Kyler Murray is an Arizona Cardinal.
Daniel Jones is a Giant
Dwayne Haskins is a Redskin (weird sentence there…).
And the first round of the NFL Draft is complete.
It was a lackluster night, not a lot of big names to be drafted after Kyler Murray. Defense and offensive linemen were the stars of the show.
I would say today’s pitching options for the 15-game MLB slate has more firepower than the NFL Draft.
And there are a ton of pitching options to choose from.
ALSO, tonight is slated to be the long-awaited debut of Vladamir Guerrero, Jr. at home against the A’s. Think he makes tonight’s list?
You’re damn right.
So much so, that it leaves a few options to stack against. There’s one pitcher who I love stacking against and if you subscribe to our full/premium content, you will see all of the Index’s options against that pitcher!
Remember, pricing is based on FanDuel, and while today’s edition doesn’t have a lot of cheap prices, there’s one pitcher worth stacking against and it wouldn’t matter at all what bats were priced, I would be playing them.
PITCHERS
Jerad Eickoff – Philadelphia Phillies – vs. Miami Marlins – $7,800
Analysis: If I chose not to pay up for pitching, Eickhoff, on FanDuel, would be where I would stop. The Marlins are 27th in wOBA and striking out at a 27% clip. Eickhoff has struggled against lefties in his career, but has been stiff against righties. The Marlins won’t have a lot of lefties to throw at Eickhoff. He’s only pitched two games this season, but he has strike outs of 8 and 6 against the Rockies IN Coors and the New York Mets, scoring 30 FD points in each start so far. Hopefully he can increase his pitch count tonight and pitch deeper into the game.
Justus Sheffield – Seattle Mariners – vs. Texas Rangers – $4,000 – DK Only
Analysis: Unless he becomes available on FanDuel, this is a DK-only play and only because he’s $4K and the projected long reliever for the Mariners against the Texas Rangers. Sheffield is one of the better pitching prospects out there. They are using him to limit rookie Yusei Kikuchi’s workload. Kikuchi will be the opener, but Sheffield is expected to handle the bulk of the innings. As a Rangers fan, despite how good or bad a pitcher might be coming up, they perenially can’t figure guys out. They struggle with pitchers they have never seen/faced before in person. While that is negative homer logic, Sheffield does possess the strikeout potential and completed innings potential to totally blow his price tag out of the water.
HITTERS
Vladamir Guerrero, Jr. – 3B – Toronto Blue Jays – $3,200
Analysis: Vlad is the real deal and this is first game of the season and will be in front of the home crowd. His 3B eligibility certainly will make it tough to play him considering the other great options, but at least you can fit him in a utility spot if you wish. Vlad crushes the ball and gets his first crack at the majors against A’s starter Mike Fiers, a career reverse-splits pitcher. Vlad bats from the right side and Fiers, since 2018, is allowing a .340 wOBA with a 38% hard contact rate and 1.92 HR/9 rate to right-handed bats. Debut, home dome, reverse-splits pitcher, big big bat. I’ll take all of those things in tonight’s matchup.
