The Dongers Club – August 4th

WEATHER Twins at Royals:  Chance of storms   This slate features some old faces in new places already as Freddy Peralta and Tarik Skubal make their debuts on the road in new threads.  Peralta is going into Coors Field, where he adjusts to a new catcher who is adjusting to a new team.  I love the Liam Hicks move for the Rays, btw.  For pitching though, we steer clear of Peralta.  We also steer clear of Tarik Skubal making his debut in Wrigley.  We.  Just.  Do. RYAN WEATHERS (DK: $8500) Reverse blowout theory in full effect here.  There’s now way we get 10 homers again in this game & the Yanks could use some depth from him today.  The leash is long enough to get 6 or 7 IP easily. JOE RYAN (DK: $9800) Sometimes good, sometimes shit.  Ryan’s been mostly good in his career vs the Royals going 8-3, but the 3 losses have been really bad.  Without weather concerns I think you would go here safely but that’s one thing to caution.  Witt is expected back for the Royals, but the Loftin-Collins-Isbel easy part of the lineup will offset any top of the order men getting on base.  Trust Ryan. MACKENZIE GORE (DK: $7800) Gotta hand it to the Giants, they have quietly transitioned to the all-name team.  They’re starting Blade Tidwell, who is not to be confused with Rod Tidwell (no relation, other than brothers from another mother) and they have Buddy Kennedy, CHristian Koss, Grant McCray and some guy named Beavis and Butthead…  Oh, that says Osleivis Basabe.  Yeah, well ole Beavis had 2 homers in PETCO but the kid and the Giants down in the Graveyard pose a potential MacKenzie Gore dont fuck this up spot.  Please Gore, dont fuck this up.   OTHER SP THOUGHTS Troy Melton and Emerson Hancock are both OK, but neither strike me as usuable today.  Lean on Melton.   WHITE SOX / RED SOX Warm Fenway game in August.  Buy into this one because there is enough juice in this game to where you are going to be burned if you try to take any in game unders.  It finds a way to get right to 9 total runs, good production from the heart of the order on both sides. White Sox:  Love Grichuk, Like Vargas Red Sox:  Love Contreras, Like Yoshida.   Abreu/Rafaela been on fire, but they are…...