Seven main slate games tonight and none have weather issues but Boston vs Oakland is a 4PM start out in Oakland.
Clayton Kershaw
Kershaw has long been someone who turns it on after Memorial Day and his last 8 inning, 13 K start against the Cubs is going to draw some onto him as the must own play tonight and I can’t argue with it. The Nationals are questionable up top now with Schwarber likely out and Turner still ailing as well.
Garrett Richards
Richards hates the heat and is back on the west coast in really comfortable conditions in a big park with likely some shadows coming into play. This is one of those completely contrarian plays that we trust more on shorter slates which
Marco Gonzales
A much better pitcher at home, but it’ll remain warm out in Seattle with the roof likely open so he ranks third for me today but Marco has enough junk in him to strike out 7 or more Rangers tonight which should wind up as a great pivot off Kershaw to pay down on pitching.
Cards / Rockies
We have yet to really have that massive Coors out of control weekend this season which is very interesting to say the least and a lot of that has to do with the fact that the Rockies (and tonight their opponent the Cardinals) are bad offenses. But Wade LeBlanc and Kyle Freeland should do wonders for fixing a lot of ailments and 100% we lock in Arenado and Story and move along again.
Giants
Giants blow up at 2% ownership tonight against Jake Diarriah. Wade-Posey-Dickerson-Crawford
Orioles
Hey, former Oriole Alex Cobb gets to face his team in warm Anaheim with the wind blowing out. Orioles will drop 3 HR tonight from the Mullins-Hays 1-5 part of the order with Mullins/Santander being the two core guys in the Orioles stack.
Overblown Chalk
Houston Astros – If Alvarez and Tucker are OUT then I am OUT on the Astros too. I think Eli Morgan is terrible for the Indians but this is a spot where all the ownership will go to Houston because of their implied run total and I like the Indians to hit Odorizzi quite a bit in this game and expect the Tribe to win it.
CATCHER
- Jason Castro – Here is your Astro today
- Buster Posey
FIRST BASE
- Paul Goldschmidt
- CJ Cron
SECOND BASE
- Cesar Hernandez
- Tommy Edman
- Dylan Moore
THIRD BASE
- Nolan Arenado
- Jose Ramirez
- Kyle Seager
SHORTSTOP
- Trevor Story
- Brandon Crawford
OUTFIELD – Mt Rushmore
- Cody Bellinger
- Alex Dickerson
- Cedric Mullins
- Kyle Tucker – If he plays
OUTFIELD – Tier 2
- Charlie Blackmon
- Franmil Reyes
OUTFIELD – Value
- Harrison Bader
- Dylan Carlson
- Anthony Santander
The Dongers Club
- Cody Bellinger – OF – Dodgers – Chairman of the Dongers Club
- Jason Castro – C – Astros
- CJ Cron – 1B – Rockies
- Nolan Arenado – 3B – Cardinals
- Trevor Story – SS – Rockies
- Anthony Santander – OF – Orioles
- Franmil Reyes – OF – Indians
- Cesar Hernandez – 2B – Indians
- BONUS ……………………….. Alex Dickerson – OF – Giants
HR PARLAY
Bellinger, Story, Tucker
LINEUP CONSTRUCTION THOUGHTS
THE HIGHEST CHALK STACK(S)
Astros, Cardinals, Rockies
LOW(er) OWNED GOOD TEAMS
Giants
LEVERAGE STACKS/PLAYS
Orioles
DK PITCHERS
Kershaw + Richards
FD PITCHERS
Kershaw
CORE HITTERS
Cody Bellinger
Nolan Arenado
Trevor Story