Do not ask me what FanDuel was thinking today, because they just weren’t thinking. Job well done by DraftKings making the afternoon set of games today the ‘main’ slate for us to dive into. WEATHER All games are clear and the roof is closed in Arizona My top options today: Josiah Gray ($6500) … If the ‘optimizer’ chalk doesn’t land folks on Gray today then we win all the money. The kid has talent and there is zero pressure pitching this late in the year against Anderson, Benintendi and Moncada. A chilly afternoon in DC and coming off a great start we can expect another good one today as the White Sox aren’t hitting RHP exceptionally well right now (.187 over the last week with 27% strikeout rate) and well, they’re the White Sox. Merrill Kelly ($9600) … Facing Logan Day game Webb (shocker). Kelly is great at home & worth paying a little extra for. The Giants probably will throw 6 lefties at him but Kelly’s concerns are more so with his command which is normally better at home. George Kirby / Lucas Giolito best third options… Other pitching thoughts Aaron Nola ($10,000) … Normally we would just look here and say Nola day game (bad), Nola road (bad), Nola vs Braves (bad). But after a couple high scoring games and with Nola having 3 bad starts in a row, this is where you dive into him having a better outing. I expect some offense in the Rockies/Padres game, so I wouldn’t touch Seth Lugo Baltimore (Henderson, O’Hearn) … The Orioles are LOVING life in Houston right now and after clinching they have gone on fire, which is the mark of a hungry young team who is going to be playing deep into October. San Diego (Kim/Tatis/Soto) … Padres should drop 8-9 on Colorado today. Gotta smash Chase Anderson Pads. Texas (Lowe/Seager) CATCHER Bo Naylor Jonah Heim JT Realmuto FIRST BASE Ryan O’Hearn / Ryan Mountcastle … Can pair both by using ROH in the OF. Wouldn’t be shocked if they went B2B today… This of course assumes Mountcastle returns to the lineup, but RvR against Javier in Houston could not be a better way to heal. Nathaniel Lowe Dominic Smith SECOND BASE Ha-Seong Kim Jorge Polanco Andres Gimenez THIRD BASE Royce Lewis … If he comes up with the bases loaded…...
