The Orioles and Cardinals were suspended last night, which has turned this into just a four game slate. Fortunately, it’s the same slate on both FD and DK.
I really do not have a ton of confidence on just this four gamer, and my brain says just apply the short slate rule which is game stack SP in one game, game stack hitters in another and just move on without much stress. Yet, we often finds ourselves (or I do), sitting there and tinkering the short slate lineups way more than the main slate ones and that’s a clear sign that we just really do not have a strong pull either from our gut, our data or whatever we ate last night for dinner.
WEATHER
- Mets @ Guardians: Storms popping up before and during the game, could cause a delay, but not likely to cause a PPD.
The obvious SP game stack is probably to take Ragans and Skubal, both of whom should push 7+ strikeouts today and pair them together for that high SP floor. It is a day game in Kauffman Stadium though, where the ball is carrying well right now for the Royals, and that really thins you out in the hitting options for two guys that will cost 20k combined. Between the two, Ragans is my guy.
Outside of that, Hunter Brown just isn’t going to go more than 5 IP and would have to be not only perfect through those 5, but really be above that to justify him beating out many others. There’s a ton of risk with Taylor Ward and maybe even Willie Calhoun if the model is right today. I want no business with Tyler Anderson either. Right now the Astros are killing lefties, and the Angels are hitting righties.
The interesting SP match-up whom I don’t think folks will consider is the Single White Rapper (Simeon-Woods Richardson) against Jake, from Washington, Irvin. Can you get enough from these two combined to match one of Skubal or Ragans? Maybe. Can one pair very nicely with Ragans who goes by the name of Jake Irvin? Yes!
Mets/Guardians is the spot I am luring in hitting from. Wish me luck.
MY SP PAIRING RANKINGS
- Ragans & Irvin
- Skubal & SWR
We don’t have to do a game stack, but it just makes it easier for building sometimes.
METS / GUARDIANS
Just the simple fact that Quintana won’t get any strikeouts today is gonna make Cleveland a viable team. Jose Ramirez looked really bad at the plate last night, but generally hits with more contact vs LHP, so I think he gets on base 2 or 3 times today and that sets up the men behind him very well.
Guardians prospect Johnathan Rodriguez is just $2200 and should hammer LHP in the bigs.
- Francisco Lindor – SS
- Pete Alonso – 1B
- JD Martinez – OF
- Jose Ramirez – 3B
- Johnathan Rodriguez – OF
ANGELS / ASTROS
- Kyle Tucker – OF: On another planet right now
- Jeremy Pena – SS
- Taylor Ward – OF
- Luis Rengifo – 2B
- Willie Calhoun – 1B
CATCHER
- Austin Hedges … Not much at C today, so just looking for cheap
- Keibert Ruiz
FIRST BASE
- Pete Alonso
- Willie Calhoun
SECOND BASE
- Luis Rengifo
- Jeff McNeil
THIRD BASE
- Jose Ramirez
- Maikel Garcia
SHORTSTOP
- Francisco Lindor
- Jeremy Pena
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- JD Martinez
- Johnathan Rodriguez
- Kyle Tucker
- Taylor Ward
| Chairman of The Dongers Club |
| Francisco Lindor – SS – Mets |
| Chalk / Seems Obvious Homers: |
| Taylor Ward – OF – Angels |
| Contrarian Home Run |
| Pete Alonso – 1B – Mets |
| Value Home Run Call |
| Johnathan Rodriguez – OF – Guardians |
TOP BETS
- Mets/Gaurdians Yes, RFI
- Angels/Astros over 9
- Twins/Nationals under 9