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Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Fanduel & DraftKings 4/12/17
Wednesday is always a great day for MLB DFS because we normally have a full 15 game slate. That’s the case today for the 4/12/17 slate of MLB DFS Games. Let’s take a look at some plays we like in the form of Top and Value Pitching, Value bats, and some Top BVP plays to go along with some pitchers we think you should avoid today as well.
Fanduel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/12/17): MLB DFS Advice
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/12/17): MLB DFS Advice
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Daily Matchups for 4/12/2017
Top Pitchers
Max Scherzer- Scherzer is always a stud when he’s on the bump but we like it even better tonight against a struggling St. Louis Cardinals team who have lost 2 in a row, sit on the bottom of the NL Central and look lost at the plate. Scherzer is coming off his dominating performance on April 7th that saw him pitch 6.2 innings, allowed only 4 hits (2 ERs) walking only 2 and striking out 7. He ending up with 98 pitches so it appears he isn’t on any sort of pitch count and absolutely love his numbers against a Cardinals team that used to be really good.
Career vs Current Cardinals Roster
AVG: 0.219 [28 for 128], BABIP: 0.289, K%: 28.1, BB%: 3.0
FIP: 2.05 Strikeout: 38 Flyout: 22Groundout: 20 Single: 18 Pop Out: 9Lineout: 7 Double: 7 Walk: 4 Forceout: 2Home Run: 2 Bunt Groundout: 1 Triple: 1Sac Bunt: 1 Grounded Into DP: 1 Sac Fly: 1 Hit By Pitch: 1
John Lackey- No matter how many times you say his name, it’s still not sexy. Anytime you can take the Cub’s pitcher with the offense behind them, it’s generally a great idea. Lackey is coming off a great game on April 6th against the foe Cardinals where he pitched 6 innings, gave up only 6 his including 4 runs (3 ERs) walking only 2 and striking out 7 on his way to his first win of his season. He’s also dominated the Dodgers to the tune of under a .200 bA in 74 ABs which we will show you below.
Career vs Current Dodgers Roster
AVG: 0.189 [14 for 74], BABIP: 0.237, K%: 18.8, BB%: 10.6
FIP: 2.95 Flyout: 17 Strikeout: 16Groundout: 16 Single: 12 Walk: 9 Pop Out:5 Lineout: 3 Field Error: 2 Triple: 2 Sac Bunt: 1 Hit By Pitch: 1 Forceout: 1
Michael Fulmer- Stop me if you’ve heard us suggest him before. Fulmer is coming off of his first start of the season against the feared Red Sox offense where he pitched 6 innings of 4 hit ball, walking 2 and only striking out 4 but coming up with the win. Of course we’d love to see more strike outs out of Fulmer, but a W is a win. Fulmer is going up against a Twins team that somehow is in first place right now but he’s opposing the Twins’ Kyle Gibson.
Career vs Current Twins Roster
AVG: 0.353 [6 for 17], BABIP: 0.385, K%: 16.7, BB%: 5.6
FIP: 6.33 Groundout: 5 Single: 4 Strikeout:3 Pop Out: 2 Walk: 1 Double: 1 Home Run:1 Flyout: 1
Marcus Stroman- Stroman has only seen the Brewers for 18 total at bats so around 1 start and the results have been mixed, but he’s coming off a terrific start against a TB team where he pitching into the 7th inning (6.1) allowing 6 hits and only 1 ER with 5 Ks and getting 11 ground balls to only 6 FBs.
Career vs Current Brewers Roster
AVG: 0.333 [6 for 18], BABIP: 0.385, K%: 18.2, BB%: 13.6
FIP: 6.70 Groundout: 4 Strikeout: 4 Flyout:3 Walk: 3 Double: 3 Single: 2 Home Run: 1Hit By Pitch: 1 Lineout: 1
Value/Sleeper Pitchers:
Ivan Nova- We suggested Nova last week when he went up against the Atlanta Braves and that worked out very well for us. In that game he pitched 6 innings allowing only 6 hits, 1 run, striking out 4 and getting the W. He’s got another great match-up pitching at home against the Cincinnati Reds who he has fared well against in the past. Would not be the least bit surprised if Nova goes for 7 innings with 6+ strikeouts tonight.
Career vs Current Reds Roster
AVG: 0.250 [17 for 68], BABIP: 0.276, K%: 14.3, BB%: 1.4
FIP: 2.96 Groundout: 19 Flyout: 11Single: 10 Strikeout: 10 Double: 6Lineout: 6 Grounded Into DP: 3 Home Run: 1 Sac Fly: 1 Pop Out: 1 Field Error: 1 Walk: 1
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PROSPECTS OF THE DAY: MIKE SOROKA POSTING A 12.6 K/9
Soroka was Atlanta’s first-round pick in 2015 out of high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and has gone on to climb organizational charts since. After a steady 2016 in a full season of Class-A ball, the Braves brass felt confident promoting Soroka directly onto the Double-A Mississippi Braves roster where he made his 2017 debut on Monday.
Soroka flourished. He mixed in his regular combination of a sinking fastball, slider, and changeup and avoided walking a single batter in five innings of work. He struck out seven batters over those innings – five of his first nine outs recorded – and validated John Hart & Co.’s decision to accelerate his development after that aggressive promotion to Double-A ball earlier than anyone anticipated.
Soroka’s combination of skills allows for optimism regarding his floor. He already exhibits the characteristics of a solid, mid-rotation starter and his early work as a 19-year old in Double-A grants some further hope that he might even be able to take another leap forward toward a front-end slot.
Yesterday’s Top Prospects
Yoenis Cespedes’ Slow Start Hasn’t Been All That Bad
As evidenced by their young starting rotation, the New York Mets are a team — and organization, for that matter — built around starting pitching. However, while having a dominant starting staff is awesome, we’ve seen that offense is just as important toward their eventual success.
After all, you still have to score more runs than the other team to win.
For the Mets, it doesn’t really matter how deep the offense appears on paper because it all flows through Yoenis Cespedes. Considering the fact that he’s slashed .154/.267/.308 in 30 plate appearances thus far — good for a 63 wRC+ — it shouldn’t be totally shocking to see New York scuffling a bit out of the gate because their offense hasn’t gotten into a groove yet.
And yes, there’s no possible way we can draw any conclusions from a seven-game sample size, but there are a couple of encouraging trends from Cespedes now that we’re one week into the regular season.
Who Owned Baseball April 10, 2017 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2017 #WOB Standings
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Matt Moore threw 8 innings, allowing 3 hits, no walks and 1 run and earned the 4-1 decision for the Giants over Arizona.
Michael Pineda was brilliant into the 8th, striking out 11 Rays batters, allowing 2 hits and 1 walk and won the 8-1 final for the Yankees.
Chase Headley reached base 3 times, including a homer, scoring twice to help the Yankees past Tampa Bay, 8-1.
They all owned baseball on April 10, 2017
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Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Fanduel & DraftKings 4/11/17
Tuesday has 12 games for us in store and some great match-ups. Hopefully we are able to help you bring home that bacon.
Fanduel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/11/17): MLB DFS Advice
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/11/17): MLB DFS Advice
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Our daily plays are from a collection of experts and a ton of research that goes into them. We have spent countless hours a day crunching the numbers from a dozen different aspects of each sport and bring you the best options each day.
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Daily Matchups for 4/11/2017
Top Pitchers
Cole Hamels- I absolutely love Hamels as a pick for cash or GPP tonight. He’s been dominant lately and he draws a terrific match-up against an Angels team that he has dominated in the past. He could easily go for 7+ innings and 40+ FP.
Career vs Current Angels Roster
AVG: 0.212 [48 for 226], BABIP: 0.259, K%: 20.9, BB%: 7.6
FIP: 3.06 Groundout: 58Strikeout: 52 Single: 32 Flyout: 26Walk: 18 Pop Out: 12 Double: 12Lineout: 10 Forceout: 9 Grounded Into DP: 8 Home Run: 3 Bunt Groundout: 2 Sac Bunt: 2 Hit By Pitch: 1 Triple: 1 Intent Walk: 1Fielders Choice Out: 1 Sac Fly: 1
J.A. Happ- It’s true that the Blue Jays have disappointed this season by going 1-5 to start the season but if they can give just a little bit of run support to Happ, he should be able to mow down the Brewers to get them back into the Win column. He’s had success with a 23.7 K% and we’ll show you the numbers here. He might be more of a SP2 or even a GPP play for you, but he should fair well against the Brew Crew.
Career vs Current Blue Jays Roster
AVG: 0.271 [16 for 59], BABIP: 0.265, K%: 11.8, BB%: 11.8
FIP: 6.53 Groundout: 14 Single: 9Strikeout: 8 Walk: 8 Lineout: 6Grounded Into DP: 5 Flyout: 4Double: 4 Forceout: 3 Home Run:3 Pop Out: 2 Sac Bunt: 1 Field Error: 1
Value/Sleeper Pitchers:
Antonio Senzatela- So obviously there’s no data to go along with the Padres considering Senzatela is making his second start of the season but in his first career start Senzatela held the Brewers to 2 hits in 5 innings, allowing 3 walks and striking out 6. He’s now pitching at home but Jered Weaver is takes the bump opposite of him and should get absolutely dominated to give the Rockies and Senzatela the lead and in line for his first win of his career.
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Today in Baseball History – The Indians/Angels Snow Series in Milwaukee
Ten years ago today, the 3-game series between the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, scheduled to be played at Jacobs Field April 10-12, moved to Miller Park. The Indians had already started the season on the road against the Chicago White Sox, winning 2 of 3 games. When they came home to Cleveland, Mother Nature had plans that would interrupt their festivities and the next several games.
Bruce Rondon Down, Joe Jimenez Gets The Call
Well, if you watched yesterday’s dumpster fire of a game, you might have seen this coming…Bruce Rondon has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo after giving up 4 runs in the eight inning without getting an out.
This all started for Rondon in spring training after showing a noticeable drop in velocity and incurring a 7.36 ERA in 6 games pitched, where he gave up 6 earned, on 3 homers, with 6 walks, 10K’s, and a .259 average against and a 1.77 WHIP. Concerns were eased…
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Milwaukee Brewers Week in Review: April 3-10
The week in review: The Milwaukee Brewers kicked off the 2017 season with a seven game home stand. The first four games were against Colorado followed by a weekend series with the Chicago Cubs.
The Forgotten Rivalry: The Reds and Dodgers Battle for Supremacy of the ’70s
Sometimes over the course of the schedule you manage to find that occasional game which encapsulates a club perfectly. One which showcases the superior firepower it’s truly armed with. The type of firepower that comes along once in a generation, if that. For Cincinnati, Saturday, May 19, 1973 was one of those games. As the Reds cruised to a 10-4 pasting of San Diego, Pete Rose banged out two doubles and a triple and scored three runs. Johnny Bench blasted his 10th home run of the year and drove in five runs. Joe Morgan actually got no hits at all – the box score shows him officially going 0-for-0.
That’s because in four trips to the plate, Morgan walked three times and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. He was in the middle of nearly every Cincinnati rally, helping to pad Bench’s RBI total. After walking in the first inning, he induced Padre pitcher Mike Corkins into an errant pick-off throw and wound up on third base, from where he’d score on a Bench groundout. Then in the fourth inning, the Padres decided to walk Morgan intentionally with runners on second and third, which set up Bench’s two-run single. In the sixth, he walked in front of Bench’s homer, though he didn’t score that time because Anderson decided to give him the rest of the afternoon off and pinch-run Chaney, who finished out the game at second base. READ MORE ON PLATE COVERAGE.COM
MLB Power Rankings: Apr 9, 2017: Week 2
There are several teams that you may ask why their rankings are still somewhat high despite poor records, in relation to the Blue Jays, Yankees, Mariners, Giants, or even the Royals for that matter. It is simple….They have not hosted a game at home yet, still have decent players, and all of them did still drop down the power rankings over the last week – and definitely from their year end win totals.
Thru Apr 9, 2017 (Prior to ESPN Sunday Night Game)
Win Predictions
For The Year (Power Rankings This Week In Parenthesis)
American League (1235 – 1195)
AL East (427 – 383)
Boston Red Sox 90 – 72 Division Winner #2 Seed (5)
Toronto Blue Jays 88 – 74 WC #1 (9)
Baltimore Orioles 87 – 75 (10)
NY Yankees 81 – 81 (19)
Tampa Bay Rays 81 – 81 (20) Read the rest of this entry
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Fanduel & DraftKings 4/10/17
Monday brings us 10 MLB DFS games for April 10th and another article from DailyRotoHelp.com. It’s also my birthday! Hopefully we are able to help you bring home that bacon.
Fanduel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/10/17): MLB DFS Advice
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/10/17): MLB DFS Advice
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Daily Matchups for 4/10/2017
Top Pitchers
Chris Sale- Just looking at the picture here and seeing the strain on his elbow makes my insides hurt. I have no clue how this 6’10” 150 lb guy hasn’t had to have elbow surgery yet. Besides that, he’s the most expensive player on the slate and had a pretty damn good start to his BoSox career last game by pitching 7 innings giving up only 3 hits, 1 walk, 7 Ks and a QSTART. The only problem is he didn’t get the W but he still managed 46 FP. He’s got a great match-up against the Tigers and we’ll show you the numbers below.
Career vs Current Tigers Roster
AVG: 0.280 [70 for 250], BABIP: 0.331, K%: 23.4, BB%: 8.9
FIP: 4.85 Strikeout: 66 Single:48 Flyout: 38 Groundout: 37Walk: 21 Pop Out: 14 Home Run: 12 Double: 10 Lineout: 9Grounded Into DP: 8Forceout: 7 Intent Walk: 4 Hit By Pitch: 4 Sac Fly: 2 Bunt Pop Out: 1 Sac Bunt: 1
Jon Lester- We absolutely love his match-up against the Dodgers which he has absolutely dominated in his career. Lester gets to come into Wrigley to start the home opener after winning the World
Series and coming off of a great performance last Sunday against the Cardinals where he pitching only 5 innings, allowing 7 hits while only walking 2 with 7 Ks, an ER and 33 FP. Had he gotten the win that would have been an additional 12 FPs which would have dominated. You can even get Lester for $1300 less than Sale which most people will be on but let’s take a look at his numbers!
Career vs Current Dodgers Roster
AVG: 0.186 [26 for 140], BABIP: 0.242, K%: 26.5, BB%: 6.6
FIP: 2.57 Strikeout: 40Groundout: 34 Single: 20Flyout: 13 Lineout: 12 Walk:10 Pop Out: 7 Double: 3 Bunt Groundout: 3 Grounded Into DP: 2 Forceout: 2 Home Run:2 Sac Bunt: 1 Triple: 1 Double Play: 1
Jacob deGrom- He gets his second juicy match-up in as many times this season in the form of the Philadelphia Phillies tonight. He’s coming off a terrific performance against the Atlanta Braves where he pitched 6 innings of 2 hit ball, 6 Ks, a QSTART and 40 FP over at Fanduel. I wouldn’t be surprised if he does even better against the Phillies who he has had more success against.
Career vs Current Phillies Roster
AVG: 0.192 [14 for 73], BABIP: 0.232, K%: 21.1, BB%: 3.9
FIP: 2.68 Groundout: 17Strikeout: 16 Single: 12Flyout: 10 Lineout: 7 Walk: 3Grounded Into DP: 2Forceout: 2 Field Error: 2 Pop Out: 1 Home Run: 1 Double: 1Bunt Pop Out: 1 Bunt Groundout: 1
Value/Sleeper Pitchers:
Charlie Morton- This name isn’t a sexy name when you think of MLB Pitchers that you want to bet your hard earned money on but he has a terrific match-up against a Mariner’s team that has been very lackluster to start the season. Morton actually faced this exact team 5 days ago where he pitched 6 innings giving up only 5 hits, 2 walks, 4 KS, 2 ERs and QSTART and 29 FD FP. We love him again tonight as a sneaky GPP option.
Career vs Current Mariners Roster
AVG: 0.195 [8 for 41], BABIP: 0.200, K%: 11.1, BB%: 4.4
FIP: 4.02 Groundout: 19Single: 7 Strikeout: 5 Flyout: 3Forceout: 2 Hit By Pitch: 2Pop Out: 2 Walk: 2 Grounded Into DP: 1 Home Run: 1Lineout: 1
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Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Fanduel & DraftKings 4/9/17
Sunday brings with it a full slate of MLB DFS games and another article from DailyRotoHelp.com. Hopefully this article will help narrow down from 30 pitchers to the amount you need to bring home that bacon.
Fanduel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/9/17): MLB DFS Advice
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/9/17): MLB DFS Advice
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Daily Matchups for 4/9/2017
Top Pitchers
Noah Syndergaard
Stephen Strasburg
Jake Arrieta
Value/Sleeper Pitchers:
Lance McCuller Jr.
Carlos Martinez
Pitchers To Avoid:
Daniel Norris
Wade Miley
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Catching Up With Former Detroit Tigers Pitcher Steve Searcy
In the mid-1980s the Detroit Tigers were one of the most feared teams in baseball. Winning the World Series in 1984, they had an iconic manager in Sparky Anderson, and a roster full of talent, including the likes of Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker. Hoping to keep their momentum going, they also focused on stocking their farm system with young talent to sustain their future. Unfortunately, the team slipped as they moved towards the end of the decade and into the 1990s; unable to develop the prospects to build a dynasty. One of those home grown players was left-handed pitcher Steve Searcy, who never became a star but did make it to the majors in Motown.
Who Owned Baseball April 8, 2017 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2017 #WOB Standings
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Avisail Garcia went 3 for 4 with a homer, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored as the White Sox handed Minnesota their first loss of the year, 6-2.
Kendall Graveman took a no hitter into the 7th before it was broken up with 2 outs. He finished with 7 innings, 2 hits and 1 run, earning the 6-1 win for Oakland over Texas.
Aledmys Diaz slammed a pair of homers, got a third hit, drive in 4 and scored 3 in St. Louis’ 10-4 blow out of the Reds.
Jhoulys Chacin pitched shutout ball into the 7th, finishing with 6 2/3 scoreless 3 hit frames and earned the 2-1 decision for the Padres over San Francisco.
They all owned baseball on April 8, 2017
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Who Owned Baseball April 7, 2017 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2017 #WOB Standings
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Michael Fulmer threw 6 innings of 2 hit shutout ball. He did not get the decision as the Red Sox made a furious rally against Detroit’s bullpen but the Tigers pulled out the 6-5 victory.
Amir Garrett shutout the Cardinals over 6 scoreless frames, allowing 2 hits a 2 walks and earned the 2-0 decision for the Reds.
Nomar Mazara got 2 hits, including a homer, and drove in 6 as the Rangers took a 10-5 slugfest with Oakland.
Manuel Margot homered twice and got a walk for good measure to help the Padres get past San Francisco, 7-6.
They all owned baseball on April 7, 2017
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Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Fanduel & DraftKings 4/8/17
Saturday brings it the end of the work week, and more baseball than our hearts desire! We have yet another terrific full slate of games which we will break down which pitchers to take and avoid and which pitchers make great pivots to tournament plays. Let’s check it out below!
Fanduel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/8/17): MLB DFS Advice
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/8/17): MLB DFS Advice
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Our daily plays are from a collection of experts and a ton of research that goes into them. We have spent countless hours a day crunching the numbers from a dozen different aspects of each sport and bring you the best options each day.
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Daily Matchups for 4/8/2017
Top Pitchers
Masahiro Tanaka- This will be an odd pick because of Tanaka’s struggles in his first start. He’s still a stud and should be able to bounce back in his 2nd start. If Severino was set up for the win before the Yankees’ bullpen blew it, Tanaka should be just fine himself. Let’s look at his stats.
Career vs Current Orioles Roster
AVG: 0.198 [18 for 91], BABIP: 0.182, K%: 20.8, BB%: 4.2
FIP: 5.27 Groundout: 25Strikeout: 20 Lineout: 10Single: 10 Pop Out: 7 Flyout:7 Home Run: 6 Walk: 4Forceout: 2 Grounded Into DP: 2 Double: 2 Sac Fly: 1
Chris Archer- Archer had one hell of an Opening Day last Sunday against the potent Yankees offense and he gets to start once again in Tampa Bay. The dome is a great pitchers park and Archer had the best home ERA last year but was still 2-10 because the Ray’s offense was terrible. They seem to be better this season so far and think he’ll be fine once again. People will be scared to take him against the Blue Jays, but he should be good to go. Let’s check his stats against them.
Career vs Current Blue Jays Roster
AVG: 0.201 [45 for 224], BABIP: 0.232, K%: 25.1, BB%: 8.8
FIP: 4.16 Strikeout: 63Groundout: 50 Single: 28Flyout: 27 Walk: 22 Lineout:16 Pop Out: 15 Home Run: 9Double: 8 Grounded Into DP:5 Hit By Pitch: 2 Sac Fly: 2Forceout: 2 Field Error: 1 Sac Bunt: 1
Kyle Hendricks- I believe a lot of players will see that Kershaw is on the mound and try to roster him but that game is being played in Coors, and regardless of yesterday’s small runs output there, I can’t trust Kershaw. My bold prediction of the season will be that Hendricks is the best pitcher on the Cubs staff. Better than both Arrieta and Lester. Mark my words here today folks!
Career vs Current Brewers Roster
AVG: 0.143 [10 for 70], BABIP: 0.244, K%: 39.7, BB%: 2.7
FIP: 0.60 Strikeout: 29 Groundout: 15 Single: 6Lineout: 5 Flyout: 4 Double: 4 Forceout: 3 Walk:2 Pop Out: 2 Grounded Into DP: 1 Hit By Pitch: 1Bunt Groundout: 1
Value/Sleeper Pitchers:
Pitchers To Avoid:
Value Batters:
Top BvP Play:
Teams To Stack:
Want to see what falls into the categories above? Check out the MLB DFS 4/8/17 Article HERE.
Happy Birthday Miller Park
Anybody can say they were at Miller Park’s first Opening Day – 42,024 people in fact. That game happened on April 6, 2001. But only REAL FANS can say they were at the second game. I went to that game, and I’ll tell you about it after a quick recap of the opener…
In a repeat of the final series at Milwaukee County Stadium the previous year, Cincinnati again met the Brewers. Jeff D’Amico started both games for the Crew, and his first pitch in that first MP game was a strike to Barry Larkin. At 7:17 p.m. under a closed roof, the action was underway. It was just 43 degrees outside, but 72 degrees comfortable inside for fans – as had been promised all along. Talk of a new stadium started over ten years prior to that first pitch, and the construction phase lasted well over four years.
Prospects Of The Day: Brent Honeywell Starts Off Dominant
On this opening day, we see a lot of studs being studs and players living to the hype that was seen in them over the offseason. Brent Honeywell, Cody Bellinger, and Forrest Wall are all touted names over the last few years but Cedric Mullins continues to showcase his potential. Andrew Moore continues to showcase why he is still among the nation’s best pitchers despite having the electric stuff that normally turns the heads of both scouts and fans.
Players Of The Day
Brent Honeywell
6.0 Innings Pitched – 3 Hits – 2 Earned Runs – 12 Strikeouts – 1 Walk
In an amazing effort that ends in a loss for Montgomery Brent Honeywell was electric in his 2017 Double-A debut. He started off strong striking out Mauricio Dubon on a foul tip and finished the inning striking out Michael Reed. He then went on to strike out every batter in the second. The damage came in the fourth inning when he walked Michael Reed and then proceeded to let both Victor Roache and Jacob Nottingham with hit by pitches. With the bases loaded Honeywell allowed a single to Angel Ortega that drove in Michael Reed and Victor Roache. He escaped the inning by catching Jacob Nottingham in what is logged as a stolen base attempt but ended in a pickle.
Honeywell is one of the nation’s best pitching prospects and rated as our #23 overall prospect in our initial Top 250 MLB Prospects list. The Rays pitching situation is one of the worst in baseball for him in terms of reaching the majors. Nonetheless, Honeywell is more than likely going to see the field in Tampa in 2017. He is still working to develop a true out pitch and needs to find a way to break away from righties.
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Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Fanduel And DraftKings 4/7/17
This is a much better slate we have for Friday as opposed to the terrible pitching and weather related slate we had yesterday which was an absolute mess.
That brings us to Friday slate, and our first slate for our MLB Friends League which you can find the link to sign up HERE.
Max Scherzer – Scherzer is making his first start of the season against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Friday. The reason he wasn’t the open day starter was he was injured a small bit in Spring Training and they wanted him to get some extra innings in.
He’s absolutely dominated the Phillies in his career by giving up only 40 hits in 178 ABs which is a .225 BA. He’s struck out 46 batters while only giving up 1 HR.
Scherzer is part of the early games on Friday but should be a lock if you play either the early only or all day slate.
Career vs Current Phillies Roster
AVG: 0.225 [40 for 178], BABIP: 0.290, K%: 24.0, BB%: 5.2
FIP: 2.42 Strikeout: 46 Groundout:35 Single: 27 Flyout: 27 Pop Out:18 Walk: 10 Double: 9 Lineout: 7Hit By Pitch: 3 Triple: 2 Home Run:2 Double Play: 1 Fielders Choice Out: 1 Bunt Groundout: 1 Sac Bunt: 1 Bunt Pop Out: 1 Grounded Into DP: 1
Ivan Nova – Talk about reinvigorating your career 10 fold. Ever since last trade deadline when the Yankees sent Nova to the Pirates, he was a completely different pitcher. He gets a great matchup against the Braves with who he has only given up 18 hits in 73 ABs (.247 BA) while getting 19 ground outs, 12 strike outs and only 2 HRs.
Absolutely love him for both cash and GPPs tonight. Nova has a 14.6 K% and only a 4.9 BB% against the Braves and could be a sneaky play tonight.
Career vs Current Braves Roster
AVG: 0.247 [18 for 73], BABIP: 0.238, K%: 14.6, BB%: 4.9
FIP: 4.69 Groundout: 19 Strikeout:12 Single: 11 Flyout: 10 Lineout: 8Double: 4 Grounded Into DP: 3 Sac Fly: 3 Home Run: 3 Walk: 3 Sac Bunt: 2 Pop Out: 2 Forceout: 1Intent Walk: 1
Steven Wright – He’s the 2nd highest priced pitcher after Scherzer on the All-Day slate over at Fanduel. That seems crazy considering Wright is going up against the AL
Rookie of the Year Michael Fulmer. Knuckleball pitchers are always scary to take because at any given night they could be well off of their game and get slaughtered or be pulled early.
It’s true that Wright hasn’t given up much to the Tigers with 9 hits in 33 ABs (.273 BA) with 6 strikeouts and only 1 HR given up. He makes a very expensive GPP-only play on today’s slate.
Career vs Current Tigers Roster
AVG: 0.273 [9 for 33], BABIP: 0.308, K%: 16.2, BB%: 10.8
FIP: 4.83 Flyout: 7 Strikeout: 6Groundout: 6 Single: 6 Walk: 4 Pop Out: 2 Double: 2 Double Play: 1Home Run: 1 Forceout: 1 Lineout:1
Value/Sleeper Pitchers:
Luis Severino – Now I know exactly what you’re thinking. “You’re only putting him on there because you’re a Yankees fan.” WRONG. It’s true that he struggled mightily last season with a 3-8 record and a 5.83 ERA but some of that is due to the anemic Yankee’s offense before the trade deadline.
He had a pretty damn good Spring and even added a pitch to his arsenal with the help of Pedro “Who’s Your Daddy” Martinez and that makes Sevy a very interesting sleeper/GPP pick for your Friday night slate. He’s also had some success against the Oriole’s offense.
Career vs Current Orioles Roster
AVG: 0.170 [9 for 53], BABIP: 0.139, K%: 22.0, BB%: 8.5
FIP: 6.09 Strikeout: 13 Groundout:11 Pop Out: 6 Flyout: 6 Walk: 5Home Run: 4 Lineout: 4 Double: 4Field Error: 3 Single: 1 Hit By Pitch:1 Fielders Choice Out: 1
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The Top 250 Prospects In Baseball
PLAYERS LIKELY RISING THE TOP PROSPECT RANKING
RANK 218 – FRANKLIN PEREZ
Franklin Perez is a tough cookie to quantify. He is 19 years-old with a decent fastball and a curveball that shows hints of elite status and throws at plus on a bad day. On the surface, I am in love with Franklin Perez and think he has the chance to be something magnificent long-term. Question marks arise on pitches outside his curve and are primarily geared at the change up. He also needs to clean up his delivery and become more repeatable. He is very early on in the development for a transitional pitcher from third base. Though this ranking is likely more passive than aggressive, the future for Perez could net him a top 50 grade by season’s end if he showcases improvement in the mentioned areas. At the moment he looks like a potential SP4 with the upside of an SP2. With his current offerings and age in mind, he didn’t calculate out higher than other names who are younger or hold better offerings. But, that doesn’t mean he can’t beat them out quickly.
RANK 217 – JOSE ALBERTOS
The 6’1″, 18-year-old seems to be making quite the buzz with a high 90s fastball already shown before he truly manifests stateside. The idea that Albertos throws over 100 MPH is running rampant throughout the community and with valid reasons. Though being 185 likely means Albertos isn’t going to find that extra oomph from added size, he already has simple, repeatable mechanics. Albertos can jump significantly up this ranking once he showcases his secondary offerings. He possesses a changeup that flashes plus, and in limited exposure, it was noted that his pitches move with decent horizontal movement. This is a cautionary grade and, as more video and reps manifest, Albertos could see himself within the top 75 prospects in baseball by year end. I expect a potential jump to come from secondary pitches rather than velocity or mechanics.
RANK 208 – GERMAN MARQUEZ
Very similar in nature to Franklin Perez, German Marquez is another pitcher that has a curveball as his best offering, but the fastball is much further along. Marquez is already showing improvement with his changeup and locating his fastball to match the extreme upside his curve alone generates. There is a reason to believe he could eventually turn into a top of the rotation type of arm. When analyzing Marquez, you will notice that he throws a rather straight fastball the later he goes into his starts due to a lowering arm slot. There are also obvious differences in arm speed between pitches, and the arc of the ball becomes visible too early for the curve to enhance the change up. His delivery is very repeatable, but could benefit from becoming more dynamic in the lower half. Higher projection could make him a top 100 type of player, but his current state and the work ahead of him keep him in the SP4 to bullpen bracket.
RANK 165 – PATRICK WEIGEL
Standing 6’6″ with mechanics that are simple while still being able to touch 99 on the gun will generally garner attention. Weigel’s upside varies in time and nature depending on what he is willing to do with his lower half. He already has two off-speed movement pitches that rank as pluses to me (slider/curveball). The issue with Weigel is that controlling those pitches is much harder than throwing for strikes due to how much movement he is able to generate. Increasing the effort in the lower half would only go against enhancing that control, but would move him closer to three elite pitches on pure stuff projection alone. If it wasn’t for the arm action on his changeup, Weigel may be best regarded as a potential bullpen option. Though the pitch is lacking, deception on the changeup could allow him to boast four above average pitches. Moving forward, Weigel could range between an SP2 to a bullpen option, depending on how he harnesses that control while making his lower half more dynamic. As is, he could be a back of the rotation option with dominant outings every now and again. The stuff is there.
RANK 129 – BRANDON WOODRUFF
Brandon Woodruff was somewhat off my radar prior to the improvements he made in the 2016 season. When analyzing tape on Woodruff, he seems to have more control and command than many tend to credit him. He operates with great movement to outside the zone and generates a lot of swings and misses. He has impressive velocity with a lot of life running through the zone than results in weak contact. His primary is complemented by offspeed pitches that offer both work and deception. Overall, Woodruff looks to be a very polished asset in the farm and in a direct comparison could actually outrank Luis Ortiz in their current states. The question for Woodruff is about repeating last season’s performance and answering the question of “what’s next?”. If proves he can maintain a K/9 closer to 9.00 in the next level without sacrificing his pitch usage, it would go a long way in improving his stock. He is someone to carefully eye in 2017 with potential to vastly outperform this ranking.
RANK 95 -NICK WILLIAMS
If you followed Nick Williams at all last year you are well aware of the complete collapse. Williams fell from being a top talent in baseball to a man with more red flags than opportunity provided. The skills are still there and, upon reading media reports and interviews, it appears the issues are more mental and work ethic based than his baseball skill. Williams may continue to slide or he could rise quicker than anyone on this list depending on his mindset this season. With maturity and patience will come opportunity and stardom in regards to Williams’ future. 95 is still higher than many are comfortable with given his results, but I would much Sather take a player in his situation than one already operating at peak potential.
RANK 92 – JUAN SOTO
Juan Soto looks to be the next phenom production from Washington’s system. Victor Robles burst into the top echelon of prospects under the Nationals’ management. Juan Soto looks to do the same.Soto actually holds a comparative advantage at this point in his career when looking at Robles’ move into the limelight. In terms of pure hitting, Soto may completely outclass Robles when they play side by side at the next level. Robles has clear favor when it comes to speed and defense, but Soto has the build to play above average. He will likely only use his speed in the outfield, though, rather than the basepaths. Juan Soto fits into the group of players that Robles, Acuna and himself currently operate with players possessing enough potential to lead their class sooner rather than later. At maturation, though, the order of the three may vary depending on how they adapt this season. Given the level of pitching Soto has seen, I need to see more production against dominant lefties or pitchers offering control of big secondary movement to truly account for how he can adapt to pro play. Acuna and Robles have already displayed the ability, so that should speak to where Soto could land come December of 2017.
RANK 52 – MAX FRIED
In what many may already quantify as a reach at #52, Max Fried looks to become one of the nation’s best pitchers. The lefty possesses strong velocity, excellent secondaries, improved mechanics and could become the strongest southpaw in the minors sooner rather than later. He holds front-end talent at maturation and has displayed that potential early in outings. Coming off Tommy John surgery, conditioning and usage will always come into question…and will be the deciding factors as he moves forward. If they find his arm cannot handle the stress of 7+ innings over 20 starts in a year, he may move to the bullpen, but there is little to suggest the transition yet. There is some concern because Fried showcased dangerous mechanics deep into his starts after the injury. Lulls in technique became more frequent by the inning, but by the end of the year h appeared to correct the issues. With increased stamina via offseason conditioning, he is set for stardom.
| Ranking | Player Name | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Benintendi | BOS | OF |
| 2 | Yoan Moncada | CHW | 2B |
| 3 | Gleyber Torres | NYY | SS |
| 4 | Lewis Brinson | MIL | OF |
| 5 | Lucas Giolito | CHW | RHP |
| 6 | Cody Bellinger | LAD | 1B |
| 7 | Victor Robles | WAS | OF |
| 8 | Brendan Rodgers | COL | SS |
| 9 | Amed Rosario | NYM | SS |
| 10 | J.P. Crawford | PHI | SS |
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Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Fanduel & DraftKings 4/6/17
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Daily Matchups for 4/6/2017
Marcus Stroman- I absolutely love Stroman in this matchup against the Rays. He’s given up 30 hits in 111 ABs (.270 BA( but has a 12.6 K%. He’s struck out 15 batters while giving up 5 HRs. I think these numbers will make others look the other way and that’s where you can pounce on a pitcher of his caliber at this price.
Eduardo Rodriguez- Seeing as how this season has started out as an Inter-league play the Pirates haven’t played the best baseball since they have been playing the power-house Red Sox. Couple that with only seeing 4 Pirate’s bats in his career, he makes a very intriguing GPP play.
Gio Gonzalez- Even though the Marlins can pull out the big guns in the form of right-handed batters (Realmuto, Stanton, Ozuna, Hechavarria) Gonzalez has actually done extremely well against righties as opposed to lefties. He has the rare reverse splits you don’t see much. If you’re a casual DFSer you might look and see that the Righty/Lefty matchup and shy away, but we need to be looking at Gonzalez as a cash option or a SP2 tonight.
Value/Sleeper Pitchers:
Brandon McCarthy- He gets to face a juicy matchup against the lowly Padres. Who is on the other side of the bump? One Jered Weaver. Jered Weaver hasn’t been an effective pitcher in a few seasons and I could see this getting very ugly for him fast. That means runs, and runs for McCarthy are all he needs to hold the Pads at bay. McCarthy has only given up 11 hits in 48 ABs which comes out to a .229 BA. He has a 21.6 K% and only a 5.9 BB %. Giving up 11 hits but striking out 11 as well is perfect as he fits the mold of the pitcher in the price range that we could use to cash in GPPs.
Matt Harvey- This is purely a tournament play and nothing else. Harvey is still miraculously pitching even with his shoulder problem and that scares us. He’s held the Braves to 20 hits in 94 ABs which is a .213 BA. In his career he has a 21.2 K% and only a 3.0 BB%. He has 20 Ks and only gave up 1 HR and he should go under-owned in tonight’s slate.
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Sully Baseball Podcast – The First Weekly Show – April 6, 2017
Did you miss me?
How could you? I was only gone 3 days! In the first edition of the new weekly version of the podcast, I reminded us how important the early games of the season can be.
Plus in the Teams That Should Have Won segment, I honor the 2011 Phillies, who should have made history. Instead they fell in a heap.
It may not be daily anymore, but it still feels good to float down the River Sully in this episode of Sully Baseball.
21 Cool Stats, Facts and Observations From MLB’s Opening Day
It’s only been a couple days since the MLB made its triumphant return around the country in games that actually count, but a lot of cool stuff has already happened.
As ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian says frequently, the beautiful part of baseball is you can head to the stadium every single night and see something that’s never happened before. With all the action taking place, we’ve taken the time to set aside as many tweets as we can find containing cool stats, facts or just a plain old observations of what’s going on.
Since baseball is played on a daily basis, there are tons of opportunities for this kind of stuff to happen, so we can safely assume the the following 21 tweets are just the beginning of something wonderful in 2017.
‘There Are Very Few Individuals as Fascinating as Lefty O’Doul’
Lefty O’Doul, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Joe DiMaggio
Lefty O’Doul had an extraordinary baseball career. Blessed with blazing speed and preternatural hitting ability, O’Doul nonetheless failed to stick in the majors until the age of 31. It was partially his own fault: Despite repeated entreaties by coaches, managers and teammates to focus his attention on hitting, O’Doul insisted he was a pitcher, not the man who would eventually retire with a .349 lifetime batting average (fourth-best of all-time).
After his playing days came to a close, O’Doul was appointed “Manager for Life” of the legendary San Francisco Seals (a position he held for 17 years); established a reputation as the best (and most cerebral) hitting instructor in the game; and, through sheer force of will and personality, did more than any other person to promote baseball in Japan, where it remains a national obsession (and where O’Doul is still revered).
With Lefty O’Doul: Baseball’s Forgotten Ambassador, author Dennis Snelling has written the definitive biography of one of baseball’s greatest personalities. It’s a book worthy of its subject.The following interview with Snelling was conducted via email.
Who Owned Baseball April 3, 2017 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2017 #WOB Standings
Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
Clayton Kershaw struck out 8 Padres in 7 innings of 2 hit ball allowing one earned run and one unearned run, earning the 14-3 opening day decision for Los Angeles.
Yasmani Grandal clobbered a pair of homers to power the Dodgers in a 14-3 laugher over San Diego.
Dallas Keuchel kept the Mariners off the board over 7 shutout frames, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks and got the Astros a 3-0 win.
Khris Davis slammed 2 homers to lead Oakland past the Angels, 4-2.
They all owned baseball on April 3, 2017
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Daily Matchups for 4/4/2017
A Fun Way For Fans To Track Runs Scoring For Teams This Season: MLB Runs Scoring Survivor 2017
For years we ran this entire category until all clubs had finished the task, this year we are encouraging readers to copy and paste this chart below and follow for themselves.
What Runs Survivor is, a MLB team scoring 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10 or (10+) in different games throughout the course of the season. If you score exactly 10 it still works for 10 (or 10+)
Once a club has one of these run totals once, you cross it off and keep going until they complete the 11 different variations.
As the runs come in on a daily basis, we will keep erasing the numbers beside the team until the last team wins.
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The Bond of Baseball
My annual post in taking a moment to remember the game is much bigger then what we watch during the season.
Opening Day, a day for happiness, a day that signifies that summer is on its way, a day that everyone is in first place, a day that every team still has a chance, a day of sadness for me. As much as I enjoy spending this day with my wife and friends hanging out at the ball park, it’s another opening day without my father. It’s now been over ten years since I lost my dad to cancer and not a day goes by that I don’t think about him, but this day is especially tough for me as we shared the bond of baseball together. As a matter of fact it’s so tough that I had to write this two weeks prior to opening day nine years ago.
See, Dad taught me the game and taught me well, he spent time playing catch with me, hitting grounders, pitching to me, playing backstop, playing strike out, you name it and we did it. He of course took me to my first Tigers’ game back in the early 80’s, which is what really got me hooked on the game. We’d spend many more opening days, Father’s Days, and summer days there together talking about the game. He was a catcher growing up, a position I never liked or truly became accustomed to, so he would share with me what the catcher was doing at that moment in the game. We’d take everything in while having probably some of the best conversations we had ever had, which could be about baseball but didn’t have to be.
Washington Nationals Top 25 Prospects
Washington was one of two Major League clubs to send a highly touted prospect to the Chicago White Sox this offseason. The Nationals showed their faith in the current staff and future pitchers by trading away Lucas Giolito, Dane Dunning, and Reynaldo Lopez for defensive superstar Adam Eaton. Pitching certainly comes at a premium in the current system with only 6 pitchers making these rankings, but a number of them appear well suited for this organization’s layout. Erick Fedde sits behind only Victory Robles as a likely mid-rotation arm in the future. Behind him are Austin Voth and A.J. Cole who, though limited in potential, will work their way onto the 25-man roster for spot starts and relief appearances either in the summer or during September call-ups. Koda Gloves is one of the lower ranking pitches in the system, but an uncertain closer role in Washington makes him a clear name to emerge over the next couple of seasons.
The limited nature of pitchers in the rankings come as a result of the Giolito trade, but also remarkable depth in the field. Washington has prepared for the potential loss of Bryce Harper with seven outfielders making the Top 25, Victor Robles taking the top spot. The teenage phenom remains a ways off of the 25-man roster, but rapid development since signing out of the Dominican Republic has scouts salivating across the league. Youngsters Juan Soto and Carter Kieboom follow suit given areas of need, but the Nationals have a slew of potential stars awaiting in the ranks. What separates this system from many others is that potential stemming from the lower spots. Players like Kelvin Gutierrez, Jose Marmolejos, Spencer Kieboom, and Telmito Agustin all have things that they need to improve, but all profile as potential everyday players given the right situation.
Washington Nationals Top 25 Prospects In 2017
Chris Archer’s Opening Day Performance Had a Different Feel Than Last Year
It’s impossible to draw conclusions from one game out of a 162-game season. Heck, we know that even a strong first month doesn’t necessarily mean the next five are going to be smooth. But what one game can do — especially on Opening Day — is set a tone that a team can start to get behind.
That’s what Chris Archer was successful in doing during the Tampa Bay Rays’ win over the New York Yankees. This was Archer’s third Opening Day start with Tampa Bay, but his first victory. When looking at parts of his pitching line from Sunday compared to the 2016 season opener, though, one may think last year’s performance was more dominant.
Last season against the Toronto Blue Jays, the right-hander allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, 3 walks and 12 strikeouts. This year, he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 walk and just 5 strikeouts. There was one really important difference, though.
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