There are a bunch of hitters banged up today so double check the lineups on who is in.
WEATHER
All games should be good to go with the roof being CLOSED in Arizona. The only possible delay is Texas at Chicago.
This is one of those choose your fighter Mortal Kombat pitching slates in my mind. What I define that as is one where you can really pick from 6-8 guys but likely going off the chalky ones is where you will find a winning pick.
- TYLOR MEGILL (DK: $8700) … So of course the first guy I mention is likely the chalkiest of them all, but it has to be said. Anytime we get the Marlins on a Main slate with a pitcher that has a pulse we give it consideration. The Marlins managed to get some big hits yesterday but I don’t think it’s sustainable & Megill has been doing well in two brief starts against much better lineups.
- JACK FLAHERTY (DK: $8500) … The Yankees are not hitting good Fastballs very well. Shit, they didn’t hit anything yesterday & I would argue they always struggle in Detroit it seems. This is probably a spot where Flaherty should be 20%+ owned but may be less because of Max Fried on the other side & I don’t use him until after April 15th at the earliest. Rules are rules…
OTHER PITCHING THOUGHTS
- My Sleeper? Brandon Pfaadt. He’s struggled vs LHH and the Orioles lefties are their better bats right now, but gut says he pitches 7 strong innings today.
- Shota is gonna Shota. Not many strikeouts.
ATHLETICS
Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom
We would be very stubourn if we just decided to not admit that this park is playing fantastic for offense. A good deal of this is the Oakland pitching staff not being as good as people wanted them to be, but today we can pick on both sides and maybe the Athletics can make it two in a row in their new temporary stadium.
DODGERS / NATS
James Wood — Michael Conforto, Max Muncy
Can the Nationals take another from the Dodgers and sweep the series? Absolutely they can. Will they? Okay, maybe not, but we get the Nationals who are a REALLY good DFS lineup once again against a RHH and finally on a main slate. Ride the Wood heater who is criminally mis-priced. We need to see if Abrams is back in the lineup but he would be a perfect correlation with Wood.
REDS / GIANTS
Elly De La Cruz — Heliot Ramos
Really like both sides but these are tough teams to stack. The Giants best hitter moves down to 5 as they usually go lefty up top vs a RHP, he would be the center piece for me with Chapman, Lee or even Adames. Cincy remains cold – but seeing Verlander a second time might work out well for them and he is definitely serving up a bomb to Elly.
CATCHER
- Shea Langeliers
- Keibert Ruiz
- Mitch Garver
FIRST BASE
- Shohei Ohtani
- Tyler Soderstrom
- Christian Walker
SECOND BASE
- Gavin Lux
- Jake Cronenworth
- Max P Muncy
THIRD BASE
- Max Muncy
- Manny Machado
- Matt Chapman
SHORTSTOP
- Elly De La Cruz
- Willy Adames
- CJ Abrams
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- James Wood
- Lawrence Butler
- Michael Conforto
- Cam Smith
- Cam Smith – OF – Houston Astros – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- James Wood – OF – Nationals
- Lawrence Butler – OF – Athletics
- Tyler Soderstrom – 1B – Athletics
- Max Muncy – 3B – Dodgers
- Keibert Ruiz – C – Nationals
- Elly De La Cruz – SS – Reds
TOP BETS
Orioles/Diamondbacks UNDER 9
Reds/Giants OVER 7.5