Soon my friends. Soon. Very soon you will wake up on a Friday Morning and realize that there is a 2:20 PM EST game in Wrigley Field and then nothing until the evening — the perfect Friday scenario. But for now we relax with a short Turbo slate that removes the Pirates/Reds potentially brawling and the Royals/Guardians in Cleveland.
WEATHER
Not great in these two spots tonight. The Jays/Orioles one definitely could be an early PPD spot given the divisional ability to play two later in the season.
- Giants at Yankees: I expect this one to play, but won’t be using much from it in DFS
- Blue Jays at Orioles: I expect this one to PPD, if it looks clear then consider Vlad/Santander for Toronto
JACOB DEGROM (DK: $9500, FD: $9900)
As good as any shot at deGrom having one of those throw back moments tonight where he is whiffing everything that comes before him. Not enough though to justify making him the definitive #1 overall but I believe we get really good deGrom for 4+ innings tonight and that means 8+ strikeouts.
REESE OLSON (DK: $7100, FD: $8800)
Expect great run support for Reese today, who has done pretty well against the projected Twins lineup in the past. This is favorite SP2 overall.
NICK PIVETTA (DK: $9100, FD: $9300)
Yeah, hard to ignore Pivetta drawing the Rockies at home. He’s not someone to consistently expect to produce value at 9k, but in PETCO at night vs the Rockies he should thrive. That said, Ryan McMahon is showing some signs of life and is a great leverage play against Pivetta if you fade him. I think he hits a solo HR top first & then Pivetta will settle in to go 6 strong.
OTHER PITCHING THOUGHTS
- MITCHELL PARKER (DK: $7900, FD: $9600) … One of my sleeper arms this season is off to a great start against two quality opponents and now gets the Marlins? Definitely a let down opportunity for him and he should see a ton of RHH which I think reduces his go off potential today. That said, the price is cheap, the Marlins are the Marlins and he’s pitching really well thus far — although the walks are concerning.
- Nobody else is on my radar…
METS
Lindor, Alonso, Vientos, Marte
Next up to beat up on the Athletics pitching is Lindor, Soto and Alonso. What better way to maybe get something out of the struggling Mark Vientos as well. Now or never buddy. Also expect Starling Marte to have a nice weekend.
BREWERS/DBACKS
Chourio, Contreras || Gurriel, Grichuck
The roof is closed and Milwaukee hasn’t done well vs LHP but I still believe LHP in Chase Field struggle.
RAYS
Lowe, Caminero, Aranda, Morel
I’m back. Sign me up for more pain with the Rays but an extended week at home usually favors the home teams offense to settle into a nice routine.
SLEEPER TEAM
- DETROIT TIGERS: Cold in Minnesota is not an ideal hitting target, however Torkelson & Greene hit well here and walk up to your bookie and tell him you want $100 cold hard cash on Javy Fucking Baez to homer tonight. Then make sure you aim properly when the authorities come by and ask you to pee in a cup, but smile as you do so while Javy homers — granted, he might sit, but hey, we can shoot our shot, no?
CATCHER
- William Contreras
- Sean Murphy
- Danny Jansen
FIRST BASE
- Spencer Torkelson
- Jonathan Aranda
- Pete Alonso
SECOND BASE
Yucky spot overall today.
- Brandon Lowe
- Luis Garcia Jr
- Nico Hoerner
THIRD BASE
- Nolan Arenado
- Eugenio Suarez
- Alec Bohm
SHORTSTOP
- Mookie Betts
- Francisco Lindor
- Xander Bogaerts
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- Riley Greene
- Randal Grichuck
- Starling Marte
- Jackson Chourio
- Riley Greene – OF – Detroit Tigers – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Spencer Torkelson – 1B – Tigers
- Starling Marte – OF – Mets
- Randal Grichuck – OF – Diamondbacks
- Nolan Arenado – 3B – Cardinals
- Brandon Lowe – 2B – Rays
- William Contreras – C – Brewers
- Mookie Betts – SS – Dodgers
- BONUS … Cam Smith – OF – Astros
TOP BETS
Tigers ML
Nationals ML
Angels/Astros UNDER 8.5