Happy 4th of July everyone! MLB has us loaded up with a heavy night slate today after the spaced out early games.
WEATHER
Highest spots for storm chances are CIncinnati, Kansas City and Atlanta.
BRANDON WOODRUFF (DK: $8600)
Folks we have a bunch of non American pitchers going today, but you don’t get much more american than Brandon Woodruff. We could make the same claim for Merrill Kelly but he went and spent time in Korea for a couple seasons. Woody is a Mississippi boy, went to Miss St. and just oozes American pride. Alright, fine, here’s some good analysis for ya.
His two starts since coming off the IL (which happened after facing Arizona for 1 IP in April) has been 79 and 84. Projecting him to get into the 90’s today is not that much of a stretch. No injury concerns, or limits in my mind and there’s no reason to think Marte or Carroll tear him up — although Max Kepler/Arenado roping back to back doubles is probably gonna happen but hopefully after the pen is in.
KYLE LEAHY (DK: $6800)
The first rule of the blowout theory is that you go opposite. The second rule…. Well, we never really defined what to do after you blowout one team and then get blown out the next day – but I do believe that means we get a nice under tonight in Wrigley Field. The night elements help this out quite a bit. The only problem is that I really don’t want the roller coaster Shota Imanaga and nor do I want to be trusting myself to a friendly Asian on the 4th of July – as nice as he is.
EXPECT TO PITCH FINE
- Chris Sale: If you can force him in with Woodruff it’s obviously more comforting than Leahy.
- Drew Rasmussen: Another short pitcher to handle the Astros
FADES
- Sonny Gray
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto
PHILLIES
I had a really enjoyable Friday evening watching Baseball. I can honestly say it felt different, refreshing, entertaining. No stress. Oh…. Right. The Royals weren’t playing.
Sorry, but there is no scenario where Michael Wacha throws anything near the plate to Kyle Schwarber and if he does it’s going into the Fountains for certain. But really this just means he’s going to waste 12-16 pitches on Turner/Schwarber/Harper and then have to pray Marsh/Bohm and Stott do not hit a grand slam. Good luck, buddy.
- Kyle Schwarber
- Alec Bohm
MARLINS
#MyMarlins. My new adopted team.
- Liam Hicks
- Kyle Stowers
- Otto Lopez
ORIOLES / REDS
Someone in Cincinnati HAS to be fired by now. Did you see the outfield grass last night? They had some concert there and it went really bad with the outfield grass looking worse than some random middle of nowhere High School in Arkansas. Decent SP matchup between Young/Greene today but I cannot imagine we don’t get some homers today.
- Taylor Ward / Pete Alonso
- Elly De La Cruz
CATCHER
- Liam Hicks
- Shea Langeliers
- Adley Rutschman
FIRST BASE
- Kyle Schwarber
- Harper, Bryce
- Ryan Howard
- John Kruk
- Jim Thome
- Pete Rose
- Tommy Joseph
You know … when you stop and think about it. 40 years from now some old man is gonna sit down with his grandkid and be like, son, let me tell you about all these great first baseman in Phillies history, and they’ll go through all the years and then at some point, the kid will be like, grandpa- why did you skip 2017? Who is Tommy Joseph??? Ah, ole Tommy Joseph. Wonder what that guy is up to today. Anyways, yeah, uh, its S
SECOND BASE
- Travis Bazzana
- Jake Cronenworth
- Xavier Edwards
THIRD BASE
- Alec Bohm
- Sal Stewart
- Austin Riley
SHORTSTOP
- Bobby Witt Jr – His bobblehead is the greatest thing ever created.
- Elly De La Cruz
- Otto Lopez
- Zach Neto
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- Kyle Stowers
- JJ Bleday
- Chase DeLauter
- Brandon Marsh
OUTFIELD – Tier II
- Jac Caglianone
- Spencer Steer
- Max Kepler
- Lane Thomas
- Alec Bohm – 3B – Philadelphia Phillies – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Kyle Schwarber – 1B/DH – Phillies
- JJ Bleday – OF – Reds
- Shea Langeliers – C – Athletics
- Kyle Stowers – OF – Marlins
- Jake Cronenworth – 2B – Padres
- Chase DeLauter – OF – Guardians
- Bobby Witt Jr – SS – Royals
- BONUS … Pete Alonso – 1B – Orioles
BETS
- Angels ML
- Marlins ML
- Cardinals ML