MLB · August 22, 2026

The Dongers Club – 8/22

Early Games Today:

  • Jays at Yankees:  9-1 Yankees win.  Game is about 1-0 through 7 innings, then some bullshit and my under loses.
  • Braves at Brewers:  Ozzie Albies homers….  Perez good through early part of game, then when Chourio and Contreras get to him second time they both hit doubles.  Good plays there.  Like Logan Henderson as a SP but this isn’t the spot – Olson’s homering today or tomorrow or both and Ozzie.  All the Ozzie…. Take the over.
  • Nats at Marlins:  Sleeper SP stack game on the three game slate.

 

 

WEATHER

Big Saturday night slate, should be clear with Rays at Orioles having some rain risk, but low.

 

Hunter Brown (DK: $9700)

The Athletics are so bad right now, they got swept by the Royals and then shutout by the Astros last night.  No way that Hunter Brown doesn’t light it up tonight, right?

Casey Mize (DK: $8900)

A pitcher changing leagues and then seeing his old division a lot might point to him struggling, but with Mize I feel like it’s helping him out as he knows what he can get away with and where to attack.

 

OTHER…

  • They did Jared Jones dirty with the 4PM local time start in LA.  First three innings is gonna be brutal to get through, but for a cheap flyer, I wouldn’t hate it.
  • Sandoval should struggle again.   But he is tempting at $6700
  • Mariners rookie Kade Anderson and former LSU star – is making his debut tonight.  He’s priced up where he should be, but we still have rules and you don’t mess with a hot Bregman in Seattle either.
  • Everyone else is either the same cost or higher than Brown/Mize or worse tonight.  So I think you ride with that combo and let it go.  Doesn’t mean there is a ton of offense, just no reason to give you the full Cheesecake Factory menu of touting….  Although it is almost NFL season, so maybe you need that for all the other content out there citing 13 running backs each week.

 

GUARDIANS

  • Jo Adell – Must play today.  If Hughes cannot get right (he’s shown no signs that he can) then the clean-up hitter — at 4600 — with power — in Coors … C’mon.
  • Nate Lowe
  • Angel Genao
  • Travis Bazzana

 

METS

No, I didn’t just copy & paste last nights article, but my opinion on these weekend series is what it is.  The Mets will hit, hopefully for a full game tonight.

  • Francisco Lindor
  • Brett Baty
  • AJ Ewing

 

 

CATCHER

  1. Adley Rutschman
  2. Tyler Stephenson
  3. Carter Jensen
  4. Carson Kelly

 

FIRST BASE

  1. Nate Lowe
  2. Vinnie Pasquantino
  3. Jared Young

 

SECOND BASE

  1. Brett Baty
  2. Travis Bazzanna
  3. Nick Sogard

 

THIRD BASE

  1. Alex Bregman
  2. Angel Genao
  3. Max Muncy

 

SHORTSTOP

  1. Francisco Lindor
  2. Elly De La Cruz

 

OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore

  1. Jo Adell
  2. Mickey Moniak
  3. Steven Kwan
  4. Cam Smith

 

OUTFIELD – TIER II

  1. JJ Bleday
  2. Mike Trout
  3. Kyle Tucker
  4. Esmerlyn Valdez

 

  1. Jo Adell – OF – Cleveland Guardians – Chairman of The Dongers Club
  2. Francisco Lindor – SS – Mets
  3. Cam Smith – OF – Astros
  4. Tyler Stephenson  – C – Reds
  5. Vinnie Pasquantino – 1B – Royals
  6. Esmerlyn Valdez – OF – Pirates
  7. Brett Baty – 2B – Mets
  8. Max Muncy – 3B – Dodgers
  9. BONUS …. Mickey Moniak – OF – Rockies

 

BETTING CARD

  • Guardians / Rockies OVER 11
  • Mets / White Sox OVER 8
  • Tigers / Royals UNDER 8.5
  • Cincy / Arizona NRFI

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