The Dongers Club – August 3rd

It’s trade deadline day and I am cautioning some light tread today but certainly not avoiding it as there’s a sharp angle I think I have tonight. The three games below feature home teams who were home on the weekend, and we’ve seen a distinct trend over the past couple of seasons that when this happens the big advantage is in those games and with those home teams specifically.  I think the trade deadline even adds onto this more. Dodgers at Cubs Blue Jays at Astros Rays at Rockies   WEATHER Clear and warm   Cam Schlittler (DK: $11,500) The Cards couldnt wake up against Max Scherzer and punted yesterday, now they get the best active SP in the American League, so good luck with that. Logan Webb (DK: $9500) Fortunately for Webb he is A) pitching in a dome so he might not know it’s not a day game and B) Facing the Rangers, who died in Houston over the weekend but still think they are contending. Bubba Chandler (DK: $6600) After a west coast trip the Brewers are back home and normally you’d see Chandler in Milwaukee and think no-way Jose, but they’re likely off and most of the hitting in Baseball is off now as well.  Outside of Jake Bauers and Brice Turang I think he’s able to do well today for a very cheap price.   HOUSTON ASTROS We know that Toronto sold, Houston is rolling & Beiber is good for 4+ ER.  The Astros remain thin on lefty bats in the heart of their order, which is potentially a gap in getting Beiber to that 4 ER early, but once Yordan has his second AB he should at minimum have 3 RBI by that point. Yordan Alvarez Jeremy Pena Isaac Paredes Taylor Trammell   RAYS Yeah, so the home team is the better side he says and then jumps to the chalk Rays in Coors.  Both these pitchers are kinda similar, mix up the velocity and location and get away with that as much as you can.  But the path for the Rays to jump on Lorenzen’s fastball to me is nice, plus i love speed guys in Coors like Simpson Junior Caminero Chandler Simpson   CATCHER Henry Davis Gabriel Moreno Carson Kelly   FIRST BASE Deep spot tonight, so you can probably get away without Diaz or Aranda from the Rays and be okay…....