BvP for MVP – Father’s Day Weekend Edition – 6-20 & 6-21

Happy early Father’s Day to all of the dads out there in daily fantasy land!

I haven’t really discussed much about myself yet, but I am an expectant father myself, and today (Saturday) my wife and I are hosting a gender reveal party to find out if we are having a boy or a girl.

It’s a pretty exciting time and will be a great early father’s day present.

With our family growing by one and other obligations on the weekends, I will not do my normal “BvP for MVP” write-ups on Saturdays and Sundays.

I will continue to provide you with a list of options for each set of weekend games, but they will not have an analysis or pricing attached to each Play of the Day, just players, opposing pitcher and stats against.

After a week of writing this series, there are a few tweaks I want to begin next week that will help better your BvP choices. I’ll get to that on Monday.

Anyway, I wish I had more time this weekend to play DFS baseball, but I will throw a couple of quick lineups together. The lack of time may not matter because both Saturday and Sunday have so many great BvP options that I’m hoping I can just plug and play and set it and forget it.

It certainly worked to plug and play Vogt, A-Rod (got his 3,000^th hit) and Ryan Braun on Friday night!

Let’s get down to it. I’ll break these up into the two early sessions on Saturday followed by Sunday’s picks.

Enjoy the family time this weekend, sometimes it’s good to take a break from DFS and relax!

(Note some players may or not play as lineups are subject to change. I am providing you the best statistical options I feel warrant a roster spot, but my apologies if the players suggested do not take the field).

Saturday – 6-20-15 – Early

Catcher – Caleb Joseph – Orioles – vs. Mark Buehrle – 4-for-10, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Alternate Options:

Matt Wieters – Orioles – vs. Mark Buehrle – 6-for-22, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB
Nick Hundley – Rockies – vs. Kyle Lohse – 4-for-12, 2 HR, 5 RBI
Michael McKenry – Rockies – vs. Kyle Lohse – 4-for-8, 2 2B
Tyler Flowers – White Sox – vs. Nick Martinez – 3-for-4, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI

First Base – Jose Abreu – White Sox – vs. Nick Martinez – 4-for-6, 1 HR, 5 RBI 

Alternate Options:

Chris Davis – Orioles vs. Mark Buehrle – 8-for-27, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB
Joe Mauer – Twins vs. Jon Lester – 8-for-23, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 4 BB

Second Base – Ben Zobrist – Athletics – vs. Jered Weaver – 7-for-21, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 1SB

Alternate Options:

Brian Dozier – Twins – vs. Jon Lester – 2-for-8, 1 2B, 1 BB

Third Base – Manny Machado – Orioles – vs. Mark Buehrle – 6-for-19, 3 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Alternate Options;

Anthony Rendon – Nationals – vs. Francisco Liriano – 2-for-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Nolan Arenado – Rockies – vs. Kyle Lohse – 2-for-2, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Shortstop – Troy Tulowitzki – Rockies – vs. Kyle Lohse – 10-for-26, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB

Alternate Options:

Jose Reyes – Blue Jays – vs. Kevin Gausman – 3-for-7, 1 RBI

Outfielder 1 – Adam Jones – Orioles – vs. Mark Buehrle – 16-for-39, 4 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB

Outfielder 2 – Torii Hunter – Twins – vs. Jon Lester – 14-for-28, 3 2B, 2 RBI

Outfielder 3 – Nolan Reimold – Orioles – vs. Mark Buehrle – 5-for-12, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Alternate Options:

Delmon Young – Orioles – vs. Mark Buehrle – 22-for-59, 3 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB
Josh Reddick – Athletics – vs. Jered Weaver – 9-for-29, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB 

Saturday – 6-20-15 – Late

Catcher – Yasmani Grandal – Dodgers- vs. Tim Hudson – 5-for-17, 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Alternate Options:

Carlos Ruiz – Phillies – vs. John Lackey – 3-for-10, 1 RBI
Mike Zunino – Mariners – vs. Dallas Keuchel – 3-for-10, 1 2B

First Base – Paul Goldschmidt – Diamondbacks – vs. Tyson Ross – 6-for-17, 1 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 1 SB

Alternate Options: (They are all good choices!)

Eric Hosmer – Royals – vs. Rick Porcello – 9-for-24, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Mark Teixeira – Yankees – vs. Alfredo Simon – 7-for-17, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB
Adrian Gonzalez – Dodgers – vs. Tim Hudson – 10-for-29, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB

Second Base – Kolten Wong – Cardinals – vs. Aaron Harang – – 4-for-6, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Alternate Options:

Jose Altuve – Astros – vs. Taijuan Walker – 6-for-16, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 SB
Omar Infante – Royals – vs. Rick Porcello – 5-for-10, 1 3B, 1 BB

Third Base – Pablo Sandoval – Red Sox – vs. Edinson Volquez – 6-for-13, 3 2B, 3 RBI

Alternate Options:

Matt Carpenter – Cardinals – vs. Edinson Volquez – 2-for-8, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Alberto Callaspo – Dodgers – vs. Tim Hudson – 3-for-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB

Outfielder 1 – Nelson Cruz – Mariners – vs. Dallas Keuchel – 5-for-10, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB

Outfielder 2 – Peter Bourjos – Cardinals – vs. Edinson Volquez – 9-for-19, 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Outfielder 3 – Carlos Gonzalez – Rockies – vs. Kyle Lohse – 7-for-18, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB

Alternate Options: (Again, a ton to choose from!)

Denard Span – Nationals – vs. Francisco Liriano – 4-for-9, 1 2B, 2 SB
Jason Heyward – Cardinals – vs. Aaron Harang – 5-for-12, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 BB
Brett Gardner – Yankees – vs. Alfredo Simon – 4-for-12, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 4 SB
Yasiel Puig – Dodgers – vs. Tim Hudson – 5-for-11, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Mark Trumbo – Mariners – vs. Dallas Keuchel – 4-for-7, 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 5 Rbi, 1 BB
David Peralta – Diamondbacks – vs. Tyson Ross – 4-for-8, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB

Sunday – 6-21-15

Catcher – Russell Martin – Blue Jays – vs. Chris Tillman – 3-for-7, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3 BB

Alternate Options:

Buster Posey – Giants – vs. Brett Anderson – 4-for-11, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Brian McCann – Yankees – vs. Anibal Sanchez – 9-for-35, 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 1 SB
Salvador Perez – Royals – vs. Wade Miley – 3-for-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI

First Base – Adam LaRoche – White Sox – vs. Yovani Gallardo – 11-for-33, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB

Alternate Options:

Edwin Encarnacion – Blue Jays – vs. Chris Tillman – 13-for-43, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB
Paul Goldschmidt – Diamondbacks – vs. Andrew Cashner – 5-for-14, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
Lucas Duda – Mets – vs. Julio Teheran – 7-for-20, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB

Second Base – Ryan Goins – Blue Jays – vs. Chris Tillman – 6-for-17, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Alternate Options:

Ben Zobrist – Athletics – vs. Garrett Richards – 3-for-6, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Dustin Pedroia – Red Sox – vs. Chris Young – 3-for-6, 1 HR, 2 RBI
D.J. LeMahieu – Rockies – vs. Matt Garza – 3-for-5, 2 RBI 

Third Base – Josh Harrison – Pirates – vs. Gio Gonzalez – 5-for-9, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Alternate Options:

Josh Donaldson – Blue Jays – vs. Chris Tillman – 6-for-17, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB
Aramis Ramirez – Brewers – vs. Chad Rusin – 3-for-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Shortstop – Erick Aybar – Angels – vs. Scott Kazmir – 6-for-8, 2 2B, 3 RBI

Alternate Options:

Jose Reyes – Blue Jays – vs. Chris Tillman – 9-for-26, 3 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Brandon Crawford – Giants – vs. Brett Anderson – 5-for-6, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Didi Gregorious – Yankees – vs. Anibal Sanchez – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Outfielder 1 – Yasiel Puig – Dodgers – vs. Tim Lincecum – 10-for-17, 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Outfielder 2 – Jose Bautista – Blue Jays – vs. Chris Tillman – 9-for-34, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB

Outfielder 3 – Shin-Soo Choo – Rangers – vs. Jose Quintana – 5-for-8, 4 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Alternate Options:

Starling Marte – Pirates – vs. Gio Gonzalez – 3-for-9, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Josh Reddick – Athletics – vs. Garrett Richards – 6-for-15, 3 BB
Kole Calhoun – Angels – vs. Scott Kazmir – 3-for-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Will Venable – Padres – vs. Jeremy Hellickson – 3-for-5, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Nori Aoki – Giants – vs. Brett Anderson – 4-for-6, 2 RBI, 2 SB

(All BvP stats provided are referenced from dailybaseballdata.com)