Just five games on the MAIN slate tonight, so this will be pretty brief.
WEATHER
All games play.
- ROOF OPEN in Texas
Interesting thing tonight is that we have two of the five series with re-matches on the mound (Cease vs McClanahan & Gibson vs Wentz)
TYLER MALHE
The Royals are sitting their #1 option vs Mahle tonight in Salvador Perez and are coming off a trip out west where it was warm and comfortable and go into chilly Minnesota…. They might strikeout 12 times tonight as this could get ugly fast.
SHANE McCLANAHAN
Don’t mind me, just the guy who thought the White Sox would hit vs Toronto and wound up striking out 1/3 of the time and now they get to face Shane McClanahan for the second time in a week and probably strike out 50% of the time.
Gerrit Cole for the Yankees is someone I think has a great outing tonight as well, but 11.2k for him vs 10k for Shane and this isn’t even a real tough debate. Also the wind is blowing in at Chicago as well.
KYLE GIBSON
Gibby was great at home vs Detroit and going to Comerica is not any time of downgrade in any, which way. I think it’s a HUGE mistake if you are riding Joey Lucchesi over him as a SP2 value pick.
NATIONALS / METS
This isn’t a slate where any team is hitting 4-5 HR, so going to Citi Field is not a concern for me. Neither Williams or Luchessi are arms I expect to repeat recent good starts tonight and that Nats bullpen is due for a blow up spot.
- Nationals: Alex Call, Lane Thomas, Joey Meneses … If you roll the Nats, you should be wise and pay up for both SP.
- Mets: Starling Marte, Francisco Lindor, Daniel Vogelbach … This is my #1 spot to start tonight.
TWINS
Good Dewpoint and wind blowing out to left should help the ball travel enough when contact is made and the contact comes from the Twins side of the plate. Greinke on the road remains way below average.
- Correa, Buxton, Larnach
CATCHER
No Salvador Perez tonight for KC, that just means he will hit one tomorrow night instead…
- Jose Trevino
- Adley Rutschman
- MJ Melendez
FIRST BASE
- Joey Meneses
- Anthony Rizzo
- Daniel Vogelbach
SECOND BASE
- Jorge Polanco
- Gleyber Torres
THIRD BASE
There is nothing good at this position tonight. DJ LeMahieu for 3700 is okay from the Yankees, but otherwise be comfortable punting 3B.
- Brett Baty
- Josh Jung
SHORTSTOP
- Francisco Lindor
- Carlos Correa
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- Starling Marte – Must play tonight
- Byron Buxton
- Brandon Nimmo
- Aaron Judge
BEST CHEAP BATS
- Trevor Larnach – OF
- Max Kepler – OF … Assuming he leads off
- Joey Meneses – 1B
- Anyone – 3B
- Starling Marte – OF – Mets – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Trevor Larnach – OF – Twins
- Gleyber Torres – 2B – Yankees
CORE BUILD
Tyler Mahle
Mets
Twins
BEST ALT STACKS
Orioles
BEST LEVERAGE SPOT
Wh…. nevermind
Texas Rangers
FAVORITE BET(s)
Washington/New York Mets over 8.5
TOP PROP(s) OF THE DAY
Trevor Williams under 3.5 strikeouts