Well hello again 15-game slate!
It’s Friday and that must mean Cubs are on the road tonight.
Tonight is a solid slate of action with some big names at the top of the pecking order, plus a game in Coors, which went off last night.
I am doing this a little differently for tonight. For today only, I am providing you with my list of bats that I am interested in for tonight’s slate. Below that list, my official picks.
All of the players in the first list are those that I have interest in. I certainly won’t use them all in my lineups tonight, so I will have to cut many of the names. A few stragglers will likely make their way on to this list as well.
Anyway, check out the guys I like tonight then check out the official picks, which will not have narratives, but rather stats against either the handedness of the starting pitcher they are facing or pitching stats.
Good luck!.
Diamondbacks – Goldy, Lamb, Peralta
Phillies – Altherr, Franco
Cubs – Bryant, Happ, Rizzo
Pirates – Polanco
Orioles – None
Cardinals – Carpenter, Fowler
White Sox – None
Blue Jays – Donaldson, Smoak, Morales
Dodgers – Bellinger, Seager, Grandal
Reds – Votto, Duvall, Mesoraco
Rays – Longoria
Tigers – Miggy, J.D., Avila, Upton
Nationals – Zimmerman, Rendon
Mets – Conforto, Bruce, Cespedes
Marlins – Stanton, Realmuto, Ozuna
Braves – Kemp (if in), Flowers
Mariners – Cruz, Seager, Haniger, Cano, Gamel
Rangers – Beltre, Chirinos
Red Sox – Betts, Bogaerts, Ramirez
Astros – Springer, Altuve, Correa, Gonzalez
Indians – Lindor, Encarnacion, Robertson
Twins – Sano, Vargas
Padres – Myers, Cordero, Pirela, Renfroe
Brewers – Thames, Shaw, Sogard, Santana, Aguilar
Giants – Belt, Slater, Posey (if in lineup), Panik, Pence
Rockies – All of them
Yankees – Judge, Sanchez, Holliday, Hicks
Athletics – Alonso
Royals – Bonifacio, Merrifield, Perez
Angels – Pujols, Maybin
And now for today’s official picks!
Giancarlo Stanton – OF – Miami Marlins – vs. L – $4,700 – .570 wOBA, .333 ISO, 46% Hard
Matt Carpenter – 1B – St. Louis Cardinals – vs. R – $4,400 – .381 wOBA, .248 ISO, 44% Hard
Kris Bryant – 3B – Chicago Cubs – vs. R – $4,700 – .364 wOBA, .242 ISO, 27% Hard
Miguel Cabrera – 1B – Detroit Tigers – vs. R – $3,800 – .330 wOBA, .162 ISO, 44% Hard
Evan Longoria – 3B – Tampa Bay Rays – vs. L $4,000 – .289 wOBA, .166 ISO, 45% Hard
Brandon Belt – 1B/OF – San Francisco Giants – $4,600 – .376 wOBA, .250 ISO, 37% Hard
Jorge Bonifacio – OF – Kansas City Royals – $3,500 – .378 wOBA, .254 ISO, 35% Hard
Aaron Altherr – OF – Philadelphia Phillies – $3,900 – .398 wOBA, .368 ISO, 37% Hard
Gregory Polanco – OF Pittsburgh Pirates – $2,900 – .316 wOBA, .138 ISO, 22% Hard
Josh Donaldson – 3B – Toronto Blue Jays – $4,700 – .493 wOBA, .313 ISO, 46% Hard
Cody Bellinger – 1B/OF – Los Angeles Dodgers – $4,800 – .362 wOBA, .333 ISO, 43% Hard
Joe Biagini – P – Toronto Blue Jays – vs. Chicago White Sox – $6,900 – 9.2% K Rate, .238 wOBA vs. R, .264 wOBA vs. L
