Rob Refsnyder Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Rob Refsnyder has been scratched Thursday.

Rob Refsnyder has been scratched Sunday.

Although Yankee Stadium is known for having a short RF porch, it's a good atmosphere for RH power hitters as well and Tommy Milone is a lefty who has allowed five HRs in 23 innings this season with a 0.98 GB/FB and 11.0 HR/FB for his career (though a few more ground balls this season). Carlos Beltran (152 wRC+, .329 ISO vs LHP this season) is a top OF play tonight for $4.5K or less, while Alex Rodriguez (110 wRC+, .248 ISO vs LHP this season) costs less than $4K. Rob Refsnyder (103 wRC+ vs LHP) is the value play in the 2nd spot for $2.8K on either site, but has shown little power in the majors thus far.

Patrick Dean has an 18.1 K%, but just a 5.8 SwStr%, leaving a lot of batted ball opportunities for Yankee hitters tonight. RHBs have taken advantage of them with a .362 wOBA and 34.8 Hard%, though lefties have been limited to just a .293 wOBA and 21.7 Hard%. So though they both have a wRC+ below 10 over the last week Alex Rodriguez (141 wRC+, .267 ISO vs LHP since last season), who missed a few games in Colorado, and Carlos Beltran (141 wRC+, .307 ISO vs LHP this year) are the strongest plays here, though Beltran's cost is a bit excessive. Rob Refsnyder (94 wRC+ vs LHP career) is the value play in two spot though. He's $3K on DK, but barely above min-price on FD. Though he bats 8th, those looking for a punt Catcher, might do worse than Austin Romine (103 wRC+ vs LHP this year) for $2.5K or less.

Without a DH tonight, the Yankees would rather sit Alex Rodriguez than let him play the field and they must not want Carlos Beltran out there for defensive purposes in a big outfield, severely hampering their lineup tonight. They were tonight's top projected lineup (5.55 runs), but we'd expect that to change after this lineup was released. This gives players cause to consider Jorge de la Rosa on two pitcher sites. He has an atrocious 8.81 ERA, but estimators nearly five runs lower and the 2nd best SwStr (12.2%) on today's board. Lefties have just a .322 wOBA against him, which in Coors speak, isn't too bad. He doesn't even have to be average for just $5K. Yankee bats are surprisingly not all that interesting. None have a wRC+ above 101 (McCann and Hicks) vs LHP since last season. Rob Refsnyder (91 wRC+ vs LHP since 2015) might be a bargain for under $3K on FanDuel. This is a disappointingly weak offering from the Yankees.

David Huff returns to the major leagues in Yankee Stadium. He has thrown just 100 major league innings since 2013 and has a career ERA of 5.08 with estimators just below five. The Yankees stack up on RH bats, but really, batters from both side have hit him well in his career (.368 wOBA vs LHBs, .345 wOBA vs RHBs). Despite an inability to generate much offense this season, this is a lineup with a lot of value in it with only their leadoff many above $3.8K on either site. The two big bats are Alex Rodriguez (142 wRC+, .271 ISO vs LHP since 2015) and Carlos Beltran (102 wRC+, .204 ISO vs LHP since 2015) with the value or punt plays filling in around them. Rob Refsnyder has just a 95 career wRC+ vs LHP in limited opportunities, but plays 2B, bats 2nd, and costs less than $3K against a bad pitcher. Starlin Castro is a similar bat at a similar cost at the same position batting 5th. You have to drop further for Austin Romine, but this is a Catcher who has been about an average hitter vs LHP this season (100 wRC+, .146 ISO) for $2.5K. The Yankees are projected for a slate high 5.28 runs (before the lineup came out).