Hey, welcome to a Monday in late August where the Braves are in Coors Field. Okay, see ya! WEATHER All games will play This is more of a decision on if you are itching to play say $7000 Ronald Acuna in Coors Field and how much $ you can justify spending on pitching tonight. I see three guys who I think are worth their price up top. Gausman is the one who has the best chance to ‘go off’ but he really has to go 7 IP and 10+ strikeouts against a Nationals lineup which isn’t garbage, so if Gausman is contrarian he’s worth the flier IMO though. GrayRod and Jon Gray are both facing offenses that they should be able to handle fine and are priced very affordrable Grayson Rodriguez (DK: $7500, FD: $8700) Jon Gray (DK: $8100, FD: $9400) Kevin Gausman (DK: $11.2k, FD: $10.9k) The Cheap / Punt Options None of these options are going to post a 20 and break the slate for you. But I don’t see them getting blown up. Kyle Harrison (DK: $6500) … Reds coming into town, usually young does hit young but it’s a bad park shift and Harrison should pitch well at home. Michael Kopech (DK $6300) … Baltimore has gone cold Zack Greinke (DK: $6000) … The Royals arent extending Greinke because they want to get other guys some work in, but I see a 5 IP and a Win for Greinke tonight ROYALS Maikel Garcia, Drew Waters, Michael Massey Royals get to come back home after slowing down in Seattle as expected. Look for them to have a big week against the Pirates pitching, which also carries a 4.63 ERA over the last 10 days and too many walks. Nice value spot here. BRAVES Austin Riley, Marcell Ozuna Everyone hits Austin Gomber, so naturally the Braves should hit him too, right? Marcell Ozuna probably is one of the highest owned guys, he’s been hot in the second half and is only $5100 here. Really though I don’t see how Austin Riley doesn’t have a big game tonight. ASTROS Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Jeremy Pena High $ pivot off Atlanta. Seeing Sale twice in a week’s span and Houston always smashes Boston in Fenway. CATCHER Martin Maldanado Salvador Perez (Can use at 1B also here to save $ at C) Danny Jansen…...
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