Well, I think we are all, or at least were all, in shock about the Tyler Skaggs news on Monday.
He was 27, recently married and a budding young pitcher, and he passed away earlier in the day.
It’s a sad story with some scary details soon to brought to light. I absolutely hate hearing stories like this. It makes you question your own mortality.
With that somber news, it definitely makes DFS and the things we do for fun take a back seat and reflect.
Now with all of that, we must shift focus to today’s slate. I will leave everyone off the Index in that Angels/Rangers game. I imagine emotions will be running high for Los Angeles in the next few games and their first home game since their tragedy. So, if you want to believe in narratives, that’s one you can possible tap into.
Anyway, so let’s take on this slate. Here’s the Pitcher xFIP and hitter wOBA tables for today.
Pitcher xFIP vs. LH
1. Reynaldo Lopez – 6.75
2. Taylor Clarke – 6.51
3. Tyler Beede – 6.33
4. Daniel Mengden – 6.31
5. Tanner Roark – 5.99
6. Matt Strahm – 5.70
7. Dylan Bundy – 5.26
8. Trevor Bauer – 5.18
9. Jack Flaherty – 4.87
10. Chase Anderson – 4.61
Pitcher xFIP vs. RH
1. Dallas Keuchel – 6.13
2. Jason Vargas – 5.33
3. Trent Thornton – 5.08
4. Jakob Junis – 4.82
5. Daniel Mengden – 4.78
6. Reynaldo Lopez – 4.69
7. Tyler Beede – 4.68
8. Joe Musgrove – 4.64
9. Chase Anderson – 4.62
Hitter wOBA vs. LH
1. Pete Alonso – New York Mets – .474
2. Joey Gallo – Texas Rangers – .468
3. Jean Segura – Philadelphia Phillies – .431
4. Rhys Hoskins – Philadelphia Phillies – .428
5. Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels – .409
6. DJ LeMahieu – New York Yankees – .400
7. Eric Sogard – Toronto Blue Jays – .399
8. Jeff McNeil – New York Mets – .398
9. Jose Abreu – Chicago White Sox – .393
10. Bryce Harper – Philadelphia Phillies – .383
Hitter wOBA vs. RH
1. Christian Yelich – Milwaukee Brewers – .476
2. Cody Bellinger – Los Angeles Dodgers – .448
3. Daniel Vogelbach – Seattle Mariners – .423
4. Freddie Freeman – Atlanta Braves – .418
5. Hunter Dozier – Kansas City Royals – .415
6. Josh Bell – Pittsburgh Pirates – .412
7. Jorge Polanco – Minnesota Twins – .404
8. Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs – .402
9. Carlos Santana – Cleveland Indians – .401
10. Derek Dietrich – Cincinnati Reds – .397
10. Shin-Soo Choo – Texas Rangers – .397
PITCHERS
Ross Stripling – vs. Arizona Diamondbacks – $6,500
Analysis: I know, he only went 3 innings in his first start, but in DFS, we have to hop on when things are cheap. Blake Snell over the weekend fell almost to under $8K on DraftKings and he went bonkers. Now, this isn’t Snell and we don’t know what kind of leash he will have in his second start, but we can project him to go longer than 3 innings, assuming he doesn’t get shelled. He gets a home start against the Diamondbacks, who are 16th in wOBA and strike out only 20% of the time, but enough to make Stripling viable at this price. He won’t be here for long.
HITTERS
Paul Goldschmidt – 1B – St. Louis Cardinals – $3,100
Analysis: I don’t know what is wrong with Goldy, but damn his price continues to be tempting. He’s normally a $4K+ player and now we are getting very close to dipping below $3K. He will hit in the 2-hole on the road against the Mariners’ opener and a long reliever or two. The Mariners have been throwing some lefties out there as long relievers, so hopefully we get that draw with this play.
