The Dongers Club – May 18th (Main)

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WEATHER All games play, with delay possible in Atlanta.   Vast difference from what I saw on the early slate today in terms of confidence and ‘safe’ picks out there tonight, but it’s a good pitching slate. ZAC GALLEN – DK: $9400; FD: $9900 — There isn’t much reason for Gallen to not come in as the highest owned and close to the highest performing starter tonight.  The guy gets to face Javier Baez for crying out loud, it should be fine for him. JUSTIN VERLANDER – DK: $8400; FD: $9500 — I do not get the pricing continuing to ignore Verlander’s potential and Milwaukee lefties do not look that dominant tonight against Verlander. PATRICK SANDOVAL – DK: $7700 — Texas cannot hit LHP right now and I am finally going to jump on board of this train with one foot in and one foot ready to jump off.  But right now, we’re silly if we ignore this.   BOSTON RED SOX Duran and Devers are both white hot, in a great split scenario and sub 5k on DraftKings.  Those two getting on opens it up for us to go for a 4-man Red Sox build. Jarren Duran Wilyer Abreau Rafael Devers Tyler O’Neill or Dominic Smith   SAN DIEGO Game should play despite weather concerns, and too many of these guys are popping off on the model tonight to ignore them. Xander Bogaerts Jake Cronenworth Jackson Merrill Fernando Tatis Jr.   HOUSTON ASTROS An easy team to stars and scrubs build a stack around today. Yordan Alvarez Jose Altuve Jon Singleton Yainer Diaz   LA ANGELS Some cheap power should come from Nolan/Mickey. Nolan Schanuel Mickey Moniak Jo Adell   CATCHER Yainer Diaz Tyler Stephenson Connor Wong   FIRST BASE Good position today. Nolan Schanuel Jon Singleton Vinnie Pasquantino Dominic Smith   SECOND BASE Xander Bogaerts Jose Altuve Michael Massey   THIRD BASE Rafael Devers Austin Riley Alex Bregman   SHORTSTOP Bad position tonight.  Worth paying down at. Zach Neto Willy Adames Jeremy Pena   OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore Yordan Alvarez Jarren Duran Wilyer Abreu Corbin Carroll   OUTFIELD – Value Mickey Moniak Jackson Merrill Lars Nootbar   Nolan Schaunel – 1B – Anaheim Angels – Chairman of The Dongers Club Xander Bogaerts – 2B – Padres Yordan Alvarez – OF – Astros Corbin Carroll – OF – Diamondbacks Austin Riley – 3B – Braves Willy Adames – SS…...

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