There are lots of options to choose from at starting pitcher tonight, but most guys are fairly pricy and are going to cost you. Braves starter Dallas Keuchel is an exception, though, as he comes in at just $7,200, despite a 3.58 ERA through six starts. Keuchel hasn't been racking up many strikeouts, but he should be counted on for a strong outing against a Royals lineup that has just a .295 wOBA versus lefties this year, ranking them as a bottom-five offense. On a night where many owners will be spending up on their pitchers, rolling with Keuchel as a contrarian value pick seems like it could hit.
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Andrew Benintendi has been...Actually, we should stop there and dissect those first four words. He is Andrew Benintendi, as far as I know. 'Has been' is interesting, but more of the hyphenated word 'has-been,' as in 'once was' as in, "I saw Tom Arnold at the Whole Foods near me, what a has-been." Funny side note that is actually related, as most of you know, Rudy does the titles, I write the posts. So to get a title, I text him what I want the lede to be. Yesterday, I texted him, "Benintendi is a sh*tbird, but might be coming out of it with a homer, title ideas?" That really is it, isn't it? What more is there to say? His strikeout rate is egregious (for him), up from 16% to 23.6%. His home run per fly ball would make Juan Pierre be like, "Nuh-uh, cuz, you don't play with that turd." On top of the vomitorium that is housing his stats, he's hitting so many fly balls (46%) that are going nowhere (87.5 MPH average exit velocity). This is actually a recipe for disaster I just made-up: Benintendi has 17th most extreme launch angle and the 7th (!) worst HR/FB. In layman's terms, he's hitting everything up and nothing out. That's awful. So, yesterday was a solid game (3-for-5 with his 8th homer, hitting .266), but I'd be careful thinking he has been good, without the hyphen. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Who would've thought little D.J. LeMahieu would be the best free agent signing of the past decade? Yeah, I said it! Mainly because I have an awful memory and suffer from extreme recency bias! He's definitely the best signing of this preseason though. He's 3 HRs away from setting a new career-high, already has a new career-high in RBI and is again leading his league in batting average as he did with the Rockies in 2016. His disappointing, injury-plagued 2018 caused his stock to dip a bit, but Brian Cashman is looking like a genius again for this signing. And oh yea, not that it matters to us, but he's playing Gold Glove defense again at both 2B and 3B. Does defense matter to you? Do you use any defensive stats in any of your leagues?
After a weekend out at a bachelor party in Charleston, that means sitting down to put these starts together while also fighting off sleep at the same time. No commentary under the sections this week, but wanted to make sure I got the rankings and information out there for you to set your lineups.
SAGNOF: The Force is Strong with the Roto-Padawan
July 22, 2019 | 2019 Fantasy Baseball, SAGNOF | 7 Commentsby: B_Don
Congratulations to Roto-Wan on the birth of his child! Playing a little catch up on the baseball world myself as I was out at a bachelor party all weekend. July is coming to a close, and every week matters as you chase down every point that you can for a title run.
FanDuel: Little Robbie Ray of Sunshine
July 22, 2019 | 2019 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, Fanduel |by: VictoriaB
Hello, poppets! VictoriaB here, pinch-hitting for Wander34 while he summer vacates (totally a verb). I was pleasantly surprised to find that MLB is not running a skeleton crew this sunny summer Monday: in fact, it’s rather a fulsome slate, with 11 games going down across baseball land. Options are varied by position, but I think we can build ourselves a decent enough slate on FanDuel today, around our anointed centerpiece, Robbie Ray.
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The Astros got two great starts this weekend from two guys who weren’t in the conversation until recently. On Saturday, Jose Urquidy went 7 IP, 1 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 9 Ks, ERA at 5.54. Please, blog, may I have some more?
This is one of those rare articles where I’ll be writing up more two-start streamers than one-start streams. With that said, there are so many pitchers that I love for this week, that I’ll provide an additional list of one-start streamers that intrigue me. It’s crazy to say this but we’re actually at a pivotal point of the season. We’re past the 100-game mark by the time you’re reading this and we have the trade deadline coming next week too. That means a lot of these rotations could change and it’ll be key to keep an eye on that for the next 10 days.
We have ten games on the FanDuel Main Slate today, so plenty of great options. The biggest concern for today is the weather in several locations, which will require monitoring up until lock. On days like today, the best thing to do is look for ways to maximize value. To do that, we'll first take a look at Rogelio Armenteros ($5,600). Armenteros has a deflated salary due to his role with the Astros in his previous appearances, where he was pitching out of the bullpen. He is fully stretched out, though, with a recent appearance for Round Rock where he threw 95 pitches, so we should not expect too short of a leash today. Let’s take advantage of the low salary and make Armenteros our featured start.
Read on for our picks, and enjoy the day!
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Prospect News: The Rutschman Delivers
July 21, 2019 | 2019 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 28 Commentsby: Mike
Adley Rutschman (1-for-4 with his first homer) made his pro debut on Friday night. He was the number one overall pick in this summer's draft (Orioles) and debuted at #37 overall on my recent Midseason Top 50 list. That's pretty high for a fantasy catcher, so obviously we're expecting big things from his bat. He's a plus hit/power backstop and along with Vaughn and Bleday is a 60 overall (above average) profile among the recent draftees. On top of the talent, he's also a college bat that shouldn't take forever to cook (the way a lot of catching prospects do). Similar to Joey Bart if you're looking for a recent (albeit lazy) comp. Here's what else is happening around the minor leagues...
I'm not even sure I can imagine how angry I would be if I lost a perfect game in the ninth inning. Over the years I have broken my fair share of tennis rackets, thrown golf clubs and smashed video game controllers. One might say I have a tiny bit of a temper when things don't go my way. If I were an MLB pitcher I'd prefer to lose my perfect game bids in the first inning, getting it over with early. I'm no math genius or anything like that, but I've got to imagine that the odds of pitching a perfect game are about the same as finding a needle in Josh Hamilton's haystack. Wait, that's not how it goes. Those are the odds for getting a base hit. Last night Mike Leake took a perfect game into the ninth inning only to have Luis Rengifo leadoff with a single. I'm not even sure I've ever heard of this guy who's 53rd career hit crushed Leake's dreams. Leake also walked a guy in the ninth, but held on to finish off his complete game shutout, striking out six. A week after being no-hit by the Angels, this would have been quite the reversal of fortunes had they been able to pull of the perfercto. The last Mariners perfect game was pitched by King Felix. I remember that game vividly as I earned over a one hundred points from that performance which saved my week and was the reason I ended up in the playoffs. Long life the king.
Go ahead and tell me this wouldn't drive you mad.
Happy weekend DFSers! Today marks the first day of vacation for yours truly and I’ll be out today enjoying summer in Maine. Summer in Maine is basically crazy humidity, lots of bugs and an ocean that will give you hyperthermia after about 10 minutes of standing in it. Sounds great! I’ll be back tonight for some DFS though, gotta pay for vacation somehow. FanDuel has a 10 game slate for us tonight and I’ll be pumping plenty of lineups full of Luis Castillo ($10,500). Expensive? Yes, but he’s also your bet for a huge point total and that’s exactly what we’re looking for on FanDuel when you only have one pitching slot. A 2.41 ERA and near 11 K-rate will do that for you. The Cards have been brutal, currently sporting a bottom six team OPS vs. righties and a bottom seven overall. Lock and load with Saint Luis and enjoy your windfall.
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