Ryan Hanigan Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections
Ryan Hanigan scratched; Jonathan Lucroy will now catch and bat 5th
Hanigan has been scratched due to a stomach illness, so it's doubtful he's forced to miss any time beyond today. Thursday will mark Lucroy's fourth straight start behind the dish, so if Hanigan is up to it tomorrow, he may be back in the lineup.
Johnathan Lucroy scratched Tuesday; Ryan Hanigan replaces and will bat eighth
Lucroy has officially been scratched from the Colorado Rockies lineup for tonight's game against the New York Mets due to a reported stomach illness. He'll be replaced in the lineup by Ryan Hanigan, who will take over the catching duties and bat eighth. Since Hanigan is slotting directly into Lucroy's spot in the batting order, the remainder of the Rockies previously confirmed lineup does remain unchanged.
Ryan Hanigan scratched Friday; Tony Wolters replaces and will bat eighth
Hanigan has officially been scratched from the Colorado Rockies lineup for tonight's game against the Chicago White Sox due to a back injury. He'll be replaced in the lineup by Tony Wolters, who will take over the catching duties and bat eighth. Since Wolters is slotting directly into Hanigan's spot in the lineup, the remainder of the Rockies previously confirmed batting order will remain unchanged.
Ryan Hanigan scratched Tuesday, Sandy Leon will now catch and bat 8th
Hanigan is the typical catcher of knuckleballer Steven Wright, so things may get a little dicey for Wright with an unfamiliar catcher behind the dish. Passed balls are now more likely but Wright's outlook shouldn't be dampened much as a result of this.
Martin Perez has a 54.3 GB%, but has allowed all 10 of his HRs to RHBs
Martin Perez has a 3.39 ERA well than a run and a half below his estimators due to a high (79.3%) strand rate. He's a top 10 ground ball generator (54.3%), but with just an 11.8 K%. He's dominated LHBs with more ground balls (58.2%) and weak contact (13.8 Hard%), while RHBs still have a 53.5 GB%, but a much higher 35.6 Hard% and .339 wOBA this season with all 10 of his HRs going to righties. He's the rare pitcher who probably takes Ortiz off the board at such a high cost, but with tonight's top run projection (5.84), all RHBs are in play. Hanley Ramirez (179 wRC+, .254 vs LHP this season) is smoking hot (296 wRC+, 53.9 Hard% last seven days) and a top overall bat along with Mookie Betts (113 wRC+, .194 ISO vs LHP since 2015). Xander Bogaerts (136 wRC+, .143 ISO vs LHP this season) and Dustin Pedroia (114 wRC+, .151 ISO vs LHP since 2015) are top bats at middle infield positions. Bryce Brentz and Ryan Hanigan cost the minimum (or $100 above) on FanDuel.
Smyly has 15.8 SwStr% through two starts
Drew Smyly allowed 3 HRs to Toronto in his first start, but struck out 11 of 26 Indians in his second and now sits with a 15.8 SwStr%, remaining one of the most under-rated lefties in the game. Additionally, what's perceived as a very tough spot in Boston along with his poor performance against the mighty Blue Jays combine to keep his cost below $9K on both major sites tonight. Boston is a tough place for opposing lefties to pitch, but its a lineup that can be pitched too and Smyly has .303 wOBA vs RHBs since last season. He's not afraid to throw his fastball up in the zone to generate swings and misses. I'd probably refrain from attacking him with Boston bats despite some strong wRC+ numbers against LHP since last season: Young (161), Shaw (153), Hannigan (144), Boegarts (142), Bradley (139), Betts (128), Pedroia (120). I'd expect many of those numbers to regress against good pitching and lefties have neutralized Ortiz (88 wRC+). Smyly is a risky play in Boston, but with the potential to return significant value. The Red Sox have a team 95 wRC+ over the last week with only the two lefties in tonight's lineup hitting above average (100+ wRC+) among those with at least 10 opportunities over this period.