Today either is going to be a really awesome slate or it will turn into just blah and that is going to be determined by the weather in that fine state of Ohio. There are two great series starting up between the Diamondbacks/Reds and Rangers/Guardians which both have weather impacts. If they get PPD then we are down to a 4 game slate, if they don’t we have a quality 6 gamer which has zero divisional games. [spacer height=”20px”] WEATHER Both the games mentioned above will have RAIN coming into them in the evening. So we have a scenario where if they start them they’re trying to get it in and play through the rain and if they decide to delay then a PPD is highly probable. The one with the most risk is in Cincinnati – a stadium which is known for managing to get games in if they want too as the stadium seems to drain well. So this is likely to be a goner before 6pm or they’ll play it, which is good so we can plan ahead. [spacer height=”20px”] The good news is that I won’t be planning to use any pitcher in the Ohio games today, so it’s only hitters that would be impacted by that. The bad news is that there are some gross options overall tonight so this quickly becomes a slate where we want to strongly consider leverage and ownership more than anything else. Each pitcher definitely has risk but a good portion of the risk is that they have limited ceilings. BLAKE SNELL There is never a strong time to use Blake Snell, but at home is one scenario where he can get our attention and the pitch usage for him of late has been good throwing 104 on May 24th and 98 pitches on his last start May 31st at St. Louis. The Mets come in with plenty of power in their lineup however only Pete Alonso & Eduardo Escobar offer strong splits vs LHP on the season. So when we throw in that PETCO Park is not a bad spot to pitch in and the Mets might have a little downer after winning the last two in L.A. we can take a shot with Snell today. ROBBIE RAY Meh. That’s how I best sum up Robbie Ray tonight. The overall theme for me today is to not be suckered…...
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