WEATHER
All clear
I was going to give you a full rant on Shohei Ohtani not being duplicated in either site player pool despite them being able to do it, but hey, bigger frish to fry.
- Ohtani is back as an opener tonight
- Logan Gilbert is back off the IL
- Lance McCullers is out and going to the IL, Ryan Gusto will start instead.
TONIGHTS BEST PITCHER
There is no ‘Ace’ I want to force upon you today. Dylan Cease in the division is always too risky as teams wait him out and make him work & Clarke Schmidt against the Angels in Yankee Stadium just feels like a dangerous trap.
- Mick Abel (DK: $9000, FD: $8500) … Unlike SP vs Colorado, the sites still have the prices on pitchers in Miami priced correctly. Abel is coming off a bad start after breaking onto the scene. Tonight he should recover and be worth using.
TONIGHTS CHALK PITCHER
- Jake Irvin (DK: $8100, FD: $8000) … SP vs Colorado outside of Coors. That’s the chalk every night when it presents itself until further notice.
TONIGHTS SLEEPER
- Lucas Giolito (DK: $7300, FD: $7400) … Sleeper in Seattle. Lucas Giolito appears to be getting into form and is likely going to be trusted for 95+ pitches
Boston Red Sox
While Logan Gilbert is back tonight, this first return off the IL is the best spot he could give up 2+ HR in, and after the Devers deal I think people may automatically overlook Boston
Houston Astros
This lineup really looks dead at the moment after their day of rest yesterday – but the park shift is tremendous and the one thing you can’t do vs Houston is roll out a LHP.
With Ryan Gusto starting, we should be interested in the Athletics as well. Great spot for Butler, Soderstrom and Kurtz
ALSO LIKE
- Angels/Yankees … Bumping this one up over the Orioles/Rays. Too many upside homer plays here.
- Padres … If they Ambush Ohtani that is one thing. But the Dodgers pen options are not great even after that.
CATCHER
- Carlos Narvaez
- Yainer Diaz
- Danny Jansen
FIRST BASE
- Paul Goldschmidt
- Nick Kurtz
- Nolan Schanuel
SECOND BASE
- Xavier Edwards
- Jose Altuve
- Marcelo Mayer … 3B is deeper so use him here in Boston stacks
THIRD BASE
- Isaac Paredes
- Amed Rosario
- Junior Caminero
SHORTSTOP
- Trea Turner
- Jeremy Pena
- Brady House (FD Only)
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- Cody Bellinger
- Jarren Duran
- Roman Anthony
- Fernando Tatis Jr.
OUTFIELD – Tier II
- Tyler Soderstrom
- Cam Smith
- Colton Cowser
- Lawrence Butler
- Trea Turner – SS – Philadelphia Phillies – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Cody Bellinger – OF – Yankees
- Nolan Schanuel – 1B – Angels
- Marcelo Meyer – 2B – Red Sox
- Jose Altuve – OF – Astros
- Carlos Narvaez – C – Red Sox
- Tyler Soderstrom – OF – Athletics
- Isaac Paredes – 3B – Astros
- BONUS … Christian Walker – 1B – Astros
TOP BETS
Sadly going against my Sox/Yankees fade after they play theory tonight
- Red Sox & Yankees ML Parlay
- Padres ML
- Phillies ML