It’s a shame all the early games aren’t on the main slate because that’s a good 6 game Turbo slate and it would make for a terrific 15-gamer tonight in mid-August. TURBO/EARLY SLATE Matthew Boyd opening things up as a … Guardian … still feels very weird to me. Taijuan Walker will be on the bump again for Philly and yes, Yusei Kikuchi might actually be good enough to use on this slate. SP Rankings: Skubal, Kikuchi, T.Rogers Stack Rankings: Orioles, Marlins/Phillies, Astros WEATHER All clear There are just a couple guys that I really want to use today, but that’s not to say I wouldn’t expect another 4-7 pitchers give you ‘decent’ outings, it’s just void of a ton of heavy studs tonight. These are the three to use in main lineup combinations KEVIN GAUSMAN (DK: $9000, FD: $8800) … The only thing that keeps Gausman from a CGSO tonight is himself. Which, he very well might do. CHARLIE MORTON (DK: $8500, FD: $8900) … If you loved last night’s 1-0 game, wait until tonight’s 3-1 game between Morton and Kyle Harrison. PAUL BLACKBURN (DK: $7500, FD: $8300) … Blackburn will face his former team now in the friendly Citi Field environment, but it’s merely a lateral park shift overall, so it’s not like we should factor too much into it. More relevant is that Blackburn is just a quality and blow-up adverse guy. YANKEES Reverse Blowout Theory … Check. Lineup that should hit lots of home runs … Check. Bad SP on the other side … Check Stacking against the White Sox … Check Going back to the Yankees after they were the first team all year to lose by double digits to the fucking White Sox …. Vomit ROCKIES/DIAMONDBACKS ‘ZONA vs a LHP. They dont strikeout and they just find ways to put up massive innings in what is easily the best hitting environment on the slate E-Fraud should pitch okay for Arizona, so I wouldn’t go full Colorado but Tovar (4500), Diaz (3400) and Doyle (5100) are all decent picks today. Diaz homers. ROYALS & TWINS Another warm night in Target Field with the Twins calling up prospect Zebby Matthews. We have rules and we follow those rules, but I do not believe Matthews is an automatic -10 out of the gates here. He’s a quality RHP who is tall, pitched in…...
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