on FD at the top of the lineup, Bieber's outlook would seem improved with the dangerous Moncada's drop in the lineup, though it could also take a strikeout away from him as well.

At least three HRs allowed five times this season

The White Sox...yes, those White Sox, from Chicago, have the second highest run line on the board tonight (4.67) and that's because Jakob Junis can't keep the ball in the park. He's allowed 25 HRs over 19 starts and transitions from a power suppressing park to a very power friendly one tonight. Five times this season Junis has allowed at least three HRs in a game. Junis doesn't have much of a platoon split either. Batters from either side of the plate have a wOBA and xwOBA between .330 and .360 against him. This year, RHBs have five more HRs than LHBs. The White Sox have six batters in the lineup above a .170 ISO vs RHP over the last calendar year. Each of the first five batters and Nick Delmonico (117 wRC+, .185 ISO), who has a 377 wRC+ over the last week. That's third best among those with at least 10 PAs in the last seven days. Daniel Palka (110 wRC+, .275 ISO) leads the league with a 494 wRC+ and three HRs in 11 PAs. He's the only bat in the lineup above $4.1K on DraftKings. Yoan Moncada (114 wRC+, .204 ISO) and Jose Abreu (120 wRC+, .223 ISO) are the only bats above $3K on FanDuel. While nobody probably wants to stack the White Sox, they can be sprinkled regularly throughout your lineup.

Nicky Delmonico (117 wRC+, .174 ISO vs LHP) bats second against Matt Moore (LHBs .449 wOBA since 2017)

The Rangers at White Sox features two of the worst pitchers on the board. Both Matt Moore and Carson Fulmer reach a .400 xwOBA and 90+ mph aEV this season. The problem is offense, or lack of it in these lineups, with both teams carrying an implied run line between 4.6 and 4.9 runs. The Rangers have dropped their best hitter, Joey Gallo (115 wRC+, .324 ISO vs RHP last calendar year) to the sixth spot due to a -19 wRC+ over the last week. Nobody else in the lineup combines a 100+ wRC+ with an ISO above .200 against RHP over the last 365 days. Shin-soo Choo (107 wRC+, .194 ISO) and Robinson Chirinos (93 wRC+, .215 ISO) come closest. On the other hand, the White Sox do have some talent in the top half of the order against LHP: Tim Anerson (129 wRC+, .217 ISO), Jose Abreu (154 wRC+, .263 ISO), Matt Davidson (122 wRC+, .268 ISO) and Welington Castillo (130 wRC+, .213). Matt Moore actually has a severe reverse split (LHBs .449 wOBA), but has been bad against RHBs too (.341 wOBA), which may give Nick Delmonico (117 wRC+, .174 ISO) significant value for $3K or less.

I believe I Can Fly (Just Like the Balls from this Pitcher)

So, Delmonico didn't have great numbers in the minors, but once he came up to the majors this changed real quickly. Since the beginning of 2017, Delmonico owns a .176 ISO and a .353 wOBA. He gets a matchup against a extreme fly ball pitcher who owns a 45% fly ball rate and a 40%+ hard hit rate since the beginning of 2017. Kennedy gives up HRs like I give up free drinks to the girl who shows me the slightest bit of interest on Friday night. There are other great plays in this lineup, but I expect Delmonico to continue to hit the ball well in the majors with completely different balls than he was hitting in the minors.