I have to get this article out early today and there’s a few questionable pitching decisions that I hope will get cleared up. Specifically what the Blue Jays and Mets are going to do. The MAIN slate also includes the Cardinals/Reds second game of their double header and the Reds appear to be going with Singer early and TBD late. This DH screams go opposite in of game 1 in game 2.
WEATHER
All clear
NATE EOVALDI (DK: $9200, FD: $9700)
Big dog Nate is the top and easy SP1 today. One walk over his last 17 innings, pitch count up to 99 last start, at home, young lineup. Really no reason to not think Eovaldi won’t be a safe 6 innings with < 2 ER and > 5 strikeouts. And there is definitely upside here to go off for a 10 K game.
FAVORITE SP2 OPTIONS
After Eovaldi it’s really a toss up among these three. Severino is the sleeper, while Rasmussen should be able to get through 6 IP without a ton of damage. Boyd wins, not sure he wins you much though.
- Luis Severino
- Drew Rasmussen
- Matt Boyd
OTHER PITCHING THOUGHTS
- NOAH CAMERON (DK: $4000) … Royals young prospect Noah Cameron is getting the call today and pardon me for being pessimistic on another Royals tall lefty who “commands the zone”. I’ve heard this one before and seem to recall it ending with the first four batters reaching via walks or something similar out in Anaheim once. Anyways, we do have him at min price 4k. But, meh. Rules are rules. We don’t use rookie pitchers making their debuts. Not even a homer like me.
- Blue Jays (Kirk, Bichette, Vlad, Springer)
- Rays (Diaz, Morel)
- Cubs (Happ & Full Stack just attacking Pirates pen if they get it early.
CATCHER
- Alejandro Kirk
- Danny Jansen
FIRST BASE
- Yandy Diaz
- Vlad Guerrero Jr.
- Pete Alonso
SECOND BASE
- Bryson Stott
- Andres Gimenez
- Nico Hoerner
THIRD BASE
- Yandy Diaz … 3B is kinda bare tonight and he has dual eligibility on DK. Since 1B is very strong, I would play him here if using him.
- Rafael Devers
- Alec Bohm
SHORTSTOP
- Bobby Witt Jr.
- Gunnar Henderson
- Bo Bichette
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- James Wood
- Heston Kjerstad
- Ian Happ
- Aaron Judge
OUTFIELD – Tier II
- Christopher Morel
- Do we dare play Joc Pederson finally?
- Daulton Varsho
- James Wood – OF – Washington Nationals – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Heston Kjerstad – OF – Orioles
- Aaron Judge – OF – Yankees
- Alejandro Kirk – C – Blue Jays
- Pete Alonso – 1B – Mets
- Ian Happ – OF – Cubs
TOP BETS
Orioles ML
Red Sox/Jays OVER 9.5