Reymond Fuentes Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections
The Diamondbacks' high implied team total is holding steady at 6.2 runs
Dylan Covey continues to prove that he is far from a Major League caliber starting pitcher and now heads to the hitters' paradise known as Chase Field to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks this evening. Covey's one calling card in Minors was his ability to keep the ball on the ground, something he has struggled with thus far in the 2017 campaign (45.6% GB%). When his low groundballs are combined with an unsightly 12.8% strikeout rate, 9.8% walk rate, and 6.2% swinging strike rate, you come away with his current 5.40 SIERA on the season. For whatever reason, Covey hasn’t been able to generate ground balls like he did in the Minors, and that has simply left him as an extremely hittable pitcher at the Major League level. Unfortunately for him, the Diamondbacks have a plethora of guys that mash right-handed pitching, beginning with Paul Goldschmidt (188 wRC+, .472 wOBA, .313 ISO vs RHP) and Jake Lamb (179 wRC+, .458 wOBA, .342 ISO vs RHP), who look to be two of the top options on Tuesday's entire slate. Yasmany Tomas (136 wRC+, .392 wOBA, .300 ISO vs RHP) and David Peralta (133 wRC+, .387 wOBA, .175 ISO vs RHP) follow closely behind and remain in play for all formats, though Peralta, along with Chris Herrmann (110 wRC+, .349 wOBA, .234 ISO vs RHP since 2016) are virtually must plays on FanDuel for their bargain price tags. If in need of additional salary savings, it's tough to even argue against a guy like Reymond Fuentes, who stands to benefit from leading off for this dangerous Arizona offense in a nearly perfect matchup.