MLB · April 8, 2023

The Dongers Club – April 8th (Early)

SLATE NOTES

We are BACK baby!  Site Synchronicity.  Six games early at 4pm with another six games at the 7pm MAIN slate.  This will cover the six early games

  • Reds at Phillies
  • Royals at Giants
  • Marlins at Mets
  • Athletics at Rays
  • Rangers at Cubs
  • Red Sox at Tigers

 

WEATHER

All games play without issue.

Free samples at the COSTCO Warehouse in Tampa also known as Tropicana Field.

 

BRADY SINGER

I am looking forward to another season of folks attacking Singer with lefties.  He should have the strikeout game that Keller didn’t have until late in the game yesterday and the more he too expands his trust in his third pitch (Change) the better he will become.  Singer’s got no limitations depth wise and I don’t think the Giants hit at home like they did on the road.

MARTIN PEREZ

This one didn’t leap out at me when first going through the options,  but as I look at his K projection on the model and go through the Cubs lineup more and more I see Perez having enough strikeout potential that he can out do Springs as my SP2 option.  The Wrigley Wind isn’t an issue today either so as long as Perez has his command I see no reason not to like him.

JEFFREY SPRINGS

Springs projects to have a 35% strikeout rate weighted by pitch type against this Athletics lineup and there’s no reason to not expect what he has shown us so far in 2023 (Spring & Regular) to continue vs a weak offense.

 

Also expect to pitch well:

-Tanner Houck — Lasted 5 IP, 70 pitches in his first start of the season.  Don’t believe he pushes beyond 6 & 85 at best today.

-Kodai Senga — The Marlins just saw him so that knocks him down for me.

 

PHILLIES

Trea Turner, Alec Bohm, JT Realmuto

Trea Turner hasn’t been quiet to start the season, but it does feel that way in DFS terms.  He is always someone I loved against a LHP for HR upside, and the chances he also runs here are pretty good.  Throw in the right splits for Bohm as Lodolo only gives up contact to RHH and we’re looking at a good 1-2-3 stack.

RAYS

Wander Franco, Isaac Parades, Brandon Lowe

All they do right now is win, win, win.  If you want to fade the hottest team to start the season I get it, but that’s Fuji-not-gonna-be-me with Shitarri on the mound.

ROYALS

Bobby Witt, Salvador Perez, Edward Olivares

Both Witt and Olivares are what I would consider top level plays, especially Olivares at his price.

REDS

Jonathan India, TJ Friedl, Wil Myers

A small park team going into another small park and getting one of the weak links on the Phillies rotation.

 

CATCHER

Pretty good position for a Saturday.  I would pay up for one of these three who all have HR upside with Realmuto being the favorite given the Phillies stack upside.

  1. JT Realmuto
  2. Salvador Perez
  3. Mitch Garver

 

FIRST BASE

This is a dumpster fire spot today.  Go contrarian here.

  1. Garrett Cooper
  2. Trey Mancini
  3. Justin Turner

 

SECOND BASE

  1. Brandon Lowe
  2. Luis Arraez
  3. Bryson Stott

 

THIRD BASE

  1. Alec Bohm
  2. Josh Jung

 

SHORTSTOP

Strongest position on any slate today.  Gotta have 2 of these on FanDuel – where I would also consider not using a 1B and going C and 2 SS.

  1. Trea Turner
  2. Bobby Witt Jr
  3. Wander Franco

 

OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore

  1. TJ Freidl
  2. Edward Olivares
  3. Wil Myers
  4. Masataka Yoshida

 

 

THE DONGERS CLUB

  1. Alec Bohm – 3B – Phillies – Chairman of The Bohmgers Club
  2. Masataka Yoshida – OF – Red Sox
  3. Trea Turner – SS – Phillies
  4. Wil Myers – OF – Reds
  5. Edward Olivares – OF – Royals

 

FAVORITE BET(s)

  • Royals +120 … I think they’ll sweep the Giants
  • Rangers +108
  • Marlins +140

 

Dogs … PARLAY(s) OF THE DAY

  • Royals + Marlins + Rangers

TOP PROP(s) OF THE DAY

Pitchers

  • Martin Perez over 4.5
  • Justin Steele under 6.5

 

Batters

  • Mitch Garver over 0.5 hits (-130)
  • Trea Turner over 1.5 total bases (+135)

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