Bryce Harper had dialed long distance 2 times in 7 career AB versus Phillies Starter Aaron Nola, whom he will face Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park. It has been a slow week for the Nats offense – and I believe they are due to break out for some runs tomorrow.

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While I love Jake Arrieta throwing versus the Brewers on Thursday, I will reserve to play him on Draft Kings, as I would rather roster a bunch of hitters instead.

The options came down to either use Tanner Roark or Clay Buchholz, and it came down to price.  Buchholz has not thrown well this year and costs $900.  He also pitches at Fenway Thursday.

Roark was nails in his last start on Saturday, doling out 15 K’s at home versus the Braves.  Since I stacked on on 3 of the hitters being Nats, it is a nice chance to rake in some points.

In order to secure Bryce Harper,  I am using A.J. Pierzynski in the Boston vs ATL game.  He is a solid veteran. – and holds a .400 BA in 15 AB versus the Red Sox veteran.

I almost won a bunch of dough with this exact same lineup Wednesday, as I had David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts – with pitcher Steven Wright.  They all combined for about 120 PTS.

My Nats lineup of guys didn’t fare as well and cost me.  I will play it again and just slightly tweak it.  I can’t see the Phillies continue to win series like this.

 has 5 hits in 7 AB versus Aaron Nola so far, with 2 jacks.  Anthony Rendon also has done yard work in limited duty, with 3 hits – including his HR in 8 AB.  Daniel Murphy is 2 – 5 against Nola.

Tanner Roark is 14 – 8 with a 2.70 ERA in his time pitched in Nats Park. His last start last week, the man fanned 15 guys in his start versus the Braves. While the Phillies have fared well against him in the past, his price point enables you to use other guys in the lineup, while still having a 15 – 6 team

Starting Pitchers 

Jake Arrieta, MIL @ CHC, $12900

Clay Buchholz, ATL @ BOS, $9100

Tanner Roark, PHI @ WSH, $8200

Team Stacks

Washington vs  Aaron Nola

Chicago Cubs vs Taylor Jungmann

Boston vs Jhoulys Chacin

Sample Lineup 

P – Tanner Roark, PHI @ WSH, $8200

C –  A.J. Pierzynski  STL @ ARI, $2100

1B –  David Ortiz,  ATL @ BOS $3500

2B – Daniel Murphy,   PHI @ WSH $3600

3B – Anthony Rendon, PHI @ WSH, $2700

SS – Xander Bogaerts, ATL @ BOS $3900

OF –  Bryce Harper, PHI @ WSH, $5700

OF –  Brock Holt. ATL @ BOS $2900

OF – Jorge Soler, MIL @ CHC, $2400

$35, 000, 000 ($0 Left)

If you’re not familiar with the points breakdown, here’s the format utilizing a $35 million salary cap.  

Scoring System: https://www.fanduel.com/spring-training?t=lobby

1 Starting Pitcher (SP)

1 Catcher (C)

1 First Baseman (1B)

1 Second Baseman (2B)

1 Third Baseman (3B)

1 Short Stop (SS)

3 Outfielders (OF)

Game Types: https://www.fanduel.com/how-it-works

50-50s

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