DAILY-AMBUSH · May 1, 2021

The Dongers Club – May 1st

Six game main slate tonight which should see a closed roof in Texas and possibly an open roof in Milwaukee.   Arizona usually starts Saturday night games with the roof closed and then opens it but for tonight it looks like it will be open all game.

 

Anthony DeSclafani

The Italian!  My sneaky pitcher tonight on a slate with Woodruff against a sleeping Dodgers team and Snell against a team who hits LHP well.  DeSclafani has been stellar so far this season and is pitching really well with a team that has solid catchers behind the plate to help him out.  San Diego is not a lineup you should normally be scared away from.

Eduardo Rodriguez

All Boston does when E-Rod pitches is win and with the roof closed in Texas he will be one of the most popular pitchers on DraftKings tonight against the Rangers.  The Rangers will give him a nice strikeout boost in that lineup and with the roof closed he should avoid major damage.

Zac Gallen

Watch this be the night when Colorado finally puts all their runs together in the first five innings.  Gallen has made three starts now since coming off the IL and his last one was a 7 inning mini CG shutout in a short doubleheader game in Atlanta.  He has looked more than fine in each start against teams that are better than the Colorado Rockies.  Prefer him if the game starts with a closed roof.

 

ATLANTA BRAVES

Go right back to the Braves after getting blown out last night by Toronto.  Zero hesitation on this one and I don’t care if they bring out Jimmy Key or Dave Stewart to pitch for Toronto, the Braves are going to tee off.

L.A. ANGELS

Sounds like the roof is CLOSED now in Seattle — HUGE boost for the hitting tonight.  Angels are going to put up a ton of offense and Seattle should as well against Canning.  If the Angels value guys produce then this full stack will pay off immensely.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

Austin Gomber is a rookie pitcher who is taking his rookie lumps.  Bad spot with the roof possibly open all game against the D’Backs right now and the Rockies bullpen is far away from being a lockdown spot, so look to get after them tonight the D’Backs.

 

CATCHER

  1. Travis d’Arnaud
  2. Carson Kelly

FIRST BASE

  1. Pavin Smith
  2. Jared Walsh

SECOND BASE

  1. Ozzie Albies
  2. Christian Arroyo – DK value of the day

THIRD BASE

  1. Asdrubal Cabrera
  2. Austin Riley
  3. Pablo Sandoval – Value

SHORTSTOP

  1. Trevor Never Ending Story
  2. Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELD – Mt Rushmore

  1. Ronald Acuna Jr
  2. Mike Trout
  3. George Springer
  4. Shohei Ohtani

OUTFIELD – Value

  1. Cavan Biggio
  2. Franchy Cordero
  3. Kyle Lewis

 

 

Chairman:  Mike Trout – OF – Angels

 

LINEUP CONSTRUCTION THOUGHTS

Chalkiest Stacks

  1. Braves
  2. Angels
  3. Red Sox

Team with most upside getting overlooked and also not being attacked with a SP

  1. Mariners

Best Leverage Spots

  1. Rangers

 

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