| Date | Opp | DKSAL | FDSAL | DKFPTS | FDFPTS | k | 2ba | ab | sho | w | hra | l | er | cg | ip | ha | 3ba | bba | sba | ibba | whip | hbp | qstart | 1ba | k/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-29 | vs. OAK | $9K | $8.2K | 12.15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.39 |
| 2019-06-23 | @ STL | $15.3K | $8.1K | 18.85 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.4 |
| 2019-06-18 | @ TOR | $8.5K | $7.6K | 28.7 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.37 |
| 2019-06-13 | @ TB | $8.2K | $7.8K | 13.85 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019-06-06 | vs. OAK | $8.7K | $8K | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019-05-31 | @ SEA | $8.4K | $8K | 20.15 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.29 |
| 2019-05-25 | vs. TEX | $7.3K | $7.4K | 23.15 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.88 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11.13 |
| 2019-05-19 | vs. KC | $7.9K | $7.1K | 15.95 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11.13 |
| 2019-05-13 | @ MIN | $7.3K | $7.7K | 12.45 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019-05-08 | @ DET | $8.8K | $8.9K | -2.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7.73 |
| 2019-05-02 | vs. TOR | $9.4K | $8.3K | 19.3 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2019-04-26 | @ KC | $7.7K | $7.3K | 21.65 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019-04-12 | @ CHC | $8.4K | $7.2K | 10.8 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15.75 |
| 2019-04-06 | vs. TEX | $8.4K | $7.3K | 22.65 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.11 |
| 2019-03-31 | @ OAK | $10K | $7.8K | 6.9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.86 |
| 2018-09-29 | vs. OAK | $6.4K | $6.2K | 3.9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.11 |
| 2018-09-23 | @ HOU | $7.6K | $7K | -6.95 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-09-18 | @ OAK | $7.1K | $7.9K | 11.55 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018-08-11 | vs. OAK | $8.2K | $8.3K | -3.1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13.51 |
| 2018-07-31 | @ TB | $11.3K | $9.8K | -13.7 | -11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3.1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8.11 |
| 2018-07-25 | vs. CWS | $10.2K | $9.3K | 31.1 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13.5 |
| 2018-07-20 | vs. HOU | $9.4K | $9.4K | 4.1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 2018-07-12 | vs. SEA | $7.7K | $9.8K | 21.9 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.5 |
| 2018-06-30 | @ BAL | -- | -- | 18.25 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.8 |
| 2018-06-25 | @ KC | -- | -- | 24.35 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10.29 |
| 2018-06-15 | @ OAK | -- | -- | 30.95 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10.29 |
| 2018-06-09 | @ MIN | -- | -- | 30.15 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10.29 |
| 2018-06-03 | vs. TEX | -- | -- | 25.3 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018-05-28 | @ DET | -- | -- | 5.85 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018-05-23 | @ TOR | -- | -- | 12.45 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.8 |
| 2018-05-17 | vs. TB | -- | -- | 20.1 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10.5 |
| 2018-05-11 | vs. MIN | -- | -- | 18.7 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10.5 |
| 2018-05-05 | @ SEA | -- | -- | 17.8 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11.82 |
| 2018-04-29 | vs. NYY | -- | -- | 21 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.51 |
| 2018-04-23 | @ HOU | -- | -- | 22.75 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.86 |
| 2018-04-18 | vs. BOS | -- | -- | 0.35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.31 |
| 2018-04-10 | @ TEX | -- | -- | 21.85 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.6 |
| 2018-04-04 | vs. CLE | -- | -- | 12.3 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.66 |
| 2018-03-30 | @ OAK | -- | -- | 25.85 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.11 |
Tyler Skaggs Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections
LAA-TEX has been canceled Monday
The game between the Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers on Monday evening has been postponed due to the unfortunate and tragic passing of Angels pitcher, Tyler Skaggs, earlier this morning. Obviously, the teams have yet to announce when, or if, the aforementioned matchup will be rescheduled for a later date in the season. Players from this matchup will not accrue fantasy points on Monday’s daily fantasy slates across the industry, so be sure to remove them from lineups as soon as possible.
A's have a 126 wRC+, 18.1 K% and 25.9 Hard-Soft% vs LHP
Tyler Skaggs has struck out 22 of his last 74 batters faced, but against teams that are really bad with lots of strikeouts against LHP (KC, TEX, SEA). Perhaps that’s why his 5.98 DRA is well above his 4.50 ERA. He’s been about average by exit velocity (at best) as well. The A’s have been murdering LHP (126 wRC+, 18.1 K%, 25.9 Hard-Soft%). Skaggs has allowed RHBs a .323 wOBA and .320 xwOBA over the last year that’s just about league average. This is a spot where players should consider backing a vicious middle of Oakland’s order which should include Matt Chapman (159 wRC+, .245 ISO vs LHP last calendar year), Khris David (134 wRC+, .315 ISO) and Stephen Piscotty (159 wRC+, .264 ISO). At 4.5 runs, the A’s sit right in the middle of a five game board, but Skaggs recent success against poor offenses may have him over-valued here.
The Best of a Thin SP #2 Group
If you are looking to go cheap tonight, this is probably the best place to go. It’s not necessarily about the individual numbers for Skaggs, either. It’s just that he feels like a better option than a pitcher at Coors Field or Joe Musgrove against the hard hitting Dodgers. We have seen upside from Skaggs in the past, too, and he matches up fairly well against a Texas offense that tends to be lefty-heavy. Skaggs has held lefties to a .306 wOBA for his career with a respectable batted ball profile. Again, this isn’t an elite arm, but you’re getting him at a dirt cheap price tag, and he’s pitching as a home favorite against Mike Minor. That says something, especially when you consider how much more expensive Minor is as a pitching option on this slate. I’m on board with Skaggs as a great cheap play, especially on multi-pitcher sites where you need to get a cheap arm in order to fit in priority bats.
Cheap Pitching Option
Pitching today is tough because we need to find a cheap option to pair with our Coors stack, the guy I like is Tyler Skaggs. Skaggs in his last two starts has gone at least 5 innings while throwing over 100 pitches. A lot of the power from this Texas lineup comes from the left side and and this season Skaggs has a strikeout rate of 24%, which is decent. I think there is upside in tournaments at his cheap price across most sites.
Salary Saver in Cash
Hyun-Jin Ryu is the "top" pitcher on the slate in terms of raw projection and matchup but it's Tyler Skaggs that I find myself using in more of my builds because of his price tag. Salary relief at the pitching position is important on a slate where Andrew Cashner is pitching in Coors and Skaggs offers a $3,600 discount from Ryu on FanDuel and a $3,900 discount on FanDuel. Salary savings aside, Skaggs is still a strong overall option as he gets a home matchup against a Rangers squad that has been much worse against left-handed pitching this season (28.1% strikeout rate; 86 wRC+).
C.J. Cron has a 146 wRC+, .282 ISO vs LHP last 12 months & a 200 wRC+ over the last week
Tyler Skaggs was lit up by Detroit last time out and while he does carry a league average strikeout rate (21.5%), he does so with just an 8.4 SwStr%. While his 3.3% Barrels/BBE is best on the board, his 28.4 LD% is worst. His SIERA, xFIP and FIP are all below his 4.70 ERA, but his 5.89 DRA is much higher, perhaps a function of the mostly marginal offenses he’s faced. Even without Nelson Cruz, the Twins might be in a position to do some damage against him tonight. Their 4.82 implied run line is second best on a six game slate and they still line up with seven RHBs against Skaggs (.343 wOBA and 42.3 Hard% against RHBs last calendar year). C.J. Cron (146 wRC+, .282 ISO vs LHP last calendar year) has a 200 wRC+ over the last seven days and just hammers LHP. Mitch Garver (114 wRC+, .160 ISO) has been even hotter (298 wRC+, 77.8 Hard% last seven days) and is a rare Catcher in a leadoff spot. Marwin Gonzalez (121 wRC+, .197 ISO) is the value play here, just $3.3K on DraftKings and $2.6K on FanDuel.
Miguel Cabrera can still hit LHP (176 wRC+, .208 ISO, 46.7 Hard% last calendar year)
Tyler Skaggs has an attractive 22.9 K% and 3.12 ERA, so it might be tempting to utilize him against a Detroit offense with a 29.3 K% vs LHP, but a look at some of the underlying numbers, including a sub-9 SwStr% and 87.1 LOB% should be cause for some concern. In fact, his .340 wOBA allowed to RHBs over the last calendar year and a hitter friendly umpire behind the plate may even lend some value towards affordable Detroit bats. Both Jeimer Candelario (135 wRC+, .205 ISO, 40 Hard%) and Miguel Cabrera (176 wRC+, .208 ISO, 46.7 Hard%) have handled LHP very well over the last year. While the sample size for Miggy isn’t large, having missed most of last season, making hard contact has never been an issue for him when healthy. Both cost just $3.6K on DraftKings and less than $3K on FanDuel.
Overlooked Ace In Solid Spot
With several stud pitchers on the slate in prime spots (Bauer vs White Sox, Nola vs Padres, Flaherty vs Royals), Tyler Skaggs and his 25.0 K% may go overlooked. Skaggs was knocked around for 10 runs before landing on the disabled list with a groin injury. There's been no noted restrictions for Skaggs heading into tonight's game and he only missed one start. It's a bit of a risk, but if Skaggs is allowed his normal workload, he could be an under-the-radar starter perfect for tournaments given we're getting a nice discount on him too.
Tonight's most expensive arms may not necessarily be the best values
Exactly half the teams on a 14 game slate are below four implied runs tonight, though only four pitchers are above a 28 K% and only one is below a .288 xwOBA. It's a middle heavy pitching board with some depth and some upside, but also a lot of risk. Trevor Bauer is the only pitcher on the board above $10K on both sites. Nobody else is within $2K of him on either site. Three more are above $9K on FanDuel and $10K on DraftKings, two of them above $11K on DK. This quartet includes just two of the top four strikeout rates on the board, but both who reach 30% (Bauer and Charlie Morton). Bauer gets a slight park upgrade tonight against an offense that just traded one of their top LHBs and has a 10.8 HR/FB vs RHP. Minnesota is still one of the most positive run environments on the board and the Twins have just a 12.2 K-BB% vs RHP. Bauer's edge over other high strikeout pitchers is in a higher floor (less risk) and workload (has recorded a 7th inning out in 16 of 22 starts). Charlie Morton has as much upside as Bauer (1% difference in K%), but doesn't seem to hit it as often. He's reached double digits six times, though struck out five or fewer seven times. He's in a better park (Seattle), but the Mariners have just a 20 K% vs RHP. Tyler Skaggs has gone at least six innings in seven of his last eight starts and has allowed more than one ER just once over that span and has a 25.5 K% on the season. He transitions from one favorable park to another in Tampa Bay in a marginal matchup (104 wRC+, 23.7 K% vs LHP). Masahiro Tanaka threw a three hit shutout at those Rays last time out, striking out nine. That's his upside. A 13.9 SwStr% is best on the board. Of course, the downside is obvious in Tanaka as well (18 HRs in 16 starts). He'll make just his sixth home start this season and his first since May. The Orioles (87 wRC+ and 16.8 K-BB% vs RHP) have a team 180 wRC+, 1.4 K-BB% and 23.5 HR/FB over the last week. These are all top of the board arms tonight and difficult to argue against with the available salary, but there are some riskier lower priced pitchers who could match the upside.
Pitching options are severely limited and fairly straight forward on a small slate tonight
Just four games on the night slate with six teams currently above 4.75 implied runs and the other two below four runs. That makes pitching really straight forward tonight. Both David Price and Tyler Skaggs are between $9-10.2K on either site and have matchups far better than anyone else. Skaggs has a 24.8 K% that's only fourth best on the slate, but two of the three pitchers above him are at Coors tonight, the other has a 12.9 K% over the last month and is a home run machine, who must face the Red Sox tonight. Skaggs struck out just one Astro, allowing three runs in his last start, breaking a streak of six straight starts with one earned run or less. He gets the White Sox (18.3 K-BB% on the road, 18.5 K-BB% vs LHP) in at home tonight. Price has been inconsistent at best, but did pitch into the seventh without allowing a run to the Tigers last time out and has a 24 K% on the season. The Orioles have just a 21.5 K% vs LHP, but an 80 wRC+ and 9.2 Hard-Soft% against southpaws as well, numbers that were built with Machado in the lineup this season. Charlie Morton (31.2 K%, 3.29 SIERA, .287 xwOBA) certainly has upside, but he has been inconsistent as well. Coors is not a death blow (80 wRC+, .15.2 K-BB% vs RHP) and he does cost a reasonable $8.8K on DraftKings, but there are weather concerns in this game, as well as in Baltimore for Price. The same can be said of Jon Gray (28.5 K%, 3.20 SIERA, .296 xwOBA), whose 5.44 ERA and .376 BABIP are perplexing. He costs $7.5K against a supercharged Houston offense tonight (120 wRC+ on the road, 111 wRC+ vs RHP). One additional consideration on a small slate might be...(gulp)...James Shields (20.7 K%, 4.41 SIERA over the last 30 days). Don't expect much against an Angels' offense with a 109 wRC+ and 20.3 K% vs RHP, but it's a park upgrade he costs just $6K on DraftKings and he has completed six innings in 15 of his last 17 starts, missing once by a single out.