The postponement of the Astros and White Sox really just threw me off for Monday’s slate. I tried to get cute and guess that Zack Godley would be the long reliever for the Blue Jays, and yea, it was a damn disaster.
Hopefully weather doesn’t knock me off my rocks again, but we have so many more games and players to choose from today. There are 14 games in total, so a near-full slate of action.
Good luck today. Below are the xFIP tables and the wOBA tables for qualified hitters.
Pitcher xFIP vs. LH
1. Joe Ross – 7.42
2. Glenn Sparkman – 6.09
3. Eric Lauer – 5.51
4. Trevor Williams – 5.39
5. Thomas Pannone – 5.25
6. Jason Vargas – 5.06
7. Chase Anderson – 4.92
8. Jordan Yamamoto – 4.89
9. Griffin Canning – 4.85
10. Jack Flaherty – 4.79
Pitcher xFIP vs. RH
1. Zac Gallen – 5.86
2. John Means – 5.80
3. Thomas Pannone – 5.65
4. Jason Vargas – 5.36
5. Alex Wood – 5.35
6. Yusei Kikuchi – 5.28
7. Glenn Sparkman – 4.97
8. Chase Anderson – 4.93
9. Brett Anderson – 4.92
10. Jordan Yamamoto – 4.78
Hitter wOBA vs. LH
1. Manny Machado – .482
2. Kris Bryant – Cubs – .469
3. DJ LeMahieu – Yankees – .444
4. Rhys Hoskins – Phillies – .430
5. Javier Baez – Cubs – .423
6. Anthony Rendon – Nationals – .419
7. Peter Alonso – Mets – .406
8. Hunter Pence – Rangers – .396
9. Matt Chapman – Athletics – .394
10. Niko Goodrum – Tigers – .393
Hitter wOBA vs. RH
1. Mike Trout – Angels – .455
2. Cody Bellinger – Dodgers – .429
3. Freddie Freeman – Braves – .416
4. Rafael Devers – Red Sox – .411
5. Bryan Reynolds – Pirates – .404
6. Josh Bell – Pirates – .399
7. Xander Bogaerts – Red Sox – .395
8. Charlie Blackmon – Rockies – .394
9. Mookie Betts – Red Sox – .391
10. Ketel Marte – Diamondbacks – .388
PITCHERS
Madison Bumgarner – vs. Oakland Athletics – $8,600
Analysis: So it’s not everyday that I will recommend any LH pitcher squaring off with the Oakland Athletics, but this is one of those days. Yes, the A’s are very good against right-handed pitching, but we have a stud pitcher with a reduced price, facing the A’s at home in a ballpark that mitigates offensive damage. The A’s don’t strike out a lot and Bumgarner has struck out just 5 batters in his last two outings, but despite just 3 strikeouts in his last start, Bumgarner went 7 innings, got the QS and scored 40 fantasy points on FanDuel. That’s well worth the price for the safety you get with Bumgarner on the mound tonight.
HITTERS
Kris Bryant – 3B – Chicago Cubs – $3,800
Analysis: We have a few sluggers that seem vastly underpriced compared to their starting pitcher matchup today. Kris Bryant vs. Jason Vargas is one of them. Bryant is at the top of the wOBA table today against left-handed pitching. As you see he destroys southpaws and Vargas is the perfect southpaw to destroy as he owns a 3.95 ERA, but a 5.36 xFIP, allowing a 39% hard contact rate and a 1.32 HR/9…all with a oh so lucky .243 BABIP.
