On the pitching side, Sean Manaea, $9600 going up against the 2-10 pitching machine (Allard) Texas is offering up just feels right! Manaea has been either really good or really bad in his last four outings but with 143 K’s and a 3.43 ERA in 128 innings, he’s been solid for the most part. There are 10 games on the slate so there’s a lot of value if you’re the risk-taking type.
Hitters, let’s focus on players with a solid hit tool, plus matchups and try to strike against bad pitchers. With an over/under of 10.5 the Balt/Boston game tops the list along with a sneaky Cards/Royals game at 10. Braves, Brewers, and A’s players should all be in play.
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Drew Smyly, SP: $7700
Smyly hasn’t lost in his last 12 starts. The 32-year-old carries a 4.41 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP with 92 strikeouts in 102 innings.
Bobby Dalbec, C/1B: $2600
In his last 15 games 4 HR, 14 RBI, .387 AVE, 1.375 OPS
Salvador Perez, C/1B: $3400
Perez leads major-league catchers and ranks fourth among all players with 29 long balls this season.
Kiké Hernández, 2B: $3700
Another Sox that has been finding a groove the last 15 games with 10 runs scored along with a .313 AVE and .913 OPS
Luis Urías, 2B: $2700
Apparently, Urias didn’t want to lose playing time after the Brewers acquired Eduardo Escobar as he’s slashed .588/.588/.1.353 Even so, he won’t play every day, but there is a strong chance he’s in the lineup with a lefty on the hill.
Nolan Arenado, 3B: $3500
The Cardinals’ third baseman has had a tough go of it in August, but in five games against Kansas City, he is hitting .316 with three home runs.
Jed Lowrie, 3B: $3200
In Jed’s last 7 games he’s gone 6-19 with a dinger and 8RBI with a .907 OPS
Xander Bogaerts, SS: $3900
For the season, he’s slashing an excellent .304/.370/.514 with 18 homers, 61 RBI, 70 runs scored, and five stolen bases through 459 plate appearances.
Willy Adames, SS: $3300
Adames is up to 21st homer of the season, setting a new career-high. Sixteen of Adames’ long balls have come in just 68 games since he was traded from Tampa Bay, and on the season he sports a .491 SLG and .826 OPS, both of which would be personal bests.
Hunter Renfroe, OF: $3500
6 HR and 13 RBI in his last 15 games with back-to-back hr’s in the last 2 days, yes, please!
Cedric Mullins, OF: $3200
Mullins sat yesterday after starting 10 straight games. He grabbed at least one hit in each of those contests, extending his hitting streak to 20 games.
Avisaíl García, OF: $3000
The 30-year-old is slashing .269/.334/.486 in 398 plate appearances on the year and hit his 21 longball yesterday, a new high.
Whit Merrifield, OF: $3600
With 6 runs and 4 sb’s in his last 7 games, Whit is still showing off his versatile skillset
I’m Only Happy When It Rains
Most every park has cloudy/overcast skies with the wind blowing in but no real threat of rainouts
Doing Lines In Vegas
Royals +100 and the A’s -205 are my picks to click
