Slate configuration notes. DraftKings has skipped adding San Diego/Philadelphia & St. Louis/Pittsburgh onto the MAIN slate tonight. That sucks.
WEATHER
Both games in Pennsylvania though have some weather concerns for those on FanDuel. I think they will play.
CHASE BURNS (DK: $8000, FD: $8800)
Burns goes on the road but I saw nothing from the kid in his first start to think he will run into walk issues. He has a poise and confidence that comes from pitching at a high level in college and it gives me enough trust and faith to use him against Crochet in the game of the night (game of the week?) from a pitching perspective. Maybe a solo HR to Romany Anthony, or a double, but 7+ strikeouts is not being too optimistic IMO.
After Burns you obviously have Garrett Crochet, who is going to be the highest owned pitcher IMO tonight. At first I would point out we have other good pitching choices – but the risk here is that the offense is limited outside of paying up for a couple Yankees. So take the safe points with Crochet.
ALSO WILL BE OKAY
DREW RASMUSSEN (DK: $7500, FD: $8700) … Paying up for Crochet in a game stack with Burns is not a stupid idea — but there’s nothing against Rasmussen either except he only pitches at most 6 innings.
GEORGE KIRBY (DK: $7700, FD: $8200) … This is not April games in Seattle when everything was 2-1, as I think you see this game creep towards that 7.5 total — however the Royals do suck offensively enough that I have to give Kirby the props here.
YANKEES vs BLUE JAYS
We want and we shall get 3+ HR in this game all total between the two clubs.
- Judge
- Rice
- Bichette – SCRATCHED
- Vlad
MARINERS
Tons of value here. Going back home the offense should go back to normal but is still worth using.
- Canzone
- Raley
- Polanco
CATCHER
The rare — we can play two catchers from the same team, which do we go with? It’s like we’re in 2015 and the Detroit Tigers are in Minnesota forcing a decision between Victor Martinez & James McCann — boy did I just date myself…
- Ben Rice – Can be used at 1B obviously
- Austin Wells
FIRST BASE
- Vlad Guerrero Jr.
- Bryce Harper – FD Only, but possibly Back and ready to smash. Very cheap on FD
- Luke Raley
SECOND BASE
- Davis Schneider
- Ketel Marte
- Jackson Holliday
THIRD BASE
- Rafael Devers
- Ernie Clement
- Curtis Mead
SHORTSTOP
- Anthony Volpe
- Bobby Witt Jr.
Bo Bichette
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- A-A-Ron Judge
- Dominic Canzone
- Cody Bellinger
- Jung Hoo Lee
OUTFIELD – Tier II
- Roman Anthony … One concern I have for Burns. Rookie on Rookie always edge Hitter.
- Jake Mangum
- Max Kepler – FD
- Dominic Canzone – OF – Seattle Mariners – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Aaron Judge – OF – New York Yankees
- Romany Anthony – OF – Red Sox
- Bryce Harper – 1B – Phillies
- Rafael Devers – 3B – Giants
- Ben Rice – C – Yankees
TOP BETS
- Reds/Red Sox UNDER 7.5
- Yankees/Jays OVER 8.5