WEATHER Now we are talking April weather! Some rain concerns with high PPD chances today. Both games in Chicago (Braves/St. Helen of the Blessed, and Rockies/Cubs) are going to either be PPD well before lock or will play. The Tigers/Mets game has virtually no chance of playing today IMO, but they also have rain all week, so who knows what they try to do there. Roof will be back OPEN in Arizona tonight. Brayan Bello (DK: $8000, FD: $8800) … We’re just gonna be riding the pitchers against Oakland for as long as we need too & Bello is better than Houck which makes this a scenario that projects to be a VERY high ownership spot. You wanna fade? You’re money, go right ahead. Shane Bieber (DK: $8800, FD: $10,200) … Huge price difference here between the sites, which is interesting but I believe DK is weighing 2023 Beiber a little too much and we’re more likely to get 2021 Bieber here early in the season as he wants to get the hell out of Cleveland (can’t blame him). Yu Darvish (DK: $8200, FD: $9300) … Third start of the year already for Darvish. Had good whiff rates in his last one and the Cardinals, while showing some pop last night, probably fall back to earth tonight. OTHER SP THOUGHTS … Luis Castillo (No K vs Cleveland), Zac Gallen (Roof & Yankees hitting well), Webb (Dodgers) are the only other guys who I gave some slight consideration too, but am opting to pass on all of them. There’s no “cheap” value pitcher tonight. If you remove Tigers, Mets, Braves, White Sox, Rockies, Cubs from this slate it really thins out VERY quickly. And by removing those teams, I really just mean the Braves and Cubs. I’ll be riding on some unders elsewhere tonight. Dodgers (Smith, Freeman, Muncy) Diamondbacks (Carroll, Walker, Moreno) … Cortes is no doubt good for 3-4 ER allowed, which could be a slate winner today and with the way Arizona could possibly run the bases on the bullpen we might get that SB upside here today as well. Red Sox (Story, O’Neill, Rafaela) … I stand by my theory from last night, but man the Athletics look lifeless and this is without a doubt your chalk lineup which is going to smash all season long. I am excluding all Tigers, Mets, Braves, White Sox,…...
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