Tyler Pill Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Nelson Cruz is the top overall batter via RotoGrinders Player Projections, not surprise at all considering he's facing a lefty in Coors, but players might want to think twice about paying the high cost because that LHP is having a fantastic May with a 25.0 K-BB%, 58.9 GB% and -11.6 Hard-Soft%. Nolan Arenado (140 wRC+, .307 ISO vs LHP since last season) as the second highest projected bat gets less of an argument. Ariel Miranda has allowed nine HRs to RHBs this season on top of 20 last year. Danny Valencia (152 wRC+, .193 ISO vs LHP since 2016) merits a look in the two hole as a potential top value on DraftKings for just $3.6K despite the month Tyler Anderson is having. Eric Thames may be the top value on FanDuel (4.15 Pt/$/K) for just $3.1K against Tyler Pill (4.8 K-BB% at AAA this season).

It's an unusual night in the majors as three pitchers are making their first major league starts. While none are considered big prospects, Eric Skoglund is probably the most highly regarded of the group and the only one making his actual major league debut. The lefty was the eighth ranked prospect in the organization via Fangraphs with a 45 grade, projecting him as a potential back of the rotation innings eater if all goes right. He’s ascended through the minors at about a level per year with a K-BB between 15% and 16.3% at virtually every stop, but the Detroit RHBs are hammering LHP this season (42.3 Hard%, 16.3 HR/FB). If you had told the Mets that Tyler Pill was going to even sniff the major league roster this year, they would have known trouble was afoot. Not even on the 40-man roster until a few days ago, the 27 year-old is minor league depth with a K-BB below 5% at AAA this season. This will likely be his only start as Steven Matz is nearing a return. Those considering stacking Brewers should consider the weather tonight, but it's not a bad play otherwise. Parker Bridwell threw 3.1 innings in relief for the Orioles last year, but the Angels have recently turned him into a starter at AA/AAA this year (as they've successfully done with a couple of relievers this year). Results have been positive thus far as he's stretched out to five innings or more in each of his three AAA starts (24.2 K%), but he does not appear to be available on either site against the Braves tonight. Additionally, Asher Wojciechowski is three years removed from his only three major league starts for the Astros. The now Cincinnati Red 28 year-old has turned in a 23.0 K-BB% at AAA with just a 25.4 GB%. In four relief innings in the majors this year, he has a 12.5 K-BB% with a 25 GB% in the majors. The strikeouts are interesting and he looks to have the top defense in the majors behind him, but how those five starts translate to the majors, especially a now healthy Toronto offense is a bit of an unknown.