Just a quick heads up looking ahead, there may not be an article on Thursday (August 8th) and next Monday (August 12th) will likely be short. Not definitive, just a possibility. WEATHER Angels at Yankees – PPD! Amazing job getting this done 3 hours before first pitch and I’m being sincere here. Thank you. LUIS CASTILLO (DK: $8200, FD: $9700) Like everyone on Seattle Luis in 2024 has been much better at home (2.82 ERA vs 4.14 on the road) and could see 4+ RHH tonight which also favors him greatly. With Luis Gil getting PPD tonight Castillo moves up as the no doubt #1 option given his price, opponent and all the data you can spin to justify the reason to pick a guy. GRAYSON RODRIGUEZ (DK: $8500, FD: $10,300) My somewhat of a sleeper/darkhorse is Gray-Rod. Only thing I don’t love is seeing the same team twice in a row but expect him to get around Vladdy Jr and pitch well again vs Toronto. FRAMBER VALDEZ (DK: $8400, FD: $9600) Another mid 8k guy who has positive items to consider. Texas is still rough around the edges vs LHP and just Marcus Semien is on my radar for them. Valdez has 3 10K+ guys all going under 100 pitches lately, his form is good and the Rangers is not. KEEP AN EYE ON JEFFREY SPRINGS (DK: $7300, FD: $8500) … The Cardinals are still pretty bad against LHP but there is still a pretty hard ceiling on Springs until they ramp him up a little more going into September. The price isn’t very generous here either, so I wouldn’t think he’s worth rolling with but a good start here against the Cardinals can translate into us really considering him down the stretch. ORIOLES — Ryan Mountcastle, Eloy Jimenez, Anthony Santander Orioles lefties vs Bassitt is the easy spot, but Mountcastle’s Toronto dominance & Eloy looking rejuvenated (shocker) makes this a possible 4 to 5 man win it all 14 run outburst from Baltimore. METS — Mark Vientos, Francisco Alvarez, JD Martinez, Brandon Nimmo The Downside for the Mets tonight is this is three cities in three days. Anaheim on Sunday, St. Louis on Monday and now back to Denver for a quick series vs the Rockies. The Upside for the Mets tonight is Kyle Freeland, temps in the upper 80’s. We’ll not overlook Colorado vs…...
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