Happy Monday everyone!
The Stack is back and ready to tackle this 10-game slate that should provide us with a lot of tough decisions to make. There are some premium games to watch as a baseball fan, like the Yankees at the Astros. But there are also plenty of others that might be interesting for the sole purpose of DFS.
As for DFS today, all eyes will be in Wrigley as the Rockies take on the Cubs. What makes this interesting is the wind blowing out. Per DFS Weather God Kevin Roth, we should see 15 MPH sustained winds with gusts around 25 MPH. This is premium hitting weather for Wrigley, which becomes Coors Light (see what I did there?) when the winds come into play.
With that said, let’s get down to business. May the force be with you!
GAME STACK – COLORADO ROCKIES @ CHICAGO CUBS
1. Nolan Arenado
2. Trevor Story
3. Ian Desmond
4. Charlie Blackmon
5. Kris Bryant
6. Albert Almora, Jr.
7. Willson Contreras
8. Anthony Rizzo
9. Javier Baez
Justification – Keep an eye on this game as the day continues. There’s word that Rockies’ starter Kyle Freeland may not start this game and instead Jon Gray could take his place. If that happens, I won’t be as high on the Cubs’ bats, so much, that I wouldn’t write them up as a stack. But I am writing this the night before, so as of this writing, it’s Freeland. The Cubs’ bats listed are very much in place against Freeland, who owns a .336 wOBA, 1.74 HR/9 and a 4.82 xFIP to RH bats. All righties that crack the lineup in this case, are in play as is Rizzo, who is a solid 1B power option that hits lefties. Now for the Rockies, who get the Steal Master Jon Lester. Against RH bats this season, Lester is allowing a .334 wOBA, 1.74 HR/9 and owns a 4.09 xFIP. Arenado is the main power cog in this stack whereas Story and Desmond can provide you even more upside with their power, but their ability to steal bases. If you don’t know by now, Lester can’t hold runners on well, and he is so bad at it that he has the yips throwing to first base. Charlie Blackmon, who mashes lefties (people don’t realize it), Desmond and Story all have a combined 4 steals against Lester in 20 plate appearances.
