It’s Tuesday and tonight we have a full 15-game slate of action in the majors.
Roster construction is going to be very interesting today because we have a lot of stud pitchers, a game in Coors, a game at Chase, a game at Globe Life, a game at Yankee Stadium, a game at Camden, a game at SunTrust, and a game at the Great American Smallpark.
Lots of hitters parks and some top-shelf pitchers to choose. I am going to recommend the plays I like today, even if rostering them takes you away from playing Scherzer. There are two pitchers in the upper tier I like and you can fit many of the players listed using these two fellas.
I like a lot of first basemen tonight, so I couldn’t just pick one, so therefore I left you with none below as official picks. But guys I am looking at – Rizzo, Chris Davis, Miggy and Morales to name a few.
Today is a premium day for the Index, so you will get a pitcher and a bat for free, but the rest will require a subscription.
Now time for picks!
Chris Archer – SP – Tampa Bay Rays – $10,600
Analysis: One of my many rules of thumb for baseball DFS is play Chris Archer at home. Maybe I need to write out my rules for you to read? Anyway, this rule included Jacob deGrom and that blew up in my face, but there’s always going to be an outlier. Hopefully tonight isn’t an outlier either. At home this season, Archer is 2-1 with a 3.15 ERA and 56 strikeouts in just 40 innings. He’s allowed just 9 walks at home compared to 18 walks on the road. Against the current White Sox in his career, Archer has allowed just a .235 average and has struck out 12 in 68 ABs. The Sox are 29th in wOBA against RH pitching this season with a .150 ISO and a 23% strike out rate.
Martin Maldonado – C – Los Angeles Angels – $2,700
Analysis: Assuming Maldonado is in the lineup tonight, he’s my punt catcher against Detroit lefty Daniel Norris, who gives up a .352 wOBA and a 41% hard contact rate to RH bats this season. Meanwhile, Maldonado has crushed lefties so far, sporting a .476 wOBA with a .182 ISO and a 40% hard contact rate. Detroit’s ballpark is big and favors pitching, but I am not worried here at this price for Maldy.
