Welcome into another edition of The Stack, where we look at the top options, in bulk, for the day’s DFS MLB slate. Today we will focus on the main DraftKings slate, which features 8 games, and for the love of all that is holy, NO COORS. You can play today’s early slate to get your exposure.
Tonight’s slate is all about whether or not you want to pay $14,000 for Clayton Kershaw.
Yes, 14 grand, 14K, 14 thousand dollars….
That’s a pretty tall order to fill when he’s facing a team that, so far, is only striking out 17% of the time against left-handed pitching. Good luck making that decision. There’s definitely safety built into the price, but it might be tough to get the Ks you want from him to pay off the tag.
The intro is quick as usual, so let’s get after it. May the Force be with you!
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
1. Tommy Pham – $4,700
2. Paul DeJong – $4,100
3. Jose Martinez – $3,800
Total Cost – $12,600
Percentage of Salary Cap – 25%
Combined 2018 Home Runs – 13
SP HR/9 vs. L (2018) – 0
SP HR/9 vs. R (2018) – 2.87
Justification – We will see how the myth of BvP will hold up in this matchup versus Mets’ lefty Steven Matz. Pham and deJong are a perfect 7-for-7 against Matz with 3 home runs, 4 RBIs and 2 walks combined. Jose Martinez is 0-for-2 against Matz, but he’s in the mix because he is one of the Cardinals’ top lefty mashers, holding a .425 wOBA and a .200 ISO so far this season against southpaws (his career numbers against them also are solid). Matz has been letting the ball leave the yard at an enormous clip (2.87 HR/9 vs.L).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
1. Cody Bellinger – $4,500
2. Corey Seager – $4,400
3. Yasmani Grandal – $3,800
Total Cost – $12,300
Percentage of Salary Cap – 25%
Combined 2018 Home Runs – 7
SP HR/9 vs. L (2018) – 0.84
SP HR/9 vs. R (2018) – 2.16
Justification – Welcome to my favorite stack of the night. Puig would make this a 4-man effort, but he’s been so bad (this means you play him because I am talking smack about him). As for the rest, these three get to take on rookie Trevor Richards, who owns a .355 wOBA and 39% hard contact allowed to lefties this season. Grandal is the top catcher option on my board tonight. His numbers against RH pitching this season – .418 wOBA, .244 ISO, 37% hard contact rate. Bellinger is close behind him with the following stats for this year so far vs. righties – .393 wOBA, .192 ISO, 39% hard contact. Seager is the one who has been struggling this season, but his .333 wOBA and 36% hard contact vs. righties suggests he is good to go moving forward.
