Welp, I hope you didn’t play Brendan McKay….
I sure as hell did, and it’s a reminder that I am so ready for football season…
Anyway, good luck on today’s large slate. It’s a full one!
Below are the tables for xFIP for today’s probable starters and wOBA tables for all qualified hitters versus the handedness of their opposing starting pitcher.
There’s a pitcher or two that hasn’t been named as of this publication.
Pitcher xFIP vs. LH
1. Joseph Palumbo – 9.81
2. Sean Reid-Foley – 7.17
3. Reynaldo Lopez – 6.21
4. Eliser Hernandez – 6.04
5. Tyler Beede – 5.67
6. Cal Quantrill – 5.48
7. Spencer Turnbull – 5.38
8. Alex Young – 5.34
9. Michael Wacha – 5.22
10. Marco Gonzales – 5.22
11. Brian Johnson – 5.13
12. Brad Keller – 5.03
Pitcher xFIP vs. RH
1. Brian Johnson – 6.50
2. Aaron Sanchez – 5.59
3. Joseph Palumbo – 5.40
4. Kyle Freeland – 5.39
5. Sean Reid-Foley – 5.36
6. Alex Young – 5.03
7. Michael Wacha – 4.92
8. Marco Gonzales – 4.83
9. Homer Bailey – 4.83
Hitter wOBA vs. LH
1. Mike Trout – Angels – .416
2. Ketel Marte – Diamondbacks – .414
3. Nolan Arenado – Rockies – .413
4. Carlos Santana – Indians – .412
5. Rhys Hoskins – Phillies – .411
6. Eduardo Escobar – Diamondbacks – .398
7. Ian Desmond – Rockies – .394
8. Tommy Pham – Rays – .394
9. Charlie Blackmon – Rockies – .390
10. Jean Segura – Phillies – .383
Hitter wOBA vs. RH
1. Cody Bellinger – Dodgers – .433
2. Rafael Devers – Red Sox – .423
3. Freddie Freeman – Braves – .419
4. Bryan Reynolds – Pirates – .414
5. Juan Soto – Nationals – .411
6. Josh Bell – Pirates – .408
7. Anthony Rendon – Nationals – .405
8. Michael Brantley – Astros – .404
9. Xander Bogaerts – Red Sox – .402
10. Anthony Rizzo – Cubs – .401
PITCHERS
Dylan Bundy – vs. Kansas City Royals – $6,800
Analysis: Soooo Dylan Bundy…he’s a cheap option to stack your lineups with big bats on FanDuel. The Royals are 21st in team wOBA and strike out 20% of the time to righties. Bundy is striking out right-handed bats at an elite rate, whiffing them at 11.00 K/9. He’s striking out lefties at a 7.70 K/9.
HITTERS
Rhys Hoskins – 1B – Philadelphia Phillies – $3,800
Analysis: There’s isn’t a better value vs. matchup on the board for me today than Rhys Hoskins. The lefty destroyer draws the worst lefty on the board in Brian Johnson. As a righty in Fenway, this is just a juicy matchup for Hoskins, who owns a .411 wOBA with a .275 ISO vs. southpaws. As for Johnson, he’s been awful against righties as usual, allowing a .474 wOBA with a 43% hard hit rate and a 2.57 HR/9.
