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Similar to last year, I will be providing a review of one stack for each of the day’s layouts. Some of these short-lay options will be good for the full-game set, others will be more contrasting and better suited for the mini-game sets.
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Coors Field Extravaganza
Arizona Diamondbacks by RHP Antonio Senzatela – 6.2 implied runs
Since the start of the 2018 season, Senzatela has compiled 113.2 Coors Field innings. At that time, he had an excellent 50.7% baseball speed, but he still had a problem with flyballs leaving the yard. The 14.7 HR / FB% and 8.1% walking speeds have resulted in a 5.46 ERA, which is a shame compared to its 4.62 xFIP. We definitely want to target him on Wednesday with Diamondbacks hitters.
While he has wrestled mightily, there is a mega-discount on DraftKings included Jake Lamb at just $ 2,900, that will give us some need of salary relief. David Peralta is another Arizona hitter who has been slomped this season with just four extra bashits. At some point, these guys have to turn it around, and this is the perfect place.
Hitters we need to introduce are sure Kole Calhoun, switch Ketel Marte, power charging Christian Walker en Starling Marte.
Colorado Rockies vs. RHP Luke Weaver – 6.0 implicit runes
It will be interesting to see how long Weaver gets Wednesday. In his first two starts, he went on 79 and 86 pitches, but suffered the second time through the lineup. He was only allowed to go 43 pitches in his last start, which lasted only three innings. Unfortunately, he still missed his fourth and fifth home games of the season. He is currently sitting on a 12.19 ERA with a whopping 2.19 base runners per inning allowed.
Colorado is gone Thursday before welcoming the Texas Rangers for a weekend series. It will be interesting to see if anyone gets a bonus rest day. Look at the usual suspicions to fill in your setups, just know that they will not be cheap.
Late afternoon lead-pick
Kansas City Royals by LHP Wade Miley – 4.9 implied runs
Miley has made only one appearance this season while dealing with a reading injury. That exit was a disaster with five deserved runes in just 1.2 innings. It should be noted that Miley has not allowed much power since the beginning of 2018 with only a .133 ISO to righties and a .119 ISO to lefties. He allows base runners, and the current Reds bullpen is far from intimidating.
It will be in the mid 80s with 70% humidity at the first pitch. While a full stack is not out of the question, my preference would be to play groups of two and three men in a synergistic way. Whit Merrifield, Jorge Soler en Salvador Perez lead the way, of course, but that’s where the masses will land. Do not overlook Jager Dozier, Adalberto Mondesi en Maikel Franco which, apart from Mondesi, are not known names.
Main-Slate Picks
Philadelphia Phillies vs. LHP Wade LeBlanc – 5.5 implicit runes
Since the start of the 2018 season, LeBlanc has allowed 56 home runs, making it the 14th most of all with at least 295 innings in that time frame. Despite 154.0 of those innings for the Mariners at home, he still allowed 30 of those things in T-Mobile Park, with other pitchers serving most of last season as the ‘opener’.
The Phillies are well positioned to take advantage with links Rhys Hoskins, Jean Segura en JT Realmuto .200 ISOs placed in the last two seasons against opposing hurlers. Bryce Harper (.273 ISO), Didi Gregorius (.202) and Jay Bruce (.201) all flourishing in lefty / lefty matchups. Finally we have Andrew McCutchen, who should lead, and he has a long track record of success against southpaws.
Late-Slate Picks
Los Angeles Dodgers Vs. RHP Zach Davies – 4.8 Implied Run
With only two games left in our late days, it’s easy to see why the Dodgers are becoming the most popular option. They also play a lot on the main slate. Davies does a nice job of suppressing power, but he lets a ton of balls play in and has an below-average 15.9% strikeout rate over his last 1,000 batters dealing with a 7.8% interest rate.
This is an excellent place for Joc Pederson, Cody Bellinger en Max Muncy. Of course, they are normally scattered throughout the lineup. Work in AJ Pollock, Justin Turner and of course Mookie Betts for adjacent stack up.
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