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…...
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