Just this one article for today because in the second half of the season MLB really stops with the heavy Saturday afternoon slates. There was a TON of bad Baseball defense last night with guys making throws they shouldn’t make and throwing the ball away. Hopefully that cleans up today, but I also expect today, tomorrow and Monday to be advantage hitting as they get their reps in but the pitchers who are going are on a LONG extended break. Look for runs early in games and then they just fizzle out.
WEATHER
I just needed to share the brilliance of this commercial, it is me…
All games play, but holy cow, check out that Dewpoint in Atlanta!
BRADY SINGER (DK: $8100, FD: $9000)
Singer is on normal rest and really should have the advantage against about 7 of the hitters in the White Sox lineup today. Unless of course Angel Hernandez is coming out of retirement to screw him over… You can just see that the White Sox wanted no part of coming back to play right now. This will be a Royal sweep and I doubt any SP gives up more than 1 ER in the entire series.
FRAMBER VALDEZ (DK: $7900, FD: $9500)
Pitchers in Seattle and wow what is up with the cheap price? Framber’s good on the road and in this park without hitters getting a ton of barrels he should avoid any HR risk as well.
OTHER PITCHING THOUGHTS
- Pablo Lopez might look like someone worth taking a shot on here, but he has been really bad at home & there’s enough still in the Milwaukee lineup that I am avoiding him tonight. Freddy Peralta could be definitely a viable option on the other side.
- Gallen, Webb, Kirby — All OK. But my guys are above.
ROYALS
LHH have hit Cannon fairly well and he has not been able to show a strong swing and miss upside at the big league level. Really like Pasquantino, against Cannon specifically but kinda trust Frazier and Massey to have BIG games more.
- Adam Frazier
- Vinnie Pasquantino
- Michael Massey
RED SOX / DODGERS
One of the National Fox broadcast games and an afternoon game out in L.A. Expect the homers and expect them to be loud. This one could be easier to bet the over and take a couple one offs than guessing the full stacks to deploy.
- Red Sox: Tyler O’Neill, David Hamilton, Connor Wong
- Dodgers: Teoscar Hernandez & Shohei Ohtani
OTHER TEAMS TO LOOK AT
- Guardians: Cease back in the AL Central? Not gonna end well sir. This is a sneaky over game. The Padres gotta get a Lefties in Cleveland homer or two from Cronenworth, Merrill and Profar.
- Cardinals: Pending how the first game goes and what the lineup is but no respect for the Elder from me.
- Diamondbacks: Wind isn’t gonna be a help in a night Wrigley game tonight. Hendricks isn’t gonna pitch 1-2-3 innings either.
CATCHER
- Connor Wong
- Gabriel Moreno
- Jonah Heim
FIRST BASE
- Vinnie Pasquantino
- Rhys Hoskins
- Josh Naylor
SECOND BASE
- Michael Massey
- Jake Cronenworth
- Ketel Marte
THIRD BASE
- Matt Chapman
- Ryan McMahon
- Adam Frazier
SHORTSTOP
- Gunnar Henderson
- Bobby Witt Jr.
- David Hamilton
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- Shohei Ohtani – Use at OF because 1B is deep
- Teoscar Hernandez
- Heliot Ramos
- Colton Cowser
OUTFIELD – Tier II
- Jackson Merrill
- Tyler O’Neill
- Christian Yelich
- Will Brennan
- Randal Grichuck
- Shohei Ohtani – OF – Dodgers – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Tyler O’Neill – OF – Red Sox
- Teoscar Hernandez – OF – Dodgers
- Connor Wong – C – Red Sox
- Heliot Ramos – OF – Giants
- Rhys Hoskins – 1B – Brewers
- Michael Massey – 2B – Royals
- Ryan McMahon – 3B – Rockies
- BONUS ….. Vinnie Pasquantino – 1B – Royals
TOP BETS
- Boston/LA over 9